He has even practiced his Haki, and you say this is Naruto?

Kimimaro didn't think this was surprising. He had realized long ago that what Orochimaru needed was not a tool, but... a companion.

At this moment, Kimimaro was really happy for Kabuto. At least, Lord Orochimaru recognized Kabuto's identity as a "companion".

"Kabuto, when I lost my hands, I chose you to be my hands, so now I can also be your arm."

Orochimaru spoke again.

At this time, Kabuto turned his head again and looked at Orochimaru in front of him again. He, the pharmacist Kabuto, didn't think he had the ability to let Orochimaru be his arm.

"Lord Orochimaru, these words are not what you can say."

"In my opinion, the former Orochimaru has always been a person who does whatever it takes and never speaks to anyone in this tone."

Kabuto's expression was also extremely serious, and what he said was also true.

Orochimaru has always been a person who does whatever it takes. No matter how a person's appearance and temperament change, this kind of unscrupulousness will not change.

"That's right, so in order to defeat Shanks, I must do whatever it takes."

An extremely sinister and generous smile appeared on Orochimaru's face, and he admitted his unscrupulousness very straightforwardly.

"So, I need more companions, companions worthy of trust."

At this moment, Orochimaru has truly changed.

Not only because of failure, but also because he has seen clearly the difference between himself and Shanks.

A person like Shanks can still completely entrust himself to Shisui.

When the explosion occurred, Orochimaru saw Shisui rushing into the blast wave and desperately pulling Shanks out, and he understood.

The gap between himself and Shanks is not just strength.

Although Shanks is proud, he also has his own trusted companions, and will not become lonely because of his strength.

This is the difference between many people and Shanks. Shanks's strength is not alone, and he cannot defeat Shanks by relying on strength.

A strong man like Shanks still needs his own trusted companions. Orochimaru asked himself, what qualifications does he have to challenge Shanks again?

"So that's why, is it for that position?"

When Orochimaru said this, everyone understood that Orochimaru was still the same Orochimaru, the unscrupulous Orochimaru.

Single fight? Orochimaru must not be Shanks' opponent, but gang fight may not be the same.

"So, Lord Orochimaru, do you want me to inherit the ninjutsu of Ryuchi Cave?"

Kabuto also understood at this time that Orochimaru had not changed.

But thinking of the White Snake Immortal in Ryuchi Cave, Kabuto did not think he was qualified to be recognized by the White Snake Immortal.

"That's right!"

Orochimaru nodded.

"If Lord Orochimaru wants me to do this, I would be happy to be Lord Orochimaru's... companion again."

Kabuto also nodded seriously. For so long, Kabuto has not changed at all.

The world is changing, Orochimaru is changing, and Kabuto is also changing.

When Shanks affects this era, he will also affect everyone in this era. The change of the era does not depend on the era.

It is everyone in this era.

Similarly, Orochimaru is not the only one who changed his plan.

Looking at the ship going away, a "pirate" who looked like a monk on the coast of the Kingdom of Wind also retracted his gaze.

"The strongest creature is just like this!"

"Shanks, you are worthy of being the strong man I like, and you deserve to be taken seriously by me. Let me see the power of the strongest man in the world."

Chapter 133 Departure

Jigen completely despises Orochimaru. The so-called strongest creature is just a defeated opponent of Shanks, and he is completely calculated by Shanks.

"A man like Shanks cannot be convinced by conspiracy and tricks. If you want to defeat such a person, you must have stronger strength and courage than the other party."

Jigen has been in the ninja world for thousands of years, and he has only encountered Shanks. Before Shanks appeared, Jigen felt the same as Orochimaru in the dragon vein.

The era without Shanks was really too boring.

Jigen was originally a member of the Otsutsuki clan like Kaguya, and his status was even higher than Kaguya.

However, status is status, and strength is strength. Although he was plotted against by Kaguya, no matter how hard Jigen is now, he can't say that his strength is stronger than Shanks.

So Jigen still has some self-knowledge about himself. Coupled with his inexplicable luck, Jigen feels that even if he eats the chakra fruit, he may not be the opponent of Shanks now.

Fortunately, with the emergence of the devil fruit, Jigen also saw a way out.

As a member of the Otsutsuki clan, no one knows the sacred tree better than him, and the devil fruit, as a branch of the chakra fruit, is actually a seed-like existence.

Eating the devil fruit means eating the seed. As for what will sprout and form in the end, it depends on the specific person.

It is because of this that Jigen suddenly realized that the Otsutsuki clan has always been on the wrong path.

Because the chakra fruit is just pure power, not something like a seed.

But the devil fruit is different. The devil fruit has the qualifications to grow into a big tree, which is a power that the chakra fruit does not have.

"But even Shanks has companions around him. If you want to convince Shanks, you must recruit more men."

Although Jigen looked down on Orochimaru, he was also preparing to recruit people with confidence, and this time the great turmoil in the Wind Country was Jigen's opportunity.

He had long been eyeing the imprisoned pirates. As an old thing who had been lying dead in the ninja world for thousands of years, Jigen had a brain even if he was not very smart.

This turmoil in the Wind Country can not only help him select some strong people, but also create an opportunity for himself.

He only needs to rescue these pirates at that time, and then the matter of recruiting pirates will be done.

It just happens that he can borrow the power of the ninjas to serve himself.

For Jigen, in the entire ninja world, only Shanks is a human being. He does not care about the death and injury of other people. Those who are not in his eyes cannot be called human beings.

As for other people in the Otsutsuki clan? Naturally, it is the same.

Jigen left the coast calmly and headed inland. Now he had not been exposed at all, so this identity could still be used.

"But which fruit should I choose? Although the strength of this body is not enough, under the power of the ninja world, the growth of physical fitness is not a problem at all.

Even ordinary people are qualified to become strong."

"It's really troublesome."

For Jigen now, choosing a devil fruit has become the most troublesome thing.

After all, you can't eat two of this thing, otherwise it will kill people, but if it's someone else who dies, it doesn't matter.

I don't know what Jigen is planning specifically, and in the end, he disappeared from sight.

On the other side, in the Fire Country, in the Fire Temple, "Jilu", one of the twelve guardian ninjas of the Fire Country, also left the Fire Temple.

Behind Jilu, Kakuzu and Hidan were also swaggering on their backs, without disguising their appearance at all.

"You two, I'll take you here. I'll go on the rest of the way by myself."

Di Lu turned around and said goodbye to Kakuzu. Although Hidan had no ill will towards Di Lu, Di Lu was full of ill will towards Hidan. As a monk, he couldn't stand people like Hidan who were pure evil.

As for Kakuzu, Kakuzu was just an ordinary bounty ninja in the ninja world. This was not Kakuzu's problem, but the sadness of this era.

"Okay, if you need any help from the organization next, you can always find me through the black market."

Kakuzu nodded to Di Lu with a cold tone.

But Di Lu could feel a kind of kindness from Kakuzu.

"Inheriting the will of my friend Dafo is also my long-cherished wish. If it weren't for the inability to change this era, I wouldn't have chosen to become a monk of the Fire Temple."

"Only after truly witnessing the darkness of the world can you understand how difficult it is to change this era."

Di Lu said, this is what he admires about Dafo. Unlike his own blind avoidance, the former Dafo really fought hard for this era, but unfortunately, he lost.

Now, Di Lu once again inherited the will of his friend and was determined to create true peace in this chaotic era.

"This era happens to belong to our revolutionary army. There are many things we can do between pirates and ninjas.

But at the same time, we must be more careful, because there are invisible enemies within us."

Kakuzu reminded.

"So if you really need our help, contact me and Hidan in time."

"Although he is a villain, he is also trustworthy."

Kakuzu spoke to Di Lu again. The inner ghost of the Akatsuki organization has not been found yet. He himself is not an inner ghost. As for Hidan, who is simple-minded and can only kill people, he is not an inner ghost.

"Hey? You have no faith, and you only have bounties in your eyes..."

"Even if you have no faith, you are better than you."

"Are you saying that you did a better job than me in being cheated of money by Orochimaru?"

"Watch your words, Hidan!!"

"..."

Hearing that Kakuzu and Hidan started to quarrel again, Di Lu smiled, did not say anything more to the two, and turned and left.

As one of the twelve guardian ninjas of the Land of Fire, Ji Lu's strength is naturally extraordinary. It can even be said that he is stronger than ordinary elite jonins.

Note that the elite jonin here refers to ordinary elite jonins of Konoha.

All the ninjas in the Land of Fire are from Konoha.

Moreover, his connections in Konoha are not low. With such strength and the ability to escape from Konoha, Ji Lu has only connections besides brains.

Asuma Sarutobi, the son of the third generation Hokage of Konoha, is an elite jonin of Konoha and a close friend of Ji Lu. They were both one of the twelve guardian ninjas.

Because of this relationship, Ji Lu was able to leave Konoha safely and was not used by Danzo.

As for the reason why Ji Lu chose to leave Konoha, it was also very simple, because he was not a fool.

He had long seen the situation of Konoha, and he had also seen the situation of this era clearly.

In this so-called "peaceful era", there is no so-called peace or fairness.

Under this false peace, there is a deeper terror, which is what Di Lu saw in the former Konoha.

"Now the Third Hokage is dead, Danzo has been killed, and the roots of Konoha have been uprooted."

"If you want to change the world, you must start from Konoha."

The current political situation in Konoha is also the time for Di Lu to return to Konoha.

With Asuma's relationship, it is completely no problem for him to return to Konoha.

Besides, the Uchiha clan is gone now, even if they really want to interrogate him, Di Lu will not reveal his identity.

This move is the chess piece that Di Lu made for the Revolutionary Army.

The power of change will start from him and take root in Konoha.

Since the roots of Konoha have been pulled out, it is time for their Revolutionary Army to get involved.

On the other side, Kakuzu and Hidan walked towards the Land of Fields while arguing.

The Land of Fields is where Orochimaru's Sound Village is located.

Although Orochimaru has become a Devil Fruit user, Kakuzu knows that Orochimaru will not give up the research and development of ninjutsu.

And there are still a lot of human body tissues in Hidan and Kakuzu.

These people were dug out by Hidan, who has a keen sense of death, and also a keen sense of corpses.

As for whether it is the body tissue of a former member of the Akatsuki organization, it depends on luck, it is a complete lottery.

However, it is not only Kakuzu and Hidan who are doing things on the Akatsuki side. Obito and Black Zetsu also returned to the Hidden Rain Village at this time and handed a piece of "historical text" to Konan.