A Slap to White Fang at the Start in Leaf Village

Orochimaru walked past Tsunade and into the classroom. "The Uchiha prodigy, come with me."

"L-Lord Orochimaru?!"

Shisui's childish face was filled with shock.

Since Lady Tsunade, one of the Sannin, could serve as a Jonin Instructor, it did not seem strange for another member of the Sannin to become his teacher.

But ever since the Second Shinobi World War, Orochimaru had seemingly vanished without a trace. No one knew what he had been doing.

Yet now, he had suddenly appeared before him and was going to become his Jonin Instructor.

Even though Shisui was young, he could sense that something was off.

"What? You don't want me as your teacher?"

Orochimaru grinned eerily.

The sight made Nohara Rin and the other two girls break out in goosebumps.

"Hey, what are you plotting this time?"

Tsunade narrowed her beautiful eyes and shot Orochimaru a sidelong glare.

Even a five-year-old like Shisui could sense that something was wrong.

As someone who had known Orochimaru for over twenty years, she naturally sensed it even more clearly.

"Hehe, I merely wish to accomplish what even the Second Hokage failed to achieve back then."

Orochimaru answered with an ambiguous, eerie smile.

Even Tsunade could never have imagined it.

Immediately after the Second Shinobi World War ended three years ago, he had answered Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō's call.

As a member of the Root Organization, he had joined the research and transplantation project involving the First Hokage's cells.

Of course, Orochimaru had not agreed to join because of any loyalty to Hiruzen Sarutobi or Shimura Danzō.

It was merely the instincts of a perverted scientist stirring within him.

As for the proposal Danzō had made to him two days ago—

What would happen if the Senju and Uchiha, the two strongest Kekkei Genkai in the shinobi world, were fused together?

Orochimaru had already been unable to contain his excitement over that proposal.

Unable to find any reason to object, Tsunade could only watch as Orochimaru led Shisui Uchiha away.

"Let's go too."

Tsunade rubbed her temples, unwilling to think about it any further, then turned to the three girls beside her.

"Yes!"

The three girls answered in unison.

Inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Fugaku Uchiha, who had only recently become clan head, convened a high-level internal meeting.

He gathered the clan's elite jonin and above.

Then informed them that he had entrusted Shisui Uchiha to Orochimaru's care.

"Orochimaru is the Third Hokage's disciple... Clan Head, are you trying to curry favor with the Hokage?"

A Hawkish Uchiha asked with a hint of hostility in his tone.

The Uchiha Clan had finally produced a genius.

In their view, he should have been trained within the clan rather than handed over to someone from the Hokage's faction.

Thus, among the many Uchiha jonin present, quite a few were dissatisfied with Fugaku Uchiha's decision.

"Everyone, calm down and think. The Third Hokage is growing older by the day. Sooner or later, the selection of the Fourth Hokage will be put on the agenda. Then who is the most likely candidate?"

As soon as Fugaku Uchiha said this, many of the opponents fell silent.

About two minutes later, everyone spoke the same name without prior agreement:

"Orochimaru."

Although Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash, was becoming increasingly famous.

He still could not compare to Orochimaru, who had earned countless military achievements during the Second Shinobi World War.

As for Tsunade... just look at what had become of the Uchiha Clan's mortal enemy, the Senju Clan.

Was there any chance it would be her?

"Exactly. If Orochimaru becomes the Fourth Hokage, then Shisui will be the Hokage's disciple."

Fugaku Uchiha said earnestly:

"Now then, do you all think my decision was right or wrong?"

It had to be said that Fugaku Uchiha's calculations were quite sound.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi grew increasingly old, the selection of the Fourth Hokage would soon officially be put on the agenda.

And Orochimaru was undoubtedly the most likely candidate for the position.

With Fugaku Uchiha's judgment, he believed that Shisui would surely achieve accomplishments no less impressive than those of his predecessor, Kagami Uchiha.

And if he also gained the prestige of being Orochimaru's disciple.

Then the position of Fifth Hokage falling into Uchiha hands would be a certainty, wouldn't it?

After hearing Fugaku Uchiha's explanation.

Many of the radicals gradually calmed down as well.

Although the Uchiha Clan tended to be arrogant by nature, they were not idiots.

While their clan had, on average, more jonin than the other major clans.

They had not produced a Kage-level figure like Tsunade of the Senju Clan in many years.

There was no hope for the position of Fourth Hokage.

They could only set their sights farther ahead, on the Fifth.

After understanding Fugaku Uchiha's intentions, the outcome of the meeting was formally decided.

The meeting was adjourned.

From every angle, Fugaku Uchiha's idea was quite thorough.

But as a native of this world, there was no way he could have predicted that when the Fourth Hokage was chosen in the future.

Minato Namikaze would emerge out of nowhere and snatch the Hokage position from Orochimaru.

And now, Genetsu also intended to help Tsunade seize the Hokage position ahead of time.

His move of sending Shisui Uchiha to Orochimaru to build ties.

Could only end up being wasted.

There would be another chapter later today for everyone. Thank you for your support.

In a certain underground Stone Cave located between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.

"Lord Madara, many interesting things have happened in the Leaf Village recently."

On the wall of the Stone Cave was a distorted spiral, with a black hole at its center. A special White Zetsu, pale all over, protruded half its body from within it.

Beside it, another White Zetsu, equally pale but with only the left half of its face, also poked its head out and cackled:

"The Uchiha have produced another genius, but... hehehe, he's become an experimental subject for the First Hokage's Hashirama Cells."

When it came to infiltration and reconnaissance abilities, if White Zetsu claimed second place in the world of Naruto, no one would dare claim first.

Ever since Madara Uchiha had "created" them, they had never stopped monitoring the Leaf Village.

Naturally, they had seen Shisui's situation in full.

The Old Man seated upon the Withered Wood Throne slightly raised his eyes, revealing the Sharingan beneath his gray-white hair.

After a brief silence, he let out a disdainful sneer.

He naturally knew what the Leaf Village had become under the leadership of Tobirama's disciples.

But Madara Uchiha had now completely lost interest in the Leaf Village, focusing all his attention on the Moon Eye Plan.

He could not be bothered with what became of the Leaf Village.

The reason he had White Zetsu monitor the Leaf Village without pause was to seek out a third safeguard.

That's right.

To ensure his own resurrection, Madara Uchiha had prepared three safeguards.

The first was Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan Madara had transplanted into him and carried the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan.

The second was "Zetsu," imbued with his will.

But Madara Uchiha felt that these two safeguards alone were still not enough. Thus, he needed one more person.

Someone who could assist him and ensure that he could be resurrected in the future.

And this candidate had to meet two requirements.

First, they had to possess a Six Paths direct bloodline—someone from the Senju, Uchiha, or Uzumaki Clan.

Only then could they endure the side effects brought by Hashirama Cells, transplant the Rinnegan, and potentially use the Rebirth Technique.

So that they could resurrect him.

Second, they had to be completely despairing of the current world and long to realize the Moon Eye Plan.

Only then would their goals align with his, allowing them to assist him.

And over these years, through his surveillance of the Leaf Village, Madara Uchiha had discovered several such targets—

His archenemy Senju Hashirama's direct grandson, Senju Nawaki.

Hashirama's direct bloodline, and with the Senju Clan having been framed by the Leaf Village's higher-ups last year and reduced to a name in all but reality.

He hated the Leaf Village intensely, making him an excellent choice.

And turning his old rival's grandson dark and into his own pawn.

That weak submissive could use methods like Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama and Tobirama.

If they saw with their own eyes that their grandson had been driven dark by him, what kind of expressions would they make?

Honestly, it sounded thrilling.

There were barely two things in this world that could make Madara Uchiha this excited.

Just thinking about it felt damn good.

For some reason, Madara Uchiha always felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

That was probably why so many people liked cuckoldry.

After all, that hack author had always loved stealing other men's wives when writing fanfiction.