At Shin Uchiha's words, Kabuto Yakushi's gaze softened a little.
Yakushi Nonō was the person Kabuto Yakushi cared about most. To him, as long as the mother who ran the Orphanage could live well, any sacrifice he made was worth it.
Kabuto Yakushi wasted no time. His expression turned serious as he looked at Shin Uchiha and said:
"Lord Shin, you should already know that Orochimaru has infiltrated Konoha and plans to launch the Konoha Crush during these Chunin Ninja Exams."
Shin Uchiha nodded at Kabuto Yakushi's words, but asked in some confusion:
"There's something I don't understand. What exactly is Orochimaru trying to achieve? Although Konoha officially listed him as an S-rank Rogue Ninja, it has hardly put any effort into hunting him down.
Otherwise, Orochimaru could never have founded Otogakure and still lived so freely. Has he grown tired of living?"
After all, Konoha was completely different from before. After all these years of joint administration under Tsunade and Shin Uchiha, the village had long since been brought into order, with all its forces consolidated.
On top of that, the intelligence organizations and forces under Shimura Danzō had all been handed over to Tsunade.
So, if Shin Uchiha had not wanted to give Orochimaru an environment where he could research all kinds of forbidden techniques, then reap the fruits of his research for free through Kabuto Yakushi once he produced results, he would have long since chased him all over the world. Orochimaru would never have had the time to establish so many bases or conduct his various experiments.
At Lord Shin's question, the corner of Kabuto Yakushi's mouth twitched helplessly. As an accomplished double agent, he knew at least something about the forces under Lord Shin. He gathered his thoughts before answering with a rather helpless air: