Chapter 21 Orochimaru in Despair
Chapter 21 Orochimaru in Despair
He couldn't help but recall the intelligence he had recently received: Hiruzen Sarutobi was dead, and Konoha had been destroyed.
When Orochimaru first received this news, he didn't believe it at all. Unfortunately, after he investigated from various sources, he found that Konoha had indeed suffered a great calamity. He heard that if they hadn't run away quickly, they would have been wiped out. Unfortunately, Orochimaru had some things to do these past few days and couldn't get away. Now that he finally had some time, Nagato dragged him here to listen to his nonsense about the world being destroyed.
Orochimaru felt a little anxious.
"No, I'm not kidding, absolutely not."
Nagato shook his head and looked at Black Zetsu standing to the side.
Black Zetsu nodded, stepped forward, and took out a map with a tree ring-like image on it.
"You all probably know what's been happening in Konoha lately, right?"
Black Zetsu posted the map on the blackboard next to him and asked a question.
Everyone nodded. As one of the most powerful villages in the ninja world, Konoha could not hide such a big thing from the world; it had already been known to all the major forces in the ninja world.
"Then there's no problem. You should also know the culprit who almost destroyed Konoha, that monster. Look at this picture, here..."
Black Zetsu nodded and began to explain. At first, Orochimaru and the others didn't take it seriously. Orochimaru even reminded them and told Black Zetsu the name Uchiha Tsuki. However, as Black Zetsu continued to explain, everyone's expressions gradually became serious.
Orochimaru, in particular, stepped forward, staring intently at the map, and asked if it was real. After receiving an affirmative answer, Orochimaru's expression immediately darkened. Of course, during this process, Nagato also stepped forward to explain Uchiha Tsuki's strength. When they learned that Uchiha Tsuki, with his Mangekyou Sharingan, had fought Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, to a standstill, and that Nagato was even slightly inferior in the end, they completely calmed down.
Nagato didn't reveal that he had been instantly killed, as it would severely damage his prestige.
"This kind of ability can't possibly be limitless. How could there be an ability without limits in the world? If it did, it wouldn't be human, it would be a god. Perhaps Uchiha Tsuki's absorption will stop after a while."
Orochimaru stepped forward, pinched his chin, and said with a solemn expression, "My guess is in line with common sense. However, the world is inherently counterintuitive. What we intuitively believe is not necessarily right. Orochimaru naturally knew this, so his statement was not certain."
"Do you dare to bet, Orochimaru? Besides, even if there is an upper limit, so what? As long as Uchiha Tsuki's domain coverage reaches 40% to 50%, this world is pretty much doomed. Even if it doesn't reach that level, as long as Uchiha Tsuki's domain coverage reaches one-third or even one-fifth of this planet, it will be an unbearable natural disaster for life in this world."
"You need to understand, Uchiha Yue is a person, a living person, someone who can move. Once he starts moving, he's essentially moving natural disasters. And look at him now, does he seem like he's about to stop growing?"
Black Zetsu said helplessly, and Orochimaru fell silent. Indeed, he dared not gamble. Rather than betting that Uchiha Tsuki had a limit, he should try to kill Uchiha Tsuki. But this monster was not weak and could even defeat Nagato. How could he fight him?
Just thinking about that future filled Orochimaru with despair. No, if it were just about being powerful, Orochimaru wouldn't feel despair. After all, no matter how powerful someone is, they're still human, and there's always a way to kill them. But the problem is that Uchiha Tsukuyomi is surrounded by a vast energy-devouring domain, which is a huge disadvantage for these ninjas. How much chakra do they have left after crossing such a long distance to reach Uchiha Tsukuyomi?
It's likely that Uchiha Tsukuyomi could easily kill them with a single slap.
This is troublesome, extremely troublesome. Orochimaru felt incredibly troubled.
If Uchiha Tsuki could truly grow indefinitely, or if, as Black Zetsu said, possessed the power to cover half a planet, then it would truly be the end of the world. Even Orochimaru himself would have no way to survive in such a world.
"Damn it, how could this happen? I've only just developed the reincarnation technique! I still have such a long lifespan, so many ninjutsu techniques I haven't learned, and I haven't even developed a truly perfect resurrection technique yet! How can the world be destroyed like this?!"
Thinking of this, Orochimaru was filled with immense sorrow and despair, and his face darkened.
"Shimura Danzo, you beast! Why did you provoke the Uchiha clan? Why did you attack them? Now look what's happened! You've lost your own life and dragged us innocent people down with you!"
Kakuzu, pale-faced and in despair, collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest. He felt like he was about to die of anger. All this was because Danzo Shimura wanted to wipe out the Uchiha clan. That was all. For such a thing, he was going to be buried with that guy Danzo Shimura. Kakuzu felt immense pain and despair.
He didn't understand what was wrong with the world. Money, his money! There was so much money in the world that he hadn't earned yet, and then the world was going to be destroyed, and he would die. What would happen to all that money?
Obito Uchiha did not reveal his and Itachi Uchiha's actions, because if he did, wouldn't the blame for the destruction of the world fall on his shoulders?
Although he did participate in the plan, he was invited by Itachi Uchiha. He was not the mastermind, and if the other members of the Akatsuki found out, it could easily affect internal unity.
Okay, actually the main reason is that this makes him an easy target for other ninjas, who can vent their anger on him and make him the center of attention. This could expose his identity and affect the plan.
Fortunately, everyone involved that day, except for him, died, so they weren't afraid of people finding out what trouble they had caused.
"A way, a way... Besides killing Uchiha Tsuki, the only other option is to pray. Uchiha Tsuki's power has its limits; he won't absorb energy to grow stronger, and he'll stop growing after reaching a certain point."
Orochimaru frowned, thinking hard, but he couldn't think of any other way. His reincarnation technique was useless against a living calamity like Uchiha Tsukuyomi, even though he had hidden his spare body all over the ninja world.
Once Uchiha Tsuki covers this planet, he will be completely dead.
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