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"Why don't we take this opportunity to deal with Orochimaru?" A cold glint flashed in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes. "I'd like to see how Orochimaru can run for Hokage once his human experimentation is exposed."

"That probably won't work." Uchiha Akira shook his head and said, "Orochimaru's laboratory is in Root."

Danzo's Root is the Anbu of the Hokage, and its authority is even higher than that of the Police Force.

Under normal circumstances, the Police Force cannot interfere with the affairs of Root.

It is not that there is no way for the Police Force to intervene in Root's business, such as if clues to missing persons pointed toward Root.

Of course, doing so would definitely mean tearing off the mask, and such a tactic cannot be wasted lightly; it must be used at a critical moment to maximize the benefits.

Uchiha Fugaku's expression shifted between light and shadow. After a long while, he let out a breath:

"Then forget it. I originally thought we could finish off Orochimaru directly and let Minato Namikaze ascend to the position of Hokage."

"I actually think we can save this matter and wait for a critical moment in the future to deal a fatal blow to Danzo and Orochimaru!" Uchiha Akira said.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded: "That's not a bad idea. With the Third in power, this matter might not necessarily have a significant impact on Danzo."

Returning home, Uchiha Akira summoned the Ninja Cat and entrusted them with the task of finding Karin and Jugo.

Research into Cloning Technology has been put on the agenda, so it is time to find Karin and Jugo to prepare for the Chimera Technique.

Ninja Cat are the intelligence source of the Uchiha Clan. With cats spread all over the world, they are natural intelligence gatherers.

As long as they pay a little attention, they can discover many things that are not so secret.

Uchiha Akira still has some confidence in the intelligence capabilities of the Ninja Cat. Since the people he is looking for are not within the Five Great Shinobi Nations, there is a good chance that the Ninja Cat will be able to find them.

Although Karin has not been born yet, there is a high probability that her mother has already entered Kusagakure; one only needs to wait for the rabbit to hit the stump.

The difficulty of finding Jugo is relatively high. The trait of Sage Transformation in Jugo may not be unique, but rather a form of bloodline inheritance.

Uchiha Akira does not know which village he specifically originated from.

Therefore, Uchiha Akira can only tell the Ninja Cat about the characteristics of Jugo after his Sage Transformation and let them keep an eye out for where clans with such traits exist.

Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, three months went by, bringing the date to August.

During these three months, the Shentian Bio company acquired by the Uchiha Clan was established on the outskirts of the Uchiha Clan's territory in Konoha, and research work officially began.

The Uchiha Clan is worthy of being a famous powerhouse in the Shinobi World. After the recruitment information was released, a large number of relevant scientific researchers came to apply.

The reputation of Konoha and Uchiha is still very useful, and in a very short time, Shentian Bio recruited enough research personnel.

Nowadays, Konoha can be described as the safest place in the Shinobi World. The Shinobi World has seen three major wars in a few decades, and rogue ninjas are running rampant everywhere; ordinary people certainly want to settle in a safe place.

However, it is not easy to truly enter Konoha to live, as Konoha is not a place where just anyone can settle.

Now that the Uchiha Clan has set up its company headquarters in Konoha, it is an excellent opportunity for ordinary people.

Shentian Bio is currently focusing on three major studies: first, cloning; second, a further extension of cloning, Targeted Cloning.

Finally, hidden within these two projects and launched under the project name of 'solving organ transplant rejection' is the transplantation of Hashirama Senju Cells.

In addition to the three major projects, Shentian Bio's original pharmaceutical business has not been abandoned, and after a large amount of recruitment, the research and development of new drugs continues.

Of course, the direction has changed slightly. The drugs previously studied were aimed at ordinary people, while the drugs now being studied are geared toward ninja use.

Compared to ordinary people, ninjas are more capable of dropping gold coins.

However, research on drugs for ordinary people has not stopped.

For an adult, the main point is to have it all.

To Uchiha Akira's surprise, Yakushi Nonō is not just as knowledgeable about the field of biological cloning as she claimed.

In the field of biological cloning, Yakushi Nonō has researched very deeply.

After spending a month, she successfully convinced the other members of the project team and became the lead researcher of the project.

At this time, all of Konoha knows that the Third Hokage is about to step down, and the election for the Fourth Hokage is about to begin.

To the surprise of most villagers, there are only two nominees for the Fourth Hokage: one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, and the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.

One of the popular candidates for Hokage, the Sannin Jiraiya, did not participate in this Hokage election.

As the news spread, undercurrents surged throughout Konoha, with everyone preparing for the election of the Fourth Hokage.

Although small-scale skirmishes on the borders of the Land of Fire continue, the war has generally ended, and the dawn of peace is coming.

While Konoha is busily preparing to welcome the Fourth Hokage, in the Land of Rain, the Akatsuki organization is about to experience a rebirth.

Above a canyon, Danzo watched the scene below with cold eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a smug smile flashed and disappeared.

After two months of plotting, he finally got them to truly fight each other.

"Next, I'll just wait to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Let me see the power of the Rinnegan!" Danzo sneered in his heart.

Three months ago, he came to the Land of Rain. In order to sabotage the peace negotiations, he had members of Root disguise themselves as ninjas from other villages to wreak havoc throughout the Land of Rain.

To his surprise, Hanzo did not send men to clear out the Root ninjas causing destruction or to protect the civilians of the Land of Rain.

Instead, an emerging organization in the Land of Rain called 'Akatsuki' sent people everywhere to protect those villages.

This surprised Danzo. During an accidental ambush, he unexpectedly discovered that one of the leaders of this organization called Akatsuki possessed the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths--the Rinnegan.

After witnessing the monster summoned by the Rinnegan, a scheme began to sprout in Danzo's mind.

He wanted to incite a conflict between the fledgling Akatsuki and the Amegakure led by Hanzo, hoping to seize the opportunity to eliminate either Hanzo or the wielder of the Rinnegan.

Following two months of effort, Danzo first bribed Kanzo, Hanzo's deputy, then had Root attack the ninjas of Amegakure, and finally approached Hanzo directly to frame Akatsuki on the spot.

Things went so smoothly that even Danzo could hardly believe it; the old man Hanzo actually fell for it immediately.

Amidst the pouring rain, at the bottom of the canyon, Yahiko and Nagato stood facing each other.

On a protruding platform, Hanzo held Konan hostage, his eyes cold as he looked down at the two below.

Looking down from his superior position, Hanzo's gaze was frigid as he stared at Nagato and Yahiko, who were surrounded by Amegakure ninjas:

"Red-haired brat, kill Yahiko, and I will spare your life and let this little girl go."