People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

After the sealing team sealed Hidan's head and body, the sweep of the remaining Akatsuki forces in Amegakure officially came to an end.

The Allied Shinobi Forces can be said to have won a great victory.

However, Amegakure has been infiltrated and corrupted by Akatsuki for a long time, and it is very likely that everyone there is connected to Akatsuki.

To prevent the Akatsuki organization in Amegakure from making a comeback, the Five Kage decided to jointly sanction Amegakure.

Amegakure will no longer be able to have ninjas and can only be a non-ninja village.

Because of Amegakure's unique geographical location, it borders the Land of Wind, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Earth.

Therefore, the three major ninja villages simultaneously guard Amegakure.

Although they successfully destroyed the Akatsuki base in Amegakure.

However, the Akatsuki's important documents were destroyed in that explosion.

There was no news about Madara Uchiha, Nagato Uzumaki, Obito Uchiha, or anything else.

Aside from the victory, this battle had almost no other value.

After the incident in Amegakure, with no other information available, the main force of the Allied Shinobi Forces remained in their respective ninja villages on standby.

Furthermore, Itachi and the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages joined forces with other surrounding small countries and ninja village alliances, and the entire ninja world cooperated to search for the Akatsuki organization and Uchiha Madara.

At this moment, Nagato and the other Akatsuki members had already settled in the Land of Rainbows.

The Land of Rainbows is located in the lower right corner of the ninja world map.

Due to its unique geographical location, the people of Rainbow Country are self-sufficient and do not engage in trade with the outside world.

Nagato chose this place as the Akatsuki's new base because he valued its secluded location.

The entire ninja world is searching for them now; nowhere is safe.

In the base area.

Nagato started the meeting.

"Regarding the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, who is currently fighting alongside the Allied Shinobi Forces, does anyone have any good methods for capturing him?"

Obito shook his head and said, "It's not a good time to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

Nagato looked at Obito in surprise. Although Nagato had guessed that someone would object to capturing the Eight-Tails, he did not expect it to be Obito who proposed it.

Logically, Obito should have been just as eager as he was.

Chapter 352 Orochimaru Seeks Cooperation

Faced with Nagato's questioning gaze, Obito began to explain:

"Now only the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails remain to be captured. The Nine-Tails is currently missing, but the Eight-Tails has swaggered into the Allied Shinobi Forces, which is very strange in itself."

Therefore, I believe this is very likely bait, luring us to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki so they can wipe us out in one fell swoop. After all, the Allied Shinobi Forces were formed with our participation and Madara Uchiha's goal in the end.

Nagato did not interrupt Obito, signaling him to continue.

Obito continued, "We should choose to wait and lie low now. Judging by the time, Madara Uchiha will soon be able to resolve the problem I left him. Given Madara's personality, he will definitely not choose to remain silent, but will instead declare war on the ninja world in a high-profile manner."

The safest approach would be to have Madara Uchiha draw the attention of the Allied Shinobi Forces, and then, while they were locked in a fierce battle, capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki by surprise.

Nagato frowned and said, "There are two problems. After we capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Madara Uchiha and the Allied Shinobi Forces will focus their attention on us. How should we retreat?"

Secondly, if Madara Uchiha had already successfully captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, how could he take it from him? It's important to understand that Madara Uchiha had already obtained a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra; once he captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he had already succeeded.

Obito explained, "It takes time to release and revive the Ten-Tails. The chakra of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails needs to be sealed inside the Gedo Mazo. Nagato, your Rinnegan also has the ability to summon the Gedo Mazo. When the time comes, you can summon the Gedo Mazo and seal the Ten-Tails inside your body first, becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."

Nagato's expression turned serious: "Does that mean it's all about luck?"

"That's right. If the first two plans fail, then we can only rely on luck. With our current strength, we can defeat any one of the five great ninja villages, but if we face the allied ninja forces of the five great ninja villages, we have no chance of winning with just a few of us. So the initiative is in their hands, and we can only passively try to obtain the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

Furthermore, our progress is slower than Madara Uchiha's. Madara only lacks the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, while we lack both the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. From the very beginning, we have been at a disadvantage.

Obito pointed out the problem without holding back.

After Madara Uchiha returned from the past world, and the five great ninja villages formed the Allied Shinobi Forces, Nagato and the others could only rely on their whims if they wanted to seize the Tailed Beasts.

Having run out of resources for a direct confrontation, the only option left is to remain hidden in the shadows, planning carefully before taking action.

But planning ahead and then taking action is never that easy.

Madara Uchiha's whereabouts and when he will appear are unknown, and it is even more unknown whether, as Obito predicted, Madara Uchiha will declare war on the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Before Madara Uchiha appeared, Nagato and the others had to do their best to avoid being tracked by the Allied Shinobi Forces in order to prevent themselves from engaging in battle with them too early.

More importantly, they currently have absolutely no way of obtaining any intelligence information.

Leaving the Akatsuki base in Amegakure meant abandoning the intelligence network.

We are completely in the dark about the situation in the ninja world and have no way of knowing anything about it.

"Oh dear, I didn't expect the Akatsuki members to look so downcast."

A sinister laugh suddenly echoed in the conference room.

Everyone was on guard.

Nagato stared coldly ahead: "Orochimaru, you stray dog, how dare you come looking for us?"

Orochimaru sneered, "A stray dog? Right now, you all look more like stray dogs than I do."

Konan flicked her sleeve, covering Orochimaru's body with a large number of explosive tags.

As Konan channeled her chakra, the explosive tag detonated instantly.

"We're all old friends who've worked together before, there's no need to greet me with explosive tags when we meet."

Orochimaru's voice remained calm amidst the explosions of the detonating tags.

Nagato and Obito's expressions became extremely solemn.

Orochimaru actually used Wood Release to block Konan's explosive tags.

Obito's eyes were filled with disbelief: "Orochimaru, you actually succeeded in transplanting Hashirama Senju's cells?!"

"Now that I possess abilities comparable to the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, am I qualified to cooperate with you?" Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.

Nagato sneered, "If your strength were comparable to Hashirama Senju, you wouldn't be seeking cooperation with us. Tell me, what is your purpose?"

"Ubuyashiki Yosuke! I believe you all know that Ubuyashiki Yosuke is hunting me down. He has an immortality that is even more unreasonable than Hidan's. His self-healing ability is something that even I, with my Sage Body, cannot match."

"You just want to cooperate with us to kill Ubuyashiki Yosuke?" Nagato didn't believe Orochimaru's nonsense at all.

"Of course, that's not all. If you're after the Ten-Tails, you'll inevitably become enemies with Madara Uchiha. What I want is Madara Uchiha's eyes!" Orochimaru revealed his true purpose.

Nagato gave Orochimaru a deep look: "As expected, you still covet the Rinnegan. If that's the case, why don't you go and cooperate with the more powerful Madara Uchiha to seize my Rinnegan?"

"As long as Obito Uchiha is by your side, it will be very difficult for me to take your Rinnegan. Moreover, Madara Uchiha is very strong, but his personality determines that he will never choose to cooperate with me. In comparison, cooperating with you is more realistic."

Even Orochimaru now finds Obito's Kamui extremely troublesome.

Orochimaru didn't genuinely want to cooperate with Nagato. Taking Nagato's Rinnegan would be easier than taking Madara's, but only if Obito wasn't by Nagato's side.

Moreover, there are now two opportunities. If Madara Uchiha is defeated by Nagato and the others, Orochimaru can seize Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan.

If I don't defeat Madara Uchiha, as long as I cooperate with Nagato and stay by his side, I will eventually find an opportunity.

It's safe to say that this collaboration is a sure win for Orochimaru.

"So what can you bring us? You know, Madara Uchiha has the Rinnegan, Wood Release, and the power of the Dragon Vein. Even Yosuke Ubuyashiki can fight him. We don't need to provoke such a powerful person for you."

"I can bring you three benefits. First, my combat strength. With my Wood Release, I believe you can also recognize my strength."

Nagato and Obito nodded. Orochimaru possessed Wood Release, which already placed him among the top tier of powerful individuals.

"The second benefit is my army of demons!"

"An army of demons?"

“That’s right. I obtained a portion of Yosuke Ubuyashiki’s flesh and blood, deciphered his genes, and transplanted them into my subordinates. They also gained the power of demons, and with my Heavenly Curse Seal, all of them have the strength of a first-stage Kage. There are thirty of them.”

Nagato and Obito were horrified. Thirty ninjas with the strength of the first Kage were still immortal like demons.

Chapter 353 Gambling

When they learned that Orochimaru possessed a demon army of 30 first-level Kage-level warriors who were fearless in the face of death, the people in the conference room were extremely shocked.

Even among the five great ninja villages, very few have reached the Kage level.

Although they are only at the initial Kage level, there are enough of them.

What Nagato and Obito found even more unbelievable was that the Demon Army was only ranked second, so wouldn't it be even more absurd to be ranked third?

Orochimaru was pleased with everyone's reaction and began to explain the third benefit of cooperating with him.

"The third benefit is that you should have heard of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, since you were once a member of Konoha like me, right?"

Obito stood up in shock, looking at Orochimaru in disbelief.

Nagato asked, "Obito, what is the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

Obito explained solemnly, "It is an S-rank forbidden technique invented by Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage of Konoha. It can summon the souls of long-dead ninjas back to the world and revive them in physical form. After revival, any injuries they suffer can be automatically healed, making them immortal beings as well."

Nagato looked at Orochimaru with an equally grave expression: "Is there a limit to the number of times this technique can be used?"

Obito shook his head and said, "There is no limit to the number, but it requires tissue from the corpse of a dead person to successfully summon it."

Nagato and Obito were quite wary; the Impure World Reincarnation technique was even more outrageous than Orochimaru's army of demons.

Because there's no limit to the number, and many powerful ninjas in the ninja world have already died, if all of these powerful ninjas were summoned...

Nagato and Obito wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

"So, am I qualified to cooperate with you now? Without me, you would only be able to hide in the shadows and watch other people's faces. Whether it's the Allied Shinobi Forces or Madara Uchiha, you would be no match for them."

But if I'm here, with my army of demons, my army of reanimated demons, and the allied ninja forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, they're nothing but a joke. Think it over; I await your good news.

After Orochimaru submerged into the ground, he disappeared without a trace.

Nagato's expression was uncertain, then she said, "Meeting adjourned."

Nagato was alone in his room, his eyes closed, lost in thought.

"Nagato, are you planning to cooperate with Orochimaru?"