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"That's true!"

After a moment, Orochimaru asked, "That cell contains a violent factor that even the most powerful genjutsu couldn't control. Moreover, I suspect that this clone doesn't have its own will, let alone be controlled. How did they manage to do that?"

"Control? It's impossible to control someone artificially, not even a clone. Remember those two White Zetsu I mentioned earlier that were wiped out?"

Orochimaru said, "The ones we killed earlier? You mean the black-robed men were White Zetsu? Wait, I'm a little confused. I've studied White Zetsu's cells as well. They were just products born from the First Hokage's cells. How could there be Madara's flesh and blood in the bits of flesh on their bodies? Don't tell me, they were cloned using White Zetsu's bodies plus Madara Uchiha's cells. I don't believe that at all!"

“No, I suspect they’re using White Zetsu to control clones of Madara Uchiha. White Zetsu has the ability to merge into other people’s bodies!” Zhang Ye explained.

Having fought Black Zetsu openly and covertly so many times, he was aware of the unique abilities White Zetsu possessed.

Black Zetsu possesses a ninjutsu called "Spirit Possession," which allows him to control the will of others.

Many White Zetsu also possess this ability, but they are not as powerful as Black Zetsu. However, due to the White Zetsu's cannon fodder nature, their spirit possession cannot control Jonin, and even some Chunin are in jeopardy.

Therefore, it is rare to see White Zetsu use this ninjutsu.

“Integrating into a human body…what strange creatures. I’ve suddenly become interested in them again!” Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, revealing a greedy smile.

Seeing Orochimaru's expression, Zhang Ye looked helpless and then said to Orochimaru, "Uncle Orochimaru, thank you for your help this time. I'll head back to Konoha now!"

After saying that, Zhang Ye sealed the pieces of meat on the table again under Orochimaru's gaze, and even reached out to eliminate all the marks left on it, trying not to leave Orochimaru with a single cell.

Given Orochimaru's madman personality, he would definitely use Madara Uchiha's cells to play with cloning. If he were to be careless and create some clones that are too powerful, it would be the end of the ninja world!

"What a stingy guy!" Orochimaru said to Zhang Ye's retreating figure, "Remember to send me a few dozen White Zetsu when the time comes!"

"Understood!" Zhang Ye increased his speed by another three points and quickly left Orochimaru's cave.

Watching Zhang Ye's disappearing figure, Orochimaru pulled a test tube from his pocket containing a trace of flesh and blood, and a greedy smile returned to his face...

Chapter 114 Change of Leadership in the Water Shadow

After leaving the secret base, Zhang Ye felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He glanced at the base, casually leaving a Flying Thunder God mark so he could come back later, and then used the Flying Thunder God to return to Konoha.

Back in Konoha, the ninjas from the research unit handed over their research findings to Zhang Ye.

The only sentence above is: Human flesh and blood have high activity levels!

Moreover, according to his subordinates, these research ninjas were all arrogant and conceited, practically saying, "Why would you need us for such a trivial matter? Even a fool knows this is human flesh and blood!"

Listening to his subordinate's report, Zhang Ye's eyes twitched. If this were a comic book, you would see a "well" character appear on his forehead.

"It seems we've spoiled them too much all these years. They're not strong, they know little, and they're so arrogant. Compared to Snake, they're worlds apart!" Zhang Ye complained indignantly.

Orochimaru's skills are among the best in the current ninja world. All the techniques used by Konoha's research ninjas come from Orochimaru. Although there's a saying, "The student surpasses the master," they will never reach Orochimaru's level. Right now, they're lucky if their skills are even close to Orochimaru's.

A moment later, Zhang Ye summoned Shikaku, Minato Namikaze, and Might Guy. Only they knew the details of the matter, and he had called them over to instruct them to keep quiet about it and tell the outside world that Kusagakure was overestimating itself and trying to challenge Konoha's authority.

The three of them knew the seriousness of the matter and what to do.

Furthermore, Zhang Ye also entrusted another task to Minato Namikaze, instructing him to do everything in his power to search for any trace of Uchiha Madara, regardless of its size or authenticity; the Anbu should exert all its resources to find him if possible.

Six months after this incident, the entire ninja world remained peaceful, the major ninja villages flourished, and the population of the ninja world increased rapidly.

But suddenly, a piece of news swept through the entire ninja world!!

The Kage of Kirigakure in the Land of Water has been replaced!

After Yagura's death, a man named Haruhiro became the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure.

Furthermore, according to intelligence from Kirigakure, Yagura, in league with rogue ninja from Kirigakure, attempted to dethrone the Daimyo of the Land of Water and become the first person in the ninja world to hold both the titles of Daimyo and Kage. However, their plan was foiled by an elite Jonin from Kirigakure, who, along with other powerful ninja from the village, swiftly defeated and killed Yagura and the rogue ninja. This Jonin, during the battle, single-handedly fought Yagura, who perfectly controlled the Three-Tails, for dozens of rounds and ultimately killed him.

After this incident, he was promoted to the position of Mizukage, and this man was none other than Osamu!

Rumor has it that he possesses three different bloodline limits: Boil Release, Lava Release, and Storm Release!

Of course, this is just a rumor. Even Zhang Ye, a transmigrator, had never heard of Zhibo. But the fact that he could kill Yagura head-on means that his strength has reached the level of a Kage. He is a strong person!

Zhang Ye then continued reading and found that there were a total of seven ninjas who had defected with Yagura!

Moreover, Zhang Ye actually knew several of these seven people!

Following closely behind Yagura is a ninja named Ao. He wears a black eyepatch over his right eye, beneath which is embedded a Byakugan. He is the only one to have stolen the Byakugan from a member of the Hyuga main clan. He acquired the Byakugan in a past battle. Although Zhang Ye's appearance caused many changes in the ninja world, Ao's acquisition of the Byakugan remained unchanged. After all, Zhang Ye's strength at the time was not enough to stir up a huge storm, and he referred to his Byakugan as a "precious trophy"!

Next are Juzo Biwa and Raiga Kurosuki, wielders of the Kubikiribōchō (Executioner's Blade) and the Raito Kiba (Lightning Blade) of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. In the original story, they fought a battle against Might Dai, who had opened the Eight Gates, along with five others. They managed to escape from Might Dai, but this did not happen because Konoha had prioritized taijutsu earlier.

Of the remaining four people, Zhang Ye recognized one, but he wasn't very familiar with the other three.

That person was only sixteen years old, but his strength had already reached that of an elite Jonin. If this incident hadn't happened, he would probably have been the heir to the Executioner's Blade!

Zabuza Momochi!

He was known as the "Demon of the Hidden Mist," proficient in water escaping and assassination techniques. The report stated that he was an ambitious, ruthless, and merciless man, yet loyal to the Fourth Mizukage.

Ao, Juzo Biwa, Raiga Kurosuki, and Zabuza Momochi are the four survivors on the list who escaped from the Land of Water. They have now been classified as S-rank rogue ninjas by Kirigakure, but their whereabouts remain unknown.

Although Zhang Ye wasn't very familiar with Juzo Biwa and Raiga Kurosuki, he was quite familiar with Ao.

He is a ninja who is fiercely loyal to Kirigakure!

Moreover, he held a high position in Kirigakure, so it's quite interesting that he actually defected from Kirigakure.

So here comes the key question: who exactly is this Zhibo?

Zhang Ye couldn't help but tilt his head and guess Zhi Bo's identity.

"Could it be... that Black Zetsu arranged it?" Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes. Kirigakure was once under the control of Uchiha Obito and Madara. After Madara died, Obito controlled the Mizukage of Kirigakure. If Ao hadn't seen through it and broken the genjutsu controlling Yagura, Kirigakure would not have been able to break free from Obito's control.

But now that Yagura is dead and the four Ao members have defected, Zhang Ye has no choice but to speculate.

This Zhibo is one of Hei Jue's subordinates!

……

Three days later.

Zhang Ye frowned as he looked at the invitation in his hand.

This is an invitation sent by an envoy from Kirigakure. It contains a lot of information, but the first part is all fluff, and the last sentence is the key point.

Invite Zhang Ye to attend the succession ceremony of the Fifth Mizukage!

According to information from the Anbu, the other three ninja villages also received this invitation.

"They actually invited me? Aren't they afraid I'll cause trouble at the succession ceremony, Black Zetsu?!"

Over the past three days, Zhang Ye has come to believe that Zhi Bo is Hei Jue's subordinate. Although he has no evidence, Zhang Ye trusts his intuition.

"Hehe, then I'll go have some fun. I want to see what Black Zetsu is up to!" Zhang Ye stood up and summoned his summoned beast, [Deer Jiu].

"Summoning Jutsu... Shikaku!!" Sensing Shikaku's arrival at the door, Zhang Ye slammed his hand on the table and shouted loudly, without feeling embarrassed at all.

Then, Shikaku walked in through the door with a black line on his forehead.

"Is this fun, Hokage?!"

Zhang Ye decisively said, "No!" Then he shrugged and continued, "You know, the job of the Hokage is very complicated and boring. I have to find some fun in the midst of it all."

"What excuse are you planning to use to slack off this time!" Shikaku said bluntly.

As soon as he came in and saw Zhang Ye's smile, he knew that Zhang Ye, that bastard, was up to no good again and was definitely trying to slack off.

"Don't accuse me wrongly! When have I ever slacked off? Don't make baseless accusations! This time, it really is something important!" Zhang Ye handed the invitation to Lu Jiu. "Take a look for yourself, isn't this a big deal!"

He frowned as he took the invitation from Zhang Ye and quickly glanced through it.

"Are you planning to go?"

"Of course, they've been so sincere, I don't want to disappoint them!" Zhang Ye said with a smile.

He was already prepared to make a huge scene; to him, reviewing documents was less desirable than having a hundred good fights!

Lu Jiu looked at Zhang Ye speechlessly. This was truly an important matter, and he couldn't interfere with Zhang Ye's decision.

So who are you planning to bring this time?

"Lia and Aiolos!"

"The two of them?"

Shikaku also knew about Lia and Aiolos. After all, the last time the number one "invaded Konoha," it was Zhang Ye who led his trusted men to repel them and also obtained a lot of information about Uchiha Madara.

Both of them are incredibly strong in Konoha, but their positions within the village are not high. Saber currently possesses Kage-level strength and serves as a reserve elite Jonin in Konoha. She usually has little to do, only intervening when Konoha faces a major crisis. Furthermore, she has many suitors; not only is she beautiful, but she also owns a flower shop and has amassed considerable wealth—a true heiress!

Aiolos's strength is beyond that of a Kage, and according to Might Guy, even if he opened the Eight Gates Formation, he might not be able to defeat Aiolos.

The reason why their strength has improved so quickly is mainly due to the items that Zhang Ye has obtained over the years to unlock them.

Saber has now obtained her exclusive Noble Phantasm, [Far From the World: Avalon], which is 75% unlocked, elevating her strength to Kage level. Aiolos has also obtained [Athena's Blood], and even without wearing his Gold Cloth, his strength has already reached the level of Super Kage. Furthermore, due to [Athena's Blood], his Gold Cloth has now been upgraded to Gold God Cloth. In Konoha, perhaps only Zhang Ye can defeat him.

“They’re both quite nice.” Lu Jiu nodded in agreement, then asked, “When do you plan to go?”

“Now, the invitation says the event will be on July 7th, and today is already the 5th. Even if we can't be the first to arrive, we can't be late, right?” Zhang Ye said with a smile, leaning back in his chair with his head in his hands.

Actually, he could have left on the 7th, since he was only going to Kirigakure and it would only take a few hours. The reason he left now was mainly because he wanted to be lazy!

Here's an example: By August 31st, some students still hadn't finished their summer homework. Were they worried? No! They could take it easy and catch up during the morning self-study session on the first day of school.

So Zhang Ye wants to slack off now!

"You..." Lu Jiu's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "If you want to slack off, just do it. How can you say such high-sounding things? Don't you feel ashamed? I do!"

Zhang Ye didn't even glance at Lu Jiu's expression, and stood up, saying, "Alright, I'll go find Lia and Aiolos now, let's set off immediately!"

"Okay... Have a safe trip." Lu Jiu looked at Zhang Ye with dead fish eyes, then sat down on the stool next to Zhang Ye's chair and started reviewing the documents on the table.

Zhang Ye specially arranged this stool for Lu Jiu. He made excuses so many times that people would gossip if Lu Jiu sat in his chair, so he found this uncomfortable stool for him.

"I'm leaving now, don't miss me, I'll be back soon!" Zhang Ye left the Naruto Building with a smile.

After a while, two people dressed in very different clothes stood in front of Zhang Ye, a man and a woman. The man was wearing a training uniform made of cowhide, and his muscles were full of explosive power. The woman wore a white shirt with a blue bow tie at the collar, a blue knee-length skirt with black stockings underneath, and a pair of brown riding boots, which highlighted her heroic spirit.

"Have you remembered everything I said?" Zhang Ye asked.

"Hmm." Lia had a faint smile on her face, her azure eyes fixed on Zhang Ye.

Aiolos nodded.

"Then let's set off." Zhang Ye put his hands on Saber and Aiolos's shoulders, used the Flying Thunder God Technique, and left Konoha to arrive at a house in a village near the docks of the Land of Water.

Inside the house were three young men of similar age. Upon seeing Zhang Ye's arrival, they hurriedly said, "Greetings, Lord Hokage!"