Chapter 163 I am the assistant to the elder Hokage of Konoha. I have to pay extra!
Three days ago, Shiratori was forcibly called back to the village. She was already full of dissatisfaction, but before she could even sit in the office chair, she was called out of the village again…

In a forest outside Konoha Village, Orochimaru rarely left his cold underground laboratory, where he had been waiting for a long time.

“Orochimaru, I’m very busy now. You had better call me here to meet you for something important, otherwise…” There was a resentment unique to workers on Shiratori’s face.

“Hehehe… Of course it’s something important, otherwise how would I dare to disturb you, Shiratori-kun!” Orochimaru licked his lips with his long tongue, “I have been away from the village for a long time, and I want to go back and take a look…”

“Oh? So you’re here to surrender? Let’s go. I’ll take you back to the village…”

Orochimaru:”……”

What’s wrong with your brain circuit?
“No, no… That’s not what I meant. Konoha and Sunagakure will soon jointly hold the Chunin Exam. I want to enter Konoha at that time. I hope your security department can make some concessions.”

“Excuse me for asking, what do you want to do?” Bai Niao asked knowingly.

“I just want to talk to my dear Sarutobi Sensei… Don’t worry, I don’t plan to cause any trouble in Konoha, and I won’t make things difficult for Shiratori-kun.”

“Yes, your Sound Village is not able to threaten Konoha…but what about Sunagakure?” Shiratori stared into Orochimaru’s eyes, his tone dark.

Hearing this, Orochimaru’s whole body suddenly tensed up.

How could Uchiha Shiratori know this? Is there a spy from the Konoha Guard among the top leaders of the Sand Village?
“Answer my question directly, Orochimaru.” Shiratori placed his hand on the hilt of the knife, “Otherwise I will take you back now!”

Knowing that he could no longer hide it, Orochimaru sighed and said, “Okay, I admit that I am indeed in contact with the Fourth Kazekage Rasa of Sunagakure…but he has not made up his mind yet.”

“Why? Hasn’t Sunagakure already had ideas about Konoha Village? Now with the help of a traitor like you, they should agree without hesitation.”

“It’s all because of your existence…” Orochimaru was speechless.

Now if some force wants to carry out some conspiracy against Konoha Village, the person of most concern is no longer Sarutobi Hiruzen, but Uchiha Shiratori in front of him!

It is precisely because of the existence of this “strongest combat force in Konoha Village” other than the Hokage that Rasa’s desire to cause trouble is reduced to the lowest level.

No matter how much Orochimaru’s messenger talked, Rasa remained unmoved.

“I see…” Shiratori thought, “It’s not impossible to let you in during the Chunin Exam…”

Orochimaru’s eyes lit up.

“But I am the elder of Konoha, the assistant to the Hokage, and the head of the security department! How could I do such a thing?”

“So…” Orochimaru’s mouth twitched.

“So you have to pay more!” Shiratori said righteously, without any sign of guilt for collaborating with the enemy.

“Add money? How do you add money?”

Orochimaru found Shiratori’s statement very interesting.

“First of all…” Shiratori raised a finger, “I don’t care about the ninjas of Otogakure, but you just want to discuss life with your old teacher, so you are not allowed to attack the personnel of my security department, otherwise I will besiege you together with Sarutobi Hiruzen.”

“No problem!” Orochimaru agreed without hesitation. He just wanted to make a break with Sarutobi Hiruzen this time, and he had no intention of destroying Konoha.

In fact, in the “Konoha Collapse Plan” in the original work, Orochimaru’s position and motives are somewhat confusing.

Countless obscure details show that Orochimaru still has deep feelings for Konoha, and even feels sorry for the decay of Konoha at that time, so he wants to “create a gust of wind” in Konoha in his own way –

In his opinion, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has changed from the original guardian of Konoha to a cancer growing on Konoha. This cancer is constantly eroding Konoha and hindering its development, so it must be dug out with great pain!

The complex look in his eyes when he gazed upon Konoha, the conversation with Kabuto about “creating a breeze” in Konoha Village, the tears that flowed unconsciously, the need to pierce his palm to strengthen his faith…all these signs indicate that there are still many secrets about Orochimaru that are worth exploring.

As for why this hidden line was cut off later, no one knows…

“Secondly…” Shiratori held up his second finger, “The two research results I want must be produced after the Chunin Exams. I know your research is almost complete, and Kabuto’s scientific research ability is very close to yours. You can’t hide it from him.”

“Okay.” Orochimaru nodded. “The special Hashirama cells have been completed. They completely meet your requirements. Although they have abandoned the Wood Release ability, they have perfectly integrated that unknown chakra. It’s just about the cloned Mangekyō Sharingan…”

“What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?” Whether or not he could obtain “eternal eye power” was what Shiratori was most concerned about. He didn’t want to see any mistakes in this research.

“No, the previous experiments were very successful, including the fusion of White Zetsu’s cells… It’s just that the other special chakra extracted from the few strands of hair you provided was too little… Can you tell me the origin of those strands of hair?”

“Uchiha Sasuke.” Shiratori knew what Orochimaru wanted to do, “You can take some of Sasuke’s flesh and blood during this Chunin Exam… but remember not to harm his life, or I will kill you!”

“Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Fugaku’s child, right… I know.” Orochimaru memorized the name in his mind.

“One last thing.”

Shiratori suddenly looked towards the southwest Wind Country: “You must convince the Sand Village to join your action, and ensure that on the last day of the Chunin Exam, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa will attack Konoha Village!”

“Huh?” Orochimaru felt like he had misheard. “What did you say?”

Taking the initiative to propose that Sunagakure attack Konoha?
What are you doing?
“Didn’t you hear me? I told you to join forces with Konoha’s ally, the Sand Village, to attack Konoha!”

Orochimaru felt unwell…

Was this… planning to use Rasa to establish his authority? Was he preparing to take over as Hokage?
It’s such a “blessing” for Konoha to have a high-ranking official like you!

only……

“With you here, Luo Sha doesn’t dare to have any ideas.”

“That’s fine. Tell Luosha now that Loulan is my secret base outside the village. If the Sand Village shows signs of crushing Loulan during the Chunin Exam, I will definitely rush over and won’t be able to show up in Konoha.”

“Wait! Loulan is your power? When? What are you going to do?” Orochimaru was stunned. He didn’t even know this.

How come Uchiha Shiratori, a high-ranking member of the village, is more like a traitor than a rebel?

(End of this chapter)