At this time, Minato spoke directly to them, "Konan, Sasori, in three days, you two will come with me to Sunagakure."
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Konan's face as she replied softly, "Looks like no one from Sunagakure plans to come contact us on their own."
Ever since Yahiko was successfully revived and Nagato's condition gradually returned to normal, the shadow that had long weighed on Konan's heart had finally completely disappeared.
The Konan who once rarely smiled had now become much brighter, often laughing.
Minato nodded slightly, "That's right. Nagato, Yahiko, do you two want to go take a look?"
At this moment, Nagato's pair of eyes, which had only recently been installed, quietly gazed ahead.
Although for now they looked like nothing more than an ordinary pair of eyes, in truth, their origin was far from ordinary.
These eyes were built on the foundation of Uchiha Ryuri's clone's eyes, and fused with fragments of cells from Madara's Rinnegan.
Nagato himself had become an important test subject in the cell fusion experiment led by Orochimaru.
As for what kind of changes these special eyes might undergo in the future, that was still unknown.
Nagato's expression remained as cool and distant as ever. He did not seem particularly interested in what Minato had said.
He slowly shook his head and replied calmly, "I won't go. Yahiko, you're not allowed to go either."
Recently, Nagato had stayed in Konoha without going out at all.
However, he did not feel dissatisfied about it.
To him, nothing in this world was more important than having a healthy body.
Ever since Yahiko was revived, Nagato had been urging him to train diligently every single day.
After all, because of the tragedy they experienced years ago, there were still lingering shadows in their hearts.
Hearing Nagato's words, Yahiko showed a helpless smile. He scratched the back of his head and answered obediently, "I know, Nagato."
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Orochimaru was working in the laboratory.
Yakushi Nono walked in quickly and said softly:
"Orochimaru-sama, Hyuga Aoto requests an audience."
Most of the time, Nono was busy at the hospital. But because of her special connection with Yakushi Kabuto, she was able to move freely between the Uchiha Hospital and Orochimaru's office.
Under normal circumstances, she was the one responsible for reporting matters like this.
Orochimaru did not stop mixing the reagents in his hands because of the sudden report. Without even looking up, he casually instructed:
"I understand. Take him to the reception room. I'll be there shortly."
After receiving the order, Nono responded respectfully, "Yes."
———
In the hospital's reception room, Hyuga Aoto paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan, looking extremely anxious.
Even though he had served as the acting clan head of the Hyuga clan for quite some time, he still could not remain calm in the face of major matters.
After all, what he had come to discuss this time was crucial to the future direction of the Hyuga clan. There could be no carelessness.
In his mind, he kept replaying the letters left behind by Koshin and Sota.
He went over them again and again, building himself up mentally.
At that moment, a faint sound came from the door.
Click!
The door was slowly pushed open.
The instant he heard it, Hyuga Aoto straightened up as if struck by lightning, his eyes fixed tightly on the doorway.
The one who entered was Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru-sama!"
Hyuga Aoto hurried forward with a respectful expression and quickly bent down, giving a deep and proper bow.
Orochimaru only gave a slight nod and said in his hoarse voice, "Mm. Stand up and speak. What do you want with me?"
After receiving permission, Hyuga Aoto quickly stood up, but he still kept his head lowered and body slightly bent, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
Then he swiftly reached into his robes and carefully took out a delicate storage scroll.
Holding the scroll high with both hands, he respectfully presented it to Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru-sama, inside this are all the Byakugan that our Hyuga clan has been able to collect and remove."
The so called removable Byakugan naturally referred to those that once belonged to members of the Hyuga main family.
Back then, Rengoku had paid special attention to this matter and instructed Aoto to safeguard these eyes properly.
They were meant to be used one day in a trade with Orochimaru in exchange for important items or resources.
At that time, Rengoku had even taken his former younger sister Ryuri out traveling.
During that period, many people already knew that Orochimaru had achieved the ability to regenerate severed limbs.
However, at the time, the Hyuga clan had not reached a unified decision on whether to hand over these Byakugan.
Then the fierce ninja world war broke out, and the matter was temporarily shelved.
Now, with the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato successfully revived, the entire situation had changed drastically.
This event had a tremendous impact on the Hyuga clan.
So after holding a high level meeting a few days ago, Hyuga Aoto did not dare delay even for a moment. He rushed back to the clan overnight and widely sought the opinions of the clansmen.
After much effort, he finally gathered these Byakugan and brought them here to present to Orochimaru.
It should be known that although many members of various ninja clans had died over the years, compared to the enormous sacrifice the Hyuga clan made during that shocking coup, the losses of the other clans did not carry the same impact.
Now, all members of the Hyuga main family had fallen. The remaining branch family members were all deeply grateful to those who had once planned and pushed forward the New Bud Plan.
And now, everyone had just witnessed Namikaze Minato miraculously return from the dead.
Thus, Hyuga Aoto did not dare hesitate in the slightest and immediately led his clansmen to bring everything Orochimaru had once set his sights on.
Orochimaru was slightly startled and began thinking.
During this period, he had been busy with various matters and research projects, so he had not paid much attention to the situation on the Hyuga clan's side.
He opened the storage scroll and saw rows upon rows of carefully collected Hyuga Byakugan arranged neatly inside.
Each eye was placed in a jar made of high grade materials and preserved in excellent condition.
Orochimaru's sharp gaze swept over Hyuga Aoto before him as he asked casually, "Go on. What do you want to exchange for these?"
Hearing this, Hyuga Aoto quickly lowered his head and replied in a humble tone, "Respected Orochimaru-sama, our Hyuga clan has always been an inseparable part of Konoha."
"For these Byakugan to serve you is their best destination."
"Whatever Orochimaru-sama grants us, we will accept."
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