Although the Amegakure is not a large place, it is also a place that Orochimaru has his sights set on.
The most important thing right now is to establish intelligence networks in each country.
Next are the Land of Wind and Sunagakure; the Land of Earth and Iwagakure; the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure, etc.
Orochimaru's people must be present in all these places, so that he can place his own people in each country.
Not only can it provide information about local resources and environment, facilitating future trade, but it can also provide intelligence at crucial moments.
This was a necessary measure before the establishment of the nation. Otherwise, even if the Land of Gold was established, it would be surrounded by powerful enemies and it would be unaware of them. It is unlikely that it could have protected its heritage.
"The food here isn't very good! Your cooking is much better!"
In Amegakure, at a restaurant on the street, Orochimaru and Guren are enjoying the local specialties.
Amegakure is relatively xenophobic, but that's relative to the ninjas; their management of civilians isn't as strict.
The two entered the village disguised as civilians, and bypassed the guards' attention, going directly into the interior of Amegakure.
Seeing Guren smacking her lips and commenting on the food in front of her, Orochimaru chuckled. He thought to himself, "This little girl's palate has become too picky."
"Even if it's not tasty, we have to eat our fill. We still have many places to visit."
He downed the drink in one gulp; Orochimaru only drank a little when he wasn't doing research.
Moreover, Orochimaru has been drinking more often since Tsunade left Konoha.
"The sake in the Amegakure isn't that great either!"
He thought to himself, "Besides, this liquor isn't much stronger than beer, so it's hard to drown my sorrows in alcohol."
"Isn't it tiring to run around with the teacher like this?"
Orochimaru gently rubbed Guren's head, looking at her with a somewhat apologetic expression. The little one had gotten quite tanned from being out in the wind and rain these past few days, but she had indeed become much stronger.
"I'm not tired! I can eat my fill Tenten, and no one bullies Guren!"
Hearing her somewhat naive words, Orochimaru's gaze softened even more.
"Don't worry, things will get better and better from now on!"
Guren nodded emphatically upon hearing this. What she had seen and heard these past few days was far more shocking than anything she had ever experienced in her entire life.
She now idolizes Orochimaru and blindly trusts everything he says.
After the two left the restaurant, Orochimaru found a guesthouse, as he would need to stay in the Amegakure for a while.
Apart from Pain, Nagato, and Konan, three local ninjas with outstanding talent, there is indeed a shortage of talent here.
But Orochimaru knew there was one person he wanted to kidnap—no, he wanted to save!
That is the future Animal Path Ajisai Six Paths of Pain, also known as the Loli Path.
During the first Chunin Ninja Exams jointly held by Konoha and Sunagakure, Ajisai did not get to fight against the Konoha 12.
She didn't get a chance to appear until the second Chunin Ninja Exams, where she demonstrated her remarkable Space-Time Talent in her duel with Tenten Chunin Ninja Exams.
However, most of her talents were developed in the area of Summoning Jutsu, and her attack moves were all released through pieces of paper.
It's a real shame that Konan's teaching has turned this girl's talent into something so haphazard and unorthodox.
After being turned into Loli Path being by Nagato, her attack methods became even simpler and more brutal. She was quite adept at attacking Konoha, summoning the other five Paths of Pain all by herself.
"However, judging from the timeline, Ajisai should not have been born yet. In the Original Work, she was only 16 years old when she died, so she is at most one or two years old now, or she may not have been born yet!"
Having made up his mind, Orochimaru began to implement his plan, just as he had done in other countries, by first taking down people with some wealth and influence, such as innkeepers and restaurant owners.
Then, through these people, you can connect with higher-level individuals, such as big businessmen or minor nobles.
As for nobles or Daimyo, even if small countries did have them, they would be protected 24 hours a day.
Anyway, the Amegakure, a country that has been plagued by war for many years, does not have Daimyo. After Pain took control of the Amegakure, the number of ninjas decreased, and he almost killed them all.
After the Akatsuki was destroyed, the Amegakure became a ruin, and under Pain's control, the Amegakure could only face destruction.
While Orochimaru's main body was busy traveling outside, his clone in Konoha was also extremely busy.
With living subjects, Orochimaru's experiments progressed at breakneck speed, and it didn't matter if anything went wrong during the experiments.
Another test subject was someone who wasn't from the Land of Fire. Orochimaru had no qualms about taking action, treating them as enemy ninjas contributing to scientific research.
After he got off work, Orochimaru would go home and continue his mechanical research.
They developed trains, as well as airships, projectors, microphones, and other modern equipment.
Of course, Orochimaru didn't overlook the most important point, which is the weapon!
Gatling Shuriken, Kunai Sniper Rifle, Timed Explosive Tag, Energy Cannon, and so on—the sparks of thought ignited by the collision of two worlds kept Orochimaru engrossed in his research.
The path to becoming Konoha's number one mechanic has been paved; all that's left is for Orochimaru to take the first step.
"Teacher, I'm all done here!"
Anko excitedly handed a circuit board to Orochimaru, looking like Orochimaru child waiting for praise from his teacher.
The Ninja World does have televisions, but the picture is black and white and there's a lot of static, but it still works.
The presence of a television indicates the existence of a circuit board, which saves Orochimaru a lot of trouble.
However, these are all high-tech by today's standards, and Orochimaru had to go through a lot of trouble to find them at a junkyard.
With a template, you can learn by analogy and study on your own, striving to Genin the title of the Einsteinsnake of the Ninja World.
"Hmm! Well done, you've made great progress!"
Orochimaru didn't forget to praise her, and Anko's little face flushed red from the compliment; she was clearly pleased.
Since becoming Orochimaru's apprentice, Anko has spent her days either as Orochimaru's biological research assistant, mechanical research apprentice, or Ninjutsu apprentice.
Children have strong learning abilities, and Orochimaru wanted to see in which area her talent lay.
Despite Anko's Special Jonin in the Original Work, Orochimaru's methods of teaching his disciples differed from those of Jiraiya and Tsunade.
Orochimaru practically left Anko to her own devices, giving the impression that he was the one who led her through the door, but the rest of her training depended on her own efforts.
But in this life, Orochimaru won't be as careless as he was in his previous life. Even if he can't compare to his teacher, Orochimaru is guaranteed to be a bit stronger than he was in his previous life.
Orochimaru has the ability to change Special Jonin to Elite Jonin. As for whether he will take her with him when he leaves Konoha, that depends on Anko's decision.
In the Original Work, Orochimaru secretly conducted human experiments without any attempt to hide it from Anko, and later he left without taking her with him.
Although Anko plans to be a complete couch potato with no ambition, even a couch potato has their shining moments, so whether she stays or leaves is up to her!