Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 416 The End of the Land of Wind

The Land of Wind.

Inside the teahouse of Daming Prefecture.

In the entire tea room, only the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was pouring tea in a very formal and mechanical manner. His movements seemed natural but were full of mechanical energy.

He was the only person in the room, yet he poured two cups of tea and slowly pushed one of them to the opposite side.

He picked up his teacup and drank his tea silently.

The entire tea room was silent, with only the soft sound of tea being sipped.

at this time

A white snake suddenly sprang from the ground opposite the daimyo of the Land of Wind, raising its head to examine the daimyo before it.

Then they circled around the cushion.

The white snake kept transforming, eventually becoming Orochimaru kneeling.

Looking at the nameless figure before him, who showed no reaction whatsoever.

Orochimaru chuckled softly.

"You're crazier than I imagined."

"Scorpion Lord".

In the shadows behind the daimyo, a figure leaned against him, the light shining on his profile revealing Scorpion's face.

The current daimyo of the Land of Wind is nothing more than a puppet.

Orochimaru never imagined that besides Uchiha Kin, who was so unorthodox, there would be someone like this in the ninja world.

To turn a country's daimyo into a puppet, thereby achieving the goal of controlling the country.

This is not a method that an ordinary ninja would come up with.

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Kin wasn't the only one who went against the grain.

"Things are all done by people; it's just a matter of whether someone thinks of it or not."

Scorpion's icy voice came through.

Unlike those ninjas who pursued their dreams or righteous causes, he was more pragmatic.

The wealth of the Wind Kingdom comes from trade and taxes, and these economic matters are handled by the nobles.

The existence of a daimyo, to put it nicely, is to grasp the direction of the country's development.

To put it bluntly, they were just coasting along, and aside from holding some minor events for important holidays, they didn't contribute much to the development of the Wind Kingdom as one might imagine.

Righteousness has no effect on Sasori; killing a daimyo and turning him into his puppet is not a difficult task for him.

The main reason was that these daimyo were too confident, and the ninjas dared not overstep their authority.

Orochimaru wasn't particularly concerned about Sasori's mental journey in controlling the Daimyo.

Orochimaru was actually more curious about Sasori's current state—whether he was a puppet or a human being.

His pupils could detect temperature, but the scorpion's body lacked the coldness of wood and the warmth of human body temperature; instead, it was very even.

For a moment, he couldn't tell what the scorpion in front of him was.

"Have you seen enough, Orochimaru?"

Sasori coldly reminded Orochimaru to withdraw his curious eyes; he knew all too well those eyes that held a desire to investigate.

"I'm just curious, what exactly is Scorpion-kun now?"

Orochimaru smiled slightly and asked the question directly.

"I have no obligation to provide answers to the enemy."

Scorpion said coldly.

"What a pity, Scorpion-kun."

Orochimaru licked his lips.

"I originally thought we would get along very well."

This resonates with researchers; the two are the same kind of people, passionate researchers who are obsessed with their work.

"So, what's the purpose of your visit here?"

Instead of responding, Scorpion directly questioned the snake, feeling he had nothing in common with it.

He especially loathed those from Konoha, regardless of who they were.

"King's order is to eliminate the noble class, led by the Daimyo."

Orochimaru shrugged, not really thinking about it; sociology wasn't his area of ​​expertise.

He looked at the scorpion with great interest.

"Shall we have a fight?"

Perhaps he can uncover the secrets of the scorpion himself.

Orochimaru licked his lips, suddenly having a brilliant idea.

Sasori merely glanced coldly at Orochimaru; he knew perfectly well what the other man wanted to do.

"Then you can have them."

Sasori slapped the daimyo on the shoulder, sending the daimyo puppet flying in front of Orochimaru.

Orochimaru raised his arm, which transformed into countless snake shadows that quickly coiled around the daimyo's puppet.

Pull it aside and place it securely.

All the chakra threads in Sasori's hand broke.

The daimyo's puppet body was thrown aside, and Sasori sat opposite Orochimaru, watching him.

The out-of-control puppet opened and closed its mouth, emitting faint sounds.

The sound is so faint that it's barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

Orochimaru, however, heard it very clearly.

"Kill me."

Orochimaru curiously placed his hand on the Daimyo's accumulation, and countless tiny snakes quickly slithered into it, allowing Orochimaru to fully perceive the technology within.

Unfortunately, the core is sealed, and trying to open the seal would directly damage the core.

However, he did understand some of the underlying principles.

"How cruel, Scorpion-kun."

Orochimaru looked at Sasori with great interest.

"Trapping his soul in a puppet and not even creating a system for him to communicate with the outside world."

Like a conscious person in a vegetative state, he can feel everything, yet he is helpless and unable to do anything.

Death is the only thing they want.

"I didn't know you, Orochimaru, were so compassionate towards others."

Xion sneered.

He simply didn't want to bother the other party, which is why he didn't manufacture those things. For a daimyo who poses no threat, possessing those things would be no different from being a useless person.

Manufacturing it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, so he naturally didn't want to do it.

"If a person doesn't even have a kind heart, can they really be considered a human being?"

Orochimaru asked with genuine curiosity.

Scorpion didn't want to argue with him about this issue of good and evil, so he spoke directly.

"You should leave."

Orochimaru shook his head.

"No, it's your turn to leave now."

"bump!"

The door to the tea room was opened by a group of ninjas wearing white coats over black uniforms and walked in.

"This is my army, the Rain Country Research and Development Army."

Orochimaru spread his hands as if showing off.

"And I was referring to all the nobles from the beginning, not just one daimyo."

Without saying a word, Scorpion unfurled a pair of enormous wings and instantly tore the entire tea room apart.

Its enormous wings began to flap rapidly, and it flew into the sky.

He had no intention of fighting these people at all.

"He's really a decisive man."

Orochimaru stroked his chin, watching the scorpion flying in the distance.

"Scorpion Lord".

at the same time.

In the capital of the Land of Fire.

Hatake Sakumo was strolling around the street with his men.

"Sir, is this really a good thing for us?"

A slender woman next to him was eating a fried meatball and asked Hatake Sakumo a question.

Hatake Sakumo tilted his head and watched as the woman swallowed the dumpling whole.

Their eyes lit up when they saw the snacks ahead.

Who's really enjoying this place?

Hatake Sakumo sighed and looked towards the distant Daimyo Prefecture. He couldn't help but touch the sword on his back, only to find it empty.

Only then did he remember that he had passed the sword on to Kakashi, and then Kakashi had broken it.

That's a family heirloom sword.

It was all ruined by that good-for-nothing kid.

Hatake Sakumo sighed.

(End of this chapter)