He was in Konoha, exuding an aura of dominance.

"lead the way!"

Tsunade snapped, "Get out of here! And what's the point of leading me? Explain yourself!"

Where does your teammate Orochimaru live?

"Just for this?"

"Hurry up."

Tsunade stared at the seemingly normal Igarashi for a long while, then suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon, losing all her strength and abilities.

"I was so stupid. I only knew you were mentally unstable, but I didn't know you were this unstable. I still treated you like a normal person..."

Suddenly, her aura hardened, and she almost gritted her teeth as she muttered, "Just you wait, brat! I'll definitely heal you, and then I'll repay you tenfold, a hundredfold for what you did to me! Just you wait!"

"So, old woman, stop going crazy and get up."

"……Depend on!"

Hyuga Mizuki blinked by the bedside, glancing at Igarashi and then at Tsunade.

His big eyes were full of confusion and bewilderment.

What does "靠" mean?

Some time later, Orochimaru's address was discovered.

This was a typical detached house in Konoha. Filled with rage, Tsunade smashed open the door with a punch and strode in like an active volcano about to erupt, under the astonished gaze of Orochimaru, who was sitting in the living room deep in thought.

Isogen, holding Hinata Mizuki's hand, expressed his appreciation for Tsunade's actions.

Not bad, you have already begun to demonstrate your will to dominate.

Orochimaru glanced at Tsunade, then at Igogami Yuuka, and silently swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Although he didn't know what had happened, it was not a wise move to tentatively borrow money from Tsunade at this time. He was not Jiraiya, the toad who could still hop around even after Tsunade punched him and broke several of his ribs.

Orochimaru, are you really home?

"...There was a minor accident yesterday, so we have to temporarily stop working."

Orochimaru's expression was strange.

So you banged on my door without even knowing if I was home?

You're making me so angry, Wushigen-kun!

"Alright, you're useless now, go." Wu Xian began to discard his usefulness.

"..." Orochimaru understood everything.

Tsunade glared at him angrily, then turned and ran away, looking extremely impatient.

Orochimaru sighed.

Thirty million taels, I wonder how much will be left in the end.

"So, Isogen-kun, is there something I can do to help you come all this way to see me?"

The fifty strings charged straight in.

Orochimaru's eyes gleamed.

How did you come up with that idea?

"Look, compared to the Sharingan, the Byakugan is ridiculously weak in a one-on-one fight."

Is the white eye weak?

Orochimaru remained noncommittal.

After all, the Byakugan is indeed inferior to the Sharingan in terms of power.

The debate over which of the two eye techniques is superior has always existed, and no matter how much they argue, they eventually come back to the fact that they are each good at different areas.

Just as you can't expect a rabbit to knock down a tiger and catch it to become a star.

Unless the rabbit is called the Jade Rabbit.

Black Rabbit is fine too.

If we remove the ability to see through the human body, the Byakugan's ability to observe from a distance is the real bug-like ability.

Most ninjas are fragile; a single shuriken from two miles away can blow them to the head, even a god would be helpless against them.

It's truly perplexing that the Hyuga clan, possessing such incredible skills, has only developed close-combat abilities. Wouldn't a long-range, elegant mage be more appealing?

Even those who traveled through the first fifty strings of Naruto are wondering, could it be that the author was being lazy? As expected, Kishimoto knows how to make a hammer out of Naruto.

After traveling through time and spending time with Hinata Mizuki, he figured out the reason.

One is path dependence; the Byakugan remains the dominant force in melee combat.

Secondly, ninjas are human beings, and not every ninja possesses a massive amount of chakra. Even though the Hyuga clan is a bloodline family and naturally has more chakra than most ninjas, it cannot sustain large-scale consumption several times.

Why not just build weapons?

After all, there are firearms in the ninja world.

The answer is... no.

Decades ago, before the establishment of the Ninja Village, various clans were constantly at war, and each clan was racking its brains for survival.

Investing precious resources in weapons development may or may not be successful, but before it succeeds, they will most likely be eliminated by other ninja clans that have obtained intelligence.

"The Hyuga probably wouldn't want to see this research, and even if they become a village, they're unlikely to want to see it," Orochimaru said meaningfully.

Wu Zixian pouted: "If you can do it, do it; if you can't, I'll find someone else."

"..." Why are young people these days so impatient?

But Orochimaru actually fell for it.

He now mainly focuses on research topics he wants to study, as well as research tasks assigned by the village.

But that doesn't mean he would refuse to study the white eye.

Orochimaru is currently in a phase where he is interested in various bloodline limits, and he won't let go of the opportunity to study the Byakugan.

Hyuga is too rigid; she's practically impervious to change.

"But research requires funding."

Wu Shixian waved his hand: "Come out of the village with me in a couple of days."

As for money, it's just a matter of finding a few piggy banks.

He has quite a few piggy banks in the ninja world.

Orochimaru nodded, his gaze falling on the little girl sitting obediently beside him.

Isogen raised his hand and patted Hinata Mizuki's little head.

The little girl turned slightly to the side and leaned her head closer.

Orochimaru withdrew his gaze.

It looks like it won't be leaked.

His eyes looked strange.

The girl from the main family just watched them plotting and studying how to roll her eyes, remaining silent and even quite welcoming. Are all kids these days so strange?

Chapter 60 Stealing the Young Master!

At the same time, Danzo's face was dark and his tone was cold.

"Haven't they found out who did it yet?!"

"...No other clues were left at the scene except for the ashes after the detonation tag exploded."

"waste!"

The thought that his hard-earned wealth had been blown to smithereens by someone, and that he had been severely reprimanded by the monkey, made Danzo feel as if a thin layer of black silk had been draped over his heart.

What's most heartbreaking is the loss of talented people.

Those researchers, though not as brilliant as Orochimaru, were among the few who relied on their intellect for their livelihood, and losing even one of them was painful. And then there were the ninjas in the base; several of them were recruited by him through 'hard work' from various sources.

Not only did we suffer a loss for nothing, but we also had to ask for the person back later.

compensation?

What kind of compensation?

They've already gone to the village, so they must be aiming to contribute to the village. Being able to sacrifice for the village and become an unsung hero is already a great blessing. How can they still want compensation?

I can tell at a glance that you are a spy from another ninja village. Come to my Root headquarters for a chat.

In short, although that base wasn't the only one in Root, it was still an important base for Orochimaru to conduct research. Now that such a big commotion had occurred, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was using the opportunity to target him in order to appease the ninja clan, it was truly frustrating for him.

The chances of getting the Four-Tails are even lower now.

Danzo was very clear about the existence of the Tailed Beasts.

As long as Mito Uzumaki is alive, he will never be able to touch the Nine-Tails, and even if Mito Uzumaki passes away, the monkeys and the others will never allow him to do anything to the Nine-Tails.

He was unwilling to accept that a powerful force, so close yet out of his control, was elusive.

Therefore, he had already decided to wait until Mito Uzumaki was a hundred years old before he would compete with the monkey!

He can't beat Mito Uzumaki, but can't he beat the cricket monkey?

He's determined to get the Four-Tails!

Even the Third Hokage couldn't stop him, that's what he said!

However, there is something more important than the Four-Tails.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki was already a powerhouse comparable to a Kage, yet he was still captured alive by Gozen. According to the reports from the ninjas who followed him that day, Gozen almost completely overpowered the Four-Tails Jinchuriki throughout the entire process, and even the famous Konoha White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, could only assist him from the sidelines.

Putting aside the unreasonable and domineering qualities of the Fifty Strings, what is most striking is the technique he uses.

Whether it's the gathering and dispersing of the current or the explosive technique that turns human body parts into explosive tags, neither of these are recorded in Konoha.