The Great Hero Uchiha

No!

I only put a bounty of 80 million taels! Orochimaru, you can't be serious, can you? You're trying to swindle me out of that little bit of money?

Not long after, Orochimaru and a woman who looked to be in her twenties walked in.

"Fifth Generation, this is my wife, Kako."

Uchiha Miyuki looked Orochimaru's wife up and down. She wasn't particularly beautiful, nor was she ugly; overall, she was quite ordinary. Aside from her appearance, Uchiha Miyuki carefully observed that Orochimaru hadn't changed bodies yet, so he probably hadn't completed his research on the Immortal Reincarnation technique. This woman was just an ordinary person, and everything seemed fine.

Uchiha Miyuki thought Orochimaru was after the 80 million ryo reward for the mission, but in reality, Orochimaru thought that Uchiha Miyuki was worried that the Sannin would develop ulterior motives if they stayed away for too long. So he created this incident to try to keep the Sannin in the village. Even if he couldn't keep the Sannin in the village, he could at least strengthen their sense of belonging to the village.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru, in order to avoid arousing suspicion from the village and having them secretly investigate him, randomly found a woman to be his wife on his way back.

Of course, only Orochimaru himself knows what proportion of the 80 million taels reward was in his hands.

At that moment, a thought flashed through Uchiha Miyuki's mind.

Would Tsunade really be so shameless as to fake marriages every now and then to swindle money from the village for gambling?

He banished the terrible thought from his mind and immediately spoke to Orochimaru.

"Since Tsunade and Orochimaru are in the village too, why don't you hold another wedding?"

Orochimaru nodded.

"Now that I've settled my own marriage, shouldn't I get the reward for this mission?"

"After the wedding, you can come to me directly to collect your payment."

Uchiha Miyuki was a little surprised. Could Orochimaru have just randomly chosen a wife to collect the 80 million ryo? Uh… research seems to be quite expensive—

P.S.: Chapter 1

217. What's done is done.

"it is good."

Orochimaru nodded and turned to leave.

Uchiha Miyuki immediately said, "Take this. Now, to get married in the village, you need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate. Take a look at the specific procedures yourself."

"Ah."

Orochimaru left the Hokage Building and took Heko back to the home he remembered. He thought he would never come back, but he didn't expect to return after only three years. The house was covered in dust, and the old furniture inside awakened many long-forgotten memories, making him feel complicated.

Without Orochimaru saying anything, He Zi immediately began to tidy up.

Not long after, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived one after another.

Jiraiya stared in disbelief at Kazuko.

"No way! Orochimaru, you're really getting married?!"

Tsunade was equally surprised, but compared to Jiraiya, Tsunade's expression was more normal.

"I thought you'd never get married in your life."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with satisfaction.

"Orochimaru is getting married, so it's about time you two found someone to marry too."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya almost subconsciously glanced at Tsunade. Tsunade noticed Jiraiya's gaze but pretended not to. Although ten years had passed, she still couldn't let go of everything from the past, just like her hemophobia, which showed no signs of improvement to this day.

In the original story, it was Naruto Uzumaki who resolved Tsunade's inner conflict, while Jiraiya, through his support and companionship, completely won Tsunade's heart.

However, Jiraiya had always wanted to stay with Tsunade, but he was worried that if he made his feelings too obvious, he would completely sever the last remaining connection between them, and they would not even be able to be friends anymore. They would have no reason to meet and chat together again. Moreover, he also had the heavy responsibility of finding the Child of Prophecy and protecting the future of the ninja world.

……

Uchiha Miyuki lowered his head in deep thought.

The question wasn't whether Orochimaru had created this woman named Hezi, because that would reveal too much of a flaw.

If the village launches an investigation, there is a certain probability that his research will be exposed.

Therefore, this woman's background is certainly not afraid of being investigated.

Now, Uchiha Miyuki is considering whether to take this opportunity to kill Orochimaru. The reason is simple: Orochimaru has been conducting human experiments all along. If he didn't have the ability to do so, he could pretend not to know. But now that he has the ability to deal with it and knows about it, it would be a bit unreasonable to do nothing.

Just do this...

First, it will alienate Tsunade and Jiraiya. Second, if this matter is discovered by others, Konoha may be held responsible.

After all, Orochimaru hasn't defected; he's still a Konoha ninja.

In fact, if Uchiha Miyuki had done human experiments like Orochimaru, his strength would have increased even faster, because he had always had this idea.

Try to devour the Yang Release and Yin Release powers of others to strengthen yourself.

With his research on Yin-Yang Escape, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to do this, but it would inevitably kill a lot of people!

Orochimaru, don't say I didn't give you a chance.

Uchiha Miyuki made up his mind to warn Orochimaru when he was about to leave the village again, and to have the Anbu and Jiraiya investigate. As long as they had evidence, or if Orochimaru had defected, there was no need to show mercy. Even if he wasn't killed, he would make sure Orochimaru spent the rest of his life in prison.

The reason Orochimaru was given this opportunity was not because of his status as one of the Legendary Sannin, nor because he was a character from the original work.

Instead, Orochimaru should be on the right path, for with his intelligence he could definitely benefit the entire ninja world.

As for those who died in human experiments...

If all of these were eliminated, very few people in Konoha would survive, including him.

That's just how this era is.

Everyone simply lives in accordance with the times, so it's impossible to judge people of this era entirely by modern moral standards.

I returned to my residence that evening.

Uchiha Miyuki took out Kimimaro's cells and examined them. Although he now possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he still had to make the necessary preparations. He had started conducting in vitro experiments when he fused with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan six months ago. However, after six months of cultivation, the strength of Kimimaro's cells was weaker than that of the earliest ordinary Senju and Uzumaki clan cells.

Through the data collected over the past six months, I've come to understand something.

Kimimaro, Naruto, Sasuke... Although these people have not yet grown up, he can still fuse with them and obtain the hidden power within them. However, this fusion will not directly enhance his strength like before, but will increase the potential limit of his own Yang Release and Yin Release power. With this discovery, Uchiha Miyuki took the opportunity to collect Sasuke and Naruto's cells.

As the Hokage of Konoha, an elder of the Uchiha clan, and also having a relationship with Minato Namikaze.

Finding an opportunity to collect these things was incredibly easy. In fact, given the current relationship between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, Uchiha Miyuki even managed to collect the cells of Hyuga Hinata, the main branch of the Hyuga clan. There was no other way; Hyuga Hanabi hadn't been born yet, so he could only try to see if Hyuga Hinata's cells could enhance the Yin Release power of the Hyuga clan within his own body.

This is also why he gave Orochimaru a chance.

Because he was doing something similar, taking cells from children to become stronger and prepare for future crises. Even if he treated them with medical ninjutsu afterward, it wasn't as cruel as Orochimaru's approach. But he had done it, and he wouldn't deny it or cover it up with a fig leaf of "all for the peace of the ninja world."

He just wants to become stronger and live a better life.

As for the cells between the columns?

Now that he has Naruto's cells, he's lost interest in Hashirama's cells.

After all, Naruto is also the reincarnation of Ashura.

The biggest difference between Hashirama and Naruto is that one of them fully unleashed Ashura's power, while the other has not yet developed the hidden power within him.

The cells fused this time were all of very low strength, and even the energy stored in advance was not consumed much.

However, the changes in his body were completely unexpected by Uchiha Miyuki.

Originally, I thought that this fusion would only improve my abilities in various aspects and increase the potential limit of my Yin-Yang Release, giving me the foundation to awaken the Rinnegan. However, after the fusion, a vertical pupil that was very similar to the Byakugan grew on my forehead between my eyebrows. Unlike the Byakugan, the white of this eye was pitch black, while the pupil was a light blue.

???

Is this a cleansing eye?

After studying it, Uchiha Miyuki concluded that this eye was actually no different from the Byakugan, except that it was relatively stronger.

However, compared to pure eyes—

The biggest gain this time was the ability to control Yin-Yang Escape.

It greatly improved the efficiency of his Yin-Yang Release training, significantly shortening the time it took to awaken the Rinnegan, unlike Madara Uchiha who needed decades to complete the fusion of Yin-Yang Release.

Feeling his own improvement, he finally focused his attention on the Corpse Bone Vein.

Only at this moment did I understand what the Bloodstained Disease of the Kaguya Clan really was. It wasn't that the body couldn't handle it; it was that the cells had a limit to their division! The stronger the Bloodstained Corpse Bone Pulse power used, the closer one was to death. This wasn't just true for the Corpse Bone Pulse; it was also true for the Sage Body of the Senju and Uzumaki clans. However, compared to the Corpse Bone Pulse, the Sage Body only consumed a large amount of cell vitality when injured.

P.S.: Chapter Two

218. Problems left over from the war

After getting used to the changes in his body, he closed his vertical pupils.

The vertical pupil vanished instantly, leaving no mark on his forehead, as if it had never existed at all. Uchiha Miyuki was not surprised by this, because this eye was both a physical entity and not a physical entity. To be precise, it was a manifestation of the Yin Release power of the Hyuga clan, a creation of pure Yin Release power.

To be precise, this is a form somewhere between a normal white eye and a true clear eye.

It is not a true purification of the eyes.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The entire ninja world was very peaceful, and even the Akatsuki organization, which had been active for a while, seemed to have gone into hiding.

Aside from Orochimaru getting married.

The only major event was undoubtedly the disappearance of the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki.

Uchiha Miyuki frowned as he looked at the intelligence report in his hand. Wasn't it agreed that it would be classified as a death? How did it become a missing person report?

After pondering for a moment, he guessed the general idea.

The Marshal wanted to announce Hozuki Mizuki's death as originally planned, but it was probably because Mei Terumi, the acting Mizukage, disagreed with this conclusion that the death was changed to a disappearance. Mei Terumi alone was certainly not enough to influence the entire Mizukage's leadership. However, as the next Sixth Mizukage designated by Hozuki Mizuki, Mei Terumi naturally inherited some of Hozuki Mizuki's influence after his disappearance. It was with this power that the Marshal was forced to compromise.

In reality, there's not much difference between disappearing and dying, since the Fifth Mizukage will only reappear when needed.

Learn more about Kirigakure.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Although the Hidden Mist Village leadership had approved Mei Terumi becoming the acting Mizukage, she refused and has always referred to herself as the shadow guard of the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki.

The situation in the ninja world became tense due to the disappearance of the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki. Mei Terumi suspected that Iwagakure, which had always been associated with a mysterious organization, had secretly helped the organization plan the disappearance of the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki. The two countries were in a standoff, and the other three countries and smaller countries also became tense.

The Hidden Mist Village not only escaped significant losses during the Third Shinobi World War, but its fishing industry has also become even stronger.

The other four major nations and smaller nations have also not recovered from the Third Shinobi World War. Even the Hidden Cloud Village, which was the most steadfast, is afraid that the fire will spread to them.