After transforming, I became the wife of all Naruto fans.

Chapter 148 The Other Side

The subsequent developments of the Danzo incident did not surprise Chiba.

Once the outer shell of the Root of the Roots is peeled away, in front of Tsunade, who controls the greater good and has the hearts of the people, the Roots are as vulnerable and helpless as a naked girl.

Not to mention that during the later confrontation, Hiashi Hyuga, whom Tsunade had invited, unexpectedly discovered with his Byakugan that Danzo was using Kotoamatsukami on the two elders, which is why the two elders had supported Danzo in the first place.

Chiba's earlier claim about finding clues was fabricated, but with Hiashi Hyuga's on-the-spot arrest this time, Danzo had nothing to say.

The only regrettable thing is the matter of the interstitial cells.

This is because the First Hokage personally agreed to it, then the Second Hokage started it, and only after the Second Hokage's sacrifice did Danzo and Orochimaru take over and continue its development.

Tsunade chose to let bygones be bygones regarding the Hashirama cells. Of course, while she would let bygones be bygones, the project itself still had to be handed over.

Thus, Danzo was left penniless.

Aside from a few Root ninjas who were brainwashed and deeply bound by interests, and properties and secret bases outside Konoha that only Danzo knew about, Tsunade basically took over the Root headquarters in Konoha.

As for Danzo himself?

From Tsunade's perspective, killing him was definitely out of the question, as Danzo had risked his life for Konoha in his youth.

As for being imprisoned for life?

That's not good either. A former high-ranking official has ended up like this. Even if he himself was wrong, are you completely without fault?

Therefore, after Danzo handed over Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan, he was secretly expelled from Konoha.

Outside of Konoha Village, you can go wherever you want—the Land of Fire, the entire ninja world—just don't harm your own people in Konoha.

Upon hearing this news, the various ninja clans of Konoha celebrated as if it were New Year's Day. They not only decorated their houses with lanterns and colorful streamers but also held grand banquets, mainly to send off the plague god with gongs and drums.

As for Chiba, who made a great contribution in the expulsion of Danzo, the Konoha ninja clans all looked at him with great favor, which goes without saying.

Of course, Qianyu didn't really want them to be agreeable.

After all, most people's impression of someone is like this: "Oh, this little girl is so pretty, here, have some."

The ninja clans' opinion was this: Shikamaru, use your invincible brain to think of a way to marry this woman! Kiba, use your beast-mimicking ninjutsu to become a simp and lick this woman's lips!

Therefore, for a period of time, Chiba was somewhat annoyed and even wanted to change his ninja village.

Fortunately, Kiba and Shikamaru reacted normally.

Shikamaru and Kiba: Huh? I'm marrying Chiba? Really? No way, if the Kirin comes crashing down, I'll be the first to run.

With strong resistance from close friends like Shikamaru and Kiba, and with Tsunade's intervention, no one kept coming to Chiba's door with gifts every few days, and she finally had time to attend to her own affairs.

She currently has three things to do.

One is to play.

Yes, play.

Although there's not much to do in the ninja world, don't forget that Chiba made a small agreement with the system.

Her requirements were simple: a high-tech computer that could connect the two worlds, and a small snack vending machine that could also connect the two worlds.

With food and entertainment, getting through three years of unemployment shouldn't be difficult, right?

Secondly, it is about learning.

After playing, of course you still have to learn.

The balance between work and rest is not the case. Qianyu does not intend to completely turn herself into a useless person and take a three-year summer vacation or something.

What I learned was very simple: Tsunade's medical ninjutsu.

In the ninja world, if you are proficient in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, that's not a well-rounded warrior. A well-rounded warrior is one who can withstand attacks and fight effectively.

Since we've come all this way to the ninja world, we must strive for perfection.

Of course, we must not forget our important tasks while playing and studying.

This is the third point—Xiao's entry into the assessment.

The task of this test was simple: to retrieve the Empty Ring from Orochimaru's possession.

In the original work, although Orochimaru left Akatsuki, he kept the Empty Ring. It is unknown whether this was to remind himself of his crushing defeat at the hands of Itachi Uchiha, or whether he had left Akatsuki on the surface but still maintained contact with it in secret.

However, as the story progressed to the very end, this obvious foreshadowing was never used, as if Kishimoto had forgotten about it.

Now, the task of recycling the rings has fallen to Qianyu.

Speaking of which, Chiba does indeed have something to discuss with Orochimaru...

After a while, the live streams only started a few times when Chiba returned and when Danzo was expelled.

A lush, green forest appeared in the center of everyone's screen.

While some viewers still thought this was somewhere in Konoha, those with sharp eyes had already noticed something was wrong.

Compared to the thick, sturdy trees in Konoha that could support a row of people, the trees here are noticeably 'slender'.

The camera then descended from the panoramic view in the air, entering the forest and arriving at a specially cleared training ground, further confirming their guess—a handsome young man with black hair was wielding a long sword with sharp eyes.

Meanwhile, a tall, slender man with a pale, effeminate face and long, waist-length hair and snake-eyed eyes was watching from the side.

With such obvious characteristics, who else could it be but Sasuke and Orochimaru, who have been missing for so long?

Upon seeing the familiar figure, the comments section immediately erupted with messages:

"Holy crap, after Lao Yu, Lao Zhu, you also won the revival match?"

"What does this mean? What does this mean? What's the significance of suddenly releasing Sasuke? Does this mean there's going to be a completely new Sasuke storyline?"

"Ugh, finally, finally Sasuke is going to make his appearance? More than ten years, more than ten years! Do you know how we Sasuke-Chihiro shippers have spent these past ten years?"

"Hmmmm... It's only been a dozen episodes, is it really necessary to be so dramatic? And you Sasuke and Chizuru pairings shouldn't get too excited yet. There's more than just Sasuke here, Orochimaru is also here!"

"Exactly! I thought Orochimaru still had his charm back when he was Orochimaru's aunt! Now that he's become Orochimaru's uncle, I like him even more. I'm looking forward to Orochimaru's storyline!"

"Damn, seeing you guys is like witnessing the diversity of humanity!"

"Haha, it's just a matter of personal taste, that's normal, that's normal."

The comments section suddenly relaxed in a strange atmosphere.

At the same time, Sasuke gave a complete demonstration of the swordsmanship he had copied from Chiba.

"Slap slap slap slap!" A crisp slapping sound rang out.

Orochimaru's eyes showed admiration: "I've only ever seen White Fang kill people before, but I've never seen White Fang's complete swordsmanship. This time, you've filled the void in my memory."

"How was it?" Sasuke ignored Orochimaru's self-absorbed reflections, simply sheathing his sword and asking coldly.

With that aloof attitude, anyone who didn't know better would think Sasuke was still the young master of the Uchiha clan, while Orochimaru was just a butler.

However, Orochimaru's good point is that he is always kind and gentle to talented people.

So he simply smiled and said, "That's fine. You really don't need to learn swordsmanship from me. I will assist you in improving and absorbing it, as I said before, until you eventually develop your own style of swordsmanship."

"Of course, it will take some time to complete the full simulation. Let's continue with the Chidori Stream training today. I'll go prepare your training materials for the next stage!"

After saying that, Orochimaru turned and left, while Sasuke put down his sword and began to gather Chidori in his palm.

Aside from the content of their cultivation, the two did not exchange any further words.

This is the training environment Sasuke desired: direct, efficient, and pure. Chiba's advice was indeed never wrong.

He believed that only in such an environment could he overtake the competition and catch up with the woman who was far ahead of him.

So Sasuke, who was focused on his training, was unaware that Orochimaru had only walked a dozen meters before stopping and looking to the side with a gloomy expression.

Beside him, the figure that Sasuke saw as beautiful, radiant, pure, and wonderful appeared so ferocious and terrifying in Orochimaru's eyes, as if an indescribable evil god was writhing its tentacles.

With a hoarse voice, Orochimaru slowly uttered the name of the newcomer: "Phoenix Temple...Senba!"