MSIN: Chapter 283
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"The Uchiha clan… they're gone? It's hard to believe."
"Yeah, I heard only one child survived. He wasn't in the clan that night. Now, the entire Uchiha clan is just an orphan."
"But the Uchiha clan was so strong. Who did it?"
"Well, there were rumors of an Uchiha rebellion before. They were confident that they had the strength to fight the entire village."
"It's said to be the clan head's son, a ninja named Itachi. He's now abandoned the village and has been directly classified as an S-rank rogue ninja."
"Why?" The person asked why the clan head's son had destroyed the clan, not why he had become an S-rank rogue ninja. The former was incomprehensible, but asking the latter would be too stupid.
"I don't know… But maybe it's better for a clan like that to be destroyed."
This kind of conversation, full of discussion, doubt, and relief, was happening in almost every corner of Konoha.
The Uchiha clan's way of thinking was very peculiar. People may have hated their arrogance, envied their strength, and been jealous of their talents. But now, this clan had suddenly disappeared without warning.
Although they felt sorry for the orphan who was the only one left from such a large clan, it didn't contradict the fact that the destruction of the Uchiha clan, who were always at odds with the village, was a good thing.
Because of the Uchiha clan's actions over the years and Konoha's long-term propaganda, and because people's hearts were on the village's side, so for ordinary Konoha people, or ordinary low-level ninjas, the destruction of the Uchiha clan was a case of "the wheel turns, and karma is a b*tch."
People only feel "pity" for things that don't threaten them. Now that the Uchiha clan's strong threat had finally disappeared, they would feel sorry for Sasuke Uchiha.
The prestigious Uchiha clan of Konoha was down to just this one seedling.
Because such a major event as the destruction of the Uchiha clan could cause a lot of panic, reasonable explanations had already begun to spread in Konoha. To calm the village's atmosphere, Itachi Uchiha became the only scapegoat.
This had already been decided. Itachi would inevitably bear all the sins on his own. He would bear the blame for the clan's destruction alone.
From the current explanation, the destruction of the Uchiha clan was entirely an internal conflict. The evidence of the village's involvement had been erased. This also led to Itachi's strength being exaggerated. How many people in the ninja world could single-handedly destroy the Uchiha clan?
Because of the intense mental stimulation Itachi had inflicted on him, Sasuke Uchiha was currently in Konoha Hospital. And it was predictable that he would be there for a while.
In fact, Itachi's final threat seemed a bit redundant. The changes caused by Haori's actions meant that Sasuke Uchiha's situation in Konoha was safer for now.
Of course, there's a gain for every loss. Temporary safety meant that he would be more dangerous in the future.
There's a simple truth behind this, called… rarity is valuable.
Even if it weren't for Itachi, Danzo would have let Sasuke live. Because theoretically, Sasuke had the only Sharingan that could still be obtained. So, Sasuke was safe until these Sharingan matured.
If Sasuke never awakened his eyes in his entire life, it would mean that he could live safely for the rest of his life.
Of course, this was impossible. The awakening of the Uchiha clan's eyes was closely related to their mental fluctuations. In reality, Sasuke had already awakened his eyes at this time, but no one, including himself, had noticed yet.
Don't even mention Sasuke's situation. Even a bystander like Mirai had been mentally depressed for many days. She hadn't gone to ninja school at all these days.
On the third day after the incident, an ordinary Anbu ninja walked into Haori's courtyard.
"Mirai, be sure to remember this person's chakra. Before you grow up enough and have enough strength, you need to stay away from him. He's an extreme and fanatical ninja researcher."
As soon as this person came in, he pointed at him and said this to Haori.
"Haori, that's a bit too much. Am I really that scary?"
Yes, just your voice is scary enough… This was the common sentiment of the three children at this time.
The newcomer took off his Anbu mask, revealing his pale face and the strangely dangerous vertical pupils—Orochimaru walked into Haori's home so brazenly.
"You just walked in like that. Is it really okay?" What Haori wanted to say was, you're just here to cause trouble, aren't you?
"There's no problem. The identity I'm borrowing now is perfect. And you've set up an anti-detection barrier here, haven't you?" Orochimaru's gaze first scanned the surroundings, then swept over the three children in the room. Compared to the barrier, he was more concerned about these three children.
Facing this gaze, Mirai now believed Haori's words 200%.
Orochimaru discovered that these three children were all unusual ninjas. They might have extraordinary talents… Haori's luck was good. But for Orochimaru, these three children being in Haori's hands was a real waste.
But he couldn't do anything about it.
As for the barrier, Haori had indeed done that. Although it wasn't a ninja clan with major secrets, Haori didn't want his home to be constantly monitored.
So, there was theoretically no problem with Orochimaru coming here.
Haori didn't dwell on whether Orochimaru would expose this problem. He continued, with a hint of curiosity, "For these past few months, you haven't been hiding in Konoha all this time, have you?"
If Orochimaru had really done this without being exposed, even if he had an inside connection with the higher-ups, it would still be considered quite impressive. After all, because of the Uchiha clan, Konoha's security level had been at MAX this whole time.
"How is that possible? This is Konoha after all. I've only made two intrusions recently." Orochimaru explained.
From the exchange between the two, you couldn't tell that they had had a fundamental conflict over the matter of Shisui before… That's how things were. Orochimaru wasn't a friend, nor was he an enemy, nor was he a partner. He was just an acquaintance with whom there was occasional tacit understanding.
"This time… did you get anything?" Haori asked. Although Amaterasu had caused the great Uchiha fire, perhaps Orochimaru had gained something.
"I did get something, but it wasn't a physical thing… In reality, I've lost interest in the Sharingan." Orochimaru said.
Haori was stunned at first by this statement. After all, it wasn't Orochimaru's personality. Then, he immediately realized what the other party meant.
Orochimaru's interest had shifted to the Mangekyo. And at this time, he had already set his sights on Sasuke.
This was actually easy to understand. Previously, Orochimaru had indeed been very interested in the Uchiha clan's Sharingan. He had even come into contact with the secrets of the Mangekyō Sharingan. But none of that had been as impactful as seeing Amaterasu with his own eyes.
This was like, the Rinnegan is good, but after seeing the Rinnegan, who wants the Rinnegan? Orochimaru was like a fanatical electronics enthusiast.
But the only regret was that he couldn't act now. First, he felt that Itachi Uchiha should still be lurking around Konoha. Judging from the jutsu Amaterasu, the Mangekyō Sharingan was too unknown to Orochimaru. If he acted rashly, he might be obstructed by Itachi. He wasn't confident that he could survive under Amaterasu.
Judging from the fact that the entire clan was wiped out, leaving only his younger brother, Sasuke was important to Itachi, no matter what the reason. This was a simple judgment that Orochimaru made. If he kidnapped Sasuke, Itachi wouldn't stand by and watch.
Second, the entire Konoha was now watching Sasuke, including Orochimaru's old friend, Danzo. So, he had no chance to do such a thing.
"Is it really okay for you to tell me this?" Haori asked.
"After all, you're not interested in the Sharingan."
Although Haori had gone to great lengths to take Shisui's eyes, Orochimaru said that he wasn't interested in the Sharingan… This statement actually made sense, because Haori really wasn't interested in the Sharingan.
But Orochimaru's statement was also a way of probing Haori's attitude. Now, he understood. Haori really didn't care about the last Uchiha.
"Anyway… I'm leaving Konoha now. But before I do, I've completed the task you asked me to do."
"Really? That's a huge help."
"After all, it's just a summoned beast, and it's a slug, a summoned beast with a very high adaptability. So, this kind of modification is much simpler than human experimentation. Although, I did fail many times."
In reality, things weren't as simple as Orochimaru said. He had only succeeded by chance after failing countless times. Hashirama's cells were too invasive. To balance them, you needed not only theoretical support, but also a bit of luck.
Orochimaru's final purpose in coming to see Haori was to return the slug clone that had been modified with Wood Release.
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