It didn't take Orochimaru much persuasion to convince Pakura to join his ranks.
When Orochimaru announced his intention to create a sixth great nation in addition to the Five Great Nations, Pakura agreed almost without hesitation.
They wiped out so many Mist Ninja effortlessly using only their clones.
This is enough to show just the tip of the iceberg of Orochimaru's strength.
Moreover, she wants to take revenge on Sunagakure and Rasa, and she can't fight alone. Joining a powerful organization at this time would save her a lot of trouble.
Most importantly, the person in front of her was her savior, and now her life was in his hands; she was at his mercy.
She believed that it wouldn't be difficult for the person in front of her to kill her, so why should she be in such a hurry to court death?
It's best to go along with him for now, no matter what his ulterior motives are. We can see if he's spouting nonsense once he's healed.
"I am the Golden Snake Gentleman, the Shadow of the Land of Gold. You may call me Golden Shadow or Mr. Golden Snake!"
Orochimaru actually wanted to say, "You can also call me 'my lord'."
But to flirt with a young girl like that right from the start makes you seem frivolous. And you call this building a nation? Are you kidding me?!
Orochimaru didn't care whether she was sincere or not; in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks were nothing but illusions!
"Hey, this is your new identity!"
Orochimaru tossed her a new ninja Forehead Protector with the number S printed on Forehead Protector.
However, it has a vertical line running through it from top to bottom, which is almost identical to the US dollar symbol from my previous life.
It's not normal for the Land of Gold to have a symbolic emblem, or the "S" could be interpreted as the symbol of Orochimaru, the First Hokage leader.
As for the middle line, it connects to the heavens above and the netherworld below; money can influence gods and ghosts.
"Did you expect this to happen?"
Pakura looked at the Forehead Protector placed beside his bed with a complicated expression, while also looking at Orochimaru with some wariness.
It was all too coincidental and timely, as if Orochimaru had been waiting for her there.
If she hadn't known that this was an arrangement made by the leaders of the two countries, she would have really thought it was a trap set by Orochimaru.
Not everyone is Obito, a guy who's a bit dim-witted.
"Don't look at me like that. Even if I have great power, do you think I can control the shadows of two countries?!"
The Uchiha is better at this kind of thing. Obito can control the Mizukage, so controlling a half-baked Rasa shouldn't be too difficult for him.
Those who can do this, I suppose, are also capable of Shisui; they know their own limitations.
Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Pakura's tense expression relaxed. It seemed he had been overthinking things; he had been so suddenly shocked that his mind was in a bit of a mess.
"Thanks!"
After a while, Pakura managed to utter two words, then turned his head and slowly closed his eyes.
Orochimaru stopped bothering her and walked straight out of the room, thinking that she would think things through.
As for ninja Forehead Protector, ninjas rarely change them throughout their lives, as one person does not serve two masters.
But it depends on the person. For example, for spies, changing Forehead Protector is commonplace.
Orochimaru also used a new Forehead Protector after establishing the Otogakure.
Many Rogue Ninja would make a cut on their original Forehead Protector to signify a break with the past.
The new Forehead Protector signifies a new home, unlike the Akatsuki, a mixed and chaotic organization of Rogue Ninja.
Orochimaru aims to build a nation, and even if it's not for the country and its people, he at least shouldn't treat the Amegakure like Nagato did, treating it as a expendable resource.
They wouldn't use force to oppress people like he did, regardless of their subordinates' intentions, as long as they could be used by him.
Under these circumstances, a unified will is extremely important. Many hands make light work, and a scattered group is difficult to lead.
"Speaking of the Akatsuki, it seems we need to speed things up on the clone side too!"
For Pakura's sake, Orochimaru didn't mind coming to the Land of Water in person, and the result did not disappoint Orochimaru.
As for the clones, they were already on their way to Rice Field Ninja Village.
"Teacher, where are we going now?"
Anko and Orochimaru flew in the sky, and Red Bean looked at the scenery rushing past below and asked Orochimaru a question.
After leaving Konoha, the two rested for the night at Orochimaru's base outside the village. They had just woken up when Orochimaru swept them into the sky.
No wonder Orochimaru was so impatient; his performance last night was just too outstanding.
The terrifying strength, the ability to Teleportation Tailed Beasts, and why the Nine-Tails' tail disappeared, etc.
Once the Third Hokage has recovered from these issues, he will definitely summon him immediately.
The Konoha High Command was completely unaware that such a powerful figure had appeared within their jurisdiction.
Now that we know, we don't even need to guess what they'll think: why Orochimaru hid his strength, and why did he reveal it at this time?
What was he after all that he did? It's unsettling to even think about, especially since that old Danzo would definitely be the first to jump out and interrogate him like a criminal!
"Let's go to the ninja village I built myself!"
Seeing her sleepy-eyed appearance, Orochimaru rubbed her little head.
Embrace the unfamiliar, embrace surprises; all unexpected encounters are on the journey.
If he hadn't brought her along, Orochimaru might have already reached Rice Field Ninja Village.
No, it's no longer called Rice Field Ninja Village or Otogakure. It's now called Hokuchi-gakure (Northern Hidden Village).
Many countries in the Ninja World are named after their local topography.
For example, Iwagakure is full of karst landforms, Sunagakure is a desert, Kirigakure is smog, and Kumogakure is surrounded by clouds and mist.
As for Konohagakure, it has the best location, surrounded by forests, so we can't really say anything about it.
The Land of Iron, the Land of Snow, the Land of Waterfalls, and the Land of Rice Fields all belong to the North and are adjacent to the Northern Sea.
Orochimaru decided to go with the flow and simply named it the Northern Hidden Village.
"You'll find out about the Northern Hidden Village when the time comes!"
Seeing that Anko still looked puzzled, Orochimaru added another sentence.
At this moment, he was busy organizing the Hashirama Cells fusion formula that he had recently obtained.
If Orochimaru hadn't already done such in-depth research, I really wouldn't understand any of this.
Now, by verifying the formula in his mind, Orochimaru knew where he had gone wrong and where he should go from here.
Without these formulas, it would take at least ten years to fully understand Hashirama Cells.
It's important to know that Orochimaru only shifted his research focus to this area after the Fourth Great Ninja War, and the mature technology wasn't put into use until Boruto's time.
Not getting the answer she wanted, Anko lost interest.
Feeling the wind whistling past her ears, Anko wrapped her clothes tighter around herself and soon fell asleep.
When Orochimaru came to his senses and looked around, the little one was still sleeping soundly. Wasn't he afraid that he might accidentally drop her off?
The mountains and rivers are vast, and the world is full of life. Life is short. We travel from south to north, living life to the fullest and fulfilling our ideals.
What a beautiful sight! But unlike Guren, Anko didn't enjoy admiring these beautiful views.
It wasn't until noon that Orochimaru woke up Anko. She had been busy all night and hadn't had a drop of water yet, so she was indeed hungry.
The two ate some food, rested for a while, and then continued on their way.
I really miss the days of living in Home Inn today, Super 8 tomorrow, and Shangri-La the day after.
Unfortunately, my status is different now; strictly speaking, I'm Rogue Ninja. But why haven't I received the reward yet?
"Could it be that the time hasn't come yet? Is there a time limit for this?"