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Chapter 175 The Woman in Konoha's Forbidden Technique Chamber (Bonus chapter thanks to the generous donation from the generous donor, Young Master Qianji!)

Konoha Village.

A lot has happened in Konoha during this period.

The aftermath of the Konoha Rebellion had barely subsided when the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, hastily assumed the position. Before she could even settle into her role, she was caught off guard by a rogue ANBU ninja codenamed "Orphan." It was only with the passage of time that the unrest gradually subsided.

However, news of the destruction of Kusagakure came again not long ago, so Tsunade had to urgently dispatch the Anbu to the Land of Grass to investigate, and also sent a group of ninjas to the Land of Grass to confront the Iwa ninjas, and also try to find a way to reach a division agreement with Iwagakure.

Because the Land of Grass is situated at a higher elevation than the Land of Fire, negotiations between Konoha and Iwagakure over control of strategic locations, bridges, and other key areas remain unresolved, creating the impression that a Shinobi World War could break out at any moment.

Tsunade has been incredibly busy lately, to the point that even her newly accepted disciple, Sakura Haruno, has been brought in to assist her.

Compared to these events, the news of Sasuke Uchiha's defection was like a wave in the ocean, barely creating a ripple before disappearing.

Apart from the Konoha Twelve who were still paying attention to Sasuke's whereabouts, the rest of the village no longer cared about a rogue ninja.

However, due to Naruto's insistence, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, did not issue an arrest warrant for Sasuke. She also agreed with Naruto's idea that Sasuke would be brought back to Konoha after Orochimaru was defeated.

What Konoha never expected was that when they received news about Sasuke again by chance, they discovered that Sasuke had joined the Akatsuki organization and was with Itachi Uchiha.

That's a bit surreal.

Fortunately, Naruto Uzumaki was taken away from Konoha by Jiraiya for training, so he probably doesn't know about this news yet.

Konoha BBQ Restaurant.

Ino Yamanaka gripped her chopsticks, somewhat bewildered. "Why is Sasuke with his brother? They should be the greatest enemies!"

"Who knows!"

Nara Shikamaru sighed and shook his head.

There have been too many changes in Konoha recently, and Nara Shikamaru can only analyze from the clues he knows. Perhaps there is something fishy about the destruction of the Uchiha.

Unfortunately, this darkness cannot be told to Ino.

The conversation between the students in Class 10 wasn't kept secret; two people at a nearby table also overheard it.

They were none other than Orochimaru and Naraku Uehara, who had infiltrated Konoha.

As a former high-ranking official of Konoha and someone who had planted spies within the village, Orochimaru was naturally very familiar with Konoha's barrier. Therefore, the two of them entered Konoha quietly.

After they came in, the two of them changed their faces.

After overhearing the conversation between Nara Shikamaru and Yamanaka Ino, Orochimaru's expression turned ugly. He abruptly stopped eating and glared fiercely at Uehara Naraku.

However, the Konoha barbecue restaurant was crowded and noisy, so Orochimaru lowered his voice and said, "Naraku-kun! This matter concerning Sasuke has nothing to do with you, does it?"

"Heh, how could it possibly have anything to do with me?"

Uehara Naraku chuckled and shook his head, even picking up his chopsticks to eagerly place a piece of grilled meat on Orochimaru's plate: "Itachi-sensei was very insistent on having Uchiha Sasuke join the Akatsuki, but everyone else looked down on Sasuke's strength, so Itachi-sensei took Sasuke with him, saying it was to hone his genjutsu..."

Uehara Naraku was telling the absolute truth.

Even if Itachi Uchiha came, he wouldn't be able to find any fault with it.

Of course, if Uchiha Sasuke hadn't joined the Akatsuki, Uehara Naraku or Kisame Hoshigaki would have twisted Sasuke's head off and used it as a football.

This is an organizational secret of Akatsuki, and there's no need to tell Orochimaru anything more.

What if we make Orochimaru sick?

After their meal, the two headed straight to the Forbidden Technique Chamber of Konoha. Orochimaru asked with some surprise, "Naraku-kun, you already have a summoning beast as powerful as the White Snake Sage, do you still need the Rashomon summoning contract?"

"Hehe, the more of this kind of thing, the better."

Uehara Naraku chuckled and said, "Orochimaru-san has mastered many ninjutsu, hasn't he? Yet he's still learning new ones!"

"This is my ideal."

Orochimaru's expression was very serious.

Uehara Naraku smiled, his expression somewhat frivolous, and said, "Same here, my dream is also to collect some strange and unusual summoning beasts..."

The Konoha ninja are weak.

There were few ANBU ninjas around the forbidden jutsu room, only a few ordinary ninjas guarding it, so Uehara Naraku and Orochimaru easily sneaked in.

However, when Orochimaru opened the door to the forbidden jutsu room in Konoha, he suddenly smelled the aroma of alcohol emanating from inside, mixed with the scent of a woman.

This is a forbidden magic room!

How could it possibly have the smell and aroma of alcohol?

Could it be that Tsunade drank too much last night and slept in the forbidden jutsu room?

Orochimaru's expression changed, and just as he was about to close the door again, a fair hand suddenly blocked the door and pulled open the door to the forbidden jutsu room!

The strong aroma of alcohol hits you right in the face!

"Didn't I tell you yesterday not to bother me today?"

A woman with a beautiful face and a voluptuous figure appeared from behind the door. Her voice was tinged with dissatisfaction and a hint of drowsiness. She clearly wanted to be assertive, but her sleepiness made her sound somewhat soft and languid.

It sounds a bit like a command at first glance.

If you listen closely, it sounds a bit like coquettishness.

Uehara Naraku and Orochimaru exchanged glances, then looked at the woman inside the door. They both knew this woman.

Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.

Why is Tsunade in the forbidden jutsu room?!

Based on Orochimaru's understanding of her, this woman should not be here under any circumstances. After all, Tsunade has never been interested in such messy things as the Konoha Forbidden Technique Room; she only likes to study medical ninjutsu.

However, in reality, this whole thing was Orochimaru's fault.

If Orochimaru hadn't mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique and resurrected the First and Second Hokage, Tsunade wouldn't have had the time to spend so much time in the Forbidden Technique Room searching for a way to break the Impure World Reincarnation.

Moreover, they must find a technique other than the Reaper Death Seal, since Tsunade has only just become the Fifth Hokage. If she were to sacrifice herself to capture Orochimaru, Konoha might collapse.

So every night or during her free time, Tsunade would appear in the Konoha Forbidden Technique Room with a bottle of sake, looking for any way that Tobirama Senju might have left behind to undo the Impure World Reincarnation.

Upon suddenly seeing two unfamiliar ninjas, Tsunade frowned, her drunkenness subsiding somewhat, and coldly demanded, "Which class are you from?!"

"Lady Tsunade."

Orochimaru, true to his mastery of role-playing, immediately straightened his expression and, with a mask on, replied in a deep voice, "Our advisor requests your presence at a meeting. We are here to inform you!"

Orochimaru and Uehara Naraku's current appearance is not much different from that of ordinary Konoha genin, and at first glance they look quite like Konoha ninja subordinates.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, looking at the two suspiciously, then suddenly curled the corner of her mouth into a smile: "I understand. You two tidy up this place."

"yes!"

Orochimaru bowed his head and agreed.

Looking at Tsunade's amused expression, Uehara Naraku sighed softly and said, "Lord Orochimaru, Lady Tsunade has already seen through our weakness."

The next moment, Uehara Naraku flew away, his face slowly transforming into the likeness of Yakushi Kabuto, making it clear to everyone that he was just Orochimaru's lackey.

One is Orochimaru.

One is a lackey.

Who will Tsunade choose to attack first?

Even Might Guy knows that Tsunade would definitely prefer to entertain old friends!

As expected, the moment Orochimaru lowered his head, Tsunade slammed her knee into Orochimaru's face, sending him flying backward and shattering his mask!

Upon seeing Orochimaru's face clearly, Tsunade's expression instantly turned fierce: "Orochimaru, you bastard, you dare to come to Konoha!"

"Why don't you dare come?"

Orochimaru slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Tsunade and chuckled, "Still as hot-tempered as ever, Tsunade..."

Orochimaru slowly opened his palm, looking at his old friend's ugly expression, and continued with a smile, "Tsunade, we only infiltrated Konoha to avoid trouble. Did you think I didn't have the power to destroy Konoha a second time?"

Orochimaru's expression instantly turned ferocious and cruel. He confidently declared, "Since you've discovered me, I'll just kill you and take the item from the forbidden jutsu room... What a pity, Konoha's prestige is about to be tarnished again!"

"How arrogant!"

Tsunade clenched her fist tightly.

"Unfortunately, your opponent is not me."

Orochimaru smiled and shook his head, then turned to Uehara Naraku: "I'll leave this woman to you. I'll go find her..."

Orochimaru's voice suddenly faltered, and his entire figure instantly stiffened!

Wait, where are they?

In just a few words, Uehara Naraku was gone?

Why did Uehara Naraku run away? Even though they were in Konoha, with their combined strength, there's a high possibility they wanted to forcibly seize the scroll!

Orochimaru's heart sank.

On their way to Konoha, that little bastard was still talking about sincere cooperation, and Orochimaru even considered whether to trust Uehara Naraku.

After all, Uehara is very strong and can help with many things in private, and can also save him from being hunted down by the Akatsuki organization.

Before stealing the summoning contract from Rashomon, Orochimaru had even considered whether to recruit Uehara Naraku to secretly ambush Uchiha Itachi!

As it turns out, Orochimaru was thinking too much and too far ahead.

Orochimaru trusted the wrong person again; that little bastard Uehara Naraku tricked him again.

Tsunade didn't care about anything else and flew towards Orochimaru, shouting for backup: "Pass on my orders! Have the elite team come quickly and surround Orochimaru! We absolutely cannot let him escape!"

Tsunade's voice was loud, and soon the Konoha ninjas on the outside came to her aid.

Upon seeing the reinforcements, Tsunade added, "Arrange for other teams to search for Kabuto Yakushi's whereabouts. We must not allow that spy to escape from Konoha!"

(End of this chapter)