"Itachi, is that girl the one you mentioned? The one who attacked Sasuke in the Forest of Death during the second stage of the Chunin Exams, but whose actions inadvertently caused Orochimaru's hunt for you to fail?"
In one corner of the stands, Fugaku Uchiha watched Sasuke and Chiyo in the center of the arena, his expression inscrutable as he questioned his eldest son, Itachi Uchiha.
"Yes, Father."
Itachi nodded firmly in reply.
As one of the people who had personally experienced Orochimaru's upheaval a month ago, Itachi had every right to speak on the matter.
And among all the examinees, Chiyo had left the deepest impression on Itachi!
After all, it was Chiyo who had summoned the Blood Shadow of Mizuki Ember, the Fifth Mizukage.
And it was precisely because that Blood Shadow existed that Orochimaru's plan had ultimately fallen through.
From that perspective, Chiyo had done him a favor.
Though Chiyo had not intended to do so at the time.
In fact, Chiyo had also been one of the masterminds behind the incident in the Forest of Death!
It was simply that Chiyo and Orochimaru belonged to opposing camps, causing their respective plans—one targeting Itachi and the other Sasuke—to clash.
In the end, the two brothers had turned misfortune into fortune.
Sasuke had gained the power of the Heavenly Curse Mark, while Itachi had not only become more familiar with the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, but had also greatly strengthened his own Dojutsu Power.
Finally, with Soji's help, he had successfully fused with Hashirama Senju's cells!
This time, Itachi and Sasuke had made an absolute killing!
Really, everything could only be called a coincidence.
Whether it was Orochimaru or Chiyo, as long as their plans had not overlapped, the chances of each of their hunts succeeding would