Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 149 Jiraiya: Orochimaru, you... (Please subscribe)

"64% should be considered slightly more friends, and 50% are strangers, people I neither like nor dislike."

Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the instructions in the strategy guide and thought, "Jiraiya and Orochimaru should be considered close friends. They should both be in their eighties, with Jiraiya probably a little taller than Orochimaru. Orochimaru became somewhat gloomy later on."

Should I try to seduce Tsunade?

This isn't like the Demon Passport, which distorts people's consciousness. It's likely guided by a highly skilled person, albeit a very skilled one, but it absolutely doesn't violate basic human principles.

Uchiha Yoichi quietly clicked "confirm," and then many suggestions appeared.

The first step is to find Tsunade. Only after finding Tsunade and seeing her reaction can we make the next judgment.

"It's a bit like a real-time strategy game; I'm the one being controlled."

Uchiha Yoichi thought for a moment. It wasn't convenient to leave the village right now. After the Chunin Exams, there would likely be a war or a Hokage election. He could only wait until he had more time later.

"Look at what other people are doing."

This strategy was only developed into new variations by Uchiha Yoichi, who could detect the other party's feelings and thus determine whether they were an enemy.

However, there is a limitation: you can only fill in the name of the opposite sex. If you want to check the affection level of a male enemy, you would have to change your own gender first.

"Yukito, affection level 53, not bad, not exactly hostile."

"Kushina Uzumaki, affection level 62, so-so, a little lower than Tsunade."

"Kaguya Otsutsuki, I have absolutely no affection level, not even a numerical value. Is it necessary to know her?"

Uchiha Yang spent a long time testing himself, testing almost every woman he knew. Mina and Mikoto got the highest scores, which didn't surprise him.

Next up are Hinata Satomi and Yuhi Kurenai, one with 79 and the other with 82, both of which are quite high scores, considering how much he takes care of his students.

After he had his fill of playing around, Uchiha Yoichi temporarily put away the [Strategy Guide]. As long as there was still one target left, he could continue to use this ability to judge the level of affection.

He suddenly discovered the true use of the "Strategy Guide," but unfortunately it had some limitations, only allowing him to judge the opposite sex.

The second round has begun, but candidates have been given five days before the results are announced.

The third match will be held twenty days after the results are announced.

The venue for the competition is ready, and daimyo and nobles from various countries are welcome to come and watch at any time.

While the Chunin Exams caused a lot of trouble for the police force, they also had benefits, allowing Konoha to prosper.

With a large influx of nobles and merchants into Konoha, they will notice the Uchiha clan's business, and there may be opportunities for cooperation.

"Now that I've mastered Wood Release, let's find a place to train in Wood Release ninjutsu."

Suddenly, Uchiha Yoichi had an idea. He immediately took out a chakra test strip and then tested it.

Sure enough, after lightning and fire, he now has earth and water as his attributes.

As for Wood Release ninjutsu, Uchiha Yoichi had far more than Orochimaru. He had copied all the forbidden techniques in the Book of Seals, which naturally included Wood Release ninjutsu.

However, Uchiha Yoichi suddenly thought of a place he could go for training: "I can go to Ryuchi Cave to train, and learn some Sage Mode while I'm at it."

He only needs to leave Mina Uzumaki a small snake from Ryuchi Cave so that she can use it to notify him after something happens in Konoha, and he will be able to return quickly.

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"Oh my, you've finally come to Ryuchi Cave. What's wrong with your physique? It's like you've mastered Sage Mode!"

After Princess Ichikishima summoned Uchiha Yoichi to Ryuchi Cave in reverse, she immediately noticed the changes in Uchiha Yoichi's body.

When this human came last time, he didn't know how to absorb natural energy, but now he absorbs natural energy every moment, and his body hasn't changed, just like these 'immortals'.

After a long period of breathing, the body has become accustomed to natural energy, making it easy to enter the immortal mode.

Princess Ichikishima was surprised that Uchiha Yoichi had also entered this state, and she became even more interested in this human.

After arriving at Ryuchi Cave, Uchiha Yoichi observed Ichikishima Hime's feelings towards him. Although she was a snake, she was a female snake, which meant she was of the opposite sex and could be won over.

My favorability rating was 52 just now, and now it's jumped to 65.

Could it be that this snake's affection level is such that it wants to eat him?

Uchiha Yoichi saw Ichikishima-hime, the loli snake, licking her tongue. Her expression in human form was somewhat alluring, but he had seen Ichikishima-hime's snake form before.

"I'm going to find the White Snake Sage to learn Sage Arts, and then I'll train in ninjutsu at Ryuchi Cave."

Uchiha Yang began to speak, but before he could finish, Ichikishima-hime interjected, "As for Sage Techniques, there's no need to go to the White Snake Sage. For the past few hundred years, we've been responsible for teaching challengers Sage Techniques. Of course, if they fail, their corpses belong to us too."

However, halfway through her sentence, Princess Ichikishima clicked her tongue and continued, "I didn't expect you to have such a physique. With a little practice, you'll be able to master Sage Mode. As for Sage Arts, that depends on your talent."

Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Ichikishima-hime and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you. If you want to eat people, I can find some death row inmates for you."

"I have no interest in those kinds of humans. Only humans who have failed in their cultivation of Sage Mode and whose internal energy explodes like a tidal wave are truly delicious."

After saying that, Princess Ichikishima suddenly floated behind Uchiha Yoichi and stuck out her pink tongue to touch his ear.

"Fine, you've really gone too far. Now teach me magic!"

If it weren't for the fact that Princess Ichikishima was going to teach him Sage Mode later, Yoichi Uchiha would definitely have given her a good lesson.

After successfully mastering Sage Mode, Uchiha Yoichi plans to train Wood Release here. The Scroll of Seals even contains the Wood Release ultimate technique, True Several Thousand Hands, but reaching the height of over a thousand meters like the First Hokage would be very difficult.

While Uchiha Yoichi was training in Sage Mode and Wood Release at Ryuchi Cave, Konoha did not experience any major trouble.

He usually stayed at home to cultivate, and after the security team established a comprehensive set of disciplinary rules, they didn't need him much anymore.

The Chunin Exams are still in their second round, and there have already been many casualties in the Forest of Death, even among the Konoha genin.

This time, not only were there genin recommended by jonin participating, but also genin who had graduated several years ago, all wanting to give it their all and be promoted to chunin.

However, these people lacked information and thought this was a grand Chunin Exam, but they overlooked the dangers involved. Moreover, their strength was far inferior to that of the Genin who came from the Jonin class.

Before the arrival of the daimyo, nobles, and merchants from various regions, the garrison wasn't under much pressure; they only needed to keep an eye on the outlying ninjas who came to participate in the Chunin Exams.

Since living with Itachi again, Mikoto has felt completely fulfilled. After finishing her business with the clan in the morning, Mikoto sometimes watches Itachi train in the afternoon.

However, there was still a small regret: she had always longed for the birth of another child, Sasuke.

Thinking of Sasuke, Mikoto felt a little regretful. She had never taken any precautions, but after so long, she still hadn't been able to conceive Yoichi's child.

If she had Sasuke, Mikoto would feel that her life would be complete.

Sometimes Mikoto even wanted to ask a medical ninja, but the strongest medical ninja in the village was right beside her, but that stingy Mina Uzumaki would definitely not tell her.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, now completely unharmed, began to take action on the matter he had been keeping in mind.

"Orochimaru, he's not even home, why is he suddenly in the Forest of Death? Is it because of his three students who are taking the Chunin Exams?"

Jiraiya followed Orochimaru all the way to the vicinity of the Forest of Death, only to suddenly realize that he had lost Orochimaru.

So he began to search everywhere, and finally found a snake hole under a secluded giant tree.

"He should be inside, that Orochimaru guy."

However, just as Jiraiya was about to go inside, Orochimaru suddenly came out and asked Jiraiya directly, "Jiraiya, were you following me?"

"Yes, it's because you walked so fast. I had something to ask you, but I couldn't catch up."

Jiraiya said matter-of-factly, then leaned closer to Orochimaru and asked with a grin, "Orochimaru, what are you doing in there? It's not something you'd be doing that anyone can see, is it?"

"This is my base for researching ninjutsu. There's nothing interesting inside, so you probably won't like it. But if it's you, it's up to you."

Orochimaru turned and walked inside. Jiraiya had secretly followed him and found this place. If he refused to let him in, Jiraiya might come looking for him again in the middle of the night.

There was nothing shady inside. Even if there were human experiments, the subjects were all death row inmates.

Following behind Orochimaru, Jiraiya walked and looked around. After entering a relatively spacious room, Jiraiya's pupils suddenly contracted.

There were several corpses inside, one of which was still tied to an operating table, and a teenager was cleaning the room.

This is human experimentation!

Jiraiya recognized him immediately; he hadn't expected Orochimaru to be secretly doing something like this.

Thinking of the many lives that might have been lost, Jiraiya clenched his fists and angrily shouted at Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, what are you doing?"

Jiraiya was interrupted by Orochimaru handing him a booklet halfway through his righteous inquiry.

"Orochimaru, what is this?"

"Have you become so illiterate that I need to teach you to even read?"

Seeing the disdainful look on Orochimaru's face, Jiraiya took the booklet and opened it.

"A list? A prison list? What is this? Kyoto prison execution list: Kohei Iwatani, Kota Shimomura, and Kazusaburo Muroi."

Jiraiya was completely bewildered when he saw it, not understanding what Orochimaru meant by showing it to him. However, he then turned to look at the corpses in the room, and the faces of two of them had appeared on the screen before, which immediately made Jiraiya understand.

"Orochimaru, are these all death row inmates?"

"That's right. They're death row inmates from all over the Land of Fire. Since they're going to die anyway, I might as well contribute them to my ninjutsu research. They're not cheap either, and there haven't been many death row inmates lately."

Orochimaru said casually, which suddenly suppressed the righteous anger in Jiraiya's heart.

He felt that human experimentation should not exist, but Orochimaru was using death row inmates, whom he had paid to be killed. This made Jiraiya want to condemn it, but he didn't know what to say.

"This is not something a Konoha ninja should do."

Seeing that Jiraiya had only managed to utter this one sentence after so long, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh and say, "Jiraiya, do you know how many lives were wasted on those forbidden techniques of the Second Hokage? More than half of the forbidden techniques in the current Scroll of Seals were provided by the Second Hokage."

"The Konoha treasury at the time probably didn't support him buying death row inmates. I estimate that the Second Hokage used prisoners from rival ninja villages, since testing ninjutsu on ninjas is far more beneficial than testing on ordinary people."

The Second Hokage was someone Orochimaru admired, so he naturally knew something about the Second Hokage.

These words left Jiraiya speechless. If he wanted to criticize Orochimaru, he should first criticize the Second Hokage.

But on what grounds did he criticize the Second Hokage?

His military achievements, contributions, and status are far inferior. If he dared to criticize the Second Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi might be the first to teach him a lesson.

"Alright, Jiraiya, let's get down to business. What brings you here?"

Orochimaru said, "As you can see, I'm busy later. Just say what you need."

"All right."

Jiraiya remembered the prophecy of Mount Myōboku, so he suppressed the matter, intending to tell the old man about it after he left.

"Orochimaru, how many contractors are there in Ryuchi Cave?"

Orochimaru looked puzzled and said, "Why are you asking this? Strictly speaking, there are only two: me and Uchiha Yoichi."

"Does Ryuchi Cave have a grudge against Mount Myoboku?"

"I don't know. These are sacred spiritual sites that have existed for at least a thousand years. How would I know if there's any grudge between them? Besides, the giant snakes in Ryuchi Cave have bad tempers. I won't ask about such things."

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya and continued, "The toads of Mount Myōboku are good-natured, why don't you ask them?"

"They didn't tell me either."

Seeing Jiraiya's expression, Orochimaru knew he wasn't telling the truth, and then said, "Snakes eat toads. As for whether there's any grudge, you should be able to figure it out by looking at the Three Songs."

Snakes, toads, and slugs, the three mythical creatures in folklore, correspond to the three sacred sites of the ninja world.

Snakes eat toads, toads eat slugs, and slugs are not afraid of snakes. The three animals also restrain each other, and there is a corresponding game of animal fighting.

Jiraiya, thinking of the three figures, felt even more certain that the Great Toad Sage's prophecy was correct. However, he felt that the figure was unlikely to be Orochimaru, so he asked...

"Orochimaru, what do you think of the relationship between Uchiha Yoichi and Ryuchi Cave?"

"Jiraiya, you've asked quite a few questions today, and they're all related to Ryuchi Cave."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and asked scrutinizingly, "What have you noticed? I'm not interested in the affairs of other contractors, but if you have any information, you can tell me."

"Haha, I was just asking casually, what could it be?"

Jiraiya scratched his head and chuckled, then decided to leave.

He greeted Orochimaru, saying, "Orochimaru, I'm off now. I'll treat you to drinks another day."

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