After beating Zabuza to the ground, I took to the base to get healed up, while he was weaker than Kakuzu the guy was more resilient to accept me as his boss.
It took a near death beat down and a promise of a brand new world to make him accept, Maori healed him, and then the circus began.
Let's just say Kakuzu and Zabuza were having a macho contest to see who was the second in charge.
Both started to fight in the training camp I created in the base, and while they said not to the death they totally tried to kill each other, at least Zabuza, Kakuzu was following the rules a bit more, avoiding lethal damage.
In the end Kakuzu won, cementing his position as the second one.
"Respect your elders kid," Kakuzu smirked under his mask.
"I will, until I can cut you down," Zabuza chuckled in the ground, with various wounds.
"Zabusa-sama!" Haku cried out.
"Don't fight while I'm gone, and if you do don't overwork Maori," I ordered them.
"Hm, fine... I'll be sure to kill him if he tries to get too much medical attention," Kakuzu said.
"I don't know if you are messing with me, but I'll trust you to not do that," I narrowed my eyes at him.
"The kill will be clean," Kakuzu added.
Ignoring Kakuzu I decided to get the last people on my list, Jugo, Tayuya and Kimimaro.
"I'll be back with three kids," I announced with a sigh before leaving.
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The rest on list was easy as I expected, I found Kimimaro roaming around the world, and Yugo in a cave alone, it took me a while to convince both kids to come with me but in the end they accepted, not having anything they took the chance of having something.
'System locate Tayuya,' The last piece on my chest board, with them I would have a personal squad capable of taking enemies down for me when I wasn't feeling like it.
[Tayuya is on one of orochimaru bases, would you like the coordinates.]
"Yes, it's time I see the old snake," I was curious what would orochimaru do if he knew another uchiha was alive? Would he try and take my body, whatever it was going to be fun.
[Uploading coordinates to your mind,]
"Teleport," with the coordinates in my head I teleported to where Tayuya was, the last piece on my puzzle.
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-Orochimaru POV-
I got a new batch of abandoned kids a few weeks ago some of them show promise to be useful, the majority is trash but I can see some diamonds in the rough among them.
"Today, you guys will fight for survival, the ones that survive will live and be trained to be my guards," I announced.
"What a waste of good man power if you ask me," A voice whispered behind my ear, on reflex I jumped out of there turning around to see a man, with crimson eyes staring at me, an Uchiha I wasn't aware of, he wasn't Obito, nor Itachi who was he?
"Killing them is a waste, even if they are weak," The man was nonchalantly ignoring me looking at the kids, no he wasn't ignoring he knew I was there he didn't see me as a threat at all.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"Uchiha Yami," The man smiled before asking, "Are you still part of Akatsuki or you left?"
How did he found out I was in that organization, this man, there is something about him that is making my body scream run, "I am, what do you want?"
"Oh nothing, just one little girl among your newest batch of kids," Yami started to eye the kids trying to find what he wanted, "there she is, Tayuya! she's coming with me, I hope that's not a problem,"
One of the most promising kids, he came just for her, was she hiding something I didn't know or haven't figured out yet?, "I don't.."
"Tsk Orochimaru, I didn't ask, I will take her and if I hear another word I will destroy this lab and everyone it in," Yami smiled, but his words weighted me, why was I so afraid to move against him.
"I will not tolerate this!" I hissed, I was not gonna let this kid to boss me around.
"Come here," Yami said and Tayuya appeared behind him, "Teleport home," the girl disappeared, "I warned you didn't I?"
"You think I will!" The tingling feeling of death was crawling down my spine.
"Strong force," Yami muttered followed by a great explosion.
He wasn't human, he was a monster, one I shouldn't have crossed.
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-back to Yami POV—-
All it took level the entire lab with all its experiments was one use of one of the fundamental forces of the universe, I was able to appreciate the fear of death on Orochimaru's eyes before the explosion destroyed him.
Oddly enough I had a feeling he was still alive and kicking in another body, but next time he would think twice before opposing me.
"Teleport," with that done it was time to go home and plan my conquest of the land of snow.
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Back at the base I found Zabuza sitting on top of Tayuya, the girl was struggling and insulting everyone.
Zabuza noticed my questioning look and said, "The brat started to insult his superiors, so I showed her why she has to shut the fuck up and listen,"
"I will kill you!" Tayuya shouted.
"Shout one more time, and I'll take your heart girl," Kakuzu growled clearly upset.
"You will listen to them, they are your superiors ok?" I smiled at her.
"Yami-sama," Kimimaro called out, approaching the girl with a knife made out of bones m, "insubordination should be paid with blood,"
"Give her a break, she will learn with time," I chuckled.
"She better," Kakuzu scoffed.
"Well, I'll keep bearing the crap out of her, everytime she disrespects me," Zabuza laughed.
"I will kill her if she insults my master," Kimimaro added.
"I will try to behave okay?" Tayuya said.
"For now rest," I ordered her, "tomorrow we have a lot planned,"
"Money?" Kakuzu asked.
"Yes, money," I smiled, time to get a country under my rule.