Arc 7Amegakure’s Rise

Ning Feng forced Hiruzen from power, gained half of the Nine-Tails, and built Amegakure into a growing political and military force. After subduing Rasa and the Eight-Tails and compelling Kumogakure to sign an agreement, he returned to Amegakure as Orochimaru offered his services while secretly coveting Ning Feng’s body.

  • Ning Feng awakened Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and taught him Kamui, then rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s demand that he become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Hiruzen’s attempt to seize Ning Feng’s Tailed Beasts brought Minato Namikaze and Kakashi to Ning Feng’s side, and Hiruzen died after using the Reaper Death Seal on Ning Feng’s shadow clone.
  • Minato transferred half of the Nine-Tails’ chakra to Ning Feng, who mastered the chakra and then recruited Kakuzu after defeating him on the road to Amegakure.
  • Ning Feng returned to Amegakure, announced its alliance with Konoha, and traveled to Sunagakure, where he defeated its forces, abducted Rasa, and took Shukaku.
  • Ning Feng helped Chiyo secure the path to becoming Fifth Kazekage, while Rasa’s gold dust and Sunagakure’s resources fueled Amegakure’s expansion.
  • A, Yagura, and Ōnoki prepared an allied force against Amegakure, but Ning Feng intimidated Kumogakure, forced A to sign his demands, and took Gyuki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Ning Feng returned to Amegakure, where Orochimaru offered laboratories and services while secretly seeking Ning Feng’s body for his reincarnation technique.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Obito Uchiha: This kid doesn't fight fair

Ning Feng helped Kakashi awaken and master Kamui, then used Kakashi’s new power to send destructive objects and Rasenshuriken into Obito Uchiha’s time-space. Obito escaped in pain and realized Uchiha Minato could reach him there, leaving him terrified of being killed.

  • Ning Feng tapped Kakashi’s Sharingan with chakra, awakening Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Kakashi learned to use Kamui under Ning Feng’s guidance and largely mastered it in fifteen minutes.
  • Obito Uchiha lamented his failed Konoha Crush to Black Zetsu and sensed disturbances in his time-space.
  • Obito entered his time-space and found a house, trees, Tai Chi Rasengan, and Explosion Release: Rasenshuriken inside it.
  • Obito fled his time-space in agony, and he realized Uchiha Minato was behind the attack and could kill him with ease.

Ch. 152The new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!? Ning Feng?

Ning Feng taught Kakashi to use Kamui and earned millions of copy points after changing the storyline. At the Sarutobi Residence, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Ning Feng to become the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

  • Ning Feng guided Kakashi in using Kamui, and Kakashi thanked him for the lesson.
  • Ning Feng received five million copy points for changing the original Naruto storyline and considered how to spend his balance.
  • Members of the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans invited Ning Feng to the Sarutobi Residence for a gathering with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
  • Ning Feng told Hiruzen Sarutobi to state his purpose, and Hiruzen proposed that Ning Feng become the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Ch. 153Hiruzen Sarutobi's conspiracy! Hiruzen Sarutobi's scheme

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to pressure Ning Feng into becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, then threatened to seize his other Tailed Beasts when he refused. Minato Namikaze arrived with elite Anbu and confronted Hiruzen, leaving the two sides facing off.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed that Ning Feng become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but Ning Feng rejected the idea and said Minato Namikaze should decide.
  • An Akimichi clansman confronted Ning Feng, who used his Mangekyō Sharingan to incapacitate the Ino-Shika-Cho clansmen in the meeting hall.
  • Sarutobi clansmen, including Sarutobi Shinnosuke, arrived armed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded Ning Feng's cooperation or the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and other Tailed Beasts.
  • Ning Feng challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over the security failures during the Nine-Tails' attack, leaving Hiruzen unable to answer.
  • Minato Namikaze arrived with elite Anbu, surrounded Hiruzen's group, and demanded to know why Hiruzen had sent so many forces against Ning Feng.

Ch. 154Teacher, Minato

Minato Namikaze confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi for trying to pressure Uchiha Minato into becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or surrendering the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. The argument left Minato ready to defect with his family and student, while Ning Feng condemned Konoha’s leadership for betraying its own ideals.

  • Minato Namikaze drew a kunai and challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over his attempt to make Uchiha Minato the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or take the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from him.
  • Hiruzen argued that Konoha’s interests required Uchiha Minato to remain in the village or give up the two Tailed Beasts, and Minato and the Anbu recognized the coercion behind his reasoning.
  • Minato defended Uchiha Minato’s service to Konoha and said he would defect with his wife, children, and student rather than accept the village’s treatment of him.
  • Ning Feng accused Hiruzen of betraying the trust he preached and cited Hatake Maoshuo’s disgrace and death as evidence of Konoha’s double standards.

Ch. 155Uchiha Minato's outburst! Hiruzen's resignation?

Uchiha Minato condemned Hiruzen Sarutobi’s contradictory use of the Will of Fire, prompting Kakashi to learn the truth about his father and join Minato. Minato then resigned as Fourth Hokage to accompany Ning Feng to Amegakure, where several Anbu also offered to join them.

  • Uchiha Minato criticized Hiruzen for demanding loyalty from Ninja while sacrificing Sakumo Hatake and others for Konoha’s interests.
  • Kakashi overheard Uchiha Minato’s words, realized his father had been a hero, and resigned as Anbu squad captain to become Uchiha Minato’s guard.
  • Uchiha Minato accepted Kakashi, while Minato Namikaze announced that he would leave his position as Fourth Hokage and accompany Uchiha Minato to Amegakure.
  • Several Anbu Ninja offered to join Minato and rebuild the Rain Anbu in Amegakure.

Ch. 156Hiruzen Sarutobi exploded with rage! Leaving Konoha?

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Uchiha Minato and his allies to leave Konoha unless they surrendered their tailed beasts, but Ning Feng pointed out that Minato’s faction controlled the village and that Hiruzen was the one who should go. Hiruzen realized his influence had collapsed, and after Minato offered him a chance to die with dignity, Hiruzen lunged at him with murderous intent.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded that Uchiha Minato leave Konoha within three days or surrender the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
  • Minato Namikaze chose to leave with Ning Feng and the Anbu elites, while Kakashi and the others despaired over Hiruzen’s refusal to relent.
  • Ning Feng told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Minato’s faction controlled Konoha and that Hiruzen, not they, should leave the village.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi realized his control over Konoha had weakened, and Minato offered him a kunai and a chance to take his own life discreetly.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi feigned acceptance, then suddenly lunged at Minato with murderous intent.

Ch. 157Reaper Death Seal! Hiruzen Sarutobi's scheme

Ning Feng thwarted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attempt to seize him with the Reaper Death Seal by revealing that Hiruzen had attacked only his shadow clone. Hiruzen died when the technique consumed him and the clone, leaving Minato to face the frightened clans gathered at the Sarutobi Residence.

  • Ning Feng sensed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s killing intent and swiftly struck him down before he could reach Minato.
  • Ning Feng lifted the helpless Hiruzen by the neck and recognized that Hiruzen had been hiding his true strength.
  • Hiruzen broke free and used the Reaper Death Seal, declaring that he would take Ning Feng down and claim his tailed beasts for Konoha.
  • Ning Feng’s apparent body burst into water, revealing that Hiruzen had been fighting a shadow clone while the real Ning Feng descended from the sky.
  • The Reaper Death Seal consumed Hiruzen and Ning Feng’s shadow clone, and the Sarutobi and Ino-Shika-Cho clansmen begged Minato for mercy.
  • Minato told the gathered clansmen to get up after Ning Feng gave him a helpless shrug.

Ch. 158A coup in Konoha! The rotten Konoha would cease to exist

After Hiruzen Sarutobi’s defeat, Ning Feng reassured the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans and agreed to let Hiruzen die with dignity. In a private conversation, Minato urged Ning Feng to become Hokage and lead a campaign to unite the Shinobi World, but Ning Feng said he preferred to work from behind the scenes.

  • Ning Feng told the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans he would not punish them for supporting Hiruzen Sarutobi.
  • Ning Feng asked Minato to say Hiruzen had died of old age, and Minato and the others began preparing Hiruzen’s funeral.
  • Minato took Ning Feng to a secluded forest and asked whether he resented him for arriving late; Ning Feng said he did not.
  • Minato urged Ning Feng to merge Amegakure into Konoha and become the Fifth Hokage, with Minato supporting him.
  • Ning Feng rejected the idea of taking the public role and told Minato he preferred to control events from behind the scenes.

Ch. 159Minato, the teacher who doted on his student

Minato promised to clear the way for Ning Feng to become Fifth Hokage, and the two returned to mourn Hiruzen before visiting Minato’s family. Kushina agreed to let Minato seal half of the Nine-Tails’ chakra inside Ning Feng, and they prepared to begin.

  • Minato told Ning Feng he would clear his path to becoming Fifth Hokage, and Ning Feng vowed to carry on Minato’s ambition.
  • Minato and Ning Feng returned to the Sarutobi Residence, where Hiruzen’s body lay as clansmen mourned him.
  • Minato brought Ning Feng home, where Kushina introduced him to the sleeping Naruto, who reached toward Ning Feng.
  • Minato proposed sealing part of the Nine-Tails inside Ning Feng to strengthen him and reduce the danger of Kushina losing control.
  • Kushina agreed, passed Naruto to Uchiha Mikoto, and sat down so Minato could begin extracting the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

Ch. 160The Yin and Yang Nine-Tails, the New Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

Minato transferred half of the Nine-Tails' chakra from Kushina to Ning Feng, making him a Jinchuriki alongside the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. The Nine-Tails recognized Ning Feng's Mangekyō Sharingan and ended the chapter submissively offering Kurama's chakra for Ning Feng to use.

  • Minato used the Four Symbols Seal to remove half of the Nine-Tails' chakra from Kushina while her Adamantine Sealing Chains restrained the beast.
  • Minato transferred the Nine-Tails' chakra to Ning Feng, and the beast's killing intent surged as the seal weakened.
  • Ning Feng's Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in his sea of consciousness, halting the Nine-Tails' malice and frightening the beast.
  • Minato completed the transfer and exhausted himself, while Ning Feng gained access to the Nine-Tails' chakra.
  • The Nine-Tails addressed Ning Feng cautiously and offered Kurama's chakra for him to use as he pleased.

Ch. 161The Nine-Tails Submitted?! The New Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

Ning Feng became the Nine-Tails’ new Jinchuriki, and Kurama submitted immediately after sensing Ning Feng’s overwhelming power and Mangekyō Sharingan. Ning Feng tested his new chakra and received a worldwide announcement, then heard a new notification chime.

  • Kurama recognized Ning Feng’s strength and respectfully agreed to let him use the Nine-Tails’ chakra, while the Five-Tails and Four-Tails remained deferential beside him.
  • Ning Feng returned to Minato’s home and entered Tailed Beast Transformation, manifesting a cloak of Nine-Tails chakra and three tails.
  • Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze were surprised by how quickly Ning Feng had transformed, and Ning Feng explained that he had only mastered part of the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
  • The World Channel announced that Uchiha Minato had obtained half of the Nine-Tails’ chakra and become its new Jinchuriki, prompting an uproar among players.
  • Ning Feng closed the World Channel, then heard a clear notification chime.

Ch. 162Changing the plot, extraordinary rewards

After becoming the Nine-Tails’ perfect Jinchuriki, Ning Feng received the Sage Body and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, then set off to return to Amegakure and help Minato begin Konoha’s plans. On the way, Kakuzu and several bounty hunters confronted him over his 200-billion bounty.

  • Ning Feng received the Sage Body and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode after changing the plot by obtaining half of the Nine-Tails.
  • Ning Feng told Minato Namikaze and Kushina that he had perfectly merged with the Nine-Tails, leaving them astonished.
  • Minato told Ning Feng to return to Amegakure and complete the first step of Konoha’s grand ambitions.
  • Ning Feng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel rapidly from Konoha toward Amegakure.
  • Kakuzu and other black-market ninjas blocked Ning Feng’s path, and Kakuzu declared that he wanted the bounty on Ning Feng’s head.

Ch. 163Kakuzu! The Island Country Guild Appears

Ning Feng defeated Kakuzu with Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and recruited him to serve as the Rain Shadow. Before Kakuzu could join his ranks, Yamamoto Jirō and tens of thousands of Great Sun Shrine players appeared, and Ning Feng seized their vice guild leader while a shockwave killed and wounded many of them.

  • Kakuzu boasted that he had assassinated Hashirama Senju, but Ning Feng mocked him for fleeing after throwing a kunai from eight hundred meters away.
  • Ning Feng activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, then sent Kakuzu flying with a punch that destroyed the trees around him.
  • After losing a heart, Kakuzu abandoned the bounty and begged Ning Feng to spare his life, while his elite rogue ninja companions also pleaded for mercy.
  • Ning Feng recruited Kakuzu as a follower and noted that Kakuzu could help manage finances.
  • Yamamoto Jirō, the level 50 vice guild leader of the Great Sun Shrine, arrived with tens of thousands of players and declared that they had been waiting for Ning Feng.
  • Ning Feng seized Yamamoto Jirō, and a shockwave swept away a quarter of the Great Sun Shrine players, leaving many dead or wounded.

Ch. 164Island Country players' provocation! The balance of power in Hokage World

Ning Feng destroyed Yamamoto Jirō and tens of thousands of Great Sun Shrine players before returning to Amegakure. He reunited with Fū and Konan and asked how the village had fared in his absence.

  • Ning Feng killed Yamamoto Jirō and wiped out the surrounding Island Country players with several Big Ball Rasengans.
  • World Announcements reported that Uchiha Minato had scored 30,000 kills, shocking players across Hokage World.
  • Ning Feng and Kakuzu reached Amegakure and found its gates widened, new buildings rising, and construction crews at work.
  • Konan arrived with Fū, who tearfully asked Ning Feng to hold her and told him she had missed him.
  • Ning Feng asked Konan about Amegakure's development and whether other ninja villages had caused trouble, then carried both her and Fū into the village.

Ch. 165Amegakure's enormous transformation! The efforts of Konan and the others

Ning Feng reunited with Konan and reviewed Amegakure’s rapid growth during his month away. He announced that Amegakure had allied with Konoha and that they would travel to Sunagakure to capture a Kage.

  • Konan asked Ning Feng if he thought she was pretty, but Fū interrupted their intimate moment by clinging to his head and falling asleep.
  • Konan reported that Amegakure’s revenue had tripled in a month, reaching one-third of Sunagakure’s, while its ninja population more than doubled.
  • Nagato warned that Amegakure needed to grow faster because other villages would try to hinder its rise.
  • Ning Feng announced that Amegakure had officially allied with Konoha.
  • Ning Feng said they would go to Sunagakure to hunt down and bring back a Kage, shocking Nagato and the others.

Ch. 166Ning Feng's plan! Hunting a Kage?

Ning Feng won Nagato and the others’ support for a formal Konoha–Amegakure alliance, then ordered a hunt for Fourth Kazekage Rasa. He planned to use the mission to demonstrate Amegakure’s power and capture Rasa for his ability to produce gold.

  • An Akatsuki member reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi had died and Konoha’s leadership was changing, prompting Nagato and Yahiko to credit Ning Feng with engineering the political outcome.
  • Ning Feng assigned Nagato, Yahiko, and the others to handle the details of a formal alliance treaty with Konoha.
  • Ning Feng ordered Amegakure’s Intelligence Department to gather information on Rasa and said he would go after the Kazekage himself.
  • Nagato and the others eagerly prepared to support the hunt, while Ning Feng stood above Amegakure and looked down over the village.

Ch. 167To Sunagakure! Ning Feng's commanding entrance

Ning Feng reached Sunagakure as Rasa and the village's senior officials discussed Konoha and the threat of Uchiha Minato. He interrupted their plan to make Gaara the next One-Tail Jinchūriki, and the chapter left the officials recognizing him as Uchiha Minato.

  • Rasa learned that Uchiha Minato had helped take Hiruzen out of the picture and might soon control Konoha.
  • An intelligence Ninja reported that Uchiha Minato had returned to Amegakure and planned to hunt down Rasa.
  • Rasa and the Sunagakure officials dismissed the threat, while Granny Chiyo said she wanted to test her puppets against Uchiha Minato.
  • A senior official proposed making Gaara the next One-Tail Jinchūriki, and Rasa hesitated because Gaara was his son.
  • Ning Feng appeared in the meeting and criticized Sunagakure for forcing a child to bear the burden of becoming a Jinchūriki.
  • Rasa and the officials prepared to attack the intruder, and one official identified him as Uchiha Minato.

Ch. 168Sunagakure's Ninja Were Dumbfounded

Ning Feng’s Shadow Clone outmaneuvered Sunagakure’s ambush, then revealed an army of Susanoo clones that left Rasa, Granny Chiyo, and the village’s forces stunned. The chapter ended with Ning Feng claiming that he had surrounded Sunagakure, though maintaining the Susanoo was consuming enormous chakra.

  • Rasa asked Ning Feng why he had come to Sunagakure and apologized in case the village had offended him.
  • Granny Chiyo prepared to attack, but Ning Feng struck her aside before she could use her puppetry.
  • Ning Feng exposed a kneeling official as a Shadow Clone and destroyed it before hundreds of Sunagakure Ninja attacked him with Wind Release: Breakthrough.
  • Rasa revealed that Sunagakure’s intelligence department had anticipated Ning Feng’s arrival, but the attack destroyed only Ning Feng’s Shadow Clone.
  • Ning Feng appeared behind the Sunagakure Ninja and revealed that he had anticipated the ambush and surrounded them.
  • Ning Feng created numerous Susanoo clones armed with the Yata Mirror and the Totsuka Blade, leaving Sunagakure’s forces dumbfounded.

Ch. 169The Terror of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Susanoo

Ning Feng used multiple real Susanoo to overwhelm Sunagakure’s forces and capture the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. When Granny Chiyo released Shukaku to stop him, the One-Tail cowered before Ning Feng and vanished at his command.

  • Sunagakure’s leaders tried and failed to dispel what they believed was genjutsu, realizing Ning Feng’s many Susanoo were real.
  • Ning Feng’s Susanoo cut through the combined Wind Release of over a thousand elite Sunagakure ninja and drove back the defenders.
  • Ning Feng’s Susanoo destroyed Rasa’s gold dust and seized him, then knocked him unconscious and carried him away.
  • Granny Chiyo released Shukaku, but the One-Tail recognized Ning Feng and cowered instead of attacking.
  • Ning Feng declared that he would take Shukaku too, and the One-Tail vanished without a trace.

Ch. 170The Fourth Kazekage's Shock! Chiyo's Scheme

Ning Feng abducted Rasa and planned to use the Fourth Kazekage to increase Amegakure’s revenue. After discovering Chiyo’s plot to become the Fifth Kazekage, he confronted her and she offered to cooperate.

  • Ning Feng told Rasa he would have to produce gold dust for Amegakure and threatened Sunagakure and Gaara if he refused.
  • Granny Chiyo led elite Sunagakure ninja after Ning Feng, then killed them and wounded herself to make it appear she had tried to rescue Rasa.
  • Ning Feng realized Chiyo planned to use Rasa’s abduction to gain support and become the Fifth Kazekage.
  • Ning Feng knocked Rasa unconscious, placed him in a Space-Time Scroll, and appeared before Chiyo.
  • Chiyo recognized Ning Feng could help her become the Fifth Kazekage and offered to meet any condition he set.

Ch. 171Sunagakure's true boss behind the scenes

Ning Feng secured Chiyo’s cooperation, brought the Fourth Kazekage to Amegakure, and oversaw the village’s rapid growth as Sunagakure sent it support. Alarmed by Amegakure’s rise, the leaders of three great shinobi villages planned a joint attack, but their preparations were disrupted when Uchiha Minato arrived at Kumogakure.

  • Ning Feng gave Chiyo a token to help her secure the position of Fifth Kazekage and returned to Amegakure with the genjutsu-trapped Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.
  • Nagato and the others imprisoned Rasa, then forced him to cooperate in the gold dust business, greatly increasing Amegakure’s income.
  • Ning Feng, Nagato, and Konan pushed ahead with political and economic reforms as Amegakure’s industries and ninja forces expanded, while Chiyo sent Sunagakure’s money, ninja, and Puppet Corps to support Ning Feng.
  • At the suggestion of the Fourth Raikage, A, the Kage of three great shinobi villages agreed to form a joint army and attack Amegakure.
  • A learned that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki would serve as his new partner in the AB Combination, but a ninja soon reported that Uchiha Minato had arrived.

Ch. 172Uchiha Minato's arrival! Kumogakure scared witless

Uchiha Minato arrived in Kumogakure and confronted A, the Fourth Raikage, after subduing the Eight-Tails. He revealed that he had intercepted Kumogakure’s attempts to contact Kirigakure and Iwagakure, leaving A to reconsider his village’s plans.

  • A, the Fourth Raikage, rushed to the Eight-Tails’ location after hearing that Uchiha Minato had arrived.
  • A found Gyuki subdued, with Uchiha Minato standing atop him.
  • Kumogakure’s elite units and Chakra Cannons surrounded Uchiha Minato, but A asked him why he had come instead of ordering an attack.
  • Uchiha Minato said he had come to check whether A was organizing an allied army against Amegakure, and he noted that he had easily subdued the Eight-Tails.
  • A denied that Kumogakure planned to form an alliance, but Uchiha Minato revealed several captured intelligence Ninja who had been sent to contact Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

Ch. 173Intimidation, intimidation! Unprecedented intimidation

Ning Feng used hidden Explosion Release chakra to intimidate Fourth Raikage A and demanded Kumogakure recognize the Konoha–Amegakure alliance, leave its allied force, and surrender the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. As A considered his response, Yagura and Ōnoki arrived to oppose Ning Feng’s demands.

  • A wrestled with whether to attack Uchiha Minato, fearing the cost of committing Kumogakure’s forces.
  • Uchiha Minato exposed A’s thoughts and urged him to inspect the village before acting.
  • A’s sensory division reported that Explosion Release chakra around Kumogakure could destroy more than half the village.
  • Ning Feng explained that he had planted the chakra to intimidate Kumogakure, not destroy it.
  • A asked what Kumogakure must do to make amends, and Ning Feng demanded recognition of the Konoha–Amegakure treaty, withdrawal from the allied force, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Yagura and Ōnoki arrived as A hesitated, and Yagura challenged Ning Feng’s demand that Kumogakure leave the allied force.

Ch. 174A exploded with rage! Kumogakure's defeat

Ning Feng forced A to accept his demands by threatening Kumogakure with explosive shadow clones disguised as Ōnoki and Yagura, then took Gyuki back to Amegakure. At the village entrance, he encountered Orochimaru, who was stunned by Amegakure’s growth.

  • Ōnoki and Yagura approached Kumogakure’s elites, who discovered their bodies were filled with Explosion Release chakra.
  • A realized Ning Feng had prepared multiple traps and surrendered, signing the documents Ning Feng gave him.
  • Ning Feng took the unconscious Gyuki, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and headed back to Amegakure.
  • Ning Feng recognized Orochimaru waiting near Amegakure’s entrance, while Orochimaru stared in disbelief at the village’s grandeur.

Ch. 175Orochimaru's arrival! Orochimaru's ambitions

Orochimaru approached Uchiha Minato at Amegakure, offering forbidden techniques and proposing to establish research laboratories there. Minato recognized that Orochimaru wanted access to his resources and coveted his body, while Minato Namikaze, Itachi, and Shisui quietly returned from watching Kumogakure.

  • Minato Namikaze, Itachi, and Shisui watched Kumogakure’s outskirts after Uchiha Minato intimidated its elite ninja, then left when they saw he was safe.
  • Uchiha Minato returned to Amegakure, where Nagato, Konan, Orochimaru, and Kabuto Yakushi were waiting.
  • Orochimaru praised Uchiha Minato and offered to establish ninjutsu laboratories in Amegakure in exchange for resources and forbidden techniques.
  • Konan collected the scrolls Orochimaru offered, and Uchiha Minato realized Orochimaru wanted to join him for his own purposes.
  • Orochimaru secretly coveted Uchiha Minato’s body because his reincarnation technique was nearing its time limit, and Minato possessed Hashirama cells, a Mangekyō Sharingan, and other kekkei genkai.
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