Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 101 Susanoo Lightning Release Chakra Mode

In the Hokage's office, all four members of Konoha's F4 were gathered.

The office was no longer filled with the anxious atmosphere that had emerged during the Cloud Ninja's disastrous invasion of Konoha. However, there was also no sense of celebration after the victory; instead, it was rather somber.

"Orochimaru has done something truly remarkable. Sarutobi, you should have already decided on the Fourth Hokage, right?"

Danzo Shimura sat calmly in his seat and spoke to his old classmate, though his expression held a hint of uncertainty.

Upon hearing Danzo's words, the Third Hokage's hand holding the pipe trembled slightly, and his eyelids drooped:

"Orochimaru's personality isn't really suited to be Hokage. I need to think about it."

Danzo Shimura gave a cold laugh and spoke calmly:

"But given his achievements, do any other candidate have a chance of competing with him? If you don't appoint him as Hokage, who else are you planning to choose?"

"Sarutobi, do you... even have a choice?!"

The Third Hokage appeared outwardly calm, but the veins on his hand holding the pipe were bulging, revealing his true feelings.

The higher one's status, the more stubborn one becomes; the older one gets, the more obstinate one becomes.

When he was young, the Third Hokage admired Orochimaru the most, whose personality and talent were similar to those of the Second Hokage.

However, as he grew older, Orochimaru, with his exceptional talent but also his arrogance and conceit, always made the Third Hokage wary.

Stubborn old people will instinctively reject those young people who are assertive and have different opinions from them.

Orochimaru is the kind of young man who is very opinionated, and whose will to fire is completely different from that of the Third Hokage!

This made the Third Hokage resentful and unwilling to hand over the Hokage position to him.

It must be said that Danzo was quite adept at understanding the dark side of human nature. Moreover, the close relationship between the Third Hokage and Danzo made it easy for Danzo to exploit the Third Hokage's weaknesses.

His question, "Do you have a choice?" immediately made the Third Hokage, who had held a high position his whole life, feel disgust towards Orochimaru.

Having served as Hokage for 30 years, Hiruzen Sarutobi has never been without a choice!

The Third Hokage tapped his pipe, stared at Danzo, and spoke coldly:

"Just say what you have to say! I don't believe you came to me just to say this. Who the Fourth Hokage is doesn't seem to concern you!"

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Danzo Shimura's smile froze, and a furious roar erupted within him:

What do you mean "it has nothing to do with me"?! Does that mean I'll never become Hokage?! Hiruzen, what do you take me for? A rag you use and then throw away?!

The two old classmates were playfully insulting each other here. The other two members of the Konoha F4, who were just slacking off, exchanged glances and then spoke up:

"Alright, Hiruzen, Danzo is also thinking about the future of Konoha. If we don't do something, Orochimaru is the only candidate for Hokage!"

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado also did not want Orochimaru to become Hokage, since given Orochimaru's personality, he would definitely not need any Hokage advisors after becoming Hokage.

Consultants? What a load of rubbish! All I need is for you to listen to me; I don't need your nonsense!

Well, in terms of personality, Orochimaru does have many similarities with the Second Hokage. As we all know, among the Hokage of Konoha, only the Second Hokage was a leader who made decisions on his own and did not need any advisors.

Furthermore, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado really didn't have much ability to teach Orochimaru. The reason they were able to become Hokage advisors was thanks to their relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi. Otherwise, they would just be ordinary Jonin.

Having tasted the power, neither of them wanted to give it up, so they were firmly opposed to Orochimaru becoming Hokage.

After hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a moment, then turned his gaze to Danzo. Danzo gave a soft, cold snort and said:

"Some time ago, probably when he was on the front lines, Orochimaru suddenly became interested in the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan..."

"It's probably because of his apprentice. It's said that the kid now has a three-tomoe Sharingan and is incredibly strong."

Uchiha Tou's strength goes without saying. Just the fact that he severely injured the Fourth Raikage and killed the Third Raikage is enough to make the current Konoha leadership feel fear.

This powerful ninja happened to be an Uchiha and Orochimaru's disciple, which is one of the reasons why the Konoha leadership could not tolerate Orochimaru becoming Hokage.

"Let Orochimaru study the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan? That way, we can not only expose his human experimentation, but also drive a wedge between him and his student!"

Koharu's eyes lit up with anticipation as she looked at Danzo Shimura, who nodded slightly with a calm expression.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage frowned. Compared to the ruthless Danzo and his two good-for-nothing classmates, the Third Hokage was more shrewd and more concerned about Konoha. He looked at Danzo and said:

"No, this is wartime. Konoha needs stability. Doing this will only push Orochimaru and Uchiha Tou to rebel!"

"Then let's wait until the war is over. Konoha has the upper hand now, and the Ninja World War will be over in a year or two at most."

"Furthermore, I won't directly force them to rebel. At most, I'll damage Orochimaru's reputation and sow discord between them. With them at odds, they'll be easier to control."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression softened slightly, and he slowly nodded.

Danzo Shimura lowered his head slightly, a cold glint in his eyes. His desire to betray Orochimaru wasn't just because he didn't want Orochimaru to become Hokage.

"More than anything... it's to control that Uchiha brat!"

Uchiha Tou's strength truly surprised Danzo. He never expected that this Uchiha, who was only 15 years old, would be so strong even without awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

In theory, Uchiha Touya did indeed join Root along with Orochimaru, which gave Danzo the idea of ​​controlling Uchiha Touya.

Although Uchiha Touyu is stubborn and self-centered, making him seem very difficult to control, his past actions and personality could easily lead to a backlash...

However, Danzo Shimura also believed that as long as he could control Hiyu Uchiha, his grand plan to become Hokage would already be half successful!

"Uchiha Touya is only fifteen or sixteen years old now. In a few years, who knows if he won't be the next Uchiha Madara?"

"If one could truly control a god of the ninja world, a ninja of the Asura level, becoming Hokage wouldn't be an issue, and even unifying the world through Konoha would be a piece of cake!"

Danzo and the Third Hokage each had their own agendas, but neither of them planned to do anything to Orochimaru in the short term.

So when Uchiha Hiu returned to Konoha, he found that Konoha had not changed much, and even the tense atmosphere of the Fourth Shinobi World War had subsided a lot because of this victory.

However, at present, Uchiha Tou felt that he had not fully digested all the abilities, so he naturally had no intention of causing trouble and instead began to focus on his training again.

Two bloodline limits, Magnet Release and Storm Release; genjutsu that manipulates the five senses; the fusion of the Lightning Release chakra patterns of the two Raikage and the White Fang Sword Technique; research into cultivation techniques (the Joyous Union Manual); further exploration of the potential of his ancestral bloodline; proliferation and absorption of Hashirama cells...

Uchiha Touyu is currently wishing he could stretch one day into two, and has no intention of causing trouble in the short term.

However, to Uchiha Touyu's surprise, Danzo's attitude towards him seemed to have changed. He used to be very businesslike, but now he seemed to be trying to win him over.

Specifically, this means that the old ghost would occasionally come over and have a heart-to-heart talk with him. In addition, some of the Root's previously secret ninja techniques were made available to him, and he could obtain them as long as he completed enough missions.

On the other hand, Uchiha Hiyu also discovered that the missions Root assigned to him gradually changed from being half external and half internal to being at least 70% internal, that is, targeting Konoha ninjas.

In particular, the Root organization's arrests of so-called Konoha traitors did not involve obtaining evidence before making arrests; rather, they would act directly on any suspicion. As a result, there were far too many wrongful convictions, miscarriages of justice, and even instances of abusing power for personal gain.

"Is Danzo trying to recruit me as one of his own? Has he lost his mind?"

Regarding Danzo's various actions, Uchiha Tou only gave this one evaluation: it's all about taking advantage of others and then retaliating, it's all just playing along, and you don't need anyone to teach you this kind of thing.

As Uchiha Tou diligently trained, nearly a year quickly passed.

Konoha's ninjas have already rotated twice on the Iwa ninja battlefield. In addition, although Kirigakure has not declared war on Konoha during this period, many Kirigakure ninjas have been harassing the coastline, forcing Konoha to detach some of its forces to go to the coastline to suppress the Kirigakure ninjas.

With the war escalating to this point, while Konoha's elite forces have not suffered any losses, the lower-ranking ninjas have been killed or wounded in great numbers. Nowadays, ninja academies are even encouraging early graduation, followed by six months of training before being thrown directly onto the battlefield as cannon fodder.

To be honest, every time Uchiha Tou saw those young ninjas eager to graduate early and become cannon fodder, he always felt that these ninjas had something wrong with their heads.

The Will of Fire used in Konoha for brainwashing is crude and rudimentary; in modern society, even elderly people in rural areas probably wouldn't fall for it.

Unfortunately, this seemingly large but empty Will of Fire deceived countless ninjas, leading Uchiha Touya to suspect that it was a problem with the ninjas' intelligence.

Or perhaps it's because of the world's own culture and customs that people in this world are spiritually more empty, have a greater need for so-called willpower, and are therefore more prone to extremes.

……

On a training ground three kilometers away from Konoha Village, Uchiha Hiu sat cross-legged on a large rock, his body covered in a layer of armor formed from condensed lightning amidst a dazzling white light.

He slowly opened his eyes, the three tomoe continuously rotating, controlling the lightning-transformed Susanoo armor on his body, and let out a long breath.

Combining Lightning Release Chakra Mode with Susanoo was the focus of Uchiha Touya's training during this period, and after nearly a year of hard work, he did indeed accomplish this.

The Third Raikage's strongest shield and strongest spear, after being integrated into Susanoo, became even more powerful, while the Fourth Raikage's fastest speed completely made up for the original lack of agility in Susanoo.

The initial stage one Susanoo did not actually improve Uchiha Tou's strength much, but after fully integrating it into the Lightning Release chakra mode, it allowed Uchiha Tou to make a real leap forward.

With a slight raise of his hand, faint electric light transformed into lasers that flowed continuously in Uchiha Touyu's hand. Now, he had also transformed into two other bloodline limits, pushing his body's limits to the limit once again.

It is precisely because of this that he was able to integrate all the knowledge he had gained from all the souls within a year and transform it into his own combat power.

With Madara Uchiha now old and Nagato Uzumaki not yet mature, Tomo Uchiha is confident that he is the strongest in the ninja world!

He stood up slightly, a smile appearing on his face, and turned to look at the edge of the training field.

Several Anbu ninjas stood there. With Uchiha Tou's strength advancing by leaps and bounds, even though he himself did not wield any power or have any subordinates, his sheer power was enough to make the Konoha leadership uneasy.

Naturally, covert surveillance was also essential. In fact, due to Uchiha Hiu's background, the ninjas who could monitor him almost all had considerable resistance to genjutsu.

However, faced with the fully mastered control of the five senses, these so-called elites from the root and dark sides could only be confused and completely unaware.

Even though Uchiha Hiu was training right in front of them, these people couldn't detect anything unusual.

Therefore, in the eyes of Konoha's higher-ups, Uchiha Tou had been behaving himself during this period. Although he had been training and making progress, he was only slightly stronger than before, rather than leaping forward to become invincible.

They would not know anything about Susanoo, multiple bloodline limits, lightning chakra modes, or other such information.

In addition, through studying the Hehuan Treasure Manual obtained by chance, Uchiha Tomo also gained a lot. After all, it was a legacy obtained at the cost of so many sacrifices, so even if it was a bit crooked, it certainly couldn't be completely useless for cultivation.

"This Joyful Union Manual must have originated from a cultivation world. It's a pity that the environment has changed so much, otherwise I would have already cultivated to the immortal mode, or even transformed into an immortal like those animal immortals."

However, Uchiha Touyu was not in a hurry. Through his research on the Joyful Union Manual, he was able to sense natural energy and even make some use of it, but he was just stuck on the absorption and digestion stage.

Given enough time, he will eventually succeed in his cultivation.

(End of this chapter)