How important is the organization?
In the previous life, Akihara Kagura never got the chance to enter the organization!
According to the social dynamics of the past life, if Orochimaru helped Akihara Kagura secure a position, Kagura would have to visit and present gifts during holidays...
For this life's Akihara Kagura, Konoha Village's organization still holds immense value, allowing Kagura to integrate into the world's most powerful Ninja Village!
Konoha Village is the center of this world.
As long as Akihara Kagura enters Konoha, Kagura can always be aware of the world's developments, and even influence its future!
Moreover...
The system has updated with new upper-level requirements.
[System Prompt]: [New job task, head to Konoha to find Orochimaru's ally Shimura Danzo, learn Wood Release Ninjutsu, and monitor the alliance between Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo.]
This job task has no time limit.
The concept of the system-issued job task originates from superiors, with no stipulated completion time, leaving one with a vague sense of when this task might be completed...
However…
This is exactly what makes Akihara Kagura alert.
If I follow the routine, I'll only be trapped in work all my life; it's only by taking initiative that I can break free from a job without a deadline.
Rustle…
The sound of slithering suddenly emerged.
A small white snake suddenly slithered out from the bushes, affectionately clinging to Orochimaru's calf with a seemingly attached demeanor.
Orochimaru bent down, spread out his palm; the small white snake opened its mouth and spat out a scroll, which landed in Orochimaru's palm.
This scroll appeared even larger than the small white snake's body, making it hard to imagine how it managed to swallow such a scroll.
But…
After all, it's the Ninja World…
Such strange occurrences are quite common.
Orochimaru unrolled the scroll in his hand, a sinister smile appeared on his lips, as if he had seen something interesting in it.
Strictly speaking…
This is a stern inquiry.
This was an inquiry from Shimura Danzo.
When Orochimaru was still in Konoha, Shimura Danzo had been secretly funding and supporting his Wood Release human experiment project, even helping find human experiment materials;
Naturally.
This kind of investment definitely demands a return.
Orochimaru had once given Shimura Danzo a successful Wood Release Ninja experiment product, which gave Danzo hope for the project's success.
After all, investors need to see certain results…
Although that Wood Release Ninja was far from perfect compared to Akihara Kagura, that little hope made Shimura Danzo believe in the prospect of the Wood Release human experiment project…
The Wood Release experiment…
Certainly has potential, it will definitely succeed!
Even now, after Orochimaru defected from Konoha, Shimura Danzo does not fear the exposure of colluding with a Traitorous Ninja, still tirelessly funding Orochimaru's research…
But…
Investors will always expect returns.
The message from Shimura Danzo was filled with his questioning.
Where's my money?
Where did you spend my money?
Has there been any new progress in your experimental project these past few years?
Only at the end of this letter scroll did Shimura Danzo mention that the previous less successful Wood Release experimental subject had been found by the Third Hokage and incorporated into the Hokage's direct Dark Department, hoping Orochimaru could cultivate another Wood Release Ninja through experimentation.
Simultaneously.
Shimura Danzo also mentioned the request for a meeting.
After all, Orochimaru had defected from Konoha for several years, long out of Shimura Danzo's surveillance; the investor still wanted to check on Orochimaru's project progress.
"Hehe…"
Orochimaru ignored the questions on the scroll and smiled lightly at the last request mentioned on the scroll.
"This couldn't be more timely."
"It just so happens… I can account to him."
"What?"
Akihara Kagura looked at Orochimaru in surprise.
Does the supervisor have something to hide from him?
"Nothing."
Orochimaru smiled at Akihara Kagura, reaching out to stroke Kagura's hair, speaking with a face full of kindness, "Someone will come to pick you up soon… before that, I'll teach you how to release a Curse Seal."
"What Curse Seal?"
"Word Sealing Jutsu."
Orochimaru said it casually.
This Curse Seal name sounds quite terrifying, but its effect is rather poor, not scary at all.
This is a sealing Curse Seal created by Shimura Danzo, mainly imposed on his subordinates to prevent them from leaking his information.
By planting a Word Sealing Jutsu beneath one's tongue, anyone wanting to mention Shimura Danzo will trigger the Curse Seal, rendering them unable to speak or even move.
Orochimaru's other intent in sending Akihara Kagura to Konoha to join Shimura Danzo was to serve as his undercover agent, who would occasionally need Kagura to convey messages to him, and naturally wouldn't allow Kagura to be bound by the Word Sealing Jutsu.
Apart from the method of releasing the Word Sealing Jutsu, Orochimaru also briefly reminisced about his hometown in front of Akihara Kagura, giving Kagura some insight into Konoha's stories.
"My teacher…"
"The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen…"
"He's been ruling Konoha for decades now…"
"Maybe it's his age, the teacher has grown somewhat soft-hearted… even when facing potential threats to Konoha…"
"..."
The young Akihara Kagura raised his eyebrows.
Konoha Village's personal anecdotes, the young one knows quite a few secrets too.
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen let people think he was soft-hearted, a seemingly gentle old man, because someone was playing the ruthless role.
Konoha is the utmost powerful organization in the Ninja World, it can never be all under the sun, so naturally, shady roles are needed to handle dark secrets.
No doubt about it.
Shimura Danzo is such a role.
Akihara Kagura wanted to know more stories about his future supervisor.
Akihara Kagura quietly listened to Orochimaru's reminiscences about Sarutobi Hiruzen and timely asked curiously: "What about Shimura Danzo-sama, whom Orochimaru-sama wants me to rely on? What kind of person is he? Anything I need to watch out for?"
"Danzo?"
Orochimaru's smile grew thicker, speaking sinisterly: "Danzo… is the shadow behind the Third Hokage."
"A Ninja's life is dark."
"The Hokage is the source of Ninja darkness…"
"Humans like to beautify themselves… my teacher likes to appear upright and approachable… so there's a need for someone to handle troubles in the dark…"
"Hehehehe…"
Orochimaru laughed with some pride, as if finding a chink in the Third Hokage's armor, continuing to mock: "My teacher has always been so hypocritical, not wanting people to know about his darkness, the Wood Release human experiment with almost a 100% mortality rate was first proposed by him… it's just that his will is too weak… unable to bear the cost of continuous failure in experiments…"
"..."
The young Akihara Kagura felt an urge to clean his ears.
Why does Orochimaru always mention his teacher when talking about Konoha?
After defecting Konoha for several years, why is Orochimaru still sarcastic about the Third Hokage? Isn't it just because he wasn't made the Hokage of Konoha Village? Isn't it just because he was expelled from his hometown?
Isn't it you, Orochimaru, who was wrong first?
Now…
I just want to hear stories about Danzo-sama!