Orochimaru, running away with a bucket

"Orochimaru, you're here."

Danzo Shimura was sitting at his desk, processing the document with a seal in his hand, his face slightly dark as if someone owed him money.

"Didn't you get any information?"

Orochimaru could tell from Danzo Shimura's expression that this operation would end in failure again.

It seems like the Sky Ninja is testing Konoha's bottom line again and again, often attacking members of the Konoha patrol, as if he is using this method to make a name for himself.

"Everyone we captured committed suicide, and we couldn't get any valuable information from their bodies."

Danzo Shimura's face became even darker. He had failed to get the exact location of the Sky Ninja Base Camp after several operations. How could his face be good?

As the head of the Anbu training department, he felt ashamed. If he knew the base camp of the Sky Ninja, he would definitely lead his men to kill them.

"Did he commit suicide by taking poison... Is the purpose of the Sky Ninja to use Konoha to gain fame?"

Orochimaru personally cannot understand this behavior, but considering that there are many organizations that do this, it is not impossible.

Her beloved teacher Sarutobi had been assassinated by some organizations more than once.

No one hired them simply because assassinating the Hokage of Konoha was enough to make them famous. Whether they failed or succeeded was not important to them. What mattered was that they did have the courage to assassinate the Hokage of Konoha.

"That's the only possibility. Like a swarm of annoying flies."

Danzo Shimura frowned, he was extremely annoyed with the Aerial Ninjas. What he least wanted to see now was those big flies wearing flying machines.

"Aren't the Aburame clan's parasites capable of tracking down enemies?"

Orochimaru remembered that Aburame Shisuke participated in this operation. With the tracking ability of the Aburame clan, they should be able to track the enemy to their base camp.

"I thought I could leave someone alive, but I didn't expect the air ninja bound by the nesting slime to commit suicide. I was careless."

Danzo Shimura sighed, thinking that he had made a big mistake in judgment in this action.

"Judging from the number of actions taken by the Sky Ninja, I'm afraid they won't stop harassing Konoha."

Orochimaru thought about what the Sky Ninja had been doing all along, which was to rely on air superiority to launch harassing attacks on Konoha.

Since the discovery of the existence of the Sūnin, the Sūnin have attacked Konoha no less than a dozen times, and it is possible that they will attack Konoha again at any time.

Orochimaru couldn't understand why the Sky Ninjas from the Five Major Ninja Villages had to make things difficult for Konoha.

Why don't you go and cause trouble for Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure?

The Cloud Village people are just a bunch of ruffians who you can't mess with, right?

Kirigakure is not only a remote place but also extremely closed.

Let's look at Iwagakure. If the Sky Ninja were to cause trouble for Iwagakure...

Hmm...all-you-can-eat Rock Cannon?

Volume 101: Chapter : Money Moves the Heart

"Orochimaru, what do you think of the air ninja?"

Danzo Shimura suddenly asked, he really wanted to know what Orochimaru thought of the Sky Ninja.

"If we know the base camp of the Sky Ninja, I suggest sending a large number of ninjas to completely destroy them to prevent future troubles."

Orochimaru recalled the actions of the Sky Ninja time and time again, and always felt that the Sky Ninja's purpose was not just to become famous, but there were deeper reasons, perhaps a conspiracy that they were unaware of.

"That's right! We should eliminate those flies before they cause a bigger crisis!"

Danzo Shimura clenched his fists. It was obvious that Orochimaru's words resonated with him. This was also his idea. He suspected that there must be other reasons for the repeated attacks of the Sky Ninja, and it was very likely a conspiracy against Konoha.

"Even you, Orochimaru, understand this truth, so why doesn't Hiruzen understand it? If he had allowed me to deploy more manpower, we wouldn't have been unable to find the base camp of the Sky Ninja until now!"

boom--!

Shimura Danzo slammed his hand on the desk.

"Ninja villages from all over the world have always viewed Konoha as a potential enemy. Will Konoha's big move touch their sensitive nerves? Sarutobi-sensei might think so. Sarutobi-sensei doesn't want to destroy the peace of Konoha."

Orochimaru could probably guess what Sarutobi-sensei was thinking.

"That's just a false peace! It's unknown how long such peace can last! Why doesn't Hiruzen understand?"

Upon hearing this, Danzo Shimura became even more furious. He wanted to destroy the Sky Ninja not for himself but for Konoha. He had money now and didn't care about the position of Hokage's assistant at all. If it wasn't for Konoha, he would have quit long ago!

So complicated……

Orochimaru looked at the furious Danzo Shimura and felt that he should not have come to the Root base.

You said it’s no use complaining to me!

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The warm bathroom was filled with steam, and the cold white arm with a hint of pink was placed on the edge of the bathtub. The water with apple-flavored carbonated bath salts was light green and bubbling. At first glance, it was easy to mistake it for some kind of apple-flavored soda.

I'm a little sleepy... It's okay to just take a nap for a while, right?

Orochimaru squinted his eyes and felt a little sleepy. He succumbed to the sleepiness and fell asleep while listening to the sound of water splashing beside him.

Tsunade, who was staying at Orochimaru's house tonight, was sitting under the shower. She turned off the shower and applied shampoo on her long light yellow hair. She wanted to ask Orochimaru to help her wash the foam off her hair, but then she saw Orochimaru sleeping in the bathtub.

"Falling asleep again!"

Tsunade looked at Orochimaru with resentment.

You said you would wash my hair? Why did you fall asleep?

Tsunade had no choice but to wash her hair herself. Looking at the sleeping Orochimaru, his eyes quickly swept over her, then he looked down at himself and suddenly felt that he was still pretty good.

Tsunade reached out to wake Orochimaru, and when her hand was about to touch her shoulder, a bold idea came to her mind.

"Whee!"

Tsunade showed her signature smile, a malicious grin.

Shortly after……

"Is it okay for you to do this?"

Hinata Mio looked at Orochimaru, who was wearing the snake stuffed pajamas by Tsunami, and was a little worried that she would be angry when she woke up.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine! I used to secretly change Orochimaru into pajamas when he was asleep. Back then, they were cow pajamas."

Tsunade said with a smile, her eyes full of satisfaction, as if she was saying to Hinata Mio, "You can't compare to the relationship between me and Orochimaru!"

Hinata Mio didn't care about it. When she knew that this was not the first time Tsunade had done this, she went back to her room to rest.

Tsunade looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction, carried Orochimaru to the bed, held her in her arms like a pillow, and sighed comfortably.

The nights in the Land of Waves are as lively as the days. The nightlife here is very rich, and the food from the sea has been cooked into many dishes by the people of the Land of Waves.

It is said that this snack recipe was casually written by a writer named Miya. After being improved by the people of Wave Country, it became more suitable for their appetite and that of the merchants who came here to purchase goods.

Due to the poison sac of the black salamander implanted in his body, Hanzo had trouble eating. No one was willing to talk to the strange man wearing a snorkel if they wanted to get some information.

As a last resort, Hanzo used the transformation technique to disguise himself and inquired about people's work at the White Snake Medical Technology Company. The answers he received were highly consistent. They believed that the country of waves was what it is today, not because of the great daimyo who was high above them and only knew how to exploit them, but because they were lucky. The White Snake Medical Technology Company developed in the country of waves and took them to take off together.

The people of Wave Country are sincerely grateful to White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company and are very hostile to anyone who wants to target the company.

Hanzo even sensed murderous intent from them, which showed how important White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company was to them.

The next day, a ray of sunlight shone through the curtains onto Orochimaru's face. Orochimaru looked at Tsunade, who was sleeping in a terrible posture. He struggled to pull her off his body, sat up, and found that something was wrong with his body.

Is this White Snake’s doll pajamas?

It's been so long, Tsunade still remembers...

Orochimaru didn't even need to guess to know that it was Tsunade who secretly changed her into this pajamas after she slept in the bathtub last night. If it were Hinata Mio, she would not do such a childish thing.

"Hehe, it suits you very well!"

Tsunade looked at Orochimaru with satisfaction. From behind, he looked like a white snake with its body raised high.

"Really... I think it suits me."

Orochimaru turned around, his entire face right in the snake's gaping mouth. The snake's tail dragging on the ground swayed a bit. He put one hand on his waist, raised his head slightly and said, "Rather than calling it a snake, it's better to call it a dragon that has shed its skin and transformed."

"Pfft hahaha!"

Tsunade looked at Orochimaru's actions and burst out laughing.

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Hanzo once again came to the office of the president of White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company. Although hope was slim, he still tried his best to change the future of his hometown.

"Mr. Hanzo, our company is willing to build a factory and transportation hub in the Rain Country."

"Transportation hub?"

Hanzo knew about the factory, but this was the first time he had heard the term transportation hub.

Qinghe explained what the transportation hub was used for, and also talked about what the factory to be built in the Rain Country would be used to produce and how many workers would be needed.

Hanzo was overjoyed. Given the conditions in the Rain Country, he didn't have much hope. The White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company's willingness to build factories and transportation hubs in the Rain Country would undoubtedly bring considerable income to the Rain Country and change people's impoverished lives.

"Mr. Hanzo, this is a contract I drafted on the spur of the moment. Please review it. As the leader of the Rain Country, you should be able to make the decision, right?"

Qinghe handed a contract to Hanzo, and said with a polite smile: "If you are satisfied, I think we can sign the contract today."

Hanzo carefully read the contract, which was a contract for White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company to build a factory and transportation hub in the Rain Country. Once the factory and transportation hub were completed, a large number of ninjas and people from the Rain Country would be needed as employees, and the salary offered was quite high in his opinion.

However, according to his understanding during his visit, the treatment given in the contract is slightly inferior to that of the civilians in the Land of Waves, which is understandable and acceptable.

Considering how difficult it is to build a factory in the war-torn Rain Country, this kind of treatment is already very generous.

Most people in the Rain Country, no, the vast majority of people would find it difficult to earn this amount.

The salary is calculated on an hourly basis at 120 taels per hour. The basic working hours are 8 hours a day, with no overtime. In case of emergency, the overtime wage is 3 times. The money earned in a month is enough for food and drink for a family of five, and a lot of money can be saved.

This is just the money earned by one person. If a whole family, both husband and wife work in a factory or a transportation hub, you can imagine how their living conditions would change.

(1 ryo ≈ 10 yen. In real life, the hourly wage offered by White Snake Medical Technology Company is much higher than the minimum wage in Japan. Considering the poor location of the Rain Country, such a salary can be said to be given out of consideration for Hanzo. In the Rain Country, most people don't have enough to eat, so they will rush to do any job that can provide them with enough food but no salary.)

Hanzo confirmed that there were no problems with the contract and signed his name on two copies. He carefully tucked the contracts into his arms and asked with a hint of impatience, "President Qinghe, when will your company go to the Land of Rain to build a factory and transportation hub? I will lead the ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village to provide full protection."

"Don't worry, Mr. Hanzo. The person in charge will go to the Rain Country after preparations are made. Before that, our company hopes that Mr. Hanzo will help us hire a group of workers to build factories and transportation hubs."

Qinghe clapped his hands, and the president's secretary came forward with a suitcase and put it on the desk with a heavy sound.

???

Hanzo was slightly startled when he heard the voice. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the president's secretary open the suitcase, and the golden light illuminated his face.

"This……"

Hanzo's eyes widened a little, and his breathing became much louder. He was dazed by the glittering gold in the suitcase, and his brain froze at this moment.

Hanzo came back to his senses, looked at Qinghe and stammered, "President Qinghe, this... this is..."

"This is the workers' and your wages. Now, Mr. Hanzo, I'll trouble you with this matter. The person in charge will arrive in the Rain Country soon, and I'll trouble you to take good care of it."

Qinghe said with a smile.

Sometimes money is worth a thousand words and can solve most problems. If there are problems that cannot be solved, it is time for Mr. Kakuzu and his Ibri clan to take the stage.

"Mr. Qinghe, please leave it to me."

Hanzo was so excited and moved at this moment. All his worries were shattered by this box of gold.

Now, the workers’ wages are all given to him, so how can the company’s people not go to the Rain Country?

Lord Orochimaru's method is really effective!

Qinghe looked at Hanzo who was completely convinced by the gold, and thought about how Lord Orochimaru used money to convince Kakuzu. He suddenly felt that the feeling of using money to win people over was so cool!

PS:

Qinghe gave Hanzo gold because of the special geographical location of the Rain Country. Money from different countries needs to be exchanged in advance if it is to be used in different countries.

Precious metals like gold are hard currency and can be used in any country.

All major countries in the Naruto world have banks, and there should also be places to exchange money from various countries on the black market. You can refer to the real world for this.

Volume 102: Chapter Intelligence and Conspiracy

In the Raikage's office, Ai was holding a scroll that was extremely small compared to his palm, looking at the information recorded on the scroll.

The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki Uzumaki Mito, the wife of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama...