Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 515 Orochimaru's Purpose

Actually, Orochimaru's purpose in wanting to cooperate with Tachibana Kenkawa before he arrived was quite simple.

That is to use Tachibana Kanagawa and the Hidden Mist Village behind him to help him strike at and restrain the entire Zero Organization.

When this organization was first established, Orochimaru was one of the earliest rogue ninjas recruited by the organization's leader, the guy who called himself Madara Uchiha.

He noticed that the leader of the organization actually possessed the Rinnegan, a skill only the Sage of Six Paths was said to have.

However, the organization leader did not use appeasement when recruiting him.

Orochimaru knew perfectly well that he was no match for this leader.

They were forced to join the Zero organization, waiting for an opportunity to make their move.

Later, the monster within the organization, codenamed "Xuan" and whose real name was Black Zetsu, provided him with excellent experimental materials and even ideas for developing many ninjutsu such as "Impure World Reincarnation".

Orochimaru was happy to settle down and use the organization's resources for research and development.

However, he did not give up on obtaining the Rinnegan and made many preparations in private.

Until recently, Orochimaru felt that his preparations were quite sufficient.

Furthermore, they realized that the other party seemed to attach great importance to the development progress of the ninjutsu "Impure World Reincarnation".

Even if he provokes the organization in the slightest, as long as the research on this technique has not yet reached the predetermined goal, the leader of the organization will not kill him.

Orochimaru decided to launch another sneak attack.

As for the result...

Orochimaru couldn't even touch the leader's clothes before being easily defeated once again.

Fortunately, his guess was correct.

Even with such blatant provocation, the other party ultimately only chose to restrict their own freedom.

He was ordered not to leave the base for even a moment, and to focus on advancing the progress of the "Impure World Reincarnation".

Even subsequent missions outside the territory were carried out using a magical ninjutsu called "Transformation Technique".

However, after witnessing the amazing ability of the Rinnegan, known as the "Transformation Technique," Orochimaru became even more covetous of it.

At the same time, because of his self-proclaimed identity as a "researcher," Orochimaru became much more unscrupulous in his actions.

In fact, given Orochimaru's abilities, it wasn't entirely impossible for him to make the decision to escape that so-called base.

Even the possibility of being hunted down by other organizations was only a minor inconvenience for Orochimaru; he wasn't overly worried.

But

"We can't get the Rinnegan from the leader, but we might have a chance with the one Black Zetsu hid!"

Yes, because Orochimaru then conducted his investigations within the organization's base with impunity, the leader gradually became accustomed to it.

By chance, he discovered that, apart from the Rinnegan in the leader's eye socket, there was another Rinnegan that the monster named Black Zetsu had secretly kept.

Even the Rinnegan in the leader's eyes may have been transplanted later in life.

"The Sage of Six Paths is hailed as the source of all ninjutsu, so if the leader can transplant the Rinnegan, why can't I?"

Based on this idea, Orochimaru naturally desired the Rinnegan even more.

Moreover, compared to taking it from a powerful person who possesses the Rinnegan, it might be easier to find the Rinnegan hidden somewhere and then escape.

However, the monster named Black Zetsu's movements were quite strange, and it mostly followed the leader when it appeared.

It would be too difficult for him, as a member of the organization, to capture Black Zetsu or find out the location of the other Rinnegan.

That's why Orochimaru had the idea of ​​seeking allies from the outside.

The Mizukage Tachibana, who could give even the leader of an organization with such power a real headache, was undoubtedly the most suitable ally.

However, Orochimaru would never tell Tachibana Kenkawa his true thoughts.

All he wanted was to use his intelligence advantage to restrain the organization and even its leader by using Kanagawa Tachibana, and find an opportunity in the process.

On the contrary, he himself did not have many demands on Jianchuan Ju.

As long as he provides the "appropriate" information, he can successfully achieve his goal.

However, after witnessing part of Tachibana Kenkawa's strength today, Orochimaru had some new ideas.

"For this Mizukage to possess such strength at such a young age, even surpassing the former God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, he must harbor some unknown secret!"

"If I could uncover the secrets of Kenkawa Kiku and obtain his body—no, even just to study his physique—combined with that Rinnegan, then perhaps I could even glimpse the legendary Sage of Six Paths' realm!!"

Thinking of this, Orochimaru's gaze toward Tachibana Kanagawa grew even more intense.

Even Mei Terumi, who was standing behind Tachibana Kenkawa, felt a chill run down her spine.

"Hey! Orange is asking you, what do you want in return for cooperating with us?!"

The slightly angry girl's voice brought Orochimaru back to his senses, and he unconsciously stuck out his tongue and gently licked his lips.

The three of them, including Jianchuan Ju, looked at each other with a hint of disdain.

Orochimaru, seemingly oblivious to the stares from the three men, spoke again in his slightly hoarse and magnetic voice.

"What have you gained? I don't have any demands on Kirigakure for the time being. Zero is our common enemy. As long as you can use the information I provide to fight against Zero, that will be enough."

"And this is only the initial stage of cooperation."

At this point, Orochimaru seemed to remember something and looked at Zabuza Momochi, who was standing behind Tachibana Kanagawa.

Although he was not prepared to reveal his true purpose, simply providing information without any demands would seem too cheap.

Orochimaru simply pointed at Zabuza and continued speaking.

"If the Mizukage is satisfied with the information I provided, or if there is any other cooperation between our two sides, I hope to obtain a copy of the technology for creating the Zero-Tails from Kirigakure."

Yes, Orochimaru saw it from the very beginning: the power of the tailed beast in Zabuza was not normal.

Although he knew that Yagura, a member of the organization, also possessed the technology to create Zero-Tail.

However, the technology mastered by Kirigakure seems to have taken another step forward.

Although he is currently confined to the organization's base and cannot openly use this new technology for research.

But the leader of the organization cannot restrict his freedom forever.

Moreover, the Zero Organization itself seems to value the Tailed Beasts quite a bit, so having an extra trump card in the future isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kenkawa calmly gazed at Orochimaru's pair of snake eyes, her gaze deep and dark, like an unfathomable pool.

After a long silence, the howling wind and snow gradually subsided.

Even Orochimaru, who was originally very confident about this trip, began to wonder if the other party really needed the information he provided, and was preparing to escalate the situation.

Then, Tachibana Kanakawa slowly spoke to him.

"Can."

(End of this chapter)