Why was Danzo so certain that Orochimaru did it?
If it were just a robbery of the First Hokage's tomb, Danzo might have thought the culprit wanted Wood Release.
Because of the powerful vitality of Hashirama cells, Hashirama's body wouldn't rot even after decades of death.
But if Tobirama and the village's elite Ninjas were added to the mix...
Then it wasn't simple grave robbing, but someone wanting to use Edo Tensei on Konoha's powerhouses to join the war.
Why must this person be Orochimaru? Couldn't it be someone else? The Third Hokage, or the evil Uchiha.
Why was Danzo so sure it was Orochimaru?
Because Edo Tensei is a Forbidden Jutsu; it's not something just anyone can learn if they want to.
Danzo didn't know Edo Tensei either; he only came here to look at Tobirama's tomb.
He hoped Tobirama's spirit in heaven would bless him to learn Edo Tensei.
In Konoha, only Orochimaru had that kind of talent.
Furthermore, Edo Tensei is sealed within the scroll of seals, which is kept by the Hokage. Who else would have the chance to touch it?
Only a Ninja with extremely high-level infiltration skills like Orochimaru could steal Konoha's Forbidden Jutsu.
Most importantly, Danzo knew Orochimaru well enough; only a guy like Orochimaru, who had no bottom line and didn't care about ethics, would dare offend the Previous Hokage.
Danzo stood up and said to Ryoma, "Ryoma, find a way to track down Orochimaru."
"Yes!"
...
Amegakure.
Ryou and Candy walked out of Madara's underground base and gathered the Jonin of Amegakure for a grand meeting.
Amegakure didn't actually have any Jonin; their Jonin had all been killed by Nagato.
The Jonin here were mainly the Ninja Cat from Sora-ku.
"A traitor has appeared among us!"
Fortune was furious. "We must catch them and torture them properly. Ryou, tell us, how should we punish them?"
Ryou replied, "I already said it just now!"
"∑(ΦдΦlll."
The cats were shocked, trembling with fear one by one; this truly was the Straw Hat Kid!
Ryou said to the Ninja Cat, "Loving money is fine, selling intelligence is fine, and collecting protection fees is also fine."
"But I must get a share."
Fortune hesitated a bit. "Ryou, isn't this a bit too lawless? If the Ancestor finds out we're selling his intelligence, the old man will be very angry."
Ryou pinched Fortune. "Don't worry, the Ancestor is involved in this too."
"Fortune, you have to learn to see the big picture. If you don't take a cut, how can I? If I don't take a cut, how can the Ancestor? If the Ancestor doesn't take a cut, how can you and I make progress?"
"When working under the Ancestor, you must understand this relationship and hurry to join this circle."
"I used to do this at the Konoha Hospital; I'm very familiar with it."
"From family to clan, from clan to village, from individual to collective. It's like a web; those who can spin silk stay on the web, and those who can't—splat! They fall off."
Fortune nodded, indicating he had learned the lesson.
He shouted to the Ninja Cat, "Did you all learn? In the future, when you take money, you must remember the kindness of General Ryou and the Ancestor!"
"You must also offer a portion to them."
The cats nodded, and then Ryou sent the Ninja Cat to prepare for tomorrow's wedding.
Meanwhile, he went to the office to inform Tsunade.
Tsunade was working in the office, while Konan was practicing Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade's observation nearby.
As for Nagato, he went to visit Yahiko's tombstone; he still hadn't emerged from the shadow of Yahiko's passing.
Tsunade was handling Amegakure disaster relief documents while guiding Konan's Medical Ninjutsu practice.
Why was Tsunade guiding Konan in Medical Ninjutsu?
This happened a couple of days ago; Konan wanted to learn more Medical Ninjutsu from Ryou so she could save more disaster victims.
When Tsunade saw Konan's attainment in Yang Release, she was instantly shocked and scrambled to teach Konan Medical Ninjutsu herself.
Between Konan and Sakura, who had higher talent?
If it were overall Ninja talent, how could Sakura even compare to Konan?
Konan was the only female member of the Akatsuki; even Sasori of the Red Sand only joined the Akatsuki after being defeated by Konan.
Then there was Konan's battle against Obito, where she prepared 600 billion Exploding Tags to blow him up, perfectly countering the 5-minute limit of Kamui.
But unfortunately, the Uchiha had an unreasonable Ninjutsu like Izanagi.
Who wouldn't call that a cheat?
If Konan had known about Izanagi beforehand, she might have been able to kill Obito.
Her unique Paper Release Ninjutsu could only be countered by oil; otherwise, no physical attack could harm her in the slightest.
If it were talent for Medical Ninjutsu, Sakura's talent exceeded Shizune's and could be considered top-tier.
Since Konan hadn't studied it before, it was hard to tell.
But Medical Ninjutsu depends on talent in Yang Release and Chakra control.
The Paper Release Ninjutsu Konan developed herself was a Yang Release Secret Technique; her attainment in Yang Release could blow Sakura out of the water.
Regarding Chakra control, turning one's own body into paper also required extremely sophisticated Chakra control.
Konan's ability in Chakra control was also extremely high, ranking at the very top.
Now with Ryou's life spore assisting her body, she could even change her name to Senju Nan without any issues.
If Tsunade had known about Konan's talent in Yang Release beforehand, she might have snatched this disciple from Jiraiya and brought her back to Konoha to raise.
Unfortunately, Konan only recognized Jiraiya as her teacher and refused to become Tsunade's personal disciple.
Tsunade regretted it so much! She should have tested Konan's attainment in Yang Release earlier; otherwise, a fine prospect like Konan would have been her true successor.
But even so, Tsunade didn't want to waste Konan's talent, mainly because Ryou was smuggling in 'private goods' while teaching Konan Medical Ninjutsu.
This kind of person—if someone was drowning, he'd perform artificial respiration for half a day, spraying a bunch of water.
Only for someone to say the mouth was at the other end.
Fearing Konan would be taken advantage of, Tsunade drove Ryou away and taught Konan herself.
Ryou pushed the door open and entered; Tsunade stood up excitedly and asked, "What's the word? Was Uchiha Madara persuaded?"
Ryou said, "He was!"
Tsunade jumped up happily.
"He agreed to let us get married tomorrow!"
[○･｀Д´･○]"
Tsunade was furious; that wasn't what she wanted to hear.
Tsunade walked around the desk and approached Ryou. "I'm talking about the Eye of the Moon Plan. Could the teacher and Jiraiya not persuade Uchiha Madara?"
While healing a salamander, Konan pricked up her ears to eavesdrop.
She also didn't support the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Konan should have been the biggest supporter of the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Because her home was destroyed by war since she was a child, and her best partner, Yahiko, who was like family, died because of conflict... She was just as sad as Nagato.
But she wasn't that fragile; the hardships of her youth taught Konan to be strong. One must eventually face the cold reality.
Ryou walked to where Tsunade had been sitting and crawled under the desk.
Tsunade sat down and asked urgently, "Quick, tell me, what exactly is going on?"
Ryou looked at the setup under the desk, a bit dazed. There was clearly plenty of room, so why did he like kneeling here so much?
Whatever, time to eat!