From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 337 Let’s deal with Konoha together!

Orochimaru and Rasa's secret meeting went very smoothly.

When Rasa decided to meet Orochimaru, it meant that he had made up his mind.

After leaving the secret passage of the Sand Village, Orochimaru looked back at the village in the yellow sand.

"It's really pathetic. He doesn't have enough strength, but he is unwilling to be inferior to others. His ambition and ability don't match. His final outcome is doomed to failure." Orochimaru thought silently in his heart.

For some reason, he thought of himself from this sentence.

Perhaps, I am also such a pathetic existence?
"No, I have seen a whole new world." Orochimaru quickly suppressed the depressing thought in his heart, and the image of Bane flashed through his mind.

At this moment, Orochimaru suddenly saw a figure sitting alone on the edge of the wall on the roof of a building in the Sand Village.

"Is that Luo Sha's son?" Orochimaru's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, and he whispered: "The tailed beast Jinchuriki is really suitable as a sacrifice."

Without paying too much attention to the figure, Orochimaru quickly turned around and left.

The yellow sand gradually obscured his figure. About three hours after leaving the Sand Village, several figures appeared on a desolate Gobi desert, and they seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

When Orochimaru walked out of the yellow sand, the figures immediately knelt on one knee in front of Orochimaru and said respectfully: "Lord Orochimaru!"

The Five Sound Ninjas.

Led by Kaguya Kimimaro, he has four people under him: Sakon Ukon, Kidomaru, Tayuya, and Jirobo.

They are the five most elite ninjas among the members of the Otogakure Village established by Orochimaru in the Land of Rice, and are also Orochimaru's direct force.

In addition to the five Sound Ninjas, there was another guy who looked quiet and seemed non-threatening. He wore round-frame glasses and was obviously Kabuto Yakushi.

"Is there anything you need to report to me during the time I was away?" Orochimaru asked in a grim tone.

Kaguya-kunmaro and the others did not speak, but Kabuto Yakushi stood up and said, "Lord Orochimaru, there is a little bit of a situation in Konoha that you asked us to keep an eye on. Uchiha Sasuke, who you have been focusing on, encountered Zabuza Momochi, a traitor from the Hidden Mist Village, when he was on a mission in the Land of Waves. He was almost killed, but later he used the power of the Sharingan."

"Sharingan?" A hint of interest flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

When he was in the Akatsuki organization, he met Uchiha Itachi, who also defected from Konoha. Because of his covetousness for the Sharingan, he sneak attacked Uchiha Itachi, but was instantly killed by Uchiha Itachi's illusion. Perhaps this was because his soul was damaged and he had poor resistance to illusions.

But no matter what, since then, Orochimaru has become obsessed with the bloodline limit of the Sharingan.

He couldn't deal with Uchiha Itachi, so he gradually turned his attention to another "survivor" of the Uchiha clan, Itachi's younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke.

"Based on the intelligence I infiltrated in Konoha, it is very likely that Uchiha Sasuke will also participate in this Chunin Exam." Kabuto Yakushi said again.

"Even if they don't have the ability of a Chunin yet, Kakashi will let them experience it." Orochimaru said calmly.

He was not surprised by this situation. After thinking for a moment, Orochimaru said, "Don't worry about this matter for now. Luo Sha has agreed to cooperate with me to start the Konoha collapse plan. After that, we will act according to the original plan. There will be a chance later. We will kill Luo Sha together, and then..."

After briefly explaining the Konoha collapse plan, Orochimaru said, "But the goal of the plan needs to be changed."

Hearing this, Kabuto Yakushi asked in confusion, "Change? Is it no longer the goal to eliminate the Sandaime Hokage?"

"No, my dear teacher is still the target to be eliminated, but at the same time," Orochimaru said, looking at Kabuto Yakushi, "I am also going to do something that will make Master Danzo unhappy."

"Master Danzo." Hearing this, Kabuto Yakushi lowered his gaze slightly, and then said: "My loyalty to you, Master Orochimaru, is beyond doubt."

"Of course I know." Orochimaru smiled and patted Kabuto Yakushi's shoulder as if to encourage him.

Orochimaru had a good grasp of people's hearts. He knew very well that perhaps Kabuto Yakushi followed him and had his own personal ideas, but ever since he was framed by Danzo and killed Nono Yakushi with his own hands, he would never be loyal to Danzo again. He wished to kill Danzo.

Regarding the Konoha collapse plan, it is obviously impossible to say that no one in Konoha Village will cooperate with Orochimaru, and Orochimaru will not do such an uncertain thing.

Such a huge ninja village, Konoha, which is known as the strongest of the five major ninja villages, how could it collapse with just a random plan if there was no internal support?

Orochimaru was born in Konoha, so he certainly knew how much power Konoha had.

And his accomplice was Danzo, or in other words, the plan to collapse Konoha was a conspiracy between him and Danzo.

As a high-ranking official in the village, Danzo Shimura has always coveted the position of Hokage, but he is firmly controlled by the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. It can be said that as long as Sarutobi Hiruzen is alive, Danzo will never be able to get his hands on the position of Hokage.

As he got older, Danzo felt more and more that his time was running out. If he could not eliminate Sarutobi Hiruzen, he might never be able to sit on the throne of Hokage in his entire life.

When Orochimaru was in the village, he cooperated with Danzo, and after his defection, he maintained a certain contact.

This Konoha collapse plan seems to be aimed at defeating Konoha and making it fall apart, but in fact, with Danzo's restraint, it is impossible to achieve this goal unless something unexpected happens. The only thing that can be done is to create an opportunity to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage.

In fact, the original story also had the same final development. In the entire Konoha collapse plan, the Sand Village was made a fool of, and did not gain any advantage. Their own Kazekage was also killed by Orochimaru. In the end, they had to be humble and become an ally of Konoha, and only then did they survive this disaster.

On the other hand, what about Konoha? After such a huge collapse plan, in the end, the unlucky Gekkou Hayate died, the Third Hokage was killed, and the rest did not affect Konoha's strength at all.

And it is obvious that all this was achieved according to the plan of Danzo and Orochimaru.

However, Danzo never expected that Jiraiya and others were unwilling to let him take the position, so they went to great lengths to bring back Tsunade, who had been wandering outside for who knows how long, to be the Hokage.

Facing Tsunade, Danzo has no competitiveness at all. It is true that he is a high-ranking official in the village, but he cannot compare to Tsunade's legitimate family background. She is a legitimate descendant of the Senju clan and a princess who has been canonized by the Fire Nation.

With the strength, fame, and background, Danzo was unable to stop Tsunade from rising to the top.

In the end, the Sandaime was killed, but all the benefits went to Tsunade.

"So what do you mean?" asked Pharmacist Kabuto.

"Nine-Tails." Orochimaru raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "For this Konoha collapse plan, in addition to cooperating with Danzo to clean up the Sandaime, there are two more things to do. You are responsible for one of these two things."

"Ah? Me?" Yakushi Kabuto was stunned for a moment, then pointed at himself and said, "Are you saying that I will be responsible for snatching the Nine-Tails?"

Can I do this!?
If I had this ability, I would go and kill Danzo directly. Why would I need to follow you, Orochimaru, to learn skills?

"No, you are responsible for another goal, snatching the Book of Seals." Orochimaru shook his head.

Kabuto Yakushi is still a little Karami, and Orochimaru is not a fool. He would not assign him an almost impossible task like snatching the Nine-Tails, but he still has some confidence in letting Kabuto Yakushi snatch the Book of Sealing while Konoha is in chaos.

"The Book of Seals?" Yakushi Kabuto frowned slightly, then said, "I understand. However, I still need some time to obtain the relevant information about the Book of Seals."

"It's in the Hokage's office in the Hokage Building." Orochimaru said calmly, "My dear teacher attaches great importance to that book. He almost looks after it personally. But such an important book was stolen by a kid who hasn't even graduated from the ninja school at the beginning of the year. Don't you think it's interesting?"

Without waiting for Kabuto Yakushi's answer, Orochimaru continued, "Once the Konoha collapse plan is implemented, I will trap Sarutobi Sensei in the barrier, and the Sand Village will also stir up riots all over Konoha. At that time, you must not reveal your identity and go to the Hokage Building as soon as possible. I will not ask about the specific situation, but you must bring the Sealed Book to me."

Kabuto Yakushi knew that he had no right to refuse Orochimaru's order, so he immediately said in a deep voice: "Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

After explaining the matter of Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru looked at the Five Sound Ninjas, and then with a touch of tenderness between his brows, he gently stroked Kaguya Kimimaro's head and said: "Kimimaro, you don't have to force yourself to come to see me."

Although Kimimaro behaved very normally at this moment, he was actually very ill and would not live long. The slightest movement would cause severe pain all over his body.

"Lord Orochimaru, you suddenly disappeared, and I was very worried about your safety." Kimimaro responded softly.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Orochimaru's tone was still gentle, and he seemed to have a different attitude and feelings towards Kimimaro than towards others.

After a short pause, Orochimaru continued: "You don't have to worry about your condition. I may have found a way to reverse your blood disease."

At this point, Orochimaru's eyes became a little vague, and after a long while he said: "Everything will have an answer after the Konoha collapse plan is settled."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru." Kimimaro did not ask what the method was. Since Orochimaru said so, he was willing to trust him unconditionally.

In fact, he had never doubted anything Orochimaru said. In his heart, Orochimaru was everything!
On the other side, in the Ryuchi Cave, Bane was explaining to everyone Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha.

"Although there is no evidence, I speculate that all this is led by that group."

"So, the village of Konoha may look bright and beautiful on the surface, but in fact, there is a lot of darkness inside. However, we are all from the navy, so we naturally understand these principles. The larger the organization, the less pure it is."

Listening to Bane's talk, Zoro sighed: "Indeed."

"Although Orochimaru did not tell us his plan, now that we know it, we can't miss this good opportunity." Bane looked at everyone and said.

He had an agreement with Orochimaru, and there was also talk of some kind of sacrifice.

But Bane has always believed in the saying that people must rely on themselves. How could he possibly put all his hopes on Orochimaru?

"Konoha is the strongest of the five ninja villages and has the deepest heritage. They possess the most comprehensive knowledge of ninjutsu. The most important thing we need to do when we go to Konoha this time is to seize the sealed book that is said to record all the secret techniques and forbidden techniques of Konoha. With this book, we will be able to study for a long time." Bane ordered.

"Before we take action, we need to do some disguise. Look, this is the diagram I drew. In the next few days, Ian, you will be responsible for preparing clothes of this style." Bane took out a blueprint and showed it to everyone.

The design of the clothes drawn on the drawing is very simple, it is a windbreaker with a black background and red clouds, the same style as the Akatsuki organization!
"What does this mean?" Zoro asked in confusion.

"Akatsuki is an evil organization hidden in the dark, composed of a group of rebellious ninjas. When we go to Konoha to cause trouble this time, we will use their identities. We will take the benefits and they will bear the blame." said Bane.

After a short pause, Ban added: "But considering that Orochimaru is likely to summon me, I won't pretend. You just need to pretend."

(End of this chapter)