In the following period, Orochimaru found several more children who had shown some talent in the Original Work.
Like the Sound Ninja Trio: Dosu Diamond, Zaku Orange, and Koto Hammer!
Orochimaru gradually found four other ninjas, including Yuya, Jirobo, Sakon, Ukon, and Kidomaru, who had appeared in many scenes in Shippuden.
These ninjas were all within the Land of Rice Fields, but Orochimaru did not bring them back immediately.
They were at most 14 or 15 years old when they appeared on screen, and now they are only one or two years old.
If Orochimaru really brings them back, it will truly become a kindergarten.
However, Orochimaru would also provide financial assistance to families facing genuine hardship.
In the Original Work, most of these children had a miserable childhood, either living on the streets or being abandoned by their parents.
These people weren't particularly talented; they were barely good enough to catch Orochimaru's eye.
It's good to let them experience some hardships, so Orochimaru can subdue them later. Otherwise, they're all rebellious and unruly.
This time, he doesn't intend to use these people for experiments; doing so would be no different from his previous life.
Furthermore, the Northern Lands would become a consumable like the Amegakure, which is not something Orochimaru wants to see.
As for test subjects, not to mention that Orochimaru now has the Hashirama Cells formula, he won't have to worry about materials in the future.
When the rest of the population from the Northern Lands are transferred here, there will definitely be some dissenting ninjas.
We can just grab them and make use of them. Villains should act like villains, as long as it benefits themselves and the people.
We don't need to consider other people's feelings at all. Who wouldn't want the achievements in Medical Ninjutsu and organ transplantation?
Enjoying the fruits of Orochimaru's labor, yet turning around and cursing Orochimaru for being cruel and ruthless?
It's really like eating his food and then smashing his pot—is there no justice left? Is there no law left?
For the next six months, Orochimaru guided the youngsters in their training.
Pakura was also placed in the Ninja Academy, with the intention of letting her experience a peaceful life first and develop a sense of belonging to the Northern Lands before daring to give her important responsibilities.
This job really suits her gentle personality; at least Orochimaru always sees her interacting with the students with a smile on her face.
Children these days are not like the unruly kids of later generations; they are much easier to raise.
The laughter of children could also soothe her wounded heart.
As for Zabuza, that deadpan face, he also managed to get a minor official position at the Ninja Academy.
He is responsible for supervising and training the students' practice every day; in short, he is a physical education teacher.
That way, we won't have to worry about teaching children bad things. We can't expect him, a PE teacher, to teach math, can we?
Meanwhile, his clone was not idle either, racing against time to develop the Hashirama Cells serum.
Having obtained the formula and reached my physical limits, it's time to take it a step further!
The Northern Lands also needs to get back on track as soon as possible, trading time for space, and they wish they could become masters of time management.
According to Orochimaru's prediction, the potion will be successfully developed in another month.
Then his main body won't be so bored anymore, spending all day dealing with things and having no way to cultivate.
To assist in management, Orochimaru established several political departments, including necessary Military Police Force, civil affairs bureaus, and street offices.
However, since residents from various countries haven't moved here yet, there's no need to establish many departments.
The most important thing is the ninja system of the Northern Lands. Just like the countries in the Ninja World, Orochimaru copied the ninja system from each country.
After decades of development, this system has matured, including ninja promotion, ninja exams, and ninja mission acceptance, among other things.
Among them are the Anbu, which are directly under the command of the previous Kage, but they are not called Anbu now. Orochimaru gave them a more fitting name - Shadow Guard.
Like the Anbu, their mission is to serve the Shadow, and they are also responsible for handling some affairs within their territory.
As for those outside his territory, especially the merchants and nobles from various countries whom he had secretly subdued, Orochimaru established a separate department, independent of the Anbu.
These people infiltrate various countries, with all sorts of identities, all for the purpose of intelligence gathering.
Therefore, Orochimaru named this organization— the Net!
In critical moments, they can cooperate with the Anbu to carry out assassinations, sneak attacks, and harassment behind enemy lines.
The Net organization can only be controlled by Orochimaru now, because these people have been branded with Loyalty Mark, and only Orochimaru can command them.
Even after he retired more than a decade later and handed over his power, these people remained loyal to him.
For Orochimaru to gain complete loyalty to the next Golden Shadow, a complete overhaul would be necessary, but that would be a different matter for him.
This is somewhat similar to Danzo's Danzo Root, but unfortunately Danzo lacked both ability and vision; otherwise, he would have been Hokage long ago.
The members of the Net organization do not know each other, but they establish several bases in various countries.
These outposts could be a farmer's home, an inn, or some inconspicuous little shop, etc.
These places won't attract anyone's attention, and even if someone notices something amiss, it doesn't matter.
At most, we'll lose one person; it's practically impossible to trace back to the supplier.
If these people realize they have been exposed, they will follow Orochimaru's orders and immediately and without hesitation commit suicide!
The Ninja World doesn't have any good methods for preventing espionage. If it were the internet age like in my previous life, a spy like Kabuto who travels between several countries would have been dead long ago.
Once the Net is perfected, it will become a massive organization that covers the entire Ninja World.
On one hand, it can provide Orochimaru with information, and on the other hand, it can recruit some talented children from various countries.
Which country doesn't have promising young people who end up on the streets, struggling to survive due to family hardship?
Orochimaru is known for his compassion and savior-like nature, simply couldn't bear to see these suffering children.
With the help of his Shadow Guard, Orochimaru was confident that he could develop the North into a powerful Assassin Dynasty!
"However, the Net of Heaven) cannot be as high-profile as the Shadow Guard. It's best if outsiders never know that this organization exists!"
He didn't want to arouse the suspicion of any country, and as an intelligence organization, the more low-key he was, the better.
Even powerful Akatsuki had to lie low in the early stages, only emerging to stir up trouble more than a decade later.
"Speaking of Akatsuki, they probably haven't recruited anyone yet, right?"
As he pondered this, Orochimaru made the connection to the Akatsuki.
In the Original Work, after Black Zetsu and Obito joined Akatsuki, Sasori of the Red Sands was the second to join.
Then there are Orochimaru, Itachi, Kakuzu, Kisame, Deidara, and Hidan.
"Judging from the current timeline, we should try to win over the few people who come after Kakuzu!"
Although Kakuzu committed all sorts of evil deeds, he did not spare ordinary people either.
But this guy has one advantage that isn't really an advantage: he'll do anything if you pay him.
Like mercenaries, they have no concept of good or evil.
But Orochimaru believed that even if he were short of money in the future, he would never be unable to pay his salary.
The person with similar values to him is Hidan, who was brainwashed by the Jashin and is also extremely bloodthirsty.
Deidara, needless to say, is just a mischievous kid who pursues art; Orochimaru's expressions could blow him up for three days and three nights.