"They will definitely know!"
Orochimaru said it with certainty, but at this moment, no one spoke up to argue. Instead, they felt a chill in their hearts.
A powerful ninja who could avoid the barrier around the outside wall, freely enter and exit Konoha, and appear and disappear mysteriously, made them feel uneasy.
Their expressions became serious. They thought to themselves, what would happen if they were attacked by this masked man?
Compared to that, the Kumogakure delegation issue was a small matter. It was just a question of how much profit the village could get.
That masked man could start another tailed beast disaster if he had the chance.
Danzo's eyes flashed. He was the first to speak, saying decisively, "We can't let that kind of guy act as he pleases in Konoha. We have to find a way to limit him or track his movements."
Among the people present, Danzo was the most wary of the masked man. The Hyuga and Uchiha clans were okay. Any disagreements with the village were within a normal range, but Root was different.
There were many secret matters that, if revealed, would put them completely against the village.
Originally, Danzo was very confident in Root's defenses, but after learning the specifics of the masked man's space-time ninjutsu, he couldn't restrain himself.
"This matter concerns the safety of the village. Everyone must do their best, including you, Orochimaru."
Danzo stared at Orochimaru and said in a deep voice, "What means did you use to detect the masked man's movements?"
Facing the gazes of everyone, Orochimaru smiled. "My method is very special. No one else can use it except me."
A glimmer of light flashed in Danzo's eyes. "This is a major matter. We can't rely solely on your judgment. Tell us what it is, and we'll see if we can do it too."
Inside the meeting room, the others were silent, but their attitude was the same. Even Jiraiya gave him a hopeful look.
"You guys always think I'm hiding something."
Orochimaru shook his head and smiled. "Actually, the method is very simple. I practice Senjutsu, so my tracking and sensing abilities are slightly improved."
"Senjutsu?!"
The people were slightly surprised and looked at each other. Although they had heard this term a few times recently, it was still very unfamiliar.
But such a casual explanation was clearly not satisfactory. They couldn't help but look at the other Senjutsu practitioner among them.
Facing the searching eyes of the crowd, Jiraiya had a headache. He didn't know that Senjutsu had this kind of effect.
But he had promised Orochimaru before, so he couldn't expose him directly. He stammered,
"Senjutsu can indeed enhance the five senses, but everyone's situation is different... Orochimaru's improvement is a bit stronger than mine, so it's not surprising."
The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, frowned. A teacher knows his student best. Jiraiya's implication was clearly that he didn't have this kind of sensing ability.
"Don't ask Jiraiya. He only practices Senjutsu from Mount Myoboku, and his ability is only at the level of 'knowing how to use it.'"
Orochimaru smiled and spoke smoothly, "But the focus of Senjutsu in the three great places is different. Tsunade, you should have heard about the characteristics of the Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu from the Slug Sage, right?"
Tsunade frowned slightly, but under Jiraiya's urging look, she still opened her mouth, "Chakra amount, healing ability"...
She was reluctant to say more.
Enhanced five senses, enhanced physical fitness, chakra amount, healing ability... These words gave everyone a general impression of Senjutsu and also indirectly confirmed that Orochimaru was not lying.
But everyone present still frowned. Not being able to get a ready-made solution from Orochimaru meant that they needed to solve this problem themselves.
This was obviously troublesome, and there would be no results in the short term.
Of course, they could also choose another method, which was to eliminate the masked man once and for all.
But after learning about the masked man's space-time ninjutsu, they also clearly knew how difficult Akatsuki was. Even Orochimaru had returned empty-handed.
Although they had different opinions of Orochimaru, they trusted in his abilities.
After a long silence, the Third Hokage said slowly, "The most urgent task is to strengthen the monitoring methods within the village. I will leave this matter to the barrier team and the sealing team..."
"That's far from enough."
Orochimaru licked his lips and directly raised an objection, smiling,
"Those who are skilled in sealing techniques and barrier techniques are not just the people in the barrier team and the sealing team. There are also many of these ninjas in various ninja clans. We should gather them together and develop new ninjutsu."
Utatane Koharu frowned. "Is it a bit excessive to mobilize so many people just to deal with one ninja?"
Compared to that, she preferred to focus her efforts on killing the masked man.
In fact, this was a common practice for ninjas. Compared to defense, they focused more on offense.
For centuries, ninjas had been constantly improving their skills in killing people, but they had barely made any progress in "how to protect".
With this common idea, it was no wonder that the ninja group was still controlled by ordinary people.
Orochimaru glanced at Utatane Koharu and was about to say something sarcastic, but he thought that it would only start an argument and be useless, so he barely stopped himself.
After a moment of silence, Orochimaru looked around and said slowly,
"Mobilizing so many people is worth it, not only to defend against the masked man, but also for the future Jinchuriki."
"Currently, there are no suitable Whirlpool clan members in the village. The Fourth's line will also continue to mix blood, and it will be cut off sooner or later. The village must improve its sealing techniques and research a way to allow ordinary people to become Jinchuriki."
"Since the destruction of Whirlpool Village, Konoha has been behind Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure for too long. Now that the ninja world situation has slowed down, it is the time to catch up with them."
This reason was reasonable enough. Jiraiya was the first to express his agreement. Tsunade reluctantly echoed it. The Third Hokage would naturally not oppose his students.
Unexpectedly, Danzo did not oppose Orochimaru as usual, but also agreed.
It was unknown whether he was moved by Orochimaru's statement that ordinary people could also become Jinchuriki, or whether he was thinking of taking the opportunity to weaken the ninja clans.
With no one to support her, Utatane Koharu couldn't help but remain silent and no longer object.
"Research on sealing techniques and barrier techniques cannot be done in a day or two."
The Third Hokage tapped on the table and said in a deep voice, "Before that, the police force will reorganize the patrol routes. Also, the Hyuga clan will send elites from the clan to assist."
Fugaku's expression changed. "Hokage-sama, should we discuss this further..."
"There's no need to say more. I've made up my mind."
The Third Hokage waved his hand and frowned, staring intently, "If it's just the Uchiha, can you guarantee that the masked man won't appear in the village?"
Fugaku was speechless. The range of the Sharingan's vision was far inferior to that of the Byakugan, so how could he dare to guarantee it?
Moreover, the enemy appeared and disappeared mysteriously, so even the Byakugan might not be able to do it.
Fugaku had no choice but to accept, but he was worried about how to explain it to the clan.
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