Chapter 101: Lightning Release Chakra Mode of the Susanoo Armor

In the Hokage Office, the Konoha F4 were all gathered here at this moment.

At this moment, the office no longer held the anxious atmosphere from when the Cloud Ninja had invaded Konoha and suffered a crushing defeat, yet there was also no celebratory air of victory; instead, it was somewhat stifling.

"Orochimaru has accomplished quite a great feat, Sarutobi. You should have already decided on the candidate for the Fourth Hokage, right?"

Shimura Danzo sat in his seat, composed, and spoke to his old classmate, though the expression on his face carried a hint of something unfathomable.

Hearing Danzo's words, the Third Hokage's hand holding his pipe trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyelids:

"Orochimaru's personality is not very suitable for being Hokage; I need to consider it."

Shimura Danzo gave a cold laugh and spoke indifferently:

"But given the merits he has established now, is there any possibility for other candidates to compete with him? If you don't appoint him as Hokage, then who are you planning to find?"

"Sarutobi, you... do you even have a choice?!"

The Third Hokage appeared calm on the surface, but the veins bulging on the hand holding his pipe revealed his true feelings.

What do you mean it has nothing to do with me?!! Does that mean I will never be able to become Hokage in my entire life?! Hiruzen, what exactly do you take me for? A rag you use and then discard?!

As the two old classmates were hurting each other here, the other two in the Konoha F4 who were just coasting along glanced at each other and then spoke up:

"Alright, Hiruzen, Danzo is also considering the future of Konoha. If we don't do something, Orochimaru is already the only candidate for Konoha's Hokage!"

Moreover, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura truly had no ability to instruct Orochimaru; the reason the two of them could become Hokage Advisors was entirely thanks to their relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen; otherwise, these two would just be ordinary Jonin.

It must be said that Danzo still had a knack for grasping the dark side of human nature, not to mention that the relationship between the Third Hokage and Danzo was so close, which allowed Danzo to easily grasp the Third Hokage's sore spot.

Stubborn old men will always instinctively reject those young people who are strong and hold different views from their own.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also did not wish for Orochimaru to become Hokage; after all, with Orochimaru's personality, once he became Hokage, he certainly wouldn't need any Hokage Advisors.

Orochimaru was the kind of young person who had his own ideas, and whose heart was completely different from the Third Hokage's Will of Fire!

This also made the Third Hokage harbor constant misgivings, unwilling to hand the position of Hokage over to him.

Having been Hokage for 30 years, Sarutobi Hiruzen had never before been in a position where he had no choice!

Tapping the pipe in his hand, the Third Hokage stared at Danzo and spoke coldly:

"If you have something to say, just say it! I don't believe you came to see me just to say these things. Regardless of who the Fourth Hokage is, it seems to have nothing to do with you!"

However, when he reached old age, the talented yet arrogant and conceited Orochimaru always made the Third Hokage feel wary.

Advisors? Advise what nonsense; I only need you to be obedient, I don't need you to spout gibberish!

Hmm, in terms of personality, Orochimaru indeed had many similarities to the Second Hokage, and as everyone knows, among the several Hokage of Konoha, only the Second Hokage was a leader who made decisions alone and did not need any brain trust.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment, then turned his gaze toward Danzo. Danzo gave a light, cold snort and spoke:

"Some time ago, probably when we were at the front lines, Orochimaru suddenly became interested in the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan..."

"Let Orochimaru research the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan? In this way, not only can we catch him on the issue of his Human Experiment, but we can also drive a wedge between him and that disciple of his!"

"It might be because of that disciple of his; it is said that the brat now already possesses a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his strength is also terrifyingly strong."

Hearing this, the Third Hokage frowned instead. Compared to the black-hearted Danzo and his two useless classmates, the Third Hokage was more tactful and cared more about Konoha. He looked at Danzo and said:

Such a powerful ninja, yet he is an Uchiha and also Orochimaru's disciple; this is also one of the reasons why the Konoha High Command cannot tolerate Orochimaru becoming Hokage.

Utatane Koharu's eyes lit up, revealing a look of anticipation as she looked at Shimura Danzo. Danzo nodded slightly with a calm expression.

When he was young, the person the Third Hokage admired most was Orochimaru, whose personality and talent were similar to the Second Hokage.

Having tasted the flavor of power, the two of them naturally did not want to let go, so they were also firmly opposed to Orochimaru becoming Hokage.

That one sentence of his, "do you even have a choice," immediately caused the Third Hokage, who had held a high position for a lifetime, to develop a sense of disgust toward Orochimaru in his heart.

Uchiha Feiyu's strength naturally goes without saying; just the fact that he severely wounded the Fourth Raikage and killed the Third Raikage is enough to make the current Konoha High Command feel fear.

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen's words came out, the smile on Shimura Danzo's face stiffened, and he roared in his heart with anger:

The higher the status, the more self-opinionated; the older the person, the more stubborn.

"No, this is a time of war, Konoha needs stability. If you do this, you will only force Orochimaru and Uchiha Feiyu to rebel!"

"Then we will wait until the war is over to talk about it. Konoha currently has the upper hand; at most, in a year or two, the Ninja World War will end."

"Besides, I won't directly force them to rebel; at most, I will ruin Orochimaru's reputation and drive a wedge between the master and disciple. If the two of them are in opposition, it will actually be easier to control them."

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression softened slightly, and he nodded slowly.

Shimura Danzo lowered his head slightly, a cold light flashing in his eyes. He wanted to backstab Orochimaru not just because he didn't want Orochimaru to be Hokage.

"More so... it is to control that Uchiha brat!"

Uchiha Feiyu's strength truly gave Danzo a surprise; he really didn't expect that this 15-year-old Uchiha, without having awakened the Mangekyo, would be strong to such a degree.

And theoretically, Uchiha Feiyu did indeed join the Root along with Orochimaru, which gave Danzo the idea of controlling Uchiha Feiyu.

Although Uchiha Feiyu is impervious to reason and only cares about himself, appearing very difficult to control, and coupled with past events and his personality, it is easy to trigger a backlash...

But at the same time, Shimura Danzo felt that as long as he could control Uchiha Feiyu, his grand plan of ascending to the position of Hokage would already be half successful!

"The current Uchiha Feiyu is only fifteen or sixteen years old. In a few more years, who is to say he won't be the next Madara Uchiha?"

"If one could really control a ninja at the level of a God of Shinobi or a Ninja World Asura, let alone becoming Hokage, even making Konoha unify the world would be an easy task!"

Danzo and the Third Hokage each had their own thoughts, but in the short term, neither of them was prepared to do anything to Orochimaru.

Therefore, after Uchiha Feiyu returned to Konoha, he found that Konoha had not changed much, and even the tense atmosphere of the Ninja World War had faded a lot because of this victory.

However, at present, Uchiha Feiyu felt that he had not yet completely digested all his abilities, so naturally, he had no intention of looking for trouble, but instead began to practice in seclusion again.

Two Kekkei Genkai, Magnet Release and Storm Release, Genjutsu for the Manipulation of Five Senses, the fusion of the two Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the White Fang's sword technique, research into the cultivation technique (Joyous Union Canon), further excavating the potential of his atavistic bloodline, proliferating and absorbing Hashirama Cell...

Uchiha Feiyu now wished he could split one day into two; he had no intention of causing trouble in the short term.

It was just that what surprised Uchiha Feiyu a little was that Danzo's attitude toward him seemed to have changed; what was originally strictly business now had quite a bit of an idea to win him over.

The specific manifestation was that occasionally this old ghost would come over to have a heart-to-heart talk with him, and besides, some of the previously secret Ninja Art inheritances of the Root were all opened to him; as long as he completed enough missions, he could obtain them.

On the other hand, Uchiha Feiyu also discovered that the missions the Root had him carry out gradually shifted from half external and half internal to at least seventy percent internal, which meant taking action against Leaf Ninja.

Especially since the Root's capture of so-called Konoha traitors was not done after obtaining evidence, but rather they could take action directly as long as there was suspicion. The number of unjust, false, and wrong cases, and even the instances of using public office for private gain, were truly too many.

"Is Danzo trying to win me over to be one of his own? Has his brain gone bad?"

Regarding the various methods of Danzō, Uchiha Feiyu only gave this one evaluation: in any case, it was a matter of eating the sugar-coated shell and firing the cannonball back, just playing along; such things did not even need to be taught by others.

During the arduous training of Uchiha Feiyu, nearly another year passed by very quickly.

The ninja of Konoha had already rotated twice on the Rock Ninja Battlefield; besides this, although the Mist Ninja Village had not declared war on Konoha during this period, many Mist Ninja often harassed the coastline, causing Konoha to have to divert part of its forces to go to the coastline to suppress the Mist Ninja.

With the war reaching this point, while the top-tier power of Konoha had not suffered losses, the grassroots ninja had already suffered heavy casualties; nowadays, the Ninja Academy had already begun to encourage early graduation, and after graduating, they would be dragged out to train for half a year, then thrown directly onto the battlefield as cannon fodder.

To be honest, every time Uchiha Feiyu saw those young ninja scrambling to graduate early to become cannon fodder, he always felt that these ninja had problems with their brains.

The Will of Fire used by Konoha for brainwashing was crude and simple; if changed to modern society, I am afraid that even the old men and women in the countryside would not be fooled.

It is a pity that such a grand yet empty, hollow Will of Fire has deceived who knows how many ninja; Uchiha Feiyu could only suspect it was a matter of the ninja's intelligence.

Or perhaps, it was because the culture and customs of this world itself led the people of this world to have emptier spirits, to be more in need of so-called will, and therefore more prone to going to extremes.

……

On a training ground three kilometers outside Konoha, Uchiha Feiyu sat cross-legged on a large rock; amidst a dazzling white light, his body was covered with a layer of armor condensed from lightning.

He slowly opened his eyes, three Tomoe spinning constantly, controlling the lightning on his body surface to form Susanoo armor, and let out a long breath.

Combining the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Susanoo was the focus of Uchiha Feiyu's cultivation during this period, and through nearly a year of bitter practice, he had indeed accomplished this.

After the Strongest Shield and Strongest Spear of the Third Raikage were integrated into Susanoo, their power was further enhanced, and the fastest speed of the Fourth Raikage also completely compensated for the original lack of flexibility in Susanoo.

Originally, the first stage of Susanoo did not actually improve Uchiha Feiyu's strength much, but after completely integrating the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it allowed Uchiha Feiyu to truly advance by leaps and bounds.

Slightly raising his hand, on Uchiha Feiyu's hand, lasers converted from faint electric light flowed constantly; now he had also converted two other Bloodline Limits, and his physical limits had been raised once again.

It was precisely because of this that he could integrate everything he had learned from all his Soul within a year and convert it into his own Power Level.

Now that Madara Uchiha was aging and Uzumaki Nagato had not yet matured, Uchiha Feiyu already had the confidence that he was the strongest in the Ninja World!

He stood up slightly, a smile appeared on his face, and he turned his head to look at the edge of the training ground.

Several Anbu ninja were standing there; now that Uchiha Feiyu's strength was advancing by leaps and bounds, even though he himself did not control any power and had no subordinates, his powerful strength alone already made the Konoha High Command unable to rest easy.

Naturally, covert surveillance was also indispensable, and because of Uchiha Feiyu's own background, the ninja who could monitor him almost all had strong resistance to Genjutsu.

However, facing the fully mastered Five Senses Control, these so-called elites of Root and Anbu could only be dazed and unaware of anything.

Even if Uchiha Feiyu was practicing right in front of them, these people could not discover any abnormalities.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Konoha High Command, Uchiha Feiyu had been very honest during this period; although he had been practicing and making progress, he was only a little stronger than before, rather than advancing by leaps and bounds to the point of being invincible in the world.

They would certainly not know about information such as Susanoo, multiple Bloodline Limits, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Besides this, through research on the accidentally obtained Joyous Union Canon, Uchiha Feiyu had also gained quite a lot; after all, it was a legacy obtained at the cost of so many sacrifices, so even if it was a bit crooked, it was impossible for it to be of no use to cultivation.

"This Joyous Union Canon should have originated from some world of Immortal Cultivation. It's a pity that the environment has changed too much, otherwise I would have already cultivated Sage Mode by now, or even transformed directly into an Immortal like those animal Immortals."

However, Uchiha Feiyu was not in a hurry; through his research on the Joyous Union Canon, he could already perceive Natural Energy and even use it slightly, but he was just stuck at the stage of absorption and digestion.

As long as he was given enough time, he would always be able to cultivate it successfully.

(End of this chapter)