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Chapter 199: Orochimaru Believes His Old Friend Won't Be Too Happy…
🕑 Added 2025-08-08 14:07:42 +0000 UTCChapter 199: Orochimaru Believes His Old Friend Won't Be Too Happy…
Hidden Rain Village.
When a reanimated Iwagakure Jonin was sealed, Orochimaru felt a faint sense of surprise. By controlling another hidden Iwa Jonin, he became aware of this special reconnaissance squad.
Orochimaru hardly needed to look closely to recognize several of the people in the squad. His snake-like pupils tightened abruptly. "Itachi Uchiha… Kisame Hoshigaki… Yamato…"
Aside from Might Guy, the other three were all old acquaintances.
They were people he had frequently dealt with over the years.
Kisame Hoshigaki had led the Hidden Mist Village in colluding with Tobirama Senju, destroying two of his bases and, while they were at it, eliminating a batch of the ninjas he had reanimated.
Itachi Uchiha would also occasionally help out. He had a Schrödinger's crow in his backpack that would appear at不定时 times, leaving Orochimaru and the Akatsuki mentally and physically exhausted.
Yamato was a member of the Konoha ANBU, and a product of his own human experiments. He was also the ninja who had tracked down the most of Orochimaru's bases in recent years.
"Kabuto!"
The ninja world's scientist whipped his head around, looking at his assistant in the laboratory. "Our plan… needs to be moved up!"
"Lord Orochimaru?"
"Bring the box with Yahiko's materials, and prepare a set of materials for Edo Tensei!" Orochimaru clapped his hands together to form a hand seal and slammed a palm on the ground. "Summoning Jutsu!"
A coffin emerged from the ground, revealing the face of the person inside.
Kabuto Yakushi looked at the person inside the coffin in surprise. "He is…"
"His name is Dan Kato. He possesses a Spirit Transformation Technique, which is a rather interesting ability. It should be useful for delaying the progress of Itachi Uchiha's squad…"
After a light chuckle, Orochimaru looked at the white-haired man in another coffin. "I hope my old friend won't be angry when she finds out about this!"
During the Great Ninja War, after Orochimaru learned that Tsunade's squad was in danger, he rushed over alone to rescue her, only to see Tsunade kneeling before her lover, Dan Kato, crying her eyes out…
After Orochimaru learned the Edo Tensei, the first person he revived was Nawaki Senju, and the second was Dan Kato…
If it weren't for the fact that most of his reanimated individuals were currently out on missions, Orochimaru wouldn't have thought of sending this white-haired man… Besides, Orochimaru didn't think much of Dan Kato's strength. He had reanimated quite a few Kage-level powerhouses.
Although this white-haired man, Dan Kato, had clamored in front of Tsunade about becoming Hokage, his strength couldn't even compare to that guy Jiraiya. The probability of him becoming Hokage was even lower than Orochimaru's…
"Hmph!"
Orochimaru took the scroll and the wooden box from Kabuto and placed them on the table. "Finally, of some use! When this person is defeated, Itachi Uchiha will discover these two sets of materials on his body…"
Kabuto Yakushi: "…"
Why did he hear a tone of gritted teeth in that sentence?
Orochimaru glanced at Kabuto, who was possibly bad-mouthing him in his head, and asked calmly, "Have all of our experimental equipment and materials here been transferred?"
"Yes."
Kabuto pushed up his glasses and nodded. "They have all been moved to the base in the Land of Wind. It's full of sand and wind there; the base is very safe."
"That's good."
Orochimaru glanced at the base where he had stayed for several years and said in a low voice, "After I arrive in the Land of Wind, it will be the Fourth Kazekage's date of death! At that time, we will have the Hidden Sand Village in our hands, and it won't matter what experiments we conduct there!"
"As expected of Lord Orochimaru…" The smile on Kabuto's face was radiant, but he immediately raised another question. "Is it necessary for us to leave this place so early?"
"Three years ago, I witnessed the destruction of the Hidden Grass Village with my own eyes."
Orochimaru recalled the brilliant light he had seen, still feeling a sense of awe. "Just a single, simple strike, and a ninja village was destroyed… Once Itachi finds anything, the Hidden Rain Village will certainly suffer the same fate…"
All these years, Orochimaru had been carrying the blame for the destruction of the Hidden Grass Village, but as he was near the scene, he was crystal clear on what had actually happened…
That was why he had always avoided a direct confrontation with Itachi Uchiha and Kitahara. If Itachi Uchiha hadn't stepped in to help the Hidden Mist Village, how could he possibly have withdrawn his forces? How could the crippled Hidden Mist Village possibly withstand his reanimated army?
Kabuto thought for a moment and raised another question. "Hidan and Kimimaro are still in the Hidden Rain Village. Should we notify them to leave with us?"
"Hehehe… of course!"
Orochimaru licked his lips and chuckled softly. "They are our most important treasures! And one more thing… don't forget!"
Kabuto bowed his body and lowered his head. "What is it?"
"Is Konan in the Hidden Rain Village recently…" Orochimaru pushed open the window, watching the drizzling rain of the village as he spoke softly. "Leave a surprise for her! I've already deduced the basic hand seals for the Tandem Paper Bomb jutsu…"
"Lord Orochimaru, why?" Kabuto was dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask. "After we leave the Hidden Rain Village, it's tantamount to defecting from the Akatsuki. Won't this jutsu just strengthen her?"
"You overestimate them, Kabuto!"
Orochimaru shook his head, taking the rare opportunity to explain. "The truth of this world is by no means what we see with our eyes! It won't be easy for those two kids, Konan and Nagato, to defeat the crow. This is to add a weight to the scales of war…"
"The ignorance and shallowness of humans cannot be compensated for by great strength…" The great scientific biologist of the ninja world turned his head and said with contempt, "The Akatsuki thinks their hidden members are powerful, but in reality, they are nothing more than dead souls under a Tailed Beast Bomb…"
"Lord Orochimaru…"
Cold sweat couldn't help but bead on Kabuto's forehead. "Do you believe the members of the Akatsuki will certainly be defeated? But if they die in battle, couldn't our reanimated army gain many more powerful individuals?"
During his time in the Hidden Rain Village, he had served as the Akatsuki's head of logistics. Kabuto believed that this organization's strength had long surpassed that of the great ninja villages of the ninja world.
Even Konoha might not be able to defeat it.
This was Kabuto's true thought.
Of course, if Orochimaru withdrew from the Akatsuki, the organization's strength and deterrent power would certainly drop sharply… An organization that couldn't even guarantee its own self-sufficiency would go out of business sooner or later.
"Kabuto…"
"The wind will stir the waves…"
"What we are doing is creating a hurricane that will change the ninja world…"
Orochimaru turned his head and looked seriously at the medical-nin he had taught for so many years, his most capable right-hand man whom he had raised himself. "Kabuto, perhaps because things have been too smooth for you by my side in recent years, your horizons have become narrower and narrower…"
Looking at the profusely sweating Kabuto, Orochimaru said softly, "I am not blaming you… After this war, I will have Manda take you to Ryuchi Cave. Your power can no longer keep up…"
"Before you leave, go and witness true power…"
