The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

It also spread rapidly to all parts of the ninja world.

It was also within the Land of Fire, deep within an underground cave not particularly far from Konoha Village.

"Huh? Sending troops to the front lines again? It seems Tsunade is really determined to get rid of Menma-kun. But, Menma-kun is actually this strong, heh, he really surprises me time and time again."

A slightly hoarse voice rang out softly.

Dim visibility.

The slender figure was faintly reflected in the water.

Under the dim light.

The face that appeared was eerily pale and sickly.

This figure was none other than Orochimaru, who was looking at the scroll in his hand, a look of great interest appearing in his snake-like eyes.

"Send more people to search. If nothing unexpected happens, Konoha will definitely send more Hyuga clan members this time. Forget about the branch family members, this time we must capture a member of the main Hyuga clan. If it's not appropriate to take action, report to me immediately and I will take action personally. The experiment has finally reached its final stage. Now we need a pair of real Byakugan and the blood of a member of the Hyuga main family for testing!"

Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with undisguised greed, and looked at Kabuto Yakushi sitting to the side.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru. Please rest assured, the appropriate personnel have been arranged in each location. The infiltrators that were previously sent out have also been given the corresponding orders. As long as the Hyuga clan sends out members of the main family, we will definitely be able to find the corresponding traces."

Kabuto pushed up his glasses and replied with a confident, faint smile.

A member of the main branch of the Hyuga clan.

This is why Orochimaru left that small southern country and returned to the vicinity of Konoha Village.

Previously, Menma was going to make a deal with Orochimaru.

They used the Hyuga clan's Byakugan special information as a bargaining chip.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 311 The Choice to Move Forward

This would be completely meaningless to ordinary people, and most of it would be information that no one would believe, but to Orochimaru it was priceless.

Because in his earlier years, Orochimaru had also studied the Byakugan.

The Sharingan can evolve.

The Byakugan, which is also considered one of the highest-level eye techniques, shouldn't be viable, right?

However, due to a lack of necessary information for judgment, Orochimaru could not find a direction for his research. This was also because the Byakugan seemed to have limited effects, not as good as the Sharingan, and the Byakugan was much harder to obtain than the Sharingan.

Gradually, Orochimaru himself abandoned this research plan.

It wasn't until Menma brought it up again, and even pointed Orochimaru in a seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed direction, that Orochimaru, a research fanatic, officially started the project. For someone like Orochimaru, difficulties? They were never a problem.

What he fears is not seeing a future and not finding a direction.

As long as there is a clear goal.

Even if it's a seemingly absurd hypothetical goal.

Orochimaru will continue his research in the established direction, and sooner or later he will make a breakthrough. Now, the research on the Byakugan has reached a critical moment.

Orochimaru has already proven in hypothetical experiments that the Byakugan does indeed have the potential to evolve.

Moreover, it's not the ordinary Sharingan's tomoe evolution.

It is that kind of essential change that reaches the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

This sparked Orochimaru's great interest and ignited his deep-seated greed for this supreme eye technique.

In his view, only a Byakugan with such potential is worthy of being called the supreme eye technique alongside the Sharingan.

However, at present, it is only the beginning.

They wanted to further corroborate their hypothesis.

That means we need more Byakugan and more Hyuga clan blood.

Members of the main branch of the Hyuga clan.

This is the most important goal in Orochimaru's trip.

After studying it for so long, Orochimaru realized that the Cage Seal was really too exaggerated. Just like his Reanimation Jutsu was aimed at the soul, the Cage Seal was not a simple seal that restricted the Byakugan, but directly affected the soul of the person being treated.

This is the most important reason why members of the main family can easily control the life and death of members of the branch families.

Your soul is under his control.

You still want true freedom!?

Isn't that a huge joke?

Orochimaru's research has reached its most important stage. To verify his hypothesis, he needs a complete Byakugan, and the purer the better.

After this period of research.

Orochimaru discovered that, just like the evolution of the Sharingan's tomoe, the evolution of the Byakugan lies in its purity.

This is a way of showcasing one's own bloodline power in a more effective way.

This is also Orochimaru's current research focus.

Whether the Byakugan can be improved by increasing its purity and thus reaching an evolutionary level is a question with few methods, but the most direct ones, such as cell recombination and gene adjustment, are among Orochimaru's fundamental techniques.

If all else fails.

Orochimaru had one last backup plan, thanks to a hint from Menma: the Mangekyou Sharingan could evolve its eye once again by fusing the origins of its power. But what about the Byakugan?

Is it also possible to do it this way?

If possible.

Is it like the Sharingan, requiring only two pairs? Or more?

These are the questions Orochimaru most desperately wants answered, because he has a gut feeling that unlocking the origin of the Byakugan's power might be one of the fundamental ways to explore everything.

It must be said that only Orochimaru was able to research so much in such a short time, based on so little information that could not even be considered very accurate, and only Orochimaru would choose to believe Menma.

Therefore, the Hyuga main family members cast disapproving glances during this operation.

It was Orochimaru's goal to achieve.

"Hmm, very good. If possible, I still want to obtain Hiashi's eyes. They must be among the purest eyes in the Hyuga clan..."

Orochimaru gazed in the direction of Konoha Village, a burning greedy glint appearing in his long, narrow snake eyes.

"Oh, right, Lord Orochimaru, there's another piece of information that's not very important. The Fourth Hokage's other son, Naruto, has secretly left Konoha. And even with Tsunade-sama sending two ANBU units to monitor him 24 hours a day, his whereabouts haven't been discovered yet."

Yakushi Kabuto seemed to have remembered something as well.

Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he looked at Orochimaru and said.

"Hmm? That Namikaze Naruto? Heh, looks like he's in a hurry to find his older brother. Well, it's not particularly important information, but it depends on who it is. I'll just send it to Menma-kun. He should still care about this younger brother to some extent."

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, a playful look on his face, and said casually.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Kabuto bowed slightly and said with a smile in his eyes.

"Oh, and don't forget to inform Sasuke-kun that he can go and do that thing from before. Tell him that time is running out."

Orochimaru smiled slightly and said meaningfully.

When Kabuto heard Orochimaru's words, he was taken aback at first, then smiled and nodded, replying, "Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Converging gazes, different people aiming at different goals.

The different actions they took in response.

Anything was expected.

Under such a storm, anything could change at any moment. Menma, far away in Takigakure, had no idea that the situation in the ninja world would develop beyond his expectations.

They also had no idea that their foolish younger brother would be this stubborn.

After Menma led the Takigakure ninja to a decisive victory over the Kumogakure forces led by the Fourth Raikage, he also coordinated with the Kusa ninja to establish a stronger alliance and deliberately spread the news of Iwagakure's attack on Kumogakure.

The ninjas and civilians in the two major ninja villages also saw a sharp increase in their recognition and trust in Menma. Worshiping the strong is an instinct of humans, no, it should even be said to be the instinct of any kind of creature.

Not to mention, this is happening in such a cruel and bloody world.

Only the strong can protect them and bring them more benefits.

It can be said that from this moment on, Menma has become the core of the two major ninja villages.

Now all that's missing is a legitimate reason and a suitable opportunity.

You could even say that it's up to Menma if she's willing.

You can climb to that one and only spot anytime, anywhere.

However, we still need to suppress it a bit for now.

After all, the external threats have not been completely resolved, and we cannot afford to cause further internal turmoil, even if it is a turmoil that can be controlled.

But there's absolutely no need for that!

Given the current situation, it is better for Mianma and his group to remain calm and not take any action.

The necessary initiative is already in their own hands. The next step is to observe the reactions of other ninja villages in the ninja world and then make an appropriate decision.

And it was during this brief moment of tranquility that they took advantage of it.

Mianma also plans to do some necessary preparations.

such as.

The captured Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails from Kumogakure.

We should deal with this as soon as possible.

Menma had no intention of returning what he had acquired, even if it meant becoming a prime target for Nagato, Obito, and others. He was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so worrying about such things was utterly pointless.

Not mentioning the Two-Tails represents a Kage-level combat power.

More importantly, for Menma to advance further, in addition to Sage Mode, the chakra of these tailed beasts is also of paramount importance.

I wasn't so sure before.