Chapter 174: The Leader of This Organization is Quite Peculiar!
Everyone is drunk, and I alone am sober.
Or perhaps, everyone is sober, and I alone am drunk.
Kisame Hoshigaki lazily scanned the group of young people in the meeting room. One after another, they were a bunch of misfits with distorted features. Aside from Mei Terumi, who barely looked human, who gave them the confidence to match wits with Tobirama Senju?
From his observations, the only ones in the entire ninja world who could currently contend with Tobirama Senju in terms of intellect were probably himself and the Itachi-kid raised by Kitahara, combined.
"Aside from these matters, are there any other problems?" Kisame Hoshigaki grinned. Just listening to Zabuza's words, he could feel the strong influence of the Second Hokage. After a moment's thought, the shark-faced man lowered his voice again, "This time, I will personally lead the team!"
"Alright!"
Mei Terumi agreed with exceptional readiness, continuing to rattle on, "There's also the matter of opening trade with the Land of Fire for the new year, and sending an invitation to Konoha for a joint Chunin Exam…"
"These trivial matters are obviously not something Kisame-senpai can handle, so I will accompany him. And while I'm at it… I'll also look for a suitable marriage partner in Konoha Village…"
As the orange-haired woman spoke her final words, she licked her lips, revealing an infinitely charming allure.
Kisame Hoshigaki: "…"
I don't know if I can handle the two small matters you mentioned, but I know that when you uttered that last sentence, you can forget about ever getting married…
Mei Terumi was an extremely troublesome woman; no one in the entire Hidden Mist Village was willing to go on a mission with her… After all, there were hardly any handsome men in the Mist Village she found worthy of her attention. This woman's mouth was becoming as poisonous as her Kekkei Genkai with each passing day.
Mei Terumi had long anticipated the crowd's reaction and commanded in a low voice, "During the time Kisame-senpai and I are away in Konoha, Ao will temporarily be in charge of all village affairs."
Ao nodded stiffly, "…Yes."
"Oh, I almost forgot…" Mei Terumi gazed at everyone, her long hair slowly draping down, covering her eyes. "The explosive tags we previously agreed to supply to the Second Hokage can be delivered to the Land of Waves on this trip…"
Ringo Ameyuri nodded nonchalantly and said, "I heard Lord Ao's logistics department has already prepared them. Why don't I have my subordinates escort this batch of explosive tags to the seaport tomorrow! After all, we still need him to fight against the Akatsuki…"
Mangetsu Hozuki added, "We lack the combat power to face the Akatsuki. According to intelligence from sea merchants, the great incident of the Hidden Grass Village's destruction was the work of Orochimaru. Any power that can help us is extremely precious…"
Zabuza Momochi said in a gruff voice, "Makes sense…"
Sense, my ass!
This was clearly an operation instigated by Tobirama Senju to provoke the Hidden Mist Village into action!
Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at Zabuza Momochi, who was toying with his Executioner's Blade, then at the defiant-looking Ringo Ameyuri, and then at Mangetsu Hozuki, known for his steadiness…
Well, if nothing goes wrong, it seems the new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist has been completely played by Tobirama Senju… What a mess!
Land of Waves.
Tobirama Senju sat alone in an underground base. Under the dim light, scrolls were laid out on the table. That crow hardly asked for money anymore, he had probably really quit gambling. Now, Tobirama could spend all the money he had on himself.
The bored Second Hokage had started researching ninjutsu again… This time, there was obviously no one named Hashirama Senju to stop him.
"My hypothesis was not wrong. If the amount of chakra is sufficient, it is indeed possible to transform illusion into reality. But the most crucial step is the need to use a medium to draw out the ultimate Yin-natured chakra from within the human body…"
"What a pity. If only I had a Sharingan on hand… I'll send a sea merchant to the bounty station tomorrow to post a high-priced reward…"
The light swirled in the quiet, empty nest, a diligent dead man tirelessly conducting his experiments… After a while, Tobirama Senju suddenly stood up, arms crossed, and muttered to himself, "It's nighttime, that crow should be fast asleep and won't detect my thoughts."
"Saru can definitely no longer control Itachi Uchiha and that crow. The best course of action is to find Orochimaru, lure him into using Edo Tensei to bring back my elder brother, and then use the opportunity to let my brother break free from the Edo Tensei's control. I can't think through the steps beyond that…"
"This can also serve as a pretext to get those kids from the Hidden Mist Village to make a move, find a way to kill that man named Ao in isolation, and take back the Byakugan he stole… That Kekkei Genkai belongs to Konoha!"
So late at night, and this old man was still quite busy, and the things he was concerned about were numerous… Listening to his plans, it seemed all these operations could be linked together…
Being a ninja is truly not easy.
Especially a ninja who was once a village leader. It's even harder. When alive, you worry about the village's prosperity, and after death, you still have to safeguard its long-term stability…
Honestly, Tobirama Senju's days could be quite good, at least more comfortable than Orochimaru's. Although the people in his current "organization" had little loyalty, including Tobirama himself who was full of schemes, they were all rather easy to manage!
The members of the Akatsuki, on the other hand, were all a handful!
Even Hidan, who was raised by Orochimaru, had now entered puberty and was starting to pay attention to meaningless things like his clothes and appearance.
Perhaps because his own youth was ruined by Jiraiya, Orochimaru couldn't understand Hidan's behavior at all… Kabuto Yakushi believed Hidan might have fallen into what humans call love.
Orochimaru was stunned for a long time before reacting, "Is my memory failing me? Are there any women in the Akatsuki?"
Isn't that obvious?!
Weren't you just frustrated with a certain spendthrift woman not too long ago, feeling like she was failing to live up to her potential?!
However, it was impossible for Konan to have any interest in Hidan. Her mind was preoccupied daily with Jiraiya-sensei's student. Recruiting Itachi Uchiha into the Akatsuki had become Konan's obsession…
Upon seeing Itachi Uchiha join some unknown, trash organization to oppose them, Konan became so furious that she resorted to the Sea of Explosive Tags from her Dance of the Shikigami. This incident nearly caused the Akatsuki to disband… Luckily, Orochimaru was willing to cover the bill for her.
"In the Hidden Rain Village… there are some." Kabuto Yakushi thought for a moment, unsure if he should be tattling. "I hear that the Angel… Konan, has received numerous complaints. That brat Hidan dresses himself up gaudily every day to… attract girls."
"Like the meaningless things Jiraiya used to do?" Orochimaru subconsciously stopped his experiment.
Kabuto Yakushi: "…"
In his eyes, what Hidan did was also meaningless, but the problem was that Hidan was naturally leagues above Jiraiya. Simultaneously dating many girls was worlds apart from peeping into the women's bathhouse.
After a moment of contemplation, Kabuto cautiously responded, "Hidan probably wants to hone himself into an excellent man…"
"…Incomprehensible."
Orochimaru shook his head, then suddenly raised his hand and summoned a coffin. "Enough of that, Kabuto. I've discovered something… The leader of this organization seems to be quite peculiar!"
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