Tobitake Tonbo stopped to watch for a while. It was just as he had expected.
The ninjas in this arena were all fairly capable.
But most of them were specialized in only one area, unlike the ninjas from ninja villages.
Still, they had all been through countless life-and-death battles.
There were quite a few Kekkei Genkai users.
At the same time, he learned from the people around him that this kind of arena existed in every country.
It was meant for influential figures to scout ninjas for roles such as bodyguards.
And the Oyashiro En they spoke of was one of the powerful figures in the Land of Hot Water, an extremely wealthy merchant.
"Looks like Orochimaru intends to work with these rich people. That's not too surprising."
He sensed Orochimaru's presence still inside a room. He presumably had yet to finish negotiating.
Orochimaru had secret bases of his own in every country, and the fact that he had developed so well naturally meant he had his own methods.
Making deals with the ruling classes of various nations was probably one of them.
Tobitake Tonbo left the spectator stands and headed toward where Orochimaru was.
He wanted to see what Orochimaru was up to.
"Thanks to Mr. Oyashiro En's support, my base would not have been so easy to establish otherwise."
Inside a secret room in the arena, Orochimaru smiled at a bearded, middle-aged man with grayish-brown hair, dressed in a robe.
Oyashiro En lounged on the sofa. "Well, only when I work with ninjas like you do I feel as though I'm speaking with intelligent people. I hope you can maintain this cooperative attitude."
Oyashiro En
Facing Orochimaru, he showed no trace of fear, no matter how terrifying the rumors made Orochimaru out to be.
That was because,