Naruto: From Shikotsumyaku to Otsutsuki

The moon is dark and the wind kills the night.

The perpetual fog over Kirigakure not only provided natural cover for Kaguya's clan's surprise attacks, but also concealed the intelligence gathering of spies from all sides.

Kimimaro, wielding a bone spike, searched the civilian district, showing no interest whatsoever in the villagers who weren't even ninjas.

He has no intention of killing anyone right now; he only wants to fulfill the instructions Kaguya Kazama gave before leaving the dungeon.

"Will I really meet the person that Lord Kazama mentioned?"

He ran while looking around.

Soon, he saw a man covered in bandages, with a pretty little child.

After a brief standoff, Kimimaro withdrew.

This is not the person he is looking for.

Before leaving the dungeon, Kaguya Kazama told him that he would encounter a person from another village while he was on a mission.

He had long black hair, golden vertical pupils, purple eyeshadow, pale skin, and wore comma-shaped earrings.

If I were to encounter this person....

"what?"

Kimimaro stopped abruptly, blinked, and stared in astonishment at the man in front of him.

"Golden vertical pupils, purple eyeshadow, and magatama earrings. It really is exactly as Kazama-sama described."

Kimimaro was overjoyed, never expecting that there would actually be someone from another village in Kirigakure.

"Orochimaru?" he tentatively called out the man's name.

"Hmm?" Orochimaru turned his head, his golden vertical pupils looking over, and a cold killing intent burst forth.

"So strong!"

Kimimaro shuddered, his hair standing on end, as if surrounded by countless venomous snakes, feeling a sense of impending death that threatened to devour him.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand"

Orochimaru instantly appeared in front of Kimimaro, and a large snake emerged from his right sleeve, coiling around Kimimaro, its foul-smelling tongue hissing.

"Kid, do you know me?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, his long, sticky tongue exuding a sinister charm.

*Gulp...*

Kimimaro felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but swallow.

Bound by the giant snake, he thought of Kaguya Kazama's instructions and hurriedly said, "Lord Orochimaru, it was Lord Kazama who sent me to find you."

"Lord Kazama?" Orochimaru frowned, racking his brains but not recognizing the name. He thought to himself, "The intelligence says that Yagura Karatachi fought against members of Akatsuki. Could it be that my investigation into Akatsuki has been discovered? Is this a warning?"

He came to Kirigakure this time because he had received concrete intelligence.

Before launching the Blood Mist Policy, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, fought against three members of the Akatsuki organization who were wearing black robes with red cloud patterns.

Now that he has infiltrated Kirigakure to gather intelligence, it is highly likely that he has already been discovered by the enemy.

However, now that he had been discovered, Orochimaru was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he became even more excited.

He has been investigating this mysterious organization for a full six months, even going so far as to suspend the construction of the Sound Village.

"Did the Akatsuki send you?" Orochimaru asked.

"No." Kimimaro's bones trembled violently as he broke free from the giant snake's restraints, gritting his teeth as he said, "I don't know any Akatsuki organization. Our organization is the Alliance. It was Lord Kazama who sent me to find you."

"An alliance?" Orochimaru was taken aback, then scoffed, "What kind of trash organization is this? How did you manage to gather information about me?"

"We're not a trash organization!" Kimimaro retorted loudly, his face flushed. "You're not allowed to say that about the organization founded by Lord Kazama."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's expression grew even more disdainful.

"Ha, a greenhorn who doesn't even know about the confidentiality of information. Kazama's alliance? This information came out so easily."

Kimimaro realized what was happening and immediately blushed.

He had been locked in the dungeon for too long and had not received systematic training at the ninja academy, so he immediately spilled his secrets as soon as he opened his mouth.

Orochimaru, seeing the bones sprouting from Kimimaro's body, became interested: "Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse)? Interesting."

He stuck out his tongue and licked the child, secretly thinking about how to abduct him to Otogakure.

He had just defected from Konoha, and the Otogakure he founded was in dire need of rebuilding, with few talented individuals and a great need for bloodline successors to join him.

Moreover, the child in front of him was very naive, and he believed that with a little trickery, he could make the child open his heart to him.

Kimimaro felt a chill run down his spine as he was stared at by those golden vertical pupils, and quickly said:

"Lord Kazama said he knows information about immortality. If Lord Orochimaru wants to know, then go to the edge of the cliff for a while."

Orochimaru's pupils dilated instantly upon hearing this.

"Immortality!" He grabbed Kimimaro by the neck, his eyes burning with desire. "You're saying he knows the clues to immortality? He also knows my goal?"

If there's anything that could pique Orochimaru's interest the most, it would undoubtedly be immortality.

He conducted so many human experiments and developed forbidden techniques for this very purpose.

Cough cough cough.....

Kimimaro's face turned bright red as his neck was being choked.

Faced with immortality, Orochimaru's curiosity about Kimimaro diminished to a minimum. He released Kimimaro's neck, and a burning desire ignited in his golden eyes.

"Let's go, kid. Your Kazama-sama has piqued my interest."

He glanced at the Mizukage Building where the battle had begun, but didn't get involved in it at all, and his idea of ​​pursuing the Akatsuki organization was completely ignored.

Now, information about immortality is his primary objective.

......

"Stop watching, we can't win, let's go."

After leaving the Kaguya clan's territory, Kaguya Kazama led the group towards the cliff, but the battle that broke out in the Mizukage Building still attracted the attention of the six of them, making them stop and look.

The eyes of the six children were filled with hope; they longed to see their people victorious.

As for Kaguya Kazama, he already knew the outcome, so he glanced at him and then looked away, urging him on.

"Now is the best time to escape. If your people win, they will naturally send someone to bring you back."

The six were quick-witted and intelligent; they easily grasped the simple truth and, realizing they had wasted time, bowed in unison and said, "We're sorry, Lord Kazama."

"Hurry up and head to the cliff to meet up with Kimimaro. Whether you survive or not depends on whether he encounters that person."

The six people exchanged glances, not understanding the meaning behind the words, but they didn't ask any further questions.

A few minutes later, the group arrived at the edge of the cliff.

From afar, Kaguya Kazama spotted Kimimaro and the alluring man standing beside him.

Orochimaru.

When Kaguya Kazama called out that name, she carefully examined Orochimaru's clothes and appearance.

Seeing that he wasn't wearing a black robe with red clouds, and that his face still had those familiar golden vertical pupils and purple eyeshadow, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, it's Konoha year 54 now. Orochimaru should have just defected, Otogakure is still in its early stages, and he himself hasn't joined Akatsuki yet. The strange ninjutsu like Reanimation Jutsu probably hasn't been developed yet either."

Intelligence is the most valuable thing in the Naruto world, bar none.

If Orochimaru's Otogakure gets back on track, or if he joins Akatsuki or undergoes reincarnation, then the value of the information he possesses will be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

On the other side, Orochimaru was also sizing up Kaguya Kazama and the few burdens behind him.

The more Orochimaru looked, the more confused he became.

But before he could speak, Kaguya Kazama spoke first: "Orochimaru, I have a request for you. Please take it."

"As for the reward, it will be paid with information on immortality, as well as all the money and resources of the Kaguya clan."

[Talk-no-jutsu: Exploit Weaknesses] Activated!