harleyscars Chapter 304 Danzo's Lies
Chapter 304 Danzo's Lies
After leaving Tetsuka, Orochimaru found Sasori.
In the last battle with Chiyo, Sasori suffered heavy losses, but also obtained many excellent corpses.
This included not only Rasa and Chiyo, but also a large number of strong Sand Ninja, as well as the corpse of the Third Kazekage that Chisuke had given him.
Of course, Chisuke kept the flesh and blood tissue from these corpses; some were given to Kiichiro as material, and some could be used for the Impure World Reincarnation.
At that moment, Sasori was studying the corpse of the Third Kazekage when he heard footsteps behind him. Sasori turned his head 180 degrees and looked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru, what do you want with me?
Orochimaru said with a smile, "Kakashi Hatake, the son of Konoha's White Fang, has become a member of the Hokage's Guard."
Sasori's parents were killed by Konoha's White Fang, so Sasori has a deep memory of that name.
Sasori was silent for a few seconds, then asked in a deep voice, "Are you saying all this to attack Konoha and try to use hatred to get my help?"
Orochimaru laughed and said, "No, no, no, you don't need to help me. Danzo of Konoha wants us to help him. There will be a meeting in the next few days, and I hope you can support me."
Scorpion continued, "What is your purpose?"
Orochimaru said, half-jokingly, "Hehehe, of course it's to get revenge on Konoha. I want the Hokage to know that he made the wrong choice back then."
Scorpion turned back to his work, neither agreeing nor refusing.
Orochimaru didn't say anything more, but turned and left to see Mikami.
"Oh, isn't this Lord Orochimaru? What brings you here?"
Mikami was training in ninjutsu outside Amegakure when he saw Orochimaru and became more vigilant.
Orochimaru is no good person; we must be on guard at all times.
Orochimaru told him about Danzo and hoped that Yamori would support him.
Mikami said nonchalantly, "Attack Konoha, no problem. What benefits will you give me?"
Orochimaru's eyes darted around, glancing at Mikami's unclosed three-tomoe Sharingan, and he said with a smile, "You come from a humble background and betrayed Kirigakure at a young age, so you must not have received any excellent inheritance. For power, you seized the Sharingan and used its abilities to learn many ninjutsu, but these ninjutsu are all trash, and you must be unwilling to accept that."
Misato raised an eyebrow and asked in return, "So, what kind of powerful and not-so-bad ninjutsu have you prepared for me?"
At this point, Mi Shou burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, you were waiting for me to say that, weren't you? Too bad, I won't let you have your way. For me, ninjutsu is enough. What I need isn't some powerful ninjutsu, but a body with a higher ceiling, to become like Nagato and Tetsuka. Orochimaru, can you let me switch bodies?!"
Over the years, Orochimaru has been researching the Reanimation Jutsu, which allows one to transfer their soul into another's body. Upon hearing Mikami's words, Orochimaru thought his secret had been exposed and instantly unleashed a burst of killing intent.
"You're spying on me!"
Mikami sneered, preparing for battle, and said, "Orochimaru, anyone can see that you covet the Rinnegan and Sharingan. I can also see that you are dissatisfied with your own body. Hehehe, some of the prisoners I captured recently have turned into corpses. It seems that your human experiments have yielded considerable results."
I see, it was deduced through comprehensive analysis of various intelligence sources.
Orochimaru's research used a lot of resources from the Rain Village, naturally revealing many clues, as long as no one was monitoring him.
Orochimaru thought about it and realized that the Reanimation Jutsu still had some flaws and wasn't a fully developed ninjutsu. Trading it away wasn't a bad idea, and he might even be able to trick Misato once. So he agreed.
"Once this matter is over, I will hand over the relevant research to you."
Mi Shou nodded in satisfaction: "Deal."
After completing the transaction, Orochimaru immediately contacted Danzo. Three days later, Danzo, accompanied by two subordinates, secretly entered the Land of Rain and met Yahiko.
"Mr. Danzo, what brings you here?"
Inside the meeting room, Yahiko looked at Danzo, who had suddenly requested an audience with him, with a puzzled expression.
Standing beside Yahiko were Nagato and Konan.
Danzo glanced almost imperceptibly at Nagato's Rinnegan before speaking, "I have come for the peace between our two nations."
Upon hearing Danzo's words, Yahiko sat up straight, his expression becoming even more serious.
"please say."
Danzo sighed, looking somewhat apologetic, and said, "Lord Yahiko, I was actually responsible for the internal strife between Amegakure and Sunagakure some time ago. In fact, it was my subordinates who attacked Akatsuki's headquarters."
Upon hearing this, Yahiko and the other two's expressions changed, revealing surprise and anger.
Konan erupted in anger, shouting, "Why did you do this? We never intended to be enemies with Konoha! You must know, many of those who died weren't ninjas, they were just ordinary civilians!"
"Xiao Nan".
Nagato, standing nearby, held Konan's shoulder, fearing that she might impulsively attack Danzo.
Yahiko glared at Danzo with hostility, his tone becoming much harsher.
"What exactly is your purpose?"
Danzo bowed his head deeply and said sincerely, "Alas, back then, Hanzo and Chiyo contacted Konoha, hoping to form a three-way alliance to eliminate their respective opponents. In order to weaken the power of Amegakure and Sunagakure, the Hokage devised a plan to attack Maple Leaf Canyon. I was worried that this would trigger a war, so I expressed my strong opposition at the time, which incurred the Hokage's displeasure and retaliation. Most of the Konoha ninja who attacked Maple Leaf Canyon were my confidants. They suffered heavy casualties, and we can say that both sides were severely damaged. Of course, my subordinates killed so many innocent people, and the resentment caused cannot be eliminated by an apology. I just hope that you will not resent them. If you must resent, resent me alone. I am willing to bear all the sins."
Although they didn't completely believe Danzo, seeing Danzo's sincere apology softened the expressions of Yahiko and the others considerably.
Yahiko, recalling Danzo's initial words, frowned and asked, "You said you came for peace, what do you mean by that?"
Danzo did not speak immediately, but instead showed a struggling expression, as if he was deeply conflicted. After a few seconds, he let out a long sigh.
"This is a secret of Konoha, and I was not supposed to leak it. However, in order to spare people the suffering of war, I have no choice but to become a traitor to Konoha."
Seeing Danzo's serious demeanor, Yahiko listened intently to Danzo's words.
"After learning about the alliance between Amegakure and Sunagakure, as well as information about the Rinnegan, the Hokage was worried that you would threaten the safety of Konoha and prepared to launch a surprise attack on Amegakure while you had just finished your civil war."
"what?!"
Yahiko was taken aback and immediately asked, "Is this true?!"
Danzo said with certainty, "Of course, in order to deal with the Rinnegan, this operation will involve the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. The list of ninjas to be dispatched has already been drawn up at the higher-ups, but it has been postponed for a while because the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is about to give birth."
Danzo lied with great detail, deliberately emphasizing: "In order not to give your allies, the Sand Ninja, a chance to provide support, this operation involves only a small number of people, just over fifty, but they are all Konoha's elite. If this attack does not achieve its objective, Konoha has a backup plan, which is to join forces with the Iwa Ninja to attack you from both sides and achieve the minimum objective of forcing you to destroy your Rinnegan."