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Chapter 87 Orochimaru and Kakashi Hatake's Gift (Seeking first subscription!)

Obito Uchiha left with a grim expression.

As for the White Zetsu named Awei, he kept trying to get Zetsu to plant the spore technique in Akihara Kagura's body, but Obito Uchiha ruthlessly refused.

Akihara Kagura glanced at the white Zetsu named Awei and surprisingly felt a connection with it. She was determined to help it create more value in its life in the future.

"Young man..."

The white zeolon looked at Akihara Kagura, its tone becoming very reserved, yet its words were crafted with finesse: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Help me keep an eye on Obito Uchiha."

Akihara Kagura's words almost choked it to death.

"This task conflicts with my primary duties..."

The White Zetsu named Awei hesitated and shook its head. Just as it was about to say something, its body suddenly sank into the ground, warning, "Be careful, something's not right. I sense a chakra presence."

"Um?"

Akihara Kagura only then sensed the approach of an eerie chakra, and was somewhat surprised by White Zetsu's chakra sensing ability. This guy's sensing ability is pretty good!

A small white snake appeared, swam all the way to Akihara Kagura's side and stopped, opening its mouth and slowly spitting out a slender sword.

The strange thing is...

There was no snake saliva on the hilt of this sword.

Orochimaru…

Akihara Kagura's eyes flickered slightly.

I never expected to see the little white snake sent by Orochimaru at this time, especially when Obito Uchiha sent White Zetsu to monitor me.

Forget it.

I never intended to hide this matter.

Because these two superiors will eventually merge, Orochimaru, being curious about everything, will definitely try to find out the details of the Akatsuki organization.

Obito Uchiha, his superior, never expected him to be loyal to him, and he didn't care at all who he had sided with. After all, he had stated to Obito that he would kill White Zetsu and betray them if he ever felt unhappy.

When Akihara Kagura took the sword that the little white snake spat out, she saw a small red seal on the scabbard with a line of words written on it.

That was a line of text handwritten by Orochimaru.

Happy New Year!

This is a Kusanagi sword made of hard material.

This is a New Year's gift that Orochimaru sent to him via a white snake clone.

Kagura Akihara had always known that Orochimaru harbored ill intentions towards her, and receiving this gift during the New Year in the ninja world couldn't help but touch her heart with emotion.

The future Orochimaru has gathered many children, most of whom are unwilling to leave his side. Who would want to leave such a superior?

At the start of the new year…

Just when one is at their loneliest, Orochimaru still finds time to offer warmth. Who would refuse someone who cares about them so much?

"Please thank Lord Orochimaru for me."

A genuine expression of emotion appeared on Akihara Kagura's face as she softly said, "Now that I'm infiltrating the Konoha Anbu and becoming an Anbu ninja, Shimura Danzo hasn't betrayed the alliance. He even arranged for me to have an identity at a Konoha orphanage."

While using the properties of [Darkness of the Ninja World] to monitor the White Zetsu named Awei, Akihara Kagura continued to talk to the little white snake.

"I might pass through the Land of Grass in a while. I hope I can find an opportunity to meet Lord Orochimaru then. Please ask him if there is a time for us to meet."

"..."

The little white snake nodded and quietly disappeared into the grass.

Akihara Kagura stood still, knowing that the White Zetsu named Wei was still eavesdropping: "Stop hiding underground, come out!"

"Are you one of Orochimaru's men?"

The head of the white Zetsu slowly emerged from the ground.

"Isn't this normal?"

Akihara Kagura raised an eyebrow and countered, "If it weren't for Lord Orochimaru, where would I have gotten my Wood Release bloodline limit from?"

That makes sense.

The White Zetsu named Awei slowly nodded and asked earnestly, "Then can I tell Obito that you are Orochimaru, and what Orochimaru's whereabouts are?"

"Is it inconvenient right now?"

Kagura Akihara frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What if Lord Orochimaru doesn't want you to know?"

"This…"

The white zeppelin named Awei seemed a little confused.

Just because Orochimaru doesn't want us to know, does that mean we shouldn't invade his privacy?

"I originally planned to sneak a peek at the Akatsuki's base when I went to Iwagakure, to observe their strength, and then consider whether to invite Orochimaru-sama to join the Akatsuki..."

"If Lord Orochimaru is willing, you can report to Obito Uchiha; if he's not willing, wouldn't reporting to Obito Uchiha just be letting him get his hopes up for nothing?"

Kagura Akihara slowly began, "There's no rush to tell Obito Uchiha about this after Lord Orochimaru decides to join Akatsuki. You all surely want a powerful ninja like Orochimaru to join our Akatsuki, right?"

"That's true..."

White Zetsu Awei nodded, then asked with some doubt, "But, will Orochimaru join the Akatsuki?"

"As long as the Akatsuki is strong enough, Lord Orochimaru will definitely be willing."

Kagura Akihara spoke as if she were completely sincere, and continued, "Before I came to Konoha, Lord Orochimaru was being hunted down, so I have been helping Lord Orochimaru find a suitable organization, at least one organization to protect him from being hunted down."

"Who is hunting Orochimaru?"

The White Zetsu was very curious and even started to think: "Orochimaru is one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha. To be able to hunt down Orochimaru, one must at least be the Kage of a village..."

"It seems to be someone named Jiraiya..."

Akihara Kagura uttered a name.

"The other one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha..."

The white Zetsu shook its head and sighed, "These kinds of things always happen in Konoha. Jiraiya chased Orochimaru, Kakashi Hatake tracked Obito Uchiha, and I wonder if these things will happen again in the future..."

This kind of thing will definitely continue to exist.

As long as darkness exists in Konoha, and as long as greed exists in people's hearts, there will always be ninjas who defect, and there will always be people who want to bring the defectors back.

"alright."

Kagura Akihara managed to appease the White Zetsu, saying soothingly, "After I've met Lord Orochimaru, I'll ask him if he'd like to join the Akatsuki!"

"good!"

After agreeing, the White Zetsu named Awei realized what was happening and asked a crucial question: "If Orochimaru doesn't want to join Akatsuki with you, would you choose Orochimaru or Akatsuki?"

"Of course it's you guys."

Kagura Akihara then raised a potential contingency: "If Lord Orochimaru refuses to join Akatsuki in the future, could you have someone use force to persuade him to join? You can't possibly be unable to handle Lord Orochimaru, can you?"

Kagura Akihara's attitude towards Obito Uchiha and the Akatsuki was always very honest: "If you can't even defeat Lord Orochimaru, then why shouldn't I choose Lord Orochimaru? What's the point of me being with you? Why should I choose the weak as my comrades?"

"We'll see."

"Lord Orochimaru, it's been so long since I've seen you, yet you still remember to send me a New Year's gift. When Obito Uchiha came, he didn't even offer a New Year's greeting."

When Akihara Kagura said this, a hint of resentment inevitably crept into her voice: "A leader with such limited capacity for understanding, if his abilities are also insufficient, what is there for me to follow him for?"

"you're right."

The white zeolite named Awei was persuaded, and its body slowly sank into the ground.

Just as the white Zetsu's body slowly sank halfway into the ground, it seemed to remember something and tried its best to show a friendly smile.

"Happy New Year, young man..."

"Happy New Year."

Akihara Kagura's smile seemed to have lost some of its loneliness.

The beginning of the new year.

The village of Konoha was filled with festive plaques.

The whole village was filled with a joyous atmosphere of celebrating the New Year.

Even the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, who was forced to live in Konoha, was warmly invited by Hiruzen Sarutobi to participate in Konoha's New Year's celebration.

The ANBU ninjas were not among them.

This is the busy working time for the ANBU ninjas.

During the New Year celebrations, many tourists from other places come to Konoha to visit and play. The Anbu and the Konoha Police Force are the two busiest departments during this period. They must patrol all over Konoha to prevent spies from sneaking into Konoha among the tourists to steal information.

The secret police's changing room.

After finishing their day's patrol, Akihara Kagura and Hatake Kakashi returned to the changing room to change into casual clothes, only to find a small box in their wardrobes.

There was a line of text written on the box.

Wishing you a peaceful and prosperous Spring Festival.

Akihara Kagura opened the small box, inside which was a beautiful kunai. It didn't look like an ordinary item; it was at least much better than the weapons in the Konoha weapon shop.

This is a gift from Kakashi Hatake.

"Didn't you learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Kakashi Hatake stood beside Kagura Akihara and slowly began to speak: "My teacher would leave a mark on his kunai and throw the marked kunai at the enemy, instantly closing the distance. Luckily, I have a kunai that's of pretty good quality..."

"Sigh, the difference between people..."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, put away the kunai, and sighed, "I didn't prepare anything at all. This makes me seem very rude. I should make it up to you with a big gift sometime in the future..."

"If you feel ashamed..."

Kakashi Hatake patted the little guy on the shoulder and made his request with a smile: "Then treat me to a bowl of ramen!"

"..."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, appearing quite generous: "Ramen is too simple, today I'll treat you to salt-grilled saury!"

"That would be even better."

Kakashi Hatake's smile brightened.

Kagura Akihara, that little guy, always seemed to offend people in the Anbu, but he actually remembered his boss's favorite food.

Midnight Diner.

After Kakashi Hatake and Kagura Akihara parted ways.

The White Zetsu named Awei slowly rose halfway up the ground, muttering, "That Kakashi Hatake guy actually tried to bribe you with such a petty trick as giving you a gift..."

"yes…"

Akihara Kagura toyed with the beautiful kunai in her hand, leaving a black leaf mark on it, seemingly casually reminding him, "But, as we all saw, Uchiha Obito wasn't even willing to use such a small trick."

"You're right."

The white zeolite named Awei nodded sullenly.

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