Tomoki didn't know that Orochimaru had privatized public facilities again, and even if he did, he wouldn't care too much.
If it were some high-tech password lock, Tomoki would only be able to resort to brute force, but for Sealing Ninjutsu, Tomoki was very skilled.
After leaving the cave, Tomoki arrived at the starting point of the highway he had built earlier.
He didn't immediately summon Shisui, the 'old driver'; instead, Tomoki first set up a simple seal around himself, and then used Hellfire again to wrap the space outside the seal.
Afterward, Tomoki opened the scroll he had received on the moon.
The scroll was written by Kabuto, and its content was as Tomoki expected: research on Chakra had yielded results.
Then came Kabuto's requests: first, he needed Tomoki to return to Konoha as soon as possible to report the results to him.
Second, he asked how to handle the researchers involved in the project.
After quickly reading the contents of the scroll, a flash of fire appeared, and the scroll turned into ashes and dissipated.
At the same time, Tomoki also removed the seal and Hellfire, injecting Chakra into the Flying Thunder God Mark to call for Shisui.
While waiting for Shisui, Tomoki also pondered over the scroll Kabuto had given him.
The first thing Kabuto mentioned was no surprise.
But the second thing made Tomoki frown slightly as he pondered.
Tomoki and Orochimaru got along very well; although he always bullied him, wasn't that a sign of getting along?
And in the original story, Kabuto and Orochimaru had compatible personalities; now that he followed Tomoki, he was also Tomoki's capable assistant.
Beneath Konoha's peaceful and harmonious facade, there was also the darkness that should exist.
When the water is too clear, there are no fish; a utopia does not exist, at least not in a Ninja World with humans, unless humans become White Zetsu.
More than ninety-five percent of Konoha's villagers, whether Ninja or ordinary people, were so harmonious and peaceful, full of hope for the future.
It was only the remaining half percent who worked hard to hide all the darkness beneath the calm surface.
Kabuto happened to be among that half percent, and his status was not low.
However, Kabuto's request still surprised Tomoki slightly.
Although Tomoki had been tirelessly changing Konoha's ideology, how could the mainstream ideas change within a few years?
Without the efforts of one or two generations, and with the old guys not yet in their graves, a complete change was impossible.
Most of Konoha still believed that Ninja should fight, especially the higher a Ninja's talent, the more he should hone his combat skills.
Academic and research-oriented Ninja were still not the mainstream choice for Ninja.
To possess Chakra, learn Ninjutsu, and then deal with words, numbers, and bottles and jars was purely a waste of past efforts and one's own talent.
Therefore, every researcher in Konoha was very precious now, not to mention that the guys transferred to Orochimaru's laboratory were all among the top.
Research Ninja had an independent and complete confidentiality system, which was extremely strict while also fully considering their personal safety.
After all, researchers are not test subjects who lose their value and can be destroyed after use; they can continuously provide new value.
But Kabuto, in his madness, wanted to eliminate all participants.
Tomoki didn't believe that Kabuto didn't understand the current and future value of these people, yet still had such an idea, which could only mean that the matter was indeed quite serious.
Because of this, Tomoki actually became quite expectant, eagerly wanting to return to Konoha.
Years of nurturing had now borne fruit!
Thanks to Tomoki's foresight, the highway had been laid in advance, so Shisui arrived very quickly this time.
About five minutes later, Shisui's figure appeared before Tomoki.
Although he had anticipated it, Shisui was still slightly surprised when he saw Tomoki and asked,
"Is the one in Konoha a Shadow Clone?"
"Yes, that's right!"
Tomoki nodded very seriously and said.
It wasn't that Tomoki didn't trust Shisui, but there were many things Shisui didn't need to know.
Just as Tomoki never discussed work matters with Mina or Takuma.
Seeing Tomoki's confirmation, Shisui didn't doubt him.
And Shisui didn't ask about Toneri, whom Tomoki was carrying in his hand; after all, every time Tomoki went out, he would always bring back some children.
Shisui had long been accustomed to these things.
"Get ready, I'm starting!"
As he spoke, he placed his hand on Tomoki's shoulder, and as Shisui's words fell,
The three had already disappeared from their original spot.
Uchiha Clan Estate.
Shisui and Tomoki appeared out of thin air on a patch of grass, along with Toneri, whom Tomoki was carrying.
"Thank you, Shisui."
Seeing the familiar scene before him, Tomoki spoke.
"I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."
With that, Shisui left, leaving only Tomoki holding a small child in a white robe.
No matter how powerful Konoha's barrier was, it couldn't prevent space-time Ninjutsu, which was why Obito was able to take Fugaku away last time.
It wasn't that there were no seals prohibiting the use of space-time Ninjutsu; there were some in Tomoki's office.
But that kind of special sealing barrier was only set up in some important places in Konoha; it was impossible to cover the entire Konoha.
Tomoki, who had returned to the Uchiha Clan Estate through Konoha's defensive loophole, did not linger in place and walked directly towards the experimental building.
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