Chapter 89: Kitahara's Wonderful Journey in the Ninja World
Because the matter was of great importance, Jiraiya had to temporarily return to Konoha under the protection of the two young ANBU members. He had gone out with full confidence to persuade Orochimaru, only to return with new injuries...
Kakashi Hatake had some questions, "Lord Jiraiya, why did Orochimaru suddenly attack the border outpost?"
"Probably because of this..."
Jiraiya took out the previous sealing scroll, his face full of doubt, "I don't know where he found this kind of monster..."
"This is..."
Uchiha Itachi held the scroll, looking it up and down, unable to figure out how to undo the seal.
"Idiot! I'm the one who personally placed the sealing jutsu!"
Jiraiya flicked his disciple's forehead. He didn't open the scroll either, but continued to explain:
"I saw it at Orochimaru's base. I don't know what it is, but its reproductive ability is extremely strong. I was worried Orochimaru would one day use it to cultivate something strange, so I brought it out."
After Jiraiya found Orochimaru's trail in the Land of Rice Paddies, he, as always, proactively went to his door to seek communication.
But Orochimaru, whose career had already started and could even be said to be taking off, how could he be willing to pay him any mind? No matter what Jiraiya said, he wouldn't listen.
Seeing that it was fruitless, Jiraiya decided to return his photo frame to Orochimaru, hoping to influence him subtly and that Orochimaru might one day turn back.
In the dead of night, Jiraiya secretly snuck into Orochimaru's base, only to discover a monster on the experiment table that was devouring a living person... or perhaps it was some kind of peculiar bacterium.
When Uchiha Itachi heard the story, he was even more serious than when he told stories, "Teacher Jiraiya, what happened later?"
"Later, I thought of you..."
Jiraiya's face suddenly beamed, "That creature seemed indestructible, so I sealed it here... Then I ransacked Orochimaru's base and set it on fire!"
Uchiha Itachi: "..."
No wonder Orochimaru was so furiously hunting down Jiraiya. Both times his base was destroyed were almost all related to the old man.
Compared to last time, which was just the early stage of his startup, this time it sounded like he was about to launch a product, only to have it destroyed by Jiraiya.
"Caw..."
Kitahara looked at the smug Jiraiya. Can't this old man just live his life properly and become Hokage? Why does he love courting death so much!
Seeking excitement every day... especially provoking someone who knows you exceptionally well.
Having offended Orochimaru so badly this time, I'm afraid he'll have to be careful about being poisoned in his food bowl from now on!
"I feel like the thing Lord Jiraiya sealed is somewhat like... the cells of the First Hokage, used in a certain experiment."
Kakashi Hatake thought about the information he had once read on this subject; even the Third Hokage had once explained it to him.
The cells of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, had extremely strong activity. It was almost impossible for them to fuse with anyone; they would only continuously devour a person's life force, assimilating their cells.
"The First Hokage's... cells?"
Uchiha Itachi frowned. He seemed to have heard of something like the First Hokage Hashirama Senju's cells before.
Jiraiya had never been involved in this area; it was his first time hearing this term. After all, back in Konoha, it was always Orochimaru who was in charge of biological experiments and the like.
"Yes, by transplanting the First's cells into a person's body to give them Wood Style." Kakashi Hatake nodded. In his view, there was no need to hide this from Jiraiya and his disciple.
This matter, as long as they really brought the Hashirama cells back to Konoha, they would find out sooner or later.
"Using the First Hokage's cells for human experiments! How could this be! And how can cells possibly make someone awaken Wood Style?" Jiraiya's expression instantly turned sour, "Does Tsunade know about this?"
"Probably... not, right?" Kakashi looked at Uchiha Itachi hesitantly, "In fact, a successful case has already appeared in the village."
He was referring to Yamato, who had appeared in the Konoha Chunin Exams.
Uchiha Itachi, holding the crow in his arms, shook his head, "No, there are actually two! The other rogue ninja, Zetsu, is also a being who can use Wood Style!"
"...Possibly more!"
Kakashi's face suddenly became heavy with worry, "Because the Hidden Mist Village ANBU who surrounded Rin and me back then, Teacher Minato said they died by Wood Style!"
"Obito also awakened Wood Style!"
"So at that time, Orochimaru and Zetsu were already preparing to defect, and after secretly saving Obito, they swayed him to betray the village!"
Kitahara: "...Caw?!"
What is this situation? That was Uchiha Madara's doing! Why was it suddenly pinned on Orochimaru!
Kakashi Hatake thought more and more, his face growing uglier and uglier, "The night of the Nine-Tails' rampage, Orochimaru didn't appear at all. This matter must have had his involvement..."
"Even the events that followed were all his schemes!"
Kitahara: "..."
Kakashi, you're speculating like this, does Orochimaru even know?
Uchiha Itachi believed this matter, as he was one of the people who had experienced it, "Why would they do this?"
"It's said that Orochimaru competed with Teacher Minato for the position of Hokage back then, but in the end, Teacher Minato became Hokage. He probably holds a grudge over it..."
"And later, after Teacher Minato passed away, the Third Hokage took the stage again, cutting off Orochimaru's path to becoming Hokage..."
Kakashi Hatake suddenly regained his composure and brought up the time he and Shisui had encountered Zetsu attempting to assassinate the Third Hokage.
As for the Root ninjas dispatched by Danzo as the mastermind, he temporarily excluded them. That group from Root was hardly a threat...
Presumably, their Hokage Assistant's greed was exploited by Orochimaru at that time. This matter had to be reported to the Third Hokage.
Jiraiya, who didn't know the situation, and Kitahara, who did, were stunned by their exchange.
Jiraiya: "..."
How come there are suddenly so many things in the village I don't know about? Is the old man's situation really that dangerous? When did Orochimaru commit so many acts to harm the village?
Has his dear friend really changed? He didn't seem particularly interested in the position of Hokage!
Kitahara: "..."
In just a few sentences, Orochimaru suddenly went from a minor boss to the mastermind behind the ninja world. Did I watch a fake Naruto, or have I come to a fake ninja world!
It's just a crow...
Perhaps it only used a transformation jutsu once to let Zetsu take the blame... But the purpose of that time was to make Danzo's blame blacker and heavier.
In fact, it had only acted alone that one time. How did it suddenly... become like this!
The group of people present didn't know that after Orochimaru withdrew from the Land of Fire, an organization had suddenly approached and invited him to join...
Jiraiya patiently listened to all of Kakashi's speculated intelligence and said with regret, "We can't let Orochimaru continue like this! He has now also mastered Edo Tensei! His strength and power will only grow stronger and stronger!"
"We'll travel through the night and return to the village immediately!"
(End of this chapter)
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