Naruto: Uchiha Rejects Konoha

One of the Sannin who came to our door, Yagami didn't give up and had him sent to the police prison. In front of Danzō, Yagami personally placed a restraint on Orochimaru.

Danzō, separated by two iron doors, saw Orochimaru being carried by Yagami from his cell door like a dead dog, and his exposed eye almost popped out of his head.

What the evil Uchiha kid had just now was Orochimaru!

Damn! Is he really so skilled at handling an Uchiha? By the way, today seems to be the agreed date to meet! Could it be that he was caught?

Impossible! How could someone as cunning as Orochimaru be caught by an Uchiha? Could he be under a genjutsu?

It's possible! Uchiha Yagami—this kid's genjutsu is truly powerful…

Many thoughts raced through Danzō's mind, but he still could not believe that Orochimaru would be caught. Now he was imprisoned in the police department prison, under Uchiha supervision, unable to move at all.

If Orochimaru didn't help him obtain something to suppress Hashirama's cells, in his current state, he wouldn't be able to control his right arm for long. When the cells go into riot, it would be disastrous.

"Danzō-sama seems very nervous. Is it because of Orochimaru just now?"

Under Byakugan's perception, Yagami naturally saw Danzō's nervousness, so he approached him and spoke.

"Evil Uchiha brat! Nervous? I'm just surprised to see Orochimaru, an S-class rogue ninja, brought here by you."

Danzō twitched his lips and said, still assuring himself this was just an illusion, likely a conspiracy by that Uchiha kid. He couldn't be easily deceived.

"Is that so? I hope it's true… To be honest, Orochimaru appeared in the village and even came near the police prison. I thought he was here to see you, Danzō-sama."

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Yagami looked at Danzō and said playfully. Although Danzō looked miserable at the moment, it was difficult for anyone to feel sympathy for him.

"Danzō-sama, actually I've always wanted to ask you a question. Your right eye is bandaged to cover the Sharingan, so why is your right arm also bandaged?"

"Kid! What do you mean by that?"

Hearing this, Danzō grew tense! Could it be that Orochimaru had already revealed everything?

Impossible! That wouldn't benefit Orochimaru, but the problem was that he'd hidden all the information at the Root. The Third Hokage hadn't come to him for so long, so it was clear that he hadn't discovered anything. So how did this brat know?

"What could I mean? I'm just curious. It's difficult to control the power of Wood Release."

No matter if it's Danzō or even the Hokage! Everyone has a weak point. No matter how strong a person usually appears, as long as someone touches that point, all their strength will shatter.

Danzō is such a person. He stands at the top of Konoha, holds power in his hands, and has the Hokage to assist him with details. Everything he has done in secret has succeeded. These factors support his strength.

But when his most hidden secret was uncovered, his so-called power no longer existed.

Wood Release was Danzō's trump card, prepared solely for himself, and it was the deepest secret buried in his heart. When Mingfeng mentioned it with such an offhand remark, Danzō was completely thrown into a panic.

At that moment, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded in the prison, led by the Third Hokage, followed by Tsunade and Jiraiya.

"Where's Orochimaru? Was he really captured? Where is he?"

The Third Hokage asked with a rather panicked expression. Tsunade, following behind, seemed calm, showing no significant reaction, but Jiraiya appeared very anxious.

"Hey! If you're under my genjutsu, you might not wake up for a while, but it's quite convenient that you're here to extract information now."

Yagami pointed to the cell next to him. Orochimaru was chained and curled on the ground like a dead dog, his body twitching intermittently.

"How did you capture him like this?"

Jiraiya asked anxiously. He had been searching for Orochimaru since his defection from the village. However, Orochimaru, a ninja of equal standing, had evaded him skillfully each time.

As a result, not long after he returned to the village, the very person he'd been seeking was caught within the village. So what had he been doing, wandering around outside all these years?

"He was loitering around the police cell and was spotted by our Uchiha members. After being surrounded, he didn't attempt to flee; instead, he kept staring at my eyes after spotting me. Then, I placed him under a genjutsu, and this is the result."

Damn it! This is Orochimaru! He was actually subdued by an illusion. Is this Orochimaru a fake, or is this kid Yagami somehow a fake?

Jiraiya felt like he was on the verge of exploding. If the chakra of the person inside hadn't matched the one he was familiar with, he would have doubted whether Yagami had caught an imposter Orochimaru.

"I think there must be a reason Orochimaru appeared near the police station prison."

Tsunade glanced at Orochimaru, then shifted her attention to Danzō, who had been silent the entire time.

The police department is a public security unit. Those detained there are ordinary villagers or village shinobi who have committed minor infractions. The truly dangerous individuals are held in the Anbu dungeon.

Therefore, it's unlikely that Orochimaru would find anything of interest in the police prison. But with Danzō present, Orochimaru's purpose here was clear.

"Inform the Naka clan to come over. I want to see just how many things my disciple has hidden from me, and what Danzō's role has been!"

Sensing Tsunade's cold gaze, Danzō's heart skipped a beat.

Tsunade was already displeased with certain matters involving Danzō. Now, with the two individuals implicated in that matter present, if he didn't provide an explanation, Tsunade might completely cut ties with him over this. And perhaps even Jiraiya would do the same.

After all, Jiraiya had always had faith in Orochimaru; otherwise, he wouldn't have searched for him so diligently.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen! What do you mean? Are you talking about Orochimaru's human experiments? I was also involved in that!"

Unable to keep silent after hearing the Third Hokage's words, Danzō shouted in a frenzy.

"We'll find out soon enough if you were involved. Do you really think you can hide things from me forever? Danzō, you know what you've done behind my back!"

The Third Hokage's face darkened as he glared at Danzō. Though his voice was low, the look in his eyes sent a chill through Danzō... Was this a warning?

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