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Chapter 191 The Fourth Kazekage's Deception

Destiny is the universal law governing all realms.

Fate is also the most mysterious and unpredictable force.

She diligently cultivated every day, and gradually gained control over her luck and the misfortunes that arose from it, based on the "Five Spirits Seed Life Foundation".

But it must be said that this was beyond Tian Tian's capabilities. She was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot, attempting to move a heavy chariot with her fragile arms.

Even with the miraculous "Five Elements Seed Life Foundation" method, Tian Tian can only slightly change the switch, accumulation, and direction of fate, but has no control over the intensity or strength of it.

Especially when targeting multiple enemies, it's common for them to lose control and unleash devastating attacks, making it difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

As the girl honed her skills, frequent and intense loss of control became commonplace. As a result, the ninjas of Konoha gained ample experience, enabling them to avoid misfortune when it was not directed at them.

But the ninjas from Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure had no idea that they would be completely wiped out without any warning, and everyone was injured.

This includes Maki, the Jonin leading the team from Sunagakure, and Zabuza, the Jonin leading the team from Kirigakure. Moreover, both of them suffered from relapses of old injuries, making them the most seriously injured.

As everyone knows, old injuries are the most difficult to treat. Even with the highest level of medical ninja in Konoha, they couldn't get two Jonin discharged from the hospital within a few days.

Because of the "misfortune" getting out of control, the bad luck of the ninjas from the four major ninja villages did not happen all at once, but lasted for two whole days.

The ninja, who was usually agile and almost omnipotent, suddenly started performing everyday disasters such as falling flat on his face, getting cramps while going up stairs, straining his hips while going down stairs, and bursting hemorrhoids while squatting.

The various hardships are difficult to express to others.

But for onlookers, it was so interesting that the news spread very quickly.

The standoff between the ninjas of the five great ninja villages made the monster genin of the five villages famous, but they were all overshadowed by the title of Tenten, the great demon king of the genin of Konoha.

After the incident, dignitaries from various countries and leaders of small ninja villages came to Konoha Village one after another to watch the joint Chunin Exams held by Konoha.

Two days later, as if they had planned it, the Fourth Kazekage, the Fourth Raikage, and the Third Tsuchikage arrived at Konoha Village at the same time. After a heated exchange of words, they walked into Konoha Village side by side.

Stepping through the towering gate, a bustling scene unfolded before them. The three shadows simultaneously showed expressions of amazement, followed by jealousy, then resentment, and finally helplessness.

Only the Fourth Kazekage's eyes flashed with a faint light, and a trace of killing intent almost leaked out.

Once the Fifth Hokage dies, all of this will vanish like a bubble, and will no longer be an eyesore.

The Fourth Kazekage's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm and composed as he walked into the depths of Konoha Village with the two other Kage.

They arrived at the Hokage Building with practiced ease, then turned and entered a luxurious complex of buildings next door, which were the four Kage's embassies specially built last year for the Ninja World Peace Conference.

The Four Kage Embassy is divided into four areas, and the buildings in each area are consistent with the style of the four major ninja villages, in order to make the Four Kage feel at home.

As for what the four shadows truly felt, that remains unknown.

It is said that Iwagakure and Kumogakure have also built similar buildings this year, and they are also named the Four Kage Embassies. Some of them are exactly the same as the Hokage Building.

The Fifth Hokage, Natsu, stood behind the window of the Hokage's office, watching the three Kage enter the embassy through the window, and also saw the light in the Fourth Kazekage's eyes.

Although he didn't see any killing intent, the glimmer of hope was enough to prove that this foolish Kazekage had been deceived by Orochimaru.

Xia Zuo couldn't help but use honorifics to exclaim, "Lord Orochimaru, how exactly did you manage to convince the Fourth Kazekage that he could rebel against Konoha and against me?"

Orochimaru flipped through the freshly acquired, still-warm "Clone Technology Blueprints"—not an outline, but complete blueprints, piled up to a height of six large stacks, each a meter and a half high.

Upon hearing Xia Zuo's question, Orochimaru replied without looking up, "It's very simple. I exploited people's herd mentality, wishful thinking, and the assumption that traitors are the strongest."

"I told you I was dissatisfied with your rule, that you imprisoned me in Konoha for two years without giving me any real power, only making me do countless research projects and exploiting me!"

"You see, I didn't tell a single lie. I sincerely told Luo Sha the truth, so naturally he couldn't not believe me. This is a good start."

Xia Zuo interrupted Orochimaru with a twitching cheek: "No, Lord Orochimaru, are you really dissatisfied with my rule?"

Orochimaru replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't that obvious? Of course I'm dissatisfied with your rule! You don't even invest half of your resources in my research, how can I be satisfied?"

Xia Zuo stared in disbelief, then realized something and immediately retorted, "Wait a minute, when you were in charge of the Sound Village, you only invested 10% of the resources in research. Why are you demanding so much of me?"

Orochimaru gave a deadpan laugh: "Back then, I was the village chief of Otogakure and had to be responsible for the entire village. Now I'm the head of research in Konoha, and I'm only responsible for research."

"Just like you said, this Hokage's perspective is determined by his own position."

"I can ask for an exorbitant price, but you can also negotiate down to the bottom."

Xia Zuo laughed heartily: "Alright, I'll try my best to give you more money, Lord Orochimaru, please continue."

Orochimaru squinted, intently studying the documents, and continued as if he didn't need to think, "Having gained some initial trust, I told Rasa that I didn't intend to betray Konoha; I just wanted to kill him and seize the Hokage position that rightfully belonged to me."

"He believed me, so he asked me what to do."

"I said the first thing is to win over enough people and gather enough power, but they can't be from Sunagakure, because that would be too conspicuous."

"I took him to meet with the smaller ninja villages of Kawagakure, Chagakure, Hoshigakure, Torigakure, and Ishigakure, and they joined forces to sign an alliance to execute the Fifth Hokage's plan to destroy the village."

"Seeing so many people standing with him, Rasa finally believed that it was possible to overthrow you."

"People with a herd mentality always mistakenly believe: if so many of us do something together, there should be hope of success, no matter how difficult it is."

Xia Zuo asked, "Which of these villages have our people?"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Except for Hoshigakure, I arranged everything."

Xia Zuo chuckled and said, "Very good. Actually, I've longed for that star in Xingnin Village for a long time."

Orochimaru was amused and looked up, speaking with a slightly more focused expression: "Then I told Rasa that you are also human, and humans can die, and you can definitely kill."

"Think about it, the Sage of Six Paths, who once ruled the entire world, is dead, and the First Hokage, who was invincible in the ninja world, is also dead. Why is it that the Fifth Hokage is still alive?"

"But if we don't kill the Fifth Hokage, Rasa, at the age of forty, will have to live in your shadow for the rest of his life."

"After all, you're only 19 years old, Fifth Hokage."

"Then Luo Sha became even more convinced that he could succeed, because failure was nothing more than death, but if he didn't try, he would surely die of frustration."

Xia Zuo sneered, "Hmph, wishful thinking is indeed the hardest illusion to control."

"Finally, I used the Jonin troop deployment authority you granted me to show Rasa the ninja group that was dissatisfied with the Fifth Hokage, thus convincing him that there was a group of rebels within Konoha."

Xia Zuo had no more doubts and said, "The four demonstrations have progressed step by step. Unless he didn't believe it from the beginning, Luo Sha must have been convinced that I would be betrayed."

Orochimaru said, "As long as I pretend to ambush you during the final exhibition match and launch a sneak attack, creating the illusion of severely injuring you, I'm sure I can lure the Fourth Kazekage into making a fatal move against you."

Xia Zuo laughed, pointed to the six large stacks of technical documents, and said, "Why should it be an illusion? It can be completely real."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "No, with so much information, let alone mastering it completely, it would take me more than half a month just to read through it once."

"Besides, this is a completely new technology, entirely different from the technology I've mastered before. I need to prepare new instruments and new reagents, which will take a lot of time."

Xia Zuo smiled and said, "No, it's not necessary. There's a laboratory in Konoha Village right now that can carry out replication work according to this technical route."

Orochimaru asked in surprise, "Is this a gift for me?"

"Of course it's not a gift for you," Xia Zuo said jokingly. "This is an asset of Konoha Village. I can only grant the right to use it to Lord Orochimaru."

Orochimaru pulled out a brand new sealed scroll from his pocket and packed all the cloned data into it.

Then he stood up and said, "What are we waiting for? Let's go to the lab and talk about it."

Xia Zuo: "Okay, follow me."

A few minutes later, in a secret base of the original Root organization, the modified laboratory was brightly lit, which amazed Orochimaru.

He wandered around the laboratory, carefully examining all the instruments, his exclamations of amazement and excited laughter ringing out.

Half a day later, Orochimaru returned to Xia Zuo with a blush on his face and said, "Fifth Hokage, this laboratory is very good, I like it very much."

"By the way, the equipment here can do gene analysis. Let me do it for you and see how your body enhancement is progressing."

Xia Zuo didn't chew. He plucked a hair with its follicle still attached from his head, cut the tip of his middle finger, released some blood, and handed it to Orochimaru.

During the analysis, Xia Zuo cooperated with Orochimaru to conduct a physical examination and tested the function of his internal organs.

Furthermore, Orochimaru specifically conducted a second round of supplementary checks.

Orochimaru looked at the final result and sighed, "It's unimaginable that ninjas can be this powerful."

Xia Zuo asked, "Tell me, just how powerful is it?"

Orochimaru replied, "Speed, strength, reflexes, recovery, resilience, agility, and so on—every single statistic I can think of and have tested exceeds the average ninja's by more than ten times, and in some cases, by dozens of times."

Xia Zuo chuckled and said, "Ten times, not bad, right?"

Orochimaru looked at the Fifth Hokage with an indescribably complex expression and said, "Fifth Hokage, you lack a direct understanding of human anatomy."

"Your body isn't ten times stronger than a ninja's, but rather one specific statistic is ten times stronger than a ninja's."

"While a Jonin's individual stats are usually only two to four times that of an ordinary person, their overall performance is already worlds apart."

"Fifth Hokage, your individual abilities surpass those of ordinary ninjas by ten times. Considering all the data, I can no longer assess you."

"You have become a god or demon; I cannot even see the end of your lifespan."

Orochimaru's tone revealed a more complex emotion than his eyes. Xia Zuo could tell that it stemmed from a ninja's envy of the strong, a scientist's contempt for the ignorant, and a seeker's desire for miracles.

This made Xia Zuo quite pleased; it was exactly the result he wanted.

Orochimaru cannot be suppressed forcefully, nor can he be relentlessly suppressed.

This guy is an arrogant ninja, a proud great scientist, and a seeker of immortality with an insatiable obsession.

Yes, in Xia Zuo's eyes, Orochimaru is a seeker of the Way who uses chakra as a tool and science as a ladder; you could even call him a cultivator or an immortal.

Such seekers of the Tao are all deities who are calm to the point of being cold-blooded and resolute to the point of being twisted.

Once you miss his early childhood development stage, it becomes very difficult to understand him.

If Xia Zuo wants to get along well with Orochimaru, he must first subdue him with violence so that he will not dare to disobey orders on the surface for the time being.

Next, while maintaining strict vigilance, one must give Orochimaru full trust, thereby establishing one's credibility in his eyes.

Most importantly, you must make yourself the object of Orochimaru's unattainable desire, the object of his eternal pursuit.

Such a dream would become a rope, firmly binding Orochimaru, hanging him behind Xia Zuo, making him a loyal dog even though he wasn't a loyal dog.

To everyone's surprise, Orochimaru suddenly changed the subject, bringing up a topic that made Xia Zuo uneasy: "Fifth Hokage, your current body already meets the conditions for completing Tsunade's mission."

"I think it's time to have a child, otherwise it will become increasingly difficult to get results."

Xia Zuo blushed and asked, "Lord Orochimaru, you've discovered it?"

Orochimaru chuckled, "Fifth Hokage, you have no flaws whatsoever, but Tsunade has no secrets from me."

"Tsunade's mood improved so much, her eyes were filled with hope and a sticky happiness that even her students Shizune and Sakura noticed. Only Jiraiya, that big idiot who called himself a prodigal son, didn't notice."

"Besides you, Fifth Hokage, I really can't think of anyone else who could subdue that violent woman and make Tsunade willingly become his lover."

"In short, hurry up and give Tsunade a child. No matter how young she looks, she is definitely over fifty years old."

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Orochimaru laughed and said, "I am looking forward to the birth of this child. I believe he will be the child with the greatest potential."

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Xia Zuo nodded: "I understand, Lord Orochimaru."