"Glug, glug..."
A string of bubbles rose in the nutrient tank, submerged in the light green liquid. Orochimaru frowned slightly, resisting the genie's wake-up call.
Deep sleep, healing soul wounds—whatever the process, it was an extremely comfortable state. No wonder Orochimaru instinctively chose to stay in bed after returning to his original state.
Normally, the genie wouldn't mind Orochimaru sleeping in, but if Obito was allowed to escape this time, this guy might continue to cause trouble in the future.
It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. He wasn't watching Konoha village every moment, so he couldn't possibly guard against a thief for a thousand days.
Under the genie's persistent mental harassment, Orochimaru gradually woke up. The moment he fully regained his senses, he suddenly opened his eyes, and golden light burst out.
Yakushi Kabuto, who was waiting in the lab, noticed the change in the nutrient tank and quickly came to check. Meeting those golden snake eyes, he froze in place.
At that moment, he almost thought that Orochimaru-sama had awakened a special eye power. But soon, the light receded, and his eyes seemed to return to their usual snake-like shape.
After a moment of愣住, noticing the urging in Orochimaru's eyes, Yakushi Kabuto finally came to his senses and hurried to operate the device.
The water level in the nutrient tank quickly lowered, and the glass cover retracted into the base. Orochimaru jumped to the ground, stretching his body slightly, feeling lighter than ever before.
The increase in spiritual power directly increased his Chakra by 20%. Although not a huge amount, it was still quite substantial. Even more valuable was that his aura had become solid, and his whole person felt refreshed. Orochimaru almost felt like he was back to his youthful vigor.
Nearby, Yakushi Kabuto started the testing equipment, wanting to help Orochimaru better understand his current state, but he was stopped with a wave.
Orochimaru looked to the upper right and asked, "How can I catch up with Obito?"
In a short time, the genie had described the events of the night. He also agreed with the genie's view that Obito needed to be taught a lesson.
This 'vegetable garden' called Konoha was not a place for Obito to 'come and go as he pleases.'
"It's simple, just turn on the scanner."
The genie smiled. Its misty body had turned into a thin line, constantly extending outward.
"You can go to the Hyuga clan first. Criminals like to return to the scene of the crime, and this crazy person is even more so."
Taking out a White Snake Sage scale from a scroll, placing it in front of his chest, Orochimaru clasped his hands together and directly entered 'Sage Mode.' With a flash, he disappeared from the spot.
...
Today, the wind in Konoha is a bit noisy.
Guroya, the leader of the delegation, who had come to negotiate and had already signed an agreement, appeared in the Hyuga clan and was killed on the spot by Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan.
That would have been it, but coincidentally, Guroya's body was caught red-handed by the Kumogakure delegation that arrived later.
What followed was a series of heated arguments, especially the people from the Kumogakure delegation, who reacted the most sharply, each of them furious and full of anger.
The Konoha side called on everyone to be rational and objective, constantly emphasizing that Guroya's death was very suspicious and there were many doubts.
The Kumogakure delegation would not listen; anyway, one of our people died, and he was killed by the head of your Hyuga clan.
Life itself is not important, but if the time and place of death are very appropriate, it can be used to great advantage.
The Kumogakure delegation may not see the doubts, but now is a good opportunity to 'reject the unfair agreement and even fight for benefits for the village,' so how could they spare the energy to pay attention to how Guroya died?
They even believed that their current behavior was noble, after all, they couldn't let Guroya die in vain.
Konoha naturally would not give up the benefits that were about to be gainedrepeatedly saying that they would investigate the facts and give Kumogakure an explanation, hoping not to affect the peace talks.
The two sides argued constantly...
On the Hokage Rock, Obito stood on the head of the Fourth Hokage, squinting slightly. Although there was only a slight breeze in his ears, he seemed to hear everything in the Hyuga clan.
Life, benefits, sacrifice...
Although the reasons were different and the forms varied, in the ninja world, this situation was happening all the time.
Obito was used to it until that night, when the person chosen as a 'sacrifice' was... Nohara Rin.
To this day, he had figured out the whole story.
Kirigakure placed the Three-Tails in Rin's body, planning to destroy Konoha with it. Whether successful or not, Rin was sure to die, so Kakashi chose to kill Rin.
The incident was not complicated. To protect the village, they chose to sacrifice one life. Kakashi's choice was also correct.
Most importantly, it was also Rin's wish.
But Obito was not willing to accept it!
There must be something wrong with this.
After Kirigakure had taken some revenge and unleashed their anger, Obito returned to Konoha, controlled the Nine-Tails to wreak havoc in the village, almost recreating the scene at that time, to see what his teacher—波风Minato would do.
But the result disappointed him. Minato-sensei also chose sacrifice, just like Rin did at the time.
Sacrifice is just a compromise after helplessness. Minato-sensei was nothing more than that, far inferior to Madara.
Although there were many drawbacks, Madara's 'Eye of the Moon' project aimed to eliminate sacrifice from the source, with the ambition to end all suffering in the world.
So far, Obito had not fully entrusted himself to Madara's plan, he still had a glimmer of hope for this reality.
Staring at the distant lights, Obito remained silent for a long time.
Now, it was another difficult question about 'sacrifice and benefit.' What would the Third Hokage do? What would Konoha do?
He was looking forward to the outcome of this incident.
The night was dark, and the dark Hokage statue looked even colder. A gust of wind swirled, and suddenly a figure appeared on the statue of the Third Hokage.
Orochimaru looked at Obito's mask, the corners of his mouth rising in a smile, "You were the one who did the Kumogakure delegation incident."
Obito woke up from his thoughts. Hearing this greeting, he was shocked, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a hoarse voice,
"As expected of 'Sannin,' Orochimaru. I didn't expect you to find me."
"However, you are too late. It's already done, you can't stop it from continuing."
"I don't really care about such trivial matters." Orochimaru shook his head and smiled, "What I'm curious about is your purpose."
"It's an experiment."
Surprised that Orochimaru didn't attack immediately, Obito said slowly,
"I want to see whether Konoha will sacrifice to gain benefits, or lose benefits to avoid sacrifice."
"Then you may be disappointed." Orochimaru raised an eyebrow,
"Konoha, everyone is for greater benefits."
"Whether material or spiritual."
"Whether seeking individual gain or for the benefit of the group."
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