"Hmm."
Satoshi scratched his head. "I have to go, there's still a lot of work left unfinished."
After speaking, he turned to leave, and Hiashi, not daring to delay, quickly followed closely behind Satoshi.
Just a few steps after they left the main house, they saw Neji hurrying towards the living room, carrying an exquisite tray.
Satoshi suddenly stopped. "Neji."
Neji immediately stopped respectfully. "Yes, Hokage-sama."
Satoshi tapped Neji's forehead protector and said, "The Caged Bird Cursed Seal, from its very root, violates the original intention of protection and should not exist. Don't you agree, Hiashi?"
Hiashi's face turned pale. "I understand, Hokage-sama."
Satoshi looked at Neji. "Take off your forehead protector, Neji."
Neji's body stiffened abruptly. He looked up at Satoshi in astonishment, then quickly glanced at his clan head, Hiashi, who was pale beside him.
Neji hesitated for a moment, then carefully removed his forehead protector, revealing the Caged Bird Cursed Seal that caused him immense pain and anger. This seal was the root of all his suffering.
[Ninja World Scientist activated.]
[Tobirama has successfully deciphered the Caged Bird Cursed Seal]
Satoshi extended his right index finger, a trace of Chakra swirling at its tip, and gently touched Neji's forehead.
Neji felt a coolness on his forehead, followed by a sensation of shackles being violently pulled away, sweeping through his entire body.
Under Hiashi's horrified gaze, the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, which symbolized absolute control and cruel fate, rapidly faded in color and finally disappeared without a trace.
Seeing this, Hiashi was too shocked to speak. He just looked at it, then poked it.
The Caged Bird Cursed Seal, which the Hyuga clan had inherited for who knows how many years, was broken?
Neji stood rooted to the spot, even more stunned. He instinctively raised his hand, trembling as he touched his forehead.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama."
Satoshi waved his hand. "It's only right to be good to our own people. Use your abilities against outsiders."
"For example, quickly eliminate Orochimaru."
After speaking, Satoshi smiled and left.
Neji looked at Hiashi in confusion. "Clan head Hiashi, what does this have to do with Orochimaru? Didn't he die a long time ago?"
Hiashi finally came back to his senses. "What do you know? A despicable and shameless fellow like Orochimaru isn't so easily completely dead. He must have used some forbidden jutsu we don't know about to fake his death and escape."
"Now he's making a comeback, even daring to impersonate our ancestor's descendant, intending to overthrow Konoha. His intentions are punishable by death."
Hiashi wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Prepare for a meeting to formulate an Orochimaru pursuit plan."
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After the Hyuga clan's meeting concluded, Satoshi also convened an emergency meeting in the Hokage Building for the "Special Operation to Capture Orochimaru."
"According to reliable intel, we encountered Ōtsutsuki Toneri. He claims to be a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths's brother, Hamura, comes from the moon, and intends to destroy the Ninja World."
As soon as these words were uttered, a suppressed gasp and murmuring filled the conference room.
The Sage of Six Paths had only recently completely dissipated, so how could his brother's descendant suddenly appear?
And claiming to want to destroy the Ninja World? This was simply too outrageous.
"However, everyone, let's think calmly. Hamura, back then, willingly moved his entire clan to the desolate moon to protect the Ninja World, monitoring and sealing Kaguya for generations. This sacrifice and steadfastness lasted for over a thousand years."
"How could such a guardian's direct descendant do something as insane and betraying of their ancestor's will as destroying the Ninja World?"
"Therefore, there are two possibilities before us now."
"First, this Toneri is fake. He's an impostor, someone skilled in disguise and adept at conspiracies."
"That's right, it's Orochimaru."
"Second, Orochimaru used some evil forbidden jutsu to successfully take over the real Toneri, controlling his body and some of his abilities, and then acting under the banner of Hamura's descendant."
"Regardless, this matter is absolutely inseparable from Orochimaru. He is the mastermind behind all of this."
After Satoshi finished speaking, the people in the conference room looked at each other.
Orochimaru is truly a madman, why does he have to meddle in everything?
Back then, he defied the Third Hokage's orders, colluded with Danzo, and secretly conducted Wood Release experiments.
After being discovered, he defected from Konoha. Not only did he not repent, but he also formed Akatsuki, causing unrest in the Ninja World.
He even dared to invade Konoha and caused the death of the Third Hokage.
Afterward, he somehow survived using some despicable method and then got involved with Black Zetsu.
Even after Black Zetsu was sealed, he still harbored ill intentions and actually seized Toneri's body.
He attempted to provoke conflict between the Hyuga clan and Konoha, and even wanted to destroy the Ninja World.
Perhaps Orochimaru was even involved in this Ōtsutsuki invasion of the Ninja World.
All these accumulated incidents are enough to execute Orochimaru ten thousand times over.
Satoshi tapped the table. "Let's act, everyone."
"Konoha is entering Level 1 battle readiness. Seal all entry and exit points. Dig three feet deep, and you must dig him out for me, dead or alive."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
After speaking, the people in the conference room left one after another.
Because Orochimaru had committed too many evil deeds, the people of Konoha hated him to the bone. They were determined to capture Orochimaru and then kill him completely, resolving the Ninja World's future worries.
Konoha instantly began operating at high speed under the highest directive.
Anbu, Konoha Military Police Force, and the elites of the major ninja clans swarmed out. Cooperating with the Sensor and Barrier Squads, they launched a comprehensive dragnet search of the entire Konoha and its surrounding areas.
In addition to Konoha's own forces, the Four Kage from Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure, who had not yet left, also reacted swiftly.
Whether out of vigilance against Orochimaru, their common enemy, or to express their sincerity of cooperation to Konoha, they immediately dispatched their accompanying elite guards to assist in the search.
For a time, rumors spread throughout Konoha, and countless figures appeared in every corner of Konoha.
Due to the Fourth Great Ninja War, the three hostile villages were not having an easy time.
However, Kirigakure had quietly and slowly grown stronger, picking up the slack.
A few days ago, during their dinner gathering, Mei, after drinking too much, accidentally let slip that the Hokage didn't have a girlfriend yet.
She thought about introducing someone from Kirigakure to him.
This also reminded the Kage of the three villages.
Oh right, why hadn't they thought of that?
Darui counted. Kumogakure had a few very mature women: Samui, Mabui and also Karui.
As for Iwagakure, would Kurotsuchi herself make a move?
Sunagakure…
While instructing their subordinates to fully assist in capturing Toneri, who had been taken over by Orochimaru, they also began to devise how to naturally recommend their village's girls to Satoshi.
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Late at night.
Inaho and Tekka walked unsteadily along the path leading to the forest outside the village, the snow almost reaching their calves. Both of them scanned their surroundings vigilantly.
"That old Orochimaru truly deserves to die. To dare to take over Toneri and be so audacious as to threaten Konoha, he must be tired of living."
Tekka handed him a water bottle, the water inside was already quite icy.
"Hokage-sama said that if we see the guy impersonating Toneri and confirm it's Orochimaru, there's no need for pleasantries. Just kill him directly."
Not far behind them, a figure almost blending with the snow-white surroundings was staring blankly through the gaps in the leaves at the two people walking below, listening to their murderous conversation.
He was dumbfounded. Only one day had passed. How had he gone from being a noble descendant of Hamura to a pitiful wretch possessed by Orochimaru?
Toneri's pale face twitched, and he almost choked.
Confirmed: Konoha's ninjas, especially the Hokage, are all insane.