Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

The children of Sunagakure are always simple and honest, and they don't know what showing off is. Kankuro, forgetting the pain in his hand, looked at the second male lead who was still pretending to be cool with his eyes closed and asked Gaara with a blank expression.

Gaara shook his head, looking equally puzzled, indicating he didn't understand what this guy was doing...

"...What an innocent child."

"Uh-huh..."

Seeing the reaction of the Sand Village brats below, one of the Konoha Anbu members couldn't help but sigh, and the others nodded in agreement.

They're familiar with this kind of tactic from the Uchiha kids. Back when the Uchiha clan was wiped out, didn't they always act like this?

The people of Konoha, and most of the ninja world in general, understood the Uchiha's habits, but they found these kids from Sunagakure to be surprisingly naive, not even knowing how to act cool...

They knew Konohamaru had been beaten up, but they thought it was just kids playing around. Besides, the Sunagakure brat hadn't really hurt him. Konohamaru looked bad, but it was all just superficial injuries. So, after they sent someone to report to the Hokage, they followed Konohamaru without showing up. The Hokage didn't take it seriously either, since it's normal for kids to fight. Everyone goes through that when they're kids.

Back in the day, Asuma, the Hokage's youngest son, was the boss of Konoha. After midnight, he was in charge, and he even collected tolls from Shiki the Golden Lion...

However, when they saw that Konohamaru didn't go to his uncle Asuma, that old scoundrel, but instead went to Naruto, a rookie, they all wondered if the Hokage's grandson had been switched at birth. His intelligence was nothing like that of a Sarutobi.

It's precisely because Konoha is looking for a weakling like Naruto that they've been following him around, fearing that Naruto might not be able to protect him and get killed, causing Konohamaru to get beaten up again. If that happens, they'll have to show up and watch the Hokage's grandson get beaten up twice. Who knows if they'll get retaliated against later?

When they saw the Sunagakure puppet with the big, painted face about to attack Naruto, they were all ready to act. However, a familiar Uchiha aura stopped them. Although the Uchiha clan's aura made them feel comfortable, seeing the Uchiha brat hanging upside down in the tree and acting cool meant they didn't have to worry about Konohamaru getting beaten up a second time.

After all, this Uchiha brat is actually quite strong, although he's a bit arrogant. But what can you do when his surname is Uchiha?

However, the fact that the kid from Sunagakure was so naive surprised them. They had all received six years of compulsory education, so did they not know that this Uchiha kid was showing off?

Hmm... judging from their expressions, they really don't know.

"boom!"

"Idiot, what are you doing? This is Konoha, can't you be a little more discreet?"

Temari slapped her younger brother on the head with a large fan and said irritably.

"Yeah, yeah, I knew I shouldn't have brought you out to play."

Karin echoed this sentiment.

"...Who told this blond brat to call me 'Big Painted Face'..."

Kankuro, lying on the ground, looked extremely aggrieved.

"let's go."

Seeing Karin also rolling up her sleeves, ready to go up and beat someone up, Gaara sighed helplessly and pulled Karin back. After all, she was his brother; he shouldn't embarrass himself in public.

Gaara has changed a lot. In the original work, he became interested in the second male lead because he was driven to brutality and killing by the fat cat, and he liked to torture and kill geniuses. However, now because he is as close as family with his fat cat grandfather, although he has killed many people in the past year or so, his mentality has grown healthily and his mind has not been affected. Although the second male lead is very timid, he roughly knows how strong the second male lead is and he is not interested in him at the moment.

What's your name?

Although Gaara wasn't particularly interested in the second male lead, the second male lead was inevitably annoyed that Gaara's usually invincible coercion tactics hadn't achieved the desired effect. He was especially displeased by the sight of the boy carrying the gourd, who gave him a sense of danger—a feeling even stronger than that of the girl who had appeared in the Land of Waves alongside Shiki. After all, the red-haired girl was Shiki's grand-niece, and the family of a legendary ninja like Shiki was certainly not simple; it was normal for him to feel danger there too. However, the gourd-carrying boy gave him a much stronger feeling, so he became even more curious about him and instantly came to Gaara's side, speaking in a low voice.

"At least introduce yourself before you introduce yourself to others."

Looking at the second male lead in his pants, Gaara, who was naive and naturally peaceful, felt an urge to slap him for some reason, but he held back and said calmly.

"Uchiha Sasuke."

When the second male lead mentioned his name, he exuded an air of superiority that almost blinded everyone around him.

“Uchiha.…”

Upon hearing this, Gaara and the others looked strangely at the second male lead in the pants, and then glanced at Karin.

Karin's idol is Itachi Uchiha, right? I never expected there was another Uchiha in Konoha. What is her relationship with Itachi Uchiha?

"Tch! Let's go."

Karin glanced at the second male lead in his pants, and then the image of her Itachi appeared in her mind.

No matter how she looks at it, she still thinks her Itachi is more handsome, not to mention now there's also the White Brother who makes her drool...

963. Kakashi would rather die than admit that the second male lead looks like him.

"That bastard..."

Seeing that the gourd boy, whom he valued, merely nodded indifferently and left with the red-haired girl without introducing himself, the second male lead felt slighted by the boy's disdain. However, since this was a village, it was not appropriate to make a move. He could only clench his fists and stare at the boy's back before turning and leaving.

"Sasuke, wait for me..."

However, the second male lead's actions were so popular that the pink-haired girl with hearts in her eyes quickly chased after him, and the little girl next to Konohamaru followed behind.

The savior and the bruised and battered Konohamaru were left behind.

They were supposed to be the main characters in this episode, weren't they?

"Sasuke, that bastard! (▼he▼メ)"

Upon discovering that his girl was gone, the savior came to his senses and was even more furious, gritting his teeth. He couldn't understand what was so good about that bastard Sasuke. He was clearly not as handsome as him, but how come he was more popular?

"Why.....!"

In a distant corner, Kakashi, who had witnessed everything, sighed helplessly. The relationship between these three disciples gave him a strange sense of familiarity, especially Minato's son, who looked more and more like his former best friend. He couldn't understand how his talented teacher could have such a stupid son.

However, he would never admit that he saw a reflection of his past self in Uchiha Sasuke...

"Hahaha, what an interesting brat. I remember you used to have a good buddy who's a lot like this blond kid. This Uchiha brat is also a natural magnet for the opposite sex, just like you, but he's a bit less charming than you. My precious grandniece and Rasa's daughter don't have any feelings for him, unlike you who's been a heartthrob since you were little."

Shinto, who had been squatting on a tree branch next to Kakashi at some point, teased him.

"...Are you very free?"

Kakashi rolled his dead fish eyes. He had finally managed to avoid this old guy, but then he ran into him here again. He would never believe it was a coincidence.

"I'm here to be a bodyguard for my precious grandniece. She's our only heir, and I don't trust your half-baked Konoha kids to run around in there..."

Shinto spread his hands. Actually, he came out to find Orochimaru. He heard that the Sound Village had arrived a couple of days ago, so he guessed that Orochimaru had already arrived. He hadn't chatted with Orochimaru in a long time and wanted to ask which village Orochimaru had tricked into becoming his henchman this time. The Cloud Village didn't come this time, and the Land of Water was too far away and had no connection with Konoha, so naturally they were too lazy to come. However, he had heard that Onoki had sent his sneaky son, but he hadn't arrived yet. It seemed that Iwagakure didn't have a cameo in the original work. Besides their Sunagakure, there were only two major villages, Konoha and Iwagakure. Now that Iwagakure had suddenly added a scene, he even suspected that Orochimaru had some kind of shady deal with Onoki.

Who knew that not long after they came out, they saw Rasa's son beating up Hiruzen Sarutobi's grandson and remembered that there seemed to be such a scene in the original work. However, this scene seems to be different from the original work. Gaara is not interested in the second male lead at all. But thinking about it, it makes sense. The current Gaara has been carefully trained by Fat Cat and is much stronger than in the original work. At least now, the second male lead, who is at most a Chunin, can't beat him. In addition, Gaara is not as brutal as in the original work, so it is normal for him not to be interested in the second male lead.

It's estimated that the only thing that really interests him is Naruto, the father of Kurama. However, the sealing technique on the savior's stomach should have been reinforced when he returned, so the fat cat couldn't sense Kurama's aura, which is why Gaara didn't recognize him.

Otherwise, if Gaara, who has been listening to bedtime stories of the righteous war god fat cat beating the evil Nine-Tails for over a decade, didn't suddenly erupt, the fat cat in his belly would have already unleashed a few Tailed Beast Balls on the savior.

"Speaking of which, you're not getting any younger. I heard that Hiruzen Sarutobi's good-for-nothing youngest son has already won over Shinku's girl with the colored contact lenses. Aren't you worried? You know, your Hatake clan only has one like that. Sigh! For the sake of my best friend, your old man, I should have helped you win over that girl with the colored contact lenses back then. It's such a waste to let that good-for-nothing son of Hiruzen Sarutobi have her. And you, weren't you quite good at flirting with girls when you were young? What happened to you now?"

Shinto looked at Kakashi, who was still rolling his dead fish eyes, with the tone of an elder and said with disappointment.

"Take care of yourself first..."

Kakashi finished speaking in a bad mood and disappeared into the wind and rain. They respected their elders in Konoha and were really afraid that they would lose their temper and beat up this old guy.

Damn it, how dare a grown single guy like me say that?

If you're so capable, take down Lady Tsunade first...

........

"This kid is getting more and more rude. White Fang is really bad at teaching his son. I should have taken this brat to Sunagakure and personally trained him back then, don't you think? Great scientist!"

Watching Kakashi disappear into the wind and rain, Shinto finished speaking in an annoyed tone and raised an eyebrow at the air next door.

"Heh, you seem to care quite a bit about Kakashi."

Snake's figure emerged from the tree trunk, changing the subject: "Sakumo must be crazy to let you take the heir of their Hatake clan to Sunagakure for training."

Who is Orochimaru? The snakes he released in Konoha back then have now become snake kings. Konoha is full of Orochimaru's spies. As soon as this guy arrived in Konoha, Orochimaru noticed him. Although it was strange that this guy didn't go to hang out with Tsunade but came to Konoha, Orochimaru still needed to come and talk to him so that his plans wouldn't be affected.

He has a pretty good relationship with Shiki. Although Shiki isn't very cultured, he's the first person whose opinion of him doesn't change because of his actions. To be honest, he feels like he chose the wrong birthplace. If he had been born in Sunagakure, with plenty of money to support him, he might have ascended to the celestial realm long ago.

"There's nothing I can do. Who told me I'd fall for him? If I had been born in Konoha, Konoha would have unified the world long ago. As for you, even though we've met before, every time I see you, I think it's so exaggerated. Your cultivation... no, your immortality technique is truly astonishing. Even the Second Master Senju probably isn't as skilled as you. But... wait a minute, your body seems a bit different... and your mental strength seems to be greatly damaged."

Looking at Snake's somewhat alluring body, Zhen Dou felt a chill run down his spine. This wasn't out of discrimination, but rather because the thought that Snake might be female this time sent shivers down his spine.

However, I still went against my conscience and praised Snake, then pretended to be surprised and said...

"Your abilities are truly enviable. These are just minor issues; you're already showing some direction and are slowly improving. Instead of going gambling with Tsunade, why are you here in Konoha watching these kids play house?"

964. Orochimaru is just that stubborn; he really wants to solo Konoha.

When talking about his research projects, even someone as unconcerned with worldly affairs as Snake Uncle looked proud.

He had two great dreams in his life: to live forever and have unlimited time to learn all the ninjutsu in the ninja world, and to surpass Senju Nijisanji to become the greatest scientist in the history of the ninja world. As his immortality technique gradually improved, he gradually got closer to his two goals.

Even the Sage of Six Paths and the Senju master could not resist the erosion of time, but Orochimaru did!

Unbeknownst to Snake, ever since his possession technique succeeded, in terms of true fighting spirit, he had already surpassed Thousand Hands Second Master to become the number one.

This guy has completely transformed a shonen anime into a fantasy anime, it's way more awesome than that Thousand Hands Second Master!

However, now is not the time to discuss his research project. He needs to figure out what's going on with Shiki's arrival in Konoha. After all, he has been planning this for a long time. Shiki's relationship with Konoha is quite complicated, but that doesn't matter. After all, he and Shiki have a pretty good relationship. Although they are not sworn brothers, they are at least friends. He is just worried that Shiki will suddenly interfere when the plan is about to be completed, which would be no fun.

Back then, this guy came to Konoha to fight Kurama because of Tsunade. Who knows if Tsunade invited him again this time?

"You know I like to join in the fun, so I come out to relax when I have nothing else to do. But you, you're a super rogue ninja of Konoha, with a reputation almost as high as my idol, the founder of Konoha's rogue ninjas. Aren't you worried about White Fang's big sword coming to Konoha at this time?"

After shrugging, Masato raised an eyebrow at Orochimaru.

"Heh, Sakumo isn't young anymore either. No matter how strong someone is, they can't escape the passage of time. If it were ten years ago, I really wouldn't have dared to come to Konoha. My Sarutobi-sensei has finally grown old..."

Orochimaru habitually licked his lips, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Shinto. Among the people he knew, there weren't many who could maintain their peak condition even after fifty. Apart from his friend Tsunade's family's Yin Seal and the Hundred Healings Technique he developed himself, only Sage Chakra could significantly slow down the aging process, such as Jiraiya and the Golden Lion before him. Although Sakumo was very strong at his peak, he ultimately hadn't learned Sage Mode and didn't have the bloodline of the Senju or Uzumaki clans. He was just an ordinary person. Although he could still fight now, he had entered the late stages of his peak and his strength was far less than before.

It was precisely for this reason that he dared to bring his underlings to solo Konoha without misleading his teammates. As long as the barrier was strong enough, it could completely block Sakumo from disturbing his reunion with his master, Tobi.

"Don't look at me like that. You've been studying my genes for years, and what results have you found? You know that I'm the only genius in our Sand Village. Even my nephew can't compare. In a few years, when I can't fight anymore, the village will be left without anyone to protect me. Although Sasori is not bad, he is still far inferior to me. His potential for playing with toys won't be very high."

Feeling extremely uncomfortable under Orochimaru's gaze, Masato might have been mistaken by those who didn't know better and thought Orochimaru had homosexual tendencies. He quickly changed the subject.

He wasn't afraid of what Snake would discover. If Snake really figured out the rules of the world, there would be no need to wait for the savior and the man to cheat or for the old man of the Six Paths to come out and give a big gift. The story would have ended long ago.

"...Sigh! Your special talents have nothing to do with your cells, which is something that puzzles me a lot. However, your gene activity is a hundred times stronger than that of an ordinary person, even much stronger than that of Hashirama Senju. This may be the reason why your body is so tough. But you are clearly not a member of the Senju clan or the Uzumaki clan. Logically speaking, an ordinary person's genes could not support such a high level of activity. Because you and Sasori are related, your genes are roughly the same. However, Sasori did not have this kind of physical strength, so I can only classify this aspect as innate. As for your abilities... I haven't had time to study them yet."

Snake sighed and shook his head.

Speaking of this guy's cell research, he sighed and shook his head. This was the biggest problem he had encountered since entering the field of science. This guy's cells looked like ordinary people, but they were so different from others, possessing all sorts of strange and unbelievable abilities. He could even figure out that the First Hokage's Wood Release was due to Yang Release chakra, and that the Uchiha Sharingan was due to the existence of Yin Release chakra. But he couldn't figure out the reason for this guy's abilities at all, especially that kind of ethereal aura, which was even more difficult than studying the soul. So after failing to find any results, he temporarily gave up.

His main focus is on cultivating immortality; what he's doing is just a hobby.

"???? You said a lot, but I didn't understand a single word. Just tell me whether handsome Scorpion or my precious grandniece could inherit or awaken my abilities if they transplanted my cells."

Speechless, Masato waved his hand to interrupt Snake, who was talking incessantly. Normally quiet and reserved, Snake became a chatterbox when talking about his research projects. The worst part was that Masato couldn't understand a word of what Snake was saying.

"No, because there's no reason for it. Your genes aren't much different from ordinary people. You don't even have a special physique like the Third Kazekage who can convert highly condensed chakra into magnetism. We can't even find out where your Magnet Release came from. So the chances of them transplanting your cells and inheriting your abilities are very low. They might even be unable to withstand that powerful activity and explode."