Chapter 191: Geto
As Ikeizumi Uchiha's five fingers tightened, his fingertips broke through the man's chest and sunk into his flesh.
The power of his chakra was destroying the cursed mark on the man's chest.
The intricate cursed markings on the Konoha spy sent by Orochimaru visibly receded like a tide.
Nao Hekawa stared down at his chest in horror.
Orochimaru had placed the cursed mark on him to prevent anyone from extracting secrets about him. If anyone tried, the cursed mark would be immediately activated, causing him to explode and die instantly.
Hekawa wasn't against this kind of cursed mark.
He was completely loyal to Orochimaru-sama, and would rather sacrifice his own life to protect his secrets.
But what he never expected was that the cursed mark would be nullified by Ikeizumi Uchiha!
No—!
Before Hekawa could even try to struggle, the intense feeling of suffocation in his throat caused his eyes to roll back. His consciousness immediately faded, and he was choked into unconsciousness.
Ikeizumi Uchiha casually tossed him in Izumi Uchiha's direction.
"Take him to the Yamanaka clan. Have them search his memories and bring back any information about Orochimaru."
Ikeizumi Uchiha said in a calm tone.
Orochimaru's earlier words hadn't stirred many psychological ripples within him.
"Yes, Ikeizumi-senpai!"
Izumi understood the seriousness of the situation. This involved one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, and it was about whether Ikeizumi-senpai could eliminate Orochimaru, one of the sources of all evil in the ninja world.
"Ikeizumi, I want to be a part of this!" At that moment, Anko Mitarashi's gaze shifted from the two-halved, slender white snake on the ground. She gritted her teeth and spoke.
As Orochimaru's former disciple, Anko knew she was subject to a fair amount of implicit discrimination and isolation in Konoha.
Even though Orochimaru had defected, the impact he had on Anko still affected her every moment.
It was like a dream haunting her nightmares, making her want to destroy it at every turn.
She wanted to kill Orochimaru!
Slaying your master...
That was also a feature of the shinobi world.
"Do as you wish."
Ikeizumi Uchiha said.
"What an impatient fellow! It seems getting the Hyūga Main House's Byakugan is out of the question. The new chess piece I placed in Konoha has also been pulled out. It doesn't matter, though. Life may not be long, but there's no need to rush."
In a secret lab within the Land of Fire, Orochimaru held a scalpel, cutting into a living person restrained on a surgical bed, whose face was filled with terror and despair.
A hint of coldness flashed in his golden vertical pupils, and he couldn't help but apply a little more pressure with his hand.
Plop...
Orochimaru's movements stopped.
He looked down at the "guinea pig" in front of him, whose face visibly paled before it completely stopped breathing.
"Ikeizumi Uchiha, you even made me lose a precious guinea pig from afar! How unforgivable."
Clearly, Orochimaru's inner feelings weren't as calm as he pretended.
Ikeizumi Uchiha's action of immediately slicing the small white snake without a second thought had evidently ignited a spark of rage in Orochimaru's heart.
In Konoha Village, at the Nara clan compound.
Inoichi Yamanaka, who was temporarily staying there, didn't ask any questions when Izumi Uchiha brought in an unconscious man.
But Iizumi voluntarily explained: "He's a spy sent by Orochimaru to Konoha. Ikeizumi-senpai needs to get information on Orochimaru."
"An Orochimaru spy." A flicker of surprise crossed Inoichi Yamanaka's otherwise placid face. He looked past Izumi at the complicated expression on Anko Mitarashi's face behind her.
He nodded and said, "Alright."
Then, Inoichi added a question: "Should we inform the Hokage about the Sannin, Orochimaru?"
"Not yet."
Izumi shook her head, her words already filled with distrust toward the Third Hokage. "If we let the Third Hokage get involved, he might remember his teacher-student bond with Orochimaru and choose to let him go at a crucial moment."
After following Ikeizumi-senpai for so long, Ikeizumi had just about seen the Third Hokage's true nature.
The Third Hokage was indeed a man who valued his bonds.
The problem was, he often valued them in the wrong places.
Indulging Danzō was a perfect example.
At least, that was Izumi's initial thought. Besides, Ikeizumi-senpai had said that the Third was not a good person. In that case, she couldn't trust the Hokage even more.
Izumi even suspected—
That Itachi Uchiha, whose "future evil" was exposed, was probably hidden so well because the Third Hokage had hidden him.
"Understood." Inoichi Yamanaka nodded slightly. Seeing Ikeizumi turn to leave, he suddenly called out to her.
Izumi turned back, confused.
She heard Inoichi say, "A member of our Yamanaka clan just returned to Konoha today. During a mission outside the village, he coincidentally befriended a trusted subordinate of the merchant Gato. I think—Ikeizumi might be very interested in that notorious merchant."
Izumi: "!!!"
"Gato?" Anko Mitarashi shook off her complicated expression. She hesitated, "Is that the big merchant who made his fortune by smuggling illegal drugs and has a bad reputation?"
Inoichi Yamanaka said, "Yes."
"Thank you, Yamanaka Clan Head!" Izumi sincerely thanked Inoichi, "I will pass the message on to Ikeizumi-senpai."
After watching the two of them leave.
Inoichi Yamanaka turned his gaze to the unconscious Orochimaru spy.
He knew.
Helping Ikeizumi Uchiha get information on Orochimaru would inevitably offend Orochimaru. However, since the Yamanaka clan had already made its choice, what was the point of being so cautious?
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