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

In the shrine in Takigakure where the Hero's Water is kept.

With a small sip of the Hero's Water.

Suigan felt as if her body was a dam that had been opened, with chakra gushing out like a flood.

At the same time, the skin all over the body quickly became dry and cracked, showing an unhealthy state.

However, as someone who had received the buff, Shuiyan naturally didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her body.

He felt incredibly powerful now.

Orochimaru also witnessed the entire process of hookah drinking the Hero's Water.

Thankfully, the hookah still had a shred of rationality and knew to take it slow, instead of gulping it all down in one gourd.

Otherwise, Orochimaru would have intervened earlier.

"Hahaha, how about it? Orochimaru, can you feel the powerful energy within me?"

Shuiyan grinned maliciously as she spoke.

It seems that after drinking the Hero's Water, his will was also eroded considerably.

Orochimaru, having observed the experimental phenomena sufficiently, opened his mouth.

The next moment, a new Orochimaru emerged from it.

Shuiyan's little tricks naturally didn't escape Orochimaru's notice. He prepared a summoning jutsu first, and Orochimaru naturally prepared the Orochi-ryu Substitution Jutsu first.

Seeing Orochimaru suddenly appear completely unharmed, a look of astonishment flashed across Shuiyan's somewhat withered and cracked face.

However, this was quickly replaced by confidence:

"What? So it was a substitution jutsu that consumed a lot of chakra. But your chakra isn't as strong as mine, Orochimaru! I can sense that!"

Orochimaru silently recorded this newly observed phenomenon, noting that his perception of chakra seemed to have improved considerably.

Orochimaru was actually a little surprised. After drinking the Hero's Water, Shuiyan's chakra increased by at least several dozen times.

It's much higher than the rumored ten times.

However, Orochimaru simply smiled indifferently at the water pipe's mockery.

The next moment, Orochimaru's body shone with a bright blue light, and his jet-black hair fluttered.

At the same time, a white snake formed from chakra suddenly emerged from beside Suigan's feet.

Seeing this, Shuiyan slammed her feet down on the ground, trying to dodge the chakra snake.

However, the ground seemed to come alive, instantly entangling the hookah's feet.

At the same time, the chakra snake bit into the gourd containing the Hero's Water.

Shuiyan's feet were bound, and she was holding a gourd in her hand, so she didn't have time to form hand seals.

The next moment, the gourd was snatched away by the chakra snake and handed to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, fearing that the upcoming battle would damage it, sent it directly into the system space.

It's a fragile item, so be careful!

During this period, nothing related to the original work has happened, and the system has not been of much use.

However, given the system's ability to freely access and store items, Orochimaru would still give it a 13.0 rating.

Upon seeing this, Shuiyan was immediately enraged. Her chakra exploded, and the rocks binding her feet instantly turned to dust.

With a flash, he charged towards Orochimaru.

On the other side, Orochimaru also flashed forward, rushing towards Suigan as well.

……

The office of the leader of Takigakure Village.

The leader of Takigakure Village, Shibuki, is a very young man with a handsome face.

Although he inherited the leadership position from his father, he was suspected of being a second-generation official.

But since becoming the leader, he hasn't made any major mistakes.

The village ninjas all highly recognized his abilities.

They even recently repelled the Grass Village, which had been eyeing Takigakure.

Although the reason for the Grass Ninja's retreat is still under investigation, such a feat is still commendable in Takigakure.

After all, decades ago, a ninja named Kakuzu stole the village's sacred artifact and killed all the village's leaders, which brought decades of pain to the village.

This village, which once had a chance to compete for the title of the sixth greatest ninja village, still seems to be struggling to recover.

This time, they defeated the Grass Ninja single-handedly, which is certainly acceptable in terms of saving face.

"Hiss~"

A faint sound rang out, and Shibuki immediately noticed the source of the sound—

A small white snake.

Shibuki immediately looked puzzled.

However, the little white snake ignored Shemu's doubts, and instead spat out a scroll before turning into white smoke and disappearing from the office.

Upon seeing this, Shibuki's expression immediately turned serious. After carefully checking that there was nothing wrong with the reel, he cautiously opened it.

[At the base of the large tree, near the shrine, someone is stealing the gourd!]

Upon seeing the brief line of text above, Shibuki's pupils constricted sharply.

It's better to believe something is true than to believe it isn't!

Shibuki quickly summoned his men and headed towards the shrine.

……

Outside the shrine.

When Shibuki arrived, he saw the two men locked in a fierce fight.

The Jonin who had followed them were also surprised by the intensity of their battle.

When did these two large Buddha statues appear in this little dilapidated temple in our Takigakure Village?

Shibuki immediately noticed the person who was at a disadvantage.

Even though his skin was cracked and disfigured, Shibuki recognized him as his former master, Suigan, who was once the strongest in Takigakure!

Orochimaru quickly defeated Suigan.

Orochimaru, carrying the unconscious Shuiyan, approached Shibuki.

The white snake that appeared in Shibuki's office was naturally sent by Orochimaru.

He had no grudge against Shibuki, and he wanted to communicate with Shibuki to see if he could reliably provide him with the Water of Life.

After all, the Water of Life is actually produced by the giant tree in the center of Takigakure Village.

It's always more comfortable to have a village guarding it for you than to do it yourself.

On the other side, the group of Takigakure ninja saw Orochimaru approaching and warily shielded Shibuki behind them.

Shibuki waved his hand, signaling his subordinates not to be nervous, then looked at Orochimaru and said in a gentle tone:

"You must be Orochimaru from Konoha?"

Seeing that the other party recognized him, Orochimaru didn't bother with introductions and went straight to the point:

"This person stole a secret from our Konoha. I chased him all the way here and found that he was still trying to steal things here, so I notified Chief Shibuki."

Looking at the devastated land after the battle and the empty shrine, Shibuki naturally knew that Suigan had been brought there by Orochimaru.

The apprentice knew exactly how much wood was used to make the hookah.

Given the strength Orochimaru just displayed, Shibuki couldn't imagine that Suien could have escaped Konoha after stealing something.

Is this how you catch thieves?

I'm afraid you've also taken a liking to my things!

Shibuki's lips twitched.

However, he also knew his own limitations, and Takigakure had always maintained good relations with Konoha.

Therefore, he had no choice but to follow his heart.

Sheki was naturally willing to sell some of his interests to Konoha in exchange for deeper cooperation.

Why would a third-rate village like Kusagakure dare to attack Takigakure?

Isn't it just because Takigakure is weak and has the Seven-Tails' treasure?

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!

The Water of Life is ultimately a renewable resource, as long as it doesn't involve the Seven-Tails!

"Lord Orochimaru, please come to my office to discuss this."

Seeing that Shibuki was so agreeable, Orochimaru smiled and accepted the other party's suggestion.