Chapter 214 Orochimaru Returns to the Village

Uchiha clan land

Late at night, in the reception room.

"How many people are you Uchiha going to send out?"

Dodai asked.

Xia Mu was thinking about which people were suitable to be taken out for training. Itachi and Shisui were definitely going to go.

"Itachi and Shisui will take one or two more elites, and I will be responsible for holding back the people of Konoha in the village."

Dodai nodded. Itachi was a powerful mangekyō Sharingan, and Shisui was a master who had been famous for many years, and was also suspected to be a master of Mangekyō Sharingan.

Xia Mu confirmed his guess: "Shisui and Itachi are both Mangekyō Sharingan."

The Uchiha now no longer needs to hide this information, and Shisui's Susanoo will definitely be used recently.

Oh!

Dodai nodded. The outside world's speculation and Xia Mu's personal admission are still two concepts.

With two powerful Mangekyō Sharingan masters, Uchiha is also full of sincerity.

Xia Mu's holding back Konoha in the clan is much more useful than going to the battlefield himself.

As for Fugaku, he has not appeared in public since the last attack. The most likely possibility is that he was seriously injured.

So Xia Mu did not say anything, and Tu Tai did not ask.

"What about the distribution of benefits?" Tu Tai asked, he did not know how big Xia Mu's appetite was.

Xia Mu walked around the desk and took a map from the side.

He circled the four islands on the left side of the Water Country with a pen.

"We Uchiha want these islands."

Tu Tai looked carefully and found that these were several archipelagos to the west of Kirigakure, close to the former Whirlpool Country.

It does not look big on the map, but the total area is comparable to that of the Field Country.

Not to mention the Uchiha clan, even if the entire Konoha Village is moved there, this land is more than enough.

Moreover, these four islands have relatively important trade ports in the Water Country, which are extremely suitable for developing commerce.

Tu Tai pondered for a while and agreed.

After all, the war has not been fought yet, so we can only talk about it roughly now. If we take it down, everything will be fine. If we don't take it down, then everything will end.

If the Land of Water is conquered, but both of the Uchiha Mangekyō are lost...

So the final distribution of benefits still depends on the remaining strength of both sides.

However, this possibility is not great. The Uchiha still has Xia Mu and a whole tribe. It is impossible for the Hidden Cloud Village to be reluctant to give up a few islands.

It is not a good thing to offend a family with unlimited potential.

"Okay, it's settled."

Xia Mu directly settled the matter.

"How long will it take you to prepare for war? Can you avoid being discovered?" Xia Mu asked some relatively unprofessional questions.

Since they are allies, Dodai said very straightforwardly: "We need to conduct preliminary exploration before we can deploy for battle."

"Whether the transport ships are sufficient, we must also consider the monsoon climate at sea. It will take at least three months to prepare."

"It will take about a month to sail at sea. It is difficult to hide this kind of movement from the Land of Water."

It has been half a year? Xia Mu did not expect that it would take so long to prepare.

Didn't the Fourth Ninja World War only last for three days?

"Does it take so long for us ninjas to assemble? Can't it just take a few days?"

"With your ships, will it take a month to sail?" Xia Mu remembered that the ships of the Land of Lightning were quite advanced.

Dodai had to explain to Xia Mu.

None of the five major countries had a formal army, only some private armies and other officials and managers who protected the daimyo. They couldn't help at the beginning.

If we want to occupy the Land of Water on a large scale this time, we need a large number of occupation personnel.

Then we need to count some managers and follow-up managers.

The combat strategy also needs to be adjusted according to the different situations in the Land of Water.

The time to test and find out the situation is much longer than the assembly time.

The ship of Kumogakure is fast, but not everyone can adapt to that speed.

Xia Mu suddenly realized.

Although the ninjas in this world are all high and high, the number is too small to completely occupy such a large territory.

Moreover, a protracted war is very logistical, and ordinary people are needed to be tools.

"In that case, then you can investigate by yourselves. I can only guarantee that Gotachi Yagura and Sanbi Isobu are dead, and they probably won't be resurrected in a few months. Six-tailed Yugao also defected, and the chance of being caught by Kirigakure is not high." Xia Mu only listened to a few words and felt that this was an extremely complicated problem. Fortunately, he didn't have to consider these issues. And Kumogakure will definitely not succeed, because he is the biggest traitor! "We will notify you after we finish the investigation." Xia Mu thought for a while: "I will send Itachi and Shisui to Otogakure Village in advance, which is closer to your Kumogakure." Dodai nodded: "That's better." "I still need to go back and report, so I'll leave now." Dodai said goodbye directly. Xia Mu didn't keep anyone, and saw Dodai hiding himself tightly and disappeared in the night. It must be said that Dodai came and went alone, and he did a good job of keeping secrets. In the Uchiha clan, only Xia Mu knew his identity. The negotiation went smoothly, and I didn't question what Xia Mu said, that Kirigakure would find external aid. After all, it was meaningless for Xia Mu to lie at this time, and I agreed to Xia Mu's request without hesitation, and now I didn't care about the final division of interests.

Now Uchiha is needed to stabilize the Leaf Village, and Itachi and Shisui on the battlefield have become the icing on the cake.

It’s just that Dodai doesn’t know how powerful Kirigakure’s assistance is.

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Konoha Village.

The Third Hokage received the news.

Orochimaru returned to the village.

And the main entrance is easy to walk through.

The Third Hokage took Kakashi and a group of Anbu behind him to greet Orochimaru at the gate in person.

There were many Konoha villagers nearby, and they came over curiously to check on Orochimaru, one of the Sannin.

Orochimaru was accompanied by Kimimaro, Shiro, Jugo and Kaoru. There was also a person dressed as an ANBU.

Behind him were more than a dozen ninjas without forehead protectors, all of whom were jounin or above in terms of chakra perception.

There was a man in the team who was only over ten years old and kept coughing. I don’t know who it is.

This is Orochimaru's entire team.

"Teacher, I'm back."

Orochimaru used his unique hoarse voice to say hello to the Third Hokage.

Different from the last transformation, Orochimaru used his original appearance today.

Orochimaru looked very young after the previous soul fusion incident. Because he has not done anything for many years, from the outside, Orochimaru, who is a bit thin, has a bookish air.

The Third Hokage looked at Orochimaru's current appearance, as if he had returned to the time when he taught Orochimaru ninjutsu.

Orochimaru also put away his evil arrogance today and appeared polite and polite.

From the appearance, it looks very good.

The Third Hokage was also stunned for a moment, and said half-truthfully, "You have suffered a lot these years."

"Now that your grievances have been cleared, you are welcome to go home."

As he spoke, he walked forward and reached out to pat Orochimaru, who was a head taller than him, on the shoulder.

"Let's go, we'll talk about it when we get back." Sandai took Orochimaru to the village.

Along the way, many people saw the return of Orochimaru, once one of the three ninjas.

Although Minato had come back to visit before, he still felt a little emotional when he saw these familiar streets and some familiar faces during the day.

Confidence was even more exciting. Orochimaru told him that his illness was not a problem at all, and his brother was still alive.

You can see him after a while.

Before approaching the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage looked at the hesitant figure on the street corner.

"Anko, what are you doing? Why don't you come over and meet your teacher?"

The Third Hokage greeted Anko.

Anko came over, lowering her head and not speaking, nor looking at Orochimaru.

A trace of tenderness flashed in Orochimaru's eyes: "Little Anko, you have grown up."

Anko touched the curse mark that had disappeared on her neck, raised her head and looked at Orochimaru, who looked exactly the same as before.

Qi Qi Ai Ai shouted: "Teacher."

The third generation saw the awkward atmosphere between the two parties and came to smooth things over.

"Hongdou, please help arrange your teacher's residence first. I'll talk to your teacher first."

Orochimaru smiled at Anko and followed the Third Hokage towards the Hokage Building.

After not standing with Orochimaru, Anko breathed a sigh of relief and walked up to Shiro.

"Hello, my name is Mitarashi Anko. I will arrange your accommodation. Orochimaru-sensei used to live in..."

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