Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 247 Orochimaru's Surprise

The leak of the Wood Release secrets was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing a huge uproar among the Konoha leadership.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo Shimura realized almost simultaneously a chilling truth.

There is a spy within Konoha!

The ability to accurately grasp the core secrets of the Wood Release experiment and sell them on the black market as intelligence is no ordinary information leak.

This means that someone has access to Konoha's highest-level classified files, or has direct access to the experiment itself.

A top-down internal review was quietly launched.

The Dark Division, the Root Division, the Intelligence Section... all departments and personnel related to classified information were included in the investigation.

A tense and oppressive atmosphere permeated the entire Hidden Leaf Village, with high-ranking officials testing each other and undercurrents swirling within.

However, at this critical juncture, another event broke the brief stalemate.

night.

At Kushina's house, Tsunade was sitting in the living room looking through medical research data.

Since recovering from hemophobia, Tsunade's changes have been visible to the naked eye.

She no longer drowned her sorrows in alcohol as before, but instead picked up her medical research, which had been intermittently shelved for more than ten years.

Meanwhile, Kato Dan, disguised as an ANBU guard, was dressed in full ANBU attire, his face covered by a mask, silently standing guard outside the house.

Suddenly, a very faint whooshing sound came from the darkness.

Whoosh!

A kunai grazed his severed shoulder and embedded itself in the tree trunk behind him. An unlit explosive tag was still hanging from the end of the kunai.

provocative.

Or rather, it was seduction.

Beneath the mask, his brow furrowed slightly. He glanced at Tsunade inside the room, then his figure flashed, transforming into a blur as he chased after the direction from which the kunai had been shot.

Tsunade seemed to sense something and turned to look outside.

Two figures darted swiftly through the forest behind Konoha, one in front of the other, moving at an extremely fast pace.

Only when they ventured deep into the forest did the dark figure in front of them stop in a clearing.

He fell from a tree trunk a dozen meters away from his opponent, holding a short knife and staring at him warily.

But soon, Duan realized something was wrong.

The other person didn't have the murderous aura typical of assassins; instead, they exuded a strange sense of familiarity.

More importantly, this person had a very clear goal from the very beginning.

Look for him!

A sense of unease rose in Duan's heart.

He was well aware of how sensitive his identity was. Even though Aoba had changed his appearance, he still decided to stay by Tsunade's side as an Anbu member and slowly observe the village more than ten years later.

"What is your purpose in luring me out so late at night?"

Duan asked in a deep voice.

"Hehehe..."

A hoarse, low laugh echoed through the empty forest, carrying a mixture of curiosity and excitement.

Duan's expression changed beneath the mask; that voice...

The attacker slowly turned around and reached out to remove the mask from his face.

In the pale moonlight, a face as white as paper was revealed, with sharp light flashing in the golden vertical pupils, and purple eyeshadow adding to the sinister look.

Upon seeing this face, Kato Dan was slightly taken aback at first, but then his wariness vanished instantly, replaced by a wry smile of realization.

It turned out to be the case.

He said that he had hidden himself so well that even the Third Hokage and the elite members of the Anbu had not noticed anything unusual, so how could he suddenly be targeted?

If it's Orochimaru, then it makes sense.

It's not surprising that Orochimaru recognized him, given that they were once close friends.

Orochimaru and Dan Kato were Jonin of the same generation in Konoha. They were not only good friends but also research partners. Orochimaru's "Reanimation Jutsu" was even partly inspired by Dan Kato's "Spirit Transformation Technique".

"You really can't hide anything from Orochimaru."

Duan smiled with relief, reached out and untied the bandage behind his head, and slowly removed the mask from his face.

When that familiar face was fully exposed to the moonlight, even though Orochimaru was mentally prepared, his golden vertical pupils still couldn't help but contract slightly.

"It really was you... Kato Dan."

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and washed his face, his eyes almost overflowing with fanaticism. "This is unbelievable!"

"There's no death aura; it's a true body of flesh and blood! So... you've truly been resurrected?"

And if anyone in the entire Hidden Leaf Village could do such a thing, besides him, there was only one other person...

"Aoba-kun, you've really given me a huge surprise."

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Land of Lightning, Konoha Front Command Post.

A small, palm-sized, grayish-green lizard silently slipped through a gap in the tent, climbed onto the table, opened its mouth, and spat out a small scroll.

boom!

The little lizard, having completed its mission, vanished in a puff of white smoke.

Aoba put down the intelligence documents in his hand and picked up the scroll to unroll it.

Aoba's eyes quickly scanned the contents, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"I didn't expect it to be exposed so quickly."

A wisp of green smoke rose from Qingye's hand, and the scroll turned to ashes in his palm.

Aoba wasn't surprised that Orochimaru recognized Dan, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

He doesn't say what he shouldn't, truly worthy of Orochimaru.

Just then, footsteps came from outside the tent.

A Konoha ninja on duty lifted the tent flap and bowed respectfully.

"Lord Aoba, the Shisui Squad has returned to camp."

Aoba raised an eyebrow slightly.

So fast?

According to the original plan, Zhishui's reconnaissance mission would have taken at least two more days to complete. His early return indicates that the situation has changed.

"Let Shisui in."

"Yes."

A moment later, the curtain was lifted again.

A young ninja wearing a Jonin vest walked in.

Uchiha Shisui.

The boy, around thirteen or fourteen years old, was tall and slender with delicate features, yet possessed a maturity beyond his years.

"Lord Aoba."

Shisui bowed respectfully.

Aoba leaned back in his chair, calmly observing the boy.

"Are you in trouble?"

"While scouting ahead, we encountered the person that Lord Aoba mentioned earlier."

Shisui paused, carefully choosing his words, "His speech is strange... someone who fights with seven weapons simultaneously."

Aoba narrowed her eyes slightly.

"You fought him?"

"It was just a brief encounter."

Zhi Shui's tone was calm, but a hint of seriousness flashed deep in his eyes. "The opponent is extremely strong. I judged that continuing to make contact was too risky, so I immediately led my men to retreat."

Aoba nodded in satisfaction.

Knowing when to fight and when to retreat is a more important judgment than blind courage.

"Your judgment is correct." Aoba stood up. "That person is Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure."

Zhi Shui nodded, his expression solemn.

"Although it was only a brief exchange, I could sense that the person was very strong, and their chakra... far exceeded that of ordinary people."

"A Jinchūriki, of course."

Aoba didn't linger on the topic and headed straight for the tent's exit.

Now that Killer Bee is here, the Raikage should be here too.

I've been stationed at the front lines of the Land of Lightning for some time now. Although both sides have maintained a delicate restraint, this stalemate cannot last forever.

The event is over.

However, just as Aoba lifted the tent flap and took a step out, he suddenly stopped.

It was as if she had remembered something.

Aoba turned her head and her gaze fell on Shisui.

"Oh, right, Shisui."

"exist."

"You've learned how to transfer the seal, haven't you?"

Shisui was taken aback at first.

He quickly realized what was happening and his expression became serious.

"That's fine."

"it is good."

Aoba didn't say anything more, then turned and walked out of the tent.

Shisui stood still for a moment.

His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to a few days earlier.

That was his first day after being transferred from the Hidden Mist front to the Land of Lightning front.

When he entered the commander-in-chief's tent with great respect and faced the renowned Yamashiro Aoba, he encountered the most shocking scene of his life.

"You must be Uchiha Shisui. This should be our second meeting. I've heard of Shisui's reputation for the Body Flicker Technique even in Konoha. Not bad!"

Shisui felt a little embarrassed by Aoba's praise.

Speaking of his teleportation technique, he actually learned it from the person in front of him.

However, just as Shisui was about to say a few humble words, Aoba slowly raised his head.

In that instant, Shisui was struck as if by lightning!

Because he clearly saw that three scarlet tomoe had appeared in Aoba's originally dark eyes!

Shisui froze completely.

He wouldn't say he knew all the members of the Uchiha clan, but he at least remembered the main ones.

Yamashiro Aoba is definitely not a member of the Uchiha clan.

How could a ninja from another clan awaken the Sharingan?

Before he could figure out the problem, the eye power released from Aoba's Sharingan pressed down on him as if it were a tangible force.

Out of instinct, Shisui instantly activated his Sharingan, confronting Aoba's eye power.

The moment their eyes met, Aoba closed his Sharingan.

Shisui was somewhat bewildered.

However, what Aoba said next immediately sent chills down his spine.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan...has it been awakened?"

Zhi Shui's pupils suddenly contracted.

Before he could recover from his shock, Aoba's second sentence came crashing down.

"Is the eye technique Kotoamatsukami?"

that moment.

Uchiha Shisui was completely paralyzed.

He never told anyone the secret of how he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Even among his own clan, he never revealed a single word.

Shisui froze on the spot, his mind blank.

How is that possible?!

At that moment, Shisui even had the illusion that he had been stripped naked and was standing in the snow.

Seeing Shisui's shocked expression as if he had seen a ghost, Aoba didn't explain much about the source of his information. He simply put away his Sharingan and spoke in a serious tone.

"Shisui, I know you love the village deeply, and you also love the Uchiha clan."

"But you must understand that to change the current tense situation between the Uchiha clan and the village, it is far from enough to change the will of just one person."

"Kotoamatsukami is very powerful, but it can't change the overall situation. Instead, it will make you the target of everyone's attacks."

"Keep your eye technique; it has a more suitable use."

Then, Aoba took out a scroll and placed it on the table.

Shisui looked down and his pupils contracted again.

The seal of the scroll bears the exclusive mark of Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha clan!

"Go and rest first. If you have any questions, you can find the answers yourself."

Aoba waved his hand and ignored Shisui, then lowered his head again to look through the intelligence documents from the front lines.

Zhishui picked up the scroll and returned to his tent in a daze.

When he unrolled the scroll with trembling hands and saw its contents, he fell completely silent.

The contents on the scroll are not complicated.

It was indeed a letter written in the hand of clan leader Uchiha Fugaku, instructing all Uchiha clan members on the front lines to obey all orders from Yamashiro Aoba, with those who disobeyed to be punished according to clan rules.

Also included was a [transcription seal].

This secret technique can seal specific eye techniques within the Sharingan and automatically trigger them when certain conditions are met.

It is clearly a secret technique targeting the Mangekyou Sharingan, and it is also the core secret technique of the Uchiha clan. Yet now the clan head is handing it over to an "outsider" without any reservation.

Shisui slowly closed the scroll, shut his eyes, and kept replaying Aoba's scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan in his mind.

An outsider not only possesses the Sharingan, but also knows about the Mangekyou Sharingan, and even reveals the eye technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan in one sentence!

Shisui slowly closed the scroll and took a deep breath.

He chooses to believe.

It wasn't that I trusted Yamashiro Aoba as a person, but rather that I trusted the judgment of the Fugaku clan chief and everything I saw with my own eyes.

In fact, Aoba had already prepared herself mentally before setting off.

The Uchiha clan has always been arrogant, and he even simulated several impressive "famous scenes" of showing off in his mind.

If any stubborn Uchiha dared to argue after he gave the order, he would absolutely use the most brutal methods to slam them into the ground as a warning to others.

But reality left Aoba somewhat disappointed.

Throughout the journey, the Uchiha were very obedient and cooperative, and he couldn't find a reason to lash out.

Tsk, boring.

Qingye pouted, looking somewhat bored.

He quickly figured out the reason.

It wasn't just because of Fugaku's death order, but also because Yamashiro Aoba's prestige in Konoha had long since diminished, and he was no longer the insignificant figure he used to be who could be easily manipulated.

Defeating the Fourth Kazekage in public and resolving the Iwagakure invasion—these achievements were all built upon the blood and bones of the enemy.

In the eyes of the Uchiha, who revered the strong, Aoba was a monster in human skin.

Who would dare to provoke him if they didn't have a long life ahead of them?

Of course, there was also the most important reason, which was that the murderous aura that Qingye occasionally exuded was extremely obvious. They were just a little arrogant, but that didn't mean they were stupid.

Upon arriving at the front lines and successfully taking over command, the first thing Aoba did was to review the previous casualty reports and defense instructions.

When Aoba saw the order from Konoha's higher-ups to "prioritize expulsion and avoid killing unless absolutely necessary," his face immediately turned dark.

"Are those old guys in the Konoha building brains filled with E. coli?"

Aoba launched into a tirade of insults without any restraint.

The Cloud Ninja have already come to our doorstep, with knives at our throats, and you're telling me to try to drive them away and not to kill them easily?

Is this some kind of war or a game of make-believe?!

Aoba casually flipped through the casualty report next to him, and his eyes turned completely cold as he looked at the shocking numbers on it.

Because of these idiotic orders that demanded both action and consequences, the Konoha ninjas on the front lines were hampered in battle, resulting in a high casualty rate.

"Someone come here!"

Aoba gave a cold shout.

A Chunin immediately ran inside the tent.

"Pass on my order: cancel all previous defense directives issued by higher-ups!"

Aoba's voice was firm and resolute, carrying an undeniable decisiveness.

"From this moment forward, all defense zones, unleash your full power! Anyone from the Cloud Village who dares to step into our defense zone, kill them on sight!"

"If you can't win, send a signal for help; don't try to fight it out."

"Furthermore, select elite troops and organize them into assault teams. Kill back twice as many of our men as the Cloud Village killed before!"

The chunin, his blood boiling with excitement, shouted, "Yes, Lord Aoba!"

After the order was given, the entire Konoha camp did not panic for disobeying the orders of the higher-ups; instead, it erupted in thunderous cheers.

The ninjas on the front lines had been feeling incredibly frustrated, and Aoba's order was exactly what they needed to hear!

In addition to changing strategic policies, Aoba also carried out sweeping reforms to the frontline combat organization.

In the past, ninja battles were mostly fought individually. Even when they teamed up, they usually found familiar friends or formed fixed family combinations like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

However, in Aoba's view, this method of forming teams is extremely inefficient and a complete waste of resources.

Using the auxiliary chip in his mind, he broke up the original team and regrouped them based on each person's strengths and experience.

The Uchiha clan's three-tomoe Sharingan is both offensive and controllable, and its Fire Release techniques are particularly effective on the battlefield as a wide-range weapon of destruction.

They're actually going to play one-on-one?

The bizarre statement that you should run away as soon as you encounter a Sharingan in a one-on-one situation is simply brain-dead behavior!

Aoba quickly wrote and drew on the tactical board, using the chip's precise calculations to scatter and regroup everyone.

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