A crumbling conviction

"Lord Orochimaru is like a shining lighthouse guiding my life! How could you so cruelly destroy my lighthouse! Lord Orochimaru could never be dead! Tell me the truth, where is he?!"

Kabuto Yakushi's face was contorted with madness, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Obito Uchiha, and he asked a question with resentment.

"You've probably been brainwashed, you idiot. He's definitely still alive, but I really don't know exactly where."

Obito's lips curled up slightly, revealing a mocking smile. Looking at the almost crazed Kabuto Yakushi before him, he felt Killer Bee pity for him.

"You don't know? Then what exactly did you do when you infiltrated Lord Orochimaru's Secret Base?"

Kabuto Yakushi's eyes widened, veins bulging on his forehead, his furious expression suggesting he might pounce on Obito at any moment to fight him to the death.

"I'm also just looking for Orochimaru, but of course, our purposes are completely different. You found Orochimaru to follow him, while I—"

Obito Uchiha, his eyes suddenly turning Killer Bee sharp. "It's to kill him!"

"How dare you kill Lord Orochimaru?!"

Kabuto Yakushi was furious, his teeth grinding together as if he were a raging beast.

His hands quickly began Hand Seals, preparing to unleash the Sage Art White Rage Technique.

Obito, Obito remained completely calm, his face still bearing that nonchalant smile.

He shrugged and said nonchalantly, "No matter what kind of Ninjutsu you use, you can't hit me. What's the point of you doing this?"

"Why can't I kill Orochimaru? He deceived me! We agreed to cooperate and launch All-Out Attack on Konoha using the Impure World Reincarnation, but he just disappeared!"

By the way, he has most likely already joined Konoha.

Obito spoke slowly, his tone tinged with annoyance.

"Konoha?! You mean Lord Orochimaru has joined Konoha?!"

Kabuto Yakushi's eyes widened instantly, becoming as big as saucers.

He then let out a few dismissive chuckles.

"Impossible!"

He roared with unwavering conviction, "Lord Orochimaru would never join Konoha! How could Lord Orochimaru, who once carried out the Konoha Crush Plan, possibly betray Sound Village and join Konoha Village?!"

In his view, even if Orochimaru really had the idea of joining Konoha, the Konoha Village would never accept a murderer who killed their Third Hokage.

You're trying to lie to me!

Kabuto Yakushi's eyes, filled with resentment, seemed to spit fire as he stared intently at Obito Uchiha.

"Oh?"

Obito raised an eyebrow slightly. "What's wrong? Did Konoha Village do something unforgivable to you that makes you hate Konoha Village so much?"

"Konoha is no good! How many bad things have they done? Even if they haven't done anything to me, I still hate them to the core!"

Kabuto Yakushi clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly with anger.

Whenever Konoha is mentioned, the image of Nonō Yakushi involuntarily comes to mind.

That was the director of the orphanage, who was also his adoptive mother, although he never actually called her "Mom."

However, due to Danzō Shimura's scheming and framing, Nonō Yakushi ultimately died.

If it were merely a matter of death, Kabuto Yakushi might have only gone to kill the murderer of Nonō Yakushi and Danzō Shimura.

But what truly devastated him was that the real killer of Nonō Yakushi was himself.

Danzō switched the photos so that when Nonō met Kabuto Yakushi, she wouldn't recognize him at all.

Nonō Yakushi, in disguise, ultimately met a tragic end at the hands of Kabuto Yakushi.

He felt he was unable to take revenge, and even felt that living had lost its meaning, at one point wanting to end his life.

Just then, Orochimaru, as radiant as sunlight, appeared and saved him.

Moreover, Orochimaru not only saved his body, but also his heart, which was on the verge of collapse.

Upon hearing Kabuto Yakushi's resentful words, Obito Uchiha became even more certain that the bespectacled young man before him harbored an irreconcilable deep-seated hatred for Konoha Village.

He secretly pondered: How can I take advantage of this... Someone who can be deceived by Orochimaru seems easily deceived by me as well.

Soon, his eyes lit up as he came up with a brilliant idea.

Orochimaru!

Since Orochimaru was the target of Kabuto Yakushi's pursuit, and Konoha Village was the object of his hatred.

If we combine the two and tell him that Orochimaru has joined Konoha Village, how will he react?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a sly smile, "Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru has really joined Konoha Village."

"Impossible!"

Kabuto Yakushi shook his head frantically, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"Lord Orochimaru has always deeply resented Konoha Village's restrictions on his experiments, and there's also that stubborn Third Hokage! There's no way they can reconcile!"

"What's impossible?"

Obito Uchiha slowly walked up to Kabuto Yakushi, looking directly into his eyes. "What if Konoha Village stopped restricting Orochimaru's experiments? The current Hokage is the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, while that stubborn old man, the Third Hokage, is long dead."

Upon hearing this, Kabuto Yakushi felt a sudden heaviness in his chest, as if he had been struck hard by a heavy hammer.

Obito's words were like sharp thorns, piercing deep into his heart.

If this condition is met, Lord Orochimaru might actually join Konoha Village!

After careful consideration, he had to admit this possibility.

After all, Orochimaru's hatred for Konoha Village was not as deep as one might imagine.

Furthermore, Orochimaru was a student of the Third Hokage and a childhood friend of the current Fifth Hokage.

If Orochimaru were truly willing to humble himself, joining Konoha Village wouldn't be entirely impossible.

Damn it!

Kabuto Yakushi suddenly punched himself in the head, trying to calm himself down and not fall into the other party's trap.

He was so intelligent that he naturally understood that the other person was saying this to disturb his peace of mind, but he couldn't stop his thoughts from wandering.

Seeing this, Obito Uchiha was once again certain that his plan was feasible.

"Besides, Orochimaru often lies, doesn't he? Weren't all those experimental subjects obtained through deception? In reality, how many of them were actually used?"

You just happened to be exceptionally capable and were chosen by him; the other test subjects could only be locked in dark, sunless Dungeon.

If I hadn't freed them and allowed them to be reincarnated, they would still be living a painful life in the Dungeon.

Obito continued to embellish the story, attempting to further disrupt Kabuto Yakushi's mind.

"Stop talking! What are you trying to say?!"

Kabuto Yakushi, his eyes bloodshot, glared at Obito Uchiha and shouted.