The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Without a doubt, the next one to be sent is Kiba, the guy who was wandering around Konoha with his dog.

Both suffered severe internal organ damage, which can be described as quite tragic.

Next, Shikamaru Nara and Rock Lee were sent back one after another, which meant that the battle between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki at the Valley of the End had begun.

Hongzhi naturally couldn't go and see for himself, but his shadow clone could, which was equivalent to Hongzhi himself seeing it.

The Valley of the End.

The battle between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki has reached a fever pitch. Naruto Uzumaki borrowed some of the Nine-Tails' chakra to make his Rasengan turn bright red.

Sasuke Uchiha's Chidori turned black due to the power of the cursed seal, which attracted the attention of the shadow clones.

Although Sasuke Uchiha didn't use the Black Spot Lightning, it still looked quite similar. The reason for the change in the color of Chidori was undoubtedly Orochimaru's cursed seal.

This means that something within the cursed seal can cause lightning-attribute chakra to transform in a way similar to Black Spotted Lightning, which may help in understanding the formation principle of Black Spotted Lightning.

The battle ended, and a torrential downpour began at the Valley of the End. Naruto Uzumaki collapsed to the ground, while Sasuke Uchiha watched him silently.

After a long while, Sasuke Uchiha's headband fell off to the side, and then he slowly made his way towards the location of Otogakure, covered in wounds.

The shadow clone watched this scene silently, without intervening to save Naruto. Kakashi Hatake was still very fast, arriving in front of Naruto a few minutes after Sasuke Uchiha left.

Looking at Naruto Uzumaki lying on the ground, Kakashi stared intently in the direction Sasuke Uchiha had left. He knew Sasuke was nearby, but so what? What use would bringing someone who was determined to leave back to Konoha be?

In the end, Kakashi chose to take Naruto Uzumaki back to the village, while he chose to abandon Sasuke Uchiha.

The shadow clone watched this scene silently, and only after Kakashi and Naruto Uzumaki disappeared from its perception range did it head in the direction Sasuke Uchiha had left.

Uchiha Sasuke, who was walking unsteadily, suddenly stopped. He noticed that there was someone staring at him not far away, and that person was one of the elders of Konoha.

At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha felt somewhat unwilling. He had already come this far, but he still couldn't get what he wanted?

Just as Uchiha Sasuke made a defensive move, the shadow clone pulled a scroll from his pocket and threw it to him.

"Take this to Orochimaru."

After saying that, the shadow clone disappeared from the spot, while Uchiha Sasuke stared at the scroll that had fallen to the side with a somewhat solemn expression.

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Sasuke took the scroll and continued walking towards the Sound Village.

Meanwhile, underground in the Hidden Sound Village, Orochimaru, whose body had reached its limit, ultimately failed to meet his beloved Sasuke Uchiha. To prevent him from dying directly, he had no choice but to choose a ninja with a decent compatibility to perform the Reanimation Jutsu.

This ninja did not have any bloodline limit. Orochimaru originally had many spare bodies, and many of them possessed bloodline limits.

However, after losing both hands, Orochimaru's judgment of his body became flawed, which ultimately led him to have to choose the alternative.

After completing his reincarnation, Orochimaru is still adapting to his new body. Although he doesn't have any special bloodline limits, this doesn't affect his strength. However, there are drawbacks: the Reanimation Jutsu needs to be performed every three years.

The recovery and decline periods take up about half a year, which is a significant drawback.

"Lord Orochimaru! Sasuke Uchiha has arrived."

Orochimaru, who had just adapted to his body, suddenly heard Kabuto Yakushi's report, which made him feel somewhat helpless.

If it had been half an hour earlier, he would already have the body he had always dreamed of. Once his strength was restored, he could use Sasuke's body to find Itachi, and then he could obtain Itachi's near-perfect Sharingan.

But unfortunately, everything is just a cruel twist of fate.

……

In the Land of Waves base, Hiroji curiously examined the corpses in front of him; these were the five members of the Sound Village, including Kimimaro.

Of the remaining few, one was killed by Choji Akimichi, while the others were all killed by shadow clones using Rasengan.

The shadow clones originally intended to capture Kimimaro, but his body had reached its limit and he was destroyed after taking the Rasengan.

The first thing Hiroji dealt with was Kimimaro's corpse, the last bloodline of the Kaguya clan. Putting aside everything else, it would definitely be useful in future experiments.

After creating several portions of Kaguya stem cells, Hiroji then turned his attention to the other corpses, studying the curse marks on three of them.

The only exception is the guy who can split in two, namely the duo of brothers who almost killed Tooth and the dog.

Their abilities are quite interesting. If I remember correctly, their organs can even fuse together. If we can figure this out, it might be helpful in unlocking the Eternal Kaleidoscope.

Of course, it has even greater uses besides the Eternal Kaleidoscope.

Chapter 218 That was his own fault

In the underground of Otogakure, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi quietly looked at the scroll in front of them. It was a scroll brought by Sasuke Uchiha, and it was a scroll from that guy from Root.

Although there was no specific information, Orochimaru knew clearly that the guy had become an elder of Konoha. When he first received this news, Orochimaru felt his head buzzing.

It's quite perplexing that someone who's been secretly causing trouble in Konoha could become an elder of the village.

However, it was merely confusion, and it didn't affect him at all. Orochimaru originally thought that he and that person would never cross paths again.

However, with the arrival of Uchiha Sasuke, a scroll became another choice to be made.

Orochimaru was almost certain that the guy deliberately let Sasuke Uchiha come here.

What happened in Kumogakure was no secret. Everyone initially thought that the person was just a nobody taking advantage of Konoha's lack of manpower. However, a battle that brutally slaughtered the entire Kumogakure village turned most people's faces grim.

The strength he's displayed has already surpassed the concept of Kage-level. If that guy were to target him, his fate would probably be no better than that of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure.

After understanding that person's strength, more and more people noticed the elder of Konoha who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and was able to successfully defeat the guy who used lightning attribute.

This made Konoha, which had initially thought it would be quiet for a while after the complete replacement of its leadership, even more terrifying.

Everyone thought this tree was old and frail, but it stubbornly lived out a second life.

Information about various black markets flashed through his mind. Orochimaru shook his head helplessly and then opened the scroll in front of him.

Regardless, letting Uchiha Sasuke come over is a favor, and it wouldn't be Orochimaru's style to refuse without even looking at the scroll.

The scroll was opened, revealing the Flying Thunder God mark. Orochimaru's lips twitched at the sight.

The next second, a figure appeared directly in front of him.

"Long time no see! Orochimaru, you've changed bodies again."

Hiroji, who was originally studying the curse seal, came here immediately after sensing that the Flying Thunder God seal had been opened.

Who understands the curse seal better than its inventor?

"You didn't stop Uchiha Sasuke from coming here, so you must want something from me, right? Tell me, as long as it's not too much, I can grant your wish."

Upon meeting Hongzhi, Orochimaru felt somewhat enlightened. After their last meeting, he knew clearly that this man was a profit-driven individual and would not have allowed Uchiha Sasuke to come here without a reason.

"The specific techniques of the curse seal, and the mysteries of the soul."

Since Orochimaru was so frank, Hongzhi wouldn't hold back either. The matters of cursed seals and souls were very important to Hongzhi; the former concerned combat power, and the latter concerned whether Itachi Uchiha, as a pawn, was in danger.

"can."

Without any hesitation, Orochimaru agreed immediately, knowing that everything about the cursed seal was useless; this person's strength made it unnecessary to use the cursed seal for anything.

As for matters concerning the soul, if someone were willing to use the Reincarnation Technique like him, he might be able to obtain more information and gradually improve this forbidden technique, which still has many weaknesses.

Most importantly, he was no match for the person in front of him. Putting aside the incredible Flying Thunder God technique, the chakra of this person alone was enough to make Orochimaru feel suffocated.

After Orochimaru agreed, he turned and left, leaving Kabuto Yakushi there to stare fiercely at Hiroji. Although a long time had passed, Kabuto Yakushi still could not forget the humiliation he had suffered in the dimly lit laboratory!

"Don't look at me like that. If you weren't Orochimaru's subordinate, you would have been dead hundreds of times over by now."

Hongzhi stared coldly at Yakushi Kabuto. Hongzhi actually hoped that this guy would become one of the initiators of the Fourth Shinobi World War; that would probably make things quite interesting.

"I can give you some more insights; could you perhaps unlock the restrictions in your mind?"

As the atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense, Orochimaru appeared in the room with three scrolls.

Orochimaru had already made some guesses about the identity of the person in front of him. Based on some faint reactions from Kabuto Yakushi, he was 90 percent confident that he was right.

But he wasn't stupid. This person clearly wanted to disguise his identity, and if he directly exposed him, he would definitely be chased by the entire ninja world.

"That's his own fault."

Hongzhi calmly answered Orochimaru's question, saying that if it weren't for Kabuto Yakushi's attempt to take action, he wouldn't be in this terrible state now.

"Fine, here's what you wanted, we're even."

Orochimaru tossed the scroll in his hand to Hiroji, then turned and left.

"I hope you will be successful when we meet next time."

Seeing that Orochimaru wasn't going to continue the conversation, Hongzhi left after saying a few words.

Inside the room, Orochimaru calmly looked at Kabuto Yakushi beside him.

"The gap between people is sometimes greater than we imagine. Give up, you can't possibly be his match."

Orochimaru clearly understood Kabuto's thoughts; he still wanted revenge, but if that person's identity was truly like that.

Kabuto Yakushi's desire for revenge is a pipe dream; no, one could even say that revenge is an elaborately woven dream.

Kabuto remained silent, and Orochimaru shook his head helplessly at the sight.

At the base in the Land of Waves.

With the scroll provided by Orochimaru, it became much easier for Hiroji to study the cursed seal. Things that were previously incomprehensible could now be easily understood, and adjustments could be made accordingly.

The matter of Sasuke Uchiha's defection is over. Hongzhi and Orochimaru have achieved a win-win situation, while the only loss is Konoha.

That's not entirely true. For Konoha as a whole, Sasuke Uchiha is still dispensable, but for Team 7, he's a fatal blow.

After waking up in the Konoha hospital, Naruto Uzumaki remained silent and was extremely depressed. As for Sakura Haruno, she was far behind Karin in terms of progress.

Of course, the one most affected was Kakashi Hatake. He saw his past self in Sasuke Uchiha. Although the two hated different things, they were quite similar in some ways.

He once tried to persuade Sasuke Uchiha to let go of his hatred, but he failed.

Hokage Tsunade was quite polite; she didn't directly label Sasuke Uchiha as a rogue ninja. As for Jiraiya, he left Konoha again.

As for what exactly they wanted to investigate, or whether they were simply looking for a place to enjoy themselves, no one knows.

As Konoha gradually returned to normal, Naruto Uzumaki, having lost his teammates, could only carry out missions with another team.

Chapter 219 Is this for real?!

As to the mission in Konoha, Hongzhi naturally didn't need to worry about it. The two shadow clones were responsible for the missions at Konoha Hospital and with the elders, respectively.

The shadow clones at Konoha Hospital have a tough job, occasionally requiring surgery, but the elders have it exceptionally easy; Tsunade doesn't even plan to send anyone to learn forbidden techniques.

Of course, it's also possible that he was worried about this shadow clone from the Root organization, but this is still a good thing for Hongzhi.