Konoha, I have the Herrscher of the End core in my body.

In the ninja world, those who break the ninja rules are trash, but those who don't value their companions are even more trash. This is what Obito once said to him, and Kakashi naturally said it to the three members of Team 7 before.

If you ask Kakashi which is more important now, the mission or the companions, there is no doubt that the companions are the most important. Naruto's previous reaction really made him feel heartbroken. Even Sasuke, who was bent on revenge, was not as cold-blooded as him. Coupled with Naruto's previous performance, now in Team 7, Naruto's problem is more serious than Sasuke's.

In other words, Naruto didn't know what Kakashi was thinking at the moment, otherwise he would have cried out in injustice. He didn't react to Sakura being captured because of his inherent impression that Sakura would live to the end. Under the influence of this idea, he naturally wouldn't worry about Sakura.

"Master Orochimaru, how do you feel?"

On the other side of the forest, as the little white snake crawled into Orochimaru's body, Orochimaru, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes. Seeing Orochimaru open his eyes, Kabuto Yakushi, who was standing quietly opposite Orochimaru, immediately spoke.

"He is still too young, but there is an unexpected gain." Orochimaru said with a mysterious smile on his face.

"An unexpected gain?" Just when Kabuto Yakushi was thinking about the meaning of Orochimaru's words, he suddenly heard a noise from the side, which made him turn around abruptly. Then he saw a person who shouldn't be here.

"This is really an unexpected gain." Kabuto Yakushi immediately reacted and realized that the person who came was Orochimaru's unexpected gain. The person who came was naturally Naruto. As Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, although Kabuto Yakushi had never said hello to him, he knew all the information about the other party in Konoha.

"Okay, now let's talk about the cooperation you mentioned before, and the secret of the Uchiha clan's bloodline limit." Orochimaru said as he stood up.

"Since this is a collaboration, Lord Orochimaru, I can't make the sacrifice unilaterally."

"Then what do you want?"

"I need some ninjutsu. I am under close surveillance in Konoha. It is very troublesome to learn ninjutsu. First, I will learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique as a deposit."

"That depends on the value of your intelligence."

"Don't worry, my information will definitely make you feel it's worth it, Lord Orochimaru. The Uchiha clan's Sharingan can evolve into the Mangekyō Sharingan. I wonder if Lord Orochimaru knows this."

"If that's all, there's no value to it."

The Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan is no secret to the Konoha high-ups, and the same goes for Susanoo.

"Then Lord Orochimaru, do you know that the Mangekyō Sharingan can also evolve into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?" Naruto continued, "Although the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan is very powerful, with continuous use, it will greatly reduce vision until it becomes blind. However, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan does not have this disadvantage. It can use the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan an unlimited number of times. Uchiha Madara used this kind of eyes back then."

"Is that so? I see. No wonder Uchiha Madara was so powerful back then." Upon hearing Naruto talk about the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Orochimaru immediately nodded thoughtfully.

“In fact, Uchiha Madara once used the Mangekyō Sharingan too many times and eventually became blind. However, he eventually evolved the Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The conditions for evolving the Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan are very harsh.

First, there must be a pair of brothers who have opened the Mangekyō Sharingan together, and then one of them can fuse the Mangekyō Sharingan of the other to become the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."

Naruto also told the method to upgrade the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Haha, so that's how it is, so that's how it is. I finally understand why you kept Sasuke." After Naruto finished talking about the method of upgrading the Eternal Mangekyō, Orochimaru suddenly burst into laughter.

"Just so you think."

Looking at the laughing Orochimaru, Naruto smiled coldly. The reason why he said so much was to make Orochimaru think so. To be honest, when he first watched the animation and heard Itachi say his purpose, he really thought that was what Itachi thought at that time.

After all, Itachi is a ruthless man who can kill his entire clan, including his own parents. There is no reason for him to let his younger brother go. No one would believe that he is a brother-con.

"This is indeed priceless information, but I'm curious as to how you know this."

"Lord Orochimaru, I seem to have forgotten my name. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and my mother is the princess of the Uzumaki clan. Although the Uzumaki Kingdom was destroyed, the Uzumaki clan was not completely destroyed."

"It seems my teacher has completely miscalculated. Kabuto, I'll leave this to you."

"Is this the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique? Speaking of which, I was a little impulsive when meeting Orochimaru this time. Never mind. There is no way to regret it now."

On the way back to Konoha, Naruto received the memories from his shadow clone and learned about his negotiations with Orochimaru. He gained a lot of ninjutsu from him, which also strengthened Orochimaru's determination to seize Sasuke's body.

Perhaps in Orochimaru's heart, he had already made the decision to take over Sasuke's body, and then take over Itachi's eyes so that he could possess the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

"This mission is a trap." After returning to Konoha, Kakashi immediately reported the mission to the Third Hokage.

"It's a trap. Don't leave Konoha recently. I'll let the Anbu investigate first." Hearing that someone was targeting Uchiha Sasuke, the Third Hokage immediately made a decision.

"And there's the issue of Naruto. Third-sama, it's still the same. He doesn't have the slightest sense of identification with Konoha." After hesitating for a while, Kakashi pointed out Naruto's problem.

"Ah, it's all my fault. I made him suffer that since he was a child."

When talking about Naruto, the Third Hokage took a puff of his cigarette unconsciously. Even though Naruto disguised himself very well, he did not identify with Konoha, and there was no way to hide this from Kakashi, the Third Hokage and the others.

In fact, this is the true state of the Jinchūriki. Looking at the Jinchūriki of the five major ninja villages, which one of them truly recognizes the village, except Naruto in the original work.

Look at Gaara, he is killing people in the Sand Village. The other Jinchūriki either defected or were not in the village for most of the year.

"Just wait a few years and see. He's still young, so you need to intensify your guidance."

In the end, the Third Hokage made the same decision as before and handed Naruto over to Danzo who was following him. This was simply impossible. The Third Hokage knew too well how powerful the Nine-Tails was. This might be able to brainwash Naruto into becoming a guard of Konoha, but once Danzo obtained such power, he would definitely not be willing to stay behind.

The Third Hokage knew all too well the ambitions of his old friend.

"Yes."