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

Chapter 135 The Promise with Orochimaru

Orochimaru wasn't particularly surprised by Uchiha Tou's words. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"It's not that I can't work for you, but how long exactly? You should know very well that it's impossible to control me forever!"

"Don't put it so harshly... Anyway, all Orochimaru-sensei wants is research, so what difference does it make where you conduct the research?"

"The topics I've chosen are guaranteed to be the ones that Orochimaru-sensei is most interested in!"

Orochimaru chuckled softly, his gaze remaining fixed on Uchiha Touyu. Uchiha Touyu finally shrugged and said:

"How about 20 years?"

"It's too long... Even if I find a way to restore my soul myself, it will only take me a dozen years at most!"

"But during this time, Orochimaru-sensei, you were also in the most dangerous state. With your soul damaged, you not only had less than a third of your strength, but you probably couldn't even withstand ordinary genjutsu!"

"I know Orochimaru-sensei still has some other backup plans, so even if he dies, he can be resurrected—but will the one resurrected be the real Orochimaru-sensei, or a clone with Orochimaru-sensei's memories?"

The so-called resurrection methods such as curse marks and soul fragments are, in essence, about inputting one's personal information into a soul fragment and then embedding that soul fragment into someone else.

As this fragment of soul continued to absorb the chakra and mental fluctuations within the other person's body, it slowly began to grow, eventually becoming a slightly weaker, complete soul.

That complete soul possessed the same memories and the same soul essence as Orochimaru, but in the end, it was still just a copy, at most just a soul copy.

Upon hearing Uchiha Hiyu's words, Orochimaru's expression froze slightly, and he spoke in a cryptic tone:

"I never imagined that Feiyu had such a profound understanding of my research!"

"After all, my clone is still with you. With a little inquiry, I'll find out exactly what your research is all about, teacher!"

"You're right. Even if we have the same memories and the same soul essence, we can only be considered life forms that are very similar to me. Even if we are resurrected, it has nothing to do with me."

In reality, the contingency plans Orochimaru left behind were not actually intended to create a clone of himself or to use this self-deceiving method of resurrection.

Even if the missing fragments of a soul are repaired, they will still have a great desire to be restored to wholeness, and the only way to restore wholeness is to re-fuse Orochimaru's soul.

What's quite a coincidence is that the dividing line between life and death in the entire ninja world is not so clear. Even if Orochimaru dies, his clone can still summon his soul again.

If the soul fragments were to merge back into a complete soul, it would be equivalent to Orochimaru's resurrection in a sense, at most causing some deviation in his personality. This is the resurrection route that Orochimaru planned for himself.

Orochimaru certainly wouldn't say this to Uchiha Touyu. He was simply changing the subject and focusing all his attention on bargaining with Uchiha Touyu.

"Twenty years is a lot of time. I'm only 30 now. By the time I finish this job in 20 years, I'll be 50!"

"Orochimaru-sensei, do you believe that? You've already developed the Reanimation Jutsu; you'll live for at least another thousand years!"

"These 20 years may be an extremely long time for others, but for you it's probably no different than two or three months."

"Tsk, even so, it's still too long. It has wasted too much of my research time. Twenty years is enough time for me to produce a lot of results."

"Then 15 years will do. I won't restrict your freedom or assign you any combat missions. You just need to complete the research tasks I assign you, and at most you might need your subordinates to help you out."

Seeing Uchiha Tou's expression, Orochimaru considered it for a moment and finally agreed.

There was no other way. Although he said it was for the soul elixir, Orochimaru was also worried that if he didn't agree, his disciple might actually kill him with a single stroke.

In any case, he didn't think there was much of a master-disciple relationship between him and his disciple. At most, they were just two scoundrels who used each other. He had given 15 years of his life, not so much to exchange for a soul pill, but to buy his own life.

Of course, although Orochimaru verbally agreed, he would definitely pull some tricks when the research actually started. At that time, it would be up to his disciple to see how he would deal with them.

Hearing Orochimaru agree to his request, Uchiha Touyu was actually quite happy. The Book of Demonic Path Inheritance contained many good things, but a large part of it was not universally applicable, making it very difficult to learn.

The role of a genius like Orochimaru lies precisely in this: the ability to adapt and transform between systems is something only a top-tier genius like him can truly accomplish.

As for whether Orochimaru would become uncontrollable after studying the information he gave him... Uchiha Touyu, as the provider and controller of the information, was quite confident.

Having dealt with Orochimaru, the remaining Second Hokage, Tsunade, and Shizune were unexpected gains for Uchiha Touyu. The two women could be used as cauldrons, especially Tsunade, who was probably the highest quality cauldron Uchiha Touyu had ever encountered.

As for the Second Hokage, Tobirama Uchiha, he still had the Divine Speed ​​Technique to deal with him. The chakra version of the Divine Speed ​​Technique was definitely not as overpowered as the original. It would somewhat diminish Tobirama Senju's research abilities and inspiration, and it could also be seen through by abilities like the Byakugan.

Even though Tobirama Senju lost some of his talent, he was still a genius researcher second only to Orochimaru. As long as he continued his research under his own supervision, he would hardly encounter any Byakugan ninjas.

Most importantly, the effects of the Divine Transcendence Technique are basically permanent. Even if it is seen through, it is impossible to forcibly remove it without studying it for ten or eight years. Theoretically speaking, once you are affected, you can forget about recovering.

Having returned to Sunagakure with his spoils, Uchiha Touya made a decision—to attack Konoha and kill Namikaze Minato!

Not only Minato Namikaze, but also Touya Uchiha has made up his mind to find a way to replace all the leaders of the five great ninja villages in the current ninja world, so that he can become the real mastermind behind the manipulation of the five great ninja villages.

Only in this way can he truly control the Ninja World War, continuously reap the benefits, and not only that, he also plans to carry out the plan to spread ninjas throughout the world, control the daimyo of various countries, and spread the power of chakra to the whole world.

The more people who possess chakra, the better the leeks will grow; their soul energy, physical blood and qi, and the black energy sacrificed after death will all become stronger.

In reality, it was only after capturing Tsunade that Uchiha Hiu truly began preparing to carry out this plan to attack Konoha.

The real challenge in the plan was manipulating the leaders of the various ninja villages, and Uchiha Tou had never had the confidence to perfectly control these people before.

"The key is that the Divine Crossing Technique is not very reliable. After all, my Divine Crossing Technique is not the real Devouring Heaven Demon Art version, but is a chakra genjutsu. Otherwise, I could just use a genjutsu on all the leaders of the major ninja villages."

The secret technique developed by the Ruthless Great Emperor in "Covering the Sky" is, of course, flawless and perfect for the ninja world. However, even if you summoned the Otsutsuki clan, you would not be able to learn such a perfect technique.

In terms of fundamental energy, chakra is vastly inferior to secret techniques; it's an innate difference. Even if you let a ruthless person come here, she wouldn't be able to improve it.

Just like Uchiha Hiu controlling the Second Hokage, there are no problems with the control aspect, but unlike the original God-Slaying Technique, it is not silent. As a genjutsu based on chakra, no matter how it is improved, the flow of chakra in the opponent's brain will show certain abnormalities.

Leaving aside Konoha's Byakugan, various ninja villages also have their own methods for identifying genjutsu, but they rarely use them on village leaders. However, once the clues are discovered, this method will definitely not work.

Besides that, the only remaining ability of Uchiha Touyu to control others without being detected is... the Joyful Union Manual.

This dual cultivation technique between men and women allows one to completely control the cauldron without involving any energy, making the cauldron completely unable to disobey its master. At the same time, because it does not involve energy, it will not be detected by any sensory ninjutsu.

"Therefore, Tsunade is the best person for me to control Konoha, and almost the only one."

"However, if that's the case, wouldn't all the village leaders have to be women if I want to control the Five Great Ninja Villages?"

"I have to say... this is actually quite exciting... it's just that Iwagakure and Kumogakure don't seem to have female ninjas with this kind of strength!"

However, controlling three of the five great ninja villages is enough to influence the situation in the ninja world. At worst, we can just harvest the Iwa and Kumo ninja villages as if they were nothing.

……

Meanwhile, in Konoha, Minato Namikaze, who had just become the Fourth Hokage, was dealing with a mountain of documents. After only a few documents remained, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Working on documents in the Hokage Building, and then having to work on documents again at home—being the Hokage really isn't easy!"

"Minato, don't be so anxious. Some of the documents can be handled by the Third Hokage."

Kushina Uzumaki, heavily pregnant, approached him and gently hugged him, resting her chin on the top of Minato Namikaze's head, softly comforting him.

"We're only in the post-war recovery phase right now, so there's a bit more work to do, but it will all be resolved eventually!"

"Yes, things will always be resolved."

Minato Namikaze smiled slightly and patted Kushina's hand: "Don't worry, I can handle it."

Kushina didn't speak again, but simply held Minato Namikaze tighter. They enjoyed a brief moment of tenderness before Kushina spoke again:

"Minato, don't push yourself too hard. Naruto will be waiting for you to teach him when he's born!"

Minato Namikaze nodded, left Kushina Uzumaki's embrace, and gently said to her, "It's getting late, you should get some rest too, so Naruto can be healthier."

Kushina nodded, but a hint of worry still lingered in her eyes.

This concern wasn't directed at Minato Namikaze. After all, he was a Kage-level ninja with quick thinking and outstanding intelligence; he was more than capable of being a village chief. Processing some documents couldn't possibly be more dangerous than killing someone on the battlefield.

On the contrary, Kushina Uzumaki was more worried about herself. The fact that a Jinchuriki was getting married and having children was unprecedented in the entire ninja world, so she couldn't help but worry.

Although Mito Uzumaki was also a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she was already in her forties or fifties when she became a Jinchuriki, so she naturally did not have any children and did not leave any experience for Kushina Uzumaki.

If the seal breaks and the Nine-Tails goes berserk when she gives birth... it won't just be a problem for Kushina Uzumaki alone; the entire Hidden Leaf Village will be in big trouble!

Minato Namikaze, nicknamed "Little Sun," was a true warm-hearted guy, and naturally, he immediately noticed Kushina Uzumaki's worry. He reached out and took Kushina's hands in his, placing them on his chest.

"Don't worry, Kushina, no matter what, I'll stay with you!"

"Your due date is in two weeks, so get plenty of rest and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Kushina nodded and said:

"Then you should rest too! There are always so many documents anyway, you can deal with them tomorrow!"

After the couple entered the house, a ripple appeared in the room, revealing the figure of Uchiha Touyu.

"Two weeks later? I finally found out the exact production date. It was worth spending three days eating dog food in Konoha Village; it almost choked me to death!"

As a typical character from the demonic path, Uchiha Touyu, even if he can't be described as heartless and ruthless, is definitely a person with a cold heart, detached emotions, and who values ​​profit over righteousness.

Even with his women, it was mostly about control and possessiveness.

They treat people like vessels for a furnace; feelings are either completely nonexistent or so-called "emotions," which would require a magnifying glass to detect even a tiny fraction of them.

So when faced with this famously perfect couple from Naruto, Uchiha Tou felt like he was being shown up, and he felt a bit angry.

Fortunately, we've finally received concrete information, so we don't have to stay here and eat dog food anymore.

The space spun around, and Uchiha Touya vanished without a trace. Minato Namikaze, who had already entered the room, paused slightly, looking in the direction where Uchiha Touya had disappeared with some confusion, but ultimately found nothing.

Unlike Obito's Kamui dimension, Uchiha Tou's Kamui dimension, created by him due to his stronger spirit, was nearly the size of a village. He didn't waste this large area, storing a lot of supplies and building many houses inside.

(End of this chapter)