Chapter 50 Orochimaru Volunteers
Chapter 50 Orochimaru Volunteers
"What exactly is going on?"
"Could it be that this child possesses a strong will to fire, and it's manifesting in his appearance?"
"However, one mark doesn't mean anything; we still need to observe it further."
As it turns out, this mark really doesn't mean anything.
Immediately afterwards, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to instill the Will of Fire, which made Uchiha Yoru feel sleepy.
"Sure enough, this kind of brainwashing makes people sleepy."
Dozing off in the Hokage's office would be too conspicuous, so Uchiha Ye forced herself to stay awake. She assumed no one had noticed and secretly pinched her thigh to help her feel less sleepy and listen to the Third Hokage instill the Will of Fire in her.
Little did she know that her actions were being observed by several people.
After instilling the Will of Fire, Hiruzen Sarutobi patted the two on the shoulders, offered a few words of encouragement, and then let them leave.
After the two left, he asked, "Shisui, do you have any recommendations for their teammates and their Jonin instructors?"
Standing at the doorway, Uchiha Shisui was stunned. He had never expected the Third Hokage to ask him about this, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
"Hiruzen, why don't you ask for our opinion on these two Uchiha clan members?"
At that moment, three people walked in from outside.
"Danzo, Koharu, En, why are you here at this time?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled; he never expected Danzo to pull the two of them to his side.
Upon seeing this, Shisui, who was standing at the door, used the 'Body Flicker Technique' to leave.
“If you’re here to force these two children to join Root, then this is out of the question.” Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke first, displaying the same charisma he had in his youth.
"Don't worry, Hiruzen."
"We all agree that these two shouldn't be in the same team, and the Jonin instructor must be someone we can absolutely trust."
Mitokado directly stated the purpose of their visit.
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood their thoughts; the Uchiha clan was indeed becoming too powerful.
A slight struggle still flashed through his mind. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Since you have already discussed it, you must have already selected someone to guide the Jonin."
The three exchanged glances, and Mitokado Homura spoke again, "We have decided to choose from Shikaku, Choza, Inoichi, and Shimi."
"They certainly can, but the border battlefield is currently at a stalemate. If two of them are suddenly recalled, it will inevitably affect the entire situation."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette and spoke softly.
"this..."
They hadn't considered this possibility, and for a moment they couldn't think of any other two elite Jonin who could handle the task.
Suddenly, a cold voice came from the office doorway, "Since there's no one else to choose from, why don't I become their supervising Jonin?"
"No, we absolutely cannot let two Uchiha be in the same team," Koharu Utatane retorted instinctively.
Orochimaru ignored the elder advisor's words and said directly to the man sitting in the middle, "Master Sarutobi, do you think I am incapable of guiding two Uchiha geniuses?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Orochimaru, puzzled. Why would his disciple suddenly take on such a task, unless there was something he particularly wanted or cared about?
"I agree to this proposal."
After a long silence, Shimura Danzo suddenly spoke up.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado looked at Danzo with disbelief upon hearing this.
"Why did you suddenly go back on your word when we clearly agreed on it before?"
Danzo Shimura naturally had his reasons. Although he didn't know what Orochimaru wanted to do, it certainly wouldn't be anything good.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around at everyone and, seeing that they all agreed to the suggestion, spoke again, "Then let Orochimaru serve as the instructor for Itachi and Yonex. However, we are still missing a teammate. Do you have any recommendations?"
“Sarutobi-sensei, I have another disciple, Anko, who can be part of a class with them.”
"Alright, then Orochimaru's team is officially established." Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table and made the decision.
On the street, Uchiha Ye touched the headband at his side and couldn't help but sigh.
He turned to look at Itachi, who also seemed to be preoccupied with something.
The two walked side by side in silence.
Finally, bored out of her mind, she broke the silence and asked, "Itachi, what are you thinking about?"
"N-nothing..."
Uchiha Itachi snapped out of his daze and stammered a reply.
"Really? But something's off about you."
Uchiha Ye suddenly approached Itachi and said with a wicked grin.
In a flash, Itachi's ears turned bright red.
Ye always approaches him so casually, which is really hard to resist, but every time she does this, she won't give up until she gets an answer.
"Itachi..."
Uchiha Ye called out, his voice trailing off.
"Ye, don't be like this, I'll tell you."
Uchiha Itachi couldn't stand Ye's voice at all and quickly said something.
"Ye, I'd like to invite you to my house for dinner tonight to celebrate our successful passing of the test and becoming ninjas."
Uchiha Itachi finally spoke the words he had been holding back for so long.
"Ah! That's it..."
"Don't you have any risqué gossip to share?"
Uchiha Ye muttered a few words of boredom in a very soft voice, but Itachi heard them clearly.
"Ye, what's this pink lace you're talking about?" The little head turned around in confusion.
"Um, well... I agreed to come to your house for dinner."
Uchiha Yo said it without batting an eye.
Itachi felt something was off, but he could only suppress his doubts and prepare to ask someone else.
Ye agreed to his request, which made him extremely happy.
"Itachi..."
She called out softly.
"Hmm?" Itachi Uchiha looked at Ye with a somewhat blank expression.
"Hehe, I just wanted to call you." Uchiha Ye replied with a smile, and then poked Itachi's face.
Itachi Uchiha couldn't withstand such provocation; his face instantly turned bright red, and he quickly lowered his head.
"I'm home. See you tonight, Itachi."
"Okay." Itachi watched Ye enter the house before turning to leave, his face involuntarily turning red as he thought about what had just happened.
Not long after Itachi left, Uchiha Shisui appeared at the door of the Uchiha family's residence.
"Knock knock knock..."
"Huh? What's going on?"
"Is there something Itachi forgot to tell us?"
Uchiha Hato stopped changing his clothes and opened the door.
"Brother Zhishui, what brings you here?" She was quite surprised this time.
"Ye, I just wanted to ask if your injuries are serious!" Zhishui handed over a bottle of medicine.
"Brother Zhishui, my injuries are mostly healed now. You should keep the medicine for yourself!"
Uchiha Yo didn't take the item.
"Ye, then consider this medicine a gift for you becoming a ninja."
Zhishui quickly found another excuse.
Having said that, Uchiha Ye had no choice but to accept it.
After a moment of silence, Shisui spoke again, "By the way, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Could you take care of my summoned beast?"
She hesitated for a moment, then quickly agreed, "No problem, Brother Zhishui."
Uchiha Ye naturally agreed to this, as it would improve his relationship with the NPCs.
Soon after, Shisui summoned two crows.
"Ye, you get some rest. I'm leaving now."
"??"
Uchiha Ye tilted his head, somewhat puzzled, "What's going on? This is so strange."
Shouldn't he have told her how to raise crows before leaving in such a hurry?
She was puzzled for a while before picking up the two crows from the ground and returning to her room.
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