"Television... Ugh... it's too amazing..."
Jiraiya sat in front of the TV, his eyes wide, almost popping out of their sockets to stick to the sexy bikini-clad beach beauties on the screen.
Tsunade clenched her fists, trying hard to restrain the urge to punch him.
"Wow! It's really great!"
"Jiraiya, that's enough! If you like sticking to the TV so much, why don't you just go inside it?!"
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, whose face was almost pressed against the TV, and, losing her patience, punched him, manually helping him enter the television.
Boom—!
"Gugaa—!"
Boom—!
Orochimaru emerged from the kitchen carrying a dish of braised mackerel, only to see Jiraiya's upper body having crashed through the television, his head having smashed through the wall, his hands flailing wildly as if trying to grab something to pull himself out of the wall, while Tsunade glared at him, seething with anger.
"Are you performing performance art?"
Orochimaru didn't know whether to feel bad for the TV and wall at home, or to worry if Jiraiya was hurt.
"Are you alright?"
Hyuga Mio, carrying a steaming pot of rice, placed it aside and walked over to pull Jiraiya out.
"Ah! Pretty swimsuit big sisters!"
Jiraiya looked at the TV, which now had a large hole in it from his crash, with a tear-streaked face.
Orochimaru didn't expect Jiraiya's first thought to be about swimsuit beauties. She looked at Tsunade and said, "Tsunade, you could hit him harder."
"I agree."
Tsunade nodded, feeling the same way.
Mountain Graveyard
Madara has been sitting there motionless for a long time. What happened here while I was out gathering information?
Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Madara, who had been sitting on the stone chair for a long time without moving, as if his soul had flown away. If it hadn't sensed that Uchiha Madara was still alive, it would have gone up to mournfully loot him and prepare for the next round.
No, it would be to cultivate the next reincarnation of Indra and Ashura.
After all, the first and most crucial step of its plan was to combine the Chakra of Indra and Ashura to draw out the power of the Six Paths and awaken the Rinnegan. Without the Rinnegan, the Gedo Statue on the moon couldn't be brought down.
The plan would be forever stuck at the first step.
Ever since returning to the Mountain Graveyard from the Laboratory Base, Uchiha Madara's mind had been replaying the images he saw on the television. He had a very fragmented feeling.
As if he was out of place in this world.
Technology... Is that technology?
Is technology the primary productive force?
But, relying solely on technology cannot bring peace to the world.Si, your thinking is still too one-sided. You haven't yet seen the true nature of this world!
Uchiha Madara recalled the cruelty of the chaotic era, and his previously wavering heart firmed. He firmly believed that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was the Ninjutsu created by the Six Paths Sage for world peace. In another world, everyone could coexist peacefully, there would be no more wars, and it would be a world where everyone could smile.
And he, Uchiha Madara, would eventually become the savior of the world!
Proving to Hashirama that he was right!
If Orochimaru knew Uchiha Madara's thoughts, she would be angry and would mock his fanciful ideas. As a scientist, what she could least tolerate was the Infinite Tsukuyomi, a Genjutsu that would plunge the entire world into an illusory Genjutsu world.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
Even with the constant small actions and friction from the Various Ninja Villages, it had no effect on the peaceful Konoha.
"Hello everyone, I'm Nara Matsuka, the host of Konoha Every Day!"
Nara Matsuka held a microphone, standing in front of the camera, smiling exceptionally brightly.
"That's right, I'm hosting again today! Didn't expect that, did you? Let's see what happened in Konoha today! Before that, the temperature in Konoha dropped sharply today, so everyone must stay warm!"
"So, Matsuka-nee, as a TV show host, why did you call me? I'm not a host."
Orochimaru was in a gloomy state, looking at Nara Matsuka listlessly, her whole body exuding unwillingness.
The cameraman in front, carrying the camera on his shoulder, almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Fortunately, his professional ethics were very good and he restrained himself. It wouldn't be good if he laughed out loud.
"Honestly, cheer up! Look at you now, where's the youthful vigor a child should have?"
Nara Matsuka patted Orochimaru's shoulder, then realized she was still hosting the show and showed an awkward smile.
Youthful vigor... Orochimaru thought about her daily tasks: either researching or training, and occasionally helping out at the hospital with Tsunade to solve some difficult and complicated cases.
When Anbu and Root Ninja suffered injuries that even rebirth pills couldn't heal, or were poisoned with difficult-to-resolve toxins, she still had to help.
Sometimes she felt like a brick, moved wherever she was needed.
She was busy spinning in circles every day, so how could she be full of youthful vigor?!
Although she wasn't a real child, Dora·Danzo·A Dream, who always asked for her help, was truly a scoundrel.
When "Konoha Every Day" aired today, it almost made everyone sitting in front of the TV laugh. They watched the gloomy Orochimaru being dragged by Nara Matsuka to forcibly participate, and her occasional sharp retorts made Nara Matsuka blush, finding it very interesting.
"Konoha Every Day" is a program similar to a news broadcast, aired only on Konoha TV. The host is not fixed, and it quickly recounts the important events that happened in Konoha today.
From major events like foreign invasions to minor social death incidents like someone being caught cheating, as well as drunkards and hooligans causing trouble and being arrested by members of the Uchiha Military Police Force, all are reported.
In Konoha, it is the most popular news program, combining gossip and real-time event reporting. Even civilians whose families do not have Ninja will tune in on time to watch and see what happened in Konoha today.
Thanks to the release of the movie "Warring States Period," people who were unfamiliar with the past history of the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan learned about it.
The Uchiha Clan, making so much money from movies and commercials that their hands were soft, even wanted to quit their jobs in the Police Department. Not only did it waste manpower and resources, but they didn't earn much money.
If it weren't for the fact that they really couldn't find anyone to replace them, and the Konoha Higher-Ups disagreed, those Police Department members would have also gone to shoot commercials and make money.
Isn't this better than the grueling patrols?
After finishing the filming of "Konoha Every Day," Orochimaru felt mentally exhausted. She tugged at the purple scarf around her neck and walked down the street. Snowflakes drifted down, and the empty streets had few pedestrians; most people were at home watching TV at this hour.
Passing by the cinema, Orochimaru paused, looking at a movie poster plastered on the wall. The movie's title was "Breaking the Cage! The Fate of the Byakugan Clan!"
From the movie's title, it was clear that this was a revolution about the Hyuga Clan abolishing the Main and Branch Family system. This movie was also the Hyuga Clan's way of proving to the Ninja World that the Hyuga Clan was no longer the Hyuga Clan of the past.
Now that the abolition of the Hyuga Clan's Main and Branch Family system had spread throughout the Ninja World and was known to everyone, the Hyuga Clan no longer kept silent about it.
During the filming, they had wanted to invite the original revolutionary, Hyuga Mio, to star, but she refused, citing the need to conduct experiments.
The biting cold wind howled. Sky Ninja, wearing flying devices and soaring in the air, held firearms that launched Kunai, attacking Danzo Shimura and his group who were tracking them below. They dropped bombs made of exploding tags from the sky.
Boom, boom, boom—!
The continuous explosions of the exploding tag bombs blew away the accumulated snow, forming a cloud of snow mist.
"Disperse!"
Danzo Shimura immediately gave the order, quickly forming hand signs and taking a deep breath.
"Yes!"
The Ninja around Danzo Shimura immediately dispersed.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
Danzo Shimura exhaled a sharp stream of air like a weasel, instantly cutting several Sky Ninja and their flying devices in half.
"Summoning Technique!"
Aburame Shisuke bit his finger and smeared the blood on his palm, quickly formed hand signs, and leaped up. The Summoning Technique's formula formed in the air, and with a pop, the smoke cleared, revealing a strong Chimera Bug that caught him.
"I'm counting on you."
Aburame Shisuke whispered to the Chimera Bug.
The Chimera Bug nodded slightly, its two scorpion tails at its rear swaying, stinging the surrounding Sky Ninja. Its pair of giant pincers waved like two terrifying heavy hammers.
"Use Nesting Mucus."
Aburame Shisuke placed his hand on the Chimera Bug, injecting Chakra into its body to help it produce Nesting Mucus faster.
The most important objective of this trip was to find the location of the Sky Ninja Village. If they could capture live targets, they could obtain more information about the Sky Ninja.
The Chimera Bug tilted its head and sprayed viscous, glue-like mucus. Several Sky Ninja, unable to dodge in time, were covered in Nesting Mucus and fell from the sky.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"
Danzo Shimura exhaled Wind Release Chakra condensed into bullet-like projectiles, firing them like a machine gun at the Sky Ninja in the air, exploding exploding tag bombs mid-air. The others gathered around him, holding Kunai and short swords to block the Sky Ninja's attacks.
The remaining Sky Ninja realized that continuing the fight would not be advantageous. They dropped a large number of smoke bombs, which exploded in the air, blocking the vision of the Chimera Bug and Aburame Shisuke. After the smoke dissipated, the Sky Ninja had already vanished.
"Did they escape again?"
Danzo Shimura's eyes were cold. This was not the first time Root had launched an operation against the Sky Ninja. Each time, these Sky Ninja managed to escape from his sight using their flying devices. This time, he had specifically brought Aburame Shisuke, who had gained the approval of a strong female Chimera Bug.
"Check for survivors, and bring them back to the Village."
"Yes, Lord Danzo!"
The Root Ninja immediately checked the Sky Ninja stuck by the Nesting Mucus.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Aburame Shisuke jumped from the Chimera Bug's back to the ground, skillfully took out a soldier pill, and flicked it into the Chimera Bug's mouth.
The Chimera Bug twisted its body, and with a pop, turned into smoke and disappeared, returning to the Aburame Clan compound in Konoha.
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