The next day, Orochimaru and Hidan left Northern Land Village.
The one who went on the mission with Hidan was not his real body. Either of them could easily handle taking down a Hoshikage Village.
What arrived was naturally his Mirror Clone, whose purpose was the Ten-Tails Meteorite. He was very interested in it, and sending out a clone already showed that he attached great importance to it.
Hidan naturally didn't notice anything unusual. Not to mention him, even his bedmate Pakura couldn't distinguish between the real body and the clone.
Having a means of transportation, the two naturally didn't have to suffer on foot. After determining the direction of Hoshikage Village, Hidan drove away from the village.
"Ah, if only I could drive a car out here!"
Hidan started grumbling as soon as he got on the bus. Considering that they would be bringing back a lot of people, Hidan and Orochimaru each drove a passenger bus.
"If you keep complaining, you can get out of the car and walk. I don't mind using Shadow Clone to drive two cars."
"No, it's just that I'm used to driving sports cars and haven't adjusted yet..."
The two did not communicate by shouting, but by using walkie-talkies.
They weren't the ones driving; both of them cleverly used two separate images as driver's licenses, while they themselves lay down with their eyes closed in the passenger seat.
"Haba da da la, Modora na, yi dao yi dai..."
Before long, Hidan's talkative gene was activated, and he started singing along to the car's music.
Orochimaru couldn't stand it after just a couple of sentences and immediately turned off the walkie-talkie.
This guy is tone-deaf, yet he sang "The Blue Bird" like a dead bird. While others charge money for singing, he really charges for his life.
At that moment, I was glad I had made a wise decision. If I had been in the same car as this guy, I probably would have gone crazy before we even reached our destination.
Hidan, immersed in his own world, paid no attention to the outside world. The music in the car was turned up to the maximum, and he sang loudly without any restraint.
Orochimaru, who was following behind him, could hear his voice from a great distance. If the road in this direction wasn't so complicated, he might have turned off into another place.
"Luckily, this guy wasn't drinking, or who knows what might have happened..."
The two buses sped along the territory of the Land of Gold, one after the other, with the excited Hidan almost pressing the accelerator until it smoked.
At first, the two occasionally encountered some trucks, but before long they entered the no-man's-land.
After three days and three nights, the two successfully arrived at the border.
"This is really troublesome! Sir, this car needs improvement!"
At a service area on the border, Hidan got out of the car, cursing and swearing.
As we all know, cars need fuel, and cars produced in the Northern Lands also require energy.
We've already changed energy twice along the way, but thankfully the Land of Gold has plenty of service areas, which is quite convenient.
"Alright, if you keep talking nonsense, walk here yourself next time!"
Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Hidan had no choice but to shut up.
To be honest, this is already considered fast. If it were done by manpower, it would take at least a week to cross the Land of Gold, and the physical exertion would be very wasteful.
Moreover, that was the speed at which ninjas traveled; it would take even longer for ordinary people.
The two spent the night at a service area and then hit the road again the next day.
Since they had already left the Land of Gold, they could only leave the bus at the service area and had to walk the rest of the way.
Considering Hidan's speed and the fact that they would have to traverse vast jungles along the way, Orochimaru had no choice but to take him into the sky.
Following the map and their memories, the two sped along and arrived at Hoshikage Village in just one day.
"Who gave such a small ninja village the courage to attack a caravan! I could wipe them all out by myself!"
Orochimaru and Hidan, Hidan in mid-air, quietly surveyed the area below. The village was roughly the same size as the original Kusagakure, with a maximum population of three to four hundred.
As for the number of ninjas, it is estimated to be only one-tenth.
No wonder the people of the Five Great Nations are too lazy to pay attention to this shadow village that has only a name.
"Don't start shouting for bloodshed right away. These people will all be on our side from now on. If you kill them, where will you find so many people to fight for me?"
Orochimaru added a reminder: they came here to help the other side get rich. What future could they have if they stayed in the mountains? It wouldn't be too late to take action if they couldn't reach an agreement.
"Okay, okay, you're the boss, whatever you say goes!"
Hidan, looking annoyed, put away his scythe, and the two of them landed.
It was already close to evening, and the two made no attempt to conceal their presence. They had only walked a short distance when they encountered ninjas from Hoshikage Village.
"Halt! Who are you?"
As the ninja shouted, several "rustling" sounds rang out in the jungle, and soon three ninjas appeared before the two.
Neither side made any rash moves, and they sized each other up.
Judging from their attire and the five-pointed stars on their foreheads, they seem to have come to the right place.
"We are ninjas from Northern Land Village. We need to speak with your Hoshikage. Lead the way!"
Hidan had no intention of being polite to these people. If Orochimaru hadn't given him instructions, he wouldn't have hesitated to go straight to that so-called Hoshikage.
"Outsiders, from Northern Land Village?"
The three Star Ninja looked at each other, as they were not well-informed about the outside world due to their location deep in the mountains.
However, it wasn't like no one had ever been to their village before. The three were unsure if these two were guests invited by the Hoshikage, so one of the ninjas quickly slipped away.
"You all wait here!"
Hidan grimaced in displeasure upon seeing this. He hated trouble the most, and would have probably wiped out these three by now if he had the time.
By the time the ninja returned with his report, it was completely dark. Two torches were moved from a distance to the group.
"We apologize for keeping you waiting. We, Hoshikage, would like to invite you in!"
He wasn't the only one who returned; a middle-aged ninja also immediately began to scrutinize Hidan and Orochimaru.
Hidan didn't care about the other's unbridled gaze, but Orochimaru took it to heart because he felt that this little brother looked familiar, as if he was a minor character who appeared in the Original Work.
Without hesitation, the two followed the group toward the village.
We soon entered the village. It was dinnertime, and smoke was rising from many houses, but all we could see were wooden houses with tiled roofs; there wasn't even a two-story building.
Having seen the prosperity of the Northern Lands, seeing these small villages is like seeing heaven and earth.
"For such a poor village, it's a blessing that the adults can lead them to prosperity!"
Along the way, Hidan's sharp tongue struck again, and he made no attempt to hide his contempt and mockery.
The locals walking ahead didn't quite understand what Hidan meant by getting rich, but the blatant mockery made them very unhappy.
His gaze toward Hidan and Orochimaru once again carried a hint of hostility.
"Tch... A bunch of trash and you won't even let me talk about them? If you're bad, you need to practice more!"
As Hidan unleashed his furious attacks, the expressions on the faces of the others grew increasingly grim. If they hadn't been still trying to figure out the intentions of the two, they would have attacked without even needing Hoshikage's orders!
Soon, the group arrived at a small wooden house in the center of the village. The door of the house was already open, and there were many ninjas holding torches on both sides of the door.
Inside the house sat an old man wearing a straw hat, who must have been Hoshikage for quite some time.
"Please come in, gentlemen!"
Following the signal from the minor ninja, Hidan took the lead and walked forward.