Chapter 245 Encounter
Seeing someone coming, Scorpion, after killing the poisonous bees that attacked him, also slightly raised his head to look at the suddenly appeared white-haired boy, then looked at Orochimaru, and was slightly surprised.
Orochimaru said that this Konoha ninja named Okuro was a classmate of his. Orochimaru is now forty-one years old. Logically, Okuro, who is a classmate of his, should also be around forty years old.
But now it looks like this white-haired Konoha ninja is still a teenager.
Orochimaru is already a ninja with the ability to maintain his youthful appearance. He looks like a young man in his twenties in his forties. But Okuro is younger than him, which doesn't seem normal no matter how you look at it.
I remember Orochimaru said that Okuro was expelled from Konoha because he learned some forbidden techniques.
The reason why he looks young may be caused by the power of that forbidden technique.
Ninjas who can practice forbidden techniques are not simple stuff.
Over there, Hiruko heard Orochimaru's greeting and just replied him in a very calm tone:
"Compared to me, you are the most surprising one. You obviously have such an enviable future, but you gave up a bright future and betrayed Konoha."
Although his tone was calm, it was hard to hide a trace of jealousy.
He was born in the same year as Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, but unlike these three, his talent was very mediocre.
When Orochimaru and the other two were rampant in the ninja world in the name of the three ninjas, he was just a transparent jonin in Konoha and was not worthy of the attention of the upper class.
Among the three ninjas, the most talented ninja was undoubtedly Orochimaru.
The other party could be said to be his ideal ninja.
Ninja body illusion is all-powerful, smart, and was able to serve as a general during the Ninja World War. He also made successful achievements in research.
His single talent is worthy of the envy of many ninjas.
But all these talents are concentrated in Orochimaru alone, which is exactly where Hiruko is most inferior.
Can mortals really not surpass geniuses?
That's why he would risk his life to practice forbidden techniques.
The purpose is to surpass the so-called genius and become the strongest ninja in the ninja world.
"It's natural to feel bored when seeing something stagnant. I'm only interested in the flowing wind."
Orochimaru said with a smile.
"Really? Then why did you come to me? And you brought someone I don't know with you."
If Orochimaru was still a Konoha ninja at this moment, Obito would naturally think that Orochimaru came to him to capture him and return to Konoha.
But now that Orochimaru has betrayed Konoha and become an S-level defector ninja like him, his purpose in coming to him is worth pondering.
He glanced back and forth between Orochimaru and Scorpion, thinking.
Black background... red clouds... it's a standard uniform at first glance. Has Orochimaru joined a certain organization?
And this guy who looks like a puppeteer gives him a very dangerous feeling.
Compared to Orochimaru, the other party doesn't even have a trace of human touch.
He feels like he is facing a cold iron block.
"I forgot to introduce him. This is Scorpion of the Sand Village. He is now my colleague."
Orochimaru introduced Okunoki calmly.
"Scorpion of the Sand Village?"
Okunoki looked at Scorpion unexpectedly.
This ugly and vulgar man with five hairs is Scorpion of the Sand Village?
But isn't Scorpion of the Sand Village a handsome young man with red hair?
His vulgar appearance has nothing to do with the word handsome.
Okunoki soon figured something out and nodded.
"I roughly know, but why did you come to see me? My research is at a critical moment, and I don't have time to play any organizational games with you."
Okunoki could tell the purpose of Orochimaru's visit from the uniforms he and Scorpion wore.
He was here to invite him to join their organization.
However, he had no interest in this.
His research on forbidden techniques was at a critical moment, and he didn't have time to join an inexplicable organization.
Orochimaru smiled indifferently and said to Hiruko: "The organization we belong to is called 'Akatsuki'. This time, we are here to ask you to join the organization. The organization is short of manpower and is eager to recruit talents. With my personal recommendation, there is no need for a series of troublesome reviews."
The review of Akatsuki's official members is very strict.
But that is for non-staff members.
If a core member like him recommends Hiruko, he can be exempted from the tedious assessment and directly join the ranks of official members.
This is also one of the privileges of being a core member.
"You know, I have no interest in anything other than forbidden techniques. If you are here to talk about this, you can go back."
Hiruko is not afraid of fighting with Orochimaru.
In the past, he was indeed not Orochimaru's opponent, and now it is estimated that he is still in danger, but he has initially completed the forbidden technique, so he can still escape.
Besides, this is his territory, and Orochimaru has to think twice before fighting him.
He is no longer the Konoha ninja who allowed the three ninjas to control him.
"Don't rush to refuse. I'm not asking you to do hard labor for nothing. Your Kisara technique should require a powerful bloodline limit ninja."
Orochimaru said firmly.
He also had some knowledge of the forbidden technique Kisara that Hiruko studied. Although it was not comparable to Hiruko's in-depth research, he also knew that in order for Kisara to become a complete technique, it would require a large number of bloodline limit ninjas.
It is an extremely terrifying forbidden technique to fuse the bloodline limits of those bloodline limit ninjas and use them for oneself.
Because of this forbidden technique, Hiruko's current strength may be a little weak, but as long as he is given enough bloodline limit ninja materials, his strength will soar straight up to a very terrifying level.
This is also the reason why he wants Hiruko to join Akatsuki.
"So what? I have my own plan to capture the bloodline limit ninja."
"But it takes a lot of time, doesn't it? Your intelligence system is not perfect at all, and your Kidou no Jutsu has further potential. Akatsuki can provide you with sufficient logistics, and the intelligence system can also be shared with you, which can help you when you implement your plan."
Orochimaru seized the pain point of Hiruko and stabbed him hard.
Hiruko was just a transparent jonin in Konoha, so when he defected from Konoha, basically no one responded to him, but a lot of jonin and Anbu came to hunt him down.
In addition, after leaving Konoha, he lived in seclusion here. He only knew about the major events in the ninja world, but his intelligence on details was very poor.
It is not so easy to know the whereabouts of the bloodline limit ninja.
Orochimaru's words made Obiru silent for a while.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Orochimaru was telling the truth.
He wanted to establish a complete intelligence system more than once to prepare for the capture of the bloodline limit.
However, a complete intelligence system requires not only people, but also a lot of money.
As a lone ranger in the ninja world, all the research equipment in the base here has used up all his savings.
For him, establishing an intelligence system is also extremely important.
"What is your purpose?"
Obiru asked with a frown.
He was already wavering in his heart when he asked this question.
"It's very simple. When the time comes, you just need to catch a few cute little animals for the organization. Usually, the organization will basically not restrict your freedom, and there will be regular meetings every month."
It is indeed not very strict.
However, what Orochimaru said about catching a few cute little animals made Obiru very confused.
An organization that brings together S-class defected ninjas, just to catch a few animals?
"The conditions are very tempting, and it's okay to go with you."
He didn't say he agreed directly, but if it was really as Orochimaru said, this organization could provide him with a lot of convenient logistical support, and he would have a lot of free time. There would only be one regular meeting every month, which would not restrict him very much.
Scorpion snorted softly and said nothing.
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After leaving Konoha, Ayane returned to the Star Ninja Village, where she supervised the reconstruction of the Star Ninja Village.
The original Star Ninja Village was just a run-down village composed of a large number of wooden houses. Both the hospital and the ninja school were very simple. Ayane, who was used to
staying in the Land of Demons, was a little uncomfortable going to Konoha. The Star Ninja Village was more like a tribal building of prehistoric civilization.
However, this was also directly related to the fact that the nobles of the Bear Country, such as the Daimyo, did not want the Star Ninja Village to become strong.
For the Ninja Village, the Daimyo of each country had their own set of ideas. On the one hand, they placed their hopes on the power of the Ninja Village, and on the other hand, they needed to restrict the development of the Ninja Village to balance the situation.
But now it is different. The Daimyo of the Bear Country thinks that his trusted Akagage has completely mastered the Star Ninja Village.
Therefore, after the ninjas of the Ghost Country attacked the Star Ninja Village and disguised themselves as ninjas of the Star Ninja Village, within less than a week, the Daimyo of the Bear Country successively sent three batches of sufficient development materials to let Akagage vigorously build the Star Ninja Village.
For this, Ayane naturally accepted it with pleasure.
Although the logistics of the Ghost Country are sufficient, how can the materials sent for free be rejected?
According to the military expansion plan formulated by the Ghost Country, turning the Star Ninja Village into a complete military fortress is a key part of the plan.
Construction projects are naturally the top priority, but Ayane is here for another reason.
That is to assimilate the hundreds of ninjas and countless villagers in the Star Ninja Village and turn them into their own people.
This requires the ideological educators of the Ghost Country to come here in person to open courses.
A large number of craftsmen began to build large-scale buildings in the forests and mountains around the Star Ninja Village, and continued to accumulate and build buildings.
At this rate, in three to five months, the prototype of a military fortress should be built.
After all, all the original buildings of the Star Ninja Village need to be renovated, and the territory also needs to be expanded on a large scale, which will naturally take more time.
With the Star Ninja Village in hand, the subsequent military of the Ghost Country once again sent 500 ninjas to the Bear Country in batches and gathered at the Star Ninja Village.
Accompanying them were several ninjas from the Uzumaki clan, who performed powerful barrier techniques to cover the forest area centered on the Star Ninja Village in the barrier to prevent attacks from wild beasts and enemies.
Together with the 300 ninjas originally sent, there are now nearly 800 ninja units stationed in the Star Ninja Village.
This number has exceeded the number of ninjas in the Star Ninja Village, and the quality of the ninjas is naturally far superior to that of the Star Ninja Village, protecting this place tightly.
Since the development of the Ghost Country, there are more than 7,000 ninjas in total. With 800 ninjas deployed to the Bear Country, the armed forces in the country are still sufficient.
With the help of these ninjas, it can be said that the pressure on Ayane has been greatly reduced, and she doesn't have to worry about dealing with various chores every day.
She just wants to finish the affairs of the Star Ninja Village as soon as possible and then return to the Ghost Country.
Just when Ayane was considering returning to the Ghost Country, there was a knock on the door.
Ayane was in a simple office built temporarily. After hearing the knock on the door, Ayane said to the ninja outside the door: "Come in."
A ninja pushed the door open and walked in from the outside, with a solemn expression, it seemed that something big had happened.
"What's wrong? Are those Star Ninjas resisting again?"
Ideological education is definitely not a job that can be completed overnight.
There are some guys who are not afraid of death everywhere, and there are many such hard bones in the Star Ninja Village.
So, Ayane's first reaction was this.
"It's not this matter. The people in the barrier group found that there were ninjas approaching the village."
The ninja replied.
"Ninja? How many people are there in total? Have you confirmed their identities?"
Ayane straightened her face slightly. At this time, when a strange ninja appeared, any clues could not be taken lightly.
"The identities of the other two cannot be confirmed, but one of them is Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas of Konoha."
The ninja's face was heavy.
The names of the three people are well-known to many people in the ninja world.
Although the military strength of the Demon Country has been rapidly soaring, it is still not possible to be careless when facing ninjas of the level of the three ninjas.
What's more, Orochimaru's strength is recognized as the strongest among the three ninjas.
In the field of ninja body illusion, he is an all-round ninja with no flaws.
Facing a ninja of this level, it is natural to be vigilant.
Moreover, Orochimaru, who betrayed Konoha, disappeared in the ninja world for nearly two years. At this time, he suddenly visited the Star Ninja Village. I'm afraid he is not here for good.
"Orochimaru?"
Ayane lowered her head, pondered slightly, and then made a decision.
"I'll go over and take a look myself. The village is on level one alert."
Orochimaru is not an ordinary ninja. Apart from himself, there is no other ninja here who can guarantee that he can defeat Orochimaru in a one-on-one fight.
Besides, there are two other people beside Orochimaru, who are probably not simple ninjas.
"Yes."
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"Hey, Orochimaru, why did you come to such a small village? Aren't you going to take me to see your leader?"
Following Orochimaru and Sasori, Obiru followed closely behind them and asked.
"Scorpion needs something from the Star Ninja Village to serve as a material for making puppets, and then I will take you to see the leader. Anyway, you are not in a hurry now, right?"
Orochimaru turned his head slightly and smiled at Obiru.
"Does this kind of small village also have treasures?"
As a former member of the Konoha ninja, Obiru naturally did not think highly of these remote ninja villages in small countries.
He was not a fledgling ninja in the ninja world. He had also experienced the second and third ninja world wars and visited many places in the ninja world.
He had also visited ninja villages in small countries in the past.
Compared with the ninja villages that are almost city-level like Konoha, many ninja villages in small countries are like the countryside of the Land of Fire, and may even be worse.
Several small wooden houses are connected in a row, which is the ninja school.
The hospital is also very simple, with only one or two medical ninjas. The medical equipment is old and dilapidated, giving people a sense of poverty and backwardness.
This is his usual impression of small country ninja villages.
Of course, there are also relatively powerful small country ninja villages, such as the Hidden Rain Village in the Land of Rain and the Hidden Grass Village in the Land of Grass. The villages are large in scale and have a large population.
Scorpion, who was leading the way slowly in front, said in a cold tone: "Although it is a small village, the village has a treasure. It is said that it is a meteorite that fell from the sky to the earth. It was picked up by the first generation of Star Shadow of the Star Ninja Village and became the sacred object of the Star Ninja Village. It is said that the secret technique of the Star Ninja Village, the Peacock Mystical Method, was also cultivated based on this meteorite."
Beiluo didn't care about the meteorites from the sky. He had no interest in these. He was only interested in powerful bloodline limit ninjas.
In order to form his Kida no Kisara technique, he needed to plunder five bloodline limits to form a complete body.
Once he becomes a complete body, by that time, there will be no ninja who will look down on him in the whole ninja world.
Becoming the strongest ninja in the ninja world, like the ninja god who was respected by countless people in the past, is just around the corner.
"How long will it take?"
"Don't worry, I hate waiting for others, and I hate others waiting for me. It will be over soon."
Scorpion answered.
"I heard that there are hundreds of ninjas in the Star Ninja Village, and they are quite powerful. Are you okay alone?"
asked Beiluhu. Of
course, he is not worried about Scorpion's safety, but if Scorpion dies like this, it will undoubtedly waste time to bury him.
"It doesn't matter, you don't need to do it, I can solve it by myself."
Hundreds of ninjas, in Scorpion's eyes, are just hundreds of lambs to be slaughtered.
With his own strength, it is not a problem to slaughter them all.
However, his goal is only the meteorite in the Star Ninja Village. It would be best if the Star Ninja Village is more sensible.
He doesn't like to waste time on meaningless things.
Although his body has begun to stop growing and time can be said to be endless, waiting for people and being waited for by others make him feel irritated.
This is a bad habit that he developed when he was a child in the Sand Village, and he probably won't be able to change it in the future.
Scorpion doesn't plan to change it either.
At this moment, Orochimaru suddenly stopped, and a snake crawled out of the bushes, crawled around Orochimaru's body and onto Orochimaru's arm, hissing and sticking out its tongue, as if conveying some information.
"What's wrong?"
Scorpion turned his head to look at Orochimaru, and also stopped.
"It told me that there is a perception barrier around us, and our traces have been noticed."
Orochimaru replied to Scorpion.
"Really? I didn't expect that a ninja village in such a remote small country would also have a special barrier ninja. However, I didn't plan to sneak in, so I'll just attack from the front gate."
Scorpion thought about it for a while, and didn't care about the information conveyed by Orochimaru.
"Don't be too careless. I always feel that something is wrong here. It is a little different from the Star Ninja Village I remember."
Orochimaru frowned. The barrier technique is not common in the ninja world. It can even be said that it is the same as the sealing technique. It is a powerful technique with strong ability but few people are proficient in it. It is basically monopolized by the ninja villages of the five major countries.
However, an unknown Star Ninja Villa