Sending Orochimaru Under Kotoamatsukami's Control in as a Spy

"Huh? You came back with a pretty good haul..."

"Just as I thought, staying here while my Wood Clone Technique does the legwork is a good choice."

After sharing his wood clone's memories, Uchiha Ensei's original body looked pleased.

"Shadow clones are one thing, but wood clones share memories in real time. Doesn't that strike you as odd?"

Uchiha Ensei's original body was about to answer his wood clone's complaint when the clone cut him off.

"Never mind. I get it."

"So there's a difference between the original and a wood clone. From this side, I can't sense any trace of the memory transfer. Looks like we're not quite the same after all."

The wood clone murmured as though answering him, but he was really talking to himself.

Once his chakra was replenished, the wood clone used Flying Thunder God to leave again.

This time, the wood clone took plenty of useful supplies with him. He probably wouldn't run short of chakra again.

With Orochimaru under the Tenseigan's control, Uchiha Ensei's wood clone returned to the Land of Dawn.

This time, Madara Uchiha appeared the moment the clone entered the country, unable to wait any longer.

"Uchiha Ensei... What did you do with my Rinnegan..."

Madara suddenly spotted Orochimaru behind Uchiha Ensei, and his brow furrowed.

Though Madara had once led the Uchiha Clan, managing domestic affairs had never been his strength.

So when someone as capable as Orochimaru appeared, Madara had handed him most of the authority within the Land of Dawn.

If even Orochimaru was a pawn someone else had planted, the country Madara had worked so hard to build might end up serving another's ambitions.

Uchiha Ensei noticed Madara's gaze and immediately understood.

"This... is Orochimaru too. He's the same person as the one working for