Konoha: On the night of the massacre, I summoned Inuyasha.

Otherwise, if Orochimaru were to actually launch a war, the ninja world would be in grave danger.

"I will definitely beat that Orochimaru to a pulp."

Naruto, returning from his research trip, shouted confidently as he joined the team, completely oblivious to the somber atmosphere.

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"Has Orochimaru become this powerful?"

In an ordinary house in Konoha, Obito, wearing a tiger-skin mask, had a gloomy look in his eyes.

Last night, he personally witnessed the battle and was utterly shocked by the power that Yue displayed.

"And, I placed the eye that Kakashi had..."

Thinking of this, Obito felt a pang in his heart.

Having witnessed the power of the moon yesterday, and fearing the space-time power of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Obito stood by and watched as the moon took Kakashi's eyes, not daring to show himself.

After all, in a sense, the Flying Thunder God is the natural counter to his divine power.

"God is invincible."

Beside Pain, Konan spoke with a firm tone.

Don't be too careless.

Orochimaru single-handedly challenged the entire ninja world.

Not to mention how many powerful figures' remains he possessed.

"Unless you can kill Orochimaru in one blow, do not make him your enemy."

Suddenly, a giant pitcher plant appeared from underground.

A strange humanoid creature, half black and half white, emerged from it, its voice hoarse.

Unlike the other five Kage, Black Zetsu, who had also been operating in Konoha for a long time, had already learned about Orochimaru and the Edo Tensei.

However, Black Zetsu was also completely bewildered at the moment, even somewhat lost.

Orochimaru's performance in recent years has completely exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, none of those "impure earth powerhouses" were ever seen by this thousand-year-old Otsutsuki Agarwood.

simply……

suspicious.

terrible.

For a moment, Black Zetsu even suspected that Orochimaru had contacted some aliens and was coming to invade the ninja world.

Otherwise, even the gods from a thousand years ago, Hei Jue should have some impression of them.

After all, the reason why the gods disappeared in the past was mostly because the Otsutsuki tree planted trees and extracted too much of the planet's energy, causing these gods who were closely related to the planet's will to either die or fall into slumber.

The remaining group was killed by Kaguya, Black Zetsu's mother, in order to maintain her rule.

Black Zetsu was born at the end of the reign of the gods and has knowledge of a considerable number of them.

Those so-called "Impure World Bodies" that appeared in the ninja world were by no means ancient gods.

"God's plan cannot be changed."

Orochimaru blocked my way, so I killed him.

Pain's voice was cold: "However, for now, we must remain hidden behind the scenes and observe the game between the ninja world and Orochimaru."

Heaven quickly added another sentence.

Obito's old face under the mask twitched slightly.

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In the dimly lit room, Orochimaru stood there, his expression somewhat sinister.

"So, that guy who impersonated me launched a surprise attack on the Five Kage Building last night, directly provoking the Five Kage who were holding the Five Kage Summit ahead of schedule?"

As he was speaking, Orochimaru's old face twitched.

This was a huge blunder that landed on Orochimaru's head, forcing him to become the strongest ninja in the world.

If I were to never appear in the ninja world again, I might become a legend like the Sage of Six Paths in a few years.

So, he gained a reputation that was enough to shake the entire ninja world for free?

Bah! This pot is huge and black. From now on, if I dare to show my face, either those who are afraid of my great reputation and dare not make a move, or those who will rush up and kill me directly, right?

Beside him, Kabuto pushed up his glasses, his expression also looking rather strange.

"Heh, an interesting fellow..."

Orochimaru suddenly laughed, his gloomy expression vanishing instantly. "I really don't understand what this person's purpose is."

"To challenge the entire ninja world single-handedly."

Most importantly, he actually possessed the power to fight the entire ninja world.

Orochimaru chuckled softly, unable to resist licking his lips.

"That may be true, but since Lord Orochimaru has already completed that technique..."

Even that imposter isn't necessarily much stronger than you right now.

A glint flashed in his glasses as Kabuto complimented her.

"Perhaps..."

Orochimaru chuckled softly, his voice slightly hoarse.

He secretly rolled his eyes in his heart.

Even though he had also perfected the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Orochimaru understood it even more clearly because of it.

The guy impersonating me definitely didn't use any kind of Impure World Reincarnation technique.

At least, not the kind I have.

Although his Impure World Reincarnation technique was perfected, it was only perfected and far from being able to fully unleash the power of the undead.

Moreover, the ancestral remains in that person's hands were definitely superior to those in his own possession.

The only forces that could put him in a slight confrontation with were those few previous generations of shadows.

"I'm really looking forward to meeting that guy."

Orochimaru vs. Orochimaru?

Oh……"

Orochimaru smiled with great interest; he was genuinely looking forward to meeting the guy who was impersonating him.

Witness the other party's purpose and their interest in the other party.

Orochimaru was also quite interested in why the other party would impersonate him instead of someone else.

"By the way, Lord Orochimaru, aren't you going to clarify this?"

For example, contact your...

teacher?"

Suddenly, Kabuto pushed up his glasses and spoke.

"There's no need. Compared to this trivial accusation, I'd rather see what the next person plans."

Moreover, given my reputation, the teacher might not be willing to listen to my explanation.

Perhaps the moment I appear, I'll be surrounded and attacked by the Five Kage...

Even the deadly strike of that imposter who impersonated me!

"After all, they've been impersonating me."

They might already be planning to kill me.

Orochimaru shook his head; the current situation made him hesitant to show his face.

Of course, the most important reason is that, given Orochimaru's personality, he really doesn't mind being impersonated; in fact, he's more interested in the impersonator.

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"The first match."

Uchiha Sasuke VS Hyuga Neji!

Seven days later, on a newly built examination hall far outside Konoha, on a stage several kilometers in diameter, Kakashi read out the list of finalists for the first Chunin Exam.

"Go Neji-nii-san!"

From the stands, the little girl with the rolled-up eyes shouted loudly, but even her father and sister next to her couldn't hear her "loud" voice.

"Go Sasuke! Take down that arrogant Neji!"

Not far from Hinata, Naruto cupped his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly.

But he quickly realized that Sasuke seemed to be even more arrogant than Neji.

"Is it really going to be a battle between the Uchiha's last survivor and a Hyuga genius right from the start?"

Third Hokage, you didn't pull any stunts behind the scenes, did you?

The five shadows were positioned at the highest and center point of the stands.

Onoki looked at the two young boys already standing on the stage with great interest, his tone slightly amused.

He didn't mean that the Third Hokage was doing anything to benefit the Konoha examinees, but rather that he wanted to use the Uchiha vs. Hyuga matchup as a gimmick to attract the audience's attention.

This was just a little trick to attract attention right from the start of the Chunin Exams.

"Ha ha……"

The third generation smiled but did not give a direct answer.

"However, I have heard that there is a young man in your Konoha named Uchiha Tsuki, who has the combat power of a Jonin at a young age."

He once killed a powerful reanimated ninja summoned by Orochimaru?