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Yoriichi agreed. Even though he still had the strength, he couldn't hold on for much longer. He needed some rest to relieve the stress that had taken place that night.

Suigetsu, Kimimaro, Jugo, Ryou, Sai, and Shin all returned to their rooms to rest; everyone had been busy all day...

Haku didn't go to rest; he said he wanted to stay in front of Zabuza's ice coffin and say his final goodbye.

Yoriichi didn't try to dissuade him too much, as he naturally knew Haku's feelings for Zabuza.

The greatest help to Haku is to help him properly accept Zabuza's death.

Only then can everything get back on track.

Karin was the only combatant who had fainted. After inquiring about her condition, Yoriichi had Ryougi give her some basic treatment.

Her vital signs seem fine, but Karin's injuries are too severe, and she will need a period of recuperation and rest to recover.

So Karin was sent to the hospital in Inokaku Village that night.

Yoriichi also ordered that Orochimaru's laboratory not be touched for the time being, and that he would personally go inside to investigate later.

Furthermore, Yoriichi gradually learned about the casualties on Orochimaru's side.

First, Orochimaru himself died under Yoriichi's new ability, and his charred remains were preserved by Shigaraki Tanuki.

After some time, Yoriichi will go and take a look, and begin his research, such as what exactly the money mark controlling Orochimaru is.

How could he, as a puppet, use so many ninjutsu?

It's all a mystery.

As Yoriichi waits to find out, he initially guesses that the coin symbol might be related to merchants, and that through that symbol, one might be able to glimpse a side of the merchant.

Yoriichi is really looking forward to this, but he'll leave it to Tomorrow.

Secondly, there's Kimimaro. Through Kimimaro's actions and will, Yoriichi gradually came to believe that Kimimaro was no longer obsessed with his past love for Orochimaru.

He slowly began to understand Yoriichi, and became one of the key figures who killed Orochimaru's original form tonight and stopped the Transformed Buddha at the Top, and was also a hero.

Yoriichi decided to take Kimimaro as his apprentice and teach him properly, as there are not many ninjas with Kimimaro's talent.

In the original work, Orochimaru once said that if Kimimaro had not died, his vessel would not have been Sasuke.

This shows that Kimimaro's talent, to a certain extent, surpassed Sasuke's.

Unfortunately, fate was cruel to Kimimaro, leaving him with a host of serious illnesses and causing his early death.

Bai was also exceptionally talented, but died young.

However, these things will be resolved within Yoriichi's worldview.

Yoriichi showed Kimimaro's illness to Ryouha, who suggested that it was curable, which reassured Yoriichi and Kimimaro considerably.

Although the specific treatment plan is still unknown, we should be able to find out by tomorrow.

While considering the idea of ​​taking on apprentices, Yoriichi had another interesting thought come to mind.

Since Konoha in the original story has twelve Konoha ...

Chapter 122 Relentless Battles

Once this idea appeared in Yoriichi's mind, it became unstoppable.

He could easily organize his young subordinates into a new set of twelve elite soldiers and give them important positions.

For example, Kimimaro, Haku, Deidara, Suigetsu, Karin and others perfectly fit the criteria. Of course, Yoriichi did not intend to include older brothers like Kisame, since Kisame already possessed strength comparable to a Kage even without Yoriichi's instruction.

To reach this position, one needs exceptional talent, a strong lineage, and unwavering loyalty.

Yoriichi gradually incorporated his original idea of ​​forming the Hawk Team into the new Kagero Twelve's ideas!

Just imagine, the members could include Deidara with Explosion Release, Haku with Ice Release, Suigetsu of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Karin Uzumaki with the Uzumaki bloodline, Sai and Shin from the Root organization, Kaguya Kimimaro, a descendant of the Otsutsuki clan, and Jugo Libra, who possesses the power of nature and is the origin of the Cursed Seal.

If they were to abduct some powerful individuals from outside, such as Sasuke Uchiha from Konoha, Gaara from Sunagakure, Kurotsuchi from Iwagakure, and Chojuro from Kirigakure, what would become of the Konoha Twelve?

Thinking of this, Yoriichi looked happy. When he was a child, he liked to play card collecting games, and when he grew up, he liked to play Pokémon collecting video games with his sister. But none of these were as fun as the idea of ​​collecting the strongest characters from the original work.

However, if all of his predictions actually come true, then the future of these villages will be completely changed...

Except for the Raikage.

The next Raikage is Darui, the right-hand man of the modern Raikage A. Yoriichi doesn't think he'll obediently follow him.

Others are different. For example, Sasuke Uchiha of Konoha craves great power, Gaara of Sunagakure lacks companionship and bonds, Kurotsuchi of Iwagakure can use his brother Deidara to entice him, and Chojuro of Kirigakure already has a relationship with him.

"Phew..." This idea is indeed feasible, but it's something for the future.

Yoriichi continued thinking, then about Orochimaru's subordinates who hadn't rebelled, such as the Sound Four, who, according to Suigetsu, had all been killed by them.

Then there are other high-ranking members of the Root, such as Yakushi Kabuto and Guren.

Guren was killed by Karin, and Kabuto Yakushi became Yoriichi's prisoner and was imprisoned.

This Kabuto Yakushi is no ordinary person; he possesses exceptional talent, a fact Yoriichi is aware of.

If left to grow, he will become even more powerful than Orochimaru in the future, and gain the Sage Mode abilities of Ryuchi Cave.

Yoriichi hadn't yet decided what to do with Kabuto Yakushi—whether to recruit him or execute him outright.

Unable to make a decision, Yoriichi decided to lock him up in jail for a while and wait until all the turmoil had passed before making any further plans.

These were pretty much all of Orochimaru's capable subordinates. As for his other subordinates who were originally Sound Ninja, they had long since been integrated into Root.

Judging from the fact that Orochimaru preferred to keep them isolated rather than inform them in advance, the remaining members are probably all insignificant figures.

Or perhaps, these subordinates weren't actually that loyal to Orochimaru; their loyalty was limited to the coercion he had inflicted on them.

Yoriichi understood that even Orochimaru's proud Cursed Seal Sound Four were selected from experimental subjects.

This shows that Orochimaru has never treated his subordinates very well. The only ones who truly stayed by his side were probably Guren, Kimimaro, and Kabuto.

Since Orochimaru is dead, these people naturally cannot continue to serve him.

These people will probably only follow Yoriichi wholeheartedly from now on and contribute to the development of Kagehiku Village.

In addition to Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, Yoriichi also heard about two other characters summoned by Orochimaru from Jugo.

The only person he went to such lengths to resurrect was Ryoma Aburame, who possessed parasitic insects and was originally Yoriichi's subordinate.

This infuriated Yoriichi, because Ryoma Aburame had already died during the Konoha Annihilation Plan, and Orochimaru may have taken advantage of the chaos to collect his genes and thus gain access to and use his abilities.

Fortunately, the mountain wind appeared in time and defeated him.

The other character resurrected by Edo Tensei was actually his former clan head, Fugaku Uchiha. I wonder what Itachi would do if he knew about this.

Orochimaru's collection of Fugaku's genes was probably the same thing he did when he implanted Hashirama's cells and Sharingan into Yoriichi.

Yoriichi was unaware that Fugaku Uchiha had already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and that the Sharingan implanted in him at the time consisted entirely of different tomoe, with the highest level being three, and no Mangekyou Sharingan.

Looking back now, it was Orochimaru who took Shun away.

He gradually heard about Fugaku Uchiha's strange Mangekyou Sharingan ability from the people around him.

It's a pity we don't know if we can find those eyes... who knows, maybe they're in Orochimaru's lab?

It's also possible that he was sacrificed by Orochimaru.

However, Orochimaru was unlikely to be the kind of person who would lose sight of the bigger picture, and Yoriichi was even more convinced that those powerful eyes existed in Orochimaru's mysterious experimental basement.

This is one of the reasons why Yoriichi advised people not to touch Orochimaru's laboratory for the time being.

If he could really obtain those eyes, it would undoubtedly be another boost to Yoriichi's abilities.

However, in order to break Fugaku Uchiha's technique, Zabuza paid the ultimate price with his life.

"Ugh..."

It's all so frustrating that Yoriichi didn't inform the others in advance about this operation.

They were afraid that with so many people around, word would leak out.

He hadn't made full preparations, and it wasn't until Orochimaru made his move that he began to fight back.

This behavior caused him to lose some of his companions...

Perhaps it wasn't his fault, but what if there really was a possibility that could change the outcome?

Is there a possibility that everyone could survive?

Yoriichi was unaware of this, nor did he dwell on it; to think of it that way would only lead to internal strife...

Tonight's battle was far too dangerous. Orochimaru's Edo Tensei and his modified strength far exceeded Yoriichi's understanding.

After all, who could have imagined that Orochimaru would be transformed into a puppet and possess the venom of Sasori and Hanzo of the Salamander?

But this very point almost caused Yoriichi to fail tonight. If he had failed and died, the fate of the entire village would have been changed.

I'm afraid everyone will die then...

This was the result even after he received information from Obito Uchiha, and it was still just as bad...

In this world, intelligence is indeed extremely important. Without intelligence, it's practically impossible to move an inch. Any kind of person could be enough to take the lives of ninjas.

As a transmigrator who came to this world, Yoriichi did not reap any benefits. Despite having a system by his side, he still experienced all sorts of failures.

This world has already been disrupted by the actions of other time travelers, and it is no longer the same worldview it once was.

Anything is possible, and everything can change his future destiny.

The road ahead is so difficult and fraught with obstacles that it leaves one breathless at all times.

Yoriichi recalled the dark events that occurred many years ago, before he transmigrated to this world.

But the night was long, and he could no longer afford to think about it any further.

In the ninja world, one must continuously improve their strength in order to survive.

The existence of Fang Zun and merchants constantly threatened him.

Yoriichi had no other choice but to keep a single belief in his heart: to keep getting stronger, to keep getting stronger, to fight without stopping, to fight without ever stopping.

Chapter 123 Timely Rescue

Late at night, on the outskirts of Konoha.

A group of people dressed in black robes were walking along a narrow path. The man at the head of the group had a weathered face. His name was Hyuga Shinso, and he was the most promising young man in the former Hyuga clan to become the next vice-leader. That was how it was supposed to be.