Chapter 64: Uchiha Rebellion? Orochimaru: Whatever, Hehe... (2/2)

The Third Hokage shook his head, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down, immediately pinpointing the most troublesome aspect of the situation.

Ever since his teacher became the Second Hokage, there had been constant limitations and suppressions on the Uchiha clan. However, there was one situation where not only would his teacher not limit them, but he would also assist them.

That was when the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai—Sharingan—fell into the wrong hands. The Uchiha had the right to pursue and kill the ninja or faction that stole their eyes anywhere in the ninja world until the stolen eyes were returned to the deceased.

This was the Uchiha clan's reverse scale, an absolute taboo!

The ownership of the Five-Tails was no longer the most pressing issue...

Now, the priority was how to keep Danzo safe from the Uchiha!

Of course, the situation had not yet reached an irreparable point.

The current Uchiha was not the same as during the times of war, and Konoha now was different from the era of his teacher.

As long as he was present, the Uchiha could not rebel!

But some sacrifices would have to be made...

Bang!

The Third Hokage slammed his hand on the table.

"Danzo, you've ruined everything!"

...

"Sensei, why are we so far away from Mu Wang? I see they're already fighting down there!"

On top of Mu Wang's head, about two miles from the "battlefield."

Wakaho voiced his sincere question to Orochimaru, who was standing on the beast's head for the first time.

"Of course, it's to protect you and your companions, Wakaho-kun..."

Orochimaru's smile had returned to his face. Although it looked similar to before, Wakaho felt something had changed.

Hmm...

Yes.

It seemed a bit like during Naruto's Chunin Exam period... a bit manic?

Maybe he's just too tired?

The beast had moved several times without taking Orochimaru along, and riding a snake all the way here must have been exhausting.

"This is also part of the Hokage-sama's plan to eliminate the rats." Orochimaru smiled, "Clan Leader Fugaku and Sensei are both worried that those rats might retaliate and harm you, so they had to protect you first."

Hehe...

Let them fight, let them cause chaos, and see how far they can go.

As long as this child is not in the eye of the storm, even if Elder Danzo gets hacked to pieces down there, it wouldn't be the worst outcome.

It's certainly better than having the beast fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at the village, right?

On his way here, Orochimaru had come to a realization...

Why was he repeatedly left behind by Wakaho, always arriving only to clean up the mess?

Was it because the beast ran too fast for him to keep up?

Indeed, unless he mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, he couldn't keep up with the beast's speed.

But that was only an objective reason... the previous master of the Flying Thunder God Technique had been sent to the Anbu as a suspected spy. The lesson was right in front of him.

Orochimaru believed... the main reason he couldn't keep up with Wakaho was his own mindset.

His thoughts were problematic.

He always believed that the "accidents" Wakaho prevented were impossible.

Such thinking confined his mind. Setting aside the facts, what if Minato really was a spy?

If he had thought this through at the time, wouldn't he have been able to stop Wakaho from the beginning, or at least ensure they confronted Danzo together?

It didn't matter anymore...

Orochimaru had made up his mind.

From today onward, no matter what decisions his disciple made, he would unconditionally support him.

Konoha is only so big.

The ninja world is only so big.

Let this child act freely, break boldly, and let his Will of Fire illuminate the ninja world!

How intriguing...

This child's dream is to expand the Police Force to cover the entire ninja world.

If that day ever comes, what shape would the world take?