Naruto: On the Night of the Nine-Tails, I Resurrected the Previous Hokage

He saw Tobirama's scrutinizing gaze.

Orochimaru simply shrugged and then gave Tobirama a faint smile.

Tobirama understood what was happening.

How could I be the only smart person in the world?

Since the other party dared to summon me, they must have prepared ways to control me.

It's as if I myself left a backdoor to access the Impure World Reincarnation Contract.

"Forget it, what should we do next?" Tobirama wasn't too concerned about being controlled by Orochimaru.

As long as Orochimaru doesn't harm Konoha, things are actually fine.

Moreover, he has found a new direction in life, and from this point of view, Orochimaru is still very supportive of him.

Orochimaru thought for a moment, then grabbed the snake that was pretending to be dead and said:

"Let's go to the company and see. Without the Uchiha fan, the research can't continue."

Tobirama nodded upon hearing this.

Although I encountered this bad luck not long after leaving the village, I have seen all kinds of storms since I came from the Warring States period.

"Lord Orochimaru? Why don't we go back? It's too dangerous out here!"

Princess Ichikishima, being carried by Orochimaru like a kitten, looked at him with a pitiful expression.

At this moment, Princess Ichikishima's eyes were like a stagnant pool, as if a cat, crushed by life and lying flat, lived inside.

Having witnessed the power of Orochimaru's Sage Mode and after living in Konoha for a period of time, it seems that giving up has been a constant throughout her snake-like life.

Orochimaru naturally couldn't stand by and watch such a snake fall into depravity.

"Princess Ichikishima, you don't want to go back to report to the White Snake Sage in the future and see a look of utter disappointment in her eyes, do you?"

With that, he placed Princess Ichikishima on the ground, patted her on the shoulder, and then slowly left with Tobirama.

Seeing that Orochimaru had abandoned her and left, the helpless Princess Ichikishima could only grit her teeth and quickly follow.

Having a mission from the White Snake Immortal, one still needs to maintain appearances.

The ninja world is full of the White Snake Sage's snake offspring; these are all his spies.

She didn't want these snakes to catch her slacking off.

……

In a hidden stronghold in the Land of Fire.

A gaunt man with red hair and black sticks stuck in his back sat in a wheelchair.

This person is none other than Nagato.

boom!

A puff of white smoke dissipated, and Payne and Konan appeared at the same time.

Upon seeing Nagato, Konan approached him with some concern.

"Nagato!"

For Nagato now, every use of chakra is a huge drain on his resources.

Especially when Orochimaru summoned the rock giant.

Konan feared that Nagato might unleash an even more powerful Shinra Tensei or Chibaku Tensei.

That technique could indeed defeat Orochimaru, but it would also shorten Nagato's lifespan.

At this moment, Nagato's face was as still as water.

In his mind, he was a god in this world, and he never thought that the Rinnegan would fail.

"It's alright, Konan! I'll have Zetsu continue gathering intelligence on Orochimaru. Next time, I'll mobilize all six Paths of Pain!"

"Nagato, how about we call it quits? We can take on other missions!"

In Xiao Nan's opinion, the mission to Iwagakure was too difficult and not worth the effort.

However, with Kakuzu's death, the Akatsuki's hard-working commission earner also disappeared.

Even Sasori, who was left behind, was a big spender who spent all his time manipulating puppets.

Without sufficient commissions, the organization cannot recruit new members, and without new members, the efficiency of earning commissions will be very low.

"Minami, you know we have no other choice! Everything we do is to fulfill Yahiko's dream!"

When Nagato mentions Yahiko, Konan feels a pang of inexplicable heartache.

However, she truly hoped that Nagato would simply live well, but she couldn't bring herself to say such a thing at this moment.

Just then, a White Zetsu emerged from the ground and said, "Orochimaru and the others haven't returned to Konoha!"

Upon hearing White Zetsu's report, Nagato's gaze sharpened slightly: "You continue to follow him."

"yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, White Zetsu burrowed underground again.

"Let's go, Konan. Back to base! This time, we'll bring the rest of Pain and Sasori along!"

……

It took Orochimaru and his two companions half a day to arrive at the company's entrance.

Along the way, Orochimaru also figured out why the Akatsuki organization attacked him.

The Akatsuki organization is still in the stage of earning funds, but you have eliminated the money-making expert of the Akatsuki, which may cause some minor problems for the Akatsuki's finances.

So it's very likely that Nagato is targeting him because Onoki placed an order with the Akatsuki organization.

After all, it's hard to hide the fact that Orochimaru invented scientific ninja tools.

It's hard for Onoki not to pay attention to something that could change the course of the battle.

Orochimaru silently made a mental note of Ōnoki's name before pushing open the door to the Science Ninja Tools Company office.

At this moment, Yecang was sitting at his desk in his office, processing some documents.

Upon seeing that it was Orochimaru who had entered, he quickly stood up to greet him.

I also greeted Princess Ichikishima.

Orochimaru had already told Tobirama about Yekura on the way, so he didn't pay much attention to the fact that there was a Sunagakure ninja in the company.

"Yakura, did you sell those scientific ninja tools that appeared in Kusagakure to them?" Orochimaru asked bluntly.

Yekura nodded and said, "Yes. Kusagakure is also an ally of Sunagakure. We had some cooperation with them when I was still in Sunagakure, so I contacted them."

Before Orochimaru could even speak, Tobirama was momentarily stunned as Yekura finished speaking.

Because what Yekura just said contained a lot of information.

"Isn't Kusagakure an ally of Konoha?" Tobirama asked.

Orochimaru smiled slightly and said, "Is it possible that all the villages consider Kusagakure to be their ally?"

Kusakabe was, after all, a notorious opportunist.

Tobirama's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this.

He also had a general understanding of the current situation in the ninja world, and knew that the ninja villages in the countries surrounding the Land of Fire almost all had good relations with Konoha.

But Pakura's words made Tobirama realize that Kusagakure had betrayed Konoha.

"Kusagakure must be in a hurry to attack Takigakure this time. After ordering several thousand sets of scientific ninja tools, they settled the payment."

Being able to collect full payment before delivery, although related to Kusagakure's urgency, is still a pretty good achievement.

The thousands of sets of scientific ninja tools represent the company's first major business deal since its inception.

Furthermore, Yekura used the money she obtained from Kusagakure to build a new factory for processing iron weapons.

It can be said that Orochimaru hardly needed to worry about anything, and the scientific ninja tools were being produced in an orderly manner.

When Orochimaru found out, he couldn't help but sigh that Pakura was truly suited for this job.

Everything was arranged perfectly.

In contrast, consider a certain harpy snake...

"However, our company has encountered some problems with iron ore." Yekura said, handing a document to Orochimaru, and continued, "Due to the war in the Land of Rivers, most of our iron ore has been supplied there."

Orochimaru also carefully examined the documents in his hand.

On the Ninja World continent, iron ore is mainly concentrated in the Land of Earth and the Land of Iron. The Land of Iron and the Land of Lightning have a close relationship, so most of their iron ore is supplied to the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water overseas.

The iron ore needs of the Wind and Fire countries mainly rely on the Earth country.

Of course, the Land of Fire does have iron ore deposits, but they are not abundant.

Moreover, with war about to break out in the Land of Rivers, merchants from the Land of Fire would naturally be more willing to sell there at a higher price.

Orochimaru lowered his head and pondered for a while. He would definitely not agree to pay a high price to buy iron ore from the merchants of the Land of Fire.

Moreover, he does need a stable supply of iron ore so that his scientific ninja tools can be produced for a long time.

Especially for the more advanced scientific ninja tools in the future, the quality of the iron ore must be controlled by ourselves, otherwise we will be ripped off by those unscrupulous merchants.

However, most of the merchants in the Land of Fire have close ties with the daimyo, so it's not advisable to touch them for the time being.

Without having enough people to incite to take down the daimyo's capital in one fell swoop, Orochimaru didn't want to strain his relationship with the daimyo too much.

After all, the Daimyo is still their own moneybag, and rashly opposing them would not be enough to extract enough money from the common people of the Land of Fire, relying solely on Konoha's prestige.

a long time……

Thinking about the unique national conditions of the Land of Iron, which are so different from those of other countries in the ninja world.

Orochimaru slowly spoke, "It seems the only way is to find a way to take over the Land of Iron!"