Seeing someone coming, after killing the poisonous bees that attacked him, Scorpion slightly raised his head and looked at the white-haired boy who suddenly appeared. He looked at Orochimaru again, feeling slightly surprised.
Orochimaru said that this Konoha ninja named Beiruhu was born at the same time as him. Orochimaru is now forty-one years old. Logically speaking, Beiruhu who is at the same time as him should also be around forty years old.
But now it looks like this white-haired Konoha ninja still looks like a teenager.
Orochimaru is already a good-looking ninja, and in his forties he still looks like a young man in his twenties. But Beiliuhu was younger than him and looked abnormal.
I remember Orochimaru said that Beiruhu was expelled from Konoha because he learned a certain forbidden technique.
The reason why he looks young may be caused by the power of that forbidden technique.
Ninjas who can master forbidden arts are not simple things.
Beilihu over there heard Orochimaru's greetings, and just replied to him calmly:
"Compared to me, you are the most surprising one. You obviously have such an enviable future, but you gave up your great future and betrayed Konoha."
Although his tone was calm, he couldn't hide a hint of jealousy.
He was born at the same time as Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, but unlike these three, his talents were very mediocre.
When Orochimaru and the other three were running rampant in the ninja world in the name of Sannin, he was just a transparent jounin in Konoha and was not worthy of the attention of the upper class.
Among the three ninjas, the most talented ninja is undoubtedly Orochimaru.
The other party can be said to be his ideal ninja.
The ninja has an all-powerful body and a clever mind. He was able to serve as a general in command during the Ninja World War, and he also made successful achievements in research.
His single talent is worthy of the envy of many ninjas.
But all these talents are concentrated in Orochimaru alone. This is where Beilihu feels most inferior.
Is it true that mortals cannot surpass geniuses?
That's why he risked his life to practice forbidden arts.
The purpose is to surpass the so-called geniuses and become the strongest ninja in the ninja world.
"It's natural to feel bored when you see things that are stagnant. I'm only interested in the flowing wind."
Orochimaru said with a smile.
"Really? Then why did you come to me? And you brought someone I don't know."
If Orochimaru was still a Konoha ninja at this moment, Beiruhu would naturally feel that Orochimaru came to him and must have taken him back to Konoha.
But now that Orochimaru has betrayed Konoha and become an S-class defector ninja like him, his purpose in coming to him is worth pondering.
He glanced back and forth between Orochimaru and Scorpion, thoughtfully.
Black bottom... red clouds... they look like standard clothing at first glance. Has Orochimaru joined an organization?
And this guy who seemed to be a puppet master gave him a very dangerous feeling.
Compared to Orochimaru, the other person didn't even have a trace of humanity in him.
It was like facing a cold iron body.
"I forgot to introduce you. This is the Red Sand Scorpion of Sunagakure. He is now my colleague."
Orochimaru introduced Hirohu unhurriedly.
"Scorpion of Red Sand?"
Bei Liuhu glanced at Xie unexpectedly.
Is this ugly and vulgar man with five hairs the Red Sand Scorpion of Sunagakure?
But isn't the Red Sand Scorpion a handsome young man with red hair?
His vulgar look has nothing to do with handsome.
Beiliuhu soon figured out something and nodded.
"I probably know, but why do you come to me? My research is at a critical moment, and I don't have time to play organizational games with you."
As for Orochimaru's purpose of coming to him, Beilihu could tell a thing or two from the uniforms of him and Xia.
They are here to invite themselves to join their organization.
However, he had no interest in this.
His research on forbidden arts has reached a critical moment, and he has no time to join an inexplicable organization.
Orochimaru smiled indifferently and said to Beilihu: "The organization we belong to is called 'Akatsuki'. I came here this time to find you to join this organization. The organization is currently short of manpower. It can be said that we are asking for help." Talent is as good as thirsty. With my personal recommendation, there is no need for a series of cumbersome reviews."
Xiao's official membership review is very strict.
But that's for non-staff.
If he, a core member, recommends Beiliuhu, he can avoid the cumbersome assessment and directly join the ranks of official members.
This is one of the privileges of being a core member.
"You know, I have no interest in anything other than forbidden arts research. If you are here to talk about this kind of thing, you can go back."
Beiruhu is not afraid to fight Orochimaru.
He was indeed no match for Orochimaru in the past, and it was probably very doubtful now, but having initially completed the forbidden technique, he would still have no problem escaping.
Besides, this is his territory, and Orochimaru has to think carefully if he wants to fight with him.
He is no longer the Konoha ninja who was at the mercy of the three ninjas.
"Don't be too busy to refuse. I'm not asking you to be a coolie for nothing. Your Onigaura technique should require a powerful blood successor ninja."
Orochimaru said firmly.
He also slightly touched on the forbidden art that Beiruhu studied, Oniyara no Jutsu. Although it cannot be compared with Beiruhu's in-depth research, he also knew that in order for Oniyara no Jutsu to become complete, a lot of work would be needed. Bloodline limited ninja.
Fusing the Blood Succession Limits of those Blood Succession Limit ninjas and turning them into one's own use is an extremely terrifying forbidden technique.
Because of this forbidden technique, Bei Liuhu's current strength may be a little weak, but as long as he is given enough blood inheritance limited ninja materials, his strength will skyrocket and reach a very terrifying state.
This is also the reason why he wants Beilihu to join Akatsuki.
"So what? I have my own plan to capture the Blood Succession Limit Ninja."
"But it takes a lot of time, doesn't it? Your intelligence system is not perfect at all, and there are still possibilities for your Onigaura technique. Akatsuki can provide you with sufficient logistics, and the intelligence system can also be shared with you. It can help you when implementing your plan.”
Orochimaru grabbed Beiruhu's sore spot and stabbed it hard.
Beiruhu was just a transparent jounin in Konoha, so when he defected to Konoha, there was basically no response to him, but there were a lot of jounin and ANBU who were chasing him.
In addition, after leaving Konoha, he lived in seclusion here. He only had some understanding of major events in the ninja world, but his detailed information was very poor.
It is not that easy to know the traces of the blood successor ninja.
Orochimaru's words made Beilihu slightly silent.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Orochimaru was telling the truth.
More than once, he wanted to establish a complete intelligence system to prepare for the capture of the Blood Successor.
However, a fully formed intelligence system requires not only people, but also a lot of money.
As a lone ranger in the ninja world, all of his savings have been spent on all the research equipment at the base here.
For him, establishing an intelligence system is also extremely important.
"What is your purpose?"
Bi Liuhu asked with a frown.
When he asked this question, his heart began to waver.
"It's very simple. You just need to catch a few cute animals for the organization. Normally, the organization will basically not restrict your freedom. There will be a regular meeting every month."
It's really not very strict.
However, what Orochimaru said about catching some cute little animals made Beilihu very confused.
An organization that gathered S-class defected ninjas just to capture a few animals?
"The conditions are very tempting. It doesn't hurt to go with you."
He didn't say he would agree directly, but if it was true as Orochimaru said, this organization could provide him with a lot of convenient logistical support, and he would also have a lot of free time. It would only require one regular meeting every month, so it wouldn't restrict him very much.
Xie snorted lightly and said nothing.
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After leaving Konoha, Ayane returned to Star Ninja Village, where she supervised the reconstruction of Star Ninja Village.
The original Star Ninja Village was just a small, dilapidated village made up of a large number of wooden houses. Both the hospital and the ninja school were very crude and crude.
Ayane, who was used to living in the Kingdom of Demons, was a little unaccustomed to going to Konoha. The Star Ninja Village looked more like a tribal building from a prehistoric civilization.
However, this is also directly related to the fact that the nobles such as the Daimyo of the Bear Country do not want the Star Ninja Village to become stronger.
Regarding the Ninja Village, the daimyo of each country have their own set of opinions. On the one hand, they place their hope in the power of the Ninja Village, and on the other hand, they need to limit the development of the Ninja Village to balance the situation.
But things are different now. The Daimyo of the Bear Country thinks that his cronies, Akekage, have completely taken control of the Hoshi Ninja Village.
Therefore, after the ninjas from the Kingdom of Oni attacked the Hoshi Ninja Village and disguised themselves as ninjas from the Hoshi Ninja Village, in less than a week, the Daimyo of the Bear Country distributed three batches of sufficient development materials, allowing Akage to vigorously build the Hoshi Ninja Village.
Ayane naturally accepted this.
Although the logistics of the Kingdom of Ghosts are sufficient, how can we turn away the materials that were sent to us for free?
According to the military expansion plan drawn up by the Kingdom of Ghosts, building the Star Ninja Village into a complete military fortress is a key part of the plan.
The construction project is naturally the top priority, but there is another reason why Ayane is here.
That is to assimilate the hundreds of ninjas and countless villagers in the Star Ninja Village and turn them into one of our own.
This requires ideological educators from the Kingdom of Ghosts to come here in person to offer courses.
A large number of craftsmen began to build large-scale construction projects in the forest and mountains surrounding the Star Ninja Village, and they continued to build buildings.
If we continue at this rate, we should be able to build a prototype of a military fortress in three to five months.
After all, all the buildings in the original Star Ninja Village need to be renovated, and the territory also needs to be expanded on a large scale, so the time spent will naturally increase.
With the Star Ninja Village in their hands, the follow-up Demon Country military once again sent five hundred ninjas into the Bear Country in batches and gathered here at the Star Ninja Village.
Accompanying them were several ninjas from the Uzumaki clan, who used powerful barrier techniques to envelop the forest area centered on the Star Ninja Village in a barrier to prevent attacks by wild beasts and enemies.
Including the 300 ninjas originally dispatched, there are now nearly 800 ninja units stationed in Star Ninja Village.
This number of people has exceeded the number of ninjas in the Star Ninja Village. The quality of ninjas is naturally far superior to that of the Star Ninja Village, so the place is protected airtight.
Since the development of the Kingdom of Ghosts, there are more than 7,000 ninjas in total. With 800 ninjas invested in the Kingdom of Bears, the domestic armed forces are still abundant.
With the help of these ninjas, it can be said that the pressure on Ayane has been greatly reduced, and she does not have to deal with various chores every day.
She just wanted to finish the matter in the Star Ninja Village as soon as possible and then return to the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Just when Ayane was thinking about returning to the Kingdom of Demons, there was a knock on the door.
Ayane was in a makeshift office. After hearing the knock on the door, Ayane said to the ninja outside the door: "Come in."
A ninja opened the door and walked in from the outside, with a solemn expression, as if something big had happened.
"What's wrong? Are those Star Ninjas resisting again?"
Ideological education is certainly not something that can be accomplished overnight.
There are some guys who are not afraid of death everywhere, and there are many such tough guys in the Star Ninja Village.
Therefore, Ayane's first reaction was this.
"That's not what happened. The people from the barrier team discovered that a ninja was approaching the village."
The ninja replied.
"Ninja? How many people are there in total? Have you confirmed their identities?"
Ayane straightened her face slightly. At this time, a strange ninja appeared, so no clues could be taken care of.
"The identities of the other two cannot be determined, but one of them is Orochimaru, one of the Sannin of Konoha."
The ninja looked grave.
The names of these three people are heard like thunder by many people in the ninja world.
Although the military power of the Kingdom of Demons has skyrocketed, it still cannot be careless when facing ninjas of the Sannin level.
What's more, Orochimaru's strength is recognized as the strongest among the three ninjas.
An all-round ninja with no flaws in the ninja realm.
Facing a ninja of this level, it is natural to be vigilant.
Moreover, Orochimaru, who betrayed Konoha and disappeared from the ninja world for nearly two years, suddenly visited the Star Ninja Village at this time. I am afraid that the visitor is not evil.
"Orochimaru?"
Ayane lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and then made a decision.
"Let me go and see for myself. The village is on level one alert."
Orochimaru is not an ordinary ninja. Apart from himself, there is no other ninja here who can guarantee that he can defeat Orochimaru in a single fight.
What's more, there are two other people beside Orochimaru, and I'm afraid they are not simple ninjas.
"yes."
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"Hey, Orochimaru, why do you come to a small village like this? Aren't you going to take me to see your leader?"
Following Orochimaru and Scorpion, Beilihu followed closely behind them and asked.
"Scorpion needs something from Star Ninja Village to use as material for making a puppet, and then he will take you to see the leader. Anyway, you are not in a hurry now, are you?"
Orochimaru turned his head slightly, smiled at Beiruhu and said.
"Does a small village like this have treasures?"
As a former member of the Konoha ninja, Beiruhu naturally did not like the ninja villages of these small and remote countries.
He is not a fledgling ninja in the ninja world. He has also experienced the second and third ninja wars and has been to many places in the ninja world.
He had also visited the Ninja Village in the small country in the past.
Compared with Konoha's almost city-level ninja villages, many ninja villages in small countries are just like the countryside of the Fire Country, maybe even worse.
Several small wooden houses are connected in a row, which is the ninja school.
The hospital is also very simple, with only one or two medical ninjas, and the medical equipment is old and shabby, giving people a sense of poverty and backwardness.
This was his consistent impression of the Ninja Village in the small country.
Of course, there are also more powerful shinobi villages in small countries, such as the Rain Hidden Village in the Country of Rain, and the Kusakure Village in the Country of Grass. The villages are large in size and have a large population.
Scorpion, who was slowly leading the way, said in an indifferent tone: "Although it is a small village, there is a treasure in the village. It is said to be a meteorite that fell on the earth from outside the sky. It was picked up by the first generation Xingying of Xing Ninja Village and became It is a sacred object of the Star Ninja Village. It is said that the secret technique of the Star Ninja Village, the Peacock Magic Technique, was also cultivated based on this meteorite."
Beiliuhu didn't care about the meteorites. He had no interest in them. He was only interested in the powerful blood successor ninja.
In order for his Onigaura Technique to take shape, he needs to plunder the five blood inheritance limits to form a complete body.
Once he becomes a perfect body, by that time, no ninja in the entire ninja world will look down upon him.
Becoming the strongest ninja in the ninja world, respected by countless people like the god of ninja back then, is just around the corner.
"how long it takes?"
"Don't worry, I hate waiting for others, and I hate waiting for others. It will be over soon."
Scorpion replied.
"I heard that there are hundreds of ninjas in Star Ninja Village, and they are not weak. Is it okay for you to be alone?"
Beiliuhu asked.
Of course, it's not that I'm worried about Xie's safety, but if Xie just dies, it would be a waste of time to bury him.
"It doesn't matter. You don't need to do anything. I can solve it by myself."
Hundreds of ninjas, in Scorpion's eyes, are just hundreds of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
It wouldn't be a problem for him to kill them all by himself.
However, his goal is just the meteorite in the Star Ninja Village. It would be best if the Star Ninja Village was more knowledgeable.
He doesn't like wasting time on meaningless things.
Although his body has begun to stop growing and time can be said to be endless, waiting and being waited for by others makes him feel irritated.
This is a bad habit I developed in Sunagakure Village when I was a child, and I probably won't be able to change it in the future.
Scorpio doesn't intend to change either.
At this moment, Orochimaru suddenly stopped, and a snake emerged from the grass, crawled around Orochimaru's body and onto Orochimaru's arm, sticking out its tongue as if to convey some message.
"What's wrong?"
Scorpion turned to look at Orochimaru and stopped.
"It tells me that there is a perception barrier around us, and our traces have been noticed."
Orochimaru replied to Scorpion.
"Really? I didn't expect that a ninja village in such a small and remote country would have a dedicated barrier ninja. But it doesn't matter. I didn't plan to sneak in, so I'll just attack from the front entrance."
Scorpion thought for a moment and didn't care about the message Orochimaru conveyed.
"Don't be too careless. I always feel that something is not right here. It is a little different from the Star Ninja Village in my impression."
Orochimaru frowned. Barrier techniques are not common in the ninja world. They can even be said to be the same as seal techniques. They are powerful techniques that few people are proficient in. They are basically monopolized by the ninja villages of the five major countries.
However, a little-known Star Ninja Village has mastered the perception-type barrier technique. The information displayed by the Star Ninja Village at this time is very different from what they have collected.
Xie snorted coldly, but he also knew that what Orochimaru said was true. A ninja village in a small and remote country had this type of detection barrier, and the situation was indeed strange.
Just when he was about to continue walking forward, he, Orochimaru, and Beiruhu suddenly sensed something. It was purely a highly powerful ninja's subconscious and intuitive judgment of danger, and their bodies suddenly reacted on guard.
A slightly chilly wind blew in, and a figure majestically blocked the path of Orochimaru and the others, staring at Orochimaru and the others with pure white pupils.
After Orochimaru saw the person blocking them, he was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his tongue and licked it gently, as if he had seen something interesting to him.
"Oh my, this is a familiar face I haven't seen for a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here."
The person blocking the path of the three of them was naturally Ayane.
She just smiled helplessly at Orochimaru's familiar tone of greeting.
"Yes, but this is not a good encounter for me, Orochimaru-senpai."
"Don't say that, for me, this is an unexpected surprise. In the past, Konoha ANBU spent a long time without finding any trace of the three of you... So you have been hiding here in the Bear Country?"
Star Ninja Village is an isolated ninja village. If this is used as a hiding place, Konoha ANBU will not be easy to find.
Orochimaru was also surprised to meet Ayane suddenly.
But to say how familiar he is with Ayane, that's not necessarily true.
The only person he was familiar with was Ayane's former teacher Sakumo Hatake, the Konoha White Fang who committed suicide.
At first, the three people who always followed Sakumo were just fledgling brats.
Unexpectedly, these three people committed a defection incident that made the top management of Konoha furious. It was a blockbuster.
Later, Hyuga Ayane cooperated with Iwagakure's third-generation Tsuchikage, fought against Kumogakure, and single-handedly suppressed Kumogakure's fourth-generation Raikage head-on.
It was at that time that Orochimaru truly realized that Sakumo's three disciples were no longer dangerous rebellious ninjas that Konoha could control.
In terms of strength, he may have surpassed the three ninjas.
Ayane did not answer Orochimaru's question. She just showed a trademark smile on her face and said to Orochimaru: "I won't mention this matter first. I wonder if there is something wrong with Orochimaru-senpai's sudden visit this time? I'm not here. It’s very convenient for entertaining guests.”
"Is that so? It seems like today is a bit unlucky, so let's take our leave."
Orochimaru pondered for a moment and responded to Ayane.
Then, he suddenly fell to the ground on all fours, his whole body filled with murderous aura, and his face became ferocious.
Orochimaru's sudden movement startled Scorpion and Beiliuhu. They didn't know why Orochimaru wanted to take action suddenly, and he seemed to be using some powerful killing move as soon as he started.
I saw Orochimaru's body was so soft that it seemed like he had no bones, and was weirdly twisted, with a big mouth torn open to the extreme.
"The Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"
First there was one venomous snake, then two venomous snakes, then four, and finally evolved into countless venomous snakes, spreading out from Orochimaru's mouth.
These endless venomous snakes instantly occupied Ayane's entire field of vision.
The huge high wall twisted by countless venomous snakes is like a sea of venomous snakes, surging over the sky and covering the sky.
It was so dark that it made people shudder.
"nausea!"
Ayane only had these two words to comment on.
With a strong kick of his feet, his body leaped out and rushed towards the endless sea of snakes ahead.
"God's Sky Strike!"
boom!
The violent shock wave generated by the explosion directly opened a huge hole in the center of the snake sea.
Countless venomous snake stumps were flying around, blood dyed the ground red, and a fishy smell filled the air, making people feel extremely physically uncomfortable.
The snakes in some areas were wiped out, but soon more venomous snakes came to replace the dead snakes, gathering into a high wall, and there was only the sound of hissing tongues in the ears, densely packed.
