Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 517 Dispute

"It wouldn't be accurate to call it contact, but I did meet with that Mizukage just now."

"As for acting on his own initiative? The original plan for this operation was to have Scorpion as a witness, but unfortunately, he seems to have failed too quickly."

Orochimaru remained completely calm in the face of Obito Uchiha's questioning.

Organizing activities in pairs with zero staff inherently implies mutual surveillance.

After all, they were all unruly S-rank rogue ninjas in the ninja world, and not all of them joined the organization because they agreed with Obito's ideology. Naturally, Obito would not trust them to do things.

They wouldn't even arrange for two familiar members to form a team.

At this moment, Orochimaru looked innocently at Sasori, who had come with Obito Uchiha.

His eyes seemed to be saying something.

"I've been keeping the man you sent to monitor me with me. He died so easily; you can't blame me for that, can you?"

However, how could Obito easily accept such a dubious explanation?

On the contrary, Orochimaru's evasive words only made Obito Uchiha even more furious.

A violent surge of chakra coursed violently around him.

A powerful aura erupted instantly, rushing towards Orochimaru.

The wind caused the hem of his clothes to flutter uncontrollably.

Obito stared intently at Orochimaru in front of him, and growled again, each word distinct.

"I'm asking you! Why did you go to see Jianchuan Ju!"

His overwhelming anger was palpable, as if Obito would tear Orochimaru to pieces on the spot if he gave the wrong answer.

Seeing that this usually calm and composed leader had suddenly become so enraged.

Even Orochimaru, who had been prepared, was slightly taken aback, wondering where the other party's anger came from.

However, Orochimaru still didn't seem to care too much. Although he seemed to be answering the leader's question, his tone was still somewhat casual.

"It's nothing, I just happened to be passing by and wanted to see how much this kid has grown up."

But Orochimaru had barely finished speaking when...

With a loud "boom."

Obito Uchiha's aura exploded out instantly.

An invisible wave of energy surged forth towards Orochimaru in an instant.

Caught completely off guard, Orochimaru felt as if he had been slapped in the face by a solid wall.

The figure was instantly sent flying uncontrollably.

Under the immense force of the attack, Orochimaru, who was rapidly retreating, crashed into several tables and chairs, eventually being pinned firmly against the wall behind him.

The powerful impact immediately caused spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the laboratory walls.

Various bottles, jars, and even paper documents were shattered and scattered all over the ground.

Only after a short while did Orochimaru, who had been pressed against the wall, slowly slide to the ground like a tattered rag.

"Cough cough cough~"

Orochimaru, who was slumped on the ground, coughed several times and spat out some bright red blood.

Only then did he look at the organization leader again, seemingly unconcerned, and speak in his usual calm and unhurried tone.

"My lord, these experimental devices do seem to need an upgrade."

"However, the recent Edo Tensei experiments require a few more White Zetsu to assist. Boss, would you mind sending them along with the new experimental equipment?"

Obito Uchiha stared coldly at Orochimaru, who was slumped on the ground, without saying a word for a long time.

After a long pause, he spoke again in a stiff tone.

"Then what about this mission? Why didn't they stop all the summoned beasts?!"

Seeing that the leader seemed to have already moved on from the previous issue, Orochimaru felt even calmer.

His smile remained unchanged as he spoke in his hoarse voice.

"The leader's order was to intercept the letters from Konoha pleading for help sent to the Five Kage Summit, and I have already intercepted one."

"As for the remaining few, neither Scorpion nor I were sure whether the intelligence was important, and we were afraid of ruining the organization's plans, so we could only let them fly away."

After saying this, Orochimaru looked at the leader in front of him with a hint of expectation.

However, Obito Uchiha seemed to have completely regained his usual composure at this moment.

After staring at Orochimaru's snake-like eyes for a moment, he flicked his sleeve and left with only one sentence.

"This will not be repeated!"

Without looking back, he took Black Zetsu and left the laboratory.

Sasori, standing to the side, glanced at Orochimaru lying on the ground and the messy ground, but didn't say anything more.

He turned and left, returning to his own laboratory.

Orochimaru, who was slumped on the ground, coughed up two more mouthfuls of blood.

However, his gaze remained fixed on Obito Uchiha's departing figure.

Ignoring the pain from his injuries, his eyes instead revealed an even more intense longing.

the other side.

After leaving Orochimaru's laboratory at a certain distance.

Black Zetsu, who was following behind Obito, leaned closer and whispered.

"There's really no need to get so angry. Didn't you know from the beginning that Orochimaru wasn't one of us?"

"As long as we still need him to go out on missions, we'll encounter this situation sooner or later."

"Besides, Orochimaru doesn't know much information, so even if our current location is exposed, it won't matter much."

After offering some words of comfort, Black Zetsu glanced at Obito again, his gaze lingering on him.

However, Black Zetsu couldn't discern the expression on the face hidden beneath the mask.

After the two walked for a while longer, Obito Uchiha, who had been silent all along, finally spoke again slowly.

"Information could not be completely cut off, and the Hidden Cloud Village has had no choice but to cease hostilities with the Hidden Leaf Village."

Seeing that Obito Uchiha no longer seemed to be bothered by Orochimaru and Tachibana's meeting, Black Zetsu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when it comes to the ceasefire between Kumogakure and Konoha, Black Zetsu is starting to feel a bit of a headache.

He was the one who arranged and coordinated this whole thing.

The original plan was that as long as both sides increased their involvement in the battlefield and cut off the Five Kage Summit from the outside world, the two sides would be able to hold the summit.

As long as there are heavy casualties or the death of important figures on the battlefield between the two villages.

Even if a conclusion was reached at the Five Kage Summit.

Afterwards, they could use the excuse that the actual situation was not adequately anticipated during the negotiations to allow the Hidden Cloud Village to unilaterally continue to delay the ceasefire and create small-scale conflicts.

The original intention was to prolong the war, distract the five villages, and undermine their alliance.

Although this was Obito's original suggestion, Black Zetsu also thought it was feasible.

Only then did they go to arrange and implement the plan.

However, in the current situation, both village leaders issued ceasefire declarations on the spot after learning about the situation at the front.

After that, there was almost no room for denial or delay.

A slight misstep could lead to a joint attack on Kumogakure by the four major ninja villages.

That would be far too much of a loss.

Fortunately, even if the ninja world stops its turmoil and focuses all its efforts on searching for the Zero Organization, Black Zetsu doesn't believe those people can find this place.

If we can get Obito to lie low and quietly accumulate power, it might not be such a bad thing.

After thinking it through, Black Zetsu spoke again.

"Then the only option is for Kumogakure to negotiate a ceasefire with Konoha."

(End of this chapter)