Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village

Chapter 175 Orochimaru comes to surrender!
The existence of chakra is a sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the current ninja world.

During the time of Master Bo, the power of chakra was unable to cause any harm to the people from outer space. Using chakra to attack those Ōtsutsuki was like trying to drown fish with water.

Whether it is used to fight against the Otsutsuki clan or to deal with the Six Paths Sage, curbing the spread of chakra is inevitable.

If you want to stop the spread of something, the best way is to use something else to replace it!
……

"What on earth should I do..."

Ringo Yuyuri looked at the people coming and going on the streets of Kirigakure with lifeless eyes, poking the fried food in the bowl with the bamboo chopsticks in her hand, mashing it into a mush.

Of the four former captains of the Anbu's first team, she is the only one left, and she still looks like this.

In fact, to be precise, it has only been three or four years since the Third World War. During this time, Ringo Ayuri has gone from being a captain of an Anbu squad to a captain of an Anbu detachment, reaching the same position as Yoru, which is definitely a big improvement for an ordinary person.

But compared with Mangetsu Hozuki, Yukiko Touna, and Yumi Uzumaki, this is really not enough.

However, Ringo Yuuri had never paid too much attention to this, but a few days ago, what Ye said made her feel very uneasy.

She may not care about her position, and may not care about the mess of the Ringo clan, but she cannot ignore Ye's opinion and evaluation of her.

Now she has disappointed Ye!

"I can't go on like this, I have to grow up and become stronger!"

"I want to get Master Ye's approval. I want to catch up with Man Yue, Yukiko and the others!"

"But, what should I do?!"

If you want to gain powerful strength in a short period of time, it is naturally not something that can be achieved by practicing hard. Moreover, with her qualifications, even if she spends the whole day in the Mist Duel Tower and practices hard, the ultimate limit of her growth is only the level of the original Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

This is not enough and takes too long!
She needed some special methods.

As the saying goes, the poor rely on mutation, the rich rely on technology, she Yu Yuli...

"Ayuuri-sister?"

A surprised voice sounded, and Yu Yuli, who had been daydreaming, came back to his senses. He looked at the little girl in front of him who was only as tall as his chest, and forced a smile: "It's Hongdou. You did a pretty good job in the bandit suppression mission that day."

"Hehe, it's just a small B-rank mission. If it were you, Kisame-sensei could definitely give us some A-rank missions!"

Hongdou sat down opposite Yu Yuli in a very familiar manner and asked the store owner: "Two bowls of red bean soup, four servings of fried meatballs, and one more... uh, tempura set meal!"

The continuous flow of meals made many customers look sideways, but the store owner and Yu Yuli were not surprised at all and were obviously used to it.

"Your appetite is still as good as ever."

Yu Yuli said with some envy: "It would be great if I could eat like this without getting fat, enjoy delicious food without restraint, and not care about body management at all. It's really enviable, Hongdou."

"Hey, I can't help it. I'll be hungry if I don't eat."

Hongdou scratched her head and smiled, but it was precisely because of this action that Yu Yuri noticed the black magatama mark under her neck.

Is it because of the curse?
Yu Yuli raised her eyebrows slightly, but she was not surprised.

She knew about Red Bean's situation. She was Orochimaru's direct disciple and was originally regarded as a pathfinder for Orochimaru to come to Kirigakure. However, she didn't expect that the disciple came but the teacher did not.

At first, Hongdou was very scared and worried, but unexpectedly, she adapted surprisingly well and integrated perfectly into the Hidden Mist.

and many more!

Curse mark!

Yu Yuli seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

As the captain of the first team of Anbu, Yu Yuli had naturally read the information about the curse seal.

The so-called curse seal is to seal the natural energy into the human body, so that people can master the natural energy and enter the "Mimic Sage Mode" to gain powerful combat power.

The reason why Red Bean was arranged by Ye to serve under Hoshigaki Kisame together with Zabuza and Bubble, besides being Orochimaru's disciple, was that during her time in Kirigakure, she had been able to adapt to the power of the curse little by little.

"If I could get this power..."

There was a gleam in Yu Yuri's eyes.

Of course, Yuuri Ayuri didn’t want to find Orochimaru and let that guy bite her, but the natural energy in the curse!
When Ye refused everyone's offer to join Soul Society and become a god of death, natural power could greatly enhance a person's combat capability in a short period of time. As long as she could obtain natural energy, her strength would definitely be greatly enhanced.

By that time, even Lord Ye will look at me with admiration!
"red beans."

Yu Yuli suddenly spoke up. Hongdou, who was showing off the red bean soup and meatballs, was stunned. She quickly finished the whole bowl and wiped her mouth: "What's wrong, Sister Yu Yuli?"

"Although it may be a little offensive, but...can you let me see your curse seal?"

There is no method to cultivate natural energy in the Hidden Mist Village. If one wants to get in touch with this power, the best way is to find the three legendary holy places.

Of course, the three holy places are extremely ethereal and nowhere to be found, but the curse seal on Hongdou's body contains rich natural energy, and even some of the fairy chakra of Ryuchi Cave.

If we can sense through this power, or directly communicate with spirits, then perhaps there will be a chance to go to Longdi Cave!
Hearing the sensitive and special word "curse seal", Hongdou's body paused slightly, then she showed her white neck to Yu Yuli with an indifferent look on her face, with three black magatama standing opposite each other like horns, just like the three-magatama Sharingan.

"Na."

"Thank you, Anko."

Ringo Yuuri took a deep breath, stretched out her hand and placed it on the curse seal.

Chakra surged, and Yu Yuli carefully sensed the power in the seal.

Cold, weird, thick...

In just a moment, Yu Yuli felt the specialness of the cursed chakra. The feeling was like stepping into a cold, damp, dark snake cave and being watched by countless poisonous snakes!
Yu Yuli suppressed the strange feeling. The cursed chakra gave her a very bad feeling, but its strength was unquestionable, and its characteristics were very consistent with "natural energy".

"The next step is to guide this energy slightly, using reverse spiritual communication..."

"Buzz!"

But before Yu Yuli could make a move, the curse seal suddenly glowed red. Hongdou frowned and subconsciously broke away from Yu Yuli's hand, covering her neck in pain.

Yu Yuli was a little overwhelmed. Even if her actions might trigger the chakra resistance in the curse seal, she hadn't taken any action yet. This...

"Hongdou, how do you feel? This..." Hongdou frowned, and her face even turned pale because of the pain from the curse.

But at this moment, her body and mind did not care about the pain at all. Instead, she stood up suddenly and looked out towards the street, as if looking for something.

But no matter how she looked and searched, the figure she had been thinking about day and night never appeared. At the same time, the pain from the curse began to subside.

"You can't be wrong about this feeling, Lord Orochimaru, you really haven't forgotten Red Bean..."

"But now you appear in Kirigakure..."

"Hongdou, you..."

"It's not your fault, Sister Yuuri."

Hongdou shook her head, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Sister Yuyuri, you should know that my curse seal was set by my teacher, Lord Orochimaru. It not only contains natural energy, but also a part of Lord Orochimaru's chakra."

"Therefore, I can sense Lord Orochimaru's presence to a certain extent, so..."

"You mean, Orochimaru is in the Hidden Mist Village right now?!"

Yu Yuri's expression became serious: "I understand, you go back and rest first, I will report to the Mizukage-sama!"

"Ok!"

Yu Yuri left in an instant. Hongdou touched the curse seal on her neck, bit her red lips lightly, and let out a complicated sigh.

Although Lord Orochimaru is very important, I was really happy during my time in Kirigakure.

So... I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru!

……

"What an astonishing research progress. It's only been a year or two since we last met. But whether it's the research on bloodline limits or the transformation of the soul, have you already achieved this level?"

"It's just normal scientific research and technological accumulation, a phased burst after reaching a certain level. It's not a big achievement."

In the bloodline laboratory, Ye casually put the instrument in his hand aside, raised his head and looked with interest at Orochimaru who was brought in by Tsunade and was wearing a black robe with red clouds and the Akatsuki uniform.

"I just had a fight with the leader of Akatsuki some time ago. Now it's not just us in Kirigakure, but also Konoha and Sunagakure. Three of the five major countries are looking for members of Akatsuki."

"You show up in my Mizukage's office so brazenly, aren't you afraid that I will capture you and send you to Konoha?"

"You have already shifted your focus from low-level things like ninja villages to the entire ninja world, all mankind, as well as chakra and souls. You should not have such low-level bad tastes." Orochimaru grinned and licked the corner of his mouth with his long tongue: "Besides, we had an agreement in the beginning, the Fourth Mizukage."

"Indeed, I sent you an invitation, but you just ran away without a trace."

"They're building a ninja village here, and joining Akatsuki over there. They don't take Kirigakure seriously at all."

"...Indeed, judging from the current situation, I should have come directly to you after leaving Konoha."

Orochimaru shook his head, as if he was lamenting everything that had happened in the past few years: "But I don't regret my choice too much. Whether it was creating a ninja village or joining the Akatsuki organization, it brought me different experiences and gains."

"Then why do you come to me?"

Ye leaned back, leaning against the Mizukage's seat, looking at Orochimaru in front of him: "Use the Impure World Reincarnation to grasp Tsunade's weakness, so as to negotiate with her to enter Kirigakure to meet me, and show your regret for not joining Kirigakure in the first place... Do you think I will give you another chance?"

"As long as the price is high, all this won't be a problem, right?"

"Interesting." Ye raised his eyebrows slightly: "What can you give me?"

"Information about the Akatsuki organization."

Orochimaru paused, knowing that this thing was of little value to Ye.

Even Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, was defeated at the hands of Yami, so what value could the intelligence about this organization have?

"I think the reason why Mr. Mizukage sent me an invitation was that he valued me." Orochimaru licked his lips and spoke in his very special voice: "So even today, the value that you valued me should still be there."

Ye didn't say anything, but tapped lightly on the table in the laboratory.

Even though he now has two top research talents in Yukiko and Yumi, Orochimaru's scientific wisdom, research thinking, and endless pursuit of knowledge have always been what he values.

Although the current scientific research progress of Kirigakure is far beyond that of Orochimaru, all of this is the result of Ye's accumulation of massive resources.

In the original research progress of Danzo and Orochimaru, they gave money when asked for money and people when asked for people.

Now there is an additional body of an abandoned Ōtsutsuki for research. In this case, even a pig would probably be able to fly in the sky.

"The Sannin's self-recommendation is really quite attractive."

Ye casually threw a test subject to Orochimaru: "But now you want to join, then show me your ability first."

"This is……"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and opened the experimental records in his hand.

With just one glance, the pupils of Leng Jun, the most rational and sensible of the three ninjas, suddenly shrank, and then he burst into an extremely fiery look.

"The combination of the power of the Kaguya clan and the Hyuga clan can actually give birth to a power of this level?!"

"There's nothing strange about this."

Ye said calmly: "If you overuse the Mangekyō Sharingan, your eyes will gradually lose their brightness. When the power of the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan converge, the cost of using the Mangekyō Sharingan can be greatly reduced. You know this kind of thing."

"Because both are from the same Shinobi clan, and are descendants of the Six Paths Sage Otsutsuki Hagoromo, when these two forces merge, a certain degree of atavism will occur."

"The same goes for the Kaguya clan and the Hyuga clan."

"Kaguya and Hinata are also descendants of the Six Paths Sage?" Orochimaru frowned in confusion.

"During the Warring States Period, the Kaguya clan was also a ninja clan in the Land of Fire, but they were driven into the sea by other ninja clans. As for their ancestor... it is indeed not the Sage of Six Paths."

"He is the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths."

"Otsutsuki Hamura!"

(End of this chapter)