Ninja World: I've already fought the Five Kage head-on, and the system is only now showing up.

Chapter 71 An Unexpected Acquaintance

The ground was covered in sand and dust.

The resurrected Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, first glanced at Sasori, whom he had just fought and who was clearly a puppeteer from Sunagakure, then turned to Orochimaru beside him, his eyes filled with killing intent, and said:

Orochimaru!!!

Just like the Third Kazekage back then, he died a very unsatisfying death.

After all, he never expected that Orochimaru, who was already an ally, would stab him in the back.

Even until his death, he could not understand the other person's motive for doing so.

"Long time no see, Fourth Kazekage." Orochimaru greeted his old acquaintance with a smile.

Thanks to Kabuto's desperate attempts to stop him, and the labyrinthine layout of the underground base, he successfully completed the Reanimation Jutsu before the Akatsuki arrived. Although he didn't obtain Sasuke's body, he at least regained some fighting strength to get rid of the Akatsuki's current troubles.

Everything that happened today was completely unexpected for him.

It was as if an invisible black hand had completely disrupted his plans.

Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils were filled with a cold light.

He swore!

We must investigate thoroughly to find out who betrayed us!

"Where am I?"

At that moment, another voice rang out.

Besides the Fourth Kazekage, another person was summoned.

Liedou looked at everything before him, his eyes filled with confusion.

As a native of Sunagakure, Rasa quickly recognized Retsuto's identity and said respectfully, "First Hokage, this is the human world. We were summoned here by the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

"Impure World Reincarnation," Retsuto murmured.

The Impure World Reincarnation truly gained fame in the ninja world after Hashirama Senju's death, during the reign of Tobirama Senju, who was freed from constraints and allowed himself to run wild.

At that time, the Kage from all the major ninja villages had come to the Second Hokage, so it was normal for Retsuto not to know.

Just as he was about to ask something else, Orochimaru spoke up:

"Alright, that's it for the inevitable chatter from the elderly whenever we summon them."

"We must not repeat the lesson that Yu Yi Xuan Yue taught us last time."

After saying that, Orochimaru formed hand seals, preparing to completely control the bodies of the First and Fourth Kazekage.

"Yu Yi Xuan Yue? Why are you suddenly mentioning him?"

Lie Dou was stunned. After so many years, he never expected to hear the name of the person who had left such a deep impression on him from a younger generation.

However, due to time constraints, he was unable to learn more before Orochimaru erased his consciousness.

The First Kazekage's brief journey through the world has come to an end.

"Now, it's time for the Sand Village war."

Orochimaru finished speaking to Sasori with a wicked grin.

The first Kazekage, Retsuto, was engaged in fierce combat, while the fourth Kazekage, Rasa, swiftly charged towards him.

"Boring."

Sasori, who had turned the Third Kazekage into human puppets, no longer cared about the so-called Sand Ninja. Ignoring Orochimaru's "good intentions," he took action.

The battle between the Akatsuki and Orochimaru has begun again.

Unaware that one of her old friends had stayed in the mortal world for a while, Hagoromo Gengetsu led Sasuke on a journey across the ninja world.

There are many countries in the ninja world.

Aside from the five well-known major countries and the occasionally mentioned Land of Waves, Land of Hot Springs, Land of Fields, Land of Snow, etc., there are also many small countries scattered around, some of which are so small that they are not even marked on a map.

Just like a place the size of a village can be called a country, even if the daimyo of that country lives a life worse than that of an ordinary rich person, as long as the title remains, he is still a so-called daimyo.

Scorpion's so-called record of destroying a country refers to the destruction of small countries like this.

The place that Yu Yi Xuan Yue was about to take Sasuke to was also a small country like this.

The Land of the Keys.

A country that is unknown to the general public, but is well-known among wandering ninjas, bounty hunters, and black market merchants.

The reason for this is that there is a ninja organization called the Lock Village that sells information.

"I've been here before!"

After traveling for two days and already far from the Land of Fire, Sasuke looked at the steel bridge spanning the cliffs on both sides and suddenly spoke.

That was a prisoner exchange mission carried out by Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and other Konoha ninja.

If he remembered correctly, the prisoner from Konoha was a woman named Ari, who had connections with Kakashi.

"Yeah?"

Yu Yi Xuan Yue ignored all of this and led Sasuke to the bridgehead.

There, a group of people were waiting.

Soon, the two sides met.

The moment the old man at the head of the group saw Yu Yixuanyue, he became extremely excited and said:

"It's you! It really is you! Exactly as I remember you! Chieftain, I'm so glad to see you again!"

After the old man finished speaking, he knelt down with tears streaming down his face and bowed deeply to Yu Yi Xuan Yue, who appeared to be his grandson.

The men and women behind the old man followed suit with the same admiration.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue strode over, helped the old man up, and gestured for the others to stand up as well. She then sighed softly, "Mu Ting, it's been a long time."

The little boy with a runny nose back then has now become a weathered old man.

Looking at the other person's wrinkled face now, Yu Yi Xuan Yue could vaguely see the outline of the other person when they were a child.

Sasuke, who noticed this heartwarming scene, had a strange feeling about it.

If Yu Yixuanyue and the old man were to switch places, that would probably be the scene that most people would accept.

Furthermore, Sasuke hadn't felt it deeply before, but after witnessing this scene, he realized that the person he was following was someone who had been resurrected and lived a second life.

However, he is still young and has a long future ahead of him. Although he was shocked, he did not feel as envious as others.

Because of his own experiences, Sasuke had no interest in witnessing any more touching reunion scenes, so out of boredom, he shifted his attention to the people present.

He already knew the old man's identity.

When the prisoners were exchanged, it was this man, as the leader of the village of Kusakami, who came to this bridge to negotiate with the people of Konoha.

A great battle ensued, and he, Naruto, and Sakura trapped the fleeing enemy, intending to force him to surrender. However, the enemy was so fierce that he self-destructed.

Looking back now, how naive the three of them were.

The old man had clearly fooled them; he appeared to have died by suicide, but in reality, he had already passed away.

"As expected, Konoha's ninja games will only ruin a person's future."

With this thought in mind, Sasuke continued to look at the people behind him.

Soon, he spotted a woman who stood out in the crowd.

"You're not dead?" Sasuke couldn't help but ask.

A woman with a beauty mark under her right eye, who looked quite charming, looked over upon hearing this, paused slightly, and then smiled brightly:

"You must be Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi's student? Long time no see. Do you remember my name?"

"Ah Li".

As Sasuke spoke, that past memory surfaced in his mind.

(End of this chapter)