To pay off the debt, become Hokage!

The Third Tsuchikage was always paying attention to the situation on the front line of the battlefield, and his spies were everywhere.

The captain of the demolition team, Shou, didn't understand and in a rage he smashed the coffee table to pieces with one punch.

"Have you become demented due to old age? What on earth was Oonoki thinking? He actually used a coercive order to prevent us from taking any action!"

The Iwagakure jonin named Akagaki frowned and looked dissatisfied.

"I heard something. Konoha sent an envoy to negotiate with our Tsuchikage."

As for what kind of negotiation it was, everyone present knew very well that it was not the negotiation they wanted.

Everyone present is a militant person, eager for war, eager to conquest, eager to obtain rich spoils!

They believed that only external war could lead to a strong Iwagakure.

These people did not get along with the Third Tsuchikage.

The Third Tsuchikage was not opposed to foreign wars, but he thought that it was not the right time. The Iwagakure would need some time to prepare, and he wanted to increase the stakes in order to gain more benefits.

The fighting faction can't wait for the future that the Third Tsuchikage talked about, they want it now!

"Oonoki won't really make peace with the Hokage and withdraw from the war!" Kari was furious and gritted his teeth.

"Did our companion die in vain?!"

He was talking about the tragedy that occurred at the Iwagakure border, where many people present had friends and relatives who died.

They have a strong desire for revenge and will never let Konoha and Iwagakure give up and make peace.

".....Damn mandatory order!"

Chiya spat.

——Anyone who violates the mandatory order issued by the Tsuchikage is a traitor.

This punishment was extremely severe, and those present naturally did not want to be traitors, so they could only hold their noses, hold their anger, and stay in the camp without moving.

"Let's write a joint letter to ask the Tsuchikage why he made such a decision!"

Chiya said in a deep voice: "As frontline fighters, we need to know the reasons behind this."

......

The reason...the reason was that the fear hidden deep in Ohnoki's heart drove him to immediately issue a mandatory order, ordering the Iwagakure ninjas on the front line to stay put and not move.

After the mandatory order was issued, Oonoki regretted it.

He looked at the information on the desk about the battle between Konoha and Amegakure.

"Mangekyo Sharingan, Susanoo..."

When Ohnoki saw Uchiha Shigeka's Susanoo split the mountain in half with one sword, his originally solemn expression suddenly trembled.

He instantly recalled his young self who went to Konoha with his teacher to form an alliance, and ended up running into that man head-on.

The man who still brought him fear and nightmares.

Uchiha Madara!

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Chapter 165: Orochimaru: What is the meaning of life?

"Is that man going to show up again?"

Ohnoki took a deep breath. In his impression, the Uchiha clan had not seen the Mangekyō Sharingan since Uchiha Madara.

Now, as soon as Uchiha Shigeka awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, he could use Susanoo to cut off mountains, release inextinguishable black flames, and kill the demigod Salamander Hanzo.

Ohnoki raised his eyebrows, and in a trance he saw the charm of Uchiha Madara again - that was a situation he never wanted to see.

The Mangekyō Sharingan, the same eyes as Uchiha Madara, cannot be overemphasized.

Thinking of this, Ohnoki no longer regretted it.

Issuing a mandatory order and keeping still is the right choice.

"Huang Tu, allocate some intelligence resources to Uchiha Shigeka. I want to know all his information."

Ohnoki instructed his son Huangtu: "Adjust the intelligence information of Uchiha Shigeka to the highest level, special secret information!"

Huang Tu knew what his father experienced when he was young, and he understood why he valued his father so much.

"Yes, father."

Ōnoki leaned back against the cushions of the chair, his eyes thoughtful and cold with murderous intent.

"This world cannot have another person like Uchiha Madara. Uchiha Shigeka... we have to find a way to deal with him."

......

"Sunagakure runs pretty fast."

Uchiha Shigeka looked at the Sand Village headquarters located on the southern border of the Rain Country where Ye Cang and others were stationed. At this moment, the building was empty.

Orochimaru stood aside, staring at Uchiha Shigeka with a pair of dark golden snake pupils. Those eyes were filled with complex emotions, excitement, envy, desire, greed...

He was not as crazy as he would be later, and had no idea of ​​occupying Uchiha Shigeka's body to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Now, all Orochimaru has is the burning spirit of pure scientific research.

Orochimaru licked his lips, his heart beating with joy. After seeing the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was extremely excited.

——Find an opportunity to test the waters, hoping that Chonghua-kun can agree to his research request.

Hearing what Uchiha Shigeka said, Orochimaru smiled and said, "Shigeka-kun, Sand Village is very clear about the current situation. After we deal with the Rain Village, we will definitely choose to eliminate Sand Village. If they don't run away now, do they have to wait for us to attack before running away?"

Uchiha Shigeka strolled in the Sand Village headquarters, observing with a pair of three-magatama Sharingan.

“They were running in a hurry.”

Uchiha Shigeka pointed to the traces in the government office and said, "The Sand Village ran in a hurry, and many things that should have been taken away or destroyed were left here."

Archives, documents, intelligence information, etc.

Under normal circumstances, during a retreat, these things would have to be dealt with.

"The Sand Village didn't think about running away a few days ago, but now they are leaving in a hurry." Orochimaru guessed what the Sand Village was thinking after a little speculation.

"Shigeka-kun, Sunagakure has chosen to wait and see how the battle unfolds, hoping that Iwagakure will make a move on us. Konoha and Iwagakure are fighting, while Sunagakure is trying to catch their breath for a moment."

Orochimaru looked to the south and said, "Just taking a breather is not enough. It seems that they are placing their hopes on the Third Kazekage."

"But their expectations were in vain. Iwagakure did not take any action and stayed in the camp without coming out."

Uchiha Shigeka looked at Orochimaru, and the two looked at each other.

"Senior Orochimaru, why do you think Iwagakure did this? They gave up attacking us when they had a great opportunity."

Orochimaru shook his head: "I don't know everything, Shigeka-kun. I don't know what Iwagakure is thinking, but it's good news for us in Konoha that they haven't taken any action."

Orochimaru paused and smiled meaningfully: "Shigeka-kun, perhaps they are afraid of your Mangekyō Sharingan and dare not move."

Uchiha Shigeka blinked and said with a wry smile: "Senior Orochimaru, you think too highly of me. Can I stop the enemy just by relying on a pair of eyes? I never thought so."

"You are too modest, Mr. Zhonghua. You are the new Demigod."

Hearing what Orochimaru said, Uchiha Shigeka's face suddenly fell, and he muttered in dissatisfaction: "I clearly said that I don't like other people's names. What I like is..."

"Hokage, right."

Orochimaru finished what Uchiha Shigeka said. He smiled and said, "The title of Hokage cannot be mentioned. No one can think of any other appropriate titles in a short time."

"After killing the old demigod, a new demigod appears. [Demigod] Shigeka, people outside are already calling you that. This is the ninja world's recognition of you."

Orochimaru patted Uchiha Shigeka's shoulder and said with a smile: "Accept it well, Shigeka-kun."

Uchiha Shigeka looked helpless.

"Iwagakure has stopped attacking their camp, and Sandagakure, Tessa, Hagura and others have abandoned their headquarters and are retreating. They should choose to go south and join the Third Kazekage..."

Orochimaru pondered and said, "The Third Kazekage's goal is to rescue Tesa, Hagura and others. Regardless of whether this is the opponent's ultimate goal, in short, the goal of rescuing the leader of the Sand Village troops trapped in the Rain Country has been achieved. The Sand Village will not choose to fight us in the short term."

"After defeating Yuyin, I thought the war would be even more intense. After all, our next opponents are other big countries."

Uchiha Shigeka seemed a little surprised and said, "I didn't expect that both enemies would stop fighting. Senior Orochimaru, should we, Konoha, take the initiative to attack the enemy?"

"The daimyo entrusted us to defeat Amegakure and kill Hanzo of the Salamander. We have completed this mission. As for the war with other great powers, the daimyo left some room for us."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "If the enemy doesn't move, we won't move either. It would be best if we could hold each other back and reduce casualties."

As he spoke, Orochimaru, who was privately known as "Cold Lord", showed a rare look of sadness.

"In the battles of the past few years, Konoha ninjas have suffered many casualties... Alas, life is truly fragile. People who were still communicating with each other one second may close their eyes and never wake up again the next."

Orochimaru was a little absent-minded: "Time flies, life is short, only a hundred years, and there are so many accidents that will appear at any time, ending the already short life in advance..."

“What is the meaning of life?”

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Shigeka and asked for his answer: "Shigeka-kun, I am curious about your thoughts."

Uchiha Shigeka felt a toothache, and Orochimaru finally got caught up in the issue of life.

The meaning of life? For Uchiha Shigeka, who has a cheat, life may have no meaning.

"Senior Orochimaru, I don't know what the meaning of life is, but I know that the existence of life must have meaning."

"For me, it is enough for life to have meaning. I will live every day to the fullest and move towards the future I hope for."

Uchiha Shigeka looked at Orochimaru and smiled brightly: "No regrets, and finally die without regrets surrounded by people who recognize me. Orochimaru-senpai, don't you think this is romantic? The meaning of life is to be revealed at the moment before death!"

"..."

Orochimaru suddenly sighed, "It's too dazzling, Shigeka-kun."

"Unfortunately, this is not the answer I want."

He only feels fear and anxiety about life.

......

Chapter 166: Return to Konoha

More than a month had passed since the war between Konoha and Amegakure ended.

The past month or so has been a rare period of peace in the Rain Country.

On the Sand Village side, Tesa, Yekura and others successfully met up with the large army led by the Third Kazekage.

Orochimaru made one wrong guess. They did not choose to go south to break through the blockade set up by Hatake Sakumo, but instead chose to go west and take the same route taken by Uchiha Shigeka, Aburame Shisei and others - breaking through the weak Iwagakure blockade, entering the Land of Birds, and then going south through the Land of Birds and returning to the Land of Wind bordering it.

As for the Iwagakure side... there has been no movement for over a month, they have been hiding in the camp, with no intention of attacking or fighting at all.

This caused everyone in Konoha to be alert.

The longer they sit on the sidelines, the more likely it is that there is something fishy going on, and the more likely it is that they are planning some big move.

This is a ninja unit led by the militant faction of Iwagakure. Their ambition is to invade, expand, and launch predatory wars.

It is very unusual that such a group of warmongers have remained silent for more than a month.

Orochimaru, Nara Shikano and other high-ranking officers in the command center mobilized undercover spies hidden in Iwagakure to find out the reason.

Their efforts were not in vain, and now Orochimaru has the information about why Iwagakure is keeping its troops inactive.

Uchiha Shigeka looked up and saw Orochimaru opening it with a serious face, then handed the information to others to read with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Huh? That's it?"

Jiraiya was shocked after seeing it and screamed out.

Jiraiya's reaction made Tsunade, who was sitting next to him, feel itchy. She was curious, so she grabbed the information and looked over with her golden eyes.

After reading the information on it, Tsunade raised her eyebrows and looked at Orochimaru and Nara Shikano.

"This reason is really unexpected. Orochimaru, Shikano-senpai, why did the Tsuchikage give a mandatory order?"

Orochimaru and Nara Shikano said nothing and waited patiently until everyone had finished watching.

Nara Shikano spoke up to answer Tsunade's question, "We are not the only ones who are puzzled by this matter. The people of Iwagakure are also puzzled."

"According to our intelligence personnel, after the Tsuchikage issued the mandatory order, Akaga and others jointly submitted a petition to inquire about the reason."

Nara Shikano shook his head and said, "The results of the report... have no reason. Stay where you are, do not move out, and wait for the next instruction from the Tsuchikage."

"Everyone here knows the consequences of violating a mandatory order. Akaga and the others know this too. No matter how confused they are, they can only obey the Tsuchikage's orders."

"Are you sure this isn't a cover to deceive us?" Uchiha Shigeka raised his hand and suggested a possibility: "I want to ask if this information is credible."