Jiraiya glared at Orochimaru with wide eyes, full of anger.
"Hmm?"
Orochimaru grinned, glanced sideways at Jiraiya, "Are you saying you don't like women? Or that my judgment about the Uchiha is wrong? Why not let me speak? Also, you're eavesdropping again, are you used to hanging around outside the women's bathhouse."
Jiraiya felt his anger rising. Damn it, Orochimaru usually doesn't say a word for half a day, but once he starts talking, he can go on and on.
"Okay."
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw his two students about to argue, and felt a headache. He quickly opened his mouth to stop them, "Orochimaru, say less, I asked Jiraiya to come."
Seeing the old man start to take sides, Orochimaru took a sip of tea and said nothing more, but signaled to Jiraiya with his eyes.
"You guy..."
Jiraiya snorted and found a seat to sit down.
His anger came quickly and went quickly, and he didn't want to argue with Orochimaru.
In the Hokage's office, after a bit of a farce, the atmosphere changed a lot. It no longer felt like Hokage and Orochimaru, but teacher and students.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled wryly at this, but also felt a bit of relief.
The Third Hokage rubbed his temples and turned his gaze to Jiraiya, "You rushed to see me so urgently, is there a problem with Koharu and the others?"
The peace talks with Kumogakure are very important. In addition to sending two Hokage advisors to arrange the negotiations, the Third Hokage also asked Jiraiya to keep an eye on this matter while taking care of Naruto.
Speaking of serious business, Jiraiya lowered his serious expression,
"Yes, Kumogakure agreed to sign a peace agreement, but they want Konoha to pay compensation... blah blah blah... In short, their attitude is very tough."
This series of conditions makes it seem like Konoha lost, and Kumogakure is the victor.
The Third Hokage frowned, looking surprised. "How could this be? Kumogakure's attitude is not like they want to reach an agreement."
Could it be that Kumogakure lost too quickly, and now they are unwilling to continue to back down and lose face?
"I know something about this..."
Orochimaru licked his lips, seemingly thinking of something, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Kumogakure is so tough, it should be related to the Fourth Raikage's injuries."
"Injuries?" The Third Hokage and Jiraiya looked at each other, both somewhat puzzled.
They had both read the battle report of the Kumogakure war, and they knew that the victory was secured by 'Orochimaru injuring the Fourth Raikage, using the Kusanagi Sword to cut through his side.'
But how should they say it, it wasn't a cut in half. This level of injury shouldn't be difficult to handle, even if the sword damaged internal organs.
Medical ninjutsu shouldn't be that inconvenient, and the Fourth Raikage is a ninja with extremely strong physical qualities.
Could there be some hidden reason? Did Orochimaru put poison on the sword?
That's possible. The battle report mentioned that Orochimaru directly discarded the Kusanagi Sword after this battle, and didn't lick the blade as usual.
Under their gazes, Orochimaru smiled, "It's a bit troublesome to explain, but you just need to know that if the Fourth Raikage's wound is to heal, a layer of flesh must be cut off. The side and large intestine are easy to deal with, but the kidney..."
The Third Hokage and Jiraiya, master and student, both understood about kidneys, and felt a chill.
The healing of a wound on the kidney, and the healing of a wound on the kidney after cutting off a layer of flesh, are not the same thing.
The latter will take several or dozens of times the time and resources to recover.
Otherwise, if it barely heals, the person is pretty much useless, and Kumogakure naturally won't accept this result.
"So you mean..." the Third Hokage said, "Kumogakure is bluffing?"
But who are they showing it to? To Konoha? That's impossible, with Orochimaru here, the matter is obvious.
To Iwagakure? Also impossible, as long as Konoha speaks up, they can easily expose Kumogakure's lies.
"No, that's not right." The Third Hokage frowned.
There is another possibility, that Iwagakure will not believe Konoha, and will treat this as Konoha's scheme to stir trouble.
That old thing Onoki is not someone who can be easily trusted.
Unless he can confirm the Fourth Raikage's condition himself, or...
"Increase troops on the Land of Hot Water border, and make the two Hokage advisors' attitude a bit tougher."
The Third Hokage held his pipe and said coldly, "Make it look like we are about to invade the Land of Thunder in a big way, forcing Kumogakure to immediately sign a peace agreement, and at the same time spread the news that the Fourth Raikage is seriously injured."
Didn't Kumogakure want to tempt other ninja villages to divide Konoha before? This time, the village will 'turn the tables' and learn from them.
Of course, the first shot to attack the Land of Thunder cannot be fired by Konoha, as the loss would be too great. Iwagakure Village is a good choice.
During the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure killed the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, and Kumogakure almost left 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas behind. They have a great feud between them.
Jiraiya nodded, the village will not easily start a war, but making a show of force is not difficult.
After deciding on the matter with Kumogakure, the Third Hokage turned his gaze to Orochimaru,
"I understand the drawbacks of opening the Sharingan, but what is the reason for the changes that happened to Uchiha Jinsuke?"
This is a new eye technique bloodline limit, and it is an improvement based on the Sharingan. Even if it is not as good as the Mangekyo Sharingan now, the Third Hokage dare not be careless.
More importantly, are there any drawbacks to this?
"To be honest, the changes in Uchiha Jinsuke were beyond my expectations, but they are also extremely reasonable."
Orochimaru smiled, and under the gazes of the two, he said unhurriedly,
"I talked about love and emotions for so long before, but in the final analysis, opening the Sharingan relies on Chakra—extremely high-level, high-quality Chakra... However, what kind of Chakra characteristics are needed to open the Sharingan?"
Orochimaru glanced at the two and answered himself, "...It's Yin Release, and emotions are just a means to stimulate spiritual energy and increase the purity of Yin-attribute nature Chakra... Another method can be used here as well."
A look of surprise flashed in the Third Hokage's eyes. He really didn't expect that this student could study the Uchiha's bloodline limit so thoroughly.
"Yin Release, which symbolizes spiritual power, is not born in isolation. Corresponding to it is Yang Release, which symbolizes physical power."
Without waiting for the Third Hokage to speak, Orochimaru continued, "The two are balanced dynamically, promoting each other. I used the Yang Release in the First Hokage cells to strengthen their bodies, making them strong enough to withstand that unusual Yin Release Chakra."
Speaking of this, Orochimaru tapped his temple, "Jinsuke's new bloodline limit—let's call it Blood Wheel Eye for now—should be the product of the two forces reaching a new balance. Compared to the unstable Sharingan, it is a more mature eye technique bloodline limit without drawbacks."
"..."
The Third Hokage smoked his pipe, unable to hide the shock in his eyes.
Although he had long known that Orochimaru had surpassed him as a teacher, it was not until this moment that the Third Hokage vaguely realized the height he had reached.
Orochimaru's deep understanding of Chakra and bloodline limits made the 'Professor' blush.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was both gratified and proud, but the duty of the Hokage did not allow him to dwell on emotions. The Third Hokage asked another crucial question, "According to what you said, will this new bloodline limit, 'Blood Wheel Eye', no longer continue to degenerate into the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
"Probably, the new balance is not so easy to break." Orochimaru nodded, "Of course, Uchiha Jinsuke no longer needs to be troubled by extreme emotions that lead to spiritual power."
"He is the first normal Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan in a thousand years."
"..."
After a long silence, the Third Hokage frowned and suddenly spoke, "Orochimaru, I allow you to continue researching the First Hokage cells, and even conduct human experiments, the only requirement is to eliminate the Uchiha's disease."
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