Ashura turned away unhappily and walked to Sasuke's side, not forgetting to complain about the Eight-Tails' escape before leaving.

"Don't be so violent next time. Those tailed beasts can be easily divided into several meals..."

Sasuke's words were like a knife, piercing the hearts of these Cloud Village ninjas.

Tailed beasts can be eaten in several meals...

These words ignited their anger.

But they only dared to stare at the two men as they left, and did not dare to rush forward.

Because their Raikage had only given them the order to be quiet.

"Send someone to investigate the Uchiha clan. They've headed towards Konoha; follow that direction and search for any information that might be related to them..."

The Fourth Raikage tried his best to remain calm, assigned tasks to his subordinates, and then quickly headed towards the area where Killer Bee was.

Although we don't know the details of that god, the ability to step on and tear apart tailed beasts and eat them is real.

He can't let anything happen to Kirabi.

While the Cloud Village sent people out to search, Sasuke and Ashura had already reached the vicinity of the Sound Village, where they built a small wooden house and settled down temporarily.

Catching fish, starting a fire, grilling fish...

As the aroma of fish began to waft through the air, the ninjas from Kumogakure (Cloud Village) had already caught up with them and arrived in the vicinity.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru was walking towards them with Kimimaro, Karin, and Suigetsu.

"Master, eat fish."

Ashura picked up a grilled fish, removed the fish meat and placed it on a plate, then sprinkled on the seasoning before serving it to Sasuke.

When he was in cat form, Sasuke always took care of him. Now that he can finally turn into a human, he finally has the opportunity to do something.

"It tastes good. I never realized you had this potential before."

Sasuke took the plate, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating.

The fish tasted good; with all the ingredients and raw materials available, the cooking time and temperature were the most important factors.

He's always kept cats and fed fish, and now he's finally getting to eat grilled fish made by his cat. Suddenly, he feels like he can have a much more leisurely life from now on.

"Because my master always thinks I can't do it, but actually I know a lot of things, it's just a little bit of cooking, no problem at all!"

Ashura dissected the meat from the grilled fish, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth, eating with great pleasure. Of course, he didn't forget to show off a little.

"I feel so relieved to think that I'll be leaving the cooking to you from now on!"

Sasuke made no attempt to slack off.

Just as the two of them were happily eating fish, Orochimaru and his men encountered the Cloud Ninja not far away. Without exchanging any words, they immediately attacked.

The sounds of battle reached Sasuke's side. He and Ashura exchanged a glance, blinked their identical eyes, and then continued eating their fish.

When the battle subsided, Orochimaru dragged over a half-dead man.

He threw the person directly not far from Sasuke and the others, and then sat down without any politeness, picking up the last fish on the grill.

"Mine, those are my fish!"

Even in human form, Asura was furious.

That snake deserves a beating for daring to steal his fish!

"So what if it's your fish? I just brought some people over to help. What's wrong with eating your fish? If you're so capable, don't cause trouble. Do you want me to clean up your mess?"

Orochimaru glared at Ashura, his snake eyes filled with disgust, before finishing off the entire fish.

"Tch... If it weren't for stealing the Two-Tails back, would I have made this trip? You have no idea how dangerous it was back then. Otherwise, I would have scared them all away, and if a fight had broken out, I might not have made it back!"

Ashura glared back, turning the fact that he had eaten the Two-Tails Matatabi into a story of stealing it back.

As he spoke, he took out a sealing scroll and handed it to Orochimaru, whose eyes were filled with anticipation.

"It's not like I'm not going to give you the money, Kimimaro, bring the money over here!"

Orochimaru waved his hand behind him, and Kimimaro came over and took out a large box.

The box was full of money.

"Great! Remember to come back next time there's something like this!"

Ashura took the box of money, carefully inspected it, and then prepared to run away with the box in his arms.

Before leaving, he made sure to say goodbye to Orochimaru, expressing his anticipation for future collaborations.

After they left, Orochimaru stood up and had Kimimaro carry the half-dead Cloud Ninja towards the Sound Village.

"Lord Orochimaru, who exactly are they? How did they manage to snatch the Two-Tails back from the Raikage? Do they really need our help to deal with the pursuers?"

Kimimaro blinked blankly, looking somewhat dazed.

"They're only good at genjutsu, making them a rather odd pair in the Uchiha clan. But aside from genjutsu, they're basically useless, and they don't dare release the Two-Tails here to cause trouble..."

Orochimaru patiently explained to Kimimaro.

Seeing Kimimaro nodding earnestly, Orochimaru continued walking forward in a good mood, a smile on his face.

While they were talking, the half-crippled Cloud Ninja Darui, who was being carried, used his last bit of strength to throw out some information.

He is now particularly hoping that the next wave of pursuers will come, so that the Raikage will know that the so-called god is fake and that it was all a conspiracy by Orochimaru and the two genjutsu ninjas!

Moreover, the Two-Tails didn't die; it was bought by Orochimaru and is now in the newly built Sound Village!

Just as Darui was being dragged back, put into the laboratory, and put on a syringe to keep him alive and wait to be used as a test subject, Sasuke had already returned to the Sound Shadow Building of Sound Village with the cat in his arms.

"That guy is so naive, he believed me so easily. I really hope the Raikage brings the Eight-Tails along, so Ashura can have some Raikage-grilled takoyaki..."

Sasuke lay on the sofa in the audio-visual office, hugging and rubbing the black cat.

His Ashura devoured the tailed beast, and the energy naturally returned to him after gathering, which was more convenient than him extracting it himself.

That's settled then. In the future, if we capture any tailed beasts, we'll let Ashura taste them all. Each one should taste different, right?

"When there is a reason to explain the unknown, everyone will think that's how it is. You guys caused too much trouble that was beyond the normal understanding of ninjas, so as long as you give them an excuse, they will not be willing to believe that you are the so-called gods."

Orochimaru sat in a chair with his hands on the desk, his gaze shifting back and forth between Sasuke and Ashura.

Although he had known for a long time that Asura could transform into different forms, he still couldn't figure out which one was Asura's true form.

However, if given a choice, he would also want to believe that Asura is an immortal from some holy land, since he had confirmed the existence of that non-human being a long time ago.

Chapter 280 Deidara's Grievance

"How much of the cooperation funds from the Akatsuki have been delivered? And what about their personnel arrangements? Since they're talking about security work, they can't just send one or two people, can they?"

Sasuke suddenly remembered that he hadn't had a chance to ask about the Akatsuki organization yet.

The cooperation had been agreed upon, but the specifics of its implementation and details still needed to be discussed between Pain and Orochimaru.

As for Obito Uchiha, who goes by the alias Tobi, that guy has recently been taken to Black Zetsu for special training and won't be able to come back until Sasuke graduates from the Ninja Academy.

When it comes to conning people, Black Zetsu is pretty good at it most of the time.

"Itachi Uchiha, Kisame, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Deidara—five of them were sent at once. Except for Kisame, the others are all quite strange..."

Orochimaru was actually quite satisfied with this arrangement when talking about the Akatsuki members.

The problem is, those guys don't do anything productive, and he can't get them to do anything...

"It seems they're quite sincere. I'll go talk to them later. If the Raikage doesn't personally intervene this time, let them handle it. How's your research on the Eight Gates Formation coming along? Are you sure you can unleash the Eight Gates Formation at the end?"

When Sasuke heard that five people had arrived, he basically believed that Pain truly wanted to cooperate.

However, the existence of these people is only for defense at other times, and they cannot be allowed to confront the Raikage.

The Fourth Raikage was very strong, but their ultimate goal in deliberately staging the whole thing was to make the Raikage a stepping stone for Orochimaru.

If they get robbed, then all their fuss will have been for nothing.

"No problem. Cultivating the Eight Gates to that level is very difficult, but I can use scientific methods to help this body adapt quickly. The side effects will be significant, but only within this body..."

Orochimaru has always been the least concerned about such physical injuries.

He didn't want to change bodies casually before because changing bodies would damage his soul.

He had only just begun cultivating his soul, but as long as his soul wasn't harmed when changing bodies, he was completely unconstrained in his research on techniques like the Eight Gates.

"My body is in really good condition right now..."

Sasuke stared at Orochimaru for a few more seconds, then suddenly laughed.

This guy, targeting Might Guy's physical attributes, used drugs to irreparably modify this White Zetsu's body.

All I can say is that he truly deserves to be called a mad scientist in the ninja world.

"I'm very satisfied!"

Orochimaru smiled, his snake-like eyes narrowing; he was genuinely satisfied with the current effect.

If this were an ordinary person's body, it should have collapsed during the modification process.

However, this body is of the wood element, a pure wood element body. Even if the cell activity is enhanced to the limit, it can still be maintained by the power of wood release.

It's a bit troublesome, but it allows him to unleash that terrifying power at any time.

I just don't know when the Raikage will finally arrive.

"I'll go check on those members of Akatsuki, especially the strongest taijutsu user, Lord Yin-Yang. You continue..."

With everything prepared beforehand, Sasuke stopped bothering Orochimaru. The Shadow Master was very busy, and if he was delayed, they might have to bring him in to share the workload.

Under Orochimaru's eerie gaze, Sasuke, carrying the cat, slipped away and went to a newly built luxurious manor in the village.

Although it was also constructed using wood-based methods, the subsequent decorations in this place are quite luxurious overall.

In just over two months, the Sound Village is no longer so short of money.

There are so many rich people in this world!

As they entered the courtyard, several puppet animals were in the yard. When they spotted Sasuke, they turned and ran inside.

"Scorpion, you little puppet, you're running around everywhere again. If you try to jump on me again, you'll crush me!"

Before even getting inside, you could already hear Deidara's angry and disgusted voice.

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