Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

Bai Yu gradually sensed that Orochimaru treated him as an equal collaborator, rather than simply a disciple.

“Everyone has their own secrets. You probably don’t want others to know about the experiments you’ve been conducting, right?” Orochimaru smiled slightly. “I can assure you that my experiments are not aimed at Kushina or the Nine-Tails.”

Thank you!

For Bai Yu, this answer was enough.

Orochimaru's credibility is quite high at times.

Moreover, with the Eight-Tails' chakra, his success rate in advancing to the next level increased by 3%, bringing him one step closer to advancement.

Although it will take a considerable amount of time to improve his mental strength and physical constitution, his breathing technique is not far from the level of a Great Knight.

Kushina has recently reached the point of breaking through.

As his own strength increased, Bai Yu became more and more confident.

......

Sunagakure Village.

Behind the Fengying office building, on an open space, two figures, one tall and one short, were engaged in battle.

The short boy, about eleven or twelve years old, was manipulating two fully armed puppets, moving nimbly and freely around the field, constantly attacking the tall middle-aged man with ruthless and decisive moves, as if he wanted to kill him.

Judging from the battle, the middle-aged man was clearly stronger and seemed to handle the boy's attacks with ease.

The boy remained expressionless and calm throughout, making it difficult to discern any change in his emotions.

bass!

Two puppets attacked from the front and back, with eight sharp ninja swords spread out, forming an impenetrable net of swords as the puppets' arms swung rapidly.

Faced with such a rapid attack, the middle-aged man easily dodged it, and the two puppets almost collided.

The blades flashed, and sparks flew as they clashed.

Under the boy's control, the two puppets adjusted their positions and launched an attack again.

That's all for today.

The middle-aged man raised his hand.

However, the puppet controlled by the boy did not stop moving.

At this moment, the middle-aged man formed a hand seal, and the puppet's forward movement stopped abruptly. The ninja swords and senbon that had been shot out all lost their momentum in mid-air and fell to the ground with a clanging sound.

"Scorpion, it's already quite remarkable that you've mastered puppetry to this level. Don't push yourself too hard. Many Jonin can't control two puppets for as long as you can. Don't rush things about avenging your parents."

The middle-aged man advised, his white cloak, which had been fluttering in the wind due to the battle, rustling loudly. Embroidered on it were the five large characters "Third Generation Kazekage".

The two sides in the battle were the Third Kazekage and Sasori, the grandson of Chiyo.

After Chiyo and Shirasa died, Chiyo taught Sasori puppetry, and the Third Kazekage treated Sasori as a disciple and trained him carefully, spending time with him whenever he had time.

"Yes, thank you, Lord Kazekage." Sasori, who had been expressionless, revealed a gentle smile: "You've worked hard."

“You child, you’re always like this. I told you, you can call me teacher.” The Third Kazekage said helplessly, letting out a sigh. “Your talent in puppetry has already surpassed that of your parents. It’s a pity that if you could learn my Magnet Release technique, any magnetic weapon would be rendered ineffective, and killing White Fang would not be difficult.”

The Third Kazekage was deeply disappointed. If Sasori had learned his Magnet Release technique, he would have been the first choice to become the Fourth Kazekage.

Currently, in the entire village, only his disciple, Rasa, has made progress in learning the Magnet Release technique.

The Third Kazekage always felt guilty towards Sasori.

"I believe I can kill White Fang with puppetry, and... Lord Kazekage, you'll help me, won't you?"

Scorpion said with a confident expression.

“Of course, if I have the chance, I will help you kill White Fang!” The Third Kazekage nodded.

No matter how strong White Fang's swordsmanship is, encountering his Magnet Release is tantamount to cutting off one's own arm.

Unfortunately, White Fang would mostly only appear on the rear battlefield during the war to carry out internal sabotage.

If war breaks out with Konoha again, he, as the Third Kazekage, will have to go to the front lines to oversee the situation.

Who can blame them when Konoha has more powerful shinobi than Sunagakure in every generation?

If the continuous weakening of Konoha cannot be completed, and when Konoha produces figures like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha again, Sunagakure will be finished!

"Thank you, Lord Kazekage."

Scorpion said gratefully.

"I'm exhausted after training all afternoon. Let's take a break," the Third Kazekage sighed, returning to the Kazekage Building with Sasori.

The Third Kazekage entered his office, only to find that Sasori had not followed him, but had instead gone into the break room next door.

"This child."

The Third Kazekage felt a warmth in his heart. Sasori always made him tea after practicing with him. He was truly a sensible and filial child.

A moment later, Sasori brought a teacup to the Third Kazekage.

"Lord Kazekage, please."

"Hmm." The Third Kazekage smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and suddenly frowned.

Scorpion's heart tightened, his hands clenched tightly behind his back, and he asked in confusion:

"what happened?"

The Third Kazekage nodded: "It tastes a little more bitter than usual, but it's still quite delicious."

Scorpion smiled and said, "Perhaps I put in too much tea."

"Then we'll use more tea leaves next time."

"Yes!"

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[Chapter 82, "Dragon Transformation Grass"]

Below the dark and damp cave lies a deep pool of water.

Bang!

A cloud of smoke rose, and a man and a woman appeared. They were Shiraha and Kushina, who had entered Ryuchi Cave through the summoning scroll.

Whoosh—!

Suddenly, a large amount of water in the pool was stirred up, and a giant dark blue snake emerged from the water—it was the Green Snake.

"Bai Yu, what brings you here?"

The green snake lowered its head and asked in confusion.

"Green Snake, long time no see." Bai Yu greeted Green Snake with a smile: "Didn't you say last time that there is a special plant in Dragon Cave that can stabilize the natural energy in your snake-like creatures? I came here this time for that."

"Didn't I tell you? Xin Ya has basically monopolized all the 'Dragon Transformation Grass'. Even the hot-tempered Ten Thousand Snakes don't dare mess with him. Xin Ya even ignores the White Snake Immortal's words. You want to provoke him?!"

The Green Snake's deep, magnetic voice carried a hint of confusion.

Last time, it only mentioned the "Dragon Transformation Grass" to Bai Yu and explained the danger of it. It didn't expect Bai Yu to still dare to come.

"Of course, I've made thorough preparations this time."

Bai Yu affirmed.

He had previously asked the Green Snake if there were any fire-attribute snakes in Dragon Cave, and the Green Snake had mentioned a giant snake named Xinya.

It is said that Xinya is very powerful and has a reverse scale. Generally, only giant snakes with bad tempers have reverse scales, and Xinya is the worst-tempered among them, making it very dangerous.

The snakes of Ryuchi Cave need to continuously increase the natural energy within their bodies and accumulate chakra to improve their strength, which will gradually increase their size.

Therefore, in Ryuchi Cave, the size of snakes is basically equivalent to their strength.

The most basic ways to increase body size are sleeping and eating.

However, each snake has different talents and different potential.

Those with poor talent have a low potential and may stop growing at a certain size. Although they may have more intelligence than ordinary wild animals, they cannot have the ability to speak.

Those with strong talent are like the Green Snake, the Ten Thousand Snakes, and the Sinful Fang.

When natural energy accumulates to a certain level within the body and is completely transformed into Sage Chakra, the giant serpent gains the ability to transform into human form.

The greatest dream of all the snakes in Ryuchi Cave is to transform into dragons.

According to the Green Snake's description, the dragons recorded in the Dragon Cave are different from the Eastern and Western dragons he remembers.

However, appearance is not the point; it's actually about the elevation of one's level of life.

The larger the snake, the more natural energy it contains, and the longer it can survive. However, with more natural energy, it becomes more difficult to control.

Taking "Dragon Transformation Grass" can not only stabilize natural energy, but also accelerate the accumulation of natural energy.

However, "Dragon Transformation Grass" takes hundreds of years to mature, so it has no effect on snakes that have reached a certain level.

Therefore, for the White Snake Immortal and the three great goddesses, "Dragon Transformation Grass" was nothing more than weeds.

For giant snakes like Wanshe and Xinya, who are only one step away from transforming into human form, the effect of "Dragon Transformation Grass" is mediocre, barely better than nothing.

However, for the green snake, which is still growing, and the white snake, which is in its juvenile stage, the "Dragon Transformation Grass" is extremely effective.

Unfortunately, the powerful giant snakes in Ryuchi Cave all have their own territories.

Xin Ya does not eat "Dragon Transformation Grass," but it also does not allow other snakes to enter its territory without permission.

As for picking "Dragon Transformation Grass," that's practically suicide.

Internal strife is not prohibited in Yongji Cave, and incidents of killing one's own kind occur frequently.

Bai Yu came to Ryuchi Cave this time for two reasons. Firstly, the progress of snake cell fusion was too slow, and he wanted to obtain cells from other large snakes, with Xin Ya being one of his main targets.

On the other hand, it's also because Kushina has reached a bottleneck.

Bai Yu himself was only one step away from becoming a Great Knight, so he needed to start preparing for the blood soaking.

Shinya is a top-tier giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave, possessing fire-attribute abilities and the ability to release a liquid that petrifies living beings.

Therefore, Bai Yu was very attracted to Xin Ya, and he was also very interested in the "Dragon Transformation Grass".

Giant snakes that grow reverse scales are usually extremely irritable, but according to their habits, they become docile once the reverse scales are removed.