Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 116 Orochimaru's Accidental Speculation

If we can't achieve our mission objective and there's danger, why not retreat?

As a ninja from the same era as the First Hokage, Kakuzu was a seasoned veteran. Seeing that things were not going well, he left quite decisively.

Given his strength, it would be difficult to stop him from leaving if he insisted on doing so.

Uchiha Gen and his group risked their lives to buy time, but it wasn't worth it.

Because this could really be fatal.

If you've already secured a win, there's no need to do that.

Kakuzu's withdrawal almost represents a signal.

Chiyo, who had pinned her hopes on Kakuzu to change the course of the battle, finally chose to give up and led her remaining troops away with great difficulty.

"It's finally over!"

Amidst the continuous raindrops, Kōdō Kiyō kicked away the corpse soaking in blood, his face pale.

They all sustained some injuries in their battle with Kakuzu.

"After this battle, Sunagakure should no longer have the extra strength to try to open a breach. The next battle should be the time to completely wipe them out of the Land of Rain."

As Kosuke Maruhoshi bandaged his leg, he gazed at the land ravaged by war.

Mokume Koto chuckled lightly, his expression a mixture of relaxation after a great battle and sarcasm towards Sunagakure.

"No wonder they were willing to go to great lengths to persuade Kakuzu; they must be desperate."

Uchiha Gen didn't join the conversation. After treating himself, he went with Tsunade to treat the seriously injured Konoha ninja. Only after confirming that they could keep those alive could they have some time to rest.

With great power comes great responsibility. Sometimes, Gen Uchiha felt that he was being used like a donkey because he knew too much.

However, when Orochimaru came over after they finished their work, the two inevitably talked about Kakuzu and the mastermind behind it all.

"Who do you think invited Kakuzu over?"

Orochimaru examined the body of a Sand Village ninja on the ground, then turned to Gen Uchiha and asked.

The latter did not answer immediately, but pointed to the Sand Village ninja.

"This guy isn't quite dead yet. To avoid any accidents, let's destroy his eardrums first."

Orochimaru chuckled.

"It's alright. He's already been poisoned by my snake venom. Apart from being conscious, all five senses have been shut down, so he can't hear us. You can continue."

"The horns came to capture me, not to kill me."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru immediately understood.

"Their last operation failed, so this time they found a way to borrow the power and resources of Sunagakure to invite Kakuzu. It can be seen that there are probably no enemies among them who are strong enough to reach Kakuzu's level. That strange creature from last time is probably the strongest fighting force they can command."

With your current strength, you've probably already exceeded their capabilities, otherwise they wouldn't have bothered to ask Kakuzu for help. However, they won't be able to keep inviting such a powerful figure indefinitely.

But if things continue like this, you're becoming too passive. It's best to find out their motives before you can possibly get rid of them.

Gen Uchiha remained silent, only nodding slowly.

He certainly knew Ban's purpose, but he didn't know how to express it in a reasonable way.

Orochimaru's analysis, however, continued.

"We don't know what the purpose is, but we can analyze it by the different traits you show compared to others, and then it's very simple."

Orochimaru stared intently at Uchiha Gen, uttering two words.

"Talent, and bloodline."

Ok?

"What Orochimaru-sensei means is—"

Gen Uchiha thought Orochimaru might have misunderstood.

"You have extremely high talent. Even I, at your age, did not have the combat power of a Jonin, and only mastered one type of chakra nature transformation."

Your ninja talent is one in a hundred years, and you happen to be an Uchiha who has awakened the power in your bloodline.

Then you can think about it, who was the last Uchiha who deserved the description of being a once-in-a-century figure?

"You mean—Uchiha Madara?"

Uchiha Gen's expression was somewhat strange.

This has inadvertently led to a connection with Madara again.

"Yes! The person behind this must be trying to use you to study the limits of the Sharingan's power."

Orochimaru spoke with unwavering conviction.

At his level, he must have some knowledge and experience.

Although the Mangekyou Sharingan had not appeared in the world for many years, he still knew that there was a level above the three-tomoe Sharingan.

Back then, Madara Uchiha relied on the power of these eyes to become an unparalleled powerhouse on par with Hashirama Senju, dominating the ninja world.

The Konoha leadership has not given up exploring Hashirama's Wood Release power to this day, attempting to recreate the First Hokage's power. Therefore, it is reasonable that others are also pursuing Madara's power.

Gen Uchiha's talent is obvious to the naked eye; he is the Uchiha most likely to reach this level.

"Although those people saw your talent, they didn't take into account the rapid progress that talent brought about. They misjudged your strength twice. Now that you have enough strength to protect yourself, they don't have many tricks left to use. I think they will soon shift their target."

I think they will at least select other Uchiha with some potential to carry out this plan.

If other Uchiha clans encounter similar events in the future, it would be enough to prove that my speculation is partly correct; at the very least, they would need an Uchiha clan member under their control who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Gen Uchiha was now somewhat impressed by Orochimaru's reasoning abilities.

Without knowing the whole picture, yet seeing only a part of it, they analyzed these things based on just a few phenomena, and all of them were correct.

While it may not directly point to Madara Uchiha's ultimate plan, it at least aligns with Madara's current objectives.

He needed a powerful Uchiha under his control, who inherited his will, to become the second Madara after his death.

To fully inherit his legacy and have the ability to shape the ninja world, one would need at least a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

Thinking about it this way, I realize that I was lucky to have overcome these difficulties twice.

The last time I drew the card of Ninja Sasuke, it unexpectedly unlocked the three-tomoe Sharingan, greatly increasing my strength, which allowed me to break through the encirclement.

If it were the same person who fought White Zetsu last time, it would be very difficult for him to last so long under Chiyo and Kakuzu. It was because of that ability transfer card that he had an extra card slot, which raised his strength by half a level. In addition, he happened to know Kakuzu's information and his ability was effective against puppeteers. This is why he was able to last so long under the hands of Kage-level powerhouses like Kakuzu and Chiyo.

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