Konohagakure.
Standing on top of the roof near the Uchiha Clan, two figures quietly observed all the movements of the Uchiha Clan, without giving away their positions.
These two are not ordinary bystanders, and if Hyuga Kuroto was here, he would have recognized these two as Shinno and Oto Yumie.
Looking at the noisy Uchiha Clan territory in the distance, Oto Yumie licked her lips in anticipation and said with a smile, "It seems that your plan worked, the Uchiha Clan is in a restless state now."
Shinno chuckled softly and said, "Not mine Orochimaru, but theirs, the Akatsuki's. Their plan worked; I am just here to take advantage of them."
Like Orochimaru, Shinno has also never regarded himself as a member of the criminal organization Akatsuki.
There are only two reasons why he joined the Akatsuki.
Firstly, because he didn't have any other choice when he was found by the two members of Akatsuki.
The second reason was the resources he could use by staying in the Akatsuki, and Shinno did use all the resources that Akatsuki can provide him for his research, to obtain the techniques that he needed and to facilitate his future actions.
In Shinno's mind, only the revival of Land of Sky is his supreme pursuit, and only with the power of Land of Sky will he be able to rule the entire Shinobi World.
And he is really grateful to Akatsuki, his plans have started to come to fruition much before then his initial preparation, and Akatsuki is a major reason for that.
So, it's about time he kicks away the Akatsuki and focuses on reviving the Land of Sky.
Oto Yumie or better yet, Orochimaru glanced at his side with a cold expression, although there was no change of emotion on his face, he was a bit unhappy by the way Shinno referred to him.
It goes to show that after devouring the demon Moryo, Shinno's strength has increased a lot, and with the increase of his strength so has his confidence and arrogance. So much so that even when talking to Orochimaru, Shinno no longer refers to him respectfully.
The change in the method of speaking implies that Shinno is no longer afraid of Orochimaru, and he no longer puts himself in an inferior position.
Feeling the traces of surging dark Chakra being emitted from Shinno, Orochimaru was quite depressed.
Once upon a time, whether it was Shinno or Hiruko or many other Shinobi for that matter, were all below him, could be abandoned at any time, not even worth his attention if they were not useful for him.
But now, whether Shinno or Hiruko or even Hyuga Kuroto, have all turned into powerhouses against whom even Orochimaru has to be very careful.
This makes him very depressed, as he is still at a standstill, he has not made much progress since he left Konoha.
Shinno seemed to have noticed Orochimaru's emotional fluctuation, and said with a smile, "Do not worry Orochimaru, you should be able to obtain what you are here for tonight."
Orochimaru said in a slightly regretful tone, "Unfortunately, I have not been able to find her until now."
Shinno shook his head casually, "Why worry? There is still Uchiha Itachi, a very genius shinobi."
Orochimaru sighed and shook his head, "He is too young."
Although Itachi is undoubtedly a talented child, he is still too young, not even in his teenage, therefore, Orochimaru is not sure whether it would be a good idea to use Living Corpse Reincarnation on Itachi.
Shinno thought a little and said, "Uchiha Tsukihi is Uchiha Shinichi's subordinate spy, so I think it's better not to pursue her, because if you do so, then there are chances that the Akatsuki will come after you more strongly than ever."
"Humph… as if I care what Akatsuki wants, my reason for pursuing Uchiha Tsukihi is different." – Orochimaru snorted.
To be honest, Orochimaru is not the kind of narrow-minded individual who would bear hatred because of one or two defeats, to him, his interests matter most. But it is still hard for him to accept being humiliated and led by the nose by a mere sixteen-seventeen-year-old Kunoichi, even if she is an Uchiha!
What irritated Orochimaru, even more, is that after he had passed Uchiha Tsukihi's information to Shimura Danzo, and asked him to collect more intelligence about Uchiha Tsukihi, but Danzo dared to tell him that there is no female Uchiha who matches this description, neither of the same age nor of a different.
'Shimura Danzo has no sincerity to maintain a cooperative relationship!'
Repeatedly annoyed, Orochimaru wanted to get Uchiha Tsukihi's body more and more.
Orochimaru is sure that Uchiha Tsukihi's basic strength surpasses what Tsunade had at the same age, and this is a big thing to say considering just whose granddaughter Senju Tsunade is.
Orochimaru feels that Uchiha Tsukihi is a bit different from the rest of the Uchiha, the same is the case with her Sharingan, which seems a bit different from the rest of the Uchiha.
This is his serpentine intuition, making him feel that the Sharingan in Uchiha Tsukihi's eye sockets is even more attractive than Uchiha Shinichi's who has a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.
'Is it possible that Uchiha Tsukihi's Visual Prowess is superior compared to Uchiha Shinichi's, and if it is, then does that mean there is even a superior Visual Prowess than the Mangekyou Sharingan?' – was his thought.
At this time, Uchiha Fugaku led the assembled Uchiha Shinobi and rushed towards the Hokage Building.
Watching Fugaku lead the most elites Uchiha, Shinno said, "The hurdles are gone, it's time for you to act."
Orochimaru did not speak anything and disappeared from his position. Followed by him, Shinno also disappeared from the roof of the building they were hiding at.
It didn't take long for Orochimaru and Shinno to sneak inside the Uchiha Clan.
And since the elites of the Uchiha Clan were taken away by the Patriarch Fugaku, the two intruders easily manage to make their way to the Patriarch's mansion.
However, as soon as both of them broke inside the courtyard of the Uchiha Patriarch's house, several Shuriken were shot at them.
After dodging a few of the Shuriken, Orochimaru then directly reached out his hand and caught the other Shuriken by his hand.
While Shinno easily avoided all the Shuriken.
The Shurikens were naturally shot by Itachi, who was still at his home. He looked at the two people, and his gaze lingered on Shinno a bit longer, as if realizing something he asked with a calm face, "You are… Shinno?"
Itachi has only once met Shinno which was during the first mission that he took with Kuroto-san and yet he recognizes Shinno perfectly.
Shinno said with a smile, "Uchiha Itachi, I did not expect that you would remember me from that time."
Then Itachi's gaze landed on the Kunoichi next to Shinno, and he was able to sense a cold aura from her. Even the Shuriken she held made her bleed, but it seemed as if she did not care about the wound at all.
Oto Yumie took out the Shuriken without any care for the wound and said while licking the blood on her hand, "Uchiha Itachi, it seems that you have grown quite a lot from the last time I saw you, you were able to sense both of our arrivals so early."
Itachi frowned, 'Last time I saw you? Have I met her before?'
Itachi did not have much time to think when suddenly the sound of running came from the back corridor.
Itachi's eyes widened, he suddenly panicked, "Sasuke, don't come here!"
With only him and Sasuke left in the house, it wasn't hard for anyone to figure out that the person running here was Uchiha Sasuke.
Oto Yumie's eyes narrowed at Itachi's sudden panic, and she immediately rushed towards Itachi.
At the same time, Shinno also took the advantage of Itachi's distraction and rushed towards the direction of the sound of footsteps.
Ding… Ding… Clang…!
Oto Yumie fought with the young Itachi in the courtyard of the house, and the Kunai of the two repeatedly clashed with each other producing a harsh metal clanking sound.
At the back corridor, Sasuke's voice was heard abruptly, "Wh-who are you…!?" – And ended abruptly amidst the muffled sound of fist hitting flesh.
Only a few seconds later, Shinno returned with an Uchiha Sasuke held in his hand.
His younger brother caught by the enemy, Itachi was more agitated, but he understood that he is not allowed to panic, because if he were to panic, then Sasuke would be in more danger, so calming down his restlessness, Itachi asked with a gloomily cold voice as his Sharingan was activated and the three tomoe were rapidly spinning, "What do you two want with us?"
Oto Yumie looked at the pair of scarlet eyes and said while licking her lips, "I want you Uchiha Itachi!"
Itachi was startled, 'Me? But why would a Kunoichi who I have never even met want me?' was his thought, but calming his surprise, Itachi immediately said without any trace of hesitation, "Let Sasuke go, I will come with you!"
Shinno chuckled, "It seems that your love for your brother is even more than we expected, since that is the case, then we can't let your brother go."
Oto Yumie nodded, and immediately took hold of Sasuke from Shinno, and said with a smile while licking her lips that almost made her look like a nymphomaniac, "I am giving you two options Uchiha Itachi. Either you come with me without any resistance, or send Uchiha Tsukihi, your choice, choose fast!"
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