Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

Because this just shows that there is a possibility of cooperation between him and Mu Yue, otherwise Mu Yue would have brought him to justice long ago.

"There's no need to say such boring things. You know, if I had this idea, you wouldn't be able to stand in front of me and talk like this." Mu Yue replied.

"So, Mu Yue-kun, do you want to cooperate with me like you did with Danzo?"

At this moment, Orochimaru really hoped that Mu Yue was not so outstanding. Mu Yue was so outstanding that he was not sure if his research could attract Mu Yue.

The ultimate goal of the research on Hashirama's cells is just to reproduce the vitality and wood release power of Senju Hashirama. Mu Yue can grow into the next Senju Hashirama on her own, so she may not be interested in Hashirama's cells.

"We can discuss cooperation, but I have some requirements," Mu Yue said.

Mu Yue was a little afraid of Orochimaru. He was too troublesome and yet had a strong vitality.

Orochimaru was largely to blame for the Fourth Ninja World War.

If Orochimaru hadn't brought the Impure World Reincarnation out of Konoha, Kabuto would never have become a master of dreams.

If Mu Yue wanted to kill Orochimaru now, she had the ability to do so, but there was no need for that.

Orochimaru is not as extremely cold-blooded as he is in later generations, and they do not have any substantial conflicts of interest, so Mu Yue is more inclined to cooperate in transformation.

To put it bluntly, Orochimaru just wants to live forever, so Mu Yue can give him some help so that he can avoid taking detours.

During the Fourth War, Orochimaru was able to change his ways without anyone's persuasion. Mu Yue didn't believe that he couldn't suppress Orochimaru.

"What request?" Orochimaru asked curiously.

As long as it does not affect his plan of immortality, Orochimaru doesn't care and can support Mu Yue to become Hokage.

"You must let me know about your experiments, and you cannot capture civilians as test subjects."

Resources cannot be wasted. Before Obito and Shisui complete their training, research on Hashirama's cells is very important.

"Are these the only two?"

Orochimaru was a little surprised. He thought Mu Yue had some strict conditions, but this was the result.

In this case, Mu Yue is simply a better partner than Shimura Danzo. Not only is there a promising future for him, but there is also less trouble.

"There are only these two for now." Mu Yue nodded.

He didn't want to interfere too much in Orochimaru's affairs. He had only one request to Orochimaru, which was to stop causing trouble and focus on his research.

If Orochimaru could continue to do research quietly, his contribution to Konoha in the future might be greater than Jiraiya's.

It is not difficult for Mu Yue to kill a ninja at the Sannin level, but it is really not an easy task to find a powerful scientific research genius.

Chapter 667: Konoha Ninja Clan Dispute

The Land of Rain, Six Paths City.

"Strange, why are Minister Kakuzu and his men standing near this main road?"

Residents entering and leaving the town looked at Kakuzu on the roadside with curiosity. They were certainly familiar with the second-in-command of the Ninja Clan.

At this time, a team that looked like a ninja squad appeared on the avenue.

The leader was a ninja wearing a Rain Ninja forehead protector, but the team members behind him were not wearing forehead protectors.

Seeing the person he was waiting for had arrived, Kakuzu greeted him with a smile and shook hands with the leading Rain Ninja.

"Shirakawa, welcome back." Kakuzu said with a smile.

Shirakawa is actually Lao Zi, who went to the Land of Birds with him to develop the Ninja Clan, but in order not to reveal his identity, Lao Zi used a pseudonym.

When Kakuzu returned to the Ninja Clan, there was actually some work to be done in the Land of Birds, but Kakuzu was worried that something might happen to the Ninja Clan, so he returned to the Ninja Clan early and left all the finishing work to Lao Zi.

That's why Kakuzu came to greet him after learning that Lao Zi was coming back. After all, Lao Zi had done a lot of work for him.

Otherwise, with his level, there is no need for him to go outside the city to pick someone up.

The Shinobi clan ninjas behind Kakuzu looked at the ninjas behind Lao Zi curiously.

They knew that the other party was also a ninja from the Shinobi clan, a ninja from the Shinobi clan's branch in the Land of Birds.

The reason why he didn't bring a forehead protector is because the Ninjas of the Bird Country Ninja Clan don't have any forehead protectors yet.

Someone suggested that the Ninja Clan of the Bird Country should also wear the Rain Country forehead protector, but the leader directly rejected it.

Finally, it was decided at the meeting to redesign a forehead protector belonging to the Ninja Clan and no longer use the forehead protector of the Rain Village.

Therefore, before the Ninja Clan forehead protectors were designed, the Ninja Clan ninjas of the Bird Country did not wear forehead protectors.

The Bird Country Ninjas were also looking at the Ninjas wearing Rain Ninja forehead protectors, but the difference was that their eyes were filled with a hint of respect, which was a respect for the pioneers and seniors.

"Let's go. I'll take you to find Sosuke and report on your work first."

Lao Zi nodded.

After personally practicing the philosophy of the Ninja Sect in the Land of Birds, Lao Zi officially joined the Ninja Sect and became a Ninja of the Ninja Sect.

Watching a country moving in a good direction thanks to his own efforts, this feeling made Lao Zi sublimate, and he felt that his previous life was so empty and meaningless.

Led by Kakuzu, the group headed towards the Ninja Clan's base.

"What's going on recently? Why does Liudao City feel a little deserted?" Walking on the main road of Liudao City, looking at the somewhat sparse crowd, Lao Zi asked puzzledly.

When the Third Ninja World War was in full swing, Sosuke successfully rectified the Rain Country and made it peaceful and stable.

The Rain Country is located at the intersection of three major countries and has superior geographical conditions. After being renovated by Sosuke, it instantly became the center of nearby countries, and its population and economy suddenly leapt forward.

Six Paths Castle, where the ninja master Sosuke is in charge, is regarded as the safest place in the Rain Country. From the powerful and wealthy to the common people, everyone wants to buy a house and live in Six Paths Castle.

So even though Liudao City was built in a short period of time, in terms of prosperity, it is no less prosperous than any other country in the Rain Kingdom.

"Konoha sent Orochimaru to negotiate some time ago, but our talks broke down. Maybe they thought a war was going to break out." Kakuzu replied calmly.

To be honest, he could understand those who left.

After all, it is the victorious party of the Third Ninja World War and the strongest ninja village in the current ninja world.

Not to mention ordinary people, even Kakuzu himself, the second-in-command of the Shinobi Clan, was unsure and had no way of determining the future of the Shinobi Clan and Six Paths Castle. It was just that Kakuzu was not afraid of death.

It is better to die fighting for your ideals and beliefs than to be stabbed in the back by your trusted companions.

"Konoha..." Lao Zi looked solemn.

He is very powerful and has a special identity, so he knows many secrets of the Iwagakure Village and is aware of the power of the five major ninja villages.

The power of the five major ninja villages is hard to imagine for ordinary ninja forces.

Even though Iwagakure had more than 10,000 active ninjas, it was still extremely cautious when facing other large ninja villages. Yet, it still became the defeated nation in the Third Ninja World War.

"Teacher Kakuzu, is our Ninja Clan going to go to war with Konoha?" The Ninja from the Country of Birds who was following behind Lao Zi couldn't help but ask.

Kakuzu made a decisive contribution to the emergence of the Bird Country Ninja Sect. Most of the current ninjas in the Bird Country Ninja Sect are familiar with Kakuzu, so he asked directly.

"Not necessarily. But even if a war does break out, don't be too pessimistic. Everything will be alright." Kakuzu reassured with a smile.

"That's not my idea. It's the instruction from the supreme leader Sosuke," Kakuzu added.

After Kakuzu said this, the ninjas of the Bird Country felt a lot more at ease.

They had never met Sosuke, but had only seen his photos and portraits.

But they had heard of Sosuke's deeds, and they felt that if it was the legendary founder of the New Ninja Sect, there should really be a way.

After arriving at the Shinobi Clan's base, Kakuzu asked people to arrange the Shinobi Clan ninjas from the Country of Birds, while he himself went to the Shinobi Clan's office building and entered the leader's office.

"The initial construction of the Bird Country Ninja Sect has been completed..."

Lao Zi first reported on his work without asking about Konoha's affairs.

After listening to this, Mu Yue thought for a while and asked, "What do you think about the future development of the Ninja Clan of Bird Country?"

"Strengthen the propaganda of the Ninja Sect's ideology, let more people understand the Ninja Sect's ideology, conduct a detailed investigation of the Ninja forces in the Bird Country, distinguish between friends and enemies, eliminate enemies that affect public security in the Bird Country, and strengthen public security construction..." Lao Zi answered after a little thought.

He referred to some of Sosuke's measures to improve public security in the Land of Rain, and also had some of his own ideas after working in the Land of Birds.

Although there is no ninja village in the Land of Birds, there are ninja forces. In today's ninja world, there are very few places without ninjas.

Where there are ninja forces, there will be different ideologies and disputes.

Lao Zi believes that he can take advantage of the conflicts between different forces and try to gain as much help as possible to strengthen the power of the Ninja Clan.

"It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip." Mu Yue smiled with satisfaction.

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. The fact that Lao Zi can still maintain his enthusiasm and think hard after actually doing something shows that he truly supports the ultimate ideal of the Ninja Clan.

This was an unexpected surprise. The reason why Mu Yue chose to protect Lao Zi was actually largely due to the tailed beasts.

It’s different now. Even if Lao Zi doesn’t have the Four-Tails, Mu Yue will fight the Iwagakure Village for Lao Zi.

What Iwagakure traitor ninja? This is the great warrior of his ninja clan!

"You've really changed a lot." Even the four-tailed beast in Lao Zi's body couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, Lao Zi was taciturn and would often start an argument after just a few words, but now he can report enthusiastically for half an hour.

"It's pretty good though." Fourtail gave a thumbs up.

I don’t know what other people think of Siwei, but Siwei really likes the changes in Lao Zi.

The current Lao Zi gives it a feeling that even if it were placed in the Ninja Clan during the period of the Six Paths Sage, it would still be highly valued by the Six Paths Sage.

Lao Zi gave the Four-Tails a thumbs-up in his conscious world. He was also very grateful for the chakra support the Four-Tails had always given him.

"Chief, I heard that we are having conflicts with Konoha now. Do you need me to show up in the surrounding areas of Konoha? That should be able to divert some of Konoha's energy." Lao Zi asked.

He didn't want to go to the Land of Fire and fight Konoha alone, but wanted to use his identity as a Jinchūriki to cause trouble between Iwagakure and Konoha.

Konoha and Iwagakure have just signed a peace treaty, and Iwagakure was defeated in the end, so it is unlikely that the two sides will go to war again in the short term. However, the Jinchūriki is crucial to the ninja village, so Iwagakure will definitely still take action, but not in the form of war.

Although he didn't have a good impression of the Iwagakure Village, it was the village where he grew up after all. He didn't want to go back, but he wouldn't deliberately cause a war between other ninja villages and the Iwagakure.

"No need, just concentrate on your job and don't worry about Konoha." Mu Yue shook her head.

Kakuzu followed up by saying, "Even if the sky falls, there is a tall man like Sosuke to hold it up, so don't worry about it."

Lao Zi’s idea is feasible, but it will put himself in danger.

Compared to Lao Zi, Kakuzu is more willing to believe Sosuke. After all, Sosuke is the man who almost killed him in seconds.

Of course, even though he believed it, Kakuzu was still quite curious about what Sosuke had up his sleeve.

If he wanted to use brute force to defeat a large ninja village, then Sosuke would have to at least have the strength of Hashirama Senju.

Lao Zi finally nodded and walked out of the office with Kakuzu.

Kakuzu suddenly remembered something, and said to Lao Zi: "I'll take you to see something good. You've definitely never seen it before."

Lao Zi originally wanted to take a break and read a book, but when he heard Kakuzu say this, he became interested.

Maybe it's because they both started out as rebel ninjas, or maybe it's because of the time they spent fighting together in the Land of Birds, the two have known each other for a short time, but now they have become good friends.

Then Kakuzu took Lao Zi to Scorpion's laboratory.

When they arrived, Scorpion had just finished operating on a ninja with a broken arm and was checking for any adverse reactions, while Nagato was helping to take notes.

"Make a fist and swing it with force; concentrate chakra in your palm and change the properties of the wind-attributed chakra..." Scorpion commanded.

Lao Zi’s eyes widened when he saw this scene.

He didn't notice it at first, but upon closer inspection he discovered that one of the ninja's arms was not a normal arm.

As the ninja shot out poison needles from his arms and ejected his hidden blade, Lao Zi's expression became even more shocked. Why does this guy look a bit like a puppet?

"Isn't it amazing? This is the latest research result of our Ninja Clan - puppet prosthetic limbs!" Kakuzu said proudly.

"Whether it's a broken leg or a broken hand, this method can be used to transplant a prosthesis and get rid of the disability."

"Moreover, our prosthetic limbs not only look the same as ordinary limbs, but can actually be used just like ordinary limbs. Not only can they be used for ninjutsu, but they can also be modified to add hidden weapons to enhance their strength."

"But it's also a headache if the effect is too good. I heard that some weaker ninjas want to cut off their good limbs and transplant prosthetic limbs." Kakuzu said as if he had a headache.

Lao Zi was speechless.

Although it sounds ridiculous, he thought about it carefully and found that it makes sense.

In the ninja world, the strong are respected. In order to become stronger, many ninjas would even try forbidden ninjutsu that could cost them their lives, let alone changing their hands or legs.

"Captain Kakuzu, is there anything I can help you with?" Nagato walked up to the two men and asked.