"Hikari and I can handle this. All of you coming along is a bit of an overreaction."
Orochimaru looked at the three following behind, their serious expressions as if something terribly important had happened.
Actually, it was just Uchiha Hikaji, the head of the Uchiha Clan and captain of the Uchiha Military Police Force, who, seeing Uchiha Hikari's talent, wanted her to return to the Uchiha Clan.
"Orochimaru, this is no small matter, it involves you and Hikari."
Jiraiya said with a serious expression, his arms crossed over his chest, "If you're in a bad mood, Orochimaru, and don't want to cook, where will I get my meals?"
"What if Orochimaru, you get bullied?"
Tsunade clenched her fists, ready for a fight.
"Let me see if there's anything I can help with."
Hyuga Mio pulled out a white paper with multiple Sealing Technique formulas.
Orochimaru was slightly stunned when he saw the white paper in Hyuga Mio's hand, suspecting he had seen wrong, but looking again, he confirmed he hadn't, his eyes widening slightly, his pupils trembling.
My Six Paths Sage's staff!
Isn't that the Sage Art Explosive Tag I gave you?
Do you want to blow up the Uchiha Clan?
The multiple Sealing Technique formulas on the Sage Art Explosive Tag sealed Sage Art Explosives within the paper, and could continuously summon Sage Art Explosive Tags, and also be used to cast Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
Seeing the expression on Orochimaru's face, Tsunade and Jiraiya realized that the white paper with complex Sealing Technique formulas in Hyuga Mio's hand might be a big problem.
Uchiha Hikari held Orochimaru's hands, feeling very uneasy in the Uchiha Clan's territory, which was full of Uchiha Clan members. If Orochimaru hadn't been by her side, she might have already lost control of her emotions.
The news that Konohas Sannin, famous throughout the Ninja World, had gathered in the Uchiha Clan's territory quickly reached the Konoha Higher-Ups.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely bewildered, unable to understand what they were doing there.
Danzo Shimura was also very curious. According to the Root Ninja who reported back, Orochimaru and the others went to the Uchiha Clan's territory with the little girl Uchiha Hikari. If it was just for a visit, wasn't that making too much of a fuss?
Don't you know your own influence?
Danzo Shimura considered that Orochimaru and the others might not yet know their influence. As Konohas Sannin, they were also Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciples; no one in Konoha was more famous than them.
Even Sakumo Hatake, who had some fame and was known as Konoha White Fang for his Chakra short sword, couldn't compare to them.
Uchiha Hikaji was also a bit confused when he received the news. He just wanted to ask Uchiha Hikari if she could return to the Uchiha Clan; he had no other intentions. Why did so many people have to come?
Konohas Sannin had all gathered together.
Since things had come to this, Uchiha Hikaji could only calmly wait for Orochimaru and the others to arrive... "Impossible! Clan Head Hikaji, I'm afraid I cannot agree to your request."
Orochimaru's face turned slightly cold. She put down her teacup and flatly refused Uchiha Hikaji, "Hikari cannot return to the Uchiha Clan. She has Uchiha blood, but she didn't grow up in the Uchiha Clan."
Good heavens, her little cabbage hadn't even grown up yet, and someone was already eyeing it!
To want Hikari to return to the Uchiha Clan, not to mention whether Hikari agrees, they also have to ask if she agrees!
"Clan Head Hikaji, don't forget, she is an Uchiha who was left outside, not an Uchiha who followed the Senju Clan to establish Konoha. Even if you are the Clan Head, you have no right to take her from me."
Orochimaru could understand Uchiha Hikaji's desire, as the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan, not to let an Uchiha genius drift outside. However, remembering Hikari's terrified look from her nightmare last night, her anger flared, and her face grew even colder.
Uchiha Hikari, sitting next to Orochimaru, barely maintained her composure. When she heard her words, her emotions calmed down, and she reached out to hold her hand.
"Then... what does this child think?"
Uchiha Hikaji could see that Orochimaru was already very impatient, but he didn't want to give up just like that. He looked at Uchiha Hikari, noticed her action, and his heart sank halfway. That was clearly an action of extreme reliance on Orochimaru.
Just as Orochimaru said, Uchiha Hikari was an Uchiha who had drifted outside. Aside from both being Uchiha, she had basically no significant connection to Konoha's Uchiha.
Even if he was the Clan Head, he had no right to control her in that capacity.
"I don't want to live in the Uchiha Clan. Please don't disturb me again."
Uchiha Hikari tightly gripped Orochimaru's hand, sweat beading in her palm. She kept telling herself in her heart that there was nothing to fear from the Uchiha Clan. She wasn't alone anymore; she had Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Mio-neechan protecting her, and her own strength was also very strong!
"I understand. I will not bring this up again."
Uchiha Hikaji sighed. He couldn't understand why Uchiha Hikari was so resistant to the Uchiha Clan. The Uchiha Clan hadn't done anything to her!
"Then, Clan Head Hikaji, farewell."
Orochimaru believed that enough had been said. She stood up, took Uchiha Hikari's hand, and walked out.
Considering her own, Tsunade's, and Jiraiya's reputation in Konoha, staying too long in the Uchiha Clan's territory might bring negative consequences to the Uchiha.
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