The mysterious man who had attacked Shinji and others in the Forest of Death was currently sitting on a stone chair, quietly staring at a severed hand on the table not far away.
On the little finger of the severed hand, there was also a ring marked with the word "empty".
At this time, Kabuto Yakushi walked out of the shadows and pushed up his glasses: "Lord Orochimaru, have you gained anything from your trip to Konoha this time?"
There is no doubt that Shinji's guess is correct.
The mysterious man who attacked them in the Death Forest was none other than Orochimaru, one of the Sannin of Konoha.
As if thinking of something happy, Orochimaru smiled: "Uchiha always brings me unexpected surprises!"
Kabuto asked: "Oh, is it the Uchiha Sasuke who opened his eyes at the age of seven and subdued the rampaging Kyuubi?"
Orochimaru nodded.
Although Sasuke showed no decent resistance throughout the whole process, he dared to stand up and was able to maintain his will despite his own murderous intent.
This alone was enough to surprise Orochimaru.
After all, the other party is only seven years old!
What fascinated him even more was Sasuke's scarlet sharingan.
Since his defeat at the hands of Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan not long ago, Orochimaru's interest in the Sharingan has grown day by day.
Before the fight, he never thought that he would be defeated by Itachi's look.
That battle made him experience the charm of the Sharingan firsthand, which is a kind of charm that makes people fear but are obsessed with it and can't extricate themselves!
Seeing Orochimaru's eyes gleaming, Kabuto asked doubtfully: "Then why don't you bring him back?"
Orochimaru shook his head: "He is still too immature now. In comparison, the other Uchiha is more alert than him."
"Shinji Uchiha?"
"Well, he is a very shrewd kid." Smiling, Orochimaru said nonchalantly: "But this level of shrewdness is of no use. An Uchiha who cannot activate the Sharingan is worthless."
"I remember he is only eight years old. Maybe there will be a chance to open his eyes in the future, and I will help you keep an eye on him."
Kabuto pushed up his glasses again.
He understands Orochimaru, and if he really doesn't care at all, he won't give an evaluation. For Orochimaru to make such an evaluation, it shows that besides being unable to open his eyes, Shinji Uchiha's other performances are very disturbing to Orochimaru.
Maru is satisfied.
Turning his attention to the severed hand on the table, Orochimaru pondered for a moment and said: "We can no longer let Uchiha Sasuke leisurely play ninja games in the ninja school, as that will waste his talent."
"what do you mean?"
Orochimaru smiled and said: "Go and arrange it and give him a little stimulation!"
...
Hokage's office.
Sandai said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "We can't irritate him any more!"
Danzo's gloomy face was about to drip with water: "You were all deceived by that brat. His existence is a threat to the village!"
Xiaochun turned to bed and said, "He is only seven years old!"
Danzo glanced at him fiercely: "That's why we have to get rid of him as soon as possible! Otherwise, if one day he has those eyes, it will be a disaster for us!"
Mito Monito on the other side coughed: "Ahem, I must remind you that not long ago, he was the one who subdued the rampaging Kyuubi."
Koharu went to bed and agreed, "Yes, this time he also protected the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki."
Danzo glanced at everyone present with his sinister eyes: "You are trying to take advantage of that brat, but I have seen through him. He is not the kind of Uchiha who will let you take advantage of him honestly, so you will do it for yourself today."
I regret my decision!"
After that, he left the Hokage Building angrily.
After returning to his base, the gloom on his face gradually dissipated.
The anger he felt in the Hokage's office was actually something he showed deliberately, because even he now began to wonder if someone else had stolen the Sharingan.
In other words, if it was really the Sharingan that Uchiha Sasuke stole, then what he cares more about is why Uchiha Sasuke did this.
He eagerly wanted to know what unknown secrets were hidden in those Sharingan eyes that could not detect anything through various instruments!
So he didn't really want to execute Sasuke, and his forcefulness in the Hokage's office just now was just to cover up his hidden thoughts.
At this time, he waved.
Swish swish...
Two root ninjas dodged and landed in front of him, half-kneeling and saluting: "Sir!"
Danzo gave the order coldly: "Increase the level of surveillance on Uchiha Sasuke. I want to know who he sees, what he does, and what he says every day! No details are allowed to be missed!"
The two root ninjas responded quickly: "Yes!"
Danzo asked again: "Have all the losses been accounted for?"
One of the Root Ninja swallowed secretly: "Except for the batch of Sharingan being scanned by the equipment in the research room, all the other Sharingan are missing!"
"waste!"
Danzo used the crutch in his hand to instantly pierce the root ninja's throat.
Snapped...
The root ninja whose throat was pierced fell to the ground. As the blood drained, his eyes gradually became blurred.
The root ninja next to him didn't dare to move, and he didn't even dare to reach out to wipe the fine sweat on his forehead.
Danzo said: "If you neglect your duty, you will be punished!"
"yes!"
The remaining root ninja looked respectful.
Danzo looked around the base at this time, remembering the fire escape ninjutsu that Uchiha Shinji had released here before, and his expression became gloomy again.
The reinforced base was not damaged by a fire escape.
What really annoyed him was that a mere Uchiha remnant dared to use Fire Release on his territory. This was a contempt for his authority!
"Things like weeds dare to scream in front of me!"
Danzo's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
There are too many secrets hidden in Uchiha Sasuke, and there is also an Uchiha Itachi covering him. Even if the third generation does not stop him, he will not really kill Sasuke.
But since Uchiha Shinji had no one to hurt him and no one to protect him, he had no worries.
And because of the previous performance in the Hokage's office, neither the third generation nor the other two advisory elders were willing to conflict with him on unimportant matters again.
So as long as he doesn't touch Uchiha Sasuke and doesn't go too far, there should be no resistance from the top of the village.
Thinking of this, Danzo said: "Have you restored the portrait of the mysterious attacker in the Forest of Death?"
The root ninja nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, we have reconstructed the opponent's height and appearance based on the witness's description. However... the opponent may have been disguised, and no useful information has been found yet!"
Danzo said coldly: "No problem, let someone pretend to be the mysterious attacker and bring back Uchiha Shinji's head!"
