Interested in Destroying the Sand Village with Me? / Orochimaru's Promise

Long-haired Grass Ninja looked at the gradually melting ice mirror on the ground and smiled happily.

Meanwhile, inside the tower, Uchiha Shingen pushed open the door and stepped out.

Just now, the Flying Thunder God Seal he placed on Uchiha Sasuke sent him a warning.

Chapter Eleven: Interested in joining me to destroy Sand Village?

After laughing, the long-haired Grass Ninja began to slowly enjoy the hunt.

He was waiting for the person he wanted to see.

He's certainly not some kind of Grass Ninja. If the Kusagakure could cultivate a ninja like him, they wouldn't be in their current state, looking like a coward.

He is Orochimaru.

Just like in the original timeline, as the intelligence master and stealth expert among the Legendary Sannin, he easily infiltrated Hidden Leaf Village.

In the current Ninja World, only Orochimaru could do this right under the noses of the Konoha Military Police Force.

To be fair, Orochimaru really enjoyed discussing Ninjutsu with Uchiha Shingen, as he felt their perspectives were very compatible.

With the development of the Cursed Seal, Uchiha Shingen got what he wanted. The Juinjutsu he developed was far more effective than he had expected, and it also gave him more options.

After all, he was one of the very few people who had read the Book of Seals.

However, he neither wanted to give up the pleasure of continuing his discussions with Uchiha Shingen, nor did he want to see the Ninja World continue in its current state, as this would prevent the Sound Village from achieving the desired effect, which would be very bad.

He's an adult, so he wants it all.

In his view, this was very feasible. Uchiha Shingen was very strong, but he also had limitations. There were too many things that mattered in this village.

Orochimaru was different. It was the Sound Village served him, not the other way around. He also had no family burdens, a typical case of one person being full while the whole family was not hungry.

These are things that Uchiha Shingen could not do.

So when those opposing forces who could no longer tolerate Leaf Village's growing strength came to Sound Village, and even to him, he readily agreed.

I also managed to snag a bargain; it was really satisfying.

Orochimaru is quite sociable; he sides with the Ninja World, considering both Leaf Village and the Ninja World.

Orochimaru used a summoning technique, and a giant snake was summoned.

But that's not all; this is just a mount.

He then conjured a swarm of small snakes and had them scatter to search for prey.

The tradition of Ryūchi Cave is to fight until you're exhausted and eat until you're stuffed, until they meet Orochimaru.

This guy doesn't follow the usual path; he especially likes to use those little snakes that have already developed intelligence to gather information. Under his training, these little snakes are now very familiar with the process.

Although they are now most skilled at being summoned by their good friends to a large house to find rolls of paper, brushes and other items.

This is no easy task. You see, the female humans who rule that big house are extremely ferocious. If they are discovered, their best friend will be beaten until he screams.

One of the snakes summoned by Orochimaru has a Little Red Flower tied to it if you look closely.

Three of these is a rare honor, not every snake can have! It's a unique glory reserved for the annual champion!

This little snake clearly values Little Red Flower on its body very much; if any other snake tries to touch it, it will hiss angrily.

At this moment, Orochimaru's command also reached the minds of the snakes, and the snakes began to become familiar with the pheromones provided by Orochimaru.

This pheromone felt familiar to them, but because it was mixed with other pheromones, they couldn't immediately recall it.

However, a contract is a contract. "Little Red Flower" straightened up, first letting its companions see the Little Red Flower on its body to clarify its leadership status, and then "hissed" to announce that it was time to start.

The snakes quickly dispersed. Orochimaru sensed something was amiss, but he didn't dwell on it.

After all, the snakes in Ryūchi Cave have never acted strangely before. If they suddenly acted strangely, he would be uneasy. He also uses his powerful strength to control them.

When fighting Uchiha Shingen, he could only use the lowest-level snakes without any intelligence to attack, so he couldn't use many of his other techniques. But against others, his snake Ninjutsu was very powerful.

Orochimaru jumped onto the giant snake's head and gave the snake the command to follow the pheromones.

The large snake swung its body, pushed aside the thick trees, and began to move forward in the forest.

Let me see how long it takes you to get here...

He thought to himself silently.

At this moment, Uchiha Shingen also emerged from the tower.

The first thing he sensed was Gaara's Chakra.

However, after wandering around the tower for a while, the guy went back.

Maybe they felt they hadn't played enough?

However, this falls within the normal examination rules, and Uchiha Shingen couldn't interfere.

So he ignored it and went into the forest.

Sensing one's own Flying Thunder God Seal.

During his collaboration with Orochimaru in researching the Cursed Seal, he also gained a lot of inspiration, and the Flying Thunder God Seal can now be considered his "eye".

With a quick sense, he had already located the three people.

Naruto Uzumaki Hinata Hyuga Neji Hyuga Karin are with Neji Hyuga and Uzumaki Clan.

Uchiha Sasuke was with Haku.

Orochimaru wasn't around.

This is strange. He clearly sensed Orochimaru's Chakra burst earlier, and it was right next to Uchiha Sasuke.

Escaping from Orochimaru is completely impossible. That guy might be a bit weak in combat, but outside of that, he's definitely the best in the Ninja World.

Forget it, I'll just go find Orochimaru directly.

Uchiha Shingen used the Flying Thunder God to teleport to the location closest to Orochimaru 'Chakra, and then chased after him on foot.

After all, there was no Flying Thunder God Seal over there, but the distance didn't matter; he knew the speed of the giant snake.

Sure enough, not long after, he saw the large snake roaming in the forest.

Trailing a long arc of electricity, Uchiha Shingen landed on the main branch of a tree, facing the giant snake.

Upon seeing Uchiha Shingen, Orochi stopped advancing.

Orochimaru, come out.

There was no one on the snake's head, but Orochimaru's Chakra was completely concealed within the snake's body.

To be honest, Uchiha Shingen didn't quite understand the meaning of some of Orochimaru's skills.

For example, this one now.

What else can it do besides scare people? But it can't scare people of the same level, so it's just a skill for bullying weaker opponents.

You're a Kage Level, how come you have so many skills for easily defeating weaker opponents?

"You've arrived later than I expected." Orochimaru emerged from the snake's back.

In the original timeline, Orochi was killed by Uchiha Sasuke, and he simply burst out of his skin in a rather horrifying manner, which certainly gave Uchiha Sasuke quite a fright.

However, in this timeline, Uchiha Sasuke fondness for snakes. If Orochimaru were to pull such a stunt, it might not only fail to scare Uchiha Sasuke but could actually infuriate him.

As for Uchiha Shingen, I didn't feel anything.

After all, when these scoundrels are doing business with other people, it's a willing buyer and a willing seller situation, so he can't really comment.

"The Kusagakure's forces... have they been completely wiped out?" Uchiha Shingen, looking at his opponent.

In the end, this guy still used a pseudonym.

"But you didn't try to expose it." Orochimaru peeled off the human skin from his face. "Once you're back in this village, you'll have more to worry about."

"It's alright, isn't this perfect? If it were you, I believe the village would be willing to hold the exam again."

Orochimaru smiled upon hearing this.

"That's not necessarily true. Do you think others will acknowledge what happened between me and the Third Generation?"

"You still love to use fallacies, Orochimaru."

"This time it's not like that." Orochimaru leaped off the snake's head and landed next to Uchiha Shingen. "There were too many people last time, how about we have a proper chat this time?"

"You don't treat your subordinates like subordinates? I'm the head of the ANBU now!"

"Besides the Danzo left behind by Root, how many people can you command? Not to mention Minato, he has even fewer people under his control. Don't worry, I've already left them gifts; they'll be able to deliver."

After saying that, Orochimaru sat down cross-legged.

He seemed quite confident, though.

Uchiha Shingen thought for a moment, then decided not to rush into action and sat down as well.

"Get to the point, don't beat around the bush."

"Shingen, are you interested in joining me to destroy Sand Village?"

"Oh?" Uchiha Shingen sneered. "I knew you weren't planning something. Rasa came looking for you, didn't he?"

"Of course, I verbally agreed to it, but he's wavering. In that case, he can't become part of the 'Windmill.' Besides, Sunagakure has been quite remarkable these past few years, and everyone is feeling uneasy."

Do you think of yourself as the kind of person who would still care about the village even after betraying it?

"I'm not acting for Leaf Village's sake. You know very well what I'm pursuing, don't you?"

Uchiha Shingen: "Don't talk nonsense. I have no idea what you're thinking all day."

In the original timeline, Orochimaru's Konoha Crush was imbued with the spirit of "an arrogant, chuunibyou, neurotic, and top student proving himself to a goofy teacher who had given up on him."

This feeling wasn't entirely a guess.

Based on his long-standing relationship with Uchiha Shingen, he could be fairly certain of one thing.

Orochimaru has a pursuit of Ninjutsu, a pursuit of special powers, and even a pursuit of truth, but he has no pursuit of war at all, and he has no special feeling for the power represented by the Hokage.

The Sarutobi Clan faction is the largest power in Leaf Village, but it is also a mixed bag. The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, is the representative of this mixed force. Even the Sarutobi Clan needs to engage in full-scale negotiations to gain anything through the Sarutobi Clan faction. Such a demanding and laborious position is not something Orochimaru is interested in at all.

After all, Orochimaru already possessed power; before his defection, he was one of the most powerful military leaders in the Sarutobi Clan's forces.

When it comes to things like war and power, Orochimaru's preferred role is that of an "observer" rather than a "decision-maker" or a "participant."

Orochimaru, however, had at least some conflict with Sarutobi Hiruzen, if not some objection, which led him to insist on conducting human experiments in the village, even using the village's ninjas as subjects.

Where exactly the conflict between this master and apprentice originated is probably unknown to anyone but themselves.

However, Uchiha Shingen was certain that Orochimaru, deep down, still harbored the desire to prove something to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In the original timeline, he kept babbling on and on in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, first showing off his Living Corpse Reincarnation, then his Impure World Reincarnation, which seemed like he was just showing off.

"Destroying Sand Village —that sounds flimsy," Uchiha Shingen shook his head. "Tell the truth, or we can't talk."

Chapter Twelve Orochimaru's Promise

"What's wrong? Do you value Sand Village a lot?" Orochimaru said. "Your behavior doesn't seem like it."

"It's not a matter of whether you value it or not. If you want to destroy Sand Village, you've had plenty of opportunities along the way with Rasa."

"There's nothing we can do about it; there's still a batch of goods that haven't been settled," Orochimaru said.

Rasa wanted to kill him, and he also wanted to kill Rasa.

But the goods were innocent, so he was willing to compromise himself.

"That's a barely valid reason, but it still doesn't match your actions," said Uchiha Shingen.

Orochimaru has a "criminal record".

"In that case, how about including Iwagakure?"

Seeing that Uchiha Shingen remained unmoved, Orochimaru simply launched a clearance sale.

"And what about Akatsuki? They already have new members."

"What kind of members?" Uchiha Shingen finally responded.

"Not from any of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but from Yugakure." Orochimaru smiled sinisterly. "An interesting person indeed. I'd actually like to study him."

Very good, research confirms that it's Hidan without a doubt.