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"My God!"

These ninjas were originally from the Raikage village.

"What on earth happened? Are we still near the Hidden Lightning Village? Could it be a space-time ninjutsu?" The ninja next to him had a shocked expression on his face.

"I remember this place should be a training ground for adults, and there should be a big waterfall here too!"

"What a terrifying battle it must have been to create such a scene."

"Look! There seems to be someone over there?" a sharp-eyed ninja exclaimed. The group immediately sprang into action.

"Hey! Raikage-sama! Quick, the medical team!" They had come from the Hidden Lightning Village, so they arrived at the position the Raikage and his men were holding immediately.

"Rescue!"

"Hurry up and save people!"

The people behind them quickly got to work.

"This is... bigger than an adult!"

"what happened!"

The people around them got busy.

"Cough cough!" Killer Bee coughed a few times. As someone who already possessed a tailed beast, his recovery ability was much higher than others. With the help of the medical ninja next to him, he had barely recovered his spirits.

"Who are you! Are you from the village? Quick, there are four other Kage over there, and Kitahara Kaede! Hurry!" Killer Bee managed to say, followed by a series of violent coughing sounds.

"What! The Kage of the Four Great Ninja Villages! And Lord Kitahara!" The ninja standing nearby was filled with shock.

"Master!" Killer Bee coughed violently a few times before he realized what was happening.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll arrange it right away. You should rest and recover quickly!"

"Hey, you guys go over there and support our comrades from the other ninja villages!" he shouted immediately. Killer Bee felt a sense of relief upon hearing the other's voice, but that relief caused him to faint again.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Orochimaru's face showed a look of shock. In front of him, Kitahara Kaede's clone disappeared. It should be noted that this clone was only here to check on the progress of his experiment and had almost no energy.

He immediately realized that something serious had happened and hurriedly tried to communicate with Kitahara Kaede using the communication device he had left with him, but received no response.

"What happened? Is it the Otsutsuki? Kitahara-kun said the Otsutsuki are no match for him, or is there an error in the report, or is the information incomplete? This is really a headache!"

"Manda! Come forth!" Orochimaru formed hand seals, and soon a giant python appeared in front of him.

"What is it, Orochimaru!" The other party's tone was clearly displeased. Ever since that Kitahara Kaede appeared, Orochimaru had stopped offering sacrifices when asking him to do things. And that human was so terrifying that even the White Snake Sage didn't dare to provoke him.

"I need your help with something! Something seems to have happened in the Hidden Lightning Village, and I'd like to find out what's going on!"

"Is it really such a small matter?" Manda said unhappily.

“This matter is very important, and it even involves Kitahara-kun, so I hope to know the news as soon as possible!” Orochimaru said.

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"Is that so!" Manda was clearly startled when he heard Kitahara Kaede's name, and his tone was no longer as casual as before.

“I will inquire about it, and if there are any developments later, I will communicate with you through reverse spirit communication,” Wanshe said.

"Alright!" Orochimaru said, ending the summoning immediately without waiting for the other party to say anything more.

"Damn it, he's getting more and more disrespectful to me," Wan She thought with a grim expression, but he still immediately tried to contact their network.

On the other side, the village of Rainin looked quite miserable. The entire village was busy with preparations, and many people could be seen with layers of bandages wrapped around their bodies.

And all of these people are at the Kage level.

..... ... .......

"How is it?" Kakashi, who was always late, stood in the ward and asked the medical ninja next to him with some concern.

"Lord Kitahara is still unconscious. Lady Tsunade has already treated his external injuries, but he has not yet woken up," the medical ninja beside him said immediately.

"He hasn't woken up yet? He was clearly unharmed, how could this be?" Kakashi's face showed worry.

"Whoosh!" Another beam of light appeared, and the number of people from the Lightning Village increased significantly in an instant. Standing at the front was Zabuza from the Water Village.

"How is it?!" Zabuza rushed to his own Kage as soon as he arrived.

"Lord Mizukage may be experiencing some difficulties with his movements, but with his strength, I believe he will recover quickly," said the medical ninja beside him.

"Alright, thank you for your help during this time. Now you can leave this to the people of our Water Village!" Zabuza said, and the other party nodded and left.

The other villages are doing much the same thing as the Water Ninja Village. Although it is a time of peace, each village clearly trusts its own people more.

"Give the Mizukage another check-up!" Zabuza immediately ordered the medical ninjas he had brought.

"Cough cough, no need! Don't worry, if the people from the Lightning Ninja Village wanted to make a move, I wouldn't be alive now. The key is how things are now. You should go and see for yourselves! Chojuro, you go back to the village and stabilize it so things don't descend into chaos!" the Mizukage said.

Chapter 617 Kitahara Kaede's Condition

Chojuro was also seriously injured, but his condition was much better than that of the Mizukage. After all, due to the formation, the higher one's strength, the more severe the injury. As soon as he woke up, he immediately stood guard here.

At the time, the Mizukage didn't say anything because the situation was unclear. Now that Zabuza has brought so many people, there's nothing to worry about, so naturally, he needs to make arrangements for what to do next.

"What about Kitahara Kaede? How is he doing now?" the Mizukage asked again.

"The situation is unclear! It's said he's still unconscious, but his life isn't in danger. However, those Konoha people seem very nervous; the entire Raikage is practically filled with Konoha people," Chojuro said.

"Is that so! Zabuza, go and visit him. Make sure you understand Kitahara Kaede's current situation. By the way, don't go looking for trouble. There can't be any conflict. Tell him that if he needs anything, our Mizukage will fully cooperate!" the Mizukage said. Almost every village's Kage made the same decision.

This battle gave them a deeper understanding of the Otsutsuki clan. They realized that it was a force not to be underestimated, and that no one except Kitahara Kaede could stop it. Ensuring Kitahara Kaede's safety was now the most important thing for the entire ninja world.

"Lord Mizukage, your safety is the most important thing right now," Zabuza said from the side.

"Kitahara Kaede's safety is more important than mine! Go," the Mizukage said.

Zabuza hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed and went to Konoha.

In fact, it was the closest location in the Hidden Lightning Village to the Raikage and his group. Everyone knew how important Kitahara Kaede was. Right now, the area where Kitahara Kaede and his group were located was full of people from Konoha, including the Legendary Sannin, Kakashi, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Some of the more famous people from Konoha were all here.

They looked around nervously, not allowing anyone to approach except for those from Konoha themselves.

"Halt! Who goes there!" Before Zabuza even got close, someone was already watching him cautiously.

“I am Zabuza! From the Mizugakure. I came here to see Kitahara Kaede,” Zabuza said.

"Lord Kitahara Kaede is currently refusing to see guests. Please wait a while!" the ninja replied skillfully. In fact, this situation had occurred more than dozens of times before.

"Please pass on my message that it was the Mizukage who sent me to visit!" Zabuza said. With the Mizukage mentioned, this was no longer just a simple visit; it even involved two ninja villages.

"I understand. I'll contact the people above later, but please leave now!" the man replied somewhat curtly.

Zabuza's expression changed; this was practically a slap in the face to their Mizunin Village. However, remembering the Mizukage's warning, he suppressed his anger.

"Please contact them now. I've worked with Lord Kitahara Kaede and his group before, and I also know Kakashi and his group from your village!" Zabuza said again.

Hearing that the other party knew Kitahara Kaede and Kakashi, the expression on his face relaxed slightly: "My lord, Kitahara Kaede's information is currently under the highest level of confidentiality, so I cannot make the decision. However, I can help you contact other people!"

"..."

“Let’s go back. Kitahara Kaede’s information is completely kept secret right now. There are only a few people in Konoha who can see him,” Kakashi said to Zabuza.

"Is there really no chance? I can't explain this to the Mizukage. Others may not know, but you should know that the Mizukage has always cared for and supported Kitahara Kaede!" Zabuza said.

Kakashi simply shook his head.

Seeing this, Zabuza had no choice but to return and report to Mei Terumi.

After Zabuza finished explaining the situation, Mei Terumi remained unusually silent for a while.

"You said you saw Kakashi, how was he?" the Mizukage asked.

"It's alright. It's similar to what happened to me back then. I'm not particularly emotional, but I'm not particularly sad either," Zabuza said after thinking for a moment.

"The lack of particular sadness suggests that Kitahara Kaede is alright, but that doesn't make sense either. If Kitahara Kaede were alright, Konoha wouldn't be so strict! So, something must have happened to Kitahara Kaede. What could it be?"

"Zabuza! Catch that dragonfish from our village and send it to Kitahara Kaede!" the Mizukage suddenly said to Zabuza.

"Yes! Yes! That dragonfish!" Zabuza's face showed shock. This dragonfish was the most precious thing in the Water Village. It could greatly increase chakra and also had extremely terrifying healing effects. There were only three left in the Water Village now, and ordinary people could hardly even see one.

“That’s right! Kitahara Kaede’s situation is of great importance. If this thing can help him, then it will be of the best use.” Mizukage said.

"Go!" the Mizukage said to Zabuza once more, and only then did Zabuza walk out.

Meanwhile, after Zabuza left, several small snakes flicked their tongues and crept stealthily toward Kitahara Kaede's location.

"Whoosh!" A kunai pierced through the body of a white snake in an instant.

"Lord Orochimaru, now that you're here, don't hide like this!" Kakashi said.

He had already drawn a kunai and assumed a fighting stance, even revealing his Sharingan. He had also secretly notified the Konoha leadership inside, after all, the person who had come was none other than the legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, who had betrayed Konoha in the past.

"Whoosh!" Before Orochimaru could say anything, two figures landed beside him, one of whom was Tsunade.

"Long time no see, Tsunade!" Orochimaru greeted her with a smile.

"What are you doing here!" Tsunade said rudely.

"Come and see Kitahara-kun! It looks like the situation isn't good! May I see Kitahara-kun?" Orochimaru said.

"No!" Tsunade refused outright.

"Hmm? It seems the situation is more serious than I thought. Can I contact Kitahara Kaede? The thing he asked me to do is finally showing some progress!" Orochimaru said, throwing a small medicine bottle at Tsunade.

"No!" Tsunade took the small medicine bottle but refused decisively.

"Hmm! Is Kitahara Kaede in such bad condition? He's already unconscious!" Orochimaru's expression also turned somewhat grim.

"Orochimaru, you'd better leave quickly, you're not welcome here!" Tsunade's expression turned even uglier. She hadn't expected that the other party would guess some of the situation with just a few words.

"It seems my preparations were correct!" Orochimaru swung his hand forward once again.

"This is my latest research result. Using this thing has an extremely good restorative effect. As a medical ninja, you should be able to understand that!" Orochimaru said.

Chapter 618 Orochimaru's Methods

"What do you mean?!" Tsunade looked at the other person.

"Nothing much! However, I've spotted some Otsutsuki. I don't know the specifics, but they seem to be searching for something, and they're almost ignoring the creatures around them because of it," Orochimaru said.

"Otsutsuki!" Tsunade's expression turned quite grim, and she even clenched her fists tightly.

“This matter is too important. I will call the other Kage to discuss it. I hope you can tell me about it,” Tsunade said.

“No problem, but I still hope to resolve Kitahara Kaede’s matter as soon as possible. After all, he is the key to this matter. And you don’t need to be so cautious. With the threat of the Otsutsuki, if Kitahara Kaede is well, then the ninja world is well. No one will be so heartless as to attack Kitahara Kaede,” Orochimaru said.

"We'll discuss this later!" Tsunade said.

Tsunade mentally scrutinized Orochimaru's words. He seemed sincere in both his words and actions, but she dared not easily believe him, given the possibility of betrayal, and Kitahara Kaede's matter was far too important.

Orochimaru and Tsunade's clones went to a meeting, while Tsunade's main body carefully sensed the medicine Orochimaru had brought. As a top-tier medical ninja, she could at least determine that it was indeed a healing medicine with excellent recovery effects, but she didn't know if it had any side effects.

"Lady Tsunade!" Kakashi walked in, holding a small-looking fish in his hand.

"This is! A dragonfish from the Hidden Water Village!" Tsunade exclaimed with surprise. She knew about this creature, but because of its rarity and strict control over the Hidden Water Village, it was rarely seen on the market.

Even a Kage-level assassin skilled in stealth tried to steal it, but the Water Village preferred to destroy it rather than let an outsider get it. It is said that there are not many left now, and there may not even be any.

"That's great! With this, Kitahara Kaede will definitely get better!" Tsunade's face showed a relaxed expression, and she casually put the medicine in Orochimaru's hand aside.

"Leave it to me! It's said that eating this raw is the most effective way to eat it!" A small knife appeared in Tsunade's hand, and the knife spun rapidly. The fish was still trembling when the flesh on its body was already sliced ​​into pieces.

Tsunade carefully took out a piece, then tore off a fingernail-sized piece and placed it on her lips.

After chewing for a while.

"Don't worry, there's no poison in it, and the effect is much better than I expected. My internal injuries have improved a lot." Tsunade walked to Kitahara Kaede's side and quickly put the fish slices into Kitahara Kaede's mouth.

Unfortunately, Kitahara Kaede didn't make any move at the moment, but Tsunade had a way. She placed her hand near Kitahara Kaede's mouth, and her chakra pulverized the fish slice into small pieces, which were then slowly fed into Kitahara Kaede's mouth.

Using the same method, the entire fish was already inside Kitahara Kaede's stomach in no time. At this moment, he could feel the surrounding chakra rapidly gathering into Kitahara Kaede's body.

"Great!" Tsunade's face lit up with excitement upon seeing this. This stuff was much better than she had imagined; it truly lived up to its reputation as the most top-tier healing medicine in the Water Village.

The busyness lasted for a while and then completely dissipated, but Kitahara Kaede remained unchanged.

"This!" Tsunade's expression changed, and she examined Kitahara Kaede once again.

"Strange, how could this be? I can't see any physical injuries anymore, but he just hasn't woken up. Could it be some kind of psychological trauma?"

Tsunade's face showed an expression of annoyance.

Then, he suddenly paused, and his expression changed several times.

"No! We can't let Kitahara Kaede fall into a deep sleep any longer, or the entire ninja world will be in danger." Tsunade said, looking at the medicine Orochimaru had left behind. She had just received information that the Otsutsuki clan seemed to be urgently searching for something.

Moreover, the other party has already carelessly exposed their whereabouts, so there must be something important that requires Kitahara Kaede to step forward.