Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

A figure suddenly appeared beside Xiao Nan.

"He is not Yahiko."

"I know."

After a brief exchange, Nagato looked at Konan, and after a long while sighed: "Is that so...? Although I always feel that I shouldn't have agreed when Uzumaki Sora first asked to be on your team."

"But all these years... during the first Akatsuki, we took Yahiko's will as our own."

"Later, Xiao was re-established... and you once again replaced your own thoughts with my will. If he could see this, he would be pleased with your choice, wouldn't he?"

The last sentence made Xiao Nan pause in surprise.

Is Yahiko able to see it?

Konan looked at Nagato: "What are you planning to do? Nagato won't agree to this! He won't approve of what you're doing!"

Nagato shook his head slightly: "I did nothing. True peace has not yet begun. The primary purpose is to dedicate this body to the hatred of this world."

"But who can say for sure what the future holds?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nagato vanished from the spot in an instant.

……

Country of Fields, Village of Sound.

It's not uncommon in the ninja world for a small country to suddenly establish a small ninja village.

The constant expenditure on missions entrusted to the Great Ninja Village over a long period of time inevitably led the already avaricious nobles to have some reservations.

After cutting costs and increasing revenue, wouldn't it be better to use the extra money for personal enjoyment?

Such incidents are commonplace in the Five Great Ninja Villages, and they never say much about them. The losses incurred from multiple failed missions due to insufficient strength are enough to make even nobles wince.

They would then spend more money to entrust the task to the Great Ninja Village.

However, in recent years, Otogakure Village seems to be doing well, and it even seems to be catching up with Takigakure Village.

The capture of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki has been a heavy loss for Takigakure.

……

A dimly lit underground laboratory.

Wearing gloves, Tanaka pushed up his glasses with the back of his hand, then reached out and disemboweled the test subject in front of him.

A reagent was injected, and then black lines began to appear on its body.

"puff!"

A bull's horn protruded from the test subject's forehead, and even its internal organs, exposed to the air, showed varying degrees of change.

"An experiment with natural energy? This was taken from Jugo's body? Come to think of it, wasn't Orochimaru's cursed seal already completed by this timeframe?"

The sudden sound made Tanaka pause slightly, but he quickly continued with his work.

"The Heavenly Curse Seal should not be the final application. This power has another relationship with chakra, and it is not simple."

Uzumaki Sora looked at the guy in front of him with amusement.

Where exactly did Orochimaru find this talent?

Natural energy is the inherent power of this world. After the Otsutsuki clan brought the Divine Tree, the inherent energy was transformed into something like chakra.

They share the same origin, but while Truth-Seeking Balls can nullify all ninjutsu, they cannot nullify natural energy.

"You are very smart."

"Thank you."

After giving a nonchalant reply, the experimental subject on the operating table aged instantly in the next moment.

It was as if the outburst just now had exhausted all the potential of its life.

Having calmed his emotions, Tanaka took off his gloves and turned around, looking directly at Uzumaki Sora: "Lord Sora, what brings you here?"

Uzumaki Sora didn't answer him, but instead turned her gaze to the small white snake beside her: "Now that you know I'm here, you should understand that you can't escape."

The small white snake sank into the ground.

Then the laboratory door opened, and Orochimaru walked in with a fake smile on his face.

"Kong Jun, it's been a long time."

Uzumaki Sora shook his head slightly: "Although I haven't met you much, I've had quite a bit of interaction with your works."

“In recent years, the Impure World Reincarnation technique has made breakthroughs using the cells of the First Hokage as a medium. I think you should try it.”

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems that nothing can be hidden from you, Kong-kun. However, Kong-kun should not remain stuck in the past regarding the power of the Impure World Reincarnation."

As he spoke, Orochimaru slapped his hands on the ground.

"boom."

Under the shroud of smoke, the same three coffins remained.

The coffin lid fell shut, and the figures of the First Hokage, the Third Raikage, and the Second Hokage stepped out.

"Looks like nothing's changed... We still haven't brought out any new talent, how about we do it together?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled, "Ku-kun, if you've seen the future of the Impure World Reincarnation, you should know that they are different from the past."

"The First Hokage, once known as the God of Shinobi, possessed power that was terrifying even under my control."

"Uchiha Kumo of Konoha is known as the new strongest in the ninja world...Ku-kun, the First Hokage could also do the same in a battlefield like the Battle of the Sea of ​​the End."

Upon hearing this, Vortex Sky smiled.

The person I was back then and the person I am now... are completely different concepts.

Even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who once surpassed the pinnacle of ninjas, were nothing special at the level of the Six Paths.

"Orochimaru……"

As Vortex Sora's voice rang out, the pupils in his eyes turned bright blue.

In an instant, immense ocular power swept through the entire laboratory. Under the powerful burst of chakra, countless test tubes shattered.

"Do you remember the chance I gave you back then? As the price for my intervention, your life should have been mine, but there are too few people like you in this world."

"It's so little that I wouldn't even want to take your life, because that would be a waste of a genius."

Orochimaru did not dodge at all; in just a moment, his gaze had already avoided the other's eyes.

Since being bound by illusions last time, I have made new preparations regarding the weaknesses of illusions.

But the other person's eyes...

It's not the Mangekyou Sharingan?

"To be considered a genius by the strongest being in the ninja world, what an honor..."

Orochimaru said, turning to the side, "It seems that Kong-kun has also gained new power. This should be the second time, right? So, could we change the battlefield?"

"After all, this village was quite important, and it's a real shame that it was destroyed in the aftermath of the battle."

Upon hearing this, Sora smiled and nodded.

"As you wish."

The moment he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot.

Even the Body Flicker Technique was so fast that Orochimaru couldn't react in time.

"Shh."

With a flash of light, Sora and Orochimaru vanished from their spot in the next instant.

The three impure world resurrected bodies lost their targets before they could be controlled.

……

"Clap clap clap..."

At the operating table, Tanaka quietly brushed the glass shards off his body.

"The strongest ninja... truly a terrifying power..."

"Why does it feel familiar? Just thinking about those eyes, if I could cut them open and observe their structure, is incredibly wonderful."

"With Lord Orochimaru's trump cards, perhaps we can have some expectations."

……

Konoha border, coastline.

"Your target... is Kimimaro?"

"Do you have a solution for the bloodline disease of the Kaguya clan?"

[Note: Kaguya and Taketori are the same surname, but the translations differ. In *The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter*, the heroine is named Princess Kaguya Taketori.]

Chapter 311: Madara Uchiha's Defeated Journey

The Kaguya clan of Kirigakure was wiped out in a rebellion, and Kimimaro, as the sole survivor, may be the only person in the world to possess the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit.

Kimimaro, who was taken in by Orochimaru, was originally intended as a body for the next Reanimation Jutsu.

However, it is clear that Orochimaru's techniques cannot solve the bloodline disease of Shikotsumyaku, and it is even unknown whether they can delay the onset of the disease.

"Orochimaru, how much do you know about the secrets of this world? Without the Corpse Reincarnation technique, you no longer even care whether you are human or not."

As he spoke, Uzumaki Sora instantly reached out, and a repulsive force sent Tobirama Senju, who had suddenly appeared, flying away.

"You possess a unique talent in this world, and since childhood you have wanted to learn all the ninjutsu in this world."

"But human strength has its limits. You know very well that you can't learn all the skills in just a few decades, even if you are a genius."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanzi Kong formed a hand seal.

Then his body suddenly erupted with powerful chakra, forming an outer garment that changed its mode.

Orochimaru, witnessing all this, showed no fear whatsoever. At this moment, he had even forgotten the taboo against looking directly into someone's eyes; his eyes were filled only with excitement and desire.

"No! This is not Sage Mode. This power can be described as a leap in the level of life. It is a life form that surpasses that of humans."