Konoha.
"..."
"Is this the medium you found?"
Orochimaru looked speechlessly at the two-hundred-square-meter villa before him.
Hinata nodded. "Yes, the information I wrote down says that this villa was made by Kanami using Wood Release."
"Then if all traces of Kanami are gone, why is this villa still here?"
"I... don't know."
"Fine. At least we have a medium now."
Orochimaru nodded.
"So, has the space-time portal been built?"
"How could it be that fast? But it's nearly done. My assistant is refining it. He's even smarter than I am. He has already developed many Scientific Ninja Tools with astonishing power, though they haven't been introduced into ninja life yet."
"I never expected someone to be even more capable than Lord Orochimaru."
"That flattery was a little too forced, Hinata Hyuga."
"Hehe..."
Just then, Katasuke Tono came running over. "Lord Orochimaru! Lord Orochimaru! I succeeded!"
"You succeeded?!"
Hinata was overjoyed and abruptly turned toward him.
Orochimaru walked over with a smile. "I told you my assistant was remarkable."
"Let's activate the space-time portal here."
"Here? Won't other people discover it?"
Katasuke Tono froze for a moment.
"No need to worry. With Lady Hinata here, I believe no one would dare sabotage this experiment," Orochimaru said with a smile.
Hinata nodded solemnly. "That's right. I absolutely will not allow anyone to disrupt the space-time portal experiment!"
"All right, then."
Katasuke Tono used one hand to perform a series of operations on the metal bracer around his wrist.
Soon, a blue portal appeared before the three of them, two meters tall in total.
"All right, now we need a medium connected to that person!"
Katasuke looked at the two of them excitedly.
"The medium is over there." Orochimaru pointed at the house in the distance.
Katasuke: "???"
"That medium is so