Inside the Star Dome Cave, Orochimaru controlled the magma red fire to sink into the ground little by little, and the temperature also dropped.

The same silence and the tense and desperate battle atmosphere just now seemed to be poured cold water in the air.

Lao Zi was forced to withdraw from the tailed beast, looked up at the huge shadow in front of him, and couldn't help but shiver.

Before he fell unconscious, he experienced a big battle, and was beaten by Susa Nenghu and Jiraiya, and immediately after waking up, he fought desperately again.

The spirit of doing one's best and fighting hard is commendable, but the act itself is extremely draining.

Ninjas, mostly don't live long.

If this battle is won, it will be enough, and with the spirit of exhilaration, the body can be re-energized to its potential.

But now, he's lost.

Not only physically, but also mentally suffered after being defeated by a strong enemy who was difficult to resist.

For a while, with the strong physique of the human pillar force, Lao Zi actually had a little cold after experiencing the temperature changes of hot and cold.

Germs float in the humid water vapor, invading the pores of the skin, and the old purple who has lived in the dry northland for a long time looks a little thin.

"This is the gap in our strength and the ability to restrain ourselves, and the tailed beast cannot be made up at all."

Orochimaru lowered his head with a consistent smile on his face, "I hope you recognize the gap between each other and don't do useless work." ”

"This is the first time, I can still tolerate it, let you keep the chakra, and have a chance to grow in cultivation...... The next time I fail, I'll find a way to turn you into a vegetative person. ”

chattering, still good voice, not at all rumored, not at all ruthless.

But after being killed and being dismounted, Lao Zi knew very well that this was not a discussion at all.

Negotiation is a process of mutual compromise between you and me.

But as soon as Orochimaru came up, he set out the carriage and horses, and made the things he asked for clear and clear, without any intention of compromise.

This is not a consultation, this is an announcement, and an ultimatum will be given as soon as it comes up.

If you don't, you'll come up with a worse option.

Lao Zi suddenly had a little realization, and the big snake pill with a warm and smiling smile in front of him overlapped with the big snake pill with few words in the rumors, and a common trait emerged in his heart - rationality.

Ordinary ninjas have a slight strength and will not pose any threat to Orochimaru, they only need to be forced by their might, and there is no need to say much at all, but they are different.

After all, his full force blow also required Orochimaru to spend his mind and use immortal methods to resist.

Therefore, against himself, he knew how to use the interests and disadvantages to show force, and the purpose was still to make himself submit and not waste more time.

Orochimaru doesn't care about his image in the hearts of ordinary people at all, he starts from reality and considers the most effective way.

After this image became clear in Lao Zi's mind, he completely believed the threat in Orochimaru's mouth - what kind of vegetative person it was.

Because Orochimaru will never give up scientific research and worry about his three meals a day.

This man will only spend a little more effort to try to solve it once and for all.

Then do you listen to the 'advice' that Orochimaru did?

Lao Zi clenched his fists, and suddenly felt that the current scene was somewhat familiar.

Although the reasons were different and the people present were different, the scene of forcing oneself to give in was exactly the same as when he was in Iwain Village.

At that time, he chose to rebel against Onoki's stubbornness and chose to leave the village, which resulted in the defeat and imprisonment now, and now he has to make the same choice?

As soon as he thought of this, most of the suffocating anger in Lao Zi's heart suddenly dissipated.

If you want to plan and then act, you must first understand what kind of place this is, or what is the way to contact the village.

After making a decision in his heart, Lao Zi said coldly towards Orochimaru, "I admit to losing to you this time, but don't think that I will keep failing, one day I will find a way to defeat you." ”

Orochimaru was slightly stunned and chuckled, "Then I'll wait and see." ”

Although it was a cruel word, Lao Zi's performance was obviously a sign of submission, and it was really a bit unexpected to make the highest combat power of a high-minded and arrogant Great Ninja Village bow his head so simply.

Orochimaru also thought that it would take several courses of treatment to correct Lao Zi's hard temper.

Different from Orochimaru's doubts, the lamp god saw something and said with a smile, "Maybe it's because of my compromise and what philosophical theory has been found...... He had to learn to extricate himself with one hand, and he wouldn't have fallen to the point where he is now."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on this guy, even if he has any escape plan, foil it a few more times in advance, and then he will recognize the reality."

"I'll leave it to you."

Orochimaru nodded, dragging his huge body back to the corner where he had been staying.

Lao Zi looked at the big snake pill who left directly, opened his mouth, and was a little speechless for a while.

Even if he had some understanding of Orochimaru's strength and knew that this was a sign of self-confidence, was it a bit too much to be stocked like this?

Also, what about fish?

Did you forget to unseal me so I could handle the seafood myself?

At this time, a huge black shadow slowly moved in front of him, "Your Excellency Old Zi, please come with me, I will entertain you for Orochimaru." ”

Lao Zi looked up and exclaimed, "Slug ...... Are you Princess Konoha Tsunade's psychic beast? ”

"That's not accurate, Tsunade is only a part of my body."

The slug clone tilted its head and pointed in the direction of the back side of the cave, and Lao Zi saw another even bigger figure, which seemed to be a little pocket-sized for the tailed beast.

"How can it be so...... Big? ”

Old Zi was dumbfounded, he thought it was just a cave wall just now, as if he had thought of something, and he reflected it all at once,

"Is this the Wet Bone Forest? Your Excellency is a slug immortal? ”

"You've got a good insight." The slug-turner nodded slightly,

"Next, I'll find some sea fish and treat it with my own snacks, this thing is from time to time."

Looking at the slug immortal who was leading the way in the cave, Lao Zi was stunned for a moment before stepping to follow.

He had a hunch that unless the situation in the ninja world changed, he might have to stay in the Wet Bone Forest for a long time this time.

The disappearance of Renzhuli must be a big deal for Ninja Village, and I don't know what that old guy Onoki will do.

……

Like the atmosphere that cooled down in the Wet Bone Forest, the incident of Lao Zi being attacked in Yanyin Village was boiling in the ninja world, and after a few days of trouble, the heat began to decrease, and only a few people with a heart still took it as a matter for a while.

Three generations of Tsuchikage Onoki chose cold treatment.

Since he was convinced that he couldn't successfully rescue Lao Zi, and he couldn't send troops to Konoha or Kushinobi, and he couldn't make a strong response, keeping a low profile was the best way.

The Yanyin Village side died down, but the Grass Ninja Alliance's targeting of Konoha was in full swing, announcing a series of sanctions.

The two most critical of these are to set up checkpoints to restrict all caravans that come to or from the Fire Country, and the other is to prohibit Konoha ninjas from entering the territory of the Grass Ninja Alliance, otherwise it will be regarded as an invasion.

These two items greatly affected Konoha's economic resources, and Konoha naturally did not accept them, and deployed a large number of troops on the border, still insisting on hiring and other commercial activities.

But with the white doppelganger as an eye, the reconnaissance ability of the grass ninja side is completely a dimensionality reduction strike.

The white eyes of the Hyuga clan are indeed superior in terms of detection range, but the number of white absolutes is larger, the ability lasts longer, and it almost completely monitors the area of the Grass Ninja Alliance, without any blind spots in vision, and will be discovered once entered.

Not to mention, they're quite chicken thieves.

When spotted by the Konoha team, the White Doppelgangers will take the initiative to retreat, relinquishing a portion of their field of vision, and then summoning their men to help eliminate the black spots on the map.

After a few encounters, Konoha was convinced that he could not have any upper hand in terms of vision intelligence, so he changed his fighting style.

First of all, the Seal Class has improved the storage scroll, reducing the difficulty and cost of transporting items.

Secondly, they began to send a team of decoys containing the Hyuga clan to tempt, seduce, and entangle...... Caught the shortcomings of the grass ninjas' lack of manpower and made them exhausted.

In addition, a four-person squad is no longer used as a unit of action, but multiple squads are escorted together.

Although this increased the cost of transportation, it greatly increased the success rate of the mission, and barely opened up two trade routes to the land of earth and the land of thunder in the two areas where the grass ninja was the weakest in the village of Takishinobi and Yunin.

Of course, this is not worth boasting about, the grass ninja village has only been dispatched a few times, but it has made Konoha's normal business activities quite uncomfortable, and it has almost completely solved the disadvantages of the outflow of employment tasks in the country, which can be said to be a win.

The Konoha Ninja Squad is completely passive, and when walking in the grass ninja's sphere of influence, they always have to worry about the infestation of the other party.

The 'enlightenment' in the box of bliss is a monster that is difficult to resist for most of the upper ninja, and it is either seriously injured or killed when it touches it.

In the past year and a half, only three shots have brought a lot of casualties to the Konoha ninja, if it weren't for the fact that Jiraiya is sitting on the border of the Fire Country, and the support is still in place, maybe these two trade routes will be destroyed.

But even so, the ninja squad escorting the merchant was still under a lot of mental pressure.

In this case, the former Iron Country samurai, the Konoha ninja squad led by Mifune, began to stand out.

These people are not very strong, they are no different from ordinary middle ninja and upper ninja, but after the white absolute series of cell and gene fusion surgery, they are real meat.

Some fatal injuries for ordinary ninjas, in their bodies, as long as they are treated in time, can completely struggle back from the line of death.

This special physique,Make the Konoha ninja very envious,Envy but also a little angry,Obviously, it was the Konoha Sannin who developed this kind of operation.,But the first thing to enjoy is a group of 'outsiders'.。

- Of course, it's a bit out of the village to say that now, but many Konoha ninjas can't help but think so in their hearts.

So, where is the big snake pill in the 'Three Ninjas'?

It is rumored that he was besieged and seriously injured in the village of Takishinobi in order to seek information about Kushinobi, but more than a year has passed, and he still has not been seen, and some rumors that he was defeated and died have spread.

Although the village immediately refuted the rumors, it still couldn't stop the private discussion.

In the case of being scared every time he performs a mission, and the good body of the hot-eyed samurai, the big snake pill who developed the physique strengthening surgery has not been lowered.

While most of the discussion is controversial, it's a good thing overall.

The four-tailed man Zhuli Lao Zi who happened before and after the disappearance of Orochimaru was attacked, and until now, not many people in even Yanyin Village have paid attention to this matter.

In the final analysis, if you are strong alone, you are at best a high-level thug, and in non-war times, people who care about grand narratives will always care.

Most people are more concerned about things that are close at hand, like when will Orochimaru come back? For example, when can I use low-risk surgery?

……

Wet bone forest.

Lao Zi, who no one cared about, was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the cave.

His black and white eyes stared ahead, and he spitted chakras with his hands on the ground, cracking a crack in the surface and pouring out magma fire, turning the rubble stove red.

Yes, he's burning the fire.

The heat of the magma passed through the stove, baking the stone cauldron red, and the thick layer of grease on top of it emitted a fresh fragrance when heated.

Lao Zi sniffed, put the fish pieces that had been processed a long time ago, waited for time, and turned them over repeatedly until this large piece of fish was completely cooked.

"Slug Immortal, this is yours."

Lao Zi used a made stone skewer to insert the fish meat and put it in front of a slug the size of a puppy, and then continued to repeat the previous pace, and it didn't take long for another one to be made.

Lao Zi grabbed the stone skewer, regardless of the temperature on the fish, and took a bite hard, "Whew......"

Constantly sighing, he swallowed the tender fish meat into his stomach, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked very enjoyed.

- Joy in suffering.

The wet bone forest is forbidden to go out, and its own resources are very scarce, even the most ordinary salt is not available, although there is no shortage of big fish and meat, but the taste is just like that.

After all, Lao Zi is just a ninja, not a traverser, and he doesn't have so much 'common sense of life' in his head, at most he can boil some crude salt out of seawater.

But even so, after living in the Wet Bone Forest for more than a year, Lao Zi has also found some ways with his experience.

For example, the fish he eats right now, Lao Zi can't name it, the only thing he knows is that this kind of sea fish is different from others, and it has a spicy taste after being grilled.

In this bright and sunny wet bone forest, it is already a rare enjoyment.

Forehead...... Okay, that sounds a bit miserable, but who does that compare?

After eating and drinking, Lao Zi looked at the other corner of the cave by the light of the gem.

There, Orochimaru's head was bowed, still conducting unknown research, and beside him, huge bones and somewhat stinky fish.

Not to mention whether it can be digested or not, that taste alone is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear, but the Great Snake Pill has been eaten for more than a year.

After finding a little superiority in eating, on the other hand, he also admired Orochimaru very much.

Witnessing such a terrifying concentration, Lao Zi knew that he would not complain if he lost.

As he pondered, the huge black shadow dragged the snake's tail towards him.

(End of chapter)