“It’s truly magnificent.”
Two hundred kiloters away from Konoha, Orochimaru, dressed in a black windbreaker with red cloud pattern, stood at the edge of a massive crater. His golden vertical pupils showing keen interest as he observed his surroundings.
Taki was actively searching nearby, and in no ti, he found a half-burnt piece of paper at the edge of a cracked underground crevice.
“Look at what this is.” Taki exclaid with excitent.
Orochimaru ca over to take a look, and his pupils couldn't help but contract.
“It seems you and I are thinking the sa thing.” Taki grinned.
“Just ask and you'll know.”
Orochimaru’s voice was low and husky, carrying a sinister undertone, “Zetsu, co out.”
“You guys are really troubleso.”
White Zetsu’s clone got his head erged from the ground nearby and said, “What's up?”
“Has Konan acted lately?” Orochimaru asked with a gloomy tone.
White Zetsu’s clone shook his head: “Haven't heard anything. What's the matter?”
“You can first search the nearby crevices and see if there's anything unusual.” Orochimaru said mysteriously.
“Alright, alright…”
White Zetsu’s clone burrowed into the ground, exploring various cracks in the vicinity. Soon, his face turned paler and paler.
He found many burnt and charred white papers!
‘If there were just one or two, it might be a coincidence, but with so many…’
‘Did Konan have been here?’
White Zetsu’s clone quickly contacted the clone in Agakure. Unfortunately, there was no response. Helpless, he could contact his main body.
At this mont, Zetsu’s main body was trying to confirm the identity of Nibi’s Jinchuriki in the Land of Lightning’s Kumogakure. As for Hachibi’s Jinchuriki, it has been exposed in the Third Shinobi World War. He’s none other than the brother of Yondai Raikage, Killer B.
After thorough investigation, Zetsu successfully identified the identity of Nibi’s Jinchuriki: a young woman nad Nii Yugito, who, despite her young age, trained diligently.
From her usual self-talk, it can be seen that she has been able to communicate with Nibi sealed inside her body.
Then, Zetsu received the information from White Zetsu’s clone, and instantly realized that sothing was amiss.
“Sothing happened to Agakure.”
In the past, no matter whether it was Nagato or Konan, they would not hide anything from him, or rather, their actions were closely tied to Zetsu’s intelligence, but now, Konan is suspected of having engaged in a major battle with others outside of Konoha?
Black Zetsu said solemnly, “Return to Agakure imdiately!”
“Aren't we supposed to continue monitoring Nii Yugito?” White Zetsu asked.
“We already confirm her identity. That’s enough.” Black Zetsu said impatiently.
“Alright.” White Zetsu didn’t dare to refute, and quickly dove into the ground.
“Wait!” Halfway through, Black Zetsu suddenly stopped him.
“What’s the matter?” White Zetsu asked in confusion.
“Get Orochimaru and Hyuga Taki to go back to Agakure too!” Black Zetsu said thoughtfully.
“Weren't we instructed not to return to the headquarters?” White Zetsu asked strangely.
“Shut up, idiot! Just do it!” Black Zetsu said angrily.
“Alright, alright, no need to get angry.” White Zetsu grumbled and continued underground to send the information.
……
Beside the large crater.
After White Zetsu’s clone from his main body information, he went out of the ground, and said with a laugh: “Orochimaru, Taki, I just received the order. You two must return to Agakure imdiately.”
“Now?”
Taki’s expression turned weird, “Wasn’t our mission to hunt Terumi i? Why are we going back to Agakure?”
‘And Nagato and Konan just got all the information about Obito from the main body. At this ti, they should be conspiring sowhere private on how to kill Obito. Why would they give such a strange order through White Zetsu’s clone?’
‘Or could it be that White Zetsu’s clone is falsely spreading the order?’
Orochimaru also beca suspicious and asked: “Did Konan really co here?”
“You'll know when you return to Agakure.” White Zetsu’s clone doesn’t know how to lie, so he can only say evasively.
“Are you hiding sothing?” Orochimaru slowly approached the White Zetsu’s clone.
White Zetsu’s clone was a little afraid of Orochimaru, so he hurriedly got into the ground and ran far away. Then, his head erged 100 ters away, and he said: “Quickly return to Agakure, this is an order!”
Orochimaru was about to say sothing more, when suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in the distant jungle, and the direction of the footsteps ca from Konoha.
“It’s Konoha’s Shinobi.”
Taki shrugged and said, “Let’s just go back to Agakure.”
At this point, Taki was really curious about what White Zetsu’s clone was up to. As for the danger?
He is a shadow clone, so there’s no such thing as danger in his dictionary.
Orochimaru squinted his eyes and it is unknown what he was thinking, but in the end, he nodded and agreed to go back to Agakure with Taki.
Not long after the two left, a group of Konoha’s Shinobi arrived near the huge crater. They were sent by Minato to clean up traces and also repair the ground cracks and burnt marks to prevent ordinary people from accidentally falling in.
As for the large crater, it would turn into a lake after a few days of rain, so there was no need to fix it.
……
After five days of travel, Orochimaru and Taki finally returned to Agakure.
“The rain has stopped…” Orochimaru looked up at the dark clouds above Agakure, and silently calculated it.
‘Today is not Sunday. Why does Pain stop the rain?’
Taki also found it strange, so he stomped his foot and saying: “White Zetsu, co out right now. What the hell is going on?”
White Zetsu’s clone has already known from his main body that may have unexpected changes in Agakure, so how can he dare to co out at this ti?
He decisively lay low in the ground, pretending to be dead.
“Let’s go in and take a look. “Orochimaru sneered and stepped into Agakure on his own.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, took a winding path and arrived at the central steel tower.
Orochimaru looked up at the tall tower, clasped his hands together, and used Sensor Ninjutsu.
Soon, a familiar Chakra was printed in his mind.
‘Is it Pain…’
‘No, this Chakra is…’
“Orochimaru!!”
Just at that mont, a voice filled with various strange emotions such as excitent, frustration, sadness, and reunion sounded from the sky.
Orochimaru, upon hearing this voice, gradually lost his smiling expression “Why are you here, Jiraiya…”
“Jiraiya?”
Taki also recognized this voice, but pretended to be oblivious. Looking up with a surprised expression, he saw a tall white-haired figure running down the edge of the tower at high speed.
“Why is he here?”
Taki pretended to be surprised, “Could it be that he also betrayed Konoha and joined Akatsuki like you? Or did he drive away Pain and Konan, taking over Agakure?”
Orochimaru coldly snorted: “Just ask him yourself!”
…
Land of Rice Fields.
Orochimaru’s main body was currently eting with the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields in the capital. The discussion is about establishing a Shinobi Village in the Land of Rice Fields.
Although the northern base outside the coastal line of the Land of Rice Fields was destroyed by Abyss, and the secret base within the Land of Rice Fields was destroyed by Orochimaru himself, as the saying goes, the darkest place is under the candlelight. The most dangerous place is the safest place. And so, after careful consideration, Orochimaru still planned to establish his own Shinobi Village in the Land of Rice Fields, just like according to his original plan!
Outside the Daimyo’s mansion, a young man in tattered clothes was excitedly pacing back and forth.
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