I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

'Great Sage, how is it? What did you gain from devouring Kimimaro?'

[Great Sage: Predation is complete. The glutton is absorbing the food. Estimated absorption time: three hours]

absorb?

Hasn't the absorption already been completed?

[Great Sage: A creature that devours a physical entity needs to be absorbed. Only after absorption is complete can it be further analyzed and calculated to help the host obtain its power.]

'When it absorbed the first generation's cells before...'

[The Great Sage: Last time, the absorption was only a small part, so the absorption process was naturally very fast. This time, we are absorbing an entire ninja with a bloodline limit.]

Right!

In terms of volume, the last glutton absorbed only a small piece of Hashirama's cell, but this time it's Kimimaro, a whole person!

The thought of completely absorbing Kimimaro made Shigure feel a little strange.

Why does it feel like I'm eating people?

Although bulimiars do actually eat people, it still feels a bit strange.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore!

Shi Yu looked at this expanse of white bone forest.

It's a pity that Kimimaro, such a powerful ninja, was unwilling to return to Kirigakure and only wanted to serve Orochimaru.

What is Orochimaru doing?

'His hands weren't sealed by Hiruzen, so why didn't he come to pick up Sasuke himself, but instead sent Kimimaro instead?'

Shi Yu thought of this.

I suddenly paused for a moment.

Could it be that Orochimaru was busy with something else, which is why he didn't come to pick up Sasuke?

Sasuke must be an extremely important person to Orochimaru, unless Orochimaru has something else to do.

I will definitely come to pick up Sasuke in person.

His absence indicates that Orochimaru was busy with other matters, matters that even prevented him from coming to pick up Sasuke.

What could it be?

Orochimaru couldn't have gone to find Tsunade, could he?

Why would Orochimaru go looking for Tsunade when his hands are perfectly fine?

Was it simply to stop Jiraiya from bringing Tsunade back to Konoha?

Orochimaru wouldn't be that bored.

Unless there is some reason that forces Orochimaru to take action.

'Wait! Sasuke!'

Shigure suddenly turned around and looked back in the direction Sasuke had left.

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder only Shikamaru and his group were chasing Sasuke; this chasing lineup couldn't even compare to the original story.

If I hadn't come, they probably wouldn't have even been able to see Sasuke.

Not to mention bringing back Uchiha Sasuke.

This is clearly an intentional act to let Sasuke escape, and the person who released Sasuke is naturally Danzo.

'By releasing Sasuke to Orochimaru, Orochimaru intervened to stop Jiraiya from retrieving Tsunade!'

'Danzo is the only candidate to become the next Hokage!'

'While Homura Tomon and Koharu Utatane have some reservations about Danzo, they also acknowledge his strength!'

Thinking of this, Shi Yu laughed coldly.

'Let Danzo become the Hokage of Konoha?!'

very good!

Shigure now actually hopes that Danzo will become Hokage. If Shigure becomes Hokage and then meets Danzo again, I wonder what kind of expression the Hokage will have!

Shi Yu had a smile on her face.

Shiyu finds the thought of such a scene amusing.

When they arrived at the back, Haku was treating Chojuro's wounds. By the time Shigure arrived, Haku had almost finished treating them.

Moreover, it was handled very professionally.

There's no need to disassemble it for further treatment of Chojuro.

Even without treatment, a ninja's constitution allows them to recover quickly over time.

"Lord Shigure, is the battle over?"

Shi Yu nodded: "Let's go! Let's get ready to go back!"

"Go back?" Bai was stunned for a moment, but Sasuke was not behind Shigure.

"The Uchiha..."

Shigure: "I let him go!"

When Shigure bluntly said that he had let him go, Bai was stunned for a moment, but then laughed.

"Lord Shigure, there shouldn't be any problems with letting Sasuke go!"

"What problems could there be? Who knows the details of the battle except us? Let's just say the enemy was too strong and we couldn't win!"

Shiyu's random excuse left Bai somewhat helpless; it was obvious that such a reason and excuse were fake.

But it doesn't matter anyway, since their own Kage-sama wouldn't blame Shigure-sama.

On the way back, I'll help deal with the Sound Ninja behind me!

"Bai, go and take care of those guys for them. After that, head towards Wuyin!"

Shi Yu raised her hand and pointed to a hilltop not far away.

"I'll take Chojuro to that place and wait for you!"

Upon hearing this, Bai nodded: "Yes, Lord Shigure!"

As for why Shigure didn't go in person, Bai guessed that Shigure-sama probably didn't want to experience the problem of parting with his companions again.

After all, figuring out what to say and what to say at that time is a real headache.

Shigure, carrying Chojuro, rode the Somersault Cloud to the foot of the mountain and casually found a place to sit down.

Three hours is roughly the time it would take Haku to help Shikamaru and the others deal with several Sound Village ninjas.

Meanwhile, Kakashi was on his way, so Shigure sensed Kakashi's chakra and asked Haku to help.

He avoided meeting Kakashi.

After the meeting, Kakashi will probably ask Shigure to return to Konoha.

Shigure didn't want to discuss this issue with Kakashi at this time!

Three hours passed quickly.

Shigure is waiting to be absorbed by the gluttons.

The glutton has completed its absorption, successfully absorbing its first life form.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the special bloodline limit, Corpse Bone Pulse.]

[Glutton's abilities restored to 30%]

Ok?

Have gluttons become more powerful?

Does consuming Kimimaro increase the Glutton's abilities by 4.7?

[Great Sage: The more a glutton consumes, the faster they recover]

It's the same principle as restoring the Great Sage back then.

Shi Yu nodded. "The Gluttony has been enhanced; are there any new abilities?"

[Great Sage: Increased predation speed, faster absorption speed, and enhanced mimicry ability]

Okay, no new abilities were introduced, but these three enhancements are already pretty good.

[Great Sage: Host, would you like to integrate the special bloodline limit, Corpse Bone Pulse?]

Corpse Bone Pulse?

I wonder if I'll develop a bloodline disease after I integrate into this body!

[The Great Sage: Bloodline Disease Has Been Ruled Out]

That’s OK!