Bad News and Bad News

"Come to think of it, Sasuke Uchiha in this world hasn't been born yet, has he?"

Boruto-era Orochimaru had spread quite a few summoning snakes throughout the village. Some had been made by the Orochimaru of this era, while others had been sent out by Boruto-era Orochimaru.

Both Yakushi Kabuto Nonō's whereabouts and information about Li Ke had been gathered by Boruto-era Orochimaru through these little snakes.

So Boruto-era Orochimaru did know what had happened to the Uchiha Clan.

"It's a shame that Itachi of this era is dead... and Fugaku is dead too. In that case..."

Thinking of Mikoto Uchiha, Boruto-era Orochimaru considered it for a moment and decided to go for it.

The cooperation he'd discussed with Li Ke earlier wasn't just about Li Ke turning him into a time traveler. There were other things he wanted as well.

He wanted to see whether the child born to Li Ke and Kushina Uzumaki would still be Naruto Uzumaki.

And now that Fugaku Uchiha was dead, he wanted to see whether the Sasuke Uchiha born to Mikoto Uchiha would still be that same Sasuke Uchiha—or whether he would possess power beyond that of people in this world.

"Heh heh heh. This really is exciting."

Boruto-era Orochimaru let out a chilling laugh. He was only interested in things that changed. If all the people in this world did was learn about history and then go on to do things he could already predict, Boruto-era Orochimaru felt he would go mad.

That was why Boruto-era Orochimaru had tempted Yakushi Kabuto Nonō, hoping to make Kushina Uzumaki Li Ke's wife. Now he even wanted Mikoto Uchiha to become Li Ke's wife and give birth to the Sasuke Uchiha of this era.

Just thinking about it made Boruto-era Orochimaru tremble with excitement.

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