The Protagonist in the Story

This is quite normal.

Because in everyone's eyes, Anko Mitarashi's existence was nothing more than a handle used to threaten Orochimaru, and she was never the one truly responsible for monitoring Orochimaru.

"Lord Orochimaru."

A White-Haired Youth stood beside Orochimaru, lifting up Anko Mitarashi, whom they had imprisoned:

The woman is still unconscious; should she be kept locked up indefinitely?

"Send her away."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he suddenly added his own order, "Also, send her to the Land of Fire Border, where Konoha ninjas will meet her."

"Yes."

The White-Haired Youth turned and left respectfully.

"You really are too soft-hearted!"

Orochimaru Obito Uchiha, couldn't help but mock him, "These brats you brought back all have the Curse Mark you placed on them. That woman is useless now, isn't she?"

Orochimaru chuckled lightly, not intending to explain the levels and differences between Curse Mark to Obito Uchiha, and simply said perfunctorily, "Anyway, it's just a casual move."

Too many pieces have been placed.

Obito Uchiha noticed Orochimaru's perfunctory attitude and said coldly, "It's inevitable that your own mind will become confused as well."

Obito Uchiha's attitude was like that of a senior, which would inevitably make anyone feel subconsciously annoyed, but Orochimaru's composure prevented him from acting out.

They need each other.

This is not the time to turn against each other.

At least until the threat from Shirou Emiya is overcome, there is absolutely no way they will turn against each other.

"This piece is still very important."

Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh before casually asking, "By the way, it seems like we haven't received any news from the Akatsuki for a while now."

"Snort."

Obito Uchiha recalled Black Zetsu's criticism of him and said with a look of contempt, "Shirou Emiya led the Akatsuki, but he was just leading those guys to do meaningless things."

The Three-Tails Jinchuriki is dead.

Isn't it pointless for the Akatsuki to do anything?

Under Shirou Emiya's control, the Akatsuki continued to do exactly the same things he had done before, nothing more than recruiting people and accumulating money.

The Land of Fire Border.

A White-Haired Youth placed Anko Mitarashi at Konoha ninja border outpost. After he left, a figure quietly appeared beside Anko Mitarashi.

"So his memories were indeed sealed?"

The newcomer examined the Curse Mark on Anko Mitarashi's neck, then rubbed the woman's neck with Chakra- infused fingers, waking her from her slumber.

"Who are you·-"

Anko Mitarashi opened her eyes, somewhat bewildered.

"I am Shirou Emiya."

Shirou Emiya looked at the bewildered Anko Mitarashi, reached out to help her sit up, and lowered his eyes slightly. "I'll take you back to Konoha first."

Once he accompanies Anko Mitarashi back to Konoha, the fog that has been shrouding the heart of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, will dissipate.

Anko Mitarashi

It's about finding a legitimate opportunity to enter Konoha.

Konoha Village.

The village gate seems to be no different from before.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Anko Mitarashi had been escorted back, his shock was unimaginable. He knew what Anko Mitarashi's return to Konoha meant.

The old man was eager to obtain information about Anko Mitarashi from Anko Mitarashi Orochimaru came to meet her in person.

Then·

Sarutobi Hiruzen received an even bigger surprise.

When the figure escorting Anko Mitarashi back lifted the straw hat on his head, that familiar face fell into Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, causing the old man to widen his eyes in surprise!

"Long time no see, Hiruzen."

The familiar voice reached Sarutobi Hiruzen's ears, as if he were still seeing the boy he once was. "You've become the Hokage of Konoha?"

"Lord Emiya."

The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, stiffened his hand.

Even though he had long suspected that Shirou Emiya Orochimaru, the sight of the man actually appearing before him still stirred up a storm in his heart.

This reunion after forty years seems to transcend time and space, making it almost unbelievable.

However, when all of this actually happened, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly composed himself, arranged for the village's Anbu Ninja to keep the secret, and personally led Shirou Emiya to sit down in the Hokage Building in the village.

"Feel sorry"

Sarutobi Hiruzen expressed his sincere apologies, especially for his neglect in teaching his disciple. "I didn't expect Orochimaru to disturb Lord Shirou's peace."

"It's alright."

"I was just deceived by him."

Shirou Emiya remained remarkably calm, seemingly unconcerned about being deceived, and proactively offered a scapegoat. "If it weren't for a man named Uchiha telling me everything, I might still be in the dark."

"Itachi?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected Itachi Uchiha to play such a significant role in this matter, actually guiding Shirou Emiya to rescue Anko Mitarashi.

Countless questions flashed through Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind.

For example, the kidnapping of Anko Mitarashi, the matter of Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, and the communication between Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha. He was thinking about how to find a way to get this information out of them.

Besides·

Regarding Shirou Emiya's Rinnegan.

However·

Emiya Tsuchihara seems to still be the same Emiya Tsuchihara.

Whether it was Orochimaru's improvements to the Impure World Reincarnation, or Obito Uchiha's implementation of Madara Uchiha's will, he directly revealed it all.

He even admitted to kidnapping Anko Mitarashi, claiming that Orochimaru was ordered by the Konoha High Command to try to strengthen Konoha ninjas using the Curse Mark, which backfired, and Anko Mitarashi was the first test subject that wasn't a complete failure.

"That was Orochimaru's doing in private."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, naturally unwilling to take the blame, explained in a deep voice the restrictions Konoha placed on the Curse Mark: "Konoha has never intended to utilize Lord Shirou's Curse Mark. Those in the village who still possess the Curse Mark are gifts from Lord Shirou more than forty years ago."

In reality, Konoha never succeeded in its research.

Orochimaru, however, did manage to develop a Natural Energy Curse Mark, but he kept his experimental results a secret.

It wasn't until his defection that it was exposed.

As a result, that bastard disciple actually made the higher-ups take the blame in front of Shirou Emiya!

Given Sarutobi Hiruzen's compelling evidence, Shirou Emiya believed him, but he refused to reveal the plans left behind by Madara Uchiha Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"I can't tell you about Ban's plans."

"Because this is something Madara wanted me to keep secret, a secret that even Hashirama couldn't reveal."

"The reason I haven't undoed the Impure Shinobi World Impure World Reincarnation is because I've heard that two more Shinobi World War will break out in the future. I hope to see Madara's plan succeed in this era."

No·

That's incredibly honest!

Sarutobi Hiruzen is really having a headache.

Madara Uchiha's plan will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Shinobi World!

If Shirou Emiya a ninja from an enemy country, he could even directly order the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force to take action, but he would never do anything to Shirou Emiya.

Fortunately·-·

Sarutobi Hiruzen still has plenty of time.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has already discovered that Shirou Emiya, this great figure who has been resurrected, intends to stay in the human world. He warmly invites Shirou Emiya to stay in Konoha for a while, planning to find an opportunity to extract more information from Shirou Emiya.

There's no way around it.

Neutral figures are difficult to deal with.

In particular, this neutral figure is also quite powerful.

Shirou Emiya stayed in Konoha Village. He seemed to have experienced a lot, and his mentality had changed since more than forty years ago.

This man's favorite pastime was strolling around Konoha Village wearing a straw hat, and he maintained a great curiosity about new things in Konoha Village.

This also allowed him to frequently appear in the commercial district.

This gave Shirou Emiya a suitable reason to meet Naruto Uzumaki, and an even more suitable reason to observe Itachi Uchiha's younger brother Sasuke Uchiha.

This also gives him more opportunities to wait for his own commission to come along.

Time passed little by little.

A strange person has appeared in Konoha Village, yet it seems as if nothing has changed, because people rarely pay attention to someone they don't know.

Apart from.

Naruto Uzumaki, a blond-haired brat who has always longed to escape loneliness.

When Naruto Uzumaki met Shihara Emiya at Ichiraku Ramen Shirou Emiya, especially when the other man suddenly offered him a bowl of ramen, he felt a warm and friendly aura from him, which made his Chakra eager to get closer.

Not only his own Chakra, but also another Chakra within him was becoming gentler.

"Thank you, I am Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto Uzumaki tugged at his goggles, wolfing down the ramen in his bowl, his face a mixture of excitement and caution as he asked, "I've been seeing you a lot in the village lately, are you a senior ninja?"

"More or less."

Shirou Emiya watched his movements and calmly pushed the ramen in front of him towards him. "My name is Emiya Tsuchihara, if you've heard of that name before."

This name.

It can be described as having a very high reputation.

However, it is inevitable that some people will use the same name to pay tribute to others.

Only those who have actually met Shirou Emiya and who have voluntarily acknowledged his identity will know that he is the legendary creator of the concept of medical ninja.

Naruto Uzumaki, of course, didn't think the other person was a legendary figure. He simply munched on his ramen while muttering about the stories he had read and heard about Shirou Emiya: "It sounds exactly like the name of the protagonist in my bedtime stories. My grandfather told me many stories about Shirou Emiya. I want to be respected like him, but I still don't want to become a medical ninja like him. I want to become the Hokage of the village—"

"Yeah?"

Shirou Emiya listened quietly as the little guy told his story, only speaking up when he thought of something, "The First Hokage of Miyō gave up his dream of becoming a medical ninja in order to establish Miyō."

"Right—"

Naruto Uzumaki nodded in agreement, adding, "It seems medical ninjas really aren't that great."

He's nothing like the Hokage of the village, so imposing!

"That won't work."

Shirou Emiya nodded seriously, his voice carried on the wind through the streets of Konoha.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, almost slumped over.

Naruto, that little guy...

Don't tarnish Konoha's image in front of Lord Shirou!