Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

Orochimaru is very suitable for this mission both in terms of strength and personality.

Orochimaru left the Hokage's office and walked towards the first floor while opening the scroll to check its contents.

"Master Orochimaru!"

When the members of the negotiation team saw Orochimaru, they all greeted him.

Orochimaru nodded slightly in response and fixed his eyes on the shortest ninja in the audience.

Feeling the gaze on him, Shisui was a little confused. Orochimaru seemed to care about him particularly?

"If there is no problem, let's get ready to go." Orochimaru said, retracting his gaze.

The scroll that Sarutobi Hiruzen gave him contained information about the ninjas on the negotiation team.

So Orochimaru knew that Shisui was the new Root, a member of the training team.

Of course, the members of the training team are not worthy of Orochimaru's attention. There are other members of the training team in the negotiation team. The key point is that Shisui is still Mu Yue's disciple.

He really wanted to know whether Mu Yue had any information about his cooperation with Danzo Shimura.

Orochimaru was not simply afraid of the secret being discovered, he even hoped that Mu Yue had mastered the cooperation information.

There are only two possibilities for him to be able to carry out the mission safely now. The first one is very simple, Mu Yue has no information.

The second possibility is that Mu Yue may not be so resistant to human experiments, or she may have a good impression of him.

Orochimaru certainly hopes for the second possibility, because in this way he will have a new partner, and the new partner is far superior to Danzo Shimura in terms of strength and prospects.

In fact, Orochimaru has a great interest in Mu Yue himself. Hashirama Senju's cells have magical powers. Mu Yue has the potential to become the second Hashirama Senju. What will happen to his cells?

Chapter 660 Negotiation

The Land of Rain, Six Paths City.

After Orochimaru led his team into the city, they were quickly received by the Ninja Clan.

After all, the Shinobi Clan is the official ninja force of the Rain Country. Before Orochimaru and his men came, Sarutobi Hiruzen had contacted the Shinobi Clan and expressed his desire to resolve the issue through negotiations.

However, the Konoha ninjas on the negotiation team did not relax.

They knew that their demands were a bit excessive for the Ninja Clan, and their purpose meant that this negotiation would not be easy.

Taking into account that Orochimaru and his companions had traveled a long distance and were exhausted, the Ninja Clan first took them to the reception area to rest and explained the specific time of the negotiation meeting.

After resting for a while, Orochimaru called the members of the negotiation team together for a meeting and re-emphasized some things that needed attention.

"We must maintain a firm attitude and demonstrate our strength as the strongest ninja village," said Orochimaru.

If you want Sosuke to agree to the conditions, you must put enough pressure on him.

So even if Konoha is actually unable to send troops easily, they must show their momentum that if you dare not agree, I will directly send a large army to fight you.

"I wonder if the original history of the Ninja Clan was destroyed because of this reason." Shisui thought to himself.

From the history we know from Future Yamato, in addition to Mu Yue's death, there are three other noteworthy events, namely the Nine-Tails Rebellion that caused heavy losses to Konoha, the cruel Uchiha clan genocide, and the evil Akatsuki organization that lawlessly wreaked havoc on the ninja world.

According to their calculations, Mu Yue's death should have been changed.

As for the remaining three things, their idea is to try their best to change them if possible so that there will be fewer regrets in the future.

During the night of the Nine-Tails and the extermination of the Uchiha clan, Shisui and his men had ideas and took actions, but they could not think of how to change the evil Akatsuki organization, nor did they have the ability to change it for the time being.

There are many reasons, and one very practical reason is that we are not in the same country, which makes many things inconvenient.

Another thing is that this matter is extremely complicated.

Before the establishment of the Shinobi Clan, Yahiko and his gang founded the Akatsuki organization and worked for peace in the Rain Country. During this period, the Akatsuki organization was undoubtedly a kind ninja organization.

After the establishment of the Shinobi Sect, Yahiko Nagato became Sosuke's disciple, and all members of the Akatsuki organization joined the Shinobi Sect. The Rain Country temporarily no longer has the Akatsuki ninja organization. This is the current reality.

In the future where Naruto and his friends live, Akatsuki is an out-and-out evil ninja organization that not only steals the tailed beasts, but also kills people at will.

Based on the known information, Shisui and his colleagues speculated that the birth of the evil Akatsuki organization in later generations was most likely caused by the demise of the Ninja Clan during its development.

But Shisui and his companions are just a few Konoha jonin with some strength now. They have no ability to influence the existence or demise of ninja forces like the Shinobi Clan.

What’s even more terrible is that it was Konoha that had a conflict with the Ninja Clan.

As Konoha ninjas, shouldn't they help Konoha and stand on the side of the Ninja Clan?

The mission came suddenly, and Shisui was sent to the Rain Country before he had time to discuss it with Kakashi and the others.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Shinobi of the Ninja Sect arrived at the reception desk on time and led the Konoha negotiation team to the Shinobi Sect meeting room.

After arriving at the building, the assembled Ninja Clan negotiation team met the Konoha negotiation team.

The leading Shinobi stopped and gave a brief introduction to the Shinobi negotiation team.

Orochimaru took this opportunity to look at the ninjas of the Ninja Clan negotiation team.

The leader is Kakuzu, the second-in-command of the Ninja Clan.

Normally the leader would not personally participate in such negotiations, and letting Kakuzu participate was enough to show how seriously the Ninja Clan took the matter.

In addition to Kakuzu, Orochimaru discovered that Nagato, who was considered the greatest genius in the ninja world, was also there.

"Hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person. You are worthy of being the ninja given the title of the Three Ninjas by Hanzo. You have an extraordinary aura." Kakuzu said with a smile.

"No, I'm not as good as Senior Kakuzu. When you became famous in the ninja world, I hadn't yet completed my studies in the ninja school. It is an unexpected blessing for me to have a talk with you today." Orochimaru sneered back calmly.

If it was the previous Hanzo, then what Kakuzu said would be considered a compliment.

But later Hanzo betrayed them and was defeated by Sosuke, and now they are still in the Land of Rain, which is obviously a mockery of them for the fact that the three of them failed to defeat Hanzo back then.

So Orochimaru naturally wasn't praising Kakuzu for becoming famous early, but was instead scolding him for being an old man.

Kakuzu was not annoyed and walked into the meeting room calmly.

Orochimaru didn't say anything else and led the team into the meeting room.

Shisui originally wanted to sit in the middle of the long side of the conference table because he was too young and had little experience.

Before he could walk over, Orochimaru stopped him and placed him on his left side.

Although Shisui was not very clear about Orochimaru's intention, he still sat down as ordered, after all, Orochimaru was the captain.

"According to our investigation, our Konoha's former assistant Hokage was killed by your clan leader Sosuke while on a friendly visit to the Rain Village. May I ask, does the Ninja Clan want to go to war with Konoha?" Orochimaru took the initiative and asked with a grim expression.

Although Danzo Shimura went to the Rain Village on his own, he still had to say something that was in his favor during the negotiations.

From the time Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to resolve the issue through negotiations, Danzo Shimura was no longer acting on his own, but was making a "friendly visit" endorsed by the Konoha authorities.

Kakuzu almost laughed out of anger when he heard what Orochimaru said. A friendly assassination, right?

"So carrying out an assassination mission in Konoha is also considered a friendly visit? This is the first time I know this." Kakuzu smiled and his expression gradually became serious.

"Don't you know why Shimura Danzo was killed? He tried to assassinate our leader. Fortunately, our leader was more skilled and killed Shimura Danzo. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."

"Whether the Ninja Clan will go to war with Konoha is up to Konoha!"

If Kakuzu was present, he would definitely stop Sosuke from killing Danzo Shimura, but things have come to this point, and Sosuke has also stated that he has the ability to protect the Ninja Clan, so of course there is no need to give face to Konoha, just do it.

Orochimaru frowned slightly, feeling a little surprised.

The attitude of the Ninja Clan is too tough, even a little too tough.

A ninja organization with only a few hundred ninjas, even if the Rain Village is included, the number of ninjas would not exceed two thousand. How could they have the courage to challenge a behemoth like Konoha?

Not only does Konoha have more ninjas than the Shinobi Clan, but the quality of its ninjas is also far superior to a small force like the Shinobi Clan. It can be said that it is an all-round crusher.

Orochimaru was thinking quickly in his mind, as Kakuzu's much tougher attitude than he had expected disrupted his negotiation plans.

He originally wanted to use his power to force the Ninja Clan and Sosuke to submit, but Kakuzu seemed not afraid of going to war with Konoha.

This is a difficult situation, because Orochimaru cannot really declare war on the Ninja Clan on behalf of Konoha. He does not have the qualifications, and his mission does not allow him to do so.

"Oh, it seems that the Ninja Clan has been prepared for this." Orochimaru did not remain silent while thinking.

Silence at this time means being cowardly. Even if the negotiations break down, you must never be cowardly.

"Konoha has already prepared for this, right? We, the Ninja Clan, have been victims from the beginning to the end." Kakuzu sneered.

Orochimaru's frown deepened.

"Really? Our Konoha's current Hokage assistant, Hanyu Muyue, witnessed with his own eyes how Sosuke tried his best to kill Shimura Danzo, as if he was worried about leaving anyone alive."

Nagato:......

This would be a bit of torture for him in a sense.

"If you continue to distort the facts and evade the issue, there is no need to continue today's negotiations." Kakuzu vaguely sensed Orochimaru's bottom line.

Even though Orochimaru said some harsh words, he has not turned hostile despite Kakuzu's tough attitude. It is very likely that Orochimaru does not want to start a war either.

"If the Ninja Clan continues to be insincere, there is really no need to continue the negotiations. I will report the Ninja Clan's attitude to the Hokage truthfully." Orochimaru said calmly.

"For neutral organizations like the Ninja Clan, Konoha is willing to give them a chance, but Konoha won't always give them a chance."

The attitude of the Ninja Clan was really weird, and Orochimaru estimated that this mission would most likely fail.

"Now that we've come to this, let's stop beating around the bush and speak frankly." Seeing that Orochimaru was going to go for broke, Kakuzu decided to get things straight.

"Since you, Konoha, sent people to negotiate first, you probably don't want a war to happen. Just tell us what you want."

"A life for a life. If Sosuke commits suicide, Konoha will pretend that this incident never happened." Orochimaru thought about it and stated his request directly.

With Kakuzu's attitude, normal negotiations are impossible. If he doesn't speak up now, he will never have the chance to speak up again.

Whoops! !

A terrifying aura burst out from Nagato's body, and the powerful chakra created a strong wind that blew away all the information on the negotiation table.

Even though he knew that Mu Yue would be fine even if "Sosuke" committed suicide, Nagato still felt an inexplicable fire in his heart.

This reminded him of the time when the Ninja Clan was first established and he was lured and killed by Hanzo.

At that time, Hanzo was arrogant and tried to use the Ninja Clan as a threat to force Mu Yue to commit suicide.

At that time, Nagato could not control the power of the Rinnegan and his strength was not very strong. He still can't forget the feeling of powerlessness when Mu Yue was injured to save him.

Now Orochimaru is once again trying to force Mu Yue to commit suicide. How can Nagato not be angry?

"It's much stronger than before."

Shisui took Nagato as his imaginary enemy and found that even with the Mangekyō Sharingan, it would be difficult for him to defeat Nagato.

Because his Tsukuyomi may not have a good effect on Nagato, whose eyes are the legendary eyes of the immortal.

"Such a strong chakra." Orochimaru was surprised. He actually felt a strong threat from the young man Nagato.

Who is he? He is one of Konoha's top fighters. How old is Nagato? Fifteen? Or sixteen?

So terrifying, Orochimaru could only use this word to describe Nagato's ninja talent.

The title of the No. 1 genius in the ninja world, which seems to be a flattering title, seems to be well-deserved when it is given to Nagato.

"It seems that the Ninja Clan was indeed well prepared." Orochimaru said after looking at Nagato deeply.

"Nagato has a high sense of humour and can't stand jokes that are too vulgar. Please forgive me for that." Kakuzu said slowly.

Negotiation? What the hell!

The Ninja Clan could not do without anyone except Sosuke, let alone Sosuke himself. Kakuzu would never agree to such a stupid condition.

"So I can understand that the Ninja Clan refuses to resolve the problem through negotiations?" Orochimaru asked.

"As long as Konoha's demands remain unchanged, there is nothing to talk about." Kakuzu was too lazy to talk more with Orochimaru.

"Why don't you report to Sosuke first?"

It stands to reason that in such a major diplomatic event, none of the protagonists has the final say.

"You guys in Konoha are really nosy." Kakuzu did not answer Orochimaru's question.

The negotiations could no longer proceed at this point, so Kakuzu and Orochimaru stood up one after another, and their subordinates also stood up and left the meeting room.

Orochimaru did not return to the reception office of the Ninja Clan, but led the team directly back to Konoha.

It's not that they are worried that the Ninja Clan will do something sneaky to keep them here. When two armies are fighting, they don't kill the envoys, so the lives of the negotiators will generally not be endangered.

Orochimaru felt that the attitude of the Ninja Clan was too strange, and he needed to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen as soon as possible and then conduct an investigation.