Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

In fact, he had recalled it countless times in his mind and tried to find the materials he had found in his memory that were used to create the spacetime array, but the time span was too large and many materials did not match the present. He had to find new and suitable materials to create the spacetime array.

Kirito probably understands where he falls short. Hamura Otsutsuki has a powerful older brother who controls the Ten-Tails, and the materials he used to create the spacetime magic circle likely came from Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

The items given by the Sage of Six Paths could not possibly be ordinary; they must be rare materials that would be extremely difficult to find even in ancient times.

Nowadays, it would be even harder to find.

"Kirito-sama, are you alright?"

"Kirito-sama, although this experiment was not successful, it was a great improvement over the previous one, lasting for almost a minute longer."

"Yes, this shows that the spacetime array you designed, Kirito-sama, is correct. It's just that the materials are not in time yet. As long as the material problem is solved, we will definitely succeed."

……

Many members of the sealing team came to Kirito's flesh puppet to comfort him, and many of them showed regret.

Most of them almost thought that the experiment with the spacetime array had been successful, since the spacetime black hole had become stable. But who would have thought that the new materials used to maintain the spacetime array were still ineffective?

Hearing their words of comfort, Kirito smiled slightly and said, "Failure is the mother of success, right? Don't worry, it's just one failure. But you guys can help me think of a solution to the current problem."

Upon hearing this, the members of the sealing team immediately turned into bitter faces.

Their sealing techniques are far superior to those of the martial arts ninjas outside, but they are no match for Kirito. They have actually been trying to study spacetime arrays in secret, but they get dizzy just looking at some of the sealing techniques.

In short, my brain isn't quite up to par; I can't even perform deductions.

"Kirito-nii, the reason why the spacetime array cannot be maintained is that the materials used to withstand the pressure of operation are not good enough. But if we can add more materials to the spacetime array to withstand the pressure of operation, the success rate will be improved."

When everyone was silent, Kushina, who had regained consciousness, spoke up.

"Kushina, your suggestion is good, but if we want to add more load-bearing pillars to the spacetime array, the complexity of the spacetime array will inevitably increase greatly, and the number of spell nodes to be calculated will also increase exponentially."

"Yes, this isn't an addition or subtraction problem, it's a geometry problem."

"It's extremely difficult and involves a huge amount of work. It's estimated that it will take us a long time to calculate the accurate order."

……

As soon as Kushina made her suggestion, before Kirito could even reply, the other members of the sealing team started talking all at once about the difficulty of the suggestion.

Seeing that no one was optimistic about her suggestion, Kushina immediately came up with a new solution: "Manual calculation is certainly slow, but if we use computers for calculation and deduction, we can definitely save a lot of time."

"Using computers to calculate and deduce spacetime magic arrays!"

Kirito was startled, and a glint flashed in his eyes.

That was truly a wake-up call.

Why didn't he think of that? Yes, why not just use a computer to calculate and deduce the spacetime magic array?

He had actually considered adding load-bearing pillars to enhance the stability of the spacetime array, but the difficulty of redesigning the spacetime array deterred him, so he decided to continue looking for ways to increase the strength of the materials.

"Sigh, I really was blinded by a leaf and couldn't see Mount Tai. After my strength greatly improved, I became too confident and thought I could do everything by myself. But now it seems that human power has its limits and we still need to rely on machines to speed things up."

Tongren sighed inwardly.

Then, he smiled and said to Kushina, "Kushina, your suggestion is excellent. We should definitely make good use of computers as a great tool."

In the current ninja world, computers have been around for quite some time. Although they are not very common among the general public, they have become an important tool in some research laboratories.

Furthermore, according to reports from Konoha's spies in Kumogakure, something similar to a supercomputer has appeared in the Land of Lightning, used to assist in the creation of chakra cannons.

"I knew Kirito-nii had good taste."

Kushina was delighted to receive Kirito's approval.

But the next moment, her mood soured. Kirito's face fell, and he began to criticize her: "Kushina, you still need to work harder on your Jinchuriki training. You shouldn't continue with the experiments here for now."

When Kushina heard Kirito's criticism, she wanted to say no, but then she realized that she had just fallen for Kurama's trick, causing a loophole in the seal and giving Kurama the opportunity to cause trouble, almost ruining everything. She couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Kushina, judging from what you just said, you are already very familiar with computers. Over the next period of time, you and I will work together to create a program that can be used to delay time and space.

Just as Kushina was feeling down, Kirito's words suddenly popped into her mind, instantly turning her sorrow into joy, and she immediately agreed to Kirito's request.

……

"The matter of the Nine-Tails also needs to be put on the agenda. If we continue to keep this complete Nine-Tails inside Kushina, it will cause big problems sooner or later."

In the underground laboratory of the orphanage, Kirito watched with a glare as Kushina happily left the Sealing Team building, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

In the original story, the Nine-Tails was only able to break the seal with Obito's help during Kushina's childbirth. However, it turns out that after Kushina became the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, she went berserk many times and almost caused the Nine-Tails to break the seal several times.

Recently, he has been making frequent attempts to break the seal and escape.

This situation is clearly abnormal.

Kirito couldn't figure out the reason, but he thought it was probably Madara Uchiha who was secretly helping Kurama break free from the seal. He just used very secretive methods that made it impossible for Kirito to detect.

Of course, it's also possible that Kurama sensed the danger and was trying to save itself.

Kirito knew that there was a secret connection and connection between the tailed beasts. Although the relationship between the tailed beasts was generally not good, and some could even be considered enemies, they were ultimately the same kind of creatures and were treated the same way, so it was inevitable that they would share a common hatred.

He's been back in Konoha for so long, and he still often discusses sealing techniques with Kushina. He just doesn't believe that the Nine-Tails and the One-Tail haven't had some kind of secret connection.

It is highly likely that Kurama is now aware of the current state of Shukaku's body and realizes that if it does not escape, it may suffer Shukaku's wrath.

Indeed, he did intend to harm the Nine-Tails, with the aim of preventing Madara Uchiha from obtaining a complete Nine-Tails, so that even if he obtained the Nine-Tails, he would not be able to make the Ten-Tails reach its complete form.

Among the nine tailed beasts, the Nine-Tails is the most special, not only because it has the most chakra, but also because it is the closest to the Ten-Tails and possesses the most power of the Ten-Tails.

If it is incomplete, the power of the Ten-Tails will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Kirito plans to cut the Nine-Tails into nine parts, not just as simply dividing it into two Nine-Tails, Yin and Yang, as in the original story. He intends to completely dismember the Nine-Tails and hide eight of its parts.

"However, let's focus our energy on the spacetime array for now. I have a feeling that once I finish programming the spell on the computer, I will soon be able to create a spacetime array that can maintain the spacetime channel."

Kirito's mind shifted, and he refocused his attention on the spacetime magic array.

Zero-Tails has been successfully captured, and we are only one or two steps away from mastering the Reincarnation Eye. Once we break through the spacetime array, the rest will be much easier.

……

Time passed by, and another month went by in the blink of an eye. Since the five great ninja villages had not had any conflicts, the ninja world remained quite peaceful.

In Konoha, on the Sarutobi clan's territory, the retired Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was leisurely practicing calligraphy in his study.

Suddenly, his brush trembled, and the characters on the paper became distorted. He frowned and said, "What happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan appeared before him, knelt on one knee, and respectfully presented a scroll to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi, filled with doubt, took the sealing scroll and opened it to examine it.

"Boom~"

A few seconds later, the scroll slipped from Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand, and he himself was now pale as he muttered, "Impossible, impossible, how could he possibly defect? ​​There must be some misunderstanding."

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly realized what was happening, hurried back to his bedroom, and put on his combat suit.

But just as he was leaving, a white-haired ninja wearing a dog mask blocked his way.

"White Fang, are you going to stop me?"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw the white-haired ANBU ninja, his face turned grim.

"The Hokage has ordered that you cannot leave Konoha for the time being."

Sakumo Hatake replied, showing no sign of backing down just because the person before him had once been Hokage.

As he spoke, he had already placed his hand on the white dagger on his back, ready to strike if Hiruzen Sarutobi made the slightest mistake.

"Then I'll see if your current strength can stop me."

Seeing that Sakumo Hatake refused to back down, Hiruzen Sarutobi said coldly.

"Please think it over, Your Excellency."

Sakumo Hatake continued.

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of the way!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared in fury, then unleashed a Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique without any hand seals, and a huge fireball instantly shot out of his mouth.

"Clang!"

Sakumo Hatake also drew his White Fang Short Sword.

With a flash of light, the giant fireball was sliced ​​in two, but Hiruzen Sarutobi had already vanished from Sakumo Hatake's sight.

Seeing this, Hatake Sakumo sighed softly and decisively used his Body Flicker Technique to give chase.

In less than ten seconds, Hatake Sakumo reappeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Are you really going to stop me, Sakumo?"

"Sarutobi Hiruzen said anxiously."

He was in a great hurry and didn't have time to waste on the person in front of him.

After their brief exchange, he understood that although Sakumo Hatake's strength was not what it used to be, he had recovered most of his strength after Tsunade's treatment.

"I'm sorry, Third Hokage, but this is the Fourth Hokage's order, and I must obey. Please go back now. Even if you go after him now, it's too late. Orochimaru's crime this time is too great for you to cover up."

Sakumo Hatake answered without hesitation.

"There must be some misunderstanding here. How could Orochimaru possibly betray Konoha?"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately retorted loudly.

Yes, the scroll just now said that Orochimaru committed a serious crime and is now on the run.

In response, Hiruzen Sarutobi certainly did not believe that his disciple, whom he had painstakingly nurtured, would betray Konoha. His first thought was that Tsunade wanted to eliminate dissidents.

"There's no misunderstanding, Orochimaru has become a monster now. Just look at these photos."

Sakumo Hatake said coldly, then took out a package from his pocket and threw it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Avoid fighting if possible; this was one of the orders Tsunade gave him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took the package and took out some photos. As he looked at the photos, his face grew paler and paler, and his back gradually hunched over.

The scene in the photo is inside one of the laboratories established by Orochimaru, with a large number of snake-like monsters and many skeletons, all of which indicate that Orochimaru was conducting some evil human experiments.

One of the photos shows Orochimaru with his face covered in white snake scales, his eyes revealing a refined coldness.

Paper can never contain fire.

As Orochimaru's behavior in the village became increasingly strange, the Anbu began to secretly investigate the legendary Sannin who had made great contributions during World War II. Then, an Anbu ninja named Aburame, who possessed an extremely strong ability to conceal herself by parasitizing insects, discovered the underground laboratory that Orochimaru had built outside the village.