Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

Although Orochimaru was eager to take revenge on the Third Hokage and Konoha immediately, and his strength had changed dramatically since then, he still wanted to play it safe.

After all, he had successfully devoured the first move because he had considered the worst possible outcome, which was why he won by a narrow margin.

Unexpectedly, things progressed much more smoothly than Orochimaru had anticipated. He only sent someone to contact the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and the Sand Village showed great interest in his plan, offering such a generous offer.

Since he could take advantage of the Sand Village, Orochimaru naturally wouldn't hold back.

After reading the contents of the scroll, Orochimaru carefully put it away.

Luo Sha has already replied, so he also needs to personally go to the border of the Land of Fire to make preparations in advance.

This is a good opportunity to test just how strong he has become.

Orochimaru wanted to see how long it would take to defeat Rasa, one of the Five Kage of the present day.

"Lord Orochimaru."

A short while later, four ninjas from the Sound Village arrived at the underground laboratory.

He was one of the test subjects who survived after Orochimaru planted the cursed seal on him.

The four are collectively known as the Sound Four: Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo.

They are young powerhouses cultivated by Orochimaru over the past few years, and they can work together to use the 'Four Purple Flame Formation,' a high-level barrier-type sealing technique that even top-tier Kage-level powerhouses cannot easily break.

At least before Orochimaru absorbed the first technique, he was unable to break the Four Purple Flame Formation from the inside.

"Kabuto has delivered intelligence." Tayuya respectfully presented the scroll.

Orochimaru took the scroll and examined it. Inside were details of Kabuto's acquisition of Konoha's Anbu deployment and his agreement with Kakashi.

"Eight Gates, Might Guy, the old man is still the same as before..." Orochimaru looked at the scroll mentioning Might Guy and fell into deep thought. This was a secret technique that even Hakuba considered extremely powerful, so Orochimaru dared not be negligent.

Furthermore, there are rumors that the concept of the Eight Gates was proposed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and that Might Dai developed the Eight Gates on his own based solely on this concept, which clearly demonstrates his astonishing skill in taijutsu.

Even Orochimaru was somewhat wary of the power of having all eight gates open.

To be honest, he is not afraid of physical attacks, especially after completing the soft body modification and developing the Orochi-ryu Substitute Technique. Even if he suffers a fatal attack, he can recover from the injury in a way similar to a snake shedding its skin.

The only drawback of the Orochi-style Substitution Technique is that it consumes a huge amount of chakra, and Orochimaru himself doesn't use it often.

However, after absorbing the first form and changing bodies, with Orochimaru's current chakra reserves, he can use the Orochimaru Substitution Technique normally on the spot, even if it's used more than ten times.

However, Orochimaru was still afraid of sealing techniques and attacks on the soul.

Judging from the current situation in Konoha, there aren't many people who can inflict fatal damage on Orochimaru.

"You may all leave." After reading through all the information in the scroll, Orochimaru gestured for Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo to leave.

"Yes." The four of them respectfully withdrew, looking at Shin, who had been staying by Orochimaru's side, with envy. They all thought that this guy was really lucky. Despite being so weak, he was actually valued by Lord Orochimaru.

At this moment, Orochimaru fell into deep thought. Kakashi being able to trick Might Guy away was naturally the best option.

If he could, Orochimaru would not want to confront Nawaki, his former disciple.

"Lord Orochimaru?"

Just as Orochimaru was lost in thought, Shin suddenly spoke cautiously from the side.

"What's wrong? Letter."

Orochimaru snapped out of his daze and looked at the letter.

Shin couldn't help but ask, "Orochimaru, if you're going to Konoha, could you take me with you?"

“Of course, but…” Orochimaru nodded, looking at the letter with a thoughtful expression.

Shin looked at Orochimaru with suspicion.

“There are many strong people in Konoha. When a battle breaks out, I may not be able to protect you. So you need to improve your strength before you come to Konoha with me,” Orochimaru added. Since he was a disciple, he was concerned about Shin’s safety.

Although Shin possesses a special physique that allows him to transplant any cell without rejection, the cells he transplanted previously were all first-generation cells with low activity. While these cells helped improve his physique, they had a very small impact on his strength.

Strictly speaking, when Shin approached Orochimaru, he wasn't even a ninja. He was only used as a special test subject by Orochimaru because of his unique physique.

The chakra he currently possesses is primarily due to cell transplantation.

In just a few months, Orochimaru took the time to give Shin some guidance, teaching him to be like a ninja.

Shin's strength is probably only at the Chunin level, so going to Konoha would likely be dangerous for him.

Although Orochimaru was very confident in his own strength, the ninjas of Konoha were not to be underestimated. If he were to be held back and Shin were to be killed, that would be unacceptable to him.

"How about this... I'll transplant some of my cells into you first, then clone a body for you, and I'll use a cursed seal to seal a portion of your chakra and consciousness into the new body."

Orochimaru pondered for a moment before speaking.

Unfortunately, Shin's body has no rejection ability, which means Orochimaru cannot implant cursed seals in him, especially the Earth Curse Seal and the Heaven Curse Seal, which can greatly enhance strength. If implanted in Shin's body, they would be quickly digested as negative effects.

Although he was quite confident about this trip to Konoha, he couldn't guarantee that no unexpected events would occur.

Xin was not only his disciple, but his special physique was also a great help to him in continuing his experiments.

"Yes, thank you, Lord Orochimaru." Shin was very excited about Orochimaru's high regard and concern.

......

Konoha Village.

Hokage Building.

meeting room.

With the Chunin Exams approaching, Konoha's top officials gathered here.

This Chunin Exam is different from previous ones. The Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure wrote to the Third Hokage, hoping to deepen the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha through this Chunin Exam. Therefore, Sunagakure hopes to hold a joint Chunin Exam with Konoha and invite dignitaries and high-ranking officials from various countries to watch.

The Konoha leadership, led by the Third Hokage, attached great importance to this matter and agreed with the Sand Village's proposal. The main topic of discussion at this meeting was the details of the Chunin Selection Exams.

Since it is a Chunin Selection Exam jointly organized by two major ninja villages, it must be held on an unprecedented scale, and at the same time, it should show the other villages the new look of Konoha.

Therefore, the Third Hokage prepared to invite the other three major ninja villages, namely Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure, to participate in the competition.

Any country that is willing can participate in this Chunin Exams.

This will be a Chunin selection exam open to the entire ninja world.

"Lord Hokage, all the letters have been sent out today. This is the list of political figures from various countries who received the letters. Do you see if there is anything that needs to be added?" Nara Shikaku approached Hiruzen Sarutobi with the list and handed it to him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took the list, which listed the various ninja villages that might participate in the competition. At the top of the list was Uzushio Ninja Village.

After all, Uzushiogakure and Konoha are nominally allies, and a close-knit alliance at that.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi really didn't want to see the Uzushiogakure ninjas, he knew that if Konoha were to hold the Chunin Selection Exams in conjunction with Sunagakure, they would have to invite the Uzushiogakure ninjas.

Thinking back to the Chunin Exams when Itachi participated alone, it was because Hakuba and his group disrupted the proceedings that the opportunity to greatly enhance Konoha's reputation was lost, ultimately turning the Chunin Exams finals into a farce.

If Bai Yu were to bring members of the Uchiha clan to participate in this exam, it would be a blatant slap in the face to the Third Hokage in front of the entire ninja world.

Fortunately, there are a few freshmen that Hiruzen Sarutobi values ​​highly. The first one is Naruto, whom he has carefully trained. Naruto's strength is already close to that of a Jonin. After these months of mission training and Kakashi's guidance, Naruto's strength will definitely be even stronger.

There's also Sasuke, a genius among the Uchiha clan, whose talent reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi of Itachi from back then.

The combination of Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin is something even Kakashi wouldn't dare underestimate. They could definitely make Konoha shine in this Chunin Exams and restore Konoha's reputation as the number one ninja village in the ninja world.

Even the three of them back then—Haku, Kimimaro, and Meteorite—would definitely not be a match for the current Team 7.

In addition, there is Rock Lee, Guy's disciple, who has also mastered the Eight Gates to a high level and possesses explosive power comparable to a Jonin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the list and said in a deep voice, "The list is fine. Next is the ninja deployment at the start of the Chunin Exams. We must ensure safety and stability during the exams and prevent any unexpected situations from occurring."

"Yes!"

All the Jonin present said in unison.

Since Danzo was sentenced to life imprisonment, the Root's power has completely returned to Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands. Although his reputation was damaged by the Uchiha incident, his actual power is even greater than before.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi never forgot Danzo.

News has come from the hospital that Minato's vital signs are rapidly recovering and have stabilized, indicating that he is about to wake up.

Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped to complete the Chunin Exams successfully before Minato woke up, and then do a few more important things. At that time, he would take the opportunity to propose the release of Danzo, and there would be a high probability that he could get Danzo out.

As long as Danzo is not given real power, the current Uchiha clan will not make a move for a Danzo who has lost his power.

......

Uzushio Ninja Village.

"A joint Chunin Exam, and with Sunagakure no Sakamaku ...

Bai Yu was somewhat stunned when he received the invitation from Konoha.

In the past few months, he has helped Mitsuko, Taiichi, and Shion advance to the first level of sorcerer, but he has not been able to find Orochimaru. If the Konoha Collapse Plan still occurs, he might be able to meet Orochimaru in Konoha.

and......

"Three level-one warlocks participating shouldn't be considered cheating, right?"

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"Taiichi will definitely be interested, but as for Mitsuko and Shion, I'm not so sure. Let's go ask them first."

Bai Yu put away the invitation and headed to the mountains behind the village, where he had set up a training ground to practice his spells.

After their advancement, Photon and Taiyi spent their time in the training grounds familiarizing themselves with ways to significantly improve their physical abilities, mental strength, and magical power.

Although he wanted to take his three children to Konoha to "show his support," he wouldn't force Mitsuko and Shion if they didn't want to go. After all, there were a few outstanding newcomers in the Uchiha generation who could fill the gap.

Given Taiyi's lively and active personality, Baiyu couldn't imagine what reason he would have for not going.

This time he will personally lead the team to Konoha. It's been so long since we last met. I wonder if the Third Hokage misses him, and Danzo too.

The Hyuga branch family's liberation movement was delayed because of the Grell Stone mine.

Last time they went to Konoha, they took away most of the Uchiha clan members. This time, they took away most of the Hyuga branch family ninjas. It's obviously reasonable, right?

Bai Yu had just arrived at the training ground on the back mountain and hadn't even seen anyone when he heard the sounds of a fierce fight coming from inside.

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