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Chapter 131 Orochimaru defected! Kisame: "Water Style! Who's going to repair the dam?"

"Fourth generation, this matter must be investigated thoroughly!"

"I know that the Uchiha clan is a vital member of the village, and the bloodline of the Sharingan is a powerful weapon for us in Konoha. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"

Looking at the serious and solemn Namikaze Minato, the anger on Uchiha Fugaku's face gradually eased, and he sighed softly and said, "Minato, I must be responsible for the Uchiha. The incident with that guy on Higashimatsu Mountain must not happen again."

"Moreover, the two missing children were both elite children of the tribe. They had just returned from the battlefield not long ago, but..."

"I see."

Namikaze Minato clenched his fists, and Orochimaru's stern face suddenly appeared in his mind: "I hope it's not you..."

"The Yondaime!"

The door of the Hokage's office was suddenly pushed open. Hyuga Hiashi's expression was full of solemnity and panic, and he did not look like he usually abided by the etiquette of the main family.

Seeing Hinata Hiashi's expression, Minato's heart skipped a beat.

"What's wrong, Chief Rizu?"

"Qing, Kang Jie's child is missing!"

Hinata Hiashi growled, "Just last night, the children of their two families were missing!"

"what?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the pupils of Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha both shrank and their faces were filled with shock.

“Even you Hyuga…” Uchiha Fugaku said in a deep voice: “No, if I remember correctly, Hyuga Haru and Hyuga Kangjie should be branch families. If there is a loss of bloodline, you can just activate the caged bird!”

"It's true that Qing and Kangjia's families have separated, but their children are only one and a half years old, and the other is only two years old."

"They are not yet old enough to plant caged birds, so..." The Hyuga clan suddenly paused and looked at Uchiha Fugaku in surprise: "Patriarch Fugaku, what do you mean by 'even you Hyuga'? Does it mean that your Uchiha clan also..."

"Ah, it was also last night, Shouta and Yuuki's children were lost, two children under the age of three."

The children of the two most powerful families in Konoha, Uchiha and Hyuga, were lost at the same time. This kind of thing was quite shocking even in the entire ninja world.

The Uchiha clan is Konoha's guard team, and the Hyuga clan is even more so. It is almost impossible for an outsider to snatch someone under the noses of a group of Byakugans!

And the two children were lost almost at the same time...

"I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly..."

Before Namikaze Minato could utter the words of assurance, he, along with Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku who were present, were all stunned where they were.

Not only him, but all the jonin in the entire Konoha Village stood there in a daze at this moment, with an incredible look on their faces.

Relying on the Yamanaka clan's mind-transfer technique, Sarutobi Hiruzen passed on the news that Orochimaru had conducted forbidden experiments without authorization, attacked Konoha's Anbu, and defected to all the Jonin-level ninjas in the village.

"how come……"

"Lord Orochimaru actually!"

"A forbidden experiment, attacking people in the village, how could Lord Orochimaru do such a thing!"

Unbelievable voices continued to echo in the village.

"Orochimaru... defected?!"

The faces of the three people in the Hokage's office were filled with shock and disbelief.

Yesterday, the Third Hokage vowed to him that he would take care of everything and resolve the issue of Orochimaru.

But who would have thought that just one day later, when the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen personally stepped in to solve the problem, he actually forced Orochimaru to the point of defecting!

That's Orochimaru!
The only three remaining ninjas in Konoha, the direct disciple of the Third Hokage, the supreme commander in the front-line war, the jonin who has completed the most difficult tasks in the village, Orochimaru!
Was it because he and the Third Hokage pushed Orochimaru too hard, or...

and many more!

Could it be...

Minato Namikaze's gaze fell on Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku, and a very bad thought emerged in his mind.

"Fugaku, immediately organize a guard team and block all exits of Konoha. Block the entire village!"

"Hiashi, get the Hyuga men moving, we have to locate Orochimaru!"

"Yes!"

Namikaze Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique and disappeared on the spot. Fugaku and Hiashi also realized the seriousness of the matter. They even guessed that the loss of their own children was most likely related to Orochimaru. They also used the Instant Body Technique, left the Hokage's office, and began to gather the capable senior ninjas in their respective clan territories.

Aburame, Inuzuka, Ino-Shika-cho…

When almost the entire Konoha was in a turmoil because of the earth-shaking news of Orochimaru's defection, Orochimaru, the person involved, was leisurely wandering around the village and his own laboratories, collecting all his research results and research materials.

Orochimaru was not worried at all that he would be trapped and die in Konoha.

Having been a high-ranking official in Konoha for so many years, Orochimaru's secret passage to leave Konoha cannot be solved by just the Hokage saying "seal off the entire village".

Even if all those messy reconnaissance ninjas in the village took action, Orochimaru was confident enough to escape from Konoha!

He was just thinking, should he listen to Mizunoe Tsukiyomi's words and head to the Land of Waves...now the City of Waves as soon as he left Konoha?

"It is urgent to explore the mysteries of the soul and supplement the art of reincarnation, but if we don't have enough capital, won't we become a vassal of Mizunotsukiyo?"

"If I could build a village of my own with those guys as the core..."

Orochimaru, who already had a plan in mind, formed seals with his hands, and the roaring giant snake devoured everything in the laboratory, making sure that no trace would be left.

But before he could walk out of the laboratory, a figure who was already crying appeared at the door of the laboratory.

"teacher……"

Hongdou looked at her teacher with tears on her face.

"The whole village is talking about you, Teacher. They are all saying that you have defected and betrayed the village..."

"But I don't believe it. You are a Sannin. How could you defect, right, teacher? I..."

"Hongdou, those people outside are not wrong. I am leaving the village to find something of my own."

Orochimaru looked at his only disciple, his golden vertical pupils were indifferent: "Things in the world can never be as one wishes, it can't always be bright and perfect, there will always be cracks somewhere. You came here not just to hear me say goodbye to you in person."

"No, no!"

Mitarashi Anko shook her head vigorously, tears streaming down her face, looking extremely embarrassed: "I, I just don't want to leave the teacher, I just..."

"Do you think you have the value and meaning to be taken away by me?"

"I……"

Hongdou was a little at a loss, her eyes full of confusion.

She knew that she was stupid and had mediocre talent. Although she was a disciple of the Three Ninjas, she could not even be compared with the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. Even the ninjutsu she mastered was only a few pythons.

Since the teacher has defected from Konoha, he will inevitably be pursued by Konoha. In this situation, she, a useless disciple, can do nothing but hold them back!
"You understand that yourself, don't you, Hongdou? However..."

Orochimaru's neck suddenly stretched out, and before Mitarashi Anko could react, he bit her neck.

The chakra at the wound gathered and instantly formed a three-magatama-shaped fiery mark.

"Teacher... Lord Orochimaru... It's so hot... It hurts..."

The intense pain made Hongdou hold the wound tightly and fall to the ground, his whole body twitching continuously.

Orochimaru's eyes were calm, but soon, a hint of surprise appeared in this calmness.

The curse, which had a failure rate of over 90%, was successfully planted on Hongdou's body at this moment. Did God want him to take her away?
"teacher……"

"It seems that you are indeed worthy of continuing to follow in my footsteps."

Orochimaru leaned down, lifted Red Bean's chin with his hand, and said softly: "If you really want to continue to follow me and be loyal to me, then you should complete a mission first."

"I will take you out of the village and conceal your presence so that you won't be discovered by the villagers. All you have to do is head east to the former Wave Country, now Wave City, to find my future partner."

"As long as you can meet that guy and be accepted by him, you will still be my disciple."

"The City of Waves..."

Hongdou sniffed and nodded heavily: "I understand, teacher, I will definitely do it!"

"Very good... Then, let's get some sleep first."

Orochimaru raised his hand slightly, and Hongdou felt a sudden heat on her neck. Her eyes rolled back and she passed out. Then a giant snake appeared and swallowed her into its stomach.

After doing all this, Orochimaru took another look at the laboratory behind him, then disappeared.

……

The blockade of the entire village of Konoha was meaningless to Orochimaru. In addition, without the persistent white-haired sage, Orochimaru easily left Konoha and headed for the Land of Rice that he had chosen long ago.

But Hongdou was not so lucky.

After being taken out of Konoha by Orochimaru, Red Bean slowly woke up and began to rush towards Wave City.

However, Konoha was still quite a distance away from Wave City, which caused her to encounter considerable trouble on her journey.

Wandering ninja, mountain bandit.

Even when she was about to leave the Land of Fire, her figure was noticed by a patrolling Konoha team!
As a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, Red Bean is also a minor celebrity in Konoha. Now the news of Orochimaru's defection has spread throughout Konoha. After discovering the whereabouts of Mitarashi Red Bean, this ninja team immediately became alert and began to chase after Red Bean!

They couldn't find any trace of Orochimaru at all, but if they could capture this disciple with strange behavior, they might be able to discover some special information from her brain!

"Stop struggling, Mitarashi Anko, and surrender now!"

"Hand over the information on Orochimaru, and we can guarantee that your life will never be harmed."

"Yes, you are still young, and you were just bewitched by Orochimaru. Just follow us back to the village, the Yondaime won't do anything to you!"

The ninja teams behind her kept persuading her to surrender, but Hongdou gritted her teeth and kept running towards the direction of Wave City.

Her speed was not slow, and even when she was at full power, the hot curse mark behind her would still emit waves of energy that would be transferred into her body. This was also the reason why she was able to escape continuously under the pursuit of a ninja team consisting of one jonin and two chuunins.

"No, we can't let her run away like this. Once she enters the territory of the Water Country, we won't be able to take action casually."

"How can she have so much chakra? She's just a little girl, and I haven't heard of her being called a genius."

"After all, he is a disciple of the Sannin... Watch me, Wind Style! Big breakthrough!"

The sweeping gale rolled in over the sea, creating countless splashes of water. Hongdou, who was running headfirst, felt the wind behind him. His face changed slightly, and he swung his hands back violently, and countless snakes and pythons emerged from his sleeves.

The snakes were torn to pieces by the strong wind, and they continued to attack Hongdou with momentum.

As a last resort, Hongdou could only dodge the strong wind, but during this time, the figures of the three ninjas were already within reach.

The Konoha jonin snorted coldly and instantly appeared behind Hongdou. He grabbed Hongdou's ankle and slammed her into the water. But the next moment, the water surface made a hissing sound and water vapor rose, as if some scorching heat was being released in the water.

"Latent Shadow Snake Hand!"

Several large snakes broke out of the water and attacked the jonin.

But how could such an obvious chakra attack hit that jonin?
But in a flash, the jonin dodged the snake's fierce attack, dropped his hands into the water, and the surge of chakra forced Hongdou to emerge from underwater.

"I won't give up just like that!"

Hongdou gritted her teeth stubbornly.

"I want to be recognized by the teacher. I am the teacher's only disciple!" "I will never, ever, ever let the teacher down!"

"Latent Shadow Snake Hands!"

Hongdou quickly formed seals with his hands, and suddenly pounced forward. Dozens of snakes and pythons rushed out from his hands and rushed towards the three Konoha people!
however……

"It's time to make enough noise, Mitarashi Anko."

"Wind Release: Wind Cut Technique!"

"Wind Escape·Luo Sheng!"

The sharp wind blades easily cut through all the snakes. At the same time, the crisscrossing winds gathered into a net in the air and grabbed Hongdou.

Hongdou had no time to dodge and was hit directly by the dense web of wind blades. Countless fine wounds cut by the wind blades appeared on his body surface, and his whole body was dyed red with bright red blood.

"I can't just lie down like this, I can't!"

The intense cutting pain surged into her heart, but Hongdou kept murmuring.

The curse seal on her neck kept flashing red, and streams of curse seal chakra continued to flow into her body.

But the initial stage of the cursed seal could not provide her with the fighting power comparable to that of a jonin. After just a few encounters, Hongdou had several wounds on her body and fell on the water in a very embarrassed manner.

The red seal gradually dimmed. It was a miracle that the seal, which was still in the experimental stage, could allow Hongdou to survive to this extent.

Weakness came over her like a tide, and Hongdou felt pain in every muscle of her body.

A pair of eyes is even more powerful.

Still failed?

The City of Waves is within reach, and the task that the teacher has assigned to me is just a little bit away. I can accomplish it… just a little bit away…

Or... can't do it?

No, I can't be taken back... Even if I die here... I can't be taken back...

Although she was young, Hongdou knew very well what would be waiting for her once she was brought back to Konoha.

Rather than being sent to Konoha and enduring inhuman torture, thus exposing the teacher's whereabouts and purpose, even if I am lucky enough to be spared, I will inevitably suffer countless people's strange looks, and even be abandoned by my own friends... Rather than living such a life, it is better to die here!
"Si-Chen-Mao..."

Hongdou slowly closed the seal used to end her life, but at this moment, an unexpected figure blocked her way.

The smooth and beautiful back and the wooden token on the waist made Hongdou slightly stunned.

"If I remember correctly, you are Orochimaru's follower, right?"

A familiar voice came from under the white mask. Hongdou interrupted the seal of the two snakes killing each other and nodded: "I, I am Hongdou, the teacher's direct disciple."

"That's right, I remember you."

Ye Cang retracted his gaze and fixed his eyes on the Konoha ninja who was showing a cautious look not far away: "Leave her to me, I can spare your lives."

"That's our Konoha's ninja!"

"You guy, are you going to be an enemy of our Konoha?!"

"Wait, this special clothing, and the token on the waist..." The expression of the Konoha Jonin became extremely solemn: "Are you from the 'Seireitei' that has gained fame in the ninja world recently?"

"Since you know this, then you should know when to advance and when to retreat."

"Do not make jokes!"

The Konoha jonin drew out his kunai and took a fighting stance: "Red Bean's target is Wave Castle. If you are here to support Red Bean, does that mean that you, Seireitei, are the power of Kirigakure! And you are actually connected with Orochimaru?!"

"...I'm most annoyed by you, the smart jonin in Konoha."

Ye Cang snorted lightly, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot. In a blink of an eye, the two Chunins were cut in half by Ye Cang.

The jonin barely reacted and escaped with the help of the instant body movement technique, but his entire shoulder was cut off by Ye Cang, and the blood was so abundant that it dyed the sea red.

"You can't run away."

Ye Cang murmured softly. The speed of his instant step was much faster than his instant body. In just a few breaths, Ye Cang appeared in front of the fleeing Konoha Jonin.

"What on earth do you Kirigakure want to do?!"

The right arm of the jonin was completely cut off, and there was even a bloody knife wound from the armpit to the lower abdomen, with blood and flesh turned inside out.

But even so, his eyes were still fixed on Ye Cang and he shouted angrily!
"On the surface, you signed a contract with our Konoha, but secretly colluded with Orochimaru and set up an organization like 'Seireitei'... Has your ambition of Kirigakure expanded to this extent?"

"..."

Ye Cang said nothing more, raised his Zanpakuto and brought it down on the Konoha Jonin.

With a wave of his sword, the head of the jonin was separated from his body.

Looking at the corpse of the senior ninja, Ye Cang raised his hand and fired several Blue Fire Falls, causing it to completely disappear from this world. Although Soul Society has been known to all major forces in the ninja world, Kirigakure will never admit it.

In addition, since Orochimaru is about to cooperate with Kirigakure and may even join Mizunoe Tsukiyomi's team, Ye Cang must ensure that no one is left alive.

After all, the Water Country has now begun to openly show to the entire ninja world that it is determined to vigorously develop industry and commerce, especially with the wealthy Fire Country. This kind of thing that is not conducive to unity and development must not be allowed to be revealed.

"You didn't kill me? It seems that they took your identity into consideration and wanted to capture you alive."

After fishing out the unconscious Hongdou from the water, Ye Cang's eyes couldn't help but fall on the back of Hongdou's neck and shoulders, his brows slightly frowned.

But she didn't say much, hugged Hongdou and disappeared...

……

At the same time, in the Snow Country.

The pale snow country made the Hoshigaki Kisame team, who were on a mission, couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic look.

"You didn't participate in the war against Konoha, so you don't know the original scenes."

Deng Paotaro said excitedly: "It only took a moment. The Fourth-generation master froze the entire Jinnan Town in just a moment! That is the real ice escape. It is the most terrifying natural disaster power I have ever seen in my life!"

"Ice Escape?"

But the three or four-year-old Snow Country Princess suddenly raised her head and looked at Hoshigaki Kisame and the other two: "Can your Mizukage also use Ice Escape?"

"Of course!"

Mizuuchi Ayako smiled gently: "Our Mizukage is a member of the Snow Clan, and the Bloodline Limit of the Snow Clan is Ice Release."

"…No matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than Feng Hua Nu Tao."

"What did you say!" Hearing this, Deng Pao Taro was furious: "Little brat, don't think that just because you are the princess of the Snow Country and the client of this mission, you can be so outspoken. The Mizukage-sama is not someone you can question!"

"Ahhh, sorry, sorry, we definitely didn't mean to offend you three!"

When the Snow Country Minister Asami Santaifu, who had just opened the door of the sleigh, heard this, he immediately showed a panicked look and hurriedly said, "We have great respect and admiration for the Mizukage-sama. The reason why the princess said this is because what Fenghua Nutao did was a huge blow to the princess and our Snow Country."

"He committed a heinous crime, launching a coup and killing the king, so, so..."

"A mere one million taels is not enough for us to help you take back power." Hoshigaki Kisame said in a deep voice: "Besides, you offended the Fourth Hokage..."

"We can add more money! Add more money!"

Asami Sandafu said hurriedly: "As long as Kirigakure is willing to support Her Highness Koyuki, we will definitely be able to recapture the Snow City. At that time, it doesn't matter if you three pay several times more commission for the mission!"

"It's useless." The lifeless girl glanced at Asami Sandaifu and said, "No one can defeat Fenghua Nutao. If we leave here, we can still survive. Otherwise, we will die..."

"As expected of my niece, you know my strength very well."

A sudden sound was accompanied by a roar, and the speeding sled was forcibly stopped.

The third wife pulled open the thick thermal curtains of the vehicle and looked out. Suddenly, an iceberg several dozen meters high rose up on the vast snow-capped mountains, completely blocking the convoy's way.

Above the iceberg.

A burly middle-aged man wearing strange armor-like ninja tools was folding his arms and looking down at the people getting off the sled with a domineering look.

"Xiaoxue, hand over the hexagonal crystal and uncle will spare your life!"

"It's a storm!"

The third lady cried out in surprise, and with an embarrassed look on her face, she carried the stunned Fenghua Xiaoxue on her back and prepared to run away. However, there was ice and snow all around, and there were obviously dozens of snow ninjas behind Fenghua Nutao.

They have nowhere to escape!

"That should be the chakra armor."

"With this kind of thing and the cold weather, we can perform ice escape ninjutsu, right?"

"The chakra fluctuations are very weak, but they can't be underestimated. Maybe there is something different..."

Hoshigaki Kisame looked around and said in a deep voice: "Taro, Ayako, please protect the princess. I will take care of them."

"Be careful!" Ayako said worriedly.

"Don't worry." Hoshigaki Kisame pulled out the Samehada wrapped in pure white bandages from behind him and showed a confident smile: "I will be the next man of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"

The next moment, his figure appeared outside the sled.

"Hmph! Kirigakure?"

Fenghua Nutao sneered disdainfully, forming seals with his hands and shouting: "How powerful can your water escape technique be in the icy environment of the Snow Country! Ice escape technique: Wolf Fang Avalanche Technique!"

boom!
In an instant, part of the snow-capped mountain under Fenghua Nutao's feet collapsed and turned into mighty and ferocious snow wolves, which rushed towards Kisame with endless wind and snow!

"Run away!"

The third wife was filled with fear: "Hurry up and take the princess away! We can't be a match for Feng Hua Nu Tao!"

"whispering sound."

Kisame snorted, held Samehada in both hands and slashed at the snow wolves.

The shark skin absorbed the ice and snow that was coming at me with great force just a moment ago, but at this moment it all melted away and turned directly into water droplets.

"Wha, what?"

Such a scene made everyone present freeze in place.

"Is this the power of Samehada?!"

Kisame murmured, his hands clenching Samehada.

As if sensing Kisame's thoughts, Samehada's monster-like blade-like mouth actually emitted a hissing sound.

Immediately afterwards...

Chakra transfer!
"This chakra..."

Kisame took a deep breath, a smile on his face: "I already feel you, Samehada!"

He formed seals with his hands quickly and his chest puffed out.

"It's a very strange ninja sword, but this technique... Humph, a mere water escape technique, how can it be compared with my ice escape technique!" Feng Hua Nu Tao snorted coldly and clasped his hands together: "Ice escape technique·Ikkakubai..."

"Water Escape! Who will build the dam?"

(End of this chapter)