Let the Match Begin!

Just as the lightning spear was about to pierce the ground, a figure burst forth from the earth, dodging the attack.

The newcomer landed on the ground, looked at the scorched earth around him, and said in a slightly appreciative tone:

"You've become quite proficient with Lightning Release."

The newcomer was none other than Orochimaru, one of the original Legendary Sannin.

"Is this the guy?"

Hidan had already stood up, hoisting his large scythe onto his shoulder.

This weapon was also specially crafted by the Akatsuki based on his abilities and characteristics.

"Orochimaru, stop playing tricks on me." Uchiha Obito. "Where's what I asked for?"

"Tobi, asking for things right off the bat isn't the proper thing to do." Orochimaru licked his lips. "It's an equal exchange, Tobi. What you want is Ninjutsu that I worked hard to develop."

"That's Leaf Village Ninjutsu, don't try to glorify yourself." Tobi sneered, then held up one finger, "One hundred million. If I become Hokage, Sound Village can earn one hundred million a year."

Orochimaru burst out laughing.

"If Shingen had said that to me, I would have believed it, but Tobi, what makes you say that?"

"Because I will become the Fifth Raikage."

"That's just empty White Fang," Orochimaru said dismissively. "I have no interest in so-called plans to achieve things in the future, and a ninja's promises are worthless."

"Orochimaru, the wind you desire, I can give it to you right now. I will have the Cloud Village take action."

"Not enough," Orochimaru said. "The Cloud Village are driven by self-interest. As soon as the Sand Village and the Iwagakure make their move, they will too."

"Do you want the research that Kumogakure has done on the Senju Muzoku Ninjutsu over the years?"

"Oh?" Orochimaru's eyes lit up. "You actually managed to get it? That's something the Kumogakure is unwilling to trade."

Among the five great ninja villages, Cloud Village originally had the weakest foundation in Ninjutsu, but during the national era, Cloud Village was also the village that devoted the most effort to the research of Ninjutsu, and without any reservations.

In pursuit of the Perfect Jinchuriki technique, an entire Raikage family perished.

As for the Impure World Reincarnation that had once caused them the greatest harm, the Kumogakure naturally put a lot of effort into studying it. The Impure World Reincarnation Body that they had sealed away, as well as the small amount of remaining body tissue from the Senju Muzoku that they had painstakingly collected, were their raw materials.

However, despite their extensive research, they didn't develop a single practical technology.

Because they cannot Impure World Reincarnation technique, their skills can only be applied to this Ninjutsu and cannot be separated from it.

This was a technology Orochimaru desperately wanted, but unfortunately, the Fourth Raikage had blocked it before his death, leaving no room for negotiation.

[He's taken the Obito. Obito's improved quite a bit.]

Black Zetsu watched silently.

Hidan, realizing there was no fight today, sighed regretfully and sat back down under the tree.

Ahead, Uchiha Obito continued his discussion with Orochimaru.

"You said it yourself, it's for external use," Uchiha Obito said, starting to remove the bandages from his face. "Orochimaru, you haven't seen my true face yet, have you?"

Orochimaru didn't say anything, just watched as Uchiha Obito slowly and methodically removed his bandages.

He had only one thought at that moment.

That's ridiculous. Do you think you're so good-looking that you think I want to see you?

Orochimaru never really cares about other people's looks, unless that person is lying on an experimental table, in which case he needs to observe the changes in their appearance.

The bandages that had been removed were thrown on the ground by Uchiha Obito.

Even if Hatake Kakashi in front of him, he wouldn't recognize Uchiha Obito now.

After all, he used someone else's face.

But this face did attract Orochimaru, because Uchiha Obito had Sharingan.

Having been active in the Ninja World for so many years and having inherited Madara's legacy, Uchiha Obito... no, Black Zetsu still had some supplies. In order to Senju Muzoku the setting that he was the descendant of the Senju clan and the Uchiha Clan, and to prevent those familiar with Uchiha Obito from seeing the loophole, Black Zetsu specially selected a Three-Tomoe Sharingan from his inventory and gave Uchiha Obito.

Although Uchiha Obito could only use Kamui with his right eye, he appeared to be a person with both eyes intact as long as he didn't activate the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Are you from the Uchiha Clan?" Orochimaru, somewhat surprised.

As far as he knew, the Uchiha Clan had never produced missing-nin since the founding of Leaf Village.

Even Uchiha Madara, who left back then, was never declared a missing-nin by the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

"You think you can make a judgment just by looking at a pair of eyes, Orochimaru?" Uchiha Obito sneered.

The next moment, he flicked his sleeve.

Wood Release: Thorn Kill.

The jagged, thorny branches burst through Uchiha Obito sleeve and lashed out at Orochimaru.

"Wood Release..." Orochimaru waved his hand, and a gust of wind blades rose from the ground, slicing the wooden strips into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere.

Orochimaru reached out and grabbed a piece of wood shavings, then examined it closely.

He was quite certain that this thing was indeed a product of Wood Release, and even better than the one he had tested before.

"That's surprising, what's your real name?"

"Takayama Hizo." Uchiha Obito hands behind his back. "Don't misunderstand, Orochimaru. What I'm trying to say is that having the Sharingan doesn't necessarily mean you're from the Uchiha Clan."

"So, even with the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, you're not a Senju Clan, are you?"

Orochimaru once again realized that he had made the right decision to cut his losses in time.

The Wood Release experiment was conducted on Mao. It seems this thing can be inherited through bloodlines; at most, we just have to wait a few more generations.

"Kumogakure won't be stingy with its own people. I've already obtained that Ninjutsu knowledge," Uchiha Obito said. "But without the Impure World Reincarnation, these techniques are useless. Let's exchange them."

Obito Kamui, who used to use Kamui at the Uchiha Obito of a hat or throw wood, now wants to say -- Ninjutsu is really good.

No wonder Dog Man love practicing Ninjutsu so much.

The Uchiha Obito of today is no longer the person who only relies on Kamui to fight.

He essentially reset his combat system.

Even if Dog Man stood in front of him now, as long as he didn't speak, reveal the patterns of his Mangekyō Sharingan, or use Kamui, he was confident the Dog Man wouldn't recognize him.

"Do the previous conditions still stand?" Orochimaru asked.

"Hmph, I am destined to become the Raikage. Since you're willing to cooperate, I'll honor your offer."

This time, it was Uchiha Obito's turn to chuckle. The so-called Legendary Sannin were actually fussing over such trivial matters.

"You've got real talent, Tobi." Orochimaru laughed. "In that case, wait for me a moment."

He sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a brand new scroll, and picked up a pen.

"What are you doing?" Uchiha Obito frowned.

"Write down the Ninjutsu," Orochimaru said. "An equal exchange. Since you're willing to agree, I'll give you the complete version in return."

"Okay, then hurry up." Uchiha Obito, walked to the tree, and plopped down on it.

Ignoring Orochimaru, who had already begun writing, Obito Uchiha looked again at Leaf Village Hidden Leaf Uchiha Obito's...

This time, he is determined to inflict heavy damage on Hidden Leaf Village!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After this, it won't be easy for these villages to unite like this again.

The wind blew through the jungle, and the branches and leaves of the trees rustled.

Uchiha Obito quite liked that voice.

Ahead, Orochimaru finally stopped writing, rolled up the scroll, tied it up, and walked over.

"You finished writing so quickly?" Uchiha Obito looked at him.

"Using the Impure World Reincarnation isn't difficult; the difficulty lies in understanding it. Without sufficient understanding, you can't properly utilize this Ninjutsu. If you can't understand it yourself, don't blame me."

"If you're sincere in this transaction, I won't blame you." Uchiha Obito out and took the scroll Orochimaru handed him, but couldn't pull it out.

Orochimaru looked at him.

"Fei Zang, you haven't made a deal yet."

"Hmph, of course I won't go back on my word."

Uchiha Obito.

He wouldn't hesitate to give up any kind of knowledge as long as it could get him what he wanted.

Including Orochimaru in front of us, they will eventually become residents of the Eye of the Moon world.

Although Uchiha Obito now focused on honing his skills, he still maintains a superior perspective when facing all ninjas.

Including Orochimaru.

He found this kind of caution quite amusing.

Withdrawing his hand, Uchiha Obito took out the scroll he had prepared.

"Take it."

"That's right, you're a straightforward person."

Orochimaru and Uchiha Obito exchanged scrolls.

Then he opened it.

He didn't just glance at them; he sat down on the spot and began to examine them one by one.

Neither Uchiha Obito nor Orochimaru tampered with the goods in this transaction.

Orochimaru wrote down all his research findings on the Impure World Reincarnation in the most intuitive way.

The research results provided by Uchiha Obito Kumogakure.

The research that Kumogakure had conducted over the decades was now completely open to Orochimaru.

While Orochimaru was absorbing these results, Uchiha Obito had also witnessed everything about the Impure World Reincarnation.

He also mastered this Ninjutsu, thus gaining another means of attack.

Senju Muzoku Kumogakure could subdue Kumogakure with this Ninjutsu, then he can too.

"Very well, Orochimaru, go ahead and cause as much trouble as you want, I'll support you."

"Of course, of course." Orochimaru was equally pleased. "It's a pleasure working with you."

The two exchanged a glance, and the next moment, they stood up simultaneously, turned around, and went their separate ways.

Hidan, let's go!

Chapter Sixteen: The Competition Begins!

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the original timeline, the one-month gap after the preliminary rounds was to allow daimyo from various countries and leaders of ninja organizations to come and deliver money... no, to watch the competition.

But in this timeline, it was simply that Hidden Leaf Village wanted to upgrade its own ninjas.

He's not blind. Sand Village from Gaara is ridiculously strong.

Rock Lee, who opened Five Gates, surprised even the two Hokage. Yet, this dark horse couldn't defeat Gaara.

Fortunately, Uchiha Shingen was there and used Sand Within Sand to save Rock Lee; otherwise, Leaf Village would have lost a valuable talent.

Besides...

Five Leaf Village Genin made the list, four of whom were students of Uchiha Shingen, and three of them had exceptionally powerful fathers.

If we don't open a back door, everyone will feel like they've worked so hard for nothing.

What do men strive for? Nothing more than luxury cars and beautiful women, and hoping their daughters will have a princess-like life and their sons will go further in life.

Therefore, there was a small hiccup before this month-long vacation was successfully granted.

Because this timeline is different from the original one, all four Shadows were present, and the decision was made by vote.

Namikaze Minato proposed a one-month hiatus, citing "the need to demonstrate his ability to analyze opponents," but not every Kage agreed at the time.

Karatachi Yagura agreed, as he was also worried that Hozuki Suigetsu would be taken away by Gaara strength was far beyond the scope of the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Rasa disagreed, arguing that Sunagakure was clearly at a disadvantage. After all, if Gaara went straight to the third round, Gaara the best chance of winning, but if they waited a month, things might be different.