LRAB Chapter 170 Orochimaru Betrays the Village
Chapter 170 Orochimaru Betrays the Village
The Land of Waterfalls, a small, almost invisible country.
In a sense, Kakuzu is actually a great hero of this country.
The fact that the Takigakure leadership sent Kakuzu to assassinate Hashirama Senju back then shows that those former Takigakure leaders also wanted to participate in the grand stage of the ninja world.
However, fate intervened. Kakuzu stole the secret technique of Takigakure, Earth Grudge Fear, and killed all the ambitious high-ranking members of Takigakure. This allowed Takigakure to remain unaffected in the subsequent Shinobi World Wars, quietly hiding in a corner of the Land of Waterfall.
Visiting each other between daimyo was quite troublesome. Tetsuya first sent a visiting card to the daimyo of Takigakure, and only set off after receiving a reply.
The Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfall are neighboring countries, but even so, the previous generation of Daimyo of the Land of Grass and Daimyo of the Land of Waterfall had never communicated. This time, Tetsuya became the first formal meeting between the two countries' top leaders.
This elevated this ordinary visit to a whole new level.
"Boss? Weren't we heading for Takigakure? Why are we making such a big fuss?"
In the caravan, Kakuzu quickly approached Tetsuya's carriage and asked him a question.
Tetsuya pulled back the car curtain.
"Come up here and talk."
Kakuzu didn't stand on ceremony and immediately climbed onto the carriage.
Sitting down in the carriage, Tetsuya lowered the curtain, rubbed his temples, and said...
“I never expected it to turn out like this. Who knew that the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Grass, which are neighboring countries, have never even had a formal meeting or exchange? Why didn’t you tell me that these two countries have never communicated?”
Hearing this, Kakuzu felt somewhat helpless.
"Boss, what you're saying is... I don't know either. I'm just a ninja. I do know a little about the things between ninja villages, but how would I know about the exchanges between high-level officials of countries?"
"Alright, that's fine too."
Tetsuya shook his head; things had come to this point, and he didn't want to say anything more.
"That's good. In this way, from the outsider's perspective, the main purpose of our trip is still the exchange between small countries. As for erasing your identity as a rogue ninja, that's secondary. This way, it will be easier for you to do things after you return to Takigakure."
"Yes, don't worry, boss. Once I return to Takigakure, I will take control of the entire ninja village as soon as possible."
Tetsuya nodded, adding as he spoke.
"But you don't need to be in too much of a hurry. Some things can be done slowly. Being too hasty is not good."
"I understand."
The caravan from the Land of Grass quickly entered the territory of the Land of Waterfall. After all, they were neighboring countries, sharing a border, so the journey didn't take long.
Just as Tetsuya was leading his delegation to visit the Land of Waterfall, a major event occurred in Konoha.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, personally solved the case of the missing Konoha villagers, and the culprit behind it all turned out to be Orochimaru, his disciple.
Orochimaru dug a laboratory underground in Konoha, where he conducted various human experiments.
After various horrific and inhumane experiments were exposed, Orochimaru immediately defected and left Konoha.
Jiraiya, who was traveling the ninja world in search of the Child of Destiny, heard that Orochimaru had defected. He then abandoned all thoughts of the Child of Destiny and returned directly to Konoha.
"Old man, Orochimaru has defected! What happened? Why would he defect? How could he possibly defect?!"
Jiraiya slammed his hand on the table, asking incredulously.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a pipe in his mouth, and white smoke kept billowing out.
"Yes, why would he defect? How could he possibly defect? I want to ask that too, but before that, you should take a look at these things first."
As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a thick stack of documents out of the drawer and placed them on the table.
Jiraiya grabbed the documents and started flipping through them.
"What! How could this be! Did Orochimaru do all this?! Why did he turn into this?!"
As he spoke, Jiraiya slammed his fist on the table, his eyes filled with incomprehension.
"What's done is done. Jiraiya, Orochimaru is no longer the Orochimaru he used to be."
Looking at the contents of the document, Jiraiya took two deep breaths and said.
"Old man, I'm going to bring him back. If he can admit his crimes, that would be best. If he doesn't repent, then let him spend the rest of his life repenting in Konoha."
Seeing Jiraiya's serious expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.
He knew that at this point, nothing he said could change Jiraiya's mind. After all, he had been traveling the ninja world searching for the so-called Child of Destiny, so it was all the better that he was now willing to go after Orochimaru.
"Old man, I'll go first."
"Wait a minute, Jiraiya..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to call Jiraiya back and ask him to go see Minato's child, since Minato was his disciple and he should go see Naruto.
However, at this moment, Jiraiya's mind was completely occupied by Orochimaru, and as for Naruto, he could only wait until later.
News of Orochimaru's defection spread quickly.
This message came just as he returned from the Land of Waterfalls.
"Oh, Orochimaru has defected? So it's come to this already?"
Tetsuya, holding the intelligence, had just stepped into the back of the Daimyo's mansion when he heard loud laughter coming from the direction of the garden.
"What's going on? Is this Izuna? Why is he laughing so wildly? This doesn't fit Izuna's image as a cool and aloof Uchiha."
With that, Tetsuya walked towards the garden.
In the garden pavilion, Izuna slapped the stone table, pointed at Tobirama, and laughed wildly.
"Tobirama Senju, you were born evil! This is all your retribution! Hahahaha! Look what your grand-disciple has done! Capturing people from your own village to conduct human experiments! What a talent!"
"Hmph, I don't have disciples or followers like them."
"Is that so? Too bad. No matter how much you try to deny it, you can't change the fact that Hiruzen Sarutobi is your disciple and Orochimaru is your grand-disciple. Hahahaha!"
What are you all laughing at?
"Tetsuya, you're back! Where's Kakuzu?"
Upon seeing Tetsuya return, Tobirama Senju quickly changed the subject.
“I’ve sent Kakuzu back to Takigakure. I’ll need him to help me take over the Land of Takigakure from now on.”
"Don't change the subject."
Izuna slammed his hand on the table and said.
"Tetsuya, you must have received the news by now, that Orochimaru from Konoha has betrayed the village."
"Yes, I know that. I've received the message."
As he spoke, Tetsuya waved the intelligence report in his hand.
"Hmph, Orochimaru, that traitor to the village, I'll go and eliminate him myself. Tetsuya, give me a chance, I promise I'll come back as soon as I've executed him."