Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

Nagato had already noticed Kakuzu and the other man coming over, but because he was busy recording an experiment, he didn't go over.

"It's nothing, just bring him to see the scientific research results of our Ninja Clan." Kakuzu patted Lao Zi's shoulder and said.

"I have some questions here. Is it convenient now?" Lao Zi asked after thinking for a while.

"Okay." Nagato nodded.

"What is the current transplant success rate of this prosthesis? What side effects will there be if the transplant fails?" Lao Zi asked quickly.

Both arms and legs are indispensable to ninjas. Without a hand, it is impossible to make hand seals. There are very few ninjas who can make hand seals with one hand.

Losing a leg is more serious than losing an arm. If you lose an arm, at least you still have the possibility of making seals with one hand and using physical techniques. But if you lose a leg, it will definitely be a farewell to the ninja profession.

Because a ninja with only one leg would just be a target in battle.

Being a ninja is a profession that lives on the edge of a knife. Even if they consciously protect their limbs, there are always times when they fail, so there are actually quite a few ninjas with broken legs and arms.

The reason why it is uncommon is that when the job is cut off, people just retire and become ordinary citizens.

Lao Zi felt that this prosthesis was extremely important to the Ninja Clan. If it was operated properly, it would not only earn him a lot of money, but he could also gain more power.

"One hundred percent, no failure, and no side effects." Scorpion said calmly, answering the question for Nagato.

Are you kidding? This is just a derivative technology of other people's puppet technology. How could there be any problem?

"But at present, only Scorpion can perform this ninjutsu, and only he can make prosthetic limbs. The others are learning." Nagato added.

Scorpion raised his head. Those mediocre people certainly could not learn the skills of a genius like him well, just like he could not defeat Nagato with ninjutsu.

The enthusiasm in Lao Zi's eyes faded a little. Mass production was not possible, and even the surgery could only be performed by Scorpion, so the limitations were quite great.

However, Lao Zi still thought it was very powerful, and he subconsciously showed more respect to Scorpion when talking to him. This was an invention that could benefit the entire ninja community.

After touring the laboratory for a while, it was soon time for lunch. Just when Kakuzu was about to take Lao Zi to the cafeteria to eat together, a ninja from the Shinobi Clan came up to them.

"Lord Kakuzu, Konoha has sent another negotiation team, led by Orochimaru again." The Shinobi clan ninja reported.

"We're here."

Kakuzu wasn't too surprised, as Konoha had also given them advance notice this time.

"Are you going to eat or join in the fun?" Kakuzu looked at Lao Zi and asked.

"Let's go together. I'm not that hungry. We can eat together after the talk." Lao Zi replied.

Don’t say you’re not that hungry. Even if you’re really hungry, you’d still have to go and see what’s going on.

He still doesn't want the Ninja Clan and Konoha to confront each other. Currently, the two sides are not of the same size and the gap is too big.

"Well, let's wait for Nagato, and then we can go over and see what joke they have come up with this time."

Chapter 668 The settlement of Metkai’s life mission

In the conference room, Konoha ninjas and Shinobi clan ninjas each sat on half of the conference table.

Kakuzu did not provoke, but just looked at Orochimaru quietly.

Although they were very dissatisfied with Konoha's stupid request last time, they were still generally at a disadvantage.

They are not afraid if Konoha wants to use its power to overwhelm others. If Konoha is willing to have a good talk, they will not deliberately cause trouble.

"Our Sandaime is very impressed by the strength of your clan leader Sosuke and wants to have a ninja battle with him. After this battle, no matter what the outcome of the battle, the matter of Shimura Danzo will be revealed." Orochimaru said.

"Huh?" Kakuzu looked surprised.

Whatever grudge or grudge you have, just target Sosuke, right? Let’s have a duel.

Kakuzu couldn't understand what Konoha was doing for a moment, so Kage personally went into the battle to challenge.

Lao Zi also looked surprised and confused.

In all his life, this was the first time he had seen such a solution to a conflict, with the leaders of both sides fighting one-on-one to resolve the conflict.

The strongest ninja village is unexpectedly simple.

Orochimaru looked indifferent. The reaction of the Shinobi from the Ninja Clan was within his expectations, because even he himself was surprised when he heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's request.

Everyone knows that the Shadow is very powerful, but in addition to his strength, the Shadow is also the leader of the Ninja Village, carrying the entire Ninja Village on his shoulders, so unless there are special circumstances, he will stay in the rear of the Ninja Village.

The matter of the Ninja Clan is not small, but it is not big either.

In Orochimaru's opinion, sending a larger ninja unit would be enough to deal with the Ninja Clan, and there is no need for the Hokage to personally go into battle.

But his opinion was useless. Since Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to do this, he had no choice but to carry out the mission.

Nagato had a subtle expression and his lips were tightly closed.

He didn't want to come here at first, because it would be difficult for him to stay calm after knowing Mu Yue's true identity, but Jiaodu said it would be better if he was here, so he came over.

"What does your master think about this?" Orochimaru asked.

"I have to ask the leader for instructions." Kakuzu said after a moment's hesitation.

Sosuke gave him the right, but this request involved Sosuke himself, so he couldn't make a rash decision.

Things like suicide can be rejected without a second thought, but in a one-on-one fight, Kakuzu felt that he didn't know who would be at a disadvantage.

After all, Sosuke is so confident in his own abilities.

"Nagato, come with me." Kakuzu stood up and called Nagato.

Nagato nodded, and left the meeting room with Kakuzu and went to Sosuke's office.

Walking to the wooden door of the office, Kakuzu knocked slowly and only went in after getting Sosuke's approval.

"What's wrong? What's the matter?" Mu Yue put down her pen and raised her head and asked.

"Konoha has given a new condition. They said that as long as you fight with the Third Hokage, no matter what the result is, the matter of Shimura Danzo will be over." Kakuzu concluded.

"You are so hated that even the Third Hokage wanted to kill you himself." Kakuzu sighed.

What admiration for strength? It's obvious that the threat of suicide failed, so he just rolled up his sleeves and started a fight.

"How should we respond to Konoha, agree or refuse?"

"Agree to their request." Mu Yue replied.

He was a shadow clone that was split off from the original body after a meeting, so he had known about this matter for a long time and had already thought of a way to deal with it.

He had to agree to it of course, as Sarutobi Hiruzen had made up his mind. If he wasn't satisfied, who knew what new ideas he would come up with.

Mu Yue wanted to save some face for Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he had advised him and Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't listen, so there was nothing he could do.

"You've decided so quickly. Tell me honestly, how much of your strength did you use when you fought me back then?" Kakuzu couldn't help but ask.

He knew very well that Sosuke was not a reckless person. Since he agreed, he must have felt that his life was guaranteed and that he could even win.

"If you want to calculate based on my current strength, it would be less than 20%." Mu Yue said after thinking for a while.

When he fought Kakuzu, his chakra amount was just over 100,000, but now his chakra amount has exceeded 2 million, and he has a bunch of powerful skills with high proficiency.

"Less than 20%?!" Kakuzu's mouth twitched. With less than 20%, his four lives were killed in an instant with just one Fire Escape.

Kakuzu was completely relieved. If he provoked Sosuke, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have hit a wall.

After returning to the conference room, Kakuzu gave a crisp reply: "Our leader also admires the Third Hokage very much and wants to fight him."

The negotiations came to an end here, and Orochimaru and his team also needed to contact Konoha to report the progress and then wait for further instructions.

Although the conditions have been determined, their mission is not complete until the details are finalized, such as the battle location.

After the meeting, Nagato returned to Scorpion's laboratory.

"Since your Ninja Clan is about to be destroyed, how about we discuss it? I will help you assassinate some Konoha jonin, and you can release me early. Anyway, there is not much time left in my sentence." Seeing Nagato coming back, Scorpion put down the tools in his hand and said.

His original sentence was for ten years, but thanks to prosthetics and good behavior, he now has just over a year left.

"Who told you that our Ninja Clan is going to be destroyed?" Nagato asked seriously.

"We're almost at war with Konoha, and it's not over yet?" Scorpion asked.

"You may not know how strong Konoha is. Even Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villages, was defeated in the war with Konoha. Can your small force of only a few hundred ninjas stop Konoha? There must be a limit to naivety."

"The best outcome for you is that everyone goes their separate ways. Since there are only a few of you, Konoha shouldn't waste a lot of energy searching the entire ninja world for you."

Nagato shook his head and placed his hand on Sasori's shoulder, "Don't worry, everything will be fine with Sosuke-sensei here."

Although Scorpion didn't want to release him early and run away, Nagato could see that Scorpion was worried.

Their parents both died at the hands of Konoha ninjas, but there were some differences. Scorpion's parents were killed by Konoha ninjas on the battlefield.

Therefore, it is normal that Scorpion has a certain shadow on the war with Konoha Ninja.

"Worried? I'm only worried about whether Sosuke left any hidden sealing techniques in my body." Scorpion denied.

Because of his good performance and the need to conduct experiments, Sosuke removed the seal on him.

However, Sosuke's sealing technique level is too advanced, and Scorpion doesn't know whether Sosuke has completely removed the seal.

Seeing that Scorpion was still being stubborn, Nagato didn't say much. He was two months older than Scorpion, so he should give way.

……

Konoha, the land of the Uchiha clan.

After dinner, Shisui went directly to Uchiha Fugaku's house.

These days he has been thinking about how to better complete the task assigned to him by Mu Yue.

He was not like Obito who had few friends in the Uchiha clan, but among the Uchiha people that Shisui knew, there were not many who met Mu Yue's requirements.

Mu Yue is an Uchiha ninja who needs to be able to do high-level tasks.

Logically speaking, as the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku should know the ninjas in the clan very well.

But in Shisui's opinion, Uchiha Fugaku was one of those Uchiha who didn't care much about outsiders. Directly referring to Uchiha Fugaku's suggestions might cause problems, so Shisui thought of a supporting plan before going to find Fugaku.

When Shisui arrived, Uchiha Fugaku's family had just finished their meal and were chatting in the yard.

Seeing Shisui coming, Uchiha Fugaku smiled.

"Brother Shisui, good evening." Uchiha Itachi also took the initiative to greet Shisui.

"Well, good evening." Shisui responded with a smile, then looked at Uchiha Fugaku and asked:

"Uncle Fugaku, is it convenient for you now? I have something to do here."

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and took Shisui to the study.

"It's like this. There have been a lot of high-quality commissions in the village recently, and with the loss of some ninjas in the war, Teacher Mu Yue came up with an idea..." Shisui repeated Mu Yue's words to Uchiha Fugaku.

Even if Shisui didn't find someone with a personality that suited the Uchiha's needs, he still had to come to Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku is the captain of the police force. If you want to mobilize a large number of police force jonin, it is necessary to discuss it with Uchiha Fugaku first, both morally and logically.

"It's a bit difficult." Uchiha Fugaku said with difficulty on his face.

"Most of the powerful clan members hold important positions in the police department. If we suddenly ask them to give up their current positions to carry out missions, I'm afraid most of them will not be happy." Uchiha Fugaku explained.

Although he didn't think it was important to separate the Police Department from the Uchiha, if it really came down to it, he would definitely stand on Shisui's side.

With Shisui's ability, if nothing unexpected happens, Shisui will be the new leader of the Uchiha clan. If Shisui is not allowed to carry out his ideas now, he may become more radical in the future. At least he has the help to keep an eye on him now.

"The idea of ​​Mu Yue assisting is beneficial to both the village and the Uchiha, but the implementation of reforms is already forced, and if the clan's jonin are asked to give up their positions, there will be a lot of opposition from the clan."

If Shisui hadn't shown his great strength to win the bet, the police force reform would have been difficult to pass at the clan meeting.

"Then we won't remove them from their original positions, but just have them temporarily leave their jobs for a few years for training." Shisui began to express his thoughts.

He had already considered Uchiha Fugaku's concerns and had come up with a solution.

Until Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to reform the police force, the Uchiha people would not be able to get rid of the police force.

Because this was an order from the Second Hokage, the police force was under the full responsibility of the Uchiha clan.

In other words, all positions in the police force must be held by Uchiha ninjas, and as a large department, the police force requires a large number of manpower.

Even if some Uchiha did not want to serve in the police force at the beginning, they had to fill the positions.

It’s just that the Uchiha are now used to the police force, and the police force nominally has great power, which has led to the current situation.

Shisui feels that if he gives some people the opportunity to do quality commissions, they may not want to return to the police force in a few years.