As Shinra went from village to village, robbing all the Tailed Beasts to strengthen himself, Orochimaru had meetings with various heads of ninja families and famous ninjas that had been solicited by him.
Naturally, some didn't follow him even though he had to talk with them, but it was normal.
The plan that Orochimaru had made was too risky, and who could tell that he would be successful?
Yet, at the same time, this was also their last chance, and Orochimaru was their hope.
Whether it was Sarutobi or Danzo, they were all demons!
Danzo aside, as he was practically an evil, selfish guy who could only turn others into his tools by marking them with the curse jutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had always been smiling, had always been someone who stabbed them the most in the most unexpected moments, especially the Hyuuga Clan, whose branch clan was about to be taken away by Hiruzen and the three elders.
"THEY ARE TOO MUCH!"
The one who got angriest was the main elder of the Hyuga Clan, who benefited from the branch clan of the Hyuga Clan.
In this village, it was common knowledge that the Hyuga Clan, the third strongest ninja family in Konoha Village, had a tradition to mark and give a seal to their clan members, turning them into the tools for the main family.
Yes, it was the practice of the Hyuga Clan, who turned their clan members into tools with a seal, as the main members practically didn't do anything and just enjoyed the labor of the branch members.
If everyone had to be rude, instead of a branch clan, it was more like a group of slaves that were kept by the main members of the Hyuuga Clan, so for those who entered the branch clan, their lives were as good as gone, as their lives and death were in the hands of the main members.
However, this also meant that the branch clan members didn't have loyalty to the Konoha; instead, they were all only loyal to the main elder, who was practically a NEET in their own home, doing nothing, yet enjoying everything.
While the Konoha wasn't wrong, as they wanted the branch members to be fully integrated into the village, the main members of the Hyuga couldn't agree!
Unfortunately, with how ruthless Danzo was, nothing could stop this plan.
Then again, the position of Hyuga was different from those of ninja families, who had a more or less subordinate and superior relationship. Instead, they were like a partner, a neighbor, as they were practically on their own.
Yes, the Hyuga was similar to the Uchiha Clan to a certain extent, but unlike the Uchiha Clan, who were hated by the Senju and all of the disciples of Senju Tobirama, the 2nd Hokage, the Hyuga was treated like a treasure or a tool, as their innate ability, Byakugan, was a great help in battle and on missions.
Yet, everything was about to change, and the Hyuga clan was about to be disintegrated by Sarutobi and everyone.
Similarly, the rest of the ninja clans were about to meet a similar situation, as many of their members were taken away, whether they were turned into members of Roots or Anbu, especially when Hiruzen and Danzo had an ample amount of money from working together with the Orga Corporation, ignoring their needs, and being greedy.
Or rather, Hiruzen, Danzo, and two elders took all of the money for themselves!
Was there anything more unreasonable than this?!
So, at this moment, all of them were being rushed against time since sooner or later, all of their families would disappear, and by then, there would be only one Konoha, which was owned by the Sarutobi Clan.
No, it should be the Sarutobi Village from now on, not the Konoha Village.
Yes, Hiruzen might not be the most powerful, the god of shinobi, or many other titles that he thought of, which made him like a god, yet even so, he was a fearsome politician who could turn this whole village into his own.
Before all of that happened, they all gathered under the lead of Orochimaru!
"Orochimaru-sama, do you really have confidence to win?"
Yet, even so, Hiruzen's power was frightening since when his family was combined with the family of Danzo, Utatane, and Mitokado, their ninja would make up more or less one-fourth of the total ninja of the Konoha Village.
Moreover, as all of those low-level ninjas, cannon fodder, and many others had been brainwashed by Hiruzen, they would definitely support Hiruzen, who was their god, father, or anything else.
Lastly, all the elites gathered on the Root and the Anbu, when combined, formed a force that no one thought could be defeated!
After all, in most cases, it was impossible for a ninja to reach the level of Senju Hashirama or Uchiha Madara, yet that was normal since those two were the reincarnations of Hagoromo's two sons, Asura and Indra.
Many ninjas existed, but only Asura and Indra could live on and became the main protagonists in this world.
The reason?
Well, because they were the sons of the God of Ninja!
Nevertheless, what was important wasn't Indra or Asura. Instead, it was the success rate of Orochimaru to overthrow the current regime of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and his partners.
Orochimaru had told them all of his plans, and if they were all successful, nothing could stop him from taking the Hokage position.
However, the world of a ninja had never been about a conspiracy, but it was about who had the strongest fist!
As long as you are strong, you can do everything!
Like how Naruto could make all of the ninja villages be in peace and never thought of each other when he became the Hokage, which should be impossible, yet as he was so strong that no one thought that they could win against him, they decided to be in peace.
So, was Orochimaru strong?
As everyone's gaze was on him, Orochimaru could feel all of their emotions, whether it was worries, fears, timidness, worship, awe, and all over that was impossible to describe.
Was it so easy to take control of everything?
When he saw everything, he realized how naive he was before, and how witty Hiruzen, his teacher, was.
Yet, it didn't change his idea to do all of this.
'Sensei, I will give you a proper burial.'
Like how Hiruzen would give up his selfish desire, Orochimaru would show him how funny it was to cling to a momentary glory that was as fragile as a sand castle.
As his gaze met them, he nodded firmly as if he was ready to bear everything.
"Don't worry. I will make Konoha great again!"
With those words, what they needed to do next was simple, and that was to strike down Hiruzen as fast as possible, like lightning!
"Done?"
"...."
Orochimaru was silent, startled as Shinra suddenly appeared next to him, but he gave a reassuring answer. "Yes."
"Then, let's do it."
Shinra had been waiting for so long, and it was time to end everything.