The strongest human of Konoha

Chapter 342 The Stolen Body

"Has Sandai Kazekage recovered?"

"There is no response yet."

"Send someone to Sand Yin Village to urge you, let Shuo Mao be the messenger, and help that Lord Fengying make up his mind."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

The ninja who bowed and stood in front of the table waited for three or four seconds, and seeing that Hokage-sama had no other orders, he quickly retreated.

Day by day, Orochimaru, the authority of the Fourth Hokage, has gradually gained popularity. With his extraordinary wisdom, vigorous energy, and sophisticated methods, he has established an unshakable authority.

This is most clearly reflected by the staff working in the Hokage Building.

Walking in the Hokage building, every time I hear someone talking, I can always hear how wise and powerful the fourth Hokage-sama is. There are hundreds of staff in the whole building, and everyone admires this Hokage-sama.

The subordinates retreated cautiously, the empty room was very plain, without decorations of calligraphy and painting, and there was no smoke filling the whole room.

Orochimaru sat quietly behind the table, thinking about how to deal with the situation that might arise next.

This time, Mist Ninja went ashore, Iwa Ninja went south, and Cloud Ninja was just about to move, and Konoha fell into a situation of enemies on all sides in an instant.

Orochimaru was not surprised by this.

Konoha's strength is not something that Iwannin, Cloud Ninja, Mistnin, and even Sand Ninja are happy to see.

It has been 45 years since the five great kingdoms and the five great ninja villages established each other. In less than half a century, the five great ninja villages have launched several wars, and they have forged deep hatred that cannot be resolved.

For example, because of the death of the Second Hokage, Konoha hated Kumo Ninja extremely, and the death of the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage made the two great ninja villages in the south and the north extremely discord, and so on. .

But the ironic thing is that it is precisely because of the disharmony between the five major ninja villages that a situation of restraint has been formed, maintaining a delicate balance. No one power will surpass the other four, and no one power will decline and become The Four Great Ninja Villages.

Everything is proceeding according to the idea of ​​the first generation of Hokage. If there is no Uchiha Madara and Kuroze stirring up the wind and rain in the dark, this situation must exist for a long time.

The reason why Orochimaru invited Sand Ninja to assist in the battle was not that Konoha was alone, but just to eliminate a hidden danger.

How long the ally relationship between Konoha and Sand Ninja can last is completely unknown. Orochimaru never expected Sand Ninja to work together with him, which is unrealistic.

What he is doing now is to force Sand Ninja to express his position, either to break the covenant and fight again, or to abide by the covenant and obediently send soldiers and horses to the front line to fight side by side with his family.

He would rather force Sand Ninja to make a decision now, and he would not wait until Kita Cloud Ninja also ends. If Sand Ninja makes trouble at that time, it will be very troublesome. Great powers must deal with each other, and it will inevitably hurt their muscles and bones.

"Any news from the east?"

Orochimaru asked suddenly.

"A report came in yesterday, and no news has been received today."

A voice from nowhere echoed in the room.

"What about the north?"

"There is no response yet, but if the calculation is correct, the Kingdom of Grass is probably at war at this moment."

Fighting on both the north and south fronts at the same time, the pressure on Konoha is not too great today, and Kiri Ninja is weak. Under the attack of Minzutsutsuki who knows the inside story, Kiri Ninja's offensive is completely contained. The battle report from yesterday , Kirinin was driven from the shore into the sea, and the battlefield began to shift to the islands scattered in the sea.

The source of pressure is mainly the two countries in the north. Iwanin has already made a move, but Yunin is still on the sidelines.

"With Sakumo-senpai coming forward, Sandai Kazekage probably won't make an irrational choice." Orochimaru thought about it for a while, taking all aspects into consideration, and now the worry in his heart is Onoki, who may personally take action in the north, and the lurking Uchiha Madara in the dark.

"Bam—!"

"Master Hokage, something has happened!"

The door of the room was forcibly knocked open by violent means. The man in a white coat with a body as thin as a bamboo pole stumbled and fell on the floor with a look of panic at the moment.

"······stand up."

Orochimaru waved his hand, repelled the Anbu who appeared in the corner, and stared at the man lying on the floor with a knot between his brows.

"Master Hokage, something happened..."

"Stand up and speak slowly."

The corners of Orochimaru's eyes drooped, and his golden vertical pupils gazed faintly.

"..." The man in the white coat climbed up with hands and feet, stretched out his hand to dust off the dust on his clothes, took two steps forward, and narrowed the distance, "Master Naruto, a member of the ninjutsu research and development department A valuable item has been stolen."

"What is it?"

The voice became low for a few minutes, and it was as cold as nine cold days.

The man in the white coat shivered and spit, "It's the most advanced research item provided by Master Guanyue, that... the third generation of Mizukage."

After finishing speaking, the man shrank his neck and made a look of enduring the storm.

However, the storm did not break out as expected.

"The body of the third Mizukage was stolen? About when?"

Orochimaru asked calmly, without the expected rage, as if he was dealing with another ordinary matter.

"It should have been last night. When I went to the research room early this morning, the things disappeared, so I hurried to report." The man said anxiously.

"Last night? Did the guards find nothing?"

"No, not only the guards, but even the two people who worked all night in the research room next door didn't notice. One of them is a ninja from the Yamanaka family." The man quickly replied.

"The people of the mountain family..."

Orochimaru lowered his head and pondered, this is a bit weird.

The ninjutsu research and development department sounds normal, but its main responsibility is to dissect corpses.

As we all know, the corpse of a ninja is a treasure, and the ninjutsu research and development department is a treasure digger, digging out the secrets contained in each corpse.

The corpses of enemy ninjas captured by Konoha Ninja during the battle are usually sent to the ninjutsu research and development department after the battle, from which they study blood succession limit, secret ninjutsu and other high-level ninjutsu, just like playing Treasure hunting game.

The corpse of Mizukage of the third generation is naturally the most valuable research material. He bears the limit of blood succession of boiling escape, and at the same time is proficient in many water escape ninjutsu unique to Wuyin Village. He also has many secrets of Wuyin Village in his mind. This is a Super treasure, the highest grade material ever processed by the ninjutsu R&D department.

It is precisely because of the precious materials that the ninjutsu research and development department has been extra careful in the research. So far, more than two years have passed, but the research on the three generations of Mizukage's corpses has not been completely completed.

"Being able to steal the body of Mizukage Mizukage from the heavily guarded ninjutsu R&D department without disturbing anyone... This is not something that a random thief can do."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, becoming more and more interested in this matter.

(End of this chapter)