Orochimaru's Excitement

Hearing this, Karatachi Yagura frowned deeply and questioned him in a stern tone:

"Are you saying you want to unify the Shinobi World?"

Faced with Karatachi Yagura's sharp and blunt question, Senyo naturally understood what he meant.

Yet instead of answering directly, he curled his lips into a faint smile and asked in return, "Then what do you think? Do you believe the ordinary people of Kirigakure truly desire better living conditions, or do they merely want to preserve the empty name of 'Hidden Mist Village'?"

After a brief pause, Senyo raised another question.

"Or do you think the people of the Land of Water truly live as well as those of the Land of Fire?"

Back when Senyo had used Kotoamatsukami on Karatachi Yagura, his purpose had merely been to make himself Yagura's most trusted friend, not to establish a clear hierarchy of master and subordinate.

That was why, although Karatachi Yagura trusted Senyo completely,

his original way of thinking and values had otherwise remained unchanged.

He was capable of independent thought, but the topic before them was indeed rather delicate and sensitive.

Even Karatachi Yagura could not help falling into deep contemplation.

Indeed, after several years of tireless effort and development, the Land of Water had gradually recovered from its former predicament, and its situation had truly improved compared to before.

But compared with the Land of Fire, which was currently at the height of its power and glory, the gap was far from insignificant.

Whether in overall national strength or military power, the Land of Water was vastly inferior to the Land of Fire.

The living standards of their people were even more different than heaven and earth.

In the Land of Water, although deaths from starvation had basically been eliminated, life was still difficult and impoverished;