Starting with the troublemakers of Konoha, the pressure extends throughout the entire ninja world.

In Orochimaru's private training ground.

The three of them had already surrounded Qingyu, listening to him explain the essentials of the Rasengan.

"Has this technique already been named?" Minato asked excitedly.

"Yes, it's already chosen. We'll call it Rasengan."

Minato was visibly disappointed when he heard the name Rasengan.

Is it really such an ordinary name?

The brief exchange between the three ninja ended when Jiraiya put away the map.

For Tsunade and Orochimaru, the meeting was considered complete once the news was confirmed to be true.

After all, this is a very important matter, and it's best to confirm it with Jiraiya personally.

Tsunade, however, left first with Nawaki.

After all, Tsunade still had work to do.

Rope Tree was dragged away by the back of her collar, like a chick.

It wasn't that Tsunade didn't trust her student's abilities, but rather that her worries as an older sister had always lingered in her heart.

Nono followed behind, carrying a medical kit that she hadn't had time to close.

Jiraiya patted Minato on the shoulder and said, "For now, you'll have to stay with Orochimaru."

"That guy may be a bit aloof, but he's an excellent ninja in other aspects."

Jiraiya said this.

Before Orochimaru turned evil, he did not violate the three forbidden ninja rules.

Moreover, judging from Orochimaru's mission record in the original work, Orochimaru is practically a workaholic.

Orochimaru's official mission record is astonishing.

The total number of tasks reached 1468.

There were 108 S-level missions.

This record is second only to his teammate Jiraiya within Konoha Village.

During the period when he was on duty without fail, he also served as Konoha's chief scientist.

This data is so outrageous that it's fair to say that ninjas were merely a means for Orochimaru to make money and conduct scientific research.

The training ground fell silent again. Several snakes slid down from the branches and silently coiled back into Orochimaru's sleeve.

Orochimaru leaned against the tree trunk, his vertical pupils fixed on Aoba. He didn't speak immediately.

Orochimaru leaned against the tree trunk, his vertical pupils fixed on Aoba.

"Qingyu-kun, what are your plans for the future?"

Qingyu looked down at the palm of her right hand.

"The more I learn ninjutsu, the more I realize how profound it is."

"So... I want to learn all ninjutsu!"

Orochimaru's finger stopped on the cover of the lab notebook.

The snake's eyes widened slightly, then narrowed.

The tip of my tongue unconsciously licked the corner of my lips.

"Such arrogance."

The tone wasn't blaming.

Instead, it sounded like a collector discovering a rare treasure.

He turned and walked deeper into the dense forest. After a few steps, he turned back and tilted his head towards Qingyu.

"Keep up."

Qingyu followed him through the winding forest path to an underground laboratory hidden beneath a rock wall.

Orochimaru walked to a wall, casually pulled out a few scrolls, and handed one over.

"This is the most suitable for your current stage."

Azure feathers unfold.

The outermost layer of the scroll reads "Orochimaru Ninjutsu," and there's more below:

Snake clones, shadow snake hands, soft body modification, molting technique.

And a thick stack of Five Elements Ninjutsu, ranging from C-rank to A-rank.

Orochimaru didn't stop, taking out scroll after scroll from the wall.

The pile of books forced Qingyu to rest her chin on the cover of the top roll.

He didn't just pull a book off the shelf; he emptied the shelf.

"Qingyu-kun, human life is very short."

Orochimaru leaned against the wall, looking at the stack of scrolls in Aoba's arms that was taller than his head.

"It's impossible for one person to learn all the ninjutsu. Even if you learn one a day, by the time you've learned the bottom row, the scrolls on the top row will have turned so yellow that you're afraid to unroll them."

"Moreover, the brain will be the first to give out. People who learn too much often forget what they originally wanted to learn."

Qingyu lifted her chin off the pile of reels.

"That's why I came to find you, Master Orochimaru."

"Even if my life is finite, I want to dedicate it to endless research."

Orochimaru's fingers suddenly tightened and then slowly loosened.

The movement was so slow that the little snake in the sleeve withdrew its head.

[Detection indicates that the host is exerting mental stress on Orochimaru]

[Pressure value +500]

Five hundred points.

It turns out that when the obsession with immortality was struck by a single sentence, the pressure was even greater than Tsunade's unfulfilled ambitions.

Qingyu hugged the scroll tightly in her arms.

This obsession is remarkably similar to Orochimaru's.

For a fleeting moment, Orochimaru even saw himself through the blue feather in front of him.

"To learn all ninjutsu, one must first have enough time to support oneself in learning all of them."

Those snake-like eyes remained silent for a long time behind the stack of scrolls.

At this point, Orochimaru had not yet come to appreciate the fragility of life.

He has not yet fully developed most of the forbidden techniques that are harmful to humanity and morality.

He has met many geniuses.

Tsunade is, and so is Jiraiya.

But the eyes of those geniuses are all different.

Tsunade is about "what I want to prove".

Jiraiya is also about "What am I supposed to protect?"

Qingyu's eyes conveyed, "I need to know everything."

That familiar gaze and thirst for knowledge were exactly the same as when he became Hiruzen Sarutobi's apprentice.

I understand what you mean.

"You should have heard of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."

Orochimaru's voice was deep and hissed like a snake.

"The forbidden technique developed by the Second Hokage uses a large amount of chakra to create physical clones."

"When the clone is dispelled, all the experience gained will be returned to the original body. In theory, this is the fastest way to learn."

Qingyu's heart raced as she looked at the diagram of the technique on the scroll.

Of course he knew about the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Naruto's signature move, a cheat code for training.

However, that's a privilege reserved for the protagonist. If an ordinary person uses this technique, they will either suffer a mental breakdown or faint on the spot.

"Konoha classifies this technique as a forbidden technique, not because of its power, but because it is too dangerous."

Orochimaru's vertical pupils contracted slightly.

"But for some people, danger and opportunity are the same thing."

"Don't you think so, Aoba-kun?"

"The distribution of chakra is the most difficult part of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."

Orochimaru began to explain the essentials of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to Aoba.

"If you can divide your chakra into more than ten equal parts, then you've mastered the basics of this technique."

"But I suggest you start by learning Shadow Clone Technique with two clones before you start using Multi-Clone Technique."

"I know." Qingyu nodded.

"Don't bite off more than you can chew."

Orochimaru laughed: "You're calmer than I thought."

Orochimaru had seen too many people who got carried away by advanced ninjutsu.

As for how he knew...

Sometimes these ninja techniques can be quite useful for fishing.

Anyway, others won't understand it for a while, but whether it will live to see tomorrow in Orochimaru's hands is another matter.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Inside the Hokage's office.

"Hiruzen! The situation is extremely critical!"

"That Hanzo is said to be able to lift up the rain-controlling country and be invincible in the world."

"If you don't deliver a decisive blow now, you'll regret it when Konoha is attacked by all sides again! Hiruzen!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi held the detailed information given to him by Jiraiya and looked at it again and again.

He really hoped that the information was false!

"Enough, Danzo! I am the Hokage!"