Sasuke's departure did not cause much of a stir. Konoha merely recorded him as a rogue ninja as a formality; if not for his special status as an Uchiha, Konoha would not have paid attention to him at all.
Konoha had many matters to deal with now, such as internal reforms and handling the daimyo who would soon arrive.
This Hokage succession ceremony and Konoha's many reforms had not been discussed with the daimyo at all. The Hokage succession ceremony had even been completed before the daimyo's delegation arrived, leaving the daimyo deeply dissatisfied.
Although Tsunade had not agreed to many of the things Orochimaru said, some of them had still tempted her, such as fighting for more benefits from the daimyo.
Most importantly, they had Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan. What would happen if they used that eye to alter the daimyo's will? Would Konoha truly become stronger as quickly as Orochimaru had claimed?
Learning of the Ōtsutsuki conspiracy gave Tsunade a sense of urgency. This would affect the overall course of the entire world.
To prevent the world's destruction, the correct choice was to hold power in their own hands.
"Sasuke seems to have gone looking for Itachi. While you're at it, deal with the Akatsuki as well. Teach the two ninja villages a lesson, and then we can leave."
After receiving Orochimaru's order, Kakashi nodded lightly and vanished directly into the void.
The Dark-Dark Fruit's awakening gave Kakashi a deeper understanding of its true nature. Although it was called the Dark-Dark Fruit, its power was not darkness that devoured everything, but something closer to a black hole.
Of course, black holes possessed the special property of devouring everything. Not even light could escape a black hole's gravitational pull.
But in truth, a black hole was not darkness. It was