On the training field, the wind howled. When fists and feet met, dull thuds sounded continuously.
Against Kabuto's relentless attacks, Uchiha Jinsuke seemed to be strolling in a garden. His speed was clearly a bit slower than Kabuto's, but he always managed to block the attacks by a hair's breadth.
Uchiha Jinsuke firmly controlled the battle. If Kabuto sped up, he would speed up too, and vice versa.
He kept the fight going for as long as possible to maximize Kabuto's training.
Outside the training field, Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction at the sight.
Physical training: learning the right stance is just the beginning. The key is mutual sparring. In this process, being guided by a top-level eye technique expert is incredibly helpful.
Even Orochimaru couldn't compare. He could easily defeat and kill weaker opponents, but making the process truly effective required Uchiha's skills.
The battle didn't last too long. Uchiha Jinsuke, noticing Orochimaru's arrival, intensified the fight. Kabuto soon couldn't keep up.
Bringing the sweaty, exhausted Kabuto before Orochimaru, Uchiha Jinsuke bowed and said, "Orochimaru-sama."
"You did well."
Orochimaru was never stingy with praise for his capable subordinates.
In such a short time, Kabuto had grown to the point where he could fight Chunin with just taijutsu. This wasn't just due to a vial of Yamato's cells. Uchiha Jinsuke had clearly put in a lot of effort.
"Consider it training for my Sharingan. I've benefited a lot too."
A smile appeared on Uchiha Jinsuke's face. He wasn't just saying it; it was true.
To beat Yakushi Kabuto hard without injuring him, while still achieving a training effect, was also a burden for a ninja with eye techniques.
"Orochimaru-sama, after Anbu missions begin, I probably won't be able to continue teaching Kabuto for a while."
He glanced at Kabuto and hesitated before saying, "Besides, Kabuto isn't suited for taijutsu training. He trusts his mind more than his body's natural reactions. Perhaps learning ninjutsu would improve his combat power more."
"It doesn't matter. What Kabuto needs isn't combat power, but the development of his physical constitution."
Orochimaru nodded slightly. He understood Kabuto's strengths and weaknesses better than Uchiha Jinsuke. "The same goes for you. Developing your eye power can improve your combat power temporarily, but if you wish to go far, your body must keep up."
Uchiha Jinsuke felt a chill in his heart. He greatly trusted Orochimaru's judgment and nodded quickly.
"Recently, Kabuto will be doing an experiment for me. If the old man inquires about our whereabouts, tell him about this."
Orochimaru instructed him and then casually asked, "What missions will Anbu be carrying out recently?"
Actually, Anbu always had missions, and as a rising star in Anbu, the old man wouldn't let Uchiha Jinsuke idle.
But Jinsuke specifically mentioning it probably meant the mission was very important and would take a long time.
"Kumogakure is sending people to discuss peace talks, and we are responsible for their protection."
Uchiha Jinsuke didn't worry about Anbu rules and said it directly.
"Is that so... those two old guys are really slow."
Orochimaru didn't care and went to the underground laboratory with Kabuto.
On his back, the lamp spirit was thinking.
The current situation in the ninja world is very different from the original timeline. Orochimaru hasn't defected, Konoha's power is still strong, and the Fourth Raikage is injured...
Will Kumogakure still attack the Hyuga clan and steal Hinata's eyes?
This is worth considering.
...
Night fell, the moon was dim.
On a high peak in Kumogakure, thick fog blocked the little moonlight.
Obito hid in the shadows of the treetops, looking at the scattered lights of the distant mountains. In his scarlet eyes, a hint of anger flashed.
After reapplying his illusion on the Fourth Mizukage and the Three-Tailed Isobu, he rushed back to Kumogakure without stopping.
Traveling all this way would have been fine, but he received this 'good news' as soon as he returned.
"Konoha and Kumogakure's peace talks are scheduled in half a month. This is much earlier than expected. The Fourth Raikage won't be able to recover at all."
Zetsu peeked his head out of the tree trunk. "What do we do? Abandon the plan?"
Obito was silent for a moment, then said coldly, "Have the organization's members attack the Kumogakure peace talk team and delay the time."
"That's a good idea, but Nagato won't agree."
Zetsu said, "He doesn't fully trust our plan yet and is only thinking about making money."
The Akatsuki organization isn't of the same mind. The nominal leader, Nagato, has different ideas from Obito.
Although both planned to collect the tailed beasts, Nagato cared more about using them to weaken the five great ninja villages and doubted whether the Ten-Tails could be used as a weapon of war.
In his opinion, controlling the 'Outer Path Golem' was already difficult enough, let alone obtaining the chakra of the nine tailed beasts for the Ten-Tails.
Compared to the hard-to-control and hard-to-pass-on Ten-Tails, completely destroying the existing ninja system and establishing a war organization independent of the country to achieve world peace was more reliable.
This idea was fair, and Obito couldn't refute it.
After all, he couldn't reveal the 'Eye of the Moon' plan.
Nagato naturally didn't know that if the true power of the Rinnegan was used with Uchiha blood, controlling the Ten-Tails would be easy.
The difference in information between the two made it impossible to resolve the differences in organizational ideas, so Obito could only choose to back down.
However, he wasn't in a hurry. When enough tailed beasts were collected, Nagato would lose his purpose.
But for now, Nagato's 'dream' must be maintained.
After thinking for a moment, Obito said slowly, "Leak the news of Konoha and Kumogakure's peace talks to Iwagakure Village."
"If Iwagakure Village doesn't act, use the funds collected from Kirigakure to issue a mission in their place. Increase the amount to a certain level, and Kakuzu and the others shouldn't refuse. Then you'll be responsible for providing information."
"Leave it to me." Zetsu nodded and retreated into the tree trunk.
...
Underground laboratory.
Orochimaru handed a tube of faint red cell fusion liquid to Kabuto and said calmly, "Drink it."
Yamato brand fusion liquid no longer had much effect on Kabuto. To further improve, he needed to take new fusion liquid.
Although Aoi still had a lot of room for improvement, her bloodline, after being taken care of by Tsunade, wasn't unusable.
Considering Kabuto's current age, avoiding a gap in strength was more important than using a better fusion liquid.
Kabuto didn't hesitate. He pulled the plug from the test tube and drank it all in one gulp.
Soon, his body trembled like a sieve, and he was dripping with sweat, but compared to the pain of the last time, this was nothing.
After the rejection reaction ended, Orochimaru checked with the instrument, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Kabuto's chakra had directly doubled, going from Chunin to Special Jonin in one go, not far from a regular Jonin.
But this level of improvement was much less than expected.
Aoi hadn't received much ninja training, but her chakra was already several times that of an ordinary Jonin.
"Cell activity has improved a lot. It seems Aoi's fusion liquid mainly affects vitality."
Orochimaru thought for a moment and said to Kabuto, "The original plan is cancelled. You don't have to stay here to guard all the time. You should find Guy and have him train you."
Nourishing the soul is important, but not dangerous. The lab is the same when the lamp spirit is watching over it.
Instead of having Kabuto stay here, it's more important to increase his chakra, which can better prepare him for Sage training.
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