Chapter 432: Chapter – 426 A Quest for Vengeance?
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On the third battlefield, a fight between Ice and Ice, and Ice and Crystal can be seen, most of the battlefront, if not all, seems to have been covered in Water, Mist, Ice, or Crystals of various colors.
But the flow of the battle seems to have been decided from the very beginning.
Despite a strong start, the difference in strength between Yuki Kahyo and the two children, Haku and Guren became clearly apparent, as both Haku and Guren can be seen gasping for breath and tired while Kahyo on the other hand seems to be perfectly fine.
Even the crystalizing abilities of Guren's Crystal Release were proven fruitless in the face of Kahyo's Earthen Chains of Ice.
"Anything else you are able to use?" Kahyo asked Haku and Guren indifferently.
"Huff… Huff…" While taking a deep breath to calm herself, Guren said to Haku, "She is strong, very strong… we can not allow her to go any further."
"Then what should we do?" Haku asked with a bit of hesitation.
Guren looked at the Kunoichi standing opposite to then, then clenched her fist in determination and said, "We must use Curse Seal given to us… only then will we have some hope of stopping her."
Haku nodded and instantly used the Curse Seal implanted into him by Orochimaru.
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"Damn it…. How do I get out of this trap?!" Mageta sighed while killing another snake that came to bite him.
A while ago, Mageta realized that the enemy is probably playing with him, 'Unfortunately for them, they don't realize that slow poison is ineffective on me as I can just remove it from my body using Blood control. But even if that's the case, just how do I get out of here? There is no end to this smoke!
Even my Strongest Wind Release Jutsu is not blowing away the smoke… Running fast, body flicker, et cetera is not working here, just what sort of Jutsu is this? And because of this cover of smoke, I am unable to find anyone, except for the snakes and trees, I have not seen even a single creature ever since I got here… Damn it, if I had known that this mission would be so troublesome, I would have never come here!'
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On top of a cliff in the distance.
Because of their fierce battle, the five Akatsuki Shinobi, Momochi Zabuza, and the seven other Otogakure-nin did not notice the two figures standing on a high cliff in the distance.
These two people are none other than Orochimaru and Kabuto, and they are observing the performance of the seven children against the four members of Akatsuki.
Zabuza is not counted because technically he is not yet an Otogakure-nin, and Orochimaru himself is also not very interested in Zabuza's performance because Zabuza does not have any Kekkei Genkai.
After observing for a while, Orochimaru asked Kabuto, "Kabuto, have you gained any new information about the identity of the other three?"
Kabuto pushed his spectacles on the bridge of his nose, then said, "Yes Orochimaru-sama, the one whom Kimimaro and Jugo are fighting against is called, Kaguya Takashi, apparently, he is another survivor of the Kaguya Clan. This file records all that I could find about him.
The one trapped in the Smoke World by Hebihime, and Yukimi is called Chinoike Mageta, he seems to have been rescued from the Hell Valley by someone, and is probably the last survivor of the Chinoike Clan."
Orochimaru shook his head, he knew better than anyone that this fellow named Chinoike Mageta is definitely not the last survivor of the Chinoike Clan, after all, 'I think I should pay a visit to En Yahiro and inform him that a clansman of his managed to survive the massacre and has now joined the Akatsuki in trade for something that I might find interesting, perhaps I can even visit the colosseum and see if any Kekkei Genkai there interests me.'
Kabuto did not notice Orochimaru's thoughts, and continued, "As for the Kunoichi, her name seems to be Yuki Kahyo, a nuke-nin from Kirigakure. She seems to have left Kirigakure two years ago in search of her husband who went missing a few months before that."
"Who was her husband? Did he also possess Ice Release Kekkei Genkai as she does?" Orochimaru asked curiously, because if he does, then it's possible that he is Suijin of Amatsukami.
However, Orochimaru had to be disappointed, as Kabuto shook his head, "No, he did not have Ice Release. Although he was a pretty strong shinobi, a shinobi with the strength level of an Elite Jonin, from what I managed to gather, he had mastery over Lightning Release and Water Release, but no Kekkei Genkai."
Orochimaru lost interest immediately, and asked with a bored expression, "So, did she find him?"
Kabuto smiled at Orochimaru's lack of interest, and said, "Obviously… not. If she had, she wouldn't have joined the Akatsuki. I did some research and tried to track him down, to see if I can find something about him."
"And?" Orochimaru asked, he could feel that Kabuto has managed to find the traces of her missing husband, and it was something important else Kabuto would have never mentioned this detail to him.
Kabuto looked in the direction of Kahyo vs Haku and Guren battle, then said, "His corpse was never found so there is no conclusive proof that he is dead or not, but it's not hard to assume he is dead because the mission he was performing was the protection of the concubine of the Daimyo of the Land of Water.
And the thing is, there was once a mission in the Black Market that asked for her assassination. And here's when things become interesting, that mission was taken by Suijin of Amatsukami and was successfully completed by him."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "So she joined Akatsuki in her quest for vengeance on Suijin?"
Kabuto shrugged, "I am not entirely sure, I did hear a rumor that she had quit her life as a shinobi two years ago and was living in the Land of Waves ever since, she did not pursue Suijin or Amatsukami at that time, but what suddenly changed and what prompted her to join Akatsuki, I don't know."
"Interesting, she had quit her life as a Shinobi, and then suddenly joined Akatsuki?" Orochimaru muttered, then said, "The fact that she did not want to kill children, and did not allow the other Akatsuki members to kill children either, signifies something. Try to find out more about her, there is more to her story, and I want to know what it is. She might just become a useful pawn in dealing with the Akatsuki."
Kabuto nodded, then focused back on the battle, and said, "By the way, Orochimaru-sama, all seven of them, including, Kimimaro, Jugo, Tenzo, Haku, Guren, Hebihime, and Yukimi seem to be performing quite exceptionally."
Orochimaru looked back and said in a hoarse voice, "They are still far too immature."
Although it may seem that they have been able to hold their own against the four members of Akatsuki, in reality, that's not the case at all.
This is because neither of the Akatsuki members is truly trying to kill them, and secondly only with their Curse Seal active are they able to barely hold off Akatsuki.
Rather than saying that they are performing quite well, it would be more accurate to say, that the Akatsuki Shinobi are playing with them, even the one of the Chinoike Clan hasn't used any of the ability of his Ketsuryugan.
The only one performing well enough is Tenzo who in his Tree Human form has been able to put some fight against Hoshigaki Kisame.
Kabuto did not deny Orochimaru's words, and said, "In a few years, they would become powerhouses who would be able to match up to the likes of Elite Jonin or perhaps even Kage level shinobi."
Orochimaru did not deny Kabuto's words, but said with a bit of a distracted tone, "Maybe… but they are still no match to Kuroto-kun."
Kabuto's face was stiff at the mention of Hyuga Kuroto.
Although Orochimaru may have never stated it specifically, however, during his years working as Orochimaru's assistant, Kabuto has come to understand that if there is someone in this Shinobi world whom Orochimaru truly values and really considers his disciple, then it is none other than Hyuga Kuroto.
Others all, including those seven children, whom Orochimaru took some time to train are nothing more than disposable pawns.
In fact, even Kabuto, himself is not that valuable to Orochimaru, only Hyuga Kuroto is someone Orochimaru actually cares about and tries to keep tabs on him, sometimes he even goes as far as to clean up the mess Hyuga Kuroto may have left behind, and Kabuto really feels jealous because of this.
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Chapter 433: Chapter – 427 Run for your Lives!
After watching the battle for a while, Orochimaru muttered, "Is this the limit?"
Kabuto asked with a bit of an anxious expression, "Orochimaru-sama what now? We should help them, otherwise, the one with the Ketsuryugan might be able to extract information about you."
Orochimaru nodded, and said, "True, but we do not need to do it ourselves."
Kabuto asked in confusion, "Is there anyone except for Momochi Zabuza that you have arranged?"
It hasn't been very long since Otogakure was founded, the manpower and resources are insufficient, so except for him and Orochimaru, there is no one with the strength to be able to resist the Akatsuki members, this is why Kabuto is both confused, but also curious.
Orochimaru licked his lips and said with a sly smile, "Do you not think that this is the perfect opportunity to test out the new forbidden Jutsu?"
Kabuto's eyes widened in surprise, "The new forbidden Jutsu? You… don't mean that one, do you?"
Orochimaru nodded, "Oh, I mean that one alright."
Kabuto asked, "B… but… are you sure Orochimaru-sama? If information about that Jutsu reaches Akatsuki or the five great villages then it could prove to be troublesome."
Orochimaru bit his finger and said while waving hand signs, "Oh, I have never been more sure, this is not only the perfect opportunity to test out the extent of that Jutsu's current development, but also give out a message to Akatsuki to not come here recklessly… capturing or killing me won't be as easy as they presume it to be." Then without waiting any longer, Orochimaru clapped his hand together and shouted, 'Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei!'
Boom… Boom… Boom…
With a bang, four coffins with the symbol of 'Sho' 'Ni' 'SanKaze' and 'Yon' appeared out of the ground, but instantly the Coffins with the symbol 'SanKaze' and 'Yon' sunk back into the earth.
Orochimaru frowned looking at the two coffins that sunk back, 'I expected as much for the fourth, but even the third? Is the soul of Sandaime Kazekage sealed somewhere?' Then he shook his head without care, 'Oh, well it doesn't matter, for now. I'll think about it later.'
Even Kabuto was surprised but did not say anything.
The lids of the coffins with the symbol 'Sho' and 'Ni' opened and two dark figures who regained consciousness walked out of it.
"Huh? What's going on?" The figure in red armor, with black hair, muttered in confusion.
"Forbidden Jutsu? Looks like this youth has summoned us from the realm of the dead using Edo Tensei." The one wearing blue armor with white hair answered the doubts first, and added, "He is something else."
"Tobirama! I told you not to create this Jutsu, now look what happens." The one in the red armor shouted at the one in blue armor.
"Oh, shut up, will you nii-san?" But the one in the blue armor was indifferent and did not care about his elder brother's scolding, instead, he asked Orochimaru, "So? Why have you summoned us?"
Orochimaru smirked and said, "To deal with a small problem of course."
Hashirama asked with a frown, "What problem?"
"Well, you see Shodaime-sama, Nidaime-sama, there are a few people after me, however, I am quite shy and do not want to show myself to them, so I will have you two deal with them, this way… Konoha takes all the glory, and my problems will be solved." Orochimaru said as he brought out two Kunai with a red sealing tag tied to them and put them inside the back of the head of the two.
The moment the red sealing tag was inside them; a burst of steam rose from the two, their body temperature restored, and their faces became livelier… it was as if with every moment, they were looking more alive.
"There's always fighting… no matter when you live." Said Hashirama with a melancholic expression.
Orochimaru said, "One thing I can assure you of is that these people are not only the enemy of Konohagakure but the enemy of the entire Shinobi World. And as the two former Hokage, and God of Shinobi, I think you will definitely love to protect the peace of this Shinobi world along with your dearest village, isn't that right Hashirama-sama?"
Tobirama frowned, "What do you mean by the enemy of the entire Shinobi World?"
Orochimaru shook his head, and said, "I think we can leave the rest of the talks for later, right now, dealing with the problem comes first." Then Orochimaru waved the hand seal of confrontation, and instantly both Hashirama and Tobirama rushed towards the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.
Orochimaru chuckled, "Now then, let's see the heroic figures of Shodaime Hokage and Nidaime Hokage in action."
Kabuto pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose with an extremely exciting look.
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On the battlefield, Kimimaro, Jugo, Haku, Guren, and Tenzo are lying on the ground tied up, meanwhile, Zabuza was encased in Kahyo's ice, and unable to mold any Chakra to fight back.
Takashi asked Mageta, "Are you sure Zabuza does not know anything?"
Mageta did not answer. Currently, he was trying to peer inside Tenzo's mind so he couldn't answer.
A few seconds earlier, Mageta tried to peer into the mind of Zabuza, but couldn't find anything related to Orochimaru.
Helpless, Mageta tried with Tenzo, since Tenzo is the oldest of the bunch of Otogakure, so he is the one most likely to have the information about Orochimaru, but for some reason, Mageta was unable to find anything inside Tenzo's brain too, 'What's going on? Do they really not know anything about Orochimaru, or is it the work of some Jutsu?'
Kisame asked, "How long is it going to take?"
Mageta did not answer as he tried to probe into the minds of other kids, but the same result. Confused at this turn of events, he said to the other four members of Akatsuki, "They really don't seem to have any connection with Orochimaru."
Kisame asked, "Are they connected to Amatsukami?"
Mageta again shook his head, "No, these children don't have any connection with Amatsukami either."
The four frowned, but before any one of them could say anything, Kahyo suddenly looked in the direction of a mist-covered forest and said, "Someone is approaching, and they are extremely fast!"
Mageta instantly raised his head and looked in the direction pointed by Kahyo, and said, "Two enemies, not only are they fast, but they are extremely strong!"
Juzo was annoyed.
Up until now, they haven't found a single trace of Orochimaru, and the troubles they are facing are already too much and this thing has started to get on his nerves.
Kisame raised his Samehada on his shoulder, and said while looking at the two figures, "Something is not right with their Chakra fluctuations."
Mageta nodded, with a serious expression. As a shinobi with the Ketsuryugan, he is naturally aware of the abnormality Kisame pointed out.
As the two figures got closer, the five members of Akatsuki finally saw the appearance of the two clearly.
One is wearing the iconic red armor of the Warring States Period, has long black hair, and a Konoha Forehead protector on his forehead, his very momentum speaks of his experience and his strength. The other person is wearing the iconic Blue armor of the Warring States Period and has small white hair.
Their face seemed to be quiet and devoid of any emotion, but this quietness was giving out an inexplicable palpating aura.
"Huh? Why do they look a bit familiar?" muttered all five of them.
If Kakuzu was here, he would have instantly recognized the identity of the two at a glance, because one of them was a target he attempted to assassinate.
Mageta exclaimed, "Putting aside their strange Chakra, the amount of Chakra they have is too much, the one with the Red Armor's Chakra is even higher than Kisame!"
Without waiting for anyone to respond, Hashirama suddenly came to a halt and clapped his hands together, "Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees!"
Boom boom boom
Accompanied by the terrible vibrations that shook the ground, countless trees emerged out of the ground and rushed towards the five members of Akatsuki.
"Wood Style and that iconic red armor, coupled with his face and that forehead protector… it… it can't be…. Is he really who I think he is?" Mageta stuttered, "Sho… Shodaime Hokage of Konoha, Senju Hashirama, the one and only God of Shinobi?"
The expression on everyone's faces changed, shock, confusion, and most of all fear was clearly evident. And this is natural, anyone would be shocked if they suddenly face someone who should have been dead for over four decades, not to mention that someone is the God of Shinobi.
While the five put all their effort to resist the world of trees, the one with blue armor printed the 'Tiger' hand seal and shouted, 'Genjutsu: Infinite Darkness Jutsu!'
Instantly their world turned dark, and the trees they were resisting against started to bind them, and because they couldn't see anything, as such they slowly and steadily started getting overwhelmed.
"Nidaime Hokage, Senju Tobirama? Does this place has something to do with the Senju Clan?" muttered someone, because they are already sure that the two people on the opposite side are undoubtedly the first two Hokage of Konoha.
Slash…
After swinging his Kubikiribocho to cut trees continuously trying to bind him, Juzo shouted, "This mission is a failure, run for your lives, if we survive then we will meet again at the gathering point, now good luck to everyone!"
Nobody questioned Juzo's orders and instantly escaped in five different directions, even if they can not see where they were going, they still did not stop because if they did then it would mean death.
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