Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 251 The Deal with Orochimaru

Chapter 251 The Deal with Orochimaru (22)

My vision... is starting to blur.

Itachi's voice was very calm, but both Yun and Shisui could hear Itachi's unwillingness in it.

Shisui frowned. "When Root was destroyed by Uzumaki Ku, the Hokage entrusted me with two pairs of Sharingan with three tomoe each..."

Itachi nodded: "Kumo told me about it, but it's not time to change my eyes yet."

Then Itachi looked at Yun and asked, "I want to know, how did Izumi awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan?"

"As far as I know, although Izumi's three-tomoe appeared close to the Chunin Exams, she should have already activated her three-tomoe before that."

According to historical records, when one is not yet able to control the power of the Sharingan, the evolved power will be hidden.

"Izumi's double tomoe were activated during the class placement exam after graduation. At that time, it was impossible for her to experience the pain of losing her bonds."

Itachi's words also piqued Shisui's interest.

Shisui then looked at Yun and said, "The method for awakening the Sharingan is actually recorded within the clan. However, because of your Uchiha Must-Read book, I have temporarily sealed it away."

"To gain love and then lose it, to build bonds and then launch a desperate counterattack to protect those bonds. Two different interpretations, yet they allow the Uchiha to better integrate into the group."

"So... how did Izumi awaken her Sharingan?"

Yun smiled helplessly.

It uses illusion to seamlessly connect with reality, making it difficult for people to distinguish between reality and illusion.

This method only works once in terms of activating the Sharingan.

Just as it's hard for people to deceive themselves, once they've experienced something, they'll start to doubt it again.

Yun glanced at the two of them and replied, "Don't get your hopes up. Although Quan and I were indeed born at the same time, she wasn't born like me."

"As for the awakening of the Sharingan, it was an effect I achieved using genjutsu. I tampered with things during the class placement assessment, causing Izumi to mistake the genjutsu for reality. Do you understand now?"

Mistaking illusion for reality?

These words made Itachi and Shisui understand instantly.

But how could such a construction possibly consume so much of one's pupil power?

Seeing Itachi and Shisui deep in thought, Yun nodded and said, "You're right. Replicating the victim's previous perception within a genjutsu is extremely taxing on eye power."

"That's why I assigned tasks during the class placement assessment. A diverse group of people, once they accumulate in number, becomes the most difficult thing to build."

These words made Itachi understand, but he immediately thought of his own Mangekyou Sharingan ability.

Tsukuyomi.

Within Tsukuyomi's illusionary space, she has control over both space and time.

A single stab might take only 0.1 seconds, but that's the limit.

If the plot is well-structured, it should be achievable within a month.

As if reading Itachi's mind, Yun, who was standing to the side, said directly, "You want to use this method on Sasuke? Are you already feeling uneasy because your vision is starting to blur?"

Itachi hesitated for a moment, but nodded nonetheless: "After Madara Uchiha, the Uchiha clan has tried many times to obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. But without exception, they all failed."

"I had doubts about the possibility of success before, but I only became more confident after information about Indra's Chakra came out."

"Sasuke is different; the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan will appear in his eyes. But before that, he must awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan first."

Yun smiled and shook her head slightly: "That should only be part of the reason. Ever since you learned of Obito's identity from the Hokage, you've started a series of plans, haven't you?"

These words startled Shisui, who was standing nearby. He then asked, "Has the Hokage already told you?"

As Shisui spoke, he looked apologetically at Itachi: "On the night Naruto was born, because of my familiarity with the Mangekyou Sharingan, I did guess the masked man's identity. But at that time... the state of the Uchiha clan meant we had to be careful."

Itachi nodded: "I didn't mean to blame Shisui. Just like Yun said, everyone has selfish motives, and the Hokage is no exception."

"But now that I, as the eldest son, know the truth, I must avenge my father's death. And Obito is the only... no, the only two who know about Black Zetsu."

Shisui sighed.

Now he understands why Itachi is so obsessed with the Eternal Kaleidoscope.

Furthermore, as someone familiar with Itachi's personality, he also understood that Itachi's creation of the Eternal Eye was certainly not for his own sake.

Then... it can only be Sasuke.

"I can help you."

After Yun's voice rang out, Itachi quickly looked over.

"But not now."

Yun shook his head slightly as he spoke: "Sasuke is not old enough to master the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even if he were to be stimulated and awaken it under these circumstances, he would still revert to the three-tomoe state."

"Moreover... since those two guys ambushed the spring half a year ago, they haven't reappeared, and the Akatsuki members have also gone into hiding one by one."

"Having the power of revenge, we also need those guys to show their faces again."

Upon hearing this, Itachi clenched his fist.

With his intelligence, he should have understood the reasons behind this long ago.

Does caring too much make you more foolish?

"I see."

Itachi bowed slightly to Yun: "Please."

Yun nodded, then sighed and said, "Sometimes you shouldn't advise others to let go if you haven't experienced their suffering, but for the past six months or so, you've been carrying this burden too heavy a load."

"Obito's abilities are indeed difficult to kill, but with Kakashi's counter, it's not so difficult."

"Itachi, don't overthink it. You are a genius of the Uchiha clan, and also a friend of mine and Shisui. Whether it's Obito or that ancient monster Black Zetsu, they will eventually be crushed by us."

Itachi looked at the clouds and finally nodded.

At this moment, Shisui laughed and said, "Yun is right. I will also help with the problem of illusion eye power. In fact, since becoming the clan leader, the combat ability of these eyes has become almost useless."

Yun patted Itachi on the shoulder: "So don't put too much pressure on yourself. As the eldest son and the only man in the family, your emotions affect the emotions of the whole family. Relax a little..."

Itachi felt a warmth in his heart from his two friends' words; they were friends who had come this far and were also his bonds.

"Thanks……"

After a barely audible whisper of thanks, Yun and Zhishui looked at each other and smiled.

……

Three days later, in the Hokage Building archives.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

The sound of documents being flipped through echoed continuously. Jiraiya put down one scroll after another, and then took out a new one to look at.

No... still no!

Behind Jiraiya, Minato said in a deep voice, "After Root was destroyed, many of the mission records and hidden files were lost, which is why the Anbu has been unable to eliminate all of Root."

Jiraiya didn't even turn his head: "I know, but if that file is still alive, then perhaps I can understand the meaning of that sentence."

Minato scratched his head: "But... what if what they said is true? There's no point in continuing this search."

"Bang."

The scroll was closed, and Jiraiya turned to look at Minato, saying in a deep voice, "Do you believe in your sixth sense? When the information from the Shadow Clones came back, my sixth sense kept feeling uneasy. And those five pairs of Rinnegan, they gave me a very familiar feeling."

The last time the message was sent to the toad psychic at Mount Myōboku.

What exactly did Xiao Nan mean by saying "fortunately"?

They must be hiding something from me.

And Nagato will say those words one last time, perhaps because there's a deeper secret he's afraid of discovering.

With that in mind, Jiraiya started searching through the scroll records again.

Minato, who was behind him, sighed, but could only say, "Then you go ahead and do your work, teacher. Remember to come to my house for dinner tonight. Kushina should be getting ready by now."

Jiraiya waved his hand to indicate that he already knew, and then began searching through the documents one by one.

It's all that bastard Uzumaki Sora's fault. Why didn't he just kill Danzo? Instead, he destroyed Root, which caused a lot of mission records to be lost.

One hour, two hours...

As darkness fell, Jiraiya still hadn't found anything.

"call……"

After exhaling, Jiraiya stood up and stretched.

Although each of the root mission logs hides a dark side, some of them are even more incomprehensible.

However, no information was found regarding the collaboration with Hanzo the Salamander of Amegakure.

"It's a good thing that the old man died young. Otherwise, if he were alive today, Yun would probably tear him to pieces."

"How could the old man say such a thing? He thinks he can enter the Memorial Monument? If he does that, the Uchiha clan inside the Memorial Monument might be so angry that they'd come back to life."

As he stepped out of the archives, the ninja on guard at the door immediately bowed and asked, "Lord Jiraiya, have you finished investigating? Did you find the information you were looking for?"

Jiraiya smiled and shook his head: "The mission records are too incomplete. There's nothing we can do but search for them slowly."

As he spoke, Jiraiya thought for a moment, then realized that the timeframe of fourteen years originated from Konan. In comparison, Konan was much gentler than the current Nagato.

And this is not all the information contained here.

According to Minato, a portion of the code team is still deciphering the records, because those are confidential records that only Danzo can access.

"Please keep an eye on the files from fourteen years ago for me, thank you!"

The ninja from the code team nodded: "Yes, Jiraiya-sama. However, as you should know, Root's codes are not the same as some of the ones we usually use, so it will take some time to decipher them."

Jiraiya nodded and left.

……

Meanwhile, in the Land of Fields.

"Compared to Orochimaru, I think Obito is more reliable, right?"

Why?

"Because back then, Obito showed me his poop! He allowed me to experience the source of the urge to poop firsthand, so I felt Obito was more reliable!"

"Besides, Orochimaru feels just like a snake. By the way, do snakes poop?"

"Shut up!"

"Okay, but I still want to say something. If snakes don't poop, then I think Orochimaru is more reliable. After all, that way we'll have something in common to talk about."

The black-clad figure, half-body, twitched at the corner of its eye.

As a White Zetsu born from human nourishment, it is loyal to its mother, but it cannot change its own mouth.

"Did they change bases again?"

After changing the subject, White Zetsu then dropped the topic of exploring the need to defecate: "After meeting with that high-ranking official from Konoha who has already been imprisoned, he moved to another base. I don't know if they've built a toilet there."

Black Zetsu frowned, ignoring the last sentence, and looked at the passage leading underground in front of him.

The next moment, Hei Bai Jue's body slowly sank into the ground.

……

"hiss!"

After the hissing sound, Orochimaru put down his scalpel in the laboratory.

Turning around, he saw Hei Bai Jue standing right behind him.

"Such a sudden appearance could easily get me killed if I'm not careful, absolutely."

Black Zetsu looked at Orochimaru: "No one in this world has ever been able to kill me. Orochimaru, neither can you."

"hiss……"

Orochimaru licked his lips with a tongue like a snake's tongue, his gaze narrowing slightly: "Perhaps you can give it a try. Although fighting is forbidden within the organization, if you provoke someone first, I should be able to take you down."

Before he could finish speaking, Orochimaru suddenly reached out, and a giant python instantly coiled around him.

The snake's massive maw was pointed directly at Jue, conveying a strong sense of threat.

"This thing doesn't even have a butt. Does it need such a large opening for pooping?"

Black Zetsu ignored White Zetsu's nonsense.

The next moment, the giant python seemed to have its bones removed, and it slid down limply.

Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly. What was that ability just now?

After a moment's thought, Orochimaru asked, "The leader ordered us to lie low, and the ring hasn't made a sound. What brings you here at this hour?"

Black Zetsu replied in a deep voice, "I heard that you are researching the ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage of Konoha. That jutsu can revive the dead and make them obey your commands."

Orochimaru nodded: "That's true."

The tension between the two had vanished.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Black Zetsu continued, "So...would you be interested in making a deal?"

transaction?

Orochimaru laughed: "As the one in charge of intelligence for the entire organization, what are you trading? Like that Uzumaki Sora? Intelligence?"

Black Zetsu shook his head slightly: "It's not that kind of thing. What I want to trade with you is something you need right now."

As they were talking, the laboratory door opened.

Tanaka rushed in, looking anxious: "Lord Orochimaru..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tanaka was the focus of everyone's attention.

"Go down, there's no problem here."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, Tanaka nodded and left.