Konoha: Uchiha's Gorgeous Rebellion

"The experimental procedure was exactly the same as Yuan-jun's, the only difference being that my chakra was injected into the experiment, not Yuan-jun's chakra."

Staring at the white foam in the glass jar, Orochimaru looked helpless and muttered to himself.

Orochimaru initially thought he had found a way to tame Hashirama's cells through Uchiha Awakening's method, but the complete failure of the experiments forced Orochimaru to accept a reality.

"As expected, the reason the [White Hashirama] experiment was successful was because of Abe no Nakamaru's chakra, but..."

After a pause, Orochimaru hesitated for a moment, then frowned and muttered to himself, "What is so special about Yuan-kun's chakra?"

After a moment of contemplation, Orochimaru's gaze returned to the glass jar.

It now seems that only Yuanjun's chakra can tame the First Hokage's cells, so the plan to implant the 'physical cloak' into the First Hokage's cells must be changed.

Then the only option left is the Sharingan!

However… the power of the Sharingan and the power of the First Hokage's cells are mutually restraining; a balance needs to be found between the two. Otherwise, if the power imbalance is disrupted, the physical body's outer layer may still collapse.

At this point, Orochimaru had not yet experienced Itachi Uchiha's glare, and therefore did not have the same fervent desire for the Sharingan as he would later.

Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed in Orochimaru's eyes, and he sneered, "We have a guest."

Just now, Orochimaru sensed that the warning spell he had set up at the entrance of the underground base had been triggered.

At the entrance to the base, a huge hole had been destroyed, and several figures stood at the edge of the hole.

"This is Orochimaru's hiding place. It's really well hidden."

A tall man holding a large knife said.

He was none other than Kirigakure's rogue ninja, once one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Juzo Biwa. The greatsword in his hand was the Executioner's Blade, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

"After all, he is Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha."

Another voice rang out, and then a strange figure walked to the side of Pipa Juzo.

This was a short figure that seemed to be crouching as it walked; it was Sasori of the Red Sand, hiding within the puppet called Hiruko.

Both he and Pipa Juzo were wearing straw hats and the same red-cloud-patterned black robes.

"What a pity. I didn't expect the leader to have taken a liking to Orochimaru and want to recruit him into the organization."

A figure dressed in a red cloud-patterned black robe jumped down from above the cave entrance and landed beside Scorpion.

He is Kakuzu, a famous bounty hunter in the ninja world; Orochimaru has a huge bounty on him in the underground bounty agency, and in his eyes, he is a very valuable prey.

"Attention, someone has appeared."

Above the cave entrance, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

Above the cave entrance stood two figures. One of them was Jue, who was half white and half black, and the other was a young man with strange, ring-shaped eyes, the legendary Rinnegan.

Upon hearing their leader's words, Pipa Juzo and the others turned their gazes toward the depths of the passage.

They heard footsteps echoing from the depths of the passage, and then Orochimaru appeared before their eyes.

[Rogue ninja from Kirigakure and Takigakure!]

Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, his gaze immediately drawn to the headbands worn by the rogue ninja on the foreheads of Juzo Biwa and Kakuzu.

Then his gaze swept over Fei Liuhu and looked up at the top of the cave entrance.

The next moment, Orochimaru's expression suddenly changed.

[It's that child from back then... his eyes... are actually the Rinnegan! Haha, the ninja world is getting more and more interesting.]

Orochimaru recognized Yahiko and was shocked to discover that his eyes were the legendary Rinnegan.

Then, Orochimaru regained his composure, a cruel smile appearing on his face, and said, "What do you all intend to do by barging into my place so rudely!"

Pain, standing high above Orochimaru, met his gaze with an icy expression and said in a deep voice, "Orochimaru, we are here to invite you to join our organization, Akatsuki."

[The Akatsuki?]

Orochimaru's eyes flickered slightly, then he looked at Pain and the others with a deep gaze.

While keeping a close eye on Orochimaru, Juzo Biwa and Kakuzu secretly prepared themselves to act immediately should Orochimaru make any move.

The atmosphere became oppressive and heavy at that moment.

"Hehe, I agree to join your organization."

Orochimaru said with a smile.

His gaze, after taking in Pain, fell upon Zetsu.

[Heh, it seems the Akatsuki has many secrets. This guy must have some kind of connection with the white humanoid creature provided by Abyss-kun.]

With Orochimaru agreeing to join the organization, the tense atmosphere between the two sides immediately eased, and the fierce aura emanating from the Akatsuki members quietly dissipated.

"This is truly surprising. So these are the Legendary Sannin of Konoha?"

Pipa Juzo looked at Orochimaru and grinned with a mocking smile.

He had expected Orochimaru to resist, but to his surprise, Orochimaru agreed immediately, which took him very seriously.

After all, every member who joined Akatsuki was a proud and arrogant ninja, and whether it was him or the other members, they all fought against the organization when they received the invitation.

Orochimaru merely chuckled twice, his face completely unconcerned, in the face of Biwa Juzo's mockery.

Pain was also very surprised. He knew Orochimaru's strength well, which is why he personally came to invite Orochimaru to join the Akatsuki.

In the past, when the Akatsuki invited new members, they would only send two members to make the invitation.

Pain stared intently at Orochimaru, and after a moment of silence, he spoke: "Orochimaru, welcome to Akatsuki. From now on, your code name in the organization will be [Void]."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ring was thrown from Pain's hand and flew towards Orochimaru.

Orochimaru caught the ring, looked it over for a few moments, and then put it on his hand.

Iwami Castle is a small town on the northern border of the Land of Fire.

In a large mansion in the city, Uchiha Gen was reviewing the latest intelligence from the security force; Iwami Castle was the base chosen by the security force.

In search of the Illuminati, Uchiha Gen once again left Konoha; behind this was the instigation of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Fugaku Uchiha, both of whom considered Uchiha Gen to be an unstable factor and feared that he would exacerbate the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan is currently enjoying great influence in Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi is facing scrutiny from other ninja clans for his actions in pressuring the Hyuga clan.

Uchiha Gen knew that the security forces would not find any trace of the Illuminati, but they did gain something: the security forces' intelligence gathering team also collected various information about the ninja world while searching for the Illuminati.

"Ok!"

Suddenly, Uchiha Gen frowned slightly and put down the intelligence scroll in his hand.

He sensed a fluctuation coming from the psychic mark on his arm, so he activated the psychic mark on his arm by forming a hand seal with one hand.

The next second, a scroll appeared with a "bang".

Uchiha Gen opened the scroll and immediately frowned deeply.

"Sunagakure has forcefully intervened in the war in the Land of Rivers."

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