In the dense forest outside the village.
Kusagakure Jōnin, who was in charge of the reception, carefully looked at the two figures in front of him, his palms slightly sweaty.
Facing the legendary ninja, it would be a lie to say that you are not nervous, not to mention that Orochimaru has had the experience of fighting against the "Five Kages" before, and he has not yet been defeated.
For most ninjas in the ninja world, the "Five Shadows" at the top of the ninja village are the strongest people in the ninja world.
After swallowing his saliva, Kusagakure Jounin glanced at Orochimaru and placed it on the boy half behind him. The boy had white hair, a pair of green eyes, and exuded an aura that kept strangers away from him.
After getting nervous, Kusagakure Jonin said quickly: "Lord Orochimaru, if the elders invite you, please follow me."
The Kusagakure jounin did not know the secrets of the village, he only received orders from the higher-ups.
Orochimaru nodded, and his snake eyes wandered around the jounin for a long time before he was able to move away and follow the footsteps of the jounin Kusagakure.
Seeing Orochimaru move, Kimimaro next to him also moved and asked: "Did Orochimaru-sama take a fancy to his body? Please allow me to take action to take it down."
Orochimaru shook his head slightly. His technique of immortal reincarnation required three years of cooling, and only one year had passed. Moreover, he had obtained the perfect container, which was Kimimaro's corpse vein.
The reason why he was staring at Kusagakure Jonin just now was for other reasons.
Recently, senior executives of Kusakure secretly contacted Akatsuki on the black market, saying that they could cooperate to unlock the treasure that once allowed Kusanagi to dominate the continent, the Box of Bliss.
The leader, Payne, didn't have much interest in the Kusugaku Box. He took the initiative to invite Ying to go here to get a glimpse of the true face of the Bliss Box.
Having read ancient books, he understood that the Kingdom of Grass once dominated the continent with the help of the Box of Bliss.
Of course, that was only in the past. Orochimaru didn't think that he could dominate the ninja world with just a small box, but he had a strong interest in the Box of Bliss itself.
Following the Jonin into the interior of Kusagakure Village, Orochimaru quickly noticed Kusugakure's alertness and couldn't help but frown.
"It seems that something has happened in your village."
Kusagakure Jonin turned around and said with a smile: "Not long ago, two important ninjas just defected in the village... and they are still being hunted by martial law."
Orochimaru said casually: "Do you need help?"
Kusagakure Jonin smiled and shook his head: "It's just a treacherous ninja, and there is no need for Orochimaru-sama to take action."
Orochimaru said no more, and soon they arrived at the underground passage of Kusakure Village. When they saw the ninjas of Kusakure Village, they looked intently at the elder in the horse-faced mask at the front.
Looking at the horse-faced elder, Orochimaru glanced suspiciously and said, "Has the leader of Kusugakure Village changed after just a few years of not seeing each other?"
The horse-faced elder's expression changed slightly, but he immediately thought of Orochimaru's strength and suppressed his anger and said: "This has nothing to do with our cooperation. The Akatsuki organization, which is wanted by Sunagakure and Konoha, probably also needs the power of our Kusagakure."
Orochimaru still had a sinister smile on his face and looked at Kimimaro beside him.
Kimimaro understood the situation and disappeared directly. The next moment, the elder's horse-faced mask was shattered, revealing a panicked face.
Subconsciously taking a few steps back, reaching out to touch his face and finding that he was not injured, the elder no longer dared to underestimate the young man following Orochimaru.
Should we say that the Sannin is worthy of being a Sannin? Even the boy around him has the strength of a jounin.
When it comes to cultivating ninjas, is Kusakure Village even inferior to wanted traitor ninjas?
After suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, the horse-faced elder put on another mask and led the way while saying: "Orochimaru, the Jonin Wuwei has always been responsible for the matter of the Box of Bliss. You can ask him about the specific content later."
Orochimaru nodded slightly, and while following the horse-faced elder, he did not forget to observe everything around him.
After a while, the door at the end was pushed open.
Orochimaru's eyes were attracted to the Bliss Box in the underground space, and he couldn't let go.
Traces of time can be seen everywhere on the Box of Bliss, and if you stare at it for a long time, you can feel the ‘magic’ contained in it.
It is indeed a treasure left over from the Six Paths Immortal era.
After secretly sighing, Orochimaru turned his attention to Wuwei, a jounin who was conducting some kind of research. Next to him was a large group of prisoners who were carving marks. The prisoners' eyes were all lifeless, as if they were waiting for death to come.
After Orochimaru arrived, Wuwei stopped what he was doing and looked at the former.
Different from the posture of the horse-faced elder, Wuwei's attitude was very normal. He looked directly at Orochimaru and at the same time, he did not forget to control the prisoner to go to the Box of Bliss and donate his chakra.
Orochimaru looked around and said with a smile: "Lord of Ghost Lantern City, is there anything you can help me with about the Box of Bliss?"
Obviously, Orochimaru knew Wuwei's other identity.
Wuwei said calmly: "Unlocking the Box of Bliss requires a lot of chakra, and the chakra of these prisoners is far from enough."
"Do you just need chakra?"
After saying that, Orochimaru didn't wait for Wuwei's answer and walked towards the prisoners.
The prisoners were all imbued with the Fire Release Heavenly Prison Technique and were unable to perform ninjutsu. When they saw Orochimaru approaching, they all took a few steps back.
Due to prison escapes, Ghost Lantern City loses many prisoners every year, and they are the group of people who are forced to 'escape'.
Orochimaru's eyes did not stay on the prisoner for too long, but walked to the box of bliss and condensed a ball of chakra.
Suddenly, a force of attraction appeared on the Box of Bliss, absorbing all the chakra.
"It seems that, just like the rumors, it requires a large amount of chakra to open..."
With one hand twisting his chin and the other hand on his waist, Orochimaru had a sudden idea and activated the power of the curse seal. After the power of the curse seal was exhausted, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
After completing all this, Orochimaru came to Wuwei and asked: "How much chakra is needed to unblock it?"
Wuwei turned around and said in surprise: "He is worthy of being a Sannin. The quality of his chakra is not inferior to that of tailed beasts."
After a pause, Wuwei stretched out his finger: "It will take ten more times to measure chakra like before."
"The chakra problem is easy to solve..." Orochimaru smiled casually and asked: "But I am more curious, what will the Grass Ninja Village do after the seal of the Box of Bliss is lifted?"
Before Wuwei could speak, the horse-faced elder said firmly: "The Grass Ninja will naturally stand on the side of Akatsuki."
Orochimaru looked at the horse-faced elder suspiciously, but did not expose the horse-faced elder's careful thoughts.
Of course he knew the intention of the horse-faced elder. Even if Caoyin opened the Box of Bliss, he would not stand on the side of Xiao. Otherwise, the person meeting him today would not be an elder, but the leader of Caoyin Village.
But what does that matter? He just wanted to see what was going on in the Box of Bliss.
Regarding Kusagakure's request, everyone in the Akatsuki organization has never had the same idea. They have to face the five major ninja villages.
This chapter has been completed!