The flames soared into the sky.
Uehara Naraku stood atop the fire, casually took out a ring and put it on. After channeling chakra into the ring, he whispered, "My mission here is complete. There will be no more Hidden Grass Village."
"Then come back!"
Nagato's voice sounded somewhat relaxed as he softly urged, "After you return, Konan and I have prepared a surprise for you."
"Heh... a surprise..."
Uehara Naraku chuckled coolly and whispered into the ring, "I discovered some collusion between them and Orochimaru in the Hidden Grass Village. I want to see if I can find traces of Orochimaru again. My chakra is running low, we'll talk later!"
What does surprise mean?
Do Nagato and Konan even understand what surprise means!
Based on his knowledge of Nagato and Konan, perhaps after he returns, he might have to succeed as the leader of the Hidden Rain Village and Akatsuki.
Now that he was rarely out, plotting the affairs between Orochimaru, Black Zetsu, and Uchiha Obito was interesting, wasn't it?
Moreover, now the Hidden Grass Village is destroyed.
Before long, when the Hidden Rock Village and Konoha receive the news, they should dispatch a large number of ninjas into the Land of Grass. Uehara Naraku could still stir up some trouble here, which is far more interesting than sitting in the Hidden Rain Village distributing activity funds every day.
Uehara Naraku retracted the wings on his back and reopened his attributes panel. This time, Dark Harvest increased his basic attributes by over ten thousand points, far exceeding what he gained during the Konoha Crush Plan.
Life Energy: 27101 (Normal state, not within typical standards)
Chakra Energy: 27585 (Normal state, not within typical standards)
Natural Energy: 27585 (Normal state, not within typical standards)
Life Energy Recovery: 9/sec (Normal state)
Chakra Recovery: 6/sec (Normal state)
Natural Energy Recovery: 6/sec (Normal state)
Skill Cooldown: 60%
Remaining Gold Coins: 4830
Even though the strength and chakra have become stronger, the basic recovery seems somewhat inadequate. At the current rate, it would take Uehara Naraku over an hour to gradually recover his chakra.
"My Style Secret Technique! Mist Array!"
A mist instantly enveloped Uehara's surroundings, quickly restoring Uehara Naraku's chakra.
Uehara Naraku quietly activated Destiny Skills, observing Orochimaru's movements, the corner of his mouth lifting: "Orochimaru moves quickly, so get ready to receive the good news I'm sending your way!"
In the Hidden Sound Village.
After rushing back, Orochimaru immediately announced to Yakushi Kabuto, "Kabuto, I've negotiated with the Hidden Grass Village, and recently we can produce some weapons in exchange for the resources and money we need."
"..."
Yakushi Kabuto's expression was a bit grim.
If Yakushi Kabuto's timing calculation wasn't wrong, Uehara Naraku had probably already reached the Hidden Grass Village, and that village should be no more.
Lord Orochimaru is really unfortunate!
He just secured a big deal, but before completing the transaction, his client was completely destroyed by Uehara Naraku.
Yakushi Kabuto sighed softly in his heart and didn't directly respond to Orochimaru's words. Instead, he led him to the experiment table, diverting the topic from the Hidden Grass Village: "Lord Orochimaru, take a look at this..."
"What is this?
"White Zetsu."
Yakushi Kabuto slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on Orochimaru, speaking solemnly: "A person named Black Zetsu suddenly delivered a White Zetsu to me, and had me conduct a Hashirama Cells transplantation experiment on this live White Zetsu.
I fought with it once, and I couldn't do anything to it.
That Black Zetsu seems to know what experiments we're conducting. It invited us to kill Uchiha Obito here and gave me a map, telling me there are many White Zetsus hidden here for us to use."
Yakushi Kabuto pointed to the White Zetsu corpse on the experiment table, whispered: "So I could only conduct a Hashirama Cells transplantation experiment, at its invitation, ahead of time..."
"What was the result?"
Orochimaru's expression was somewhat anxious, but when he saw the wooden spike on the experiment table, a cold, sly smile appeared in his serpentine eyes: "It seems the experiment succeeded, right?"
"That's right."
Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses, rolled up his sleeve, revealing a sharp wooden spike, and whispered: "The recovery ability of Wood Release is formidable, and its ninjutsu is bizarrely terrifying..."
"Hehehehehe..."
The smile on Orochimaru's face was unusually broad: "The moment it awakened Wood Release, it possessed combat power comparable to yours? It seems there were no errors in our research... What a pity we lost a live White Zetsu."
"That Black Zetsu has already given us information."
Yakushi Kabuto slowly pulled out a scribbled map and a detailed map, the former left by Uehara Naraku, the latter meticulously redrawn by Yakushi Kabuto—a reflection of a scientist's rigor.
Yakushi Kabuto placed both maps on the table and whispered: "These are the locations where Black Zetsu invited Lord Orochimaru to assassinate Uchiha Obito. If we can take care of Uchiha Obito, we should be able to obtain information on the White Zetsus."
After saying this, Yakushi Kabuto added: "However, I cannot determine if there's some conspiracy involved, as we do not fully understand who Black Zetsu truly is, whether it's seeking cooperation or taking this opportunity to ambush you... After all, these locations are quite hidden."