I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 305 Orochimaru! The Truth Is Getting Closer

Sound Village.

Although Sound Village has been officially merged into Konoha, it still retains its village status, just like other ninja villages.

A dark underground base.

"Heh heh, Night Lord, Konoha has changed so much these days, even the entire ninja world has been changed because of you."

The usually gloomy Orochimaru couldn't help but show an expression of admiration as he said, "So much has happened in the ninja world recently."

It's not just a change in the ninja world's landscape, but also the impending end of the daimyo system, which has been passed down for thousands of years, under the leadership of Uchiha Yoru.

It was precisely because of this that the entire ninja world was united like never before, with the various daimyo secretly forming alliances and naturally leading the major ninja villages to join forces.

"Orochimaru-sensei, this ninja world is like a stagnant pool. It's not that no one wants to change it, but that no power has emerged that can surpass the Five Great Ninja Villages."

The two smiled in the dimly lit laboratory.

"Night Lord, then why don't you launch a war to unify the land? Is it solely because of the Akatsuki? Or because of the masked mystery man, or perhaps even the Rinnegan?!"

Orochimaru licked his lips with a curious smile, a sight that earned him the admiration of Uchiha Yoru.

As expected of Orochimaru, he even knows some information about the Akatsuki organization.

"While I value the Rinnegan, I'm not afraid of it. I feel there's someone behind the Akatsuki, or some other force, secretly manipulating the development of the entire ninja world."

"This is not the best time to make a move yet." Uchiha Yoru looked at the Ten-Tails he had nurtured and smiled.

"Hehe, it seems that Night Lord is confident that he can reach a better level within these three years, or rather, surpass the First Hokage."

Orochimaru seemed to have discovered something interesting, and a hoarse smile appeared on his face.

Uchiha Yoru smiled without saying a word. The person in the shadows had been setting things up for so long—three years! In three years, he needed to reach an even greater level.

"Orochimaru-sensei, who do you think could be manipulating everything from the shadows? After all, this is the Rinnegan! The legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths."

At that moment, beneath a soft smile, the outline of the Sharingan gradually appeared in Uchiha Yoru's eyes.

The three tomoe then slowly evolved into the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, under Orochimaru's shocked and fanatical golden snake eyes, the Mangekyou Sharingan actually evolved into purple, and circles appeared one after another.

"The Rinnegan! So that's how it is! Haha!"

Suddenly, Orochimaru burst into excited laughter, as if he had discovered a new continent.

"So the so-called Mangekyou Sharingan isn't the final evolution at all; there's actually another layer above it! The Rinnegan is the ultimate goal of the Sharingan's evolution!"

Under Orochimaru's greedy and fanatical snake eyes, he couldn't help but clap and cheer excitedly.

"Haha, now that makes sense. So whether the legend of the Sage of Six Paths is true or false, the Sage of Six Paths did indeed exist, and both the Senju and Uchiha clans are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths."

"Uchiha Yoru, who inherited the Sage's Eyes, possesses the Sharingan. Senju, who also inherited the Sage's Body, possesses a powerful physique. When the two combine, they will revert to their ancestral form and give birth to the Rinnegan. This is the so-called Power of All Things."

Looking into those exquisite, art-like eyes, Orochimaru was both captivated and fanatical.

"This is the power of the Sage of Six Paths! Then what about the Akatsuki's Rinnegan?!"

Looking at Orochimaru, who was pursuing the true meaning of the ninja world, Uchiha Yoru's eyes revealed the Rinnegan, and as he felt the powerful energy, a smile appeared on his face.

"Night Lord, when did you awaken this power? Was it before or under certain specific circumstances?"

Facing the scientific genius, Uchiha Yoru smiled and nodded, saying, "After the Chunin Exams, and after a great battle with the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, two of the Warring States heroes, the Rinnegan awakened."

Hearing Uchiha Yoru's words, Orochimaru revealed an excited smile, "By the way, Yoru-kun, although you hid your Wood Release back then, your body is indeed a combination of Uchiha and Senju, and the battle that reached its peak made my blood boil."

"Ninjas are strange creatures who often sublimate when they are in dire straits or when they are excited to the extreme. You must be like this. Your body has always had this power. Over the years, you have only been waiting for a thin layer of paper to break through it. The battle in the Chunin Exams is the key to breaking through that thin layer of paper."

Seeing Orochimaru's freakish gaze, he was speechless and took out a test tube from his pocket and tossed it over.

"This is enough for you to study. I will arrange for Itachi Uchiha to come over in a while."

"Uchiha Itachi?" Orochimaru asked, a hint of curiosity in his voice. "Yoru-kun, I've noticed you value Sasuke more. Why did you transplant those Mangekyou Sharingan into Itachi?"

With Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan in the hands of the two, Sasuke, whose thinking is simpler, would be the more suitable candidate, although in terms of talent, Orochimaru still thinks Sasuke is not as good as Itachi.

Uchiha Yoru, however, shook his head with a smile. "Some clues have been discovered in Itachi's body. It's probably some kind of bloodline disease. Transplanting the Mangekyou Sharingan to become the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan would be more suitable, and besides!"

At this point, Uchiha Yoru revealed a playful smile, "According to clan records, the Mangekyou Sharingan of a direct relative is required for the eyes to evolve. So, wouldn't it be perfect to leave Uchiha Itachi's eyes for Sasuke?"

"Moreover, I discovered something very interesting."

Uchiha Yoru squinted and chuckled, "Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, their chakra seems to be different from ours. Their chakra is born with a will, just like the reincarnation of a god in legends."

If others heard this, they would definitely scoff at it. They might believe in myths, but Orochimaru was different. Since these legends existed, he was determined to uncover them and find out whether they were true or false.

"Night Lord, you mean the reincarnations in myths and legends!"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. The more he learned, the more he realized his own insignificance. The ninja world held too many secrets.

Uchiha Yoru pointed to his purple Rinnegan and laughed, "The Rinnegan, the strongest eye technique in legend that controls life and death. It seems I'm better at sensing. Sasuke's chakra and the chakra in his Wood Release cells have gained an extra bit of will."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, as if he had discovered something interesting.

"Orochimaru-sensei, did you know that after the Third Hokage used the Impure World Reincarnation technique during the Chunin Exams, I also discovered an interesting scene in the blood that summoned the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha?"

"Although the will within the First Hokage's chakra has faded considerably, perhaps because I awakened Wood Release within myself using the First Hokage's cells, I can clearly sense that Naruto Uzumaki's chakra is exactly the same as the First Hokage's!"

"Or rather, the will is exactly the same, just like!" Uchiha Yoru frowned as he said this, suddenly thinking of a metaphor, "It's like the original will left with the death of the First Hokage, leaving only some traces, and the will that left was reincarnated as Uzumaki Naruto."

Under Uchiha Yoru's analogy, Orochimaru's mind worked incredibly fast. He instantly realized something and exclaimed in shock, "Yoru-kun, you mean... Sasuke's chakra will?!"

Uchiha Yoru nodded slightly. "That's right, Sasuke's will within his chakra is exactly the same as Uchiha Madara's."

"That gives me a reason to doubt!"

As he said this, Uchiha Yoru narrowed his eyes, and his purple Rinnegan revealed a dangerous glint.

"The Senju and Uchiha are destined enemies, but ironically, they were born from the same source. What then does their generations of hatred mean? And what about this ever-reincarnating chakra? Did the Senju clan decline this generation, so a new one was chosen?"

"Then could it be said that the thousand-year-long, fated hatred between the Senju and Uchiha clans was a conspiracy, a conspiracy that had been planned for a millennium?"

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru revealed a chilling smile, "Of course, it could also be a game played by the legendary high and mighty gods."

"Heh heh, interesting, very interesting."

Orochimaru laughed excitedly and maniacally. He found the ninja world increasingly interesting. Although he was becoming stronger, the more he discovered, the more he realized that he seemed to be forever in the role of an ant.

"Whether it's a game of God or a conspiracy of God, there's a pair of hands in the ninja world that can't see it."

Orochimaru licked his lips and laughed excitedly, "This is probably why you stopped your conquests, Night Lord. As expected, the emergence of a new god challenging the old god, this game is interesting."

Uchiha Yoru revealed almost all the secrets of the ninja world to Orochimaru step by step, but! A smile slowly crept onto his lips.

"I've seen the Rinnegan of the Akatsuki members before; it's from a friend, but his Rinnegan is quite interesting."

"How so?" Orochimaru became even more curious, while Uchiha Yoru squinted and chuckled, "If it were his own Rinnegan, he should be able to open and close it, but Kakashi's Sharingan cannot be closed."

"You mean, transplanted!" At this moment, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and revealed a solemn expression.

To be able to transplant the Rinnegan is an absolute grand gesture, and the person behind it must be incredibly terrifying.

"Then who else has such courage?"

Orochimaru's snake eyes gleamed with excitement as images of prominent figures from the ninja world began to surface in his mind, especially those from the Uchiha and Senju clans.

After all, it has already been proven that the Rinnegan can only be born from the combination of the Sharingan and the Senju clan, so this person can only appear in these two clans.

Looking at Orochimaru, Uchiha Yoru shook his head and said, "Orochimaru-sensei, I have secretly investigated the information of both clans regarding what you are thinking."

"Although the records are only detailed in the last hundred years, I suspect that the ability to possess this power, and to keep it hidden, might be related to the chakra of Sasuke and Naruto."

At this moment, Orochimaru also spat out a scroll with great interest, and when he found it, he immediately showed an excited smile.

"Heh heh, found it! As expected! Perhaps the thousand-year-old feud between the Senju and Uchiha clans can be traced here."

"Legend has it that the Sage of Six Paths established the Ninja Clan, which led to the emergence of ninjas. This is also the key reason why ninjas later replaced samurai as the mainstream."

Among the tattered documents, Uchiha Yoru couldn't help but show admiration. As expected of Orochimaru, he could even find such old and outdated documents. He was truly impressed.

According to the records, the legendary Sage of Six Paths founded the Ninjutsu sect and had two children. These two children inherited the Sage of Six Paths' terrifying power, but after the Sage of Six Paths passed away, the two children became enemies over the inheritance of the Ninjutsu sect.

"Legend has it that one of the two children inherited the eyes of a sage, while the other inherited the body of a sage."

As he said this, Orochimaru raised his head and stared intently at Uchiha Yoru.

"This is so similar to the Uchiha and Senju. The Uchiha inherited the Sage's Eyes, while the Senju inherited the Sage's Body. This is the origin of the power of the Uchiha and Senju. You, Night Lord, have perfectly combined the two powers, which is why the Rinnegan, which only the Sage of Six Paths possesses, was born."

This feeling of slowly unveiling the mystery gave Orochimaru a somewhat perverse excitement.

Uchiha Yoru secretly admired him. He was truly worthy of Orochimaru. He only needed to throw out a few points, and Orochimaru could rattle off a whole bunch of things and produce a lot of evidence.

"The incomplete records state that the two children of the immortals fought and hated each other, causing them to be reincarnated and fought for generations, only to find a winner on the day of victory."

At this point, Orochimaru excitedly licked his lips and looked at Uchiha Yoru with fervor, saying, "Yoru-kun, perhaps Sasuke and Naruto are the reincarnations of the two in this generation, a fateful encounter just like that of the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara."

"Haha, interesting, so interesting! This must be a game for immortals."

At this moment, Orochimaru's twisted smile revealed that he completely regarded this struggle of the era as a game for immortals. He watched as the wills of his two sons were constantly reincarnated and fighting, perhaps because life was too long and it was just a game for immortals to amuse themselves.

But as Orochimaru's laughter grew louder, a dangerous, icy chill crept into his smile. "Sage! Heh heh, the Sage's games have brought endless suffering and countless killings to the ninja world, treating us like ants."

"Night Lord, it seems you believe that the throne of God, which has been vacant for so long, has already been claimed."

Beneath Orochimaru's teasing smile, Uchiha Yoru grinned.

"Just like you said, teacher, in mythology, new gods always appear and replace the old ones, right? Maybe I am that eternal new god!"

"Hehehe, this is getting more and more interesting." Orochimaru, in his excitement, showed no fear in the face of the challenge, but instead revealed an excited smile.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how you, Night Lord, ascend to the throne of God three years from now. Of course, I'd also love to study this so-called god!"

Beneath Orochimaru's maniacal smile, he actually set his sights on the Sage of Six Paths as a research subject, which can only be described as insane.

"Well then, Orochimaru-sensei, I'll leave Sasuke to you."

Orochimaru also smiled, "Heh heh, I also want to see how much of a surprise the legendary reincarnation of the Sage's Child can bring me."

Sasuke, who had just arrived at the Sound Village, couldn't help but shiver. He secretly looked around warily, as if someone was watching him.

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