The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

"Konoha should be aware of this matter. There seems to be no need to hide it anymore!"

Mei Terumi looked at Tsunade. The information she had obtained in Konoha included information about Obito Uchiha. Under such circumstances, Konoha must know some special secrets, which might be the reason why Obito Uchiha turned against the Akatsuki.

"Well, I just hope you won't be too desperate after hearing about this."

Tsunade glanced at the four Kage around her, took a deep breath, and then continued:

"The cause of this matter was not the so-called Uchiha Obito, but Uchiha Madara. After the battle at the Valley of the End, Uchiha Madara should have died, but he used the forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan, Izanagi, to successfully rewrite his fate of death at the cost of losing one eye."

The specifics involve the secrets of the Uchiha clan and cannot be disclosed to you. However, the fact that Madara Uchiha did not die is verified. We found the secret room left by the Second Hokage, but Madara Uchiha, who should have been inside, is nowhere to be found, which is absolute evidence…”

At this point, the other four Kage's expressions turned grim, clearly feeling a chill run down their spines at the thought. After all, Madara Uchiha was a symbol of an era, practically invincible except for Hashirama Senju.

The fact that such a guy faked his death and escaped, and that it was confirmed, is enough to put the five great ninja villages on high alert. After all, if Madara Uchiha were to appear in a village one day, it would be a catastrophe.

"Based on the stone tablet passed down from the Sage of Six Paths to the Uchiha clan, we can be certain that his target was the flesh and blood of Hashirama Senju, or rather, his cells. We cannot disclose the specifics, but based on the base discovered during the subsequent investigation into Obito Uchiha's life and death, Madara Uchiha successfully cultivated Hashirama's cells, and this was Madara Uchiha's plan."

We cannot predict what happened afterward, but it is certain that the person who led Obito Uchiha into darkness was Madara Uchiha. After being buried underground, he did not die immediately, but instead used the special abilities of his eyes to successfully infiltrate the earth, which happened to be the secret passage leading to Madara Uchiha's base.

Tsunade glanced at Mei Terumi beside her as she spoke. Mei, who had been pondering all of this, instinctively asked upon hearing this:

"Subsequently, in order to completely ensnare Obito Uchiha into darkness, Madara Uchiha controlled a portion of the Hidden Mist Village's high-ranking officials and devised a plan to destroy Konoha using the Three-Tails. The ostensible goal was to destroy Konoha, but the real purpose was to make Obito Uchiha witness his former teammates being hunted down and even brutally killed. What was his deeper intention in doing this? Was it merely to make Obito Uchiha hate the Hidden Mist Village?"

Mei Terumi was somewhat puzzled. What was Madara Uchiha's purpose in making such a move? Was it to add more blood to the Blood Mist?

"According to Konoha's existing data and Hongzhi's research, there is a certain connection between the Uchiha clan's bloodline limit and emotions. You can understand it as when an Uchiha clan member experiences a relatively intense emotional fluctuation, it is when their bloodline limit undergoes a transformation."

Our guess is that Madara Uchiha wanted Obito Uchiha to obtain the legendary power of the Uchiha clan, the so-called Mangekyou Sharingan. You should know that some of the eyes of those hailed as geniuses of the Uchiha clan are not the common three-tomoe Sharingan; that is the Mangekyou Sharingan, one of Madara Uchiha's trump cards that once dominated the ninja world.

Tsunade answered Mei Terumi's questions and revealed information about the Mangekyou Sharingan. In fact, there wasn't much of a leak. Even if other ninja villages didn't know about the Mangekyou Sharingan at first, they certainly knew that some of the strong members of the Uchiha clan had special eyes.

"Why do this? Even if Obito Uchiha grows stronger, his strength will still be far behind Madara Uchiha's. There's absolutely no need to go through all this trouble!"

Onoki was somewhat suspicious. He knew a bit about Uchiha Madara. Madara was someone who made him tremble with fear at just a glance. There was no need for him to cultivate Uchiha Obito!

"Time, even Madara Uchiha cannot resist aging. Perhaps he could live to the time of Obito Uchiha after obtaining Hashirama's cells, but it is probably impossible for him to live any longer, since death is an eternal topic."

Madara Uchiha is definitely plotting something in the dark, and perhaps a certain prerequisite wasn't met when he gained his power...

Chapter 417 Isn't this a great opportunity?

"In old age, the preconditions that he has been waiting for may have been met, but his remaining lifespan may not be enough to support him in completing that task. In such a case, he will naturally need an heir."

Under such circumstances, it is reasonable to arrange things for Obito Uchiha. Of course, he probably didn't only have this arrangement. So, the Akatsuki organization is very likely another arrangement by Madara Uchiha.

After Madara Uchiha's death, Obito Uchiha inherited a portion of his estate and possessed immense power. He began to slowly stir up trouble, controlling the Akatsuki organization in Madara's name.

Until recently, the Sharingan that Obito Uchiha left on Kakashi Hatake was taken away. Under such circumstances, Obito Uchiha was bound to be restless, which would arouse the suspicion of the Akatsuki organization, and thus they would conduct repeated tests to determine that Obito Uchiha was not the real Madara Uchiha.

Thus, the Akatsuki and Obito Uchiha split, leading to the current situation. However, this doesn't affect the Akatsuki's and Obito Uchiha's goals; they are both likely after the Tailed Beasts, otherwise Obito Uchiha wouldn't have deliberately leaked such information.

After Tsunade finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent. No one could accept this information. If it was all Obito Uchiha's doing, everyone would feel that the situation was only somewhat difficult. But if it was all Madara Uchiha's doing, then the troublesome level had been raised to another level.

"that......"

Just as Ai was about to say something, she suddenly heard the sound of applause slowly rising from the corner of the conference room. The sudden sound of applause in the otherwise silent laboratory instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Under everyone's gaze, a figure slowly emerged. He wore a vortex-like mask and the Akatsuki uniform, and slowly clapped his hands, seemingly quite satisfied with the analysis he had just given.

"Uchiha Obito!"

Onoki's voice became shrill, and he was about to make a move, but the next second a figure blocked his way. Upon seeing this, Onoki felt a sudden darkness before his eyes.

The person who stood in front of him to protect "Uchiha Obito" was none other than his own granddaughter, Kurotsuchi.

"Your analysis is quite correct, but you didn't say the specifics. Madara Uchiha was willing to sacrifice one of his eyes to obtain Hashirama Senju's cells because the Uchiha clan's stone tablet clearly records that by combining the powers of the Uchiha and Senju clans, one can obtain the power of all things in the universe."

It sounds confusing, but the power of all things in the universe is actually the signature power of the Sage of Six Paths—the Rinnegan!

Hongzhi spoke casually, since leaking this information would have no impact on him, and there wouldn't be any problem if he just said it!

Kurotsuchi has a backup plan left by Hiroji, so it's actually quite simple to keep it a secret from the people here. As for leaving a shadow clone in Amegakure, that's enough. Anyway, Nagato can't defeat a shadow clone, so there's no need to worry about anything.

When the Rinnegan was mentioned, Hongzhi's gaze fell on Jiraiya. Upon hearing about the Rinnegan, Jiraiya immediately thought of Nagato, the disciple he had once taken in Amegakure.

His eyes are what's known as the Rinnegan!

Thinking of this, Jiraiya suddenly raised his head. He had a particularly absurd guess, but he still couldn't bring himself to admit it!

"It seems you've remembered. Your disciple was the one who was chosen by Madara Uchiha and given the Rinnegan as a pawn. Originally, that guy's actions had exceeded Madara Uchiha's expectations, but thanks to Danzo of Konoha, everything was brought back on track."

He has now collected seven tailed beasts; no, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the eighth tailed beast will soon be in his possession.

Hongzhi smiled as he looked at Jiraiya. Jiraiya's expression became extremely interesting after receiving confirmation. He had always believed that the Rinnegan was Nagato's natural gift, but now it seemed that it was all part of Madara Uchiha's plan!

"The Akatsuki attacked Konoha?"

Tsunade's focus is different. Since there is no sign of the Two-Tails reviving, the eighth tailed beast can only be the Nine-Tails of Konoha.

"Isn't this a great opportunity?"

Hongzhi answered the question with a smile, since it was unlikely that Nagato could simply capture the Nine-Tails.

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Above Konoha, a dark figure passed directly through the perception barrier and landed silently on the ground. Then, this figure used the Summoning Jutsu to summon five figures dressed in Akatsuki uniforms, which, together with the original figures that had invaded Konoha, allowed the Six Paths of Pain to directly invade Konoha.

Upon receiving this information in the perception room, Kakashi Hatake headed straight for the back mountain of Konoha, while at the same time, the piercing sound of sirens echoed throughout the entire village.

Before many people could even react, they discovered an unidentified object flying rapidly around them.

Then came a series of explosions and sudden screams!

In the back mountains of Konoha, when the alarm sounded throughout the entire village, the three who were already on high alert surrounded Naruto Uzumaki, who was still training. Naruto, who had already learned about this contingency plan from Kakashi, was somewhat unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

He has no choice but to retreat now. If he is captured by the Akatsuki, it will be the end of the entire ninja world.

"Hopefully nothing unexpected will happen!"

Kakashi Hatake, who arrived at the scene to find the three already preparing, cautiously surveyed his surroundings. It would only take three minutes for Naruto Uzumaki to be sent away, and during that time, he needed to ensure that no one would disturb them!

However, unexpected events always happen. With only thirty seconds left, a figure slowly descended from the sky. It was none other than Pain, who had been searching for Kakashi Hatake from the very beginning.

Nagato was quite clever; he knew that someone like Kakashi Hatake would rush to the location of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki immediately, so he had the Human Path extract the memories related to Kakashi Hatake.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki may not show up for a long time, but Kakashi, as the only pillar of Konoha right now, will definitely be busy, so he can find out the approximate location of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"found it!"

Looking at Naruto Uzumaki surrounded by the three, Nagato, controlling Pain, calmly spoke, then slowly raised his right hand, though he didn't know what the four wanted to do.

But directly blocking it is undoubtedly the right thing to do, since even if you have some trump cards, they are useless if you can't use them.

Just as Pain was about to unleash the Universal Pull, Kakashi charged forward, gathering purple lightning. Noticing this, Pain had no choice but to use Shinra Tensei to repel Kakashi!

Then he looked at Naruto Uzumaki again!

Chapter 418 At Least Knows What's Wrong

Pain had already raised his hand, but Kakashi, who had just been thrown back, couldn't get there in time. Although he had opened the Open Gate and Rest Gate of the Eight Inner Gates to stop Pain, there wasn't enough time.

"In the end, it was all for naught."

Pain spoke coldly, his chakra suddenly erupting. Just as it was about to spread to the three people around Naruto, the ground around him transformed into giant pythons, completely binding Pain.

It was because of this unexpected turn of events that Pain's chakra was directly blocked, and in the end, only those around Naruto felt a gentle breeze.

"Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth"

With a calm voice, the three of them, along with Naruto Uzumaki, disappeared from the spot, while Kakashi subconsciously looked towards the distant forest.

A figure dressed in white robes slowly walked out. Upon seeing this person's appearance, Kakashi's expression changed from surprise to confusion, and finally to astonishment.

"Long time no see, Kakashi!"

Orochimaru calmly looked at Kakashi, whose face was unusually bright. Orochimaru was very happy to be able to get some fresh air, after all, the environment in Ryuchi Cave was indeed quite bad.

Orochimaru?!

Kakashi spoke with some disbelief. The Orochimaru of today was so different from the Orochimaru of his memory. But there was no denying the pressure the other man exerted on him. Compared to the obvious difference in the past, Kakashi felt his scalp tingling.

He couldn't sense Orochimaru's chakra at all, or rather, there was no chakra in Orochimaru's body at all.

"It seems you still recognize me, but your student seems to claim he scared me away! Is that the confidence you gave him?"

Orochimaru asked with a smile, while extending his right hand, causing more of the surrounding matter to transform into controllable white snakes that densely coiled around the already cracked mound of earth.

"Sasuke!"

Kakashi, who witnessed such a shocking scene, was speechless. Even if it were Sasuke Uchiha back then, or even the current Sasuke Uchiha, it would be impossible for him to win against Orochimaru with such strength.

Orochimaru's departure was likely due to discovering the source of this power, or perhaps Orochimaru, having successfully obtained this power, had lost all interest in Sasuke Uchiha's body.

How did you end up here?

Seeing that Orochimaru did not deny it, Kakashi asked curiously. Although the current situation in Konoha was not the time for communication, the situation was somewhat complicated, and it was still unknown whether Orochimaru was friend or foe.

In this situation, we still need to be vigilant, otherwise, given his current strength, he might not be any weaker than the Akatsuki organization that invaded Konoha.

"It was just a promise I made to someone. That guy helped me, so I came to help him in return."

Orochimaru spoke casually, then turned to look at the snake-shaped pile of stones beside him. The leader of Akatsuki was definitely not so easy to deal with; he would probably be coming out soon.

Click~

Before Kakashi could understand what Orochimaru meant, he heard a shattering sound, and the next second he felt an indescribable repulsive force, and then he was sent flying.

"That's a really interesting ability."

Orochimaru ignored the repulsive force, as a newly formed earthen wall in front of him helped him resist Pain's repulsive force.

Once the surrounding repulsive force disappeared, Pain looked at Orochimaru with murderous intent. This guy who had once defected from Akatsuki had appeared at the most crucial moment, which was truly unexpected.

It was just a hair's breadth away from the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki not disappearing. If they had just defeated and taken him away, the risk of this attack on Konoha would have been minimized. However, such a wonderful operation was thwarted by Orochimaru alone, which is enough to show Nagato's anger.

Now that Pain's Six Paths have been exposed, Konoha could easily obtain information when targeting the Nine-Tails next time, which is unacceptable to Nagato.

Without saying much, Pain extended his hand, and Orochimaru felt a powerful attraction coming from him. This attraction became extremely intense in an instant. Fortunately, Orochimaru had fought Pain before and naturally knew some ways to deal with it.

Feeling internally injured, Kakashi slowly stood up. He saw Orochimaru fighting the intruder, and it was a battle at a level that Kakashi couldn't participate in.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi didn't hesitate and ran straight into Konoha. At this moment, Orochimaru was on their side, which was the best outcome. As for what happened afterward, they could consider it later.

On the rooftop of the Hokage's office building, Kudo Yuumi quietly looked at the devastated Konoha. As an elder of Konoha, even though Tsunade had entrusted Kakashi with overall management when she passed away, her status was still higher than Kakashi's.