Chapter 293: Uncle Snake
Chapter 293: Uncle Snake
After the summoning contract was signed, the atmosphere became harmonious. The fear in the large shark's eyes as it looked at Ishiro also lessened.
And because of the summoning contract, communication between Kiyoshi Ishizawa and the large shark became much easier.
Listening to the large shark use a language Ishiro couldn't understand to recount their tragic experience to Kiyoshi, while Kiyoshi frequently nodded with a thoughtful expression, Ishiro, Riori, and Akino looked at each other in dismay.
After a long while, the exchange between the human and the shark was finished, and Kiyoshi began to relay the story to Ishiro and the other two.
"Teacher Ishiro, Senior Yuko just told me about their experiences during this period."
Yuko? Ishiro looked at the massive shark in front of him. It was a female shark? However, whether male or female, Ishiro felt that it didn't quite match this name.
"Senior Yuko and their clan originally lived in the outer seas," Kiyoshi said, pointing in the direction away from the coast. "But some time ago, the seawater in that area suddenly became highly toxic, and a large number of sharks died."
"Some sharks even more powerful than Senior Yuko went to investigate, but they all died. However, they also figured out the reason. It turned out that near the place where Senior Yuko and the others lived, there was half of a dead giant salamander."
At this point, Kiyoshi looked at Ishiro with a strange expression. Riori didn't react; this girl had perhaps even forgotten what a salamander was. Akino's gaze towards Ishiro was also similar to Kiyoshi's.
Half a salamander? Could it be Hanzō's summoning animal? Hanzō's summon had been killed by Ishiro's Light Release, with half its body disappearing. The remaining half had returned to where it was before being summoned not long after.
Ishiro blinked, looking at the shark named Yuko with a guilty conscience.
Kiyoshi didn't pause for long and continued, "Senior Yuko and the others had nowhere to live and had to migrate here with the remaining sharks."
"Senior Yuko told me that she hopes we can help them find a suitable living area," Kiyoshi finished, looking at Ishiro with a hopeful expression.
Ishiro became thoughtful. Looking at this school of sharks, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Kiyoshi, you tell it that we have business now. When we come back after a while, I will take them to another sea area. After we get there, I will arrange a suitable living place for them."
Kiyoshi was overjoyed and was about to go and discuss it with his Senior Yuko when Ishiro added another sentence, "Kiyoshi, there is one thing you must tell them. From now on, they are not allowed to actively attack humans, unless we summon them for battle. Otherwise, I will be the first not to let them off."
"In addition, tell them that if they perform well, our Iwagakure will consider bestowing upon them natural energy."
Kiyoshi was not very clear on what natural energy did, but when he relayed Ishiro's words to the large shark, it almost jumped up with joy.
After making an agreement with this group of sharks to come and get them after a period of time, Ishiro led his three disciples and flew towards the Land of Waves.
When Ishiro's group flew to the Land of Waves, they were surprised to find that the merchant caravan was waiting for them.
This was good too; it saved Ishiro a lot of trouble.
The journey from the Land of Waves to the Land of Whirlpools had no more turbulence, and the group arrived in the Land of Whirlpools very smoothly.
After arriving in the territory of the Land of Whirlpools, Ishiro's group did not rush but continued to advance slowly towards the heartland of the country.
Until, a chakra fluctuation was transmitted from the ring on Ishiro's hand with the character 'North' on it.
"Hmm, Nagato is finally contacting me." Ishiro knew that Iwagakure had almost no manpower in the Land of Whirlpools; it was impossible to find Orochimaru's tracks on his own.
So from the very beginning, Ishiro had no intention of looking for him. He had been waiting for Nagato's message.
After a brief contact with Nagato through the Magic Lantern Body Technique, Ishiro finally confirmed the current situation.
Two days ago, Jūzō Biwa and his two companions had found Orochimaru's hiding place. But in the process of clashing with Orochimaru, the throwaway character besides Jūzō and Sasori was killed on the spot by Orochimaru.
Afterward, Orochimaru and the two had another big fight. The main force of this battle was naturally Sasori; Jūzō was only playing a supporting role.
The result of the great battle was that a large number of Sasori's puppets were destroyed, and Orochimaru escaped injured.
Now they had found Orochimaru's tracks again, but Sasori and his companion no longer had the confidence of certain victory.
Orochimaru's troublesome nature lay in the fact that he was unkillable. Two days had passed, and his injuries might have already recovered, but Sasori's puppets could not be repaired so quickly.
So Nagato used Ishiro, this trump card.
"It seems Nagato and Obito have already made contact, at least with White Zetsu. Otherwise, with Orochimaru's hiding ability, and the Akatsuki being strangers in a strange land, it would be impossible to find Orochimaru twice so quickly," Ishiro concluded.
Ishiro led his three disciples to find a relatively hidden place first, and then began to set up a natural energy sealing barrier.
Half a day later, Ishiro successfully entered Sage Mode.
This time, Ishiro did not separate from his three disciples. The current Ishiro's strength had improved rapidly, and he had the ability to protect the safety of his three disciples, so this time he planned to take the three of them directly to find Orochimaru.
Ishiro created a Shadow Clone. The clone used Porcelain Release to carry the three little ones, flying behind the main body. Soon, the group of four arrived at the location Nagato had mentioned.
Orochimaru's base was still built underground. Ishiro's home turf was in the air; he didn't want to get entangled with Orochimaru underground. So, "Earth Release: Earth Moving Core."
Ishiro used Sage Art to cast a B-rank Earth Release jutsu and controlled the direction of the Earth Moving Core to go underground as much as possible.
Not long after Ishiro cast it, Orochimaru emerged from underground.
Seeing Ishiro, Orochimaru recognized his identity at first glance, "The Fox of Iwa, Ishiro."
"Hehe, Senior Orochimaru, we meet again," Ishiro chuckled lightly.
This was not the first time Ishiro and Orochimaru had met. The two had had a brief contact in Kirigakure. In the battle that killed Jiraiya, the two sides had also exchanged blows.
Looking at the few lines on Ishiro's face, Orochimaru sighed. "Such enviable talent." Compared to the last time he saw Ishiro, the sage markings on his face were now much fewer.
Subsequently, Orochimaru's gaze swept over Ishiro's three disciples and said, "I wonder what noble business you, the Fourth Tsuchikage, have in seeking out me, a Konoha rogue-nin."
Orochimaru knew Ishiro wasn't here to fight him to the death. Firstly, there was no need. If it were a fight to the death, Ishiro shouldn't have brought three Genin disciples. Secondly, Ishiro was not an isolated person. As the esteemed Tsuchikage, would he be unable to mobilize a batch of strong subordinates?
Ishiro smiled faintly and said, "I was entrusted by someone to invite you, Senior Orochimaru, to join an organization."
"Akatsuki?" Orochimaru was somewhat surprised this time.
He knew about the Akatsuki conquering the Land of Rain, but he didn't think much of killing an aged Hanzō.
But the Akatsuki had first sent Sasori and then even requested the Fourth Tsuchikage to personally make a move. This made Orochimaru curious.
"It seems Sasori did not introduce the Akatsuki to you in detail, Senior," Ishiro smiled and said. "But before that, as the Tsuchikage, I would like to make some trades with you, Senior."
Hearing this, Orochimaru extended his long tongue and licked his lips, then said, "For Your Excellency Tsuchikage to trade with me, an S-rank rogue-nin, I am very curious what you want. But I am even more curious what you can offer."
"Your Excellency Tsuchikage wouldn't be trading the things from Iwagakure's Scroll of Seals with me, would you?"
Ishiro smiled, "I naturally would not harm the village's interests. But if you, Senior, can offer something sufficiently beneficial to our Iwagakure, I think the ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals is not untradeable."
Orochimaru's gaze narrowed. "Indeed, this Ishiro is just as the intelligence says, not one to play by the rules. It seems the rumors that the changes in Iwagakure in recent years were all caused by this Ishiro are not baseless."
"Heh, it's getting more and more interesting," Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his lips again.
"What do you want?" Orochimaru stared at Ishiro and said slowly.
Ishiro smiled. Orochimaru had agreed to the exchange.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique, the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, the Eight Inner Gates Formation Technique, the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique, the Sharingan genjutsu Izanagi, the Impure World Reincarnation Technique—all can be traded," Ishiro said.
Orochimaru thought for a moment and asked, "What will you use to trade?"
Orochimaru was not surprised by what Ishiro said. The esteemed Tsuchikage had personally come to trade with him; the content of the trade certainly wouldn't be just a set of ninjutsu notes or an A-rank ninjutsu.
Although the things Ishiro proposed were also things Orochimaru valued greatly, he was mentally prepared and not surprised, but calmly asked for Ishiro's offer.
"Intelligence on the Sharingan, intelligence on the Shikotsumyaku. These two pieces of intelligence are the most important bargaining chips I can offer."
"As for others, our village has obtained a Byakugan. If you, Senior, have any research that requires the cooperation of a Byakugan, we can discuss it."
"I also have in my possession a set of sealing jutsu that can evade the prying eyes of the Byakugan. If you, Senior, need it, it can also be traded."
"Finally, if you, Senior, are really interested in our Iwagakure's Scroll of Seals, you can also make an offer."
After Ishiro finished speaking, he quietly waited for Orochimaru's reply.
Among the list Ishiro laid out, the most important were indeed the two pieces of intelligence. If it were someone else, they might think Ishiro was being deliberately mysterious. But the one opposite him was Orochimaru, the number one scientist in the ninja world. Ishiro believed that Orochimaru's interest in the ultimate secrets of the ninja world would certainly not be small.
Sure enough, not long after, Orochimaru spoke, "If I want to exchange for the intelligence on the Shikotsumyaku or the Sharingan, what do I have to pay?"
"The intelligence on the Sharingan was originally the most valuable, but relatively more people know about it, so the price is also a bit cheaper. You, Senior, can casually give me two of the ninjutsu I just mentioned, or other ninjutsu of the same level would also be fine."
"The value of the intelligence on the Shikotsumyaku is actually not higher than that of the Sharingan, but for you, Senior, this is more useful. And fewer people know this intelligence; perhaps I am the only one in the entire ninja world."
"So for the price... I will pick two ninjutsu myself."
Hearing Ishiro's words, Orochimaru hesitated for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll take these two pieces of intelligence. But the sealing jutsu that isolates the Byakugan, let's just consider it a bonus."
Orochimaru agreed very readily and did not say things like how to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence.
At this level, these things were meaningless.
Ishiro did not waste words and directly took out three scrolls.
Orochimaru was also straightforward and said, "The two ninjutsu for the Sharingan intelligence exchange are the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags and Izanagi. What do you want to exchange for the Shikotsumyaku intelligence?"
"The Flying Thunder God Technique, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique," Ishiro said.
"Alright." After speaking, Orochimaru directly bit his tongue, cast the summoning jutsu, and after a puff of smoke, several small white snakes appeared. They then each spat out a scroll.
Ishiro and Orochimaru simultaneously threw the scrolls to each other, and then both inspected them on the spot.
After a long while, after confirming that there was no problem with the items, Ishiro put away the scrolls.
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