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Chapter 177 Orochimaru's Gradually Expanding Power

"Orochimaru-sensei, if this way our chances of winning are greater, then I agree."

Uchiha Gen took two steps forward, just enough to hide half of his face from Danzo's view, and said sincerely.

The half of his face that was hidden winked almost imperceptibly at Orochimaru.

If this had happened before, he might not have been confident of protecting himself against a powerful figure like the Third Raikage.

However, he now believes there shouldn't be any problems.

In fact, his self-preservation ability was already quite good, and now with the addition of the incense ability, although his combat stats and mechanics have hardly improved in actual combat, he has gained an extremely long mana bar and an extremely strong self-healing ability, making him a veritable monster.

Unless he has the ability to defeat him in a short time with near-instantaneous kill, even if Uchiha Gen can't win, he can keep dragging things out until his chakra reserves run out.

Although the Third Raikage was strong, it would be almost impossible for him to defeat her instantly if there was no obvious counter-restraint between them.

As for Danzo—

He won't do it openly, so there's no problem.

"Since you're confident, then go ahead and do it. Danzo, you can go and organize the information and hand it over to me. After you've reviewed the information I need, Zixiao will tell you about any other information I require."

"I know."

Danzo glanced at the master and disciple, knowing they had something to say. A stiff smile appeared on his cold face as he picked up one of his Root subordinates, who was unconscious on the ground from snake venom, and got up to leave the tent.

He has achieved his goal.

Orochimaru looked at his disciple, who was now only half a head shorter than him, and said calmly, "I know you won't do things you're not sure of easily, but there are some things you don't need to worry about. With me here, our status is ultimately different from Danzo's."

Danzo is Danzo, not the Second Hokage.

When it comes to defining people politically, Danzo is not qualified to define us.

We are not some independent individuals. Given our current standing, as long as we don't make any fundamental mistakes, even the third generation would have reservations and wouldn't easily suppress us. At most, they would only give us a slight warning.

Once the war ends, the situation will be different. Given our current scale of development, as long as we don't directly threaten his position as Hokage, given Sarutobi's personality, he won't act rashly. He will only suppress and appease him at the same time.

So you can rest assured.

Orochimaru's tone carried a reassuring calmness and confidence.

Starting with the Battle of the Three Legendary Sannin last year, Orochimaru truly entered the pinnacle of his life, a time when he was at his most spirited and ambitious.

The various influences brought by Uchiha Gen further bolstered the confidence of this exceptionally talented and resourceful ninja.

In just a year and a half, Orochimaru's faction expanded extremely rapidly.

Even though we paid attention to quality over quantity during the process, it's still not the same as before.

War is the fastest way to accumulate merit and power. Since the outbreak of the Second Shinobi World War, in terms of war merit, only Hatake Sakumo can surpass Orochimaru.

In terms of status, Orochimaru was far superior to Sakumo Hatake in everyone's eyes. He was a legitimate disciple of the Third Hokage and one of the top contenders for the Hokage position.

In terms of power, although he came from a mediocre background and lacked foundation, he had unlimited potential, making him a perfect candidate for investment by ninja clans. Moreover, he had Uchiha Gen, a disciple who had already risen to the top ranks of the ninja world, and the Uchiha clan behind Uchiha Gen could provide him with support.

In addition, a large number of civilian ninjas with nowhere else to go were willing to serve Orochimaru, as well as ninjas like Mitarashi Shishou who were impressed by Orochimaru's intelligence, strength, and personal charisma during the war.

Over the past few months, not only Uchiha Gen has become stronger, but Orochimaru has as well.

The connection and bond between the two seem to be deepening step by step.

At least a year and a half ago, when the master and disciple had just met, Orochimaru might have cared about his well-being, but he would never have connected the two of them to this extent, making them a pair whose fates were intertwined.

"I am quite confident, at least in terms of my own safety. By the way, Orochimaru-sensei, I have some information to share about the Six Paths Ninja Tools."

After offering a reassuring remark, Uchiha Gen changed the subject.

The master and apprentice understood each other's personalities very well, and often just a word was enough to put his mind at ease.

"Six Paths Tools? Yes, the Sage of Six Paths is a mythical figure from a thousand years ago, and the Uchiha clan is also a ninja clan with a thousand-year history. They also had deep ties with the Land of Lightning. It's reasonable that you would know some information about these things."

Orochimaru looked enlightened, then asked curiously, "Then tell me quickly, what information do you know?"

Hearing that Orochimaru had already provided a reason for his intelligence source, Gen Uchiha stopped caring about anything else and began to explain: "The Six Paths Ninja Tools mostly possess extremely powerful sealing abilities, but they also have certain rules. Only by meeting these rules can the enemy be sealed."

The Amber Purification Bottle is likely the most powerful of these, while the Red Gourd requires the Seven Star Sword and the Golden Rope to achieve the same effect. Various accounts unanimously suggest that when facing enemies wielding these Six Paths Ninja Tools, one should not speak, and ideally, should avoid even the act of transmitting information.

"The act of transmitting information should be avoided? Does that mean the rules for these Six Paths Ninja Tools are not based on the will of the wielder, but rather on a general yet strict standard?"

Orochimaru paced back and forth in the tent, one hand supporting his chin and the other behind his back, deep in thought.

"No wonder even a ninja like the Second Hokage, who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, fell for it back then. I'm afraid they'll use these things on me this time as well."

He doesn't know space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique, but his ability to harass and kill is no less than that of ninjas who know space-time ninjutsu.

Sealing techniques are the best, and almost the only, way to deal with him.

In the original timeline, the Totsuka Blade left behind by Itachi Uchiha also had a powerful sealing effect, which was what truly defeated Orochimaru. Otherwise, Sasuke Uchiha at that time might have been possessed by Orochimaru again.

"The Banana Leaf Fan has no sealing effect, but it is very powerful and can release powerful ninjutsu of the five elements. However, there are very few records of it being used continuously, so its consumption of chakra must be extremely large."