This is the second time Orochimaru has received an unsolicited invitation to his contracted "Holy Land".
In the past, apart from summoning Wanji and other snake-like psychic beasts to help in battles, Orochimaru actually kept a certain distance from Ryūchi Cave.
The reason is simple. After accidentally obtaining the psychic contract scroll of Ryūchi Cave and going to Ryūchi Cave for the first time after signing the contract, it was indeed not a pleasant experience for Orochimaru.
The aggressive, bloodthirsty, and ruthless Ryujidou snake-like psychic beast is indeed not a psychic beast partner who can support each other and achieve mutual success. Therefore, Orochimaru and Ryūjidou are only in a state of using each other, even if they are Summoning the ten thousand snakes that have participated in the most battles requires Orochimaru to offer sacrifices before he can be summoned.
However, the recent attitude shown by Ryūchidō really makes Orochimaru a little suspicious.
He remembered very clearly that when he first learned about the existence of bug-level magic like immortality, he also asked the White Snake Immortal in Longdi Cave for it. However, after being bitten by the White Snake Immortal, the venom injected from his fangs almost completely Let Orochimaru die an unexpected death and fall into the snake's mouth, which also made him have lingering fears about "Ryuchi Cave Senjutsu" from then on.
But the last time he accepted the summons of the White Snake Immortal and went to Longdi Cave, the big white snake's attitude seemed to have changed...at least it seemed to treat him as a normal person.
But could there be any other meaning or intention behind it? Due to limited information, Orochimaru could not judge more at the moment.
"Aliens are aliens..."
In the research institute directly under the Konoha Ministry of Internal Affairs, Orochimaru was absentmindedly playing with the test tubes and measuring cups on the experimental table, still thinking about the invitation to meet with the White Snake Sage mentioned by the little flower snake in Ryūchi Cave two days ago.
Other staff in the laboratory were a little surprised.
Orochimaru, who has been obsessed with experiments and can't help himself, actually had a day when his mind wandered... The sun really came out from the west!
You must know that since the research institute directly under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is public, the funds on the account come from the village's public funds, and Uchiha Tokumitsu has relatively loose control over the use of such funds, so whether it is the Uzumaki researcher or the original recruiter, Experimenters all like to use public funds to set up some rambling projects for themselves and do some private work, and the one who has the most money-making tricks among them is Orochimaru!
Orochimaru usually either stays in his own laboratory to amuse himself without going out, or he comes to public research institutes to fish for extra money. He basically doesn't have much free time, so no one has ever seen such a lazy Orochimaru.
"What happened to Orochimaru Jonin?"
"I guess I must have suffered some kind of shock..."
"Maybe it has something to do with Jiraiya being classified as a traitor~"
"...It is said that the private relationship between the two of them is incredible! Jiraiya has been living in Orochimaru Jonin's house for more than a month and is reluctant to leave!"
After a while, various gossips spread throughout the institute. Whether it was the new vortex researcher or the original experiment, everyone was talking about it secretly, and the topics became more and more outrageous.
"Listen to me! My seventh aunt's aunt's classmate's neighbor's eldest son is in the police department! I got reliable information from her!"
An experimenter with gossip written all over his face squeezed over and said in a confused voice.
"...I wonder if the eighth generation of your family has anything to do with the Uchiha clan, right? Why don't you return it to the police department?"
Another experimenter next to him who knew everything about him spoke with disdain.
"Hey! Who said the police department must belong to Uchiha ninjas? Don't you know that it has been reformed now?"
The gossip experimenter retorted with an unconvinced face: "I got the news from the most popular Chief Inspector Minato Namikaze in the police department!"
"Elaborate!"
Suddenly, a group of idle people became interested.
Whether it was the Uzumaki ninja, the Uchiha ninja who came to participate in the internship, or the old people in the laboratory, they all stared at the Bagua experimenter with bright faces.
"It is said that during the recent extermination campaign of alien psychic beasts, all the giant snakes of Orochimaru's ninja family were wiped out, so he was in a bad mood..."
"Isn't that right? I heard that they just wiped out a group of toads, and the rebel ninja Jiraiya was hiding in the village..."
An Uchiha trainee experimenter retorted.
"Then you belong to the authorities and are confused. Let me tell you more..."
The gossip experimenter cleared his throat and began to tell the story he had made up.
…
"Knock knock!"
There was a knock on the door of the institute. The ninjas who were gathering to gossip turned around and saw a government ninja wearing a Chuunin uniform with the logo of the House of Representatives.
"Hello, is Orochimaru Jonin here?"
the government ninja asked politely.
"Here I am……"
An experimenter said hesitantly: "Go straight ahead, turn left, turn right at the end, and that's the second laboratory..."
"OK, thanks."
The government ninja nodded and saluted, and then walked over according to the instructions.
"Let me tell you! The House of Representatives must now ask Orochimaru Jonin to go to court and explain!"
The gossip experimenter immediately "discussed the matter" and added a patch to his story.
"It seems so..."
All the experimenters nodded.
…
"Orochimaru Jonin, I'm sorry to disturb you."
The government ninja came to the laboratory where Orochimaru was in a daze and greeted him politely.
"..."
Orochimaru glanced at him but said nothing.
"According to Lord Tokuguang's request, Speaker Sakumo plans to organize the relevant professional committees of the House of Representatives to hold a seminar on the scientific application management and research regulations of psychic beasts. You are now invited to take the time to participate this afternoon."
The government ninja handed over a meeting notice.
Orochimaru tapped the experimental table lightly, signaling the government ninja to put the notice on the table.
The government ninja was not angry, but stepped forward and asked the notification text to be placed at the location designated by Orochimaru.
"...Who else is participating?"
Orochimaru glanced absently and asked casually.
"The Uchiha Shiina Jonin of the Ninja Beast Management and Protection Committee, the Tsunade Jonin of the Medical Development and Research Committee, and everyone from the Police Department and the Internal Affairs Department serve as Jonin."
The government ninja replied respectfully: "Tokumitsu-sama and Sakumo-sama will also be present..."
"I see……"
Orochimaru waved his hand casually, signaling the government ninja to leave.
After the government ninja left, Orochimaru picked up the meeting notice and read it.
"The agenda is quite interesting..."
After reading it, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh weirdly.
…
"Jōnin, this meeting was convened under the instruction of Governor Tokuguang. It is mainly to discuss the management and application of psychic beasts, as well as their sustainable application in medical and scientific research..."
In the afternoon, Hatake Sakumo read a speech written by Uchiha Tokumitsu at the meeting.
Except for Orochimaru and Tsunade, who had real interests, all the other Jonin who attended the meeting felt drowsy.
“Now let’s discuss the first agenda item of the meeting: Are the management regulations on psychic beasts involved in the village’s current public security regulations consistent with reality? Do they need to be adjusted?”
Hatake Sakumo asked: "If you have any objections, please feel free to speak up."
"Compliant, no adjustment required."
Uchiha Shiina, director of the House of Representatives Ninjumon Psychic Beast Management and Protection Committee and chief of the North District Police Station of the Police Department, immediately replied.
Considering his own interests and the difficulty of the police department's duties, he was unwilling to modify the regulations on the management of psychic beasts.
"The current management of psychic beasts in the village is too strict..."
A medical jounin said dissatisfiedly: "And the registration system also violated the secrets of ninjas."
"Seconded!"
"Agree!"
The other ninjas all agreed.
After a round of discussion, Hatake Sakumo ruled: "Then the Police Department is requested to modify the current psychic beast management system in accordance with the meeting resolution, and it will be officially implemented after deliberation by the House of Representatives and a vote by the Senate!"
After finishing speaking, Hatake Sakumo looked at Uchiha Tokko next to him.
Uchiha Tokko just nodded and did not express an opinion.
What he is concerned about is not this inconsequential topic, but the next heavyweight issue.
"There is also a second agenda item: the determination of the status of the so-called sacred psychic beasts and the discussion of sustainable scientific research and application methods."
Hatake Sakumo thought.
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Because there are only two people here who have signed the so-called Holy Land Psychic Beast Contract.
"Tokumitsu-kun, what is a status ruling?"
Tsunade's expression was very ugly, and she said unceremoniously to Uchiha Tokumitsu: "The three inheritance holy places have a long history and have always been independent of the ninja world. How can they make such a hasty decision?"
"...I believe you all know that not long ago, under the leadership of the Police Chief Inspector Namikaze Minato and the Special Jounin, the Police Department eliminated a group of Mt. Myoboku toads with ulterior motives, which is also the so-called Holy Land. Psychic beast.”
Uchiha Tokumitsu said meaningfully: "Although it is known as the so-called neutral inheritance holy land, this does not mean that contracted ninjas must be loyal, neutral and trustworthy..."
"Tokumitsu-kun, aren't you worried that the behavior of the Ninja Village will offend the Holy Land?"
Tsunade's brows furrowed.
"Huh...why are you worried?"
Uchiha Tokko asked: "If the Holy Land of Psychic Beasts has no ill intentions towards Konoha, it probably won't care what Konoha will do to it, right?"
"..."
Tsunade was so angry that she was speechless.
"What is the sustainable scientific research application of psychic beasts in the Holy Land..."
Orochimaru asked the question that concerned him most.
"As we all know, the police department captured a Mt. Myoboku toad possessing senjutsu chakra... We are now planning to conduct in-depth research on it, so we hope to learn from everyone's strengths in the experimental plan..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at Tsunade and Orochimaru with a little amusement.
As expected, their faces immediately darkened.
"I am completely opposed to this agenda!"
After Tsunade expressed her attitude with an angry roar, she began to close her eyes and rest.
But except for the medical ninjas directly under the hospital, most of the other ninjas attending the meeting were indifferent and did not comment.
"What about the rest?"
Hatake Sakumo broke the deadlock.
"I believe that it should be filed with reference to the ninja management system of other villages and basic information should be retained."
As a fellow member of Uchiha Tokumitsu, Uchiha Shiina was the first to express his attitude.
The participating ninjas nodded hesitantly.
The people they contracted with were ordinary ninja beasts, so they naturally couldn't afford to open their eyes to those psychic beasts from the Holy Land. Besides, collecting information on psychic beasts is actually not a bad thing. With Uchiha Tokumitsu's character, he might fall out with a certain psychic beast holy land one day, and then he might have a chance to use it. .
"Agree."
"Agree!"
"Seconded!"
"be opposed to!"
Amid the approval, a medical ninja who received Tsunade's instructions immediately stood up to object.
"Tell me your reasons."
Uchiha Tokko asked calmly.
"Lord Tokumitsu, Chairman Sakumo, and all jounin, please forgive me for expressing my personal opinions..."
Uchiha Tokko nodded in agreement.
"As Tsunade-sama said, the so-called Holy Land Psychic Beast has a long history and its strength is unfathomable. Imposing sanctions on it rashly may cause a rebellious mentality, which will be detrimental to the village..."
The medical ninja said sincerely: "In addition, as far as I know, the three inheritance holy places all have mysterious powers such as magic, so it is not worth the gain to be against them."
"Then... what if Miaomushan is sanctioned alone?"
Uchiha Tokko asked casually.
The so-called regulations are actually a cover-up. Uchiha Tokumitsu's real purpose is to use this to obtain "long-arm jurisdiction" over the so-called psychic beast holy land according to Konoha's legal principles, and to use this to control the village when necessary. All the ninjas were dragged into the quagmire of confrontation with the Holy Land of Psychic Beasts.
"Since the contractors of Mt. Miaomu have identified the village, at least until Jiraiya surrenders, Mt. Miaomu should be classified as a suspicious ethnic group..."
said a gloomy-looking Uchiha ninja from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"There are still some shortcomings..."
An Uchiha ninja from the Police Department added: "If he is dissatisfied with the village annihilation operation, he does not rule out retaliation against the village or the ninjas performing tasks outside..."
"So Miaomu Mountain must be listed as a hostile force to warn the ninjas in the village not to come into contact with it to avoid causing misfortune!"
Another police Uchiha ninja added.
Amid the divergent opinions, the participating ninjas put forward more and more restrictions on Mount Miaomu.
Orochimaru and Tsunade's expressions were getting worse and worse.
It's not that they don't want to talk about it, but the proportion of the number of ninjas attending the meeting is set here. Even if they talk about it, it will be useless. Once the minutes of the meeting are formed and entered for voting, they will be forcibly passed by a majority vote.
As for the other ninjas from the non-Uchiha faction and the former Hokage faction, most of them have a wait-and-see attitude, and in the end they use Hatake Sakumo's statement as the vane of their personal opinions.
"...That's it. Based on Governor Tokumitsu's proposal and everyone's vote, it is now planned to list Mount Myoboku as a hostile force in the village and inform all registered ninjas to vote on this matter first."
After everyone put forward their opinions, Hatake Sakumo summarized and asked for a vote.
The result was as expected by Tsunade and Orochimaru, and it was finally passed with a majority vote.
"There is another item... about the sustainable use of psychic beasts in the Holy Land..."
Hatake Sakumo pondered for a moment, "I don't think there is any need to discuss this item. I also ask the Konoha Hospital where Tsunade-hime is responsible and the research institute where Orochimaru-kun is to jointly issue a plan to realize the capture of Myoboku-san. Toad implements an ongoing experimental sampling program that does not endanger its life.”
The so-called sustainable experimental sampling refers to how to maintain the life of the Myoboku Mountain toad while continuously slicing it for research and extracting Senjutsu chakra so that it can be used as experimental consumables for a long time.
"What the village implements is co-governance by jounin..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu added, "If the results of the research on the magical chakra of the Myoboku Mountain toad are achieved by then, it will also be included in the village's secret information, and each Jonin can also redeem it based on his personal strength and contribution. …”
However, Orochimaru still held a conservative opinion as to whether the village's public research institute was of this level.
After all, he was aware of the phenomenon of vegetarianism for corpses in public research institutes.
But this is exactly what Uchiha Tokko wants.
It doesn't matter whether the village's public research institute can produce something, this is just a way to silence the village ninjas; as long as the Uzumaki Research Institute under his command can produce reliable results.
Moreover...the so-called three sacred places for psychic beasts may not necessarily be connected with each other, and it will not be troublesome to deal with them when the time comes.
"I still hold an objection! Such abuse to a wise psychic beast from the Holy Land will definitely lead to backlash!"
Tsunade snorted and left the table angrily.
As for the medical ninjas under her command, they only dared to abstain from voting.
Orochimaru hesitated again and again and abstained from voting.
Although his relationship with Jiraiya is pretty good, it doesn't mean that he can get along well with Myobokuyama.
In fact, as early as the Second Ninja War, the psychic beasts summoned by the two people often stumbled upon each other on the battlefield. This also shows the bad relationship between Ryuji Cave and Mt. Myoboku.
"Then we will implement it in order! At that time, please organize personnel from the hospital and research institute to go to the police prison to check the physical condition of the captured psychic beasts and issue a sustainable use plan!"
Hatake Sakumo concluded again: "Then today's meeting ends here. The minutes of the meeting will be submitted to all jonins for signature and confirmation tomorrow and submitted to the Senate for backup!"
"...Orochimaru Jonin."
Just when everyone was about to leave the table, Uchiha Tokumitsu stopped Orochimaru.
"This is a kind reminder..."
The smiling Uchiha Tokumitsu looked particularly hateful in Orochimaru's eyes!
"Even though it is the so-called Holy Land of Psychic Beasts, they are still a group of aliens... It is better to maintain some appropriate vigilance."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said something that jumped up and down, and then left on his own.
Orochimaru frowned, constantly trying to figure out Uchiha Tokumitsu's intentions.
"He...knows something?!"
Looking at the background of Uchiha Demitsu's departure, Orochimaru felt that his thoughts were disrupted again.
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