Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 141 Seeing the Rinnegan (Please Subscribe)

"This is... Sage Mode? A Sage Mode that doesn't require a second transformation?"

Uchiha Yangyi asked in surprise after seeing the purple patterns appear on Orochimaru's body. In his perception, Orochimaru's chakra had suddenly changed and become much stronger.

"No need. Natural energy, physical energy, and spiritual energy are fused in a 1:1:1 ratio. Moreover, this Immortal Seal can last for ten minutes. Next, you only need to learn the two immortal techniques from Ryuchi Cave."

Orochimaru said with a smile, then took out a scroll and handed it to Uchiha Yoichi.

"This is the cultivation method for the Immortal's Curse Seal. It's different from the one I gave you last time. This one requires you to have some control over natural energy. If you're using it to train subordinates, it's best not to use this one; it's too troublesome."

Orochimaru instructed that he only used this method to train disciples, and only a small number of them at that; now he was considering whether to let Anko try it, since the Chunin Exams were coming up soon.

"Thank you, Orochimaru, this arrived just in time."

Uchiha Yoichi smiled and accepted the scroll. "This will be used by Uchiha Mikoto and Uzumaki Mina. The Sage Seal can increase strength for ten minutes. Even if they rarely fight, it won't be a problem to improve their strength."

As for the other members of the Uchiha clan, let's just use the Sage Seal from before. It's simpler, and they don't really care about appearance.

"I've come to see you today because I have something else I'd like to discuss with you, Yang Yi. Are you interested in the power of Wood Release?"

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he saw Uchiha Yoichi's expression and immediately knew he was very interested, so he smiled and continued.

"I can now obtain the First Hokage's body cells and have researched the source of Wood Release power. If you, Yang Yi, are interested in Wood Release, you can trade your Sharingan for it. I am also very interested in the power source of the Uchiha clan."

"Forget it, Orochimaru. I am very interested, but I am far more knowledgeable about Hashirama cells than you are."

Uchiha Yoichi said with a smile that he had had Uzumaki Mina experiment with Hashirama cell fusion nearly a thousand times in the dream space and found three fusion schemes. Now, if he had Hashirama cells, he could directly create three Wood Release ninjas.

"This exchange method is completely unequal. Let me propose a new plan: you give me Hashirama cells, and I'll give you a method to successfully fuse with Hashirama cells. In that case, you'd actually be making a profit, since these Hashirama cells were probably given to you by Danzo or the Third Hokage, right?"

Uchiha Yoichi guessed it was Danzo, but it wasn't impossible that it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, since he had witnessed the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan and might want to study the power of Wood Release to counterbalance him.

"It was indeed Danzo who gave me Hashirama cells, but Yoichi-kun, if you didn't have Hashirama cells, how did you obtain the method to fuse with them?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and asked curiously, "If there's this method, there must be Hashirama cells. At least there must be a way to get Hashirama cells. There's no need to 'give away' a method for fusing Hashirama cells for free."

This puzzled him a bit!

"I can't tell you, but I can assure you that the fusion method is absolutely correct. In fact, you only need to prepare one test subject to see the power of Wood Release again."

Uchiha Yang said with a confident expression. His tone made Orochimaru somewhat believe him. Moreover, this kind of experiment could not be faked. He would definitely want to see a successful experiment before giving Uchiha Yang a large number of Hashirama cells.

"It's very difficult for me to get Hashirama cells from the Third Hokage and Danzo, but you can. If you get Hashirama cells, I'll give you the method to fuse them. You can use them to deal with Danzo, or even swindle a lot of money from him. After all, experiments require a lot of expenses."

Uchiha Yangyi said to Orochimaru that although the win-win situation would allow Danzo to obtain a Wood Release experimental subject, the Wood Release bloodline created in this way could at most be used to build houses.

To achieve the Wood Release technique like Hashirama Senju is simply impossible. It might be possible for Yoichi Uchiha, but for an average ninja, it's probably just building a house.

After thinking for a while, Orochimaru quickly made a decision and said, "Yoichi-kun, you're right. I'll go back and ask Danzo for Hashirama's cells."

"Just have Danzo provide the test subjects for him. Once you get the Hashirama cells, remember to let me know."

Uchiha Yoichi said to Orochimaru that, on the surface, he was at a disadvantage, but the fusion method he gave was the one that utilized the least power of Hashirama's cells among the three methods that Uzumaki Mina used.

Moreover, the chances of obtaining Hashirama cells are slim; we can't wait until Sakumo Hatake becomes the Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru continued, "Yoichi-kun, what price would I need to pay if I wanted to research the Sharingan?"

"The price. Orochimaru, you must have many acquaintances, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yangyi asked, "Orochimaru hasn't researched the art of immortality yet. He's just a bit reclusive, but his personal strength and charisma still have a group of supporters. After all, he's now the Hokage's disciple."

"I don't know many people well, but I do have a few. Why ask this?"

"The Third Hokage is fifty years old now. If you are running for the Fourth Hokage, I hope you can use your connections to choose Sakumo Hatake."

"Sakumo Hatake?"

Orochimaru immediately understood Uchiha Yoichi's plan after hearing what he said.

"Yoichi-kun, why do you want to nominate Sakumo Hatake as the Fourth Hokage?"

"It's simple, he's fair, that's enough."

Uchiha Yoichi shrugged and said, "Orochimaru, although we're closer, I don't think you're suitable to be Hokage. I'm afraid that if you become Hokage, you'll spend all your time in the lab, and the power of the Hokage will return to the Third Hokage and the current Konoha advisors."

"You seem to know me quite well."

Orochimaru smiled. Compared to the position of Hokage, he still wanted to explore all the truths of the world and thoroughly study all ninjutsu.

He enjoyed the feeling of conquering unfamiliar knowledge, which led to a breakthrough in ninjutsu in the laboratory.

Orochimaru still harbors a slight desire to become Hokage, but this desire is primarily driven by a desire to prove himself to the Third Hokage.

However, now that he knows the Uchiha clan fully supports Sakumo Hatake, Orochimaru's desire to become Hokage has been dispelled.

Compared to Sakumo Hatake, he really is a bit lacking; it would be better to give up early and get some benefits he needs in return.

"Okay, I promise you, Yang Yi-jun."

"After I master Wood Release, I will give you a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan and some flesh and blood of the Uchiha clan. This is the limit of what I can do."

Uchiha Yang said that he could not possibly hand over an entire clansman to Orochimaru; at most, he would give the eyes left behind by the clansmen who died in battle.

Orochimaru nodded without being greedy. Uchiha Yoichi was now the clan leader, and he had no expectation of obtaining Uchiha test subjects.

After the deal was finalized, Orochimaru stayed behind to discuss other matters with the Uchiha, mainly inquiring about the situation in the village and the ninja world.

He often stayed at the test base, and the Third Hokage didn't assign him any tasks. Orochimaru was happy to relax, so he rarely came out.

To be honest, even though the Third Shinobi World War had reached this point and both major battlefields had ended, Uchiha Yoichi felt that the war was not over yet.

Neither war seemed to have really hurt the other side. The battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs was one thing, but the village was already under attack from two other ninja villages, so the support they received was already limited. Ending the war immediately was a last resort.

Kikyo Castle's sudden peace talks puzzled Uchiha Yoichi. He had clearly opposed negotiating with the Sand Village at the Jonin meeting, arguing that they had already reached the border of the Land of Wind and could have easily invaded if they had exerted more force.

As it turned out, the Sand Village ninja proposed peace talks, and the Konoha leadership actually agreed.

The Sand Village suffered relatively minor losses, allowing them to preserve their strength and withdraw. Although the large-scale war has ended, smaller countries, seeing the weakness of the larger ones, have begun to provoke conflict on the border, leading to frequent skirmishes and clashes.

Originally, sending an elite team would have been enough to cut off the small country's provocation, but Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted on organizing a joint Chunin Exam to showcase the strength of the village's ninjas.

This was something that Uchiha Yoichi couldn't quite understand.

After Orochimaru left, the cleaning staff also left; they had come over while he was chatting with Orochimaru.

Afterwards, Uchiha Yoichi went upstairs to call Uzumaki Mina for lunch. Although she had eaten a lot at noon, the two of them had used more than a dozen different positions to train in the afternoon, which greatly depleted their physical strength.

During the meal, Yugito suddenly asked, "When can I use chakra?"

"If you join Konoha and become my subordinate, I can break the seal on you."

Uchiha Yoichi said, then gestured with his chin to Uzumaki Mina beside him, and continued, "See Mina? She's from the Uzumaki clan, with a bloodline seal. Even if a tailed beast is transferred, she can quickly adapt to the power of the Two-Tails."

If you remain so stubborn, then I'll have to consider other options!

In fact, Uchiha Yoichi said this many times. Yugito was a little scared at first, and she would tremble in her blankets at night, afraid that she would die completely after the Two-Tails was extracted.

But after hearing it so many times, Yugito stopped feeling anything, especially recently when she felt that Uchiha Yoichi, that big pervert, had no intention of killing her.

"If I join Konoha, will they accept a rogue ninja?"

"I said I'd accept you, so why do you think I have any standing in the village?"

Uchiha Yoichi snorted softly, then said to Uzumaki Mina beside him, "Mina, release the Five Elements Seal for Yugito in a bit."

"Okay, I understand."

Mina glanced at Yugito. He was just a little kid, not a threat. She was just a little uncomfortable living with Yoichi. She wondered if Yugito had heard what happened that afternoon.

"The Chunin Exams will be held soon, but you don't need to participate. After I get your identity sorted out, you may have to stay in the village for another six months. Except for not being allowed to leave the village and certain special places, you can go wherever you want."

Yugito has the Flying Thunder God mark on her body, so Uchiha Yoichi is not afraid that Yugito will leave or hide, and will give her a chance to be tested.

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"Lord Madara, I have two pieces of information. You found the information you needed so quickly, could you..."

White Zetsu suddenly changed the subject, sensing danger, and got straight to the point: "Uchiha Fugaku has been found."

It was quite a coincidence. The clone that was monitoring Nagato, while following Nagato back, suddenly discovered that the Akatsuki organization they had founded had several strangers, one of whom, whose face was wrapped in bandages, was Uchiha Fugaku.

"He's getting close to Nagato? How's his Rinnegan?"

Madara Uchiha's tone immediately changed. The Rinnegan was of paramount importance to his resurrection, and Fugaku Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan; he might have even seen the stone tablet in the secret chamber of the Naka Shrine.

"He saw it, but he was just surprised; he didn't try to steal the Rinnegan."

White Zetsu continued, "It seems that Fugaku Uchiha was rescued by the Akatsuki after being injured, and then stayed there; his purpose is unknown."

"What's the second piece of good news?"

Upon hearing this, White Zetsu exclaimed excitedly, "Lord Madara, the second piece of news is also related to Fugaku Uchiha. My clone discovered something strange in the Uchiha clan's territory."

Fugaku Uchiha's son did not live with his mother, while Fugaku's wife lived alone and frequently visited the current Uchiha clan head.

"You mean..."

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha quickly guessed the reason for Fugaku Uchiha's defection.

"How boring, it's because of something like this."

However, once the reason was guessed, Madara Uchiha understood why Fugaku Uchiha had defected from Konoha; his heart must be filled with hatred.

The Mangekyou Sharingan has great potential to make him an assistant in the Eye of the Moon Project, but Fugaku Uchiha is an experienced adult. Although he went through the pain of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he is also very wary, unlike Obito.

"White Zetsu, find a way to lure Fugaku Uchiha over here, but don't let the Akatsuki suspect him."

Madara Uchiha spoke up, saying that hatred can be used to one's advantage. He wanted to meet this junior. If he couldn't become an aid to the Eye of the Moon Project, then he was just missing a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

Although he is now close to death, he can still exert some power if Ah Fei possesses him.

"Go, White Zetsu."

"clear."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jue immediately slipped underground and left the stronghold.

the other side.

In the Land of Rain, Fugaku Uchiha was indeed extremely shocked when he saw Nagato's Rinnegan, and Yahiko noticed his expression.

When Yahiko discovered that someone had seen Nagato's Rinnegan, he immediately felt uneasy. Because he didn't want to expose Nagato's power, he usually had Nagato cover his eyes with his hair when there were many people around.

But unexpectedly, a gust of wind ruined everything.

Yahiko summoned Fugaku Uchiha and had Konan and Nagato follow him, but how to deal with Fugaku Uchiha was giving him a headache.

Logically, the best course of action would be to kill the person and end the matter once and for all, but he couldn't bring himself to do such a thing.

Fugaku Uchiha noticed the conflict on Yahiko's face and, after a moment of silence, said, "You don't need to do this. I didn't intend to tell anyone about this."

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