"Were they really that brazen? Stealing Bloodline Limits? It looks like all the major clans are searching for leads on them."
As Uchiha Yuu listened to Orochimaru's account, someone came to mind. Apart from Orochimaru, there was another man from his generation who took an interest in all kinds of Bloodline Limits.
Hiruko!
His talent could not compare to that of the Legendary Sannin, so he had not become a disciple of the Third Hokage back then. But he had turned that humiliation into motivation and created the secret Chimera Technique!
"He certainly is a possibility."
Yuu estimated that Hiruko's Chimera Technique was probably still in its infancy. A rat lurking in the shadows posed no threat to him for now.
"I'm not sure, but he's a very interesting fellow."
Orochimaru had merely given Uchiha Yuu a warning. Yuu had already grown up and was no longer a brat who hid behind him for protection. He no longer needed to worry about looking after him.
On the other side of Konoha, several burly men with brutish faces sat together in an office, speaking with vicious looks in their eyes.
"Damn Konoha! They gave every single order to Enlightenment. We can't win any of them!"
"Can't win any? I'm already bankrupt! Every time I think of Shan Juhua's face... I'll never forget how she sneered at me that day!"
"Damn it! Jie Jiro! What did you call us here for? If it isn't something important, I need to leave Konoha and set up shop in another village."
The gathered weapons merchants turned their eyes toward Jie Jiro in the middle. His expression betrayed nothing as he had a subordinate draw the curtains, then told them something in confidence.
"Enlightenment has taken over our market and left us no way to survive.