The country of fields.

Uchiha Yuan walked into a dense forest, and as he continued to go deeper into the forest, hissing sounds were heard from all around, and he saw colorful snakes of various sizes poking out from between the treetops and branches.

These snakes spat out their tongues and stared at Uchiha Yuan with cold eyes.

After a while, Uchiha Yuan stopped in an open space in the forest.

He turned his head and glanced around, only to see countless snakes surrounding him and slowly approaching him.

"Senior Orochimaru, isn't it very rude to treat guests like this?"

Uchiha Yuan looked at the approaching snakes calmly, and the air was filled with a strong fishy smell.

As Uchiha Yuan finished speaking, a green snake as thick as an arm swam out from the group of snakes and stood in front of Uchiha Yuan.

Then, the green snake opened its mouth and a sticky figure crawled out from it.

The person who appeared was Orochimaru.

"Senior, the way you appear is really unacceptable."

Looking at Orochimaru, Uchiha Yuan said with a little helplessness.

"Mr. Yuan, it's been a while since we last met. The snakes told me you're...very delicious right now. They're eager to eat you, and I can barely contain my urge to attack you."

Orochimaru looked Uchiha Yuan up and down, licked the corner of his mouth with his tongue, and said with a smile.

Orochimaru has always been interested in Uchiha Yuan's body, and the reaction of the snake group made him want to study Uchiha Yuan's body immediately.

"Humph."

Uchiha Yuan glanced at the surrounding snakes, snorted coldly, and then a violent murderous intent burst out.

Suddenly, the surrounding snakes fled in panic and disappeared in an instant.

"Mr. Yuan, please follow me."

Orochimaru chuckled twice, then turned around and led the way.

After a while, Uchiha Yuan followed Orochimaru into an underground base.

In the dim passage, the sound of footsteps of varying weights broke the silence.

Uchiha Yuan followed behind Orochimaru, his eyes constantly scanning the rooms on both sides of the corridor. Through several open doors, he could see various research instruments in the rooms.

Several of the rooms contained huge glass jars filled with solutions, and a human figure was immersed in each jar.

"I didn't expect that you, Mr. Yuan, would come here in person."

Orochimaru chuckled.

"I am deeply touched by the trust that the senior has given me to come here."

Uchiha Yuan said.

From what we have seen along the way, this underground base should be a very important stronghold of Orochimaru, and a lot of money and effort has been spent on various facilities.

"Haha, I heard that the old man was forced into a very embarrassing situation by Yuan Jun."

Orochimaru said.

"So Senior has been paying attention to Konoha. Then Senior should know that what the Third Hokage did is really disappointing."

Uchiha Yuan said.

"The old man is old."

Orochimaru paused and said with a complicated look on his face.

"Senior, I think the three generations have become corrupt."

Uchiha Yuan showed disdain and sneered.

Hearing this, Orochimaru just smiled and started walking again.

"Mr. Yuan, as far as I know, you left the village this time to carry out the village's intelligence mission, looking for an organization called the Illuminati.

You left your intelligence gathering team behind and came to me. Have you found any trace of the Illuminati?"

Orochimaru asked.

Uchiha Yuan looked at Orochimaru deeply. From his words, it can be seen that Orochimaru knew the situation in Konoha very well.

"Senior, I am the Illuminati."

Uchiha Yuan said calmly.

Hearing this, Orochimaru suddenly stopped and turned to look at Uchiha Yuan in shock.

"Haha, interesting, Yuan-jun, you brought me a huge surprise."

Orochimaru burst into laughter. It was obvious that the truth that the mysterious organization Illuminati was Uchiha Yuan was too shocking.

After the laughter stopped, Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Yuan meaningfully and asked, "Yuan-kun, you told me this secret, aren't you afraid that I will leak it?

Once Konoha finds out, it will be a huge trouble for you."

Uchiha Yuan smiled confidently, met Orochimaru's gaze calmly, and said, "Then may I ask, Senior, will you reveal this secret of mine?"

The two looked at each other and fell into silence.

After a while, Orochimaru chuckled and continued to move forward, saying as he walked: "Of course I won't reveal it to anyone. I also value Yuan-kun's trust very much."

After walking for a while, Orochimaru suddenly smiled and asked, "Yuan-kun, if the truth about your being a member of the Illuminati is known to Konoha, what are you going to do?"

Uchiha Yuan walked forward slowly with a calm expression and said in a cold voice: "The answer is simple. I will overturn the entire Konoha."

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Yuan with an expectant smile on his face.

He had indeed been paying attention to Konoha, and he was even very aware of the two invasions by the Illuminati.

He also knew that among them, the members of the Illuminati had demonstrated the abilities of Wood Release, Earth Release, and Fire Release respectively.

Especially when it comes to Wood Release, Orochimaru's heart is burning with passion; but he wisely did not ask Uchiha Yuan about it.

This matter involves Uchiha Yuan's secret, and if he asks about it, it might affect the trust between the two.

But Orochimaru didn't want to destroy the tacit understanding between the two at this time.

Uchiha Yuan followed Orochimaru to a room at the bottom of the passage, where he saw a shirtless boy lying quietly on a bed, and a woman was examining him.

The boy had the unique Maromaru eyebrows of the Kaguya clan and a handsome face. He was none other than Kaguya-kunmaro.

When he saw the woman examining him, Uchiha Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Yakushi Nono!"

Hearing Uchiha Yuan's voice, Yakushi Nono turned around, looked at Orochimaru and called out, "Lord Orochimaru."

Then she turned her gaze to Uchiha Yuan, her expression startled, and then she asked in surprise: "Uchiha Yuan?"

"it's me."

Uchiha Yuan nodded, and then said: "Doctor Yakushi, I never thought that we, as Konoha ninjas, would meet again here at the place of the traitorous ninja, Orochimaru. What an interesting scene."

Yakushi Nono's expression changed slightly, and then he said to Orochimaru: "Lord Orochimaru, Kimimaro's physical condition is still deteriorating; according to my test, the cell activity in his body has decreased by 0.009% compared to the last test.

It has now been confirmed that Kimimaro has developed symptoms of the bloodstain disease."

Hearing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but frown.

Then, he said to Uchiha Fuchi, “Nono is carrying out Danzo’s mission. Danzo intends to let her sneak into the Hidden Rock Village as a doctor to gather information.

But before that, I invited her to help me treat Kimimaro."