Konoha.
Sunlight shines through the more lush foliage after reconstruction and onto the neat streets.
The villagers performed their duties, the vendors continued to operate as usual, and Ninja hurriedly performed its tasks.
On the surface, everything seems to be business as usual.
However, an invisible sense of depression filled the air. Almost all Konoha Ninja and civilians had a heavy stone weighing on their hearts.
They all know it.
I got to know Naruto Uzumaki, who is now the new Sixth Hokage.
I learned that this extremely young Hokage is outside, launching a war aimed at "unification".
But no one dared to discuss this matter publicly.
Whether it's on the street corner or in Mission Assignment Center, people tacitly avoid this topic.
Question his decision-making?
That takes a lot of courage.
He also has forty more heads than others.
Because everyone clearly remembers that during this year's Joint Chunin Exams, the opponent used the Ninjutsu that destroyed Konoha.
Naruto really dares to attack Konoha!
He really dared to drop that "nuclear bomb" on Konoha, above everyone's heads, that could completely wipe the village off the map!
Although he finally rebuilt Konoha, the despair and powerlessness that swept the whole village at that moment, as well as the fear after learning about its power, have been engraved in the hearts of every Konoha person like a brand.
The fear of absolute power suppresses all dissent and concerns.
They can only choose to believe, or at least, choose to obey silently.
In this depressing atmosphere, Wood Clone, one of Kakashi Hatake and Naruto, quietly came to Orochimaru's research institute.
Kakashi's usual lazy look disappeared at this moment, replaced by furrowed brows, dark eyes and a thoughtful silence.
His exposed right eye lost its usual dead-eye-like laziness, and was filled with pain, struggle and unbelievable shock.
He had just learned a shocking piece of news from Naruto, Wood Clone, that was enough to overturn his knowledge of the past ten years.
The real mastermind behind Nine-Tails' Attack, the murderer who wore Spiral Mask, controlled Nine-Tails to attack Konoha, and killed his teacher...
It turned out to be his best friend Obito Uchiha whom he thought was dead long ago!
The news was like thunder, exploding repeatedly in his mind.
Obito...
The hero who is always late, impulsive, dreams of becoming Hokage, and ultimately "sacrifices" in Kannabi Bridge...
How could it be him?
How could it be him!
But Naruto's serious expression and the details revealed forced him to believe this cruel fact.
The joy of my father's resurrection was also dashed by this news.
This Wood Clone of Naruto originally stayed in Kusagakure's town and wrote books.
But not long ago, through the unique Chakra connection between Shadow Clone, the main body instantly transmitted the information about "Masked Man is Obito Uchiha" and the urgent instruction to "immediately bring Kakashi back to Konoha to find Orochimaru to change eyes".
So, Wood Clone immediately put down his work, found Kakashi, told him what had happened, and rushed back to Konoha as quickly as possible.
"Naruto-kun, why did you come back suddenly?"
Orochimaru was playing with a certain Culture Dish, and Golden Snake Eyes looked with interest at Naruto Wood Clone and Kakashi who were led in by Tayuya.
When I saw Kakashi, a trace of surprise flashed in my eyes.
"You also brought Kakashi back? Is there something wrong with Kusagakure?"
Wood Clone from Naruto conveyed the information about Obito's identity and request for eye surgery to Orochimaru concisely and concisely.
"Oh? Interesting..."
Orochimaru stretched out his long tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, with an excited and playful smile on his face.
"The war hero, Obito Uchiha, who has been 'dead' for many years... turned out to be the culprit who launched Nine-Tails' Attack.
What a dramatic turn of events."
Immediately, she changed the topic and mentioned another important thing. "Just so, I have already helped you remove the 'backhand' on the pair of Rinnegan you gave me before."
What he was talking about was the strange pair of eyes that he had taken from Urashiki Otsutsuki before and could switch between Red Eyes Rinnegan and Blue Rinnegan.
Before Naruto went to Land of Grass, he handed it over to Orochimaru for research, and specifically asked to eliminate possible hidden dangers.
"You can take it back with you and give it to your original body."
Orochimaru said, put down his work, turned around and motioned for the two of them to follow.
"Follow me."
He led Naruto Wood Clone and Kakashi through several corridors and came to a more private and lower-temperature room.
There are several huge cylindrical Cultivation Pods filled with Nutrient Solution arranged in the room. There are various humanoid Clone Bodys with pale skin and closed eyes suspended in the cabin.
Most of them are experimental subjects cultivated based on White Zetsu Cells or Hashirama Cells.
Orochimaru walked to one of the Cultivation Pods and skillfully operated the control panel.
Nutrient Solution is emptying and the hatch is open.
He reached in and pulled out a pale-skinned, humanoid clay-like creature.
It is a White Zetsu.
Then, Orochimaru put on the sterilized Medical Rubber Gloves, cleaned his hands and clasped his fingers towards the empty eye sockets of White Zetsu!
After making a tooth-piercing sound, he took out a pair of pure white eyes.
That's exactly Byakugan from Urashiki Otsutsuki.
"That guy named Urashiki Otsutsuki really has a backup plan."
Orochimaru carefully placed the pair of Byakugan into a transparent Culture Jar filled with special preservation fluid.
"However, any remnants of his possible consciousness have now been successfully left in the body of White Zetsu, the first transplanted eye."
He pointed at the White Zetsu that had its eyes removed and lay limp on the ground. "I tossed three different White Zetsu experimental bodies and verified them repeatedly before finally confirming that all the backhand and tracking marks left by the other party in the eyes were completely transferred and 'fixed' to the White Zetsu carrier that was transplanted for the first time, and were completely separated from the eyes themselves."
"Now these eyes are 'clean'."
Orochimaru said, handing the sealed Culture Jar to Wood Clone of Naruto.
Naruto Wood Clone took the jar, casually looked at the pure Byakugan floating inside, and nodded.
The eyes of Urashiki Otsutsuki are indeed special. The original form was Byakugan. Whether it is Red Eyes Rinnegan or Blue Rinnegan that was later shown, they are all high-level form switching based on this pair of Byakugan. The core of the ability is contained in this pair of eyes.
He put Culture Jar into the Sealing Scroll he carried with him and put it away properly.
"So..."
Naruto Wood Clone After putting away Scroll, he raised his eyes to Orochimaru and asked about another matter of concern.
"My Sharingan, has it started yet?"
He was referring to the project that he had previously commissioned Orochimaru to cultivate using his own blood and that of Uchiha Hikari, in an attempt to create Sharingan with Naruto cells.
Orochimaru shook his head, Golden Snake Eyes showed a trace of regret. "No. The time is too short."
"Cell culture, induction of differentiation, and formation of a complete optic nerve and pupil structure... require precise control and sufficient time.
The organization currently cultivated is not even stable in its basic eyeball shape, let alone awakening the characteristics of Sharingan."
"Not developed well."
Naruto Wood Clone frowned, but he also knew that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed.
He turned to look at Kakashi, who had been silent, and then looked at Orochimaru:
"Then let's deal with Kakashi-sensei's matter first.
Transplant him with an ordinary eye. I will bring the eye of Obito to the main body. Whether it is destroyed or sealed depends on the main body's arrangement."