Crossover: The Strongest Uchiha, the Ninja World is in Turmoil!

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"The old man has already realized that I'm being controlled by Kotoamatsukami. What are your plans to do?"

Orochimaru asked.

Kawasaki stroked his chin: "Although it was abrupt, things have come to this point, so you can waver."

"The Third Hokage would still find the position of Hokage incredibly tempting."

Orochimaru chuckled upon hearing this, even though the position of Hokage of Konoha would indeed bring him many advantages.

But his ultimate goal is far beyond what the position of Hokage can satisfy.

“Obito recently attacked the Uchiha clan and regained his Sharingan. We need to accelerate our plans.”

......

Hokage's office.

"Grandpa, if you're worried about Orochimaru being controlled, why did you contact him?"

Jiraiya was puzzled by the Third Hokage's intentions.

The Third Hokage glared at Jiraiya: "Do you intend to stay in Konoha Village forever?"

Jiraiya chuckled dryly. It was fine for a short time, but it would drive him crazy if it went on for too long.

Jiraiya was a little embarrassed: "If Orochimaru sides with the Uchiha, wouldn't you be losing more than you gain?"

Orochimaru is not that simple.

As soon as the Third Hokage finished speaking, Jiraiya's communication frog chimed.

"Third Hokage, it's Orochimaru's message," the liaison frog reported.

The third generation nodded, indicating that the call was connected.

"Old man, I owe you a favor this time."

Orochimaru's voice came through, indicating that the matter had been investigated and dealt with.

Orochimaru, what do you plan to do?

The third generation tentatively asked.

Orochimaru's voice held a deeper meaning: "The Uchiha clan still has value."

The first thing that flashed through the third generation's mind was the benefits brought by the Kawasaki restaurant.

The Third Hokage thought for a moment and asked, "Orochimaru, can you go back to the village?"

Jiraiya rolled his eyes. Just wait, Orochimaru is about to mock you.

But the expected ridicule did not materialize.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, then said, "That's impossible. Danzo made me take the blame for too many things back then; the villagers can't accept me. Let's just leave it at that..."

Then, communication was lost.

The contact information indicated that the other party had hung up.

Jiraiya shrugged: "Old man, your wish has been dashed."

The Third Hokage remained expressionless, showing little disappointment, as if Orochimaru's rejection had not affected him at all.

Orochimaru is no pushover; the Uchiha clan will likely pay the price.

The Third Hokage knew Orochimaru well; he was an extreme egoist.

He doesn't care who his partners are, as long as it brings him profit.

Whether it's Danzo, the Uchiha clan, or Konoha Village.

Because of Orochimaru's unscrupulous behavior, controlling Orochimaru is simply out of the question.

That's why the position of Fourth Hokage was given to Minato Namikaze.

The situation is different now. The Uchiha clan is powerful, and apart from Jiraiya, no one in Konoha can rival the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Danzo's ambitions were unchecked, and there must have been other survivors from that experiment.

Over the years, the prestige of the Hokage position has declined year by year.

Kawasaki Uchiha's move to take over as clan leader further reveals his ambitious nature.

Even if we overcome the current difficulties temporarily, the future situation is not optimistic.

If Orochimaru can return, Konoha will be able to strengthen its power to fight against the Uchiha.

The establishment of Otogakure (Hidden Sound Village) in the Land of Rice Fields fully demonstrated Orochimaru's strength.

The fact that Orochimaru was ambushed by genjutsu is not an easy hurdle to overcome.

Even if we take a step back and assume that Orochimaru's relationship with the Uchiha clan is delicate...

If Orochimaru wants to return to the village, Konoha can provide everything the Uchiha can, and even more.

In this way, there's no need to worry about Orochimaru's stance.

The position of Hokage, and the power and benefits it brings.

This is far beyond what a mere collaborator from the Uchiha clan could compare to. Choosing between them doesn't seem difficult.

The third generation is nearly seventy years old, and his energy is not what it used to be.

If a successor is not chosen soon, will Konoha have to change its name to Uchiha?

As long as the Hokage is not a member of the Uchiha clan, whether it's Orochimaru, Jiraiya, or Tsunade, the Third Hokage is acceptable.

......

In Konoha Village.

Inside the Hokage's office.

The Third Hokage stopped mentioning the previous topic and instead inquired about Obito.

"You're away from home most of the time, have you gathered any intelligence about the Land of Water?"

Jiraiya sat casually with one leg crossed over the other, and thought for a moment after hearing this.

"In recent years, there have been many rogue ninjas in Kirigakure. There are rumors that the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, was once manipulated by someone."

"They were later overthrown, and now the Fifth Mizukage is in power in Kirigakure. I heard his name is Mei Terumi, and he's quite beautiful."

After a moment of contemplation, the third generation thought, "So what Kawasaki said is true?"

The Land of Water was far away, and the Third Generation did not specifically gather information about it.

Aside from some scattered information brought back by Ibiki Morino, there wasn't much complete intelligence.

Given Kawasaki's previous remarks, the Third Hokage reorganized the information and cross-verified it to ensure its authenticity.

Jiraiya's return at this time is perfectly timed.

After all, Jiraiya's intelligence network was quite formidable.

His books are bestsellers throughout the ninja world, and many bookstores are happy to help him gather information.

"Is the information reliable?"

The third generation still asked with unease.

Jiraiya nodded and said, "This is information that flowed into the black market from rogue ninja from Kirigakure."

The three generations paced back and forth, suggesting that the black market intelligence had a certain degree of credibility; otherwise, who would buy it?

It seems that Obito was truly a scourge of the ninja world, causing the Nine-Tails' rampage many years ago and later taking revenge on Kirigakure.

The Nine-Tails' rampage caused numerous casualties, with Kirigakure suffering the most, and many bloodline limit families were wiped out.

One after another, famous bloodline limits disappeared forever in the Land of Water.

The large-scale defection of the Hidden Mist Village has greatly weakened the Land of Water's national strength.

Although the new Mizukage has taken office, it will likely be extremely difficult for him to clean up this mess.

"Naruto was recently attacked, and his chakra went out of control, forming a chakra cloak. You might need to go check on him."

The Third Hokage was quite troubled, as Naruto had been spending a lot of time with Sasuke in recent years and no longer revealed many things to him.

In particular, the details of the attack. The memory fragments of the four fallen members of the Dark Guard were read by the Secret Service.

Naruto had already learned the Shadow Clone Technique, but he didn't tell him.

Unfortunately, the footage was incomplete; otherwise, more of Naruto's secrets could have been discovered.

Now that Jiraiya has returned, with him there, the sealing will not be a problem.

Jiraiya was able to discipline Naruto properly and strive to pass on the Will of Fire to him.

"Chakra Coat?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's lazy expression instantly vanished.

The Third Hokage waved his hand: "Don't worry, the seal has been checked and is intact."

"Perfect, investigate carefully why the Nine-Tails' chakra was leaking."

Jiraiya's expression also became more serious: "Don't worry, I will stay in Konoha for the time being."

"Boom boom boom!"

A knock sounded at the door, and the third generation was slightly surprised, wondering why there were so many important matters to discuss today.

"Come in!"

An ANBU member entered and, seeing only the Third Hokage and Jiraiya present, immediately said:

"Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sama, Tsunade-sama are back."

what! ?

The Third Hokage and Jiraiya both looked surprised: "How did she come back? Where is she?"

The ANBU member swallowed hard when he saw the two men staring at him with wide eyes.

"Lady Tsunade... went to the Uchiha."

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