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Chapter 290 Orochimaru: I am the righteous, evil Konoha ninja!

This public showdown between top players,

This is like pouring boiling hot oil onto the pot lid that was already boiling over for countless players.

Some players were so frightened by that terrifying combat power that they abandoned their combat classes and planned to switch to support classes for a more relaxed playstyle.

However, most players were inspired to fight fiercely and began to hunt monsters in dangerous areas such as the Gran Forest, the Eternal Snow Mountain, and the Dark Elf Graveyard, searching for traces of lord-level monsters.

And the Sky City after the battle

Neither the ninjas nor the navy continued to be ambushed, and even knowing that Orochimaru was the mastermind, neither side could do anything about it.

Bizarre necromancy, powerful combat strength,

Even if you manage to corner Orochimaru, he can still escape unscathed without ever engaging in a direct confrontation.

Two days later,

The Navy and Konoha, gritting their teeth, decided to join forces to drive Orochimaru out of the Sky Sea.

"Orochimaru, do you still want to run away?"

Tsunade, with her blonde hair, had an angry expression on her face.

The opponent's necromancer robes can conceal their aura and condition, allowing them to evade the detection of the White Eye.

It was only by relying on the large force of the Navy Headquarters, deploying troops in various locations, and wasting a precious magical teleportation device, that Orochimaru, who was launching sneak attacks everywhere, was stopped.

"It's Tsunade. It's been a long time."

Orochimaru, dressed as a necromancer, held a staff in his hand as he watched the figures gradually closing in.

The three admirals of the Navy,

The top-tier combatants of Konoha include Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Tsunade.

With six top-tier players, this lineup is indeed enough to keep them in the game.

Tsunade said with disgust, "Betrayal and destruction of the village, torturing the teacher, you have truly fallen into evil, Orochimaru."

Both are among the Three Ninja.

They were once comrades-in-arms, but now they stand on opposite sides and are irreconcilable enemies.

Hearing this, Orochimaru licked his chin and said mockingly, "If we're talking about betrayal, you guys are the traitors! You colluded with the Ino-Shika-Cho clan to rescue the notorious Hiruzen Sarutobi. Isn't that a betrayal of the village?"

Tsunade was speechless.

Logically speaking, Orochimaru's statement makes sense.

The ninja village was a power that had submitted to the Land of Fire. At that time, Orochimaru became the acting Hokage in accordance with the Daimyo's wishes, and there were no flaws in the procedure.

On the contrary, it was they who, by gathering ninjas to attack the prison and rescue Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been judged a criminal by the Daimyo, were the ones who betrayed Konoha.

Jiraiya jumped out, looking at his best friend with a pained expression, and said, "The Daimyo is just a pitiful wretch who has been bewitched by you. Everything you have done is stained with the blood of your comrades."

His relationship with Orochimaru,

It's very similar to the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke Uzumaki, a bond formed in their childhood, and comrades-in-arms in their youth.

The difference is that Sasuke is not as extreme as Orochimaru, and the appearance of the Rinne Game gave Sasuke hope of becoming stronger. Naruto Uzumaki also has enough willpower to bring Sasuke back.

And myself,

Jiraiya's eyes dimmed; he did not win back his former best friend.

Since the other party has committed an unforgivable crime, the only option is to bury my dear friend with my own hands and stop him from causing further chaos in the world.

aside,

Akainu, who harbored a deep prejudice against ninjas, glanced at both sides with amusement, and sneered inwardly, "Ninjas, they really are a bunch of rats in the gutter, all about betrayal and killing. One day I will sit on a warship and wipe these ninjas out."

"Blood?"

Orochimaru spread his hands in confusion, seemingly not understanding Jiraiya's explanation.

Jiraiya said coldly, "To gain reward points, you conducted extensive human experiments, causing the continuous deaths of civilians in the Land of Fire. You also spread ninjutsu widely, standing in opposition to all ninja clans. Don't you admit it?"

Information travels very quickly in the ninja world.

In particular, both Konoha in the Land of Hot Water and the Fire Empire have Byakugan clans, making them even more adept at intelligence gathering.

Neither side could hide what the other was doing.

"As expected, Jiraiya, you're still as foolish as ever."

Orochimaru laughed dismissively and said, "All the civilians who participated in the human experiments did so voluntarily. I never forced them."

"That's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible. The destruction of Konoha, immortality—don't you understand yet, Jiraiya!"

Compared to the furious Jiraiya, Orochimaru maintained a faint smile throughout.

Her voice was soft and gentle, yet it possessed a unique magic.

"Voluntarily participating in human trials? What a ridiculous claim! Are you trying to fool me?"

Jiraiya's anger

It was because he had traveled through the ninja world for many years and clearly understood the tragic lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society.

Exploited by daimyo, bullied by nobles, plundered by bandits, and caught up in the aftermath of ninja battles, how could ordinary people who struggle to survive under such circumstances possibly choose to die voluntarily?

Orochimaru laughed and said cruelly, "They volunteered to be human test subjects because of you."

"Ninja Village?"

"A ridiculous and laughable product. You are just like those unproductive nobles, exploiting and oppressing the common people."

"Does not seeing something make it clean? Don't you know how the nobles and daimyo obtained the grain and assets they entrusted to you?"

"And I, in the darkest abyss, simply gave them a chance to survive and to climb upwards!"

It's like what game merchants do to these poor wretches struggling in the ninja world.

This is a form of salvation.

Orochimaru's laughter gradually turned sinister, like a bewitching serpent.

Jiraiya remained silent.

He couldn't refute the other party because the other party wasn't lying. Even a low-ranking ninja who was considered weak enough to be cannon fodder needed the support of several civilians.

This is his experience traveling through the ninja world.

"Was it wrong for me to sweep away all the ninja clans in the Land of Fire, teach ninjutsu to the common people, and enable everyone to master powerful abilities?"

Jiraiya glared at him and said, "Are you crazy? The more ninjas there are, the greater the demand for their support. Do you want to bankrupt the civilians?"

Even the blonde Tsunade looked grim.

Although he had long been aware of Orochimaru's unorthodox behavior, hearing it with his own ears was even more shocking than reading about it on paper.

"You are the fools."

Orochimaru turned to look at the Navy and laughed, "I actually envy resource-rich other worlds like yours, where you don't need time to mature, you can just plunder effortlessly."

Two days ago,

He captured a Marine, used necromancy to imprison him, and tortured him while ensuring he didn't die, thus gathering a lot of information about the pirate world.

A vast ocean, countless islands, and an innumerable number of kingdoms and powers.

If given the chance, we must extend the reach of the Fire Empire to another world.

"In the Land of Rain."

Orochimaru casually revealed the secret, which was information he had gathered. He said, "Your former disciple has long since abandoned the profession of ninja and, like me, teaches ninjutsu to ordinary people. Or rather, I actually learned it from them."

"Commoners who have learned ninjutsu and have combat talent will be incorporated into the legion."

"Those useless people who could barely reach the level of Genin were taken to various parts of the Land of Rain to farm, cultivate fields, clear mountains, and build roads."

"From a useless genin who could be burned to death with a single fireball, he has been transformed into a farming machine. With just a tiny amount of chakra extracted, he can cultivate several times the amount of land that an ordinary person could cultivate."

"If I didn't occupy the most fertile soil in the Land of Fire, my value might really have been surpassed by them."

Yahiko and Konan, leading the Akatsuki organization, have completely transformed into a nation.

It develops quietly.

But now Orochimaru has exposed his lie in public, which was exactly what Orochimaru wanted.

The Fire Empire's unconventional ways have made it a target of the ninja world, so someone has to be dragged down to take the fall and share the damage for the Fire Empire.

(End of this chapter)