Hokage's office.
Pushing the official documents in his hand to the side, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, stared at Orochimaru, his face heavy, and said,
"Leaving the village without a word, leaving such a mess behind, Orochimaru, you're really carefree."
The complaint in his tone was obvious, but Orochimaru smiled, not caring. "Old man, I didn't start this."
The Third's eyes were stern. "Doing human experiments on the Uchiha? You're saying you didn't start this?"
"It would be one thing if those two fools said that, but for you to say that, old man... it's a bit disappointing."
Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled. "If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't easily do surgery on the Uchiha. After all... I don't want to leave the village yet, especially not forced to leave."
His words were veiled, but Sarutobi Hiruzen understood immediately.
--You don't have to believe my moral standards, but you should believe my ability. If I don't want to leave the village, I won't give others a chance to attack me.
Alas... Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart, feeling very complex, looking at the disciple in front of him, but without denying his words.
"Besides, instead of me, shouldn't you be paying more attention to Danzo, old man?"
A cold smile appeared on Orochimaru's face. "Not even a day had passed since I left before Danzo knew about it. The operating room was in the Uchiha compound. Are the Uchiha's Sharingan so bad, or is Danzo paying too much attention to the Uchiha?"
This was indeed a problem, but the Third wanted to talk about something else at the moment. He looked at Orochimaru, his eyes focused.
"What exactly caused the change in Uchiha Jinsuke's eyes?"
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, pulled a chair from the side, sat down, and turned his gaze to the shadows in the Hokage's office.
Seeing this, the Third also shook his head at the shadows.
"Swish..."
The Anbu ninja hidden there understood, poured a cup of tea for Orochimaru, and left the Hokage's office.
Orochimaru took a sip of tea. "Old man, I think you should have seen the Second Hokage's research on the Sharingan."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent.
Not only had he seen it, but Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Danzo... and even Uchiha Kagami had seen that information.
It was a well-known fact that the stronger the emotional fluctuations, the more powerful the eye power of the Uchiha Sharingan.
And for the Uchiha, the most influential emotion was not love, but hatred, hatred that went deep into the bones.
After all, love is in the small things of everyday life, but hatred is contained in a single moment of life.
Awakening the Sharingan, awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan... The lives of the strong in the Uchiha Clan seemed like a tragedy. The joy built up in the first half of their lives seemed to be only for the sake of being torn apart in the moment that followed.
And the Uchiha who experienced great changes in their lives almost all slid to extremes in their personalities.
In other words, the Uchiha are bombs fueled by happiness. The more you see them living happily, the more cautious you must be about the power of the explosion.
Even if the Third himself had no prejudice against the Uchiha, he couldn't help but be wary of them in his heart.
Or rather, prejudice exists because it is based on reality. Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, the two Hokage advisors, simply didn't hide it.
Compared to the normal Uchiha, Shisui was an odd person in the family.
"The Second Hokage's talent is truly admirable. I regret not being able to work with such a talented ninja."
Orochimaru's tone was rare in having a bit of regret, but he quickly collected his emotions and smiled.
"However, the Second Hokage's research on the Uchiha was still somewhat limited, and included some unnecessary romantic emotions."
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned. "What do you want to say?"
He wasn't angry that his teacher was being questioned, because it was his disciple, his most outstanding disciple, who was doing this.
"The so-called emotions, love... these kinds of descriptions are too emotional, relying on vague things to explain... it's a bit below par."
Orochimaru held up his finger and pointed at his forehead.
"The Second Hokage's idea wasn't wrong, but he overlooked one point: matter is primary. Awakening the Sharingan causes irreversible changes to the brain and nerves of the Uchiha."
"And this change is the reason why most of the Uchiha go to extremes."
"What I said before wasn't wrong. The Uchiha, especially the strong of the clan, have something wrong with their brains."
"..."
After a brief silence, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, picked up his pipe from the table and took a deep puff.
The smoke swirled, floating in the air, but it was hard to hide the shock in his eyes.
Although Orochimaru was just talking about theoretical things, without providing strict evidence like Teacher Tobirama, the Third almost immediately believed him.
Because this was an extension of the Second's theory, and Orochimaru also gave an explanation for the abnormality of Shisui and his group.
A long time ago, the Third had noticed that both his former companion Kagami and the current Shisui had an unusual devotion and love for the village, almost making one suspect that they were deliberately acting.
Explaining it as a sickness seemed to be reasonable... although the Third didn't want to accept this explanation emotionally.
Exhaling a long puff of smoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly opened his mouth. "Are you saying that the Uchiha have tumors in their brains, or some kind of mental illness..."
The Third also knew something about ; these diseases were common among the ninjas who had been interrogated by the intelligence unit, and their brains would suffer irreversible damage and alteration.
"Old man, it's not a nervous problem, and the brain hasn't suffered any damage..."
Orochimaru paused. "If I have to say, it should be a mental illness, a problem with cognitive abilities, emotions, will, and behavior."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took another puff of smoke, waiting for Orochimaru's explanation to follow.
"Like Jiraiya..."
Orochimaru looked at the door, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face. "He's very lewd, unusually lewd."
"..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was expressionless and speechless.
"...But you and I both know that Jiraiya's lewdness wasn't built up in a day or two."
Orochimaru said seriously, "It's when he sneaks peeks at women's bathhouses, when he steals Tsunade's clothes, when he stares with lustful eyes and freely sizes people up... it's accumulated bit by bit."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: ....
To be honest, it was a bit awkward, but the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, so he had nothing to say to Jiraiya.
"But... what if we compress this accumulated process of more than ten years into a single moment?"
Orochimaru's expression became serious, letting people know that he wasn't joking, but still talking about a serious scientific problem.
"From a sincere gentleman to a lewd person, the change in the Uchiha happens in a single moment when they awaken their eyes. Whatever emotion they have when they awaken their eyes, they will want to experience that emotion more and more."
"Like Jiraiya now, his lewdness is not only due to his personal will. His body, his brain... have all been engraved with the idea of lewdness..."
"Crack..."
The door to the Hokage's office opened, and Jiraiya walked in angrily. "That's a good point. Don't say it again."
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