Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 514 Cooperation?

Tachibana allowed Zabuza to continue attacking Orochimaru, simply because he realized Orochimaru seemed to need his help and wanted to give him a warning.

It's still necessary to listen to how the other party wants to cooperate, so naturally, they wouldn't choose to pretend that Orochimaru's chakra is exhausted and just disappear for no reason.

Seeing that the time was almost right, he directly used the "Water Release: Sage Mode" on a localized area.

A magical energy arm, radiating a soft blue glow, suddenly surged from his arm.

The blue energy arm, adorned with golden lines, immediately stretched and grew larger upon its appearance.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant hand several meters tall, firmly grasping Zabuza, who was about to charge at Orochimaru.

"This...this is actually a magical technique!"

Orochimaru stared in astonishment at the large hand that had forcibly dragged Zabuza back.

Although he himself did not practice immortal arts, he was, after all, a spirit medium of Longdi Cave, one of the three holy lands.

Orochimaru's understanding of Sage Mode is no less than anyone else's.

Even Orochimaru's own "Earth Curse Seal" was developed based on the concept of natural energy.

However, out of caution as a researcher, he did not trust the old snake in Ryuchi Cave, which is why he did not personally learn the so-called "Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode".

Who would have thought that he would witness a completely new immortal mode in the water shadow before him, a mode that was entirely different from that of one of the three holy lands.

Even judging solely from the flexibility and power of his control, this Mizukage's mastery of Sage Mode surpasses that of his former teammate, that idiot Jiraiya.

'Could it be his summoned frog? Does it also possess some kind of hidden immortal technique?'

Orochimaru was naturally aware of Lanzi's existence, and even once planned to capture him for research.

Orochimaru vividly remembers the "Flame White Mode" that Blue Boy unleashed in the "Bond Evolution" state during their last battle.

Therefore, it is not surprising to make such a guess.

"Hehehe, it seems that deepening cooperation might be a good option."

Thinking of this, Orochimaru's smile deepened.

He completely forgot all the unpleasant memories of the snake head that had smashed down in front of him.

On the other hand, let's look at Tachibana Kenkawa's side.

After the giant hand grabbed Zabuza back, it saw that Zabuza was still struggling and roaring in the giant energy palm, not very obedient.

Jianchuan Ju's face darkened.

With a slight exertion of force, Zabuza's surging tailed beast cloak instantly emitted a sizzling sound.

Fortunately, Zabuza's current "State Two" state, while causing him to fall into a bloodthirsty berserk state, does not completely cause him to lose his rationality.

Compared to his fully transformed "State 3", he still possesses a certain degree of control over his body.

I could feel the faint creaking sounds coming from my bones.

Zabuza, whose senses were already sharp, instantly received a warning from his beastly instincts.

His eyes quickly regained their clarity.

The surging dark purple energy around him immediately receded into his body.

"I told you to go up there and practice, but what training effect can your berserk state possibly have?!"

Upon hearing Tachibana's reprimanding voice, Zabuza instinctively shrank back.

After the energy hand that had imprisoned him dissipated in the wind, he grimaced and clutched his arm, then obediently stood back behind Jianchuan Ju.

"I'll deal with you when we get back!"

After giving Zabuza a slight reprimand, Tachibana Kanagawa, who was covered in black lines, didn't dwell on the matter too much.

Turning to look at Orochimaru, whose eyes seemed to be filled with fanaticism, Tachibana Kanagawa felt a chill run down her spine.

However, he remained calm on the surface and spoke in a slow and unhurried manner.

"Judging from your attire, you've probably already joined that guy who calls himself Uchiha Madara's organization, haven't you?"

"You just said you wanted to collaborate with me, what exactly do you mean?"

Faced with Tachibana's question, Orochimaru, who had slightly changed his original purpose, did not rush to explain the details of his cooperation as before.

Instead, he spoke slowly with a smile that didn't fade.

"The organization I joined is called Zero. As for whether the leader is Uchiha Madara, hehe~"

When the leader of the organization was mentioned, Orochimaru's face showed a clear look of disdain.

Tachibana Kanakawa wasn't particularly surprised by this.

With Obito's brain, if he relied on the characteristics of "Kamui" and showed himself less often in front of people who didn't know the truth, and pretended to be Madara Uchiha, perhaps no one would suspect him.

It's perfectly normal for someone who frequently meets members of the organization, especially someone like Orochimaru who comes from Konoha and has some knowledge of the Sharingan and the First Hokage, to doubt his nonsense.

The name of the organization mentioned by Orochimaru momentarily stunned Tachibana Kanagawa.

"Rin? So direct? Isn't Obito afraid of revealing his identity?"

However, Tachibana Kanagawa immediately realized that Orochimaru had said "Zero" instead of "Rin".

Speechless, he shook off the distracting thoughts and steered the conversation back to their previous collaboration.

"Who the leader is doesn't matter; tell me about your so-called cooperation."

Orochimaru showed no displeasure at Tachibana's blunt question; he simply glanced at Mei Terumi and Zabuza standing behind Tachibana.

Seeing that Tachibana Kanagawa seemed to have no intention of making the two of them avoid the situation, they didn't say anything more.

He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then bluntly stated his bargaining chip.

"I can act as an inside agent and provide Lord Mizukage with all the intelligence on the Zero Organization."

Upon hearing this, Jianchuan Ju nodded slightly, not too surprised.

Orochimaru appeared as a member of the organization with only a few bargaining chips to offer, with intelligence being the least significant one.

Even Tachibana Kanagawa himself, in some respects, may have a better understanding of the Zero organization than Orochimaru.

"Don't rush to give me specific information. Tell me what you're trying to achieve by doing this?"

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He had assumed that Tachibana Kenkawa, who had allegedly clashed with the organization's leader multiple times and whose village had been attacked by the organization, would be very interested in information about the person behind the scenes.

Moreover, putting aside the previous matters, the Five Kage Summit that he just participated in should have focused on dealing with the organization behind him.

Why does this Mizukage seem so unconcerned about the information I can provide?

"If you don't care about intelligence, then why keep me here? Or do you not believe I will provide accurate information?"

Although Orochimaru was somewhat unsure of Tachibana's thoughts at this moment, he immediately brought his mind back to the question Tachibana had raised.

What do you want to get from the other party?

(End of this chapter)