The Remaining Sannins' Meetings

Just a couple of days later, Yoshi Uzumaki unexpectedly entered into new territory, previously unfamiliar to him, on another errand with a goal of further strengthening himself in mind.

The territory was called the Land of Sound, simply named after the nation that ruled it, and it was in the east direction of his own current village, Hoshigakure, and north of the Konohagakure, the village he just recently left in a total state of disarray as the result of his own actions.

He was presently running towards a recently constructed emerging hidden shinobi village, within that nation's borders, informally called the Otogakure,

The village was also found by another S-class missing-nin like himself, Orochimaru the Sannin.

And, strangely it was also extremely close to his own Hoshikagure geographically!

Otogakure's shinobi use a diverse number of techniques, which are mostly centered around the modifications resulting from Orochimaru's human experimentation.

Initially, Orochimaru claimed that he founded that village so that skilled ninja would find their purpose in life without being beholden to the fickle and warmongering priorities of the Five Great Shinobi Countries,

But, in actuality, Otogakure is not really a village, but a network of laboratories composed of various hideouts and bases scattered throughout the Land of Sound and various other countries.

Yoshi was running exactly towards one of those recently-construed hideouts, where he sensed Orochimaru currently residing in, the near Northern-side secret hideout.

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The Northern Hideout is a grander hideout in terms of size. It is located inside one particularly tall and sturdy mountain, amongst a great mountain range,

There were also numerous towering hidden scouting towers, full of newly recruited shinobi, who were now working full-time for Orochimaru, there scattered around the main base.

Moreover, It is a special hideout that Orochimaru mainly uses to conduct his human experiments with his own unique cursed seal that he recently ingeniously devised.

A special unique child named Jugo was also kept there since he was the origin of those peculiar cursed seal marks. Jugo was an outcast child, his rage made him a danger to anyone around him, as they stood little chance of survival should he lose his temper.

At one point, he became so angry that he destroyed a village and killed all of its inhabitants. This has caused others to label him as the "Scales", where anything could tip the balance,

Cursing his existence, he took to secluding himself in caves, hoping to bring no one any harm.

And, this lasted until he fatefully met with Orochimaru, sometime before his valorous assassination attempt on the Third Hokage, and allowed himself to become one of his test subjects. All in the hopes that he could be cured of his fits of rage and finally live a somewhat normal life one day.

However, amazed by Jugo's ability to absorb natural energy to undergo various drastic physical alterations at the cost of mental state,

Orochimaru's attempts to discover the origin of his clan's ability to use such power led him to connect his ability to the famous Ryuchi Cave, where he previously learned how to use Senjutsu.

And, being unable to enter the Sage Mode, Orochimaru instead got another amazing idea and devised the cursed seals by combining his Senjutsu chakra and the mutative enzymes he isolated from Jugo's blood. He could control as well as strengthen his forces very efficiently in this way!

That's why Jugo was currently the truly most valuable experimental tool under him at the moment!

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The shinobi who were currently on the lookout of the mentioned base, on top of the guarding rocky towers, suddenly opened their eyes wide in surprise and fear!

What they saw then, was what appeared to be a man in the distance astonishingly riding on some kind of giant and elongated yellow-shining, chakra-like chains, up to many meters into the air!

He crossed the nearby river effortlessly by propelling himself forward using the outstanding chains, passing through the mountain range casually next!

"Let's report this to Lord Orochimaru, straight away!!" One of the panicked shinobi exclaimed and immediately started climbing down the tower in an attempt to relay this information of extraordinary intruder to his patron Orochimaru thereafter.

"Oh, no! He's already here!!" He suddenly fell out the crumbling tower in shock while exclaiming alarmingly, noticing that one of those elongated chains already pinned down and logged right in front of his own scouting tower!

His head, even more unfortunately for him, now knocking against a large sticking rock during his fall shortly afterward, splashing with a loud bang promptly, blood also raining all over it. The rest of his now lifeless body continuing to free-fall down even further.

This tragic fate soon followed the other shinobi present there as well. Scouting towers were crushing down, blood splattering everywhere, shinobi tactlessly dying all over the rocky mountain.

"Oops," Yoshi who was up many meters high into the air with his Adamantine Chains suddenly exclaimed a bit embarrassingly. He just wanted to anchor down there and truly didn't expect those towers and the cliff in front of him to actually be so crumbly and friable.

"Yoshi, what are earth are you doing to my people!?" But, all of a sudden, from within the cliff down below, abruptly and speedily emerged upwards some kind of a human head on a really white elongated neck.

"I'm sorry, Orochimaru, I seriously miscalculated something there..." Yoshi smiled sheepishly and replied casually before continuing to speak further, "I have something to talk to you!"

"Yoshi... You're really insensitive person..." Orochimaru just hissed badly in response.

"Is it really my fault that they were so weak!? If they can't even deal with that, then how do you expect them to protect you well in the future?" Yoshi responded next after a bit of consideration.

"What do you know, Yoshi!? I just recently hired them, they were just ordinary civilians before..."

Orochimaru indignantly hissed again. Finding and training people from zero was really a tough job!

He also still didn't forget about how Yoshi recently murdered his own target of revenge whom he vowed to kill and surpass himself in the future, Hiruzen Sarutobi!

That shadow of humiliation and defeat will be hard to wash away now!

"I'll make up for this loss, I promise! Will you invite me in now? I came to offer you something really nice today..." Yoshi suddenly smiled a bit meaningfully.

"Alright, let's go in! I'll see what you have to offer to me first then..." Orochimaru turned a bit interested all of sudden.

Already forgetting about the previous brutal end his subordinates suffered, just a few seconds ago,

After all, such was this world! No one truly cared about any weak people here!

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Orochimaru and Yoshi were currently standing near a brown fence, on the other side of the mountainous cliff range. Orochimaru wasn't stupid and he obviously won't mention his current animosity towards Yoshi for killing Hiruzen, "So, what did you want to talk about today, Yoshi?"

"Right to the chase, huh?" Yoshi smiled a bit knowingly, already understanding Orochimaru's current thoughts for a bit now, 'But, you won't remain too mad at me after you hear this offer, Orochimaru, haha... You'll even have to become my close ally for many years to come!'

"I've heard that you're currently researching curse marks, is that true?"

"Huh? And, where did you exactly hear about that...?" Orochimaru smiled and asked a bit dangerously all of a sudden.

"I didn't come for that today, so don't worry!" Yoshi quickly added while smiling easy-going.

"Rather, I've come for that kid you've recently found, Jugo!" He smiled and exclaimed next.

Orochimaru's eyes suddenly dangerously narrowed down. Jugo was his biggest secret and currently the best research material in his possession. How exactly did Yoshi know about him?

In fact, it was not that hard for Yoshi to sense Jugo's unique chakra aura patterns and fluctuations in the world,

He just waited for Orochimaru to finally find him and then research and experiment on him while using his deep microbiological knowledge that he, Yoshi, currently didn't possess!

"That doesn't really matter, Orochimaru... What matters instead, is do you need Sharingan now?"

"Sharingan!?" Orochimaru suddenly opened his eyes wide incredulously, 'How did he know that I'm currently researching on the Sharingan, again!?'

"And, not any Sharingan my friend! A complete set of Mangekyo Sharingan!" Yoshi smiled enticingly and exclaimed loudly,

He knew that this was the offer that Orochimaru couldn't resist at the moment!

"Mangekyo!!?" Orochimaru couldn't contain his thirst anymore and exclaimed loudly in shock.

"I don't mind giving it to you completely, but you have to do something for me first as well..."

'Yes, there it is...' Orochimaru finally calmed himself down for a bit and exclaimed seriously next, "Will you tell me more about it...?"

"I need you to make my body capable of constantly gathering natural chakra around me, basically what that kid Jugo can do right now!" Yoshi suddenly exclaimed loudly and a bit expectingly himself,

As for what he will do after acquiring a body like that?

Isn't that what fuinjutsu, on and off principle, can be used for thereafter!?

"That!?" Orochimaru exclaimed, feeling surprised again. Somewhat already guessing Yoshi's current intentions and quickly replying straightforwardly again, "I'm currently still many years away from being at a level where I could do that effectively, to be honest..."

"I can wait many years for this, Orochimaru! But, only when you become a hundred percent sure to be able to perform that, will I give you the Sharingan in my possession!" Yoshi suddenly turned a bit serious. There are many ways to go about trading effectively at that time!

'Then, I have to hurry up and change my focus from curse marks to genetic research instead...' Orochimaru thought inwardly, but outwardly still exclaimed, "I want to see the Sharingan, first!"

"Sure!" Yoshi just smiled and promptly took one of the scrolls from his shinobi backpack,

And, in a small puff of smoke next, a strange kind of similarity smaller glassy container appeared in his right hand. Inside was Shisui's complete set of Mangekyo Sharingan, in what appeared to be a perfect condition!

'This is a real Sharingan!'

'And, that pattern!?'

"Yoshi you have my word! Take good care of that beautiful Sharingan for me until then!"

Orochimaru suddenly exclaimed seriously! His eyes shining in a strong desire!

Getting a strong body vessel was his only way to move forward now and get personally stronger!

And, what better vessel than the one planted with Senju cells and the Mangekyo Sharingan!

He got pretty excited while just think of it, even licking his lips now for a bit!

All of his previous injustices and personal grievances towards Yoshi presently washed away totally by his significantly stronger desire for eternal life, stronger body, and more personal strength!

Yoshi just smiled plainly, as if he already expected this result today, 'It's just as I thought, only Orochimaru can come close to me, in this word, in regards to my mindset!'

'Maybe, he even manages to become my final enemy in the end!'

'That other guy, Ryoto, has enough strength... But, he lacks our mindset the most!'

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Sometime later, inside the Yugakure,

Yugakure is the hidden village of the Land of Hot Water. Like the country in which it resides, Yugakure has strong inclinations towards pacifism,

After years of reluctantly offering combat-related services, Yugakure officially transitioned away from the typical shinobi missions; it prides itself as the "village that has forgotten wars",

The village's shinobi now work almost exclusively within the Land of Hot Water's borders, keeping the roads safe for tourists and performing odd-jobs for the many small settlements around the country,

This village was geographically west to the unnamed territory, and the Hoshigakure, as well as the other similarly smaller ninja villages, which were built and founded there as well.

Tsunade Senju, a nearly forgotten legend of her own right, permanently left the Land of Fire, after hearing the previous peculiar news, and relocated to the Yugakure completely.

The news she heard this time was truly shocking and horrible. Many of the Danzo's previous, decades-long, hidden heinous deeds were unexpectedly brought to the daylight by Sakumo Hatake!

Plotting against this village hero, buying the villagers to unrighteously slander his reputation,

Secret decades-long efforts to furtively slay away the remaining Senju clan in the Konohagakure, of his own shinobi teacher Tobirama, covertly by using various shameless tactics,

And, finally planning and successfully assassinating his own previous teammate and the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!

The third point still remained a little suspicious in the eyes of some people around the world, but not for Tsunade Senju!

She didn't even care if he was the one who really killed her teacher, Hiruzen, or not!

Because, there is no way in hell that Hiruzen truly knew nothing of the prolific murdering of the Senju clansmen, himself, as well!

She didn't want to have anything to do with that accursed village and the nation, ever again!

She lost everyone there, her beloved little brother, her previous love interest, and even her whole clan, by their own hands, in the end!

Tsunade was currently sitting in of the Yugakure's famous restaurants alongside a girl named Shizune. Shizune is the niece of Dan Kato,

Sometime after her uncle's death, Tsunade, his lover, took her as an attendant and apprentice.

The bond between Tsunade and Shizune over time became really strong, and above all, the latter sees caring for Tsunade as one of her main priorities,

They left their village officially after the Third Great Ninja War together. And, during their time away from the village,

Shizune often worried about Tsunade's constant gambling, losing money, and then borrowing more.

Suddenly, the doors of the busy restaurant opened and everyone instinctively turned around to see who was entering then,

But, they all turned pretty surprised next, as a tall and muscular red-haired younger man suddenly ducked down a little as he entered.

Everyone besides Tsunade, who was still immersed in something. Shizune opened her mouth and eyes wide, as the man started approaching their table immediately after entering.

"Tsunade, didn't see you for a long time!" Yoshi suddenly exclaimed casually once he finally came and stood right in front of her table nonchalantly.

"Yoshi Uzumaki!" Tsunade exclaimed loudly, genuinely feeling extremely shocked to see him there right now, "You damn bastard!!"

But, in the next second, when she regained her composure, she suddenly gathered all her strength immediately and punched straight towards his direction fiercely.

"Calm down, Tsunade! Today I've come to talk to you about Nawaki Senju and Dan Kato!" Yoshi suddenly shouted while quickly moving back to avoid her coming fierce fist onslaught, using his wind Body Flicker successfully on time,

He knows that only those two names can bring her out of her stupor effectively in the present!

After all, she had an extremely good relationship with Kushina and Minato before, and he personally killed both of them mercilessly, in her mind.

The people in the restaurant all looked shocked at the loud confirmation, and Shizune still had her mouth wide open in shock, 'Why did he mention uncle's name?'

Tsunade suddenly stopped for a second, wondering how exactly he knew about them and what he had to say next, "You have five seconds to speak, otherwise, I'll pummel you to death, right now!"

"That's enough time for me..." Yoshi smiled mysteriously and continued speaking confidently, "I can one hundred percent successfully revive them from death by utilizing a special jutsu of mine!"

"What!!?" Tsunade felt like her whole mind suddenly went blank and disarrayed, 'Revive those two...?'

'Using a special jutsu...?', But, the next second, she turned extremely furious and distraught once again, "Don't lie to me, you traitorous bastard!"

"Why would I lie? You can just go with me to become sure of it yourself! You have nothing to lose!"

"You already completely abandoned that stupid village, remember!?"

"Do something for yourself, once in a while!"

"For your family and your lover!"

"Don't be Konoha's slave all your life!" Yoshi suddenly yelled very loudly in succession, completely stopping her next fierce onslaught right in its track.

"Can I sit down first?" Yoshi smiled and casually asked all of sudden while nodding a little bit towards Shizune, whos entire mind also went blank after hearing him confidently stating that he could revive her uncle from the dead just now.

"Alright..." Tsunade subconsciously responded, feeling as she was dreaming all of this.

"Thanks... So, how's it so far here, Tsunade?" Yoshi casually asked a question once again.

"Get to the point, Yoshi!" Tsunade suddenly warned dangerously after sitting down again. The other customers already run away from the place in fear.

"Scary ~!" Yoshi smiled playfully again, but seeing Tsunade's bad expression promptly continued speaking somewhat seriously, "Actually, I'll tell you about that technique and its origins first, and then I'll talk to you about my requirements of you!"

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