"Tap, tap~"
After Soji and Orochimaru stepped out of the tent, they could see Konoha, now reduced to ruins, undergoing strenuous reconstruction.
At the sight, Orochimaru's expression briefly went vacant again.
Although he had already seen this scene before arriving, complex emotions still welled up in his heart at this moment.
Perhaps even Orochimaru himself could not say whether he should feel happy or sad upon seeing Konoha reduced to ruins.
However, one thing was certain: Orochimaru's heart was far from calm.
Otherwise, he would not have rushed back to Konoha the moment he learned the news.
"Heh, when did I become so sentimental?"
Shaking his head, Orochimaru revealed a self-mocking smile.
After forcing himself to calm down, Orochimaru decided to put Konoha's affairs aside for the time being.
What interested him most right now was undoubtedly the relationship between Mizuki Ember and Soji.
Or rather, Mizuki Ember's true identity!
That was right. Based on all the signs, combined with his own speculation, the images of Mizuki Ember and Soji had begun to overlap in his mind.
Though it seemed utterly unbelievable, all the evidence he had gathered pointed to one possibility: his nominal disciple, Hyuga Soji, might truly be Mizuki Ember, the man known as the strongest in the Ninja World!
At that thought, even Orochimaru's gaze changed.
To be honest, Orochimaru had never considered anything so absurd before.
One was an elder of the Hyuga Clan Main Family in Konoha. The other possessed the bloodlines of both the Yuki Clan and the Kaguya Clan, and was hailed as the God of Shinobi of this era.
Under normal circumstances, those two people should have had absolutely nothing to do with each other.
Yet Orochimaru had a feeling that they were not merely connected—their connection would undoubtedly exceed everyone's expectations