Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 340 Orochimaru, driven to a dead end

In the dark underground base.

The pharmacist adjusted his glasses.

Kabuto slowly closed his hands, forming a summoning hand seal, and whispered, "Lord Naraku... these past three years haven't just been you putting on an act; I've had a tough time in front of Lord Orochimaru too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kabuto Yakushi's hand suddenly landed on the ground. Staring at the incantation that had sprung from the earth, he shouted in a deep voice, "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"

A plume of smoke suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

The next moment, the enormous body of the Yamata no Orochi suddenly appeared!

The enormous Yamata no Orochi instantly overturned the base and even smashed into the small mountain above, its eight huge snake heads roaring as they revealed their massive bodies!

One of the snake heads slowly drooped down, opened its huge mouth, and Orochimaru's upper body slowly emerged from it.

"pocket…"

Orochimaru grinned, revealing a sinister smile: "I thought you'd forgotten I was still suffering!"

"..."

Kabuto silently shook his head.

Kabuto sighed inwardly. Actually, Orochimaru's suffering in Ryuchi Cave wasn't so bad; he would really suffer after he came out!

Over the years, Kabuto Yakushi has not been merely going through the motions with Orochimaru.

If the time is right, Kabuto should really prepare a body for Orochimaru, hoping that Orochimaru can find a peaceful village to spend the rest of his life in.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru never gave up on seeking revenge against Uehara Naraku.

Even more unfortunately, Uehara Naraku did not give up on using Orochimaru, whom he had been tricking half to death. He still wanted to make Orochimaru contribute his remaining energy.

No matter how subtly Kabuto tried to persuade Orochimaru and Naraku to spare each other, neither of them cared about his opinion and were determined to kill the other…

The two of them were thinking the same thing.

This is truly... a tragic fate!

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, concealing his complex emotions, and looked up at Orochimaru, saying, "Lord Orochimaru, I have finally prepared a body for your resurrection. I believe this body will satisfy you!"

"Oh, so you're finally not afraid of Uehara Naraku anymore?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, staring at Kabuto Yakushi, and asked with a smile, "Aren't you worried that Uehara Naraku will find out about this and kill you?"

"No."

Kabuto Yakushi shook his head and replied in a low voice, "Some time ago, I uncovered the secrets of the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo, and completely betrayed Lord Naraku. Now I have seized Akatsuki's Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo!"

"What?"

Orochimaru's face showed a hint of surprise: "You took care of Pain?"

Based on Orochimaru's understanding of Pain, he absolutely did not believe that Kabuto Yakushi had the possibility of defeating the Rinnegan; how could such a thing possibly happen!

If Kabuto Yakushi now possesses the power to kill Pain, wouldn't their past master-servant relationship have to be reversed?

"They're just taking advantage of someone's misfortune..."

A smile crept across Kabuto's lips, his voice tinged with schadenfreude: "Because Pain was merely a puppet, the true master of the Rinnegan was Nagato, who died in Konoha while trying to capture the Nine-Tails, which is why I had the opportunity to seize the Rinnegan."

"Oh?"

Orochimaru crossed his arms, straightened up from inside the snake's head, and looked at Kabuto Yakushi curiously, saying, "How did you do that? Your strength shouldn't be enough to defeat that Uehara guy, right?"

"Relying on the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique."

After Kabuto Yakushi opened his palm, a golden figure suddenly appeared beside him—it was none other than the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

Kabuto chuckled and continued, "Lord Uehara Naraku was too greedy. Some time ago, he wanted to control the First Hokage at his peak, so I deceived him and made him believe that controlling too many Edo Tensei ninjas would weaken his control."

In order to prevent himself from losing control over the other reanimated ninjas, Lord Uehara Naraku actually made me resurrect the Second Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, and Obito Uchiha using the Reanimation Jutsu.

From then on, I had three ninjas skilled in space-time ninjutsu.

After Kabuto finished speaking, a space-time vortex appeared beside him, revealing Obito Uchiha's figure.

After a while, Tobirama Senju appeared beside Kabuto Yakushi.

At least on the surface, it appears flawless.

"Well done."

Orochimaru frowned and asked in a deep voice, "So, does that mean Uehara Naraku resurrected the First Hokage using Edo Tensei?"

"No, it failed."

Kabuto chuckled and shook his head, his eyes revealing undisguised sarcasm: "That's the legendary God of Shinobi... of course, it's not something a mortal can master!"

After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi spoke softly again: "For this reason, I also gave up on using the Impure World Reincarnation to revive Madara Uchiha, lest Madara Uchiha lose control..."

"I see..."

Orochimaru's gaze remained sharp as he stared at Kabuto Yakushi, then suddenly broke into a smile: "Truly remarkable, Kabuto. It seems that with the power you now possess, I will be following your orders from now on!"

"Lord Orochimaru, please don't say that."

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, a smile appearing on his face: "Although I am very powerful now, my respect for Lord Orochimaru has never changed... We will continue to cooperate as equals, just like before."

"..."

Orochimaru squinted at Kabuto Yakushi.

Kabuto Yakushi...

It's true that as one's strength increases, one's ambition also grows wilder!

This guy was just a tool he rescued from Danzo Shimura, and he always followed his lead. When have the two of them ever been equals?

But this is the mindset of a normal person. Anyone who has mastered the power that Yakushi Kabuto now possesses would never want to be subordinate to anyone else!

After a moment of silence, Orochimaru nodded and said, "That's fine too. So, what about the body you prepared for me?"

Orochimaru is very rational.

Now is definitely not the time to fall out with Yakushi Kabuto.

Because his body still needs Kabuto Yakushi's help, he will wait until he obtains great power in the future before he can suppress or kill Kabuto Yakushi, this traitor!

Kabuto waved his hand.

Obito Uchiha, standing nearby, opened his Kamui dimension and dropped down a White Zetsu, but this White Zetsu was covered in a jumble of cursed seals.

"This is the body I prepared for Lord Orochimaru."

A hint of pride flashed across Kabuto's face as he looked at the White Zetsu before him and chuckled, "Besides the Wood Release bloodline limit, there's also the legendary Rinnegan..."

"Rinnegan!"

A glint suddenly flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

The Rinnegan is one of the bloodlines he has always wanted to obtain. Orochimaru's desire for the Rinnegan is even greater than that for the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan!

However, because he was always afraid of Pain's power, Orochimaru gradually gave up that idea and instead wanted to obtain another Mangekyou Sharingan.

Is Kabuto Yakushi really willing to equip his body with the Rinnegan as well?

This guy is actually so willing to give it up?

Could there be some kind of conspiracy involved?

Just as Orochimaru was about to ask a question, Kabuto Yakushi suddenly spoke up: "However, there are conditions for giving this body to Lord Orochimaru..."

"Oh?"

Orochimaru shifted his gaze from the White Zetsu on the ground to Kabuto Yakushi: "What are your conditions? Tell me first..."

That's normal.

After all, the Rinnegan isn't exactly a common commodity.

Kabuto even gave him his Rinnegan, so it seems what this guy wants from him is quite unusual.

"I hope Lord Orochimaru will cooperate with me in an experiment."

Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, a glint in his eyes: "Cooperate with me to continue this experiment to revive the Gedo Mazo and make it the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki! I want to witness the power of the Sage of Six Paths firsthand!"

A look of madness and obsession flashed across Kabuto's face: "Lord Orochimaru, this is the secret I painstakingly obtained from the Akatsuki!"

The Ten-Tails is the legendary monster sealed away by the Sage of Six Paths to save the world. The Gedo Mazo is the Ten-Tails' body. Becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki grants access to the legendary power that only the Sage of Six Paths could wield!

"..."

Orochimaru's eyes flickered slightly.

After a long while, Orochimaru's shock subsided.

Orochimaru, known for his cunning and scheming, glanced at Kabuto and whispered, "Kabuto, this experiment must be extremely dangerous, right?"

"Of course."

Kabuto nodded and chuckled, "Lord Orochimaru, how could you possibly avoid danger if you wanted to become the legendary Sage of Six Paths?"

In all the years that have passed in the ninja world, not just anyone can become a Jinchūriki. Every Jinchūriki faces the risk of having their consciousness devoured by a Tailed Beast, let alone the Ten-Tails, which is composed of nine Tailed Beasts. The danger of becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki is extremely high!

"..."

Orochimaru fell silent again.

That bastard!

No wonder Kabuto Yakushi wanted to save him!

Unfortunately, the current situation is definitely not the time to turn against each other.

After a while, Orochimaru grinned, licked his lips, and said, "Alright, I agree."

"That's good."

Kabuto pushed up his glasses, licked his lips like Orochimaru, and a threatening smile appeared on his face.

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Orochimaru ignored Kabuto's threat.

He wouldn't care about any experiments involving the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki once he obtained the Rinnegan body below and mastered the power to resist Kabuto Yakushi!

No, it can be managed.

But definitely not now.

After all, Orochimaru was also somewhat envious of the Sage of Six Paths' power, but he was more concerned about the Sage's life.

"Ah, I wish I had known that Lord Orochimaru would agree so readily."

Kabuto Yakushi's face showed a hint of regret again: "It's a pity that because I was worried that Lord Orochimaru would change his mind and refuse to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, I specifically used Lord Orochimaru's name to announce to the five great ninja villages that I had launched the Fourth Shinobi World War against them..."

"What?!"

Orochimaru was completely bewildered.

What the hell is going on right now?

What exactly did that bastard Kabuto Yakushi do behind my back?!

This bastard actually launched the Fourth Shinobi World War in his name, and he even targeted the five great shinobi villages! Has this bastard gone mad?!

Those are the five great nations of the ninja world!

How could they possibly win!

Although Orochimaru knew all along that Kabuto Yakushi was up to no good, he never expected that Kabuto would make things this bad!

"The five great nations of the ninja world have now gathered tens of thousands of ninjas, and there are even members of the Akatsuki. Sensory ninjas are searching for Lord Orochimaru's whereabouts everywhere in the ninja world, and they may find this place soon..."

Kabuto Yakushi opened his palms, his smile almost impossible to conceal: "Our power is definitely no match for theirs, so unless Lord Orochimaru is willing to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and transform into the new Sage of Six Paths..."

"..."

The situation was worse than Orochimaru had imagined.

The five great nations didn't just issue any arrest warrants; they were truly conducting operations on the scale of the Ninja World War!

Orochimaru gritted his teeth, his face contorted with barely concealed rage, and his voice escaped through clenched teeth: "Kabuto, you've calculated everything. Are you trying to drive me to the brink?"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Kabuto shook his head and sighed, "Lord Orochimaru, we've definitely offended Lord Uehara Naraku because of the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo..."

After saying this, Kabuto suddenly smiled again: "Of course, I don't care. I have three Edo Tensei subordinates who are skilled in space-time techniques, so they can always escape."

Kabuto's gaze shifted slightly, landing on Orochimaru, and his smile deepened: "As for Lord Orochimaru's fate, I can't guarantee anything..."

Four chapters left!

(End of this chapter)