"Looks like it's settled."

In the quiet and dark park, Ayane listened to the report of the Hinata family ninja and tapped her chin slightly.

"yes, I didn't expect things to be so easy to solve."

The ninja of the split family also sighed.

The matter that was supposed to be a headache for the entire Hyuga clan was solved in three or two clicks, and from this point of view, he also saw that Ayane was not just as simple as having force.

Yun Yin has already given the news, as long as Konoha does not investigate the murder of Mizuno Kamishino, then Yun Yin will not pursue the fact that the patriarch of the Hyuga clan killed the leader of their Yun Yin Mission, which can be regarded as canceling out the mistakes of both parties.

This is also a matter of course, in the guidance of public opinion of Mizuno Kamishinobi, Konoha occupies the commanding heights, and the situation is unfavorable to Yunyin.

In addition, the daimyo of the two countries also do not want to continue the war.

The years-long war has traumatized the economies of both countries to varying degrees.

Yun Yin only took advantage of the discord within Konoha to put pressure on the Hyuga clan.

Now that the root has completely muddied the situation, Yun Yin naturally has no way to benefit from it.

But on the other hand, it is inevitable that the root will be liquidated by the three generations of Hokage after that.

As the dark side of Konoha, it makes sense that the roots have this kind of means, but in any case, it is indirectly that helps the Hyuga family.

There may be a game between the top management.

"As long as you know how to take advantage of the general trend, Yun Yin's methods are dishonorable, and you can use the same disgraceful means to fight back."

Ayane never took this to heart.

He has seen too much of this kind of thing in the country of ghosts.

It just so happens that this is also the area that the root is best at, and it is most suitable for the Hyuga clan and the Konoha conservatives to do something that is not suitable for the root.

As long as you can ask the roots to make a move, afford the price, and let the roots withstand the pressure in front, the face of the Hyuga family can be saved.

"But in this way, the separation family has also been suspicious of the Hokage and the Zong family, and the next days don't seem to be easy......"

The split ninja frowned in annoyance.

"Does it matter? As long as you are honest and do your duty, you don't need them to have the evidence. ”

Ayane scoffed.

Originally, after she left, the separation family had always been suspicious of the Zong family and the Hokage, but now it only strengthened this impression.

As the saying goes, if there are more lice, you are not afraid of itching, no matter how you suspect the separation, for the current Hyuga family, it is a painless behavior.

"That being said...... Ayane-sama, have you really teamed up with Danzo? ”

The Split Ninja cares about this.

On the surface, the matter was lightly solved by the roots.

However, the root will be somewhat suppressed and balanced by the three generations of Hokage in the future.

Let the roots, which have finally developed and improved a little, suffer a blow at this time, and it is definitely not the style of the root leader Tuan Zang.

If there were no people from the Hyuga clan and contact with Tuanzang, Tuanzang would not have been so righteous and awe-inspiring.

Intervening in the game between high-level leaders has always been expressly forbidden by the Hyuga clan.

Whether it is a clan or a split family, they cannot participate in the game between the top leaders.

As long as the Hyuga clan still holds the blood inheritance limit of the white eye, Konoha will not be able to leave the Hyuga clan, and the status of the Hyuga clan will not be reduced.

Maintaining that subtle steadiness between the rapids is the strategy that the Hyuga clan has always used.

But this 'all along' seems to be broken at the moment.

"Who knows. You just need to continue to wait in Konoha for the right time, and you don't need to do anything superfluous, and you will understand everything when the time comes. ”

Ayane maintains a mystic style.

"That's right."

I always feel that there are still many unexplained things in this, but as a liaison officer, the family ninja naturally does not dare to expect to know everything.

The more you know, the more you are at risk.

But one thing is certain, in the Hyuga clan, there are definitely people who secretly contacted Tuanzang and promised Tuanzang some benefits that are difficult to refuse, so that the roots of Tuanzang are working at this time, blocking Yunyin's sanctions against Hinata.

As for whether it is a person from the family or a member of the clan, it is unknown.

"Then I'll quit first."

Split ninja intends to leave.

"One more point." Ayane's words sounded from behind him: "Pay attention to Hinata Hinatari, he has now received an order from the Zong family, and he is secretly investigating the people of the separation family, so that the people over there will remain as they are and not do superfluous things." ”

"Yes."

The ninja of the Split Family was in a state of flux.

They didn't know that Hinata Hinata and the Zong family had such a deal, and they thought that after this incident, they could bring Hinata Hinata over and become the fighting power on their side.

Now it seems that everything is just their own wishful thinking.

Watching the ninja leave, Ayane turned her head slightly, looking at a tree not far away, and there was darkness around her.

"Come out."

Ayane's words landed, and a figure stepped out from behind the tree.

Wearing a white coat of a medical staff and a pair of glasses on his chest, his eyes look very smart and intelligent.

Asami Masumi.

"Long time no see, Ayane-sama."

She bowed slightly to Ayane.

"Come to me at this time, what's the matter?"

Ayane asked.

I went to Konoha by myself and didn't say hello to Asami Masumi.

The other party speculated about something through the recent series of changes in the Hyuga clan.

I have to say that this is a woman with very good eyesight.

can deduce a lot of important information by yourself through small detail changes, and even directly follow the vine and find her here.

It is enough to prove the ingenuity of the other party.

"This is something that someone is going to pass on to Lord Shiraishi. Originally, I was going to have someone else hand it over to Lord Shiraishi, but the stakes were very high, and I was worried that something would happen, so if I let Lord Ayane hand it over himself, it would be foolproof. ”

Asami Masumi pulled out a black scroll from the pocket of her white coat.

Ayane observed with the white of her eyes that a very powerful sealing technique had been placed on the black scroll.

The complexity of this sealing technique made even Ayane frown slightly.

"Who is it?"

"Dawn."

Asami Masumi uttered a word.

It's the name of an organization.

In the early days, in the area of the Land of Rain, it was a group of aspiring young people who gave their blood and ideals to save the Land of Rain, and formed a national salvation organization.

But with the outbreak of the Third Ninja War, Akatsuki also became a victim of Konoha in the duel between Yugakure and Sunagakure.

Most of the members of the original group died at the hands of Konoha Roots, including their first leader, Yahiko.

However, although most of the people who knew it fell victim to Konoha's victory in the war, it was not all wiped out.

Two others escaped that day.

With the help of the critical time of the war between Konoha and Yunyin, Xiao's remnants eliminated Kanzang, who betrayed Yuyin's interests, and completely controlled Yuyin Village, so that Konoha could not take care of it.

According to the investigation of the intelligence officers of the Oni Country, Xiao has gradually shown signs of resurgence in the past two or three years.

"Xiao?"

Ayane seemed to be considering something.

It's no wonder that others may not know much about Xiao's things, but for her, it's not a big secret.

The leader of Xiao is Nagato, who has the reincarnation eyes that only the legendary Six Dao Immortals have.

A few years ago, she joined forces with Shiraishi and Ruri, and when she killed Madara, Nagato's strength was already not weak.

In the past few years, it is unknown to what level the other party's strength has grown.

Overall, this is a potential threat that is no weaker than that of the Big Five.

And in terms of concealment, it is not weaker than the country of ghosts.

"Yes."

For Akatsuki's Nagato to find himself and make contact with Shiraishi, Asami Masumi is not surprised at all.

Three years ago, they worked together for a short time, resulting in the sacrifice of four generations of Hokage and Feng Shui Men couples, which greatly reduced Konoha's strength.

With such a good foundation for cooperation, Nagato came to seek cooperation again, naturally through her as an intermediary.

"This organization hasn't been very honest lately. It is said that the guy from Jiraiya seems to be tracking Xiao's traces. ”

Ayane took the black scroll handed over by Asami Masumi and planned to take it back to Shiraishi for disposal.

"Jiraiya?"

Asami Masumi was a little stunned.

"Yes, since Orochimaru left Konoha, it seems that Jiraiya has been looking for Orochimaru's footprints in the ninja world. After that, Orochimaru seems to have had contact with Xiao, and Xiao was targeted by Jiraiya because of this. ”

"Will Xiao actually have contact with Orochimaru? This is really new. ”

Asami Masumi smiled funny.

If I remember correctly, the reason why the first generation of Xiao ended miserably can be said to be the driving force behind the scenes is Orochimaru.

At that time, Orochimaru was still a member of Konoha and a general in commanding the army.

Hanzo died not so much at the hands of Shagakure as he died in Orochimaru's conspiracy.

Orochimaru betrayed his alliance with Yugakure and did not arrive on the battlefield on the day of the decisive battle, resulting in Hanzo being besieged and killed by the Sand Hidden Ninja.

After that, in order to conceal this fact, the root of the group immediately launched a thunderous momentum, backstabbed Akatsuki, brutally killed most of the members, including the leader of Akatsuki, and supported the puppet Kanzang to achieve the goal of controlling Yuyin Village.

With such a blood feud, Xiao actually cooperated with Orochimaru.

In the eyes of Asami Masumi, this is a very incredible thing.

"The leader of this Ren Xiao is not that kind of optimist. Be careful when you come into contact with him. ”

Ayane admonished Masumi Asami.

"Ah, of course I understand."

Asami Masumi's face was extremely solemn.

has a blood feud with Orochimaru, and Akatsuki's Nagato can still contact Orochimaru so calmly and unite with him.

Because of this, Akatsuki's Nagato is even more dangerous.

The person who sacrifices everything for the sake of his ideals, and can tolerate even the deep hatred of the sea of blood, is the most terrifying.

Sooner or later, such a person will become the enemy of the first rank.

A more formidable opponent than the Big Five.

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Inside the desolate village, there was green smoke everywhere.

Not so long ago, it was a relatively peaceful village, but now it is in ruins.

"Really, I still can't find a satisfying material......

Looking at the corpses of the ninja on the ground, a hoarse and impatient voice came from the mouth of the rickety man.

With rough eyebrows, a thick voice, and five hairs on his head, he is a very vulgar adult male no matter how you look at it.

What's more, he is still slumped around, which makes him even more ugly and vulgar.

He was wearing a coat with red clouds on a black background, and his hands were hidden in his sleeves.

Behind him, there is a metal weapon that looks like a scorpion's tail, and the tip position and both sides are stained with a large amount of blood, mixed with the purple venom on the metal tail, which looks extremely weird.

He hunched over and dragged his massive body, scrutinizing every ninja corpse on the ground.

But no matter how much I checked, I couldn't see a 'material' that satisfied me.

These corpses can only make puppets of the miscellaneous soldier type, but cannot become a precious collection in his eternal art.

"According to your method, I don't know how many people will die. You're too impatient, too, Scorpion. ”

Another man walked over, laughing with a bewildering magnetism.

He has purple and cold eyeshadow, eyes like snake pupils, and long black hair fluttering in the wind.

It is Orochimaru, who has long since left Konoha and is one of the three ninjas.

He is now a well-known S-class defector ninja in the ninja world.

He was also wearing a coat with red clouds on a black background, and walked over and joked.

"I have no interest in failures. You, on the other hand, can be a good collector's item. ”

The man called 'Scorpion' sneered unceremoniously at Orochimaru, and there was no friendship between his companions at all.

"You can't kill me."

Orochimaru was not angry because of this, and there was still a smile on his sallow face, not knowing what was going on in his heart.

The scorpion cut unhappily.

Indeed, as Orochimaru said, he can't kill this rotten snake that can't be killed.

Judging from the power of ninjutsu, it is obvious that he is stronger.

But in terms of immortality, this rotten snake is probably not human anymore.

Just like him.

"I'm going to have to look for the right materials, and if you're not happy, you can go it alone."

I hate getting along with people like Orochimaru, and Scorpion knows this very well.

This rotten snake does not understand the beauty of art at all, and only spits snakes from its mouth, this kind of physiologically uncomfortable ninjutsu, in the eyes of the scorpion, is completely blasphemous against art.

Even if it is no longer in the category of human beings and does not need to eat and drink, the scorpion still feels sick to its stomach.

"But we are members of a group, and we get along with each other, this is what the leader has explained."

Orochimaru said.

"Are you friendly? If you don't have the same interests, you can't help it, I don't want to talk about art in front of a rotten snake all day. ”

"That's unfortunate, I'm quite interested in your puppet body."

Unlike the scorpion's coldness, Orochimaru is happy to talk to the scorpion.

The scorpion just snorted coldly, ignoring the ninja corpse on the ground, dragging the cumbersome corpse and slowly leaving.

Orochimaru also slowly followed, leaving the unknown small ninja village.

A small ninja village like this without a name is unknown in the ninja world.

It's mostly a group of people who know how to do simple ninjutsu.,A rabble gathered together.。

"Next up is the Land of Bears."

The scorpion spoke to Orochimaru in an almost commanding tone.

"The Land of Bears?"

Orochimaru's brows furrowed slightly.

"The Hell Valley of the Bear Country has the highly toxic substances I need, as well as the treasure of the Star Ninja Village, which seems to be an extraterrestrial meteorite, and I need that to increase the hardness of the puppet."

The scorpion explained his reason for going to the Land of Bears.

Orochimaru nodded at this.

"I don't care, but before we do, we're going to meet someone."

"Who?"

"Have you forgotten the chief's explanation?"

Orochimaru asked rhetorically.

"Of course, I haven't forgotten that the leader asked us to come out and find some powerful ninjas to join 'Akatsuki' and serve 'Akatsuki'."

The scorpion remembered this command.

But there is little hope of doing so.

The powerful ninjas are basically concentrated in the ninja villages of the five major countries, and there are only a handful of S-class defector ninjas wandering outside, and most of the S-level defector ninjas have their own unique skills, and it is not so easy to find their traces.

Taking a step back, even if the traces of these S-class defector ninjas are found, it is a question of whether the other party will join or not.

So far, there are only a few official members in their 'Xiao'.

"I already have a suitable candidate. Once you've found him, head to the Land of Bears. ”

Orochimaru smiled faintly.

"Who is it?"

Although he doesn't like Orochimaru very much, the scorpion also has to admit the other party's talent.

A ninja who can be personally recruited by Orochimaru must have something extraordinary.

"Speaking of which, he's the same as me, and he's also a Konoha ninja."

"Oh, Konoha originated." The scorpion paused, as if to ridicule Orochimaru: "Then you Konoha S-class defector ninjas are really a lot." As far as I know, there are already four. With the addition of the person you mentioned, there are now five of them. ”

Long before Orochimaru, the three ninjas, defected, Konoha already had three S-class defection ninjas.

Except for a Chiba Shiraishi who doesn't know the depth and has very little information, the other two are from the Konoha wealthy Uchiha and the Hyuga clan respectively.

"I originally wanted to find Shuo Mao's three disciples, but the leader refused, saying that they would not join Xiao."

Orochimaru remembered something interesting, and his lips split left and right like snakes.

"Oh? In other words, have the leaders and those three already been in contact? ”

Surely those three S-class defector ninjas would not join Akatsuki, this is not like the style of their leader in the eyes of the scorpion.

That can only mean one thing, they know that the leader of the organization, in fact, without their knowledge, has contacted those three people, and determined that the other party will not join Xiao.

"That's all it can be. Reincarnation Eye ...... It's really a mysterious power, and I really lost my eyes back then. ”

Orochimaru stretched out his long tongue and licked it at the edge of his mouth, and the expression on his face became eerie.

But that's what makes things interesting.

Who would have known that the three little ghosts that were let go back then would now grow to this point.

Thinking of Nagato's strength, Orochimaru couldn't help but shudder.

It wasn't at all like a power that humans could have.

In the face of that kind of power, Sannin also seemed insignificant, and he had no power to fight back at all.

Now it seems that the order in which the roots target Xiao is very wrong.

The most troublesome thing in Akatsuki is not that Yahiko, but Nagato, who has the eye of reincarnation.

However, in this way, where Xiao, the wind that represents the new trend, will blow, is what Orochimaru is interested in.

is also the reason why he joined Xiao.

Staying in Konoha with a rotten will, he has long lost interest.

Although he and Nagato were at fault, the other party didn't seem to care, which surprised Orochimaru.

There is one more reason to stay in Akatsuki, to observe Nagato's every move, to see how far Nagato, who has these legendary eyes, can grow, and what new impact it will have on the ninja world, which is more interesting than staying in Konoha.

There is no better way to pass the time on the path of eternal immortality than this kind of novelty and pleasure.

Scorpion must have thought the same way. Orochimaru looked at the scorpion's eyes, with some sympathy and admiration.

When he was still on the path of pursuing eternal life, the other party seemed to have completed this feat at the age of less than twenty.

Genius cannot be judged by common sense.

In Orochimaru's view, the scorpion is a genius ninja worthy of recognition and affirmation.

There are geniuses in this world who think the same as him.

It doesn't get any more joyful than that.

Therefore, even if the scorpion hates him very much, Orochimaru will not be dissatisfied, the unique personality of the genius.

"Don't look at me like that, be careful that I actually kill you."

Orochimaru's gaze that wanted to lick his body made him vomit from the inside out.

Especially that mouth, which often spits out messy things.

and himself, not human at all.

"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself for a while. Let's go, that guy I know exactly where he is. ”

Orochimaru didn't care about smiling and led the way in front.

The scorpion snorted coldly and slowly followed in Orochimaru's footsteps.

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Nameless mountains.

After that, three days had passed, and Orochimaru had walked here with the scorpion.

"Is this the location of the man you said was called Beryuhu?"

At the foot of a large mountain range, the scorpion glanced up at the top of the mountain, which was being hidden by a thick black mist.

According to Orochimaru, an S-class defector ninja in Konoha called Beryuhu lives in seclusion here.

However, although he is an S-class defector ninja of Konoha, in fact, this person called Beryuhu has a very low sense of existence.

At least the scorpion had not heard of the existence of such a person.

"Beryuhu and I were ninjas at the same time, but his talent was so mediocre that he could only study forbidden arts to improve his strength. It was only later that he was accidentally discovered by the three generations and escaped from Konoha. ”

Orochimaru simply told the information about Beryuhu.

"Research forbidden arts?"

"Ah, it is precisely because he is unwilling to be mediocre that he wants to rely on forbidden arts to change all this. After calculating the time, now his forbidden technique has been accomplished. ”

"Can this guy really be our companion?"

"It's not good to underestimate people, Scorpion."

Orochimaru laughed.

"Then it depends on what he's capable of."

As the scorpion finished speaking, a black shadow scurried out from under his clothes, edged by a long metal tail connected by a sharp piece of iron.

An ape creature that swooped at the two from behind was tightly bound by this metal tail.

The metal tail tightened and tightened until its strength exceeded the limits of the beast's endurance, and it rained down from the sky in a rain of blood.

Then, with the ape's scream of death as a signal, a large number of poisonous bees flew from both sides of the road, buzzing and spreading the stinger of the tail part, and rushed towards the scorpion.

The scorpion sneered disdainfully, and the tail of steel swirled around its body like lightning.

Countless poisonous bees rained down on the ground, incapacitated.

Orochimaru watched this scene for a long time, and he didn't want to make a move at all.

This level of attack is very deadly for ordinary ninjas, but Scorpion is not an ordinary ninja, but an S-class defector ninja from Sand Hidden Village, who is on the list.

This level of offense, for him, is just the feeling of a drizzle falling on his body.

At this moment, a slight footstep sounded in Orochimaru's ears, making Orochimaru couldn't help but turn his head and look at the source of the sound.

A white-haired boy dressed in an antique white robe walked slowly down the mountain road.

His eyes were glowing with scorching blood, and his face was covered by a white bandage, and he calmly looked at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru grinned, and said with a smile in the tone of an acquaintance, "It's been a long time, Beiliuhu, I almost don't recognize you like this." You seem to have changed a lot since you left the village. ”