Chapter 309: Lure the Tiger Away From the Mountain

Taking advantage of the darkness, the Fourth Kazekage left Sunagakure Village.

After arriving at the agreed sand dune, the Fourth Kazekage saw a figure that looked like Orochimaru. When he saw Orochimaru's appearance clearly, the Fourth Kazekage couldn't help but frowned.

Judging from the chakra and temperament of the opponent, there is no doubt that he is Orochimaru.

But judging from his appearance and gender, the other person was not the Orochimaru he knew. Orochimaru was obviously a feminine man, so how could he suddenly turn into a woman?

Orochimaru noticed the expression of the Fourth Kazekage and said with a chuckle: "Long time no see, Lord Kazekage, you look more calm than the last time we met. I almost didn't recognize you."

The Fourth Kazekage's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said: "Orochimaru, you have changed a lot. You have changed from a man to a woman. Do you feel that your identity as a man restricts you?"

Orochimaru shook his head: "I don't think so, but it's good to change things occasionally. If Kazekage wants to change his gender, I can provide free help."

The Fourth Kazekage thought about the scenario of his sex change, and felt a chill in his heart.

As a man, he could not accept becoming a woman, not to mention that Orochimaru's words were humiliating him and scolding him for being timid in doing things.

After snorting coldly, the Fourth Kazekage said to Orochimaru: "Let's talk about business first. You said in the letter that you plan to purchase the ore from Sunagakure Village. What do you want to do with the ore?"

"Forging weapons, making experimental instruments, and reselling them to other organizations, I plan to be involved in all of these..."

After a pause, Orochimaru looked at the Fourth Kazekage and continued: "But what I want to do with the ore seems to have nothing to do with Lord Kazekage. The relationship between us is just a buyer and seller, nothing more."

The Fourth Kazekage stared at Orochimaru for a while, and then said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. It's enough to buy ready-made metals directly with your financial resources. There is no need to buy ore from me."

"Let me guess, did you encounter some difficulties, so you came to see me?"

"The promise I made to you before is still valid. As long as you are willing to join Sunagakure Village, I can give you a deputy position and allow you to be protected by Sunagakure Village."

Orochimaru shook his head slightly:

"I have no intention of joining Sunagakure Village, but I have indeed encountered some trouble recently. Danzo's men always send people to hunt me down and destroy many of my bases in the Land of Fire."

"I came here this time to reach cooperation with you and intervene in the war between Iwagakure and Konoha."

The Fourth Kazekage was not surprised to hear that Orochimaru rejected his invitation. If Orochimaru was really willing to live under someone else's care, he would not have defected from Konoha Ninja Village.

The reason why he invited Orochimaru again and again was just to humiliate this former opponent.

If Orochimaru was really willing to join Sunagakure Village, he didn't know how many people would be sent to monitor the dangerous Orochimaru.

Moreover, once the news is leaked, it will also lead to accountability from Konoha, making everything worth the loss.

When he heard that Orochimaru wanted to cooperate with him and intervene in the war between Iwagakure and Konoha, the Fourth Kazekage fell into deep thought.

He didn't know whether Orochimaru was going to deal with Iwagakure and help Konoha, or whether he was taking the opportunity to make trouble for Konoha.

If cooperation with Orochimaru cannot help Sunagakure break free from his bondage, then no matter what actions he takes, it will be just a small fight.

Thinking of this, the Fourth Kazekage asked: "What benefits can Sunagakure get from working with you?"

Orochimaru glanced at the Fourth Kazekage and said meaningfully:

"It will allow Sunagakure to terminate its alliance agreement with Konoha and allow Sunagakure Village to gain the ability to control the daimyo of the Country of Wind. In the years since the end of the Third Ninja World War, Sunagakure Village should have been under the influence of the daimyo of the Country of Wind. Make things difficult."

Orochimaru's words touched on the Fourth Kazekage's pain point, and he couldn't help but ask: "How do you plan to free Sunagakure from the shackles, and how do you plan to let Sunagakure Village control the daimyo of the Land of Wind."

"The method is very simple. As long as the daimyo is in danger, Sunagakure will have a reason to protect the daimyo. From now on, whether you want to imprison or monitor the daimyo, you can do it calmly."

After hearing Orochimaru's plan, the fourth generation Feng Ying thought of something and said with a smile: "If you tell me the method of controlling the daimyo, aren't you afraid that I will directly send someone to pretend to assassinate the daimyo?"

Orochimaru shook his head, smiled, and said:

"Except for me, a traitorous ninja, no one else in the ninja world has the ability to help you control the daimyo. Besides, if the negotiation between us breaks down, I will personally kill the daimyo of the Land of Wind."

Hearing this, the Fourth Kazekage's eyes became dangerous.

He knew that Orochimaru didn't just say it casually. Orochimaru really had the ability and motivation to assassinate the daimyo. Once there was trouble on the daimyo's side, the entire Kingdom of Wind would also fall into chaos.

Konoha will definitely intervene in the affairs of the Country of Wind by then.

But if Orochimaru assassinates, the effect will be completely different. In order to avoid suspicion, Konoha will voluntarily give up intervening in the affairs of the Wind Country, and Sunagakure can also occupy the moral high ground and put pressure on Konoha.

After pondering for a while, the Fourth Kazekage said: "I have to admit that your proposal does make me a little tempted, but compared to the benefits gained by Sunagakure Village, I want to know what benefits you can get from it."

"I can't believe the famous Orochimaru if you can't benefit from it."

Orochimaru first hesitated for a second, then revealed his bloodshot eyes, and said in a low voice: "I want to kill Danzo who betrayed me, and at the same time prove to Sarutobi Hiruzen that I am the best candidate for Hokage."

"It's okay that he lost to Minato Namikaze back then. After Minato Namikaze died, he still held the position of Hokage."

After seeing this scene, the Fourth Kazekage began to believe in Orochimaru, and understood that the cooperation between Orochimaru and him was not just talk, but really wanted to carry out in-depth cooperation.

After all, before becoming the Fourth Kazekage, he had set his sights on the position of Kazekage.

After the Third Kazekage died in an accident, he also spent a lot of energy and paid a lot of price to defeat his competitor Ye Cang and sent him to the Pure Land.

Therefore, he fully understood Orochimaru's unwillingness and was willing to use Orochimaru to achieve his goals.

After trying to calm down, Orochimaru looked at the Fourth Kazekage:

"Mr. Kazekage, cooperating with me is the wisest choice for you, but the first step between us should start with the ore trade. I have heard that the output of ore in the Wind Country is very high."

"If the quality is no problem, we can start our first cooperation."

The Fourth Kazekage made a gesture of "Follow me" and said with a smile: "The quality of Sand Village ore is very good, you will know when you come with me to the mine."