In the dim underground laboratory, a pair of snake-like eyes busily worked with the tools in their hands.
On the operating table, a bloody experiment seemed to have failed.
"Hiss..."
A white snake burst from the ground. The sound it made gave Orochimaru pause. He set down his tools and removed his gloves.
The white snake spat out a scroll. Orochimaru picked it up and unrolled it, his snake-like eyes narrowing at once.
Danzo... was dead?
Uzumaki Sora?
Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, and the Mangekyō Sharingan's Susanoo?
Sensei... it seemed you'd underestimated the Fourth Hokage...
He'd won over the Uchiha as his base of support, then used the incident with Danzo to win over Konoha's secret jutsu and bloodline families.
This kind of strategy... had it really been taught by someone like Jiraiya?
After putting away the scroll, Orochimaru began organizing all the laboratory's records and data.
Clearly, after Danzo's incident, this place could no longer be considered safe. And as for him, perhaps Konoha was no longer safe for him either.
The secrets of Chakra, the secrets of life, every jutsu in the Shinobi World... There was still so much to study and explore.
Konoha... was no longer a suitable place to stay.
"Big brother, how long until I can awaken my Sharingan?"
At the Three-Color Dango shop, Izumi held a skewer of dango, her cheeks bulging. She looked just like... a guinea pig?
Uchiha Yun poked her and replied, "Why do you want to awaken your Sharingan? I've told you, you only awaken it after experiencing pain. And most people who awaken it have something wrong with them."
Izumi looked at her brother. "Then, big brother... is something wrong with you too?"
Uh!
"Bonk!"
Not knowing what to say, Yun bonked Izumi on the forehead. "When you