chsdbacks Chapter 69 Reunion with Orochimaru
Chapter 69 Reunion with Orochimaru
Halfway through the run, Luo Sha's legs went weak, and he felt dizzy. He staggered forward a few steps and then knelt precisely in front of Ning Xia and Ye Cang.
"..."
Ye Cang was completely stunned. She had already completed half of the hand seals when Luo Sha suddenly knelt down. So, should she use the "Over-Steam Killing" technique instead of the "Over-Steam Killing" technique?
"You're too kind, Rasa."
After a moment of silence, Ye Cang finally spoke, "Forget it, the other party has already knelt down, it would be a bit too much for her to actually hit him."
"I...I won't..."
Luo Sha's face turned green. He didn't want to kneel, but he was too exhausted.
Not to mention the relentless, high-intensity mining day and night, they also had to beg and plead to have their various debts repaid later and to be given more time.
The worst part is that Deidara suddenly appeared in Iwagakure and has been selling a batch of gold for the past two days at a much lower price than Deidara himself.
The sudden involution became the final straw that broke Luo Sha's back.
Ningxia had no idea of Luo Sha's inner turmoil, after all, he had accidentally discovered a gold mine while trying to train Deidara during his internship.
Then, the gold mine was mined by people arranged by Onoki's side, and the money was naturally split 50/50.
Now Onoki doesn't restrict Deidara from doing art anymore, let him do it! Let him do it to the fullest! One mountain, one hair! Otherwise, the other ninja villages will think they can't afford to blow things up!
However, when he tried to persuade Deidara, she refused because, according to geology, not every mountain has a gold mine, and she needed more time to explore and calculate.
She wants a perfect work of art; if it's just random explosions, then it's utter nonsense.
Gaara timidly hid behind Ningxia, clearly feeling no affection for this biological father, only unfamiliarity and fear.
"Yakura, the One-Tailed Beast is Sunagakure's ultimate weapon. If you take her away, it will be a betrayal of the village!"
Rasa was so weak that he couldn't even use his chakra, so he could only try to use moral blackmail.
But this only fueled Yekura's anger, and she kicked Rasa several meters away.
"I've already brought people to Sunagakure, why would I care about stealing the One-Tailed Beast!?"
Originally, Yekura simply felt sorry for Gaara, but after being provoked by Rasa, she really wanted to take Gaara away.
Seeing the Kazekage being sent flying, the other ninjas finally couldn't stand it any longer and surrounded Ningxia and Yecang.
"Ningxia, cover Gaara's eyes."
Yekura switched to a fighting expression, then grabbed Ningxia and pulled Gaara into her arms.
"Today, I'm taking them away. Let's see who dares to stop me!"
Just as the atmosphere was tense, a gentle voice came from afar.
"Mr. Rasa, the debt owed by Sunagakure has not yet been settled."
The ninjas instinctively made way for her, and a decisive, sophisticated woman in a suit walked step by step toward Rasa.
Rasa, who was already suffering from kidney deficiency, turned pale and hesitated whether to perform a full-body prostration in front of everyone, since Sunagakure owed this woman a debt of several hundred Asuma.
But just as Luosha was struggling to perform the dogeza (a form of Buddhist prayer), the woman had already passed him and arrived in front of Ningxia.
Her beautiful, snake-like eyes glanced at Ye Cang, then she greeted her with a smile: "Long time no see, Ningxia, and Miss Ye Cang."
"O...Orochimaru..."
Ye Cang felt as if he were being watched by a venomous snake, and could only nervously release Ningxia.
In fact, she knew why Tsunade could accurately elbow various philanderers, including herself, because Orochimaru was sending messages to Tsunade.
The mobilization of the Anbu in Konoha and the placement of small snakes throughout the village were all Orochimaru's doing.
When starting a business in Ningxia, it was Orochimaru who monitored and protected Ningxia, fearing that someone might take advantage of Ningxia.
Otherwise, with Tsunade's loser personality and blonde twin tails, how could she possibly have kept Ningxia? She would have married the daughter of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning long ago.
"Orochimaru, it's been a long time."
Ningxia greeted the beautiful woman in the suit in front of her. If she had to name the three women she was closest to in this world, Tsunade and Orochimaru would be among them.
Tsunade was his first teacher in the ninja world, and also the one who cared about him the most. Therefore, Ningxia always regarded her as an older sister.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, is more like a soulmate. Orochimaru is too intelligent, but he is lonely because there is no one who can understand him.
Ningxia arrived in the ninja world suddenly and felt unfamiliar and lonely with many things.
Two lonely souls collided, creating a relationship between them.
"Long time no see, Xia-kun, you... haven't changed at all."
Orochimaru revealed a charming smile, naturally took Ningxia's arm, and then looked at Rasa.
"It's time to talk, Mr. Kazekage."
In the Kazekage's office, Orochimaru pressed Ningxia into the Kazekage's seat, while he himself sat next to Ningxia.
He showed Luo Sha through his actions that Ningxia was more important than her.
"Please give me some more time! I will pay off my debts as soon as possible!"
Luo Sha's face was very ugly. As a Kage-level expert, he was a respected figure outside, but now he had to fawn over this woman like a lapdog.
But... there's nothing I can do!
Rasa never intended to start a war with Konoha. Like Onoki, he just wanted to take advantage of the situation.
If Danzo backs down, he can happily collect the compensation; if Danzo stands firm, he can say that he was just joking around.
As a result, Danzo chose the strategy with the most bullet hell and directly engaged in battle with Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
At that time, Rasa was stunned. Dude, this is not how the Konoha game works. Shouldn't you guys admit defeat first, then negotiate, use Konoha's resources to win the favor of friendly nations?
After being thoroughly beaten, Rasa still wanted to organize a counterattack and ordered a large number of war weapons from Orochimaru, preparing to go all in and wipe out Konoha.
Then came the 42-day blitzkrieg against Sunagakure, where Orochimaru's war machine was raided as soon as it arrived.
Furthermore, Orochimaru stated that there would be no refunds upon delivery of the goods.
Luo Sha originally wanted to back out, since he had nothing left to lose anyway.
The problem is that the guarantor for this deal is the daimyo of the Land of Wind!
He asked the daimyo to vouch for him so that Orochimaru would be willing to sell to him.
He may be shameless, but Da Ming has a sense of honor. He was unwilling to pay money, yet he demanded that Luo Sha pay him.
This resulted in Luo Sha bearing the dual burdens of war reparations and outstanding payments for weapons. Over the years, he has been mining day and night to earn money so that he can pay them off as soon as possible.
Just as he had managed to scrape together a portion to return to Orochimaru, Iwagakure also started selling gold, and at a lower price than him.
This caused him to be so badly burned that he almost vomited blood. He was reluctant to sell the gold he had painstakingly dug up, and planned to wait for the price to recover.
"The deadline has arrived, Mr. Kazekage. If you cannot repay the debt, I don't mind talking to the Daimyo. I think the Daimyo would be very willing to generously contribute."
Orochimaru refused to back down and even invoked the name of the daimyo as a threat.
The daimyo already disliked Sunagakure, and after this defeat in the war, he looked down on it even more, and began to consider entrusting all of Sunagakure's affairs to Konoha.
If Orochimaru were to approach the daimyo, he would certainly offer money, but Sunagakure would likely become some forgotten relic in history.