A New Snake In The Shinobi World

Chapter 342:

The Sharingan is the ultimate representation of spiritual power.

The Mangekyō Sharingan takes this a step further, surpassing the ordinary Sharingan with its heightened abilities.

So, after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, Obito's mind became significantly sharper than before.

Orochimaru didn't need to beat around the bush when speaking to him now.

Obito and Zetsu had personally witnessed Orochimaru's resurrection of Nawaki, so it was only natural that they had secretly investigated him afterward.

However, Orochimaru was meticulous in protecting his re

Once all the remaining Kirigakure shinobi had returned, Yagura publicly passed the title of Mizukage to Mei.

The decision shocked everyone.

Even Mei herself was caught completely off guard.

She wasn't even twenty years old yet, how could she possibly be Mizukage?

After all, even in the original timeline, when Minato became Hokage in his twenties, many including Danzo argued that he was too young and inexperienced for the position.

And Minato had a much stronger record of military achievements.

But Mei?

She was even younger than Minato at the time of his appointment.

She was a woman, a rarity among Kage.

And worst of all, she hadn't even made significant military contributions yet.

So what qualified her to be Mizukage?

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That question burned in Mei's mind.

Storming into Orochimaru's guest room, she shoved the door open without hesitation.

"Orochimaru, this was your doing, wasn't it?" she demanded.

She was still dressed in her signature blue attire, her expression filled with disbelief.

Yagura's sudden 180-degree shift in attitude, along with his immediate decision to name her his successor, was simply too suspicious.

If Orochimaru wasn't involved, she'd never believe it.

Across the room, Orochimaru sat calmly at the table, sipping tea.

Hearing her accusation, he chuckled lightly.

"If you don't want others to discover my presence," he mused, "you should lower your voice… and close the door."

Mei stiffened.

After a brief hesitation, she complied, shutting the door behind her before stepping inside.

"Damn it…" she muttered under her breath.

"What the hell happened?

Why did Yagura suddenly hand over his position to me?

He wasn't like this before!"

Orochimaru set his tea down, giving her a lazy smile.

"It's nothing complicated," he said smoothly.

"The root of your village's chaos was your Mizukage."

"So…" He tilted his head slightly.

"I simply used the Mangekyō Sharingan to control him and made him hand over the position.

That's all."

Mei's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Genjutsu? You're telling me you used genjutsu on Yagura?"

"Mm-hmm," Orochimaru hummed, taking another sip of tea.

"That's… impossible!" Mei protested.

"Yagura… how could he fall under a genjutsu?"

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