But what about the Land of Swamps?
This place was simply too remote!
Even if he searched the entire country, he would hardly find any ninja.
The nearby Land of Demons was much the same.
It was a country jointly governed by a miko and samurai, and ninja were equally scarce there.
Because ninja resources were so scarce, Orochimaru could no longer obtain living ninja research material as freely as before.
Even though he still had a certain number of living ninja on hand.
But what would he do once he used up these experimental subjects?
Surely he couldn't make a special trip to the Land of Wind to abduct Sunagakure ninja?
What if Uchiha Minamoto caught him?
If Black Zetsu were still around.
Orochimaru wouldn't have to worry about this problem.
Everyone who had used living White Zetsu sang their praises!
Especially when it came to human experimentation.
White Zetsu could be called an all-purpose material!
But the thing was.
Orochimaru hadn't seen Black Zetsu in a very long time.
He had no idea what problem this "White Zetsu supplier" had run into that kept him from showing himself.
Without Black Zetsu, the White Zetsu supply dried up.
The last time Orochimaru had received a batch of White Zetsu was, well, the last time.
Black Zetsu still hadn't appeared.
The number of living White Zetsu Orochimaru had on hand was already about to fall below double digits.
Where on earth did Black Zetsu go...
Orochimaru frowned, worried.
He hasn't been caught by Uchiha Minamoto, has he?
Previously.
After Orochimaru had brought Obito Uchiha back through [Impure World Reincarnation].
Black Zetsu and Obito Uchiha had gone to the Land of Rain together.
Obito Uchiha had resolved to attack the Five Kage Summit alongside Pain!
By now, practically the entire shinobi