Starting as a part-time worker from Naruto

"Itachi Uchiha is watching me, so I don't mind..."

Akihara Kagura slowly and firmly grasped the Kusanagi sword given to her by Orochimaru: "When we come back, my origins will no longer be a problem."

Chapter 88 Goodbye Orochimaru

The next day.

Early morning hours.

The team met up at the entrance of Konoha Village.

Uchiha Itachi was worried that his younger brother would be upset at the separation, so he left home early and was even the first one to arrive at the meeting point.

"Which way do we take to get to the Land of Earth?"

After asking, Akihara Kagura took the initiative to suggest: "Why don't we go to the Rain Country? I heard that there is still a civil war there. On the way there, we can kill some people who are looking for death..."

"The Land of Walking Grass!"

Hatake Kakashi made a quick decision.

Even if Hatake Kakashi originally wanted to go through the Rain Country, after hearing Akihara Kagura's idea, he would directly change his mind and go through the peaceful Grass Country.

If it were in the past, Hatake Kakashi might feel a little sad when passing by the Kannabi Bridge in the Land of Grass, because that was the burial place of Uchiha Obito;

Now that Uchiha Obito is still alive, Kakashi Hatake will not feel hard-pressed. It may even motivate him to work harder to bring Uchiha Obito back to Konoha!

"In fact, we can also go to the Rain Country..."

Uchiha Itachi actually took the initiative to agree with Akihara Kagura's opinion.

Perhaps because he received the order from Shimura Danzo yesterday to monitor Akihara Kagura, Uchiha Itachi felt a little sorry for his teammates. When he spoke, he even looked at Akihara Kagura with some caution.

This is the newbie among spies.

Even when I was monitoring someone, I would feel a little ashamed and embarrassed.

"Why do you agree with Kagura's opinion?"

Hatake Kakashi looked at Uchiha Itachi in surprise: "Itachi, with your accomplishments, you should know that the Land of Grass is the most suitable route for us..."

"I……"

Uchiha Itachi thought about how to answer.

"Ha ha……"

Akihara Kagura sneered and took the initiative to help Uchiha Itachi out of the predicament: "Maybe you feel guilty for robbing my life? Didn't Lord Danzo promise you yesterday that he would hand over the Root to you in the future?"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi's expression immediately became strange.

What a mess!

Danzo Shimura didn't mean that at all, he just wanted me to be a spy!

"Not without……"

Uchiha Itachi shook his head helplessly and continued: "I just asked Danzo yesterday, and Danzo didn't show any intention of letting you return to the Root..."

"Don't hide it from me."

Akihara Kagura sneered and said sarcastically: "If you feel sorry for me, when you take over Danzo's position in the future, give me the position of the Root leader..."

"Behave yourself!"

Hatake Kakashi reached out and tapped the back of Akihara Kagura's head, then turned to look at Uchiha Itachi and said, "Don't listen to this guy's nonsense. When you become the leader of the Root in the future, it will be enough to allow Yakushi Nono and Yakushi Kabuto to leave the Root..."

"what……"

Uchiha Itachi widened his eyes in surprise.

I just heard of these two names last night. They are the two members of the intelligence department that I need to contact in the Iwagakure Village this time!

Last night, Danzo Shimura handed me three scrolls, two of which were given to Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi, two members of the intelligence department. Is there any relationship between these two people and Akihara Kagura?

"they are……"

Uchiha Itachi was somewhat curious about the relationship between these two people and Akihara Kagura.

Hatake Kakashi glanced at the silent Akihara Kagura, and seeing that he didn't seem to object, he continued, "One is the director of the orphanage who adopted Akihara Kagura, and the other is Akihara Kagura's friend in the orphanage."

"Yakushi Kabuto and I are not friends!"

"That's pretty much what I said..."

Hatake Kakashi shrugged indifferently, and seemed somewhat satisfied that Akihara Kagura no longer mentioned killing Kabuto Yakushi, and continued: "So when you succeed Danzo in the future, you can get them away from the Root..."

"Ah...no..."

Uchiha Itachi waved his hands quickly, trying to explain: "Danzo-sama never intended to give me the position of the Root leader. He only gave me the task of contacting the intelligence members..."

There is nothing unspeakable about this matter.

Because both Hatake Kakashi and Akihara Kagura knew that Danzo Shimura must have taught Uchiha Itachi how to contact the members of the intelligence department. This was an order given by Sarutobi Hiruzen in person.

As for the assessment that I took in secret, it must not be disclosed.

Uchiha Itachi recalled the content of the test he saw on the last scroll last night, which was to kill someone who would appear at a certain time and place in the Land of Earth. He guessed that the person he was going to kill might be an enemy who was affecting the potential of the members of the Intelligence Department.

"It's only a matter of time..."

Akihara Kagura shook her head indifferently and persuaded sincerely: "I really don't understand why Lord Danzo thinks you are so good. You are not as strong as me. You should be sensible and leave the Root as soon as possible. It's better to stay away from Lord Danzo..."

"I will work hard."

Uchiha Itachi rejected his persuasion.

This teammate will never understand the situation he is facing.

Uchiha Itachi would never leave the Root. He wanted to find a hope to keep peace between Uchiha and Konoha.

"Okay, it's time for us to set off."

Kakashi Hatake felt that there was a hint of sarcasm in what Akihara Kagura said.

However, Kakashi Hatake also thought that Uchiha Itachi should indeed consider staying away from Danzo Shimura. It was a pity that such matters were not something that he, a mere Anbu captain, could decide.

Along the way, the territory of the Fire Kingdom seemed extremely peaceful.

What was a little strange was that they occasionally saw more and more pedestrians on the road.

The closer the team got to the Land of Grass, the more pedestrians they saw.

Some of these pedestrians even brought their families with them.

"what happened?"

"Someone has invaded the Grass Kingdom!"

After some investigation, Uchiha Itachi got the answer.

The Grass Country invaded a small country. The small country was no match for the Grass Country, so it hired the Bamboo Clan to counterattack the Grass Country. As a result, the entire Grass Country was plunged into war.

The Taketori clan has always been warlike by nature. No one in their group has any brains. They like to wander around the ninja world, acting as mercenaries from time to time. They never care about the opinions of any big country, and even ignore the orders of the Hidden Mist Village.

"It's war again..."

Hatake Kakashi shook his head and sighed: "I thought we could avoid the war in the Rain Country, but I didn't expect that we couldn't escape the war..."

Hatake Kakashi didn't want to be dragged into the war, so he whispered, "We should pass carefully, hide during the day and move at night, so as not to attract more attention."

"This is not something we can decide..."

Akihara Kagura shrugged, thinking that this trip through the Grass Kingdom might not be possible peacefully, especially since she planned to stay in the Grass Kingdom for a while.

In order to avoid being discovered, Kakashi Hatake chose to have the team hide during the day and move at night, and walk through remote woods as much as possible to avoid being discovered by the Taketori clan or the Grass Ninjas.

morning.

The sun has just come out.

Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi camped and rested.

Akihara Kagura was in good spirits and insisted on going to the river to fish. This did not arouse the suspicion of the two men because this teammate really liked fishing.

Fortunately, they didn't suspect anything.

Otherwise, Akihara Kagura would probably have to use some tricks and find a way to get Orochimaru to kidnap Uchiha Itachi and lure Hatake Kakashi away directly.

According to White Zetsu Awei's reconnaissance, Orochimaru is nearby.

riverside.

A small white snake came out.

These little white snakes may have come from the legendary Ryuchi Cave. They have strong perception abilities and were able to recognize and sense Akihara Kagura's chakra so quickly.

"Hiss..."

The little white snake saw Akihara Kagura and quietly disappeared into the grass.

At noon.

Suddenly, strange ripples appeared on the water surface.

The image of a long-haired man suddenly appeared on the water surface, and his body slowly walked out of the water, as if he was a creature in the water himself.

"Kagura."

The long-haired man smiled and looked at Akihara Kagura who was standing there in shock. He said with a smile, "How have you been recently? Is the New Year's gift I gave you to your liking? Why are you not talking? Are you too excited to see me?"

"Master Orochimaru!"

Akihara Kagura excitedly put down the fishing rod in her hand almost instantly!

"Okay, okay, don't get excited."

Orochimaru reached out and patted his hair. There was always a hint of horror in his intimate smile: "I was still thinking about when to contact you, and the white snake nearby sensed your chakra. It seems that there are other people's chakra here..."

"Those two people are Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi."

Akihara Kagura said two names that made Orochimaru's eyes light up.

"Kakashi... and Uchiha Itachi..."

Orochimaru slowly extended his tongue and licked his lips greedily: "Are these two... the experimental materials you brought for me?"

"..."

It's been a few months...

Orochimaru really hasn't changed at all...

If you always think of using people as experimental materials, it will bring you disaster sooner or later!

"But, forget it."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he continued to talk to himself: "Although I really need some Sharingan recently, it is a bit too wasteful to use these two as experimental materials. If they die here, you will also arouse the suspicion of Konoha."

"Yes."

Akihara Kagura nodded slowly and spoke like a wanderer away from home: "Not long after I entered Konoha, I was sent to the Anbu and Danzo abandoned me. I have been trying to find a way to return to the Root to monitor him, but Danzo would not allow me to go back..."

"Hehehehe..."

Orochimaru already knew about this, and there was a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Danzo is not willing to give up your power."

"I'm afraid it's not that Shimura Danzo didn't want you to go back, but your talent was noticed by my teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, who forcibly transferred you from the Root to the Anbu."

When Orochimaru talked about his teacher, he made the same mistake again. He started to criticize his teacher and sneered, "You want to master powerful power, but you are obsessed with the face of the Hokage, and you are unwilling to make sacrifices. You only choose to plunder the achievements of others, but impose the sins on others."

"..."

Akihara Kagura could only listen quietly and said carefully: "But I didn't complete the surveillance mission assigned to me by Lord Orochimaru..."

"Do not."

Orochimaru reached out and stroked Akihara Kagura, smiling and praising her: "You did better than I thought. I already knew everything, such as what happened in the Hidden Mist Village. That technique was very powerful."

This was something Orochimaru had never expected.

Although Orochimaru believed that Akihara Kagura's Wood Release talent was amazing enough, he didn't expect that this little guy was so strong that he could use the legendary Wood Dragon Technique that only the First Hokage could use!