Chapter 760: Conducting an Experiment!
Even after Orochimaru was defeated, Fujin couldn't return to his house. As one of the strongest ninjas and a member of Konoha's council, he couldn't just retire to his house after such a huge attack. Fortunately, he didn't have many responsibilities as a council member.
While Hiruzen had plans to give Fujin several responsibilities over time, he postponed his plans due to how rarely Fujin visited his office. Hence, while other council members continued working even after the meeting, Fujin returned to his house without any worries.
"So, did you get it?" Fujin asked as soon as he entered his basement. In front of him was his Shadow Clone who was keeping an eye on Naruto and Gaara. Next to the clone was a pot and a large box.
Needless to say, the large box was where Kabuto was sealed. As soon as the ninjas around the sealed Kabuto were distracted by the fall of the barrier, the clone, who was initially keeping an eye on Sakumo, teleported the box to his basement. His timing was so perfect that not a single ninja realized what had happened.
As for why he did so? It was rather simple. Even though Kabuto was dead, Fujin didn't want any accidents that could see him revived again, whether temporarily or permanently. In addition, he also didn't want to see Danzo getting his hands on the box and unsealing Kabuto to get more intel about Orochimaru and his experiments.
Not only could that strengthen Danzo, but it would also cause Danzo to become suspicious about Kabuto's death. Even though there wasn't anything linking his death to Fujin, someone like Danzo would definitely feel suspicious. While Fujin no longer cared about Danzo or his actions, it would be a bit troublesome if other leaders in Konoha began suspecting him as well.
Fujin's clone grinned and replied, "Of course."
He dispelled in a cloud of smoke, sending memories back to Fujin, who thought, 'So, even the battle between Naruto and Gaara was almost identical to the original story… Sigh, whatever. I have checked Hiruzen thoroughly, he won't succumb to his injuries. As long as he lives, it proves that the future isn't set in stone.
I suppose this is just the result of my wanting to keep the events as similar to the original story. Even though my influence surpassed my calculations and caused several changes, it wasn't high enough to change the future drastically. Perhaps, if I had shown off my Flying Thunder God jutsu, Suna would have directly backed off.