Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 187 Old Age

no respond.

They were completely unmoved by Orochimaru's disappearance.

Toshiro simply opened his eyes wide and kept scanning his surroundings.

He was afraid of missing any clues that would lead to him being ambushed by Orochimaru once again.

"call……"

"It seems he's really gone."

Seeing that there was no movement nearby for a long time and he found nothing amiss, Toshiro was finally certain that Orochimaru was no longer in the vicinity.

"This person's aura is truly chilling."

Recalling the murderous intent that his opponent had just revealed, even though quite some time had passed, the indifferent, cold, and ruthless aura of that opponent still made Toshiro's hair stand on end as if in a stress response.

And then there was what the other person said before leaving—that they looked forward to seeing each other again…

God the hell I'm looking forward to this!

This kind of pervert should go see the Sage of Six Paths sooner rather than later.

Um~

Given how twisted this guy is, I doubt that's even possible.

Having hastily ended his act of generosity, Toshiro, who had come to his door, felt that his own camp was still the safest place.

Meanwhile, he kept complaining to himself that Orochimaru had really gotten a great deal this time. He never expected that after transmigrating, he wouldn't be able to get any benefits from Orochimaru, but instead, Orochimaru would get the better of him.

Who is this to reason with!

"Damn it! I'm still not strong enough, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state!"

"Orochimaru, is it! He'll remember this grudge. When the opportunity arises, he'll definitely pay the price!"

It was unfortunate for Toshiro; originally, this matter didn't require a powerful figure like Orochimaru to come to Toshiro.

It turned out that the Root member who was reporting the information to that "Kage" exaggerated the information when he saw the incredibly powerful Lightning Release ninjutsu, and Orochimaru, who was listening to the report with Danzo, overheard it.

Then one of the Sannin, who was quite interested in ninjutsu, volunteered to take on the mission of obtaining detailed information about the enemy's ninjutsu.

Even this method of substitution ninjutsu was a solution devised by the opponent on his deathbed. He only held back because Toshiro was an Uchiha.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so complicated.

As for those ninjutsu, knowing the village's attitude well, although he didn't think much of them, he didn't intend to go against the village's policies. He carefully selected them before handing them over to Toshiro.

If it weren't for the fact that his Chidori had some interesting variations that Orochimaru found intriguing, which piqued Orochimaru's interest, Toshiro would have had to switch even if he didn't want to.

Don't think that the name of Uchiha can protect Toshiro's safety.

……

Early the next morning.

Having just finished his daily practice, he was informed that he had arrived at the Chongshan clan chief's tent.

"I wonder what business the clan chief has with me?"

Entering the tent located in the center of the Uchiha camp, and using the light streaming in through the windows, Toshiro looked at Uchiha Shigeyama sitting in the main seat and asked a question.

Compared to his time in the clan, Uchiha Shigeyama's appearance has changed considerably at this point.

Not only did his complexion become even more ashen, but even his once jet-black temples turned gray.

That wasn't the biggest change. The biggest change was in the other person's eyes. Compared to before, their entire left eye was now tightly closed.

This abrupt change made Toshiro somewhat uneasy. Judging from the other party's actions, had he used a forbidden technique like Izanagi?

However, he quickly rejected the idea, because according to the original work, it seems that to perform a forbidden technique like Izanagi, one needs the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Or perhaps it's like Danzo, using the First Hokage's cells to perform this ninjutsu with the three-tomoe technique.

But then... he couldn't guess whether the other party had activated the Kaleidoscope or used some other forbidden method.

[This proverb says that like father, like son!]

Thinking about how Fugaku Uchiha never showed his Mangekyou Sharingan to his clansmen even until his death in the original work, Toshiro couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

These two really are from the same lineage...

"Toshiro! I don't know how you got in touch with Orochimaru? He entrusted two ninjutsu techniques to his clan, asking us to deliver them to you!"

Looking at his younger brother's subordinate in the tent, Uchiha Shigeyama became curious. How did this man come to know Orochimaru? Orochimaru even taught him two ninjutsu techniques.

"Well... it's mainly because Orochimaru-senpai is somewhat interested in the two ninjutsu I developed, so he contacted me last night wanting to trade them."

To his surprise, Orochimaru actually had his clan get involved in this. This whole operation baffled him; he had no idea what Orochimaru was trying to do.

Or does the other party have some deeper meaning behind it?

"...Is that all?"

Uchiha Shigeyama was slightly disappointed by Toshiro's answer. It seemed that the connection between the two was only this much.

It is far from what I hoped for.

"……Yes!"

Despite his doubts, he honestly answered the other person's questions.

Toshiro was truly baffled! The other party didn't seem to care at all that he had leaked those two ninjutsu techniques.

Instead, he became concerned about his connection with Orochimaru, which was quite puzzling to him.

Shouldn't the opponent be focusing their attention on those two ninjutsu?

"If you have the chance, you can try to strengthen your connection with Orochimaru. If you need anything, you can come find me directly!"

"???"

Holy crap, what is this family trying to do? Are they trying to get on Orochimaru's good side?

Do you find your lively, energetic self an eyesore?

He still felt that Orochimaru's laboratory materials weren't enough, and wanted to add himself to the mix.

He was certain that if he got too close to Orochimaru, sooner or later he would become a corpse on Orochimaru's lab table.

Even his own eyes will probably be soaked in a special potion and used as excellent research material.

Keep in mind that the other party hasn't yet mastered that immortal reincarnation technique that allows them to seize another person's body!

It's impossible to pull off a miraculous comeback like Erzhuzi!

The thought of such an outcome made Toshiro feel terrible. He would rather face the Iwa ninja than try to improve his relationship with Orochimaru.

At least the opponent is really fighting to the death, and even if he is less skilled, he will accept it.

But what about Orochimaru...?

(End of this chapter)