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Chapter 135 Orochimaru Still Wants to Resist

Tsunade kissed Natsume, then burst into laughter and ran off with a stunned Shizune in tow.

Uchiha Izumi was stunned for a long time, then suddenly jumped up in a fit of rage.

She took out her handkerchief and tried her best to wipe off the lipstick stains from her brother's face.

"What is she doing?!"

"What on earth is she trying to do?!"

"Is she trying to ruin the Hokage's reputation?"

"She really is a bad woman!"

Because of that kiss in public, rumors about the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke, and Tsunade circulated for several days.

But it only lasted for a few days.

After all, an enraged Uchiha Izumi is not someone to be trifled with.

With red eyes, she threw out large sums of money, easily bribing a massive online army to create one sensational rumor after another, quickly disrupting the situation and drowning the scandal in a sea of ​​junk information.

Kakashi Hatake was very sensitive to rumors, and he was extremely surprised by Izumi Uchiha's actions. After the rumors subsided, he was even more impressed.

He exclaimed, "The Uchiha clan has so many geniuses, and now they have produced a genius clan leader."

"It seems that the Uchiha clan will eventually be revived, and in a few years, they will return to their position as the strongest ninja clan in the ninja world."

Tsunade's return greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha ninja, and although the Fifth Hokage, Natsume, did not have specific responsibilities, his hardline style constantly influenced the village.

Soon, the Konoha ninjas' demeanor changed, and they became aggressive in every aspect.

It feels so good to have the strongest ninja of the era standing behind you!

The restless Sand Village became unusually docile, no longer complaining about insufficient mission quotas or unfair reward distribution.

Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, was incredibly grateful that the Land of Rain and the strongest ninja in the ninja world, Hanzo the Salamander, separated him from Konoha.

In any case, now Hanzo is bearing the brunt of Konoha's aggressive pressure on his behalf.

However, Onoki sighed more and more often, wondering how Konoha had produced another genius Hokage who was stronger and younger than the Fourth Hokage.

Why doesn't Iwagakure have any young people like that?

Onoki almost burst into tears when he thought of the apprentice he had painstakingly trained.

Just because Deidara wasn't allowed to blow up the village, that brat actually ran away from home, making the already dire situation of having no successor for the Tsuchikage even worse.

Onoki couldn't help but worry: how would Iwagakure and Konoha continue their rivalry? Would there even be a chance to fight another war?

Could it be that at his advanced age, he would rather hold his nose and form an alliance with the Hidden Cloud Village?

Since being defeated by the Fifth Hokage, Kumogakure has fallen into complete silence, even abandoning many missions.

No information has leaked out about Kirigakure. It's unclear whether they're embroiled in internal strife or have been reconciled by the Fifth Mizukage.

The changes in Konoha were so drastic that they even affected the situation in the ninja world, which naturally came to Orochimaru's attention.

He has now left the Akatsuki organization and is being hunted down by them for attempting to ambush Pain and steal the Rinnegan.

Besides the Akatsuki, Orochimaru was also being chased by Jiraiya, who repeatedly managed to find his lair by relying on his intuition.

But the troubles caused by the Akatsuki and Jiraiya pale in comparison to the current pursuit by Uchiha Shisui.

Uchiha Shisui was powerful, but more importantly, he had the support of the entire Hidden Leaf Village. Not only did the ninja clan have a wealth of methods, but they also had an abundance of manpower, even capable of conducting a thorough search of suspicious locations.

In just seven days, Orochimaru lost four secret bases.

Now, Uchiha Shisui has even found the Land of Rice Fields, and his target even includes the Sound Village, which is currently under preparation.

Orochimaru now had nowhere to retreat. All the gains he had accumulated since leaving Konoha had been poured into Otogakure.

Especially with so many children, Kimimaro needs the equipment from the Sound Village to survive, so Orochimaru won't be able to escape so easily.

Orochimaru felt a splitting headache just thinking about having to fight against Uchiha Shisui.

He suffered greatly at the hands of Itachi Uchiha, being instantly killed twice by the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Even now, he can't figure out how to face Itachi Uchiha, let alone the even stronger Shisui Uchiha.

Orochimaru, annoyed, stuck out his tongue and licked his cheek: "I can't beat them, I can't escape, what should I do?"

"It seems we can only place our hopes on that technique. I hope it won't disappoint me."

The ninja dog followed the scent and ran quickly.

The ninja dog was covered with a dense swarm of parasites, some of which would fall off from time to time and burrow into the soil to explore deeper.

In another direction, the Inuzuka and Hyuga clans cooperated to continuously shrink Orochimaru's area of ​​operation.

After the reconnaissance ninjas finished investigating an area, a team of Konoha ninjas would follow to establish a perimeter and prevent Orochimaru from infiltrating the encirclement.

The cooperation of the Konoha ninjas fully demonstrates the strength of the village, even suppressing Kage-level ninjas to the point of helplessness.

Finally, the Konoha ninjas met in a sparse grove of trees. The Hyuga ninjas confirmed that there was a large underground space there, and the exit was in an open area in the center of the grove.

Just as the Konoha ninjas took out explosive tags, preparing to force their way through, Orochimaru took the initiative to remove the disguise of the entrance and stepped out from underground.

He stood up alone, without letting his subordinates follow him.

Because Orochimaru's prepared technique was not yet perfect, he himself could not control the final effect of the technique.

Upon seeing Orochimaru appear, Uchiha Shisui immediately shouted, "Orochimaru, the Fifth Hokage ordered me to find you and bring you back to Konoha alive!"

"If you surrender, we won't lay a hand on you."

"After all, you will most likely become Lord Orochimaru again in the future."

Orochimaru laughed loudly: "What a disgrace! I was actually underestimated by the Fifth Hokage. He actually believed that your strength far surpasses mine."

Uchiha Shisui laughed and said, "The Hokage said that Orochimaru developed the [Secret Technique: Reanimation Jutsu] and practically ruined himself by practicing it."

"Before the missing soul is restored, Orochimaru will be countered by the Mangekyou Sharingan and can be easily defeated."

Orochimaru's expression turned ugly for a moment, but then returned to normal.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, how did the Fifth Hokage know my information?"

"Luckily, I prepared a new technique in advance, which will definitely exceed your expectations."

After saying that, Orochimaru slammed his hands on the ground and summoned two thick coffins, with the characters "初" (first) and "贰" (second) written on the wooden boards on the top.

Since this wasn't a funeral for the Third Hokage, Orochimaru naturally had no time to introduce his techniques and immediately opened the two coffins.

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