Chapter 42: The Roots
"In this way, the second tailed beast has also successfully taken its place."
In an empty underground space, Nagato tilted his head slightly, staring at the deadwood giant in front of him, whose face had a total of nine eyes, two of which were open, and the other seven were still tightly closed.
And after Nagato's careful perception, he found that the breath of the deadwood giant was more condensed and terrifying than before.
The Deadwood Giant of the past, in his eyes, was just a large psychic beast with huge strange powers, although powerful, it was not invincible.
But after successfully absorbing the tailed beast, it is as if it has a will of its own, and it is no longer a dead thing.
Especially after absorbing the second tailed beast, this feeling became stronger and stronger.
Although this level is not too powerful for Nagato, but continue to let the Outer Dao Golem absorb the tailed beast, he believes that sooner or later, the golem will show the mighty power of the most powerful tailed beast in ancient times, the ten-tailed, and put everything down!
"The first time I saw it, I felt that it was something that was difficult to imitate with artificial technology."
From the shadows of the underground space, a hoarse voice sounded, leisurely walking out of there.
With long black hair, handsome, feminine temperament, and a pair of golden snake pupils, his identity is also about to come out - Orochimaru.
"After all, this is the 'source' of Chakra, and it is indeed a difficult peak for ninjas to climb. The next goal is to capture the tailed beasts and put the rest of the tailed beasts in place as soon as possible. ”
Nagato said.
"So, have you figured out which tailed beast to attack next?"
After the arrest of the second tail, now the Xiao organization has no way to completely turn to the secret plot, and some information has been leaked.
Yun Yin, who lost the second tail, conducted a close investigation into the matter.
No matter how tightly the organization is hidden, it will still leave some clues in the outside world.
Through these clues, twisting into a complete clue is not a difficult thing for the ninja village of a big country, but it is only a matter of time.
"Which tailed beast does Orochimaru think it's better to attack next?"
Nagato doesn't have a clue about catching the next tailed beast for the time being.
The protection of human pillar power in the villages is too tight.
Even Konoha looked very loose, but a large number of dark parts were arranged in the dark to protect the Nine-Tails Pillar Force. Even Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, went to the country of waves to personally escort him.
It's just that the Nine-Tails Pillar Force is too immature, so Nagato didn't plan to take the Nine-Tails Pillar Force as the primary target from the beginning.
Only a strong human pillar force is worth preparing an arrest plan, and a weak human pillar force can be easily captured when the time comes.
Moreover, in this way, it is also possible to temporarily avoid completely dragging Konoha into this chaotic quagmire caused by tailed beasts, so that Akatsuki can have more time to operate.
"Three-tailed, his human pillar force is the fourth generation of Mizukage Yakura, according to intelligence, his strength is very strong, and there are ninjas with perception and white eyes beside him, as well as the ghost lamp full moon known as 'Tiantong', and the dark elite Shangnin of Fog Hidden Village...... It is conservatively estimated that more than two groups of members would need to be dispatched together to capture him. Moreover, the place of the battle cannot be placed in Wuyin Village. ”
Orochimaru analyzed it pertinently.
Its own strength is the level of the five shadows, plus the power that can perfectly control the tailed beast, every guard beside him, the strength is very extraordinary, if the nine-tailed man's pillar power is too weak, there is no need to deliberately target. Then, the three-tailed human pillar force is because the difficulty of arresting belongs to the highest level, and it is really unwise to go to the top at this time.
Nagato listened quietly and did not speak.
Orochimaru continued, "The next target should be on the one-tailed, four-tailed, six-tailed, and eight-tailed. Compared to the simplest nine-tails, and the very difficult three-tailed and seven-tailed, only these four-tailed beasts are the most suitable. ”
In fact, it is more appropriate to capture the Nine-Tails Pillar Force at this time.
Although it doesn't matter if the easiest person is put at the end, it is not a bad thing to catch it early.
But there are two downsides to doing so.
Today's Konoha is only investigating Xiao, and he hasn't really done it. And once the Nine-Tails Pillar Force is captured, Konoha will inevitably be traced to the end. This is the first disadvantage.
In addition, there is also a 'spy' from Konoha in the organization - Uchiha Itachi.
At this time, the idea of capturing the Nine-Tails was revealed, and even Orochimaru did not dare to guarantee that Itachi would make any unimaginable moves, and whether it would hinder the organization's next move.
For this Uchiha junior who can defeat him with illusion, Orochimaru is also very jealous in his heart.
I wish the other party died earlier, so that I could get the other party's body and kaleidoscope writing wheel eyes and conduct research.
But with his personal strength against Itachi, Orochimaru is not completely sure.
The current Xiao also needs a part of Itachi's strength, and he can't easily give up such high-end combat power. In the future, the other party is also one of the main combat forces against Uchiha Ruri.
And all this, the weasel is conditionally based.
That is, until he dies, the organization is not allowed to attack Konoha.
This naturally also includes the Nine-Tails Pillar Force.
In other words, if you want to attack Konoha's human pillar force, the first thing the Akatsuki organization will dispose of is Itachi.
As a result, the damage to the organization can be very large.
After all, the strength of the Nine-Tails Pillar is too weak, and there is no essential difference between being arrested later and being captured earlier in Orochimaru's eyes.
He didn't believe that in just a few years, the Nine-Tails Human Pillar Force could reach the point of confronting the Reincarnation Eye.
Even the yellow flash that beat Iwakuin and Yunyin to the point of self-isolation at the beginning couldn't do this.
In Orochimaru's eyes, Nagato's strength had already surpassed the yellow flash of Konoha. The capture of the nine-tailed man's pillar force can naturally slow down a little, and by the way, the ferret will be appeased.
"Eight-tails, put them aside for the time being, I have already captured the second tail from Yun Yin, at this time, you should slow down, so as not to force the other party to be in a hurry."
Nagato thought about it for a moment.
I think that in the face of Yunyin, it is better to be careful.
Lei Ying's brain is not normal, and it is not a good thing to force Yun Yin to be anxious now.
"Then what do you mean ......"
Orochimaru asked with interest.
"One tail belongs to the sand hide, and now the sand and Konoha are forming an alliance to balance the country of ghosts, and it is not easy to act rashly here."
Although it is a good time to use the joint middle ninja exam in a few months to capture the pillar force of one of the tails of Sha Yin.
But considering the balance between the world, both Sunakin and Konoha are the main forces against the country of ghosts, and Nagato doesn't want to face the country of ghosts so quickly.
During the Akatsuki organization's operation, someone must help the Akatsuki organization partially contain the power of the Oni Country and attract firepower.
Otherwise, the Ghost Country will wait for the end of the contract and directly confront the Xiao Organization, unless the leader himself does it, the rest of the members will definitely be suppressed by the Ghost Country with unparalleled force and blood.
Because of the intelligence network of the Xiao organization, there is no way to lay it to the country of ghosts.
This means that the Xiao organization has lost the opportunity to take the lead.
What terrible industrial weapons are secretly being manufactured in the country of Oni, Nagato doesn't know anything about.
He understands that the country of ghosts is not only good at air combat, but also the power of steel warships on the sea, which no country has tried yet.
But Nagato absolutely didn't believe that the kind of steel ship with terrible oppressive power was just a toy-like ornament.
Therefore, the role of Konoha and Sand Hidden in the cultivation of the country of ghosts is very critical and important.
If you do something to the tailed beast in Shayin Village, it will mean that you will divert Shayin's attention, so that Shayin will not be able to concentrate on confronting the country of ghosts.
Capturing the tailed beast is not a random dispatch of a group of members, after knowing the location of the human pillar force, it can be captured directly. Instead, it is necessary to combine the international environment and the characteristics of the ninja villages in each country, and start to attack them one by one. In case the forces of the great powers unite in advance, the disadvantages of Xiao can be imagined.
"Well, there's only four tails and six tails left to choose from."
Orochimaru nodded, not much like what he had come up with.
Considering the current international environment, it is not possible to target Sand and Konoha for the time being. On the side of the country of ghosts, there must be foreign aid to contain and divert firepower.
"The six-tailed human pillar force is hidden by the fog, and it is not sure who it is. But even so, the strength beside the Six-Tails Pillar Force must not be as good as Yakura, who is the Mizukage. In addition to the six-tailed human pillar force, the four-tailed human pillar force is the long-famous Iwakuin Shangnin - Lao Zi. ”
Nagato said.
The corners of Orochimaru's mouth outlined a grim smile, as if he remembered something, and said:
"I heard that the relationship between the four-tailed man Zhu Li Lao Zi and Onogi is not good, the two of them often fight each other in high-level meetings because of political disagreements, and Onoki has scolded Lao Zi more than once, and he is extremely dissatisfied with him. However, because of the disappearance of the five tails, Onoki had to rearrange Lao Zi's residence and protect him closely. ”
This kind of thing will be known by asking a little bit.
The four-tailed man Zhu Li Lao Zi is a powerful ninja of the same era as their three ninjas.
During the Second Ninja War, he had already made a name for himself.
Although it is not a perfect human pillar force, the growth of these decades has also made the other party familiar with the control of the tailed beast Chakra, which is much more difficult to deal with than the ordinary human pillar force.
"Don't you agree with Tsuchikage Masa? It seems that this can be used as a breakthrough to capture the power of the four-tailed human pillar. ”
Nagato was thoughtful.
"In Iwakuin, there used to be a root spy planted there by the group, and now that intelligence department is still operating."
Orochimaru reminded of this.
"Tuanzang?"
Nagato's brow furrowed slightly.
To be honest, his perception of Tuan Zang is really a bit complicated.
But I also have to admire the root organization created by the other party.
If there is any place in Konoha that is difficult for the country of ghosts to penetrate, it can only be the root base established by the group.
There are many hidden secrets in that place, and even Kakashi, the spy that Orochimaru planted in Konoha, is very secretive about it, and he can't know all the secrets inside.
Because it is the darkest and most unsightly place in Konoha, it has become the last clean land of Konoha that has not been infiltrated by the country of ghosts.
It has to be said that this is an irony.
"Before I left Konoha, there was a medical ninja in the root called Yakushi Nonoyu, who used to be the head of the intelligence agency of the branch where the root was planted in Iwakuin Village. Although Yakushi Nonoyu later died due to some accidents, the intelligence system she established in Iwakuin Village was not destroyed, and was later re-assigned by Danzang to take over. Now in Iwakuin Village, if you want to find the person in charge of intelligence belonging to the root, you can only find the entry point from the group. ”
Orochimaru said.
"The power of the roots seems to be much more terrifying than imagined."
Nagato sighed.
"Even the ferret was controlled by him, playing with it as a plaything, and his ability to calculate people's hearts is indeed terrifying. As long as there is a little darkness in his body, it will be assimilated and eroded by him, and unnaturally he will begin to work for him. ”
Orochimaru was slightly silent.
It is precisely because of this that a ninja like Yakushi Nonoyu will be abandoned by the roots.
To be willing to lay down the bloody blade and become a redeemer is tantamount to openly hostile to Tuan Zang.
Thinking of the woman who was looking for light in the dark, Orochimaru also sighed in his heart.
This dark ninja world can't accommodate too much light and kindness.
Everyone is trying their best to survive.
That's why he wanted to see if Nagato could create the so-called peace and end the plague of wars that had not stopped for hundreds of years.
"In this way, if you want to get the Four Tails more easily, you have to cooperate with the roots of the group again."
The last time I cooperated with Tuanzang, Xiao helped the root pacify the Uchiha clan inside Konoha , and the two sides used Uchiha Itachi as a bargaining chip to start exchanging interests and communicating with each other, which can be said to be a very pleasant cooperation.
Akatsuki successfully weakened Konoha's power, and the roots cut off one of the biggest obstacles in their path.
"Last time I didn't have a very pleasant deal with him, this time I want him to make a move, I guess I have to really bleed once."
Orochimaru said as he stared at Nagato.
Although without the assistance of the roots, the Xiao organization can also use its own power to capture the four tails, but after all, it is still not safe, and the risk of failure is too great.
Orochimaru believes that even if it is to increase the success rate of Issei catching the four tails, Nagato will do his best to do it.
Even if you pay a huge price to buy the intelligence of the roots, judging from the final return, it is completely worth it.
"Then for the matter of contacting Danzang, please ask you, Mr. Orochimaru."
"No problem. But what about the newcomers? I've heard that there's still a teammate missing. Like me, that guy doesn't like to go out. And his research has also reached a critical moment, and he cannot afford to give up his efforts. ”
Orochimaru refers to the new addition of the Cultist Flying Section.
To be able to be seen by the organization, it must have its own advantages.
"This kind of thing is fate, Miya Chengyan rejected us, otherwise, the Blood Pool Clan's Blood Inheritance Limit is also a good help. However, I heard that the leader of the Thunderlight Regiment, who is active in the country of waves, seems to be a remnant of the Blood Pool Clan. ”
Nagato suddenly remembered something.
The Blood Pond clan is one of the powerful ninja clans that once rampaged in the Warring States period.
The overall strength, although not as good as the top wealthy families such as Senju and Uchiha, was also famous and powerful in the Warring States period, and was employed by the daimyo of many countries at that time.
In the end, because of the marriage problem, he and the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder came together.
But success is also marriage, and defeat is also marriage.
In the end, he was framed by the Daimyo Lady of the Land of Thunder at the time, lost all his political losses, and was forced to migrate to a barren land, and was supervised by the Lady of the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder who hired the ninjas of the Uchiha clan, and was completely down.
By the time I realized it later, the Blood Pool Clan had already perished.
And the person who exterminated the clan was none other than Miya Castle Yan, who later became a weapons dealer.
A powerful ninja with strength, even in the face of Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, can talk and laugh.
"It stands to reason that the Blood Pool Clan has indeed been wiped out by the flames of Miya Castle, as for the leader of the Thunder Light Clan...... Out of curiosity, I also went to investigate, but the results of the investigation were very unsatisfactory, and I had no idea where she came from, or what relationship existed between her and Miya Castle. ”
Orochimaru was depressed for a moment.
"Can you get her in?"
"It's a bit difficult, you know, the mercenaries in the underground black market are all tendons who only recognize money. It's not easy to subdue them. ”
Orochimaru shook his head helplessly.
"Then forget it, the team members of the flying section, I will make other arrangements, after all, there are no suitable candidates at the moment, and the rest of the group has been fixed. At present, the most important thing is to cooperate with the root and get the four tails as soon as possible. ”
Hearing Orochimaru say this, Nagato also knew that there was not much hope of recruiting the Lei Guang Group, so he had to give up.
Orochimaru nodded and took on the matter of cooperating with Danzang.
Dealing with Danzang is not easy, and when cooperating, you must also be vigilant to prevent being bitten by the roots.
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"After all this time, does Orochimaru want to work together again?"
In the dimly lit hallway, Danzo is stopped by a ninja.
He was followed by a ninja on his left and right.
Unlike the regular Root members, they do not wear masks, but appear in their true form.
On the left is a young man of about twenty-five years old, tall, with orange hair tied into a short ponytail, wearing a Konoha ninja forehead guard on his forehead, and his face is expressionless, giving people an air that no one should enter.
On the right is a slightly thin man, about fifteen years old, judging by his height.
His face was covered with black protective gear, only his nose and mouth were exposed, and his whole body was tightly wrapped, and even his hands were covered by black gloves, as if he was hiding some ulterior secret.
"Yes, Danzo-sama."
The one who intercepted Danzo's path was a young ninja in his twenties.
Silver-gray hair, wearing a pair of round-framed glasses, and a smile on his face that looks suave and elegant, gives people a sense of kindness and being able to fully believe.
It's the medicine man.
On the one hand, he is a Konoha ninja, and at the same time he serves the root and Orochimaru, and he wears many hats, and he is a multi-faceted spy with excellent talents.
He stood up from the ground, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and glanced at the three of them, intentionally or unintentionally.
In addition to Danzo, the other two ninjas, only Yamanaka Stroke, who was born in the Yamanaka clan on the left, was more familiar, and as for the teenage young ninja who only showed his mouth and nose, he didn't know much about it.
It is only known that the name is Oil Girl Root, and it is said that she can use special insects, and she was cultivated by Danzo as a cronie to replace the Oil Girl Ryoma who had died in the Land of Rain.
It is an important target for him.
Being able to be trusted by Tuan Zang and see him as a replacement for the oil girl Ryoma means that this young man named 'Oil Girl Takes the Root' may have a very terrifying potential, and even Tuan Zang can't help but be tempted to take it for his own use.
Konoha has never lacked geniuses, especially those ninjas who inherit secret arts.
They send elite talents to the dark and root every year, and they are undoubtedly the most unshakable and important cornerstone of Konoha.
"Tell me, what does Orochimaru want from me this time?"
Although the road was blocked, Tuan Zang was a little unhappy, but he was still patient and let Yakushidou continue to speak.
"The intelligence agency of Iwain Village, Lord Orochimaru, wants to get information about the Four-Tailed Human Pillar Force, and ...... When the time comes, hopefully the roots will be able to assist in the action. ”
Dou smiled slightly, conveying the meaning of Orochimaru.
Four-tailed ......
Hearing this, Tuan Zang silently closed his eyes, and the expression on his face became extremely terrifying.
A cold sweat appeared on his face, and he could barely cope with the smile.
"How about it, Danzo-sama, do you want to cooperate with Orochimaru-sama this time?"
Dou asked.
Tuan Zang opened his eyes, his eyes were like sharp blades, stabbing at Dou's body, Dou felt his body sink, and couldn't help but take a step back, looking at Tuan Zang vigilantly, for fear that the other party would do it directly.
Yamanaka Stroke and Oil Girl Taru also felt the will of Tuan Zang, and their eyes locked on their pockets.
Especially the oil girl took the root, and Dou felt a creepy aura from him.
This coercion comes and dissipates quickly.
Tuan Zang didn't mean to solve the problem with his hands, but just gave the other party a dismount and let the other party understand that he should not always engage in some tiresome small actions in Konoha recently.
"The old man can assist his organization and gain control of the Four Tails. But the old man has two requests, the first one is that the old man needs a piece of information about the country of ghosts. The second requirement is that the old man still lacks one thing here......"
Danzou stared at his pocket.
Dou gritted his teeth and asked, "Lord Tuanzang, please speak." ”
Tuan Zang restrained his murderous aura and kept silent.
Take the crutches in your hand and slowly lift them up until the crutches are in a parallel line with your arm, then stop.
Looking at the tip of the crutch, only a finger away from his eyes, Dou suddenly fell silent, as if he understood something.
"You can't be the master of this matter, let your master come and negotiate in person."
As he spoke, Tuan Zang put down his crutches, walked forward step by step, passed by his pocket, and left without looking back with the mountain wind and the oil girl to take the roots.
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