"Wouldn't you like to try struggling a bit?"
Lin Ke said with a smile, forming hand seals, directly separating the opponent's shadow, and then releasing the Five Elements Sealing, throwing his palm over.
This seal...
Yakushi Kabuto recovered from the weakness of a sudden and massive loss of physical strength, looked at the palm held by the shadow, and showed a helpless smile.
If he were to be hit by that seal, even he would probably have to obediently become a prisoner.
After studying it for so long, he knew the effect of the seal very well. The efficiency of triggering the seal with ordinary Ninjutsu hand seals was far less than that of Medical Ninjutsu, which extremely required Chakra control ability.
In other words, once he was hit by the seal, he would completely lose the ability to resist.
Sorry, Orochimaru-sama. Thinking apologetically, Yakushi Kabuto's expression was very calm.
His feelings towards Orochimaru were very complicated. As intelligent as he was, he clearly understood that he was being used.
But it was this kind of use that made him, who once had nothing, know who he was—
A subordinate of the rogue ninja Orochimaru.
Will you kill me? Lin Ke-kun. He looked at the approaching shadow, without sadness, without pain, without anything.
With the completion of the Five Elements Sealing, Lin Ke in the distance breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Being unable to form hand seals meant that the vast majority of conventional Ninjutsu could not be used, especially the Genjutsu that he hated the most. Even if he could release Chakra to strengthen his body or use Medical Ninjutsu, he could easily deal with it.
"Tell me Orochimaru's purpose in sending you here." He dispelled the Clone Jutsu, took back his hand, and cast the Clone Jutsu again. He was still cautious and did not approach, saying.
Yakushi Kabuto obediently said, "To conduct experiments, waiting to welcome Orochimaru-sama's arrival."
Lin Ke glanced at the experimental subjects who were unconscious in the prison cell and asked, "Orochimaru is coming over?"
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama values this experiment very much." Yakushi Kabuto said truthfully, "The environment in the Land of Rivers is very good, and the war is conducive to obtaining enough experimental subjects."
"And the meeting with Danzo-sama is next month."
Danzo?
Lin Ke frowned slightly. Once the pot king made a move, you knew what was up. How could you be everywhere?
While wreaking havoc in the Land of Rivers, he was also meeting with Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru and Danzo are cooperating?" he asked, pressing.
As expected... he didn't continue to ask about the experiment. Just as Orochimaru-sama predicted, Lin Ke-kun still doesn't know the truth about his technique.
Yakushi Kabuto was deliberately using Shimura Danzo's information to lead Lin Ke astray. Seeing that the language trick was successful, he did not hide anything and directly explained the entire cooperation.
The cooperation between these two had already started before the Konoha Crush Plan.
Orochimaru, who attempted to kill the Third Hokage, and Shimura Danzo, who could not turn over in the gutter and had some of his subordinates inexplicably snatched away by the village, hit it off.
The core of their cooperation was—
Lin Ke.
From the initial information about Lin Ke's parents, to Lin Ke's own experiences, to Lin Ke's real-time experiences, to Lin Ke's genetic material, they still maintained a certain degree of close relationship.
After Root was disbanded, not only were there members of Root in the Anbu, but some were also lurking in other departments of the village. It was easy to obtain some information about their village companions.
Listening, Lin Ke appeared calm on the surface, but silently sentenced Shimura Danzo to death in his heart.
That old guy was really damned. He was only planning to kill him, but this old guy had already started waving his information to trade with others.
"What did he get?" he asked, focusing on the key point.
Shimura Danzo, who was messing around with Orochimaru again, might have mastered some new skills. If he was ignorant, he might be tricked.
The combination of Wood Release + Izanagi + Kotoamatsukami was already tricky enough. If he developed other abilities, it would be really difficult to deal with.
He didn't have the cheat of Sasuke in the manga, who broke the Cursed Seal of Self-Entrapment with a single roar.
Lin Ke patted Maki's back, signaling this guy to go over and tie the other party up.
Chatting and asking for information was not enough. Since he had obtained such big news, he had to bring Yakushi Kabuto back to the village.
The methods of the Konoha Village Interrogation Department were famous throughout the ninja world. He also had people in the Interrogation Department. The Yamanaka Clan could even read a corpse's experiences on a certain day, and could probably find out how many pairs of underpants a living person had worn.
Finding evidence of Shimura Danzo's collusion with foreign enemies would, even if it couldn't directly lead to the village holding him accountable, at least serve as a severe warning, forcing the resurfaced 'Scapegoat King' back into the sewer.
As for whether he could use the information gleaned from the enemy's mind to bring down a village elder...
Honestly, Lin Ke felt it was a bit difficult.
"Cursed Seal," Yakushi Kabuto said, knowing everything, "He obtained a Cursed Seal."
Trouble.
Lin Ke frowned. Mangekyo, Wood Release, incomplete Sage Mode...
The difficulty has definitely increased another level.
...
—Hidden Stone Village, Tsuchikage's office.
"How interesting."
The Third Tsuchikage closed the intelligence report from a spy in the Land of Rivers and smiled.
He hadn't expected Shimura Danzo, who had been dormant for many years, to rise again and attempt to help the Land of Rivers' Rebels overthrow their country.
But no one expected that the leader of the Land of Rivers' Rebels was not a puppet to be manipulated at will. That guy had passed the information through a Hidden Stone Village spy, hoping to cooperate with Hidden Stone Village to break free from the Land of Fire's control...
The Land of Earth and the Land of Rivers were not adjacent, and there was the Land of Rain, which was also plagued by internal strife, in between, making it beyond their reach.
Even if they cooperated, they probably wouldn't gain much benefit.
So this seemingly sincere letter of cooperation revealed the rebel leader's true intentions: he was an ambitious man who didn't want to be controlled.
"After establishing a country called the Land of Valleys, he will take the initiative to establish diplomatic relations with the Land of Earth..."
The Third Tsuchikage chuckled. Pure nonsense. The so-called letter of cooperation was a blatant threat, demanding that Hidden Stone Village send people, otherwise the Land of Rivers would fall into the hands of the Land of Fire.
He probably contacted the Land of Rain and other countries as well.
Land of Valleys, it sounds like it gives people a feeling of prosperity.
However, indeed, no one wants the Land of Fire to continue to expand, so...
"Notify the Akatsuki Organization to take action," the Third Tsuchikage hammered his waist and issued an order to the Hidden Stone Village Anbu not far away, "Kill the Land of Rivers Rebels."
Hidden Stone Village really couldn't directly intervene, but he definitely didn't want to benefit others.
Since a unified Land of Rivers might fall under the control of the Land of Fire, it was better to let it continue to be chaotic. Spending some money to strike at Konoha Village was definitely worth it.
Anyway, Akatsuki was really easy to use, and they were in the Land of Rain, very close to the Land of Rivers, so there was no need to worry about anything when they took action.
Watching the Anbu disappear, the Third Tsuchikage opened the next document.
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