I Choose Orochimaru as Hokage, Ten Years to Reach the Moon

By the time the Anbu arrived, they found all the enemies dead, their eight corpses gathered in a single pile.

Kunai were embedded in their bodies, striking different locations: eyes, throats, temples, and hearts.

"Not a single survivor left..."

They hadn't seen how the deed was done, but what bothered them more was the lack of intelligence.

"They were all trash; keeping them alive wouldn't have yielded any information anyway."

Uchiha Gin said this with complete indifference.

The Anbu clenched their fists; they were the Anbu, for heaven's sake!

But the Mangekyō Sharingan that Uchiha Gin had yet to deactivate kept them from daring to speak too loudly.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Suddenly, the sound of explosive tags ignited.

"They're coming from the corpses!"

The Anbu captain shouted in alarm.

It turned out that the bandages around the feet of the corpses had been covered in explosive tags, masked by special materials that even the Sharingan had failed to detect.

"Boom!"

The detonation of over a dozen explosive tags instantly destroyed everything in the vicinity.

A cloud of smoke from the explosion immediately blanketed the entire area.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Simultaneously, the sound of intense metal clashing erupted from within the smoke.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

"Wind Release: Wind Scythe!"

"Lightning Release: Earth Flash!"

A coordinated set of ninjutsu was unleashed directly at the position where Uchiha Gin stood within the smoke.

The Swamp of the Underworld restricted movement while increasing conductivity.

The Wind Scythe limited evasion, and the Lightning Release: Earth Flash was used to paralyze the target.

This was a meticulously planned kill zone.

"Oh no, the techniques didn't hit!"

A cry of alarm from a comrade suddenly echoed in the minds of the ambushers.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

From within the dust, a powerful hurricane blew away all the surrounding debris, revealing the situation below.

Uchiha Gin was seen standing on an earthen pillar, avoiding the restrictions of the Swamp of the Underworld, while a silver skeletal frame manifested around his body, shielding himself and his three subordinates.

The wind blades of the Wind Scythe left marks on the earthen pillar, but they posed no threat to the bones of the Susanoo.

"Mind Transfer Jutsu!"

However, from the shadows, a figure aimed at Uchiha Gin and unleashed the secret technique of the Yamanaka Clan.

"Success!"

"Pfft!"

Before the ninja from the Yamanaka Clan could even celebrate, he felt a tearing pain in his forehead.

Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he instantly fainted.

At the same time, the voices in the minds of the others vanished. Seeing this, the masked attackers fled without the slightest hesitation.

"Trying to compete with me in mental strength?"

"Hyuga, Yamanaka, and the Aburame Clan hidden in the shadows, plus five ninjas with Anbu-level strength."

"Danzo really went all out this time."

Uchiha Gin spoke aloud, identifying the general composition and strength of the ninjas who had attacked him.

Two of the ninjas had gone to hold off the approaching Anbu, while the remaining three launched the ambush.

But considering Danzo had the audacity to send people to attack Sarutobi Hiruzen later on, it seemed perfectly reasonable for him to target Gin as well.

"What? They're Danzo's men!"

Uchiha Gin's subordinates exclaimed in fury.

They hadn't expected that during this mission, they would be ambushed by their own so-called allies!

What animals!

"Watch yourselves; I'm going to capture them all."

Uchiha Gin spoke to the group.

He finished speaking, dispelled the Susanoo skeletal structure, and vanished instantly using a Body Flicker technique.

"Captain!"

They only had time to utter a single word before Uchiha Gin's shadow had already disappeared.

Seeing this, they had no choice but to first apprehend the Yamanaka Clan ninja who had suffered the backlash.

Several figures sprinted rapidly through the jungle.

"Uchiha Gin is catching up, split up and run!"

The member of the Hyuga Clan activated his Byakugan and shouted.

The attackers did not hesitate, decisively splitting up and fleeing in different directions.

Their goal this time was a sneak attack; if it failed, they were to retreat immediately.

"Arghhhhh!"

But suddenly, they all let out miserable screams.

It turned out that a massive swarm of black Kikaichū had appeared on their bodies, covering them and devouring both their flesh and chakra.

"You!"

The group stared in shock at their Aburame comrade in the distance.

The man hadn't had the chance to participate in the sneak attack earlier; his primary role was to provide cover during the retreat.

They had been running dogs controlled by Danzo together for years, so why would he suddenly betray them? Was he actually a man of the Uchiha?

"The Uchiha Police Force is nothing special!"

The Aburame ninja mocked them in a cold, indifferent voice.

"?"

The group was stunned.

They immediately realized that the man must have been caught in a genjutsu.

However, they couldn't get close to him, and it was impossible to disrupt his chakra to break the illusion.

Besides, what kind of genjutsu could make someone so completely immersed that they could even take the initiative to attack? Shouldn't a victim of genjutsu just stand there in a daze, dreaming?

Before they could dwell on it, Uchiha Gin appeared in their line of sight.

Under their desperate gazes, Uchiha Gin threw kunai and shuriken, cleanly severing their hamstrings and tendons.

Their Aburame opponent assisted Uchiha Gin, holding them firmly in place.

Had they been on guard, they never would have been caught so easily, but because they were teammates, they all carried Kikaichū on their bodies for relaying information and tracking positions.

When the group realized they had no chance of escape, they prepared to commit suicide—by biting down on hidden poison capsules or using their muscles to crush toxins embedded within their bodies.

But their movements were all one step slower than Uchiha Gin.

They were caught in a genjutsu and collapsed one after another, and at the same time, the Aburame ninja ceased his control over the Kikaichū and was knocked out by Uchiha Gin along with the others.

"Kyōka Suigetsu is indeed useful, though it is single-target and has a range limit. It's basically invincible in a one-on-one duel at the same level."

"Combined with the ocular technique of my right eye, I can fight above my weight class."

Uchiha Gin mused on the abilities of his Mangekyo.

His left eye controlled the five senses, much like Kyōka Suigetsu, but it required constant maintenance and consumed chakra.

The ability of his right eye was even more powerful: precognition.

He could see up to ten seconds into the future, for a maximum of sixty seconds of continuous use. It recovered after stopping; for every second he rested, he regained a second of usage.

It was very similar to Obito's Kamui.

With the subsequent use of First Hokage Cells, the power of both ocular techniques should be able to increase slightly.

This was the source of Uchiha Gin's confidence in opposing Konoha. If his ocular techniques were like those of Uchiha Shin in Boruto, merely controlling a few blades, he certainly wouldn't be this arrogant.

"The gap between Kage-level and Super Kage-level is still too vast, and Konoha is worth the time it takes to harvest."

"Danzo needs to die."

Uchiha Gin was no longer prepared to let Danzo run wild.

He didn't have the tolerance of Sarutobi Hiruzen. So he likes sneak attacks, does he? When he returned, Uchiha Gin would send him to meet the Second Hokage.

This time, he wouldn't even bother with a cover-up; these ninjas were wearing Konoha uniforms.

Not that it mattered; the Hyuga, Yamanaka, and Aburame clans were impossible to hide anyway.

Soon, Gin's subordinates and the four-man Anbu squad arrived, seeing the five people lying at Uchiha Gin's feet.

"Lord Gin, let's return to Konoha, capture Danzo, and just kill him!"

The Uchiha were men of few words and ruthless actions.

They shared the same thought as Uchiha Gin: it was time to finish off Danzo.

The others chimed in, agreeing that this was exactly what should be done.

They had suffered enough humiliation, and now that Uchiha Gin was here, they were unwilling to continue bowing their heads in submission.

Just when a glimmer of hope had finally appeared, Shimura Danzō wanted to destroy it?

Screw you, Shimura Danzō!

"Shouldn't this matter... be left to the Hokage to decide? It might be a conspiracy by another ninja village."

Seeing the situation, the Anbu captain couldn't help but offer a defense.

They were also well aware that if this truly was the work of Shimura Danzō, then things would become very troublesome.

"Conspiracy your mother!"

"Ordering the Yamanaka Clan or the Aburame Clan might be possible for another village, but the Hyuga Clan? Aside from their own family, only the Hokage and the Root, previously controlled by Shimura Danzō, could command them."

"So you are suspecting the Third Hokage!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Gin's subordinate flared up, stepping forward to retort.

After all, the glaring reality was right there before them.

If Fugaku were here, he might have tried to persuade them otherwise, but Uchiha Gin was not one to hold back.

The few Anbu members didn't know how to refute this; it was exactly as the other side had said.

The main factor was the presence of Uchiha Gin, as the news of Uchiha Gin awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan had basically spread throughout the Anbu.

No one dared to challenge his might.

"Take the people to see the Hokage; I believe he will provide a reasonable answer."

Uchiha Gin said finally.

No one had any objections.