Naruto: This is the Uzumaki’s Revenge

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Although Mujie said it this way, the actual reason was...

Karin had already seen the scene of Kakashi going to find Orochimaru through her Kagura Mind's Eye.

The effect of Kagura Mind's Eye was truly too powerful. No one could imagine it could actually conduct reconnaissance for over ten kilometers. Therefore, Mujie would rather expend effort to deduce the process from the result, fabricating a seemingly plausible reason, than let others doubt her ability.

However, Karin's Kagura Mind's Eye could only detect chakra reactions; it couldn't discern what the other party was doing like the Byakugan. Mujie naturally wouldn't know the content of Kakashi and Orochimaru's discussion.

So, he continued to say to Orochimaru, "Although I already know you two have teamed up, I'm still very curious. What bargaining chip did Kakashi actually offer to make you decide to take action?"

Orochimaru chuckled and said casually, "It's nothing much. He just told me there's an opportunity to get that scroll from you without paying any price, and asked if I wanted to give it a try."

"Just that?"

Orochimaru nodded, "Just that. After all, you and I are both people who think rationally. Even if I attacked you, as long as you didn't die, for the sake of benefits, you would eventually choose to trade with me. We wouldn't be troubled by boring emotions. Only benefits are the only thing we need to consider in our hearts."

Mujie smiled, "Perhaps."

Mujie wouldn't feel angry, simply because he didn't care.

Even if the deal with Orochimaru ultimately fell through, at most he would only lose some things that didn't belong to him in the first place. This wasn't an unacceptable matter.

However, it had to be said that at that time, from Orochimaru's perspective, his decision wasn't wrong.

Because Mujie, at the very least, wouldn't give up trading with him over such a small matter.

And currently, Mujie had no intention of pursuing the Edo Tensei ninjutsu anymore.

Just as Orochimaru had said before, the more he cared about it, the less Orochimaru would agree.

So, it was better to find a way to deal with Orochimaru and Kabuto later. Since Edo Tensei wasn't in his hands, then no one else should think of getting it either.

However, for now, it was best to make Orochimaru pay the due price for this harmless "joke."

Thinking of this, Mujie smiled slightly, "Well then, Mr. Orochimaru, this time, you really have to prepare yourself properly. If you don't bleed a little, don't even think about getting that scroll back."

Orochimaru likewise responded with a smile, "Heh heh, I've said it before, I still have some confidence in my own assets."

Orochimaru's confidence was justified. He had a pile of black technology on hand, and countless research projects on various bloodlines and secret techniques.

Mujie didn't even know if he had a money printing machine that could support him in opening secret bases throughout the entire ninja world. Even the Otogakure (Village Hidden in Sound) he had established was founded by bribing the daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields.

Even though the Land of Rice Fields was just a small country, he actually directly bribed the daimyo of an entire country. How much money would that cost?

Mujie and Orochimaru smiled at each other, both having their own plans.

But at this moment, Kakashi, his face grim, stared at Orochimaru and questioned him sternly, "Orochimaru! This wasn't our original plan! You should have made your move earlier!"

Orochimaru glanced at him, then said with a nonchalant smile, "If you want to trade with a poisonous snake, then you have to bear the risk of being bitten back. And instead of blaming me, why don't you ask Jiraiya? If he could have remained calm, you wouldn't have had to suffer these losses."

"The timing of their arrival was truly inopportune. Jiraiya's nindō (ninja way) had just suffered a blow and hadn't yet been sorted out, and then Kakashi brought even more bad news."

For example, the war between Konoha and Sunagakure, for example, Danzō rebuilding Root.

Especially since these matters were all related to Mujie, who had shaken his nindō. This made it difficult for Jiraiya to think things through calmly when facing the other party.

Therefore, he agreed to Kakashi's plan to launch an attack in Tanzaku Quarters without fully considering the situation.

But this wasn't the biggest problem in this operation.

The real biggest problem was that Jiraiya's decision, made in a shaken state, had deviated from his original intentions from the very beginning. This made him become confused, so, like Tsunade at first, he began to subconsciously avoid the problem.

Because he was worried that Tsunade's involvement would escalate the battle to a Sannin-level war, he had to have someone stop Tsunade. And at that time, besides him, no one else was capable of this task, so he ultimately couldn't participate in the Tanzaku Quarters operation.

Jiraiya had used this excuse to convince himself, and the result was that Kakashi and the others didn't have enough confidence to deal with Mujie and Karin, so they had no choice but to ally with Orochimaru.

Of course, Kakashi hadn't really expected Orochimaru to act according to plan. His plan was to first gain an advantage on the battlefield by himself and his team, and then use this to lure Orochimaru into the fray. Even if Orochimaru didn't enter the fray, he could still retreat unscathed while holding the advantage.

But the plan had deviated from the very beginning. His four-person squad was really too inexperienced in dealing with others.

Chōza had fallen into a trap and was in an extremely critical situation. Besides, Asuma and Karin were entangled and couldn't break away for a short time. So, to rescue Chōza, they could only make a mistake, letting Asuma, this lightly equipped warrior, face Karin, whose skills were superior.

If the village could have given him sixteen people according to Kakashi's idea, even without Sannin-level combat power, he would have had great confidence in completing the mission.

At least in that situation, if someone could take over Karin from Asuma, then he could go deal with Mujie, and the situation wouldn't have deteriorated to this extent.

But he didn't have them; he only had four people. So, to complete the mission, he could only go to Orochimaru, even though he knew Orochimaru was unreliable.

And Orochimaru, after meeting Kakashi, agreed immediately after hearing just one sentence.

Because deep down, what he truly desired was to gently push Jiraiya, who was already standing on the edge of the abyss.

As mentioned before, the relationship between Orochimaru and Jiraiya was very much like that of Naruto and Sasuke.

But the divergence in their philosophies was far, far greater than that between Naruto and Sasuke.

Back when they were still on the battlefield, Orochimaru had said more than once that he wanted to kill Jiraiya. And when Jiraiya was injured, Orochimaru had also said more than once that he wanted to give up on him.

But Jiraiya, like a fool, would always shout about things like understanding and bonds, and then rush back to his side.

This situation had made him feel annoyed for a very, very long time.

So, when he saw Mujie attacking Jiraiya's nindō, he immediately became interested, because this, even more than directly killing Jiraiya, would make him feel alarmed!

He very, very much wanted to see that Jiraiya, who always had a righteous look on his face, be completely crushed, to see Jiraiya be struck by all sorts of cruel realities, until his beliefs collapsed, and he finally fell into the abyss, consumed by darkness, becoming that figure who had appeared in legends...

Konoha's 'Mad Demon Jiraiya'!!!

So, he immediately joined this operation, agreed to all of Kakashi's requests in one go, and then messed up this plan according to his own ideas!

The death of comrades, and the deaths of civilians in the vicinity, these things would eventually become shackles for Jiraiya, dragging him down into the abyss of ten thousand zhang!

Therefore, for Orochimaru, whether he could snatch that scroll from Mujie's hands was only a secondary objective. The most important thing was how to make this operation more and more chaotic, bigger and bigger!

......

Outside Tanzaku Quarters, Naruto, who had been knocked unconscious, finally twitched his eyelids slightly under the Nine-Tails' constant nagging. He didn't wake up at dawn as Kakashi and the others had expected, but woke up much earlier.

"I... Where am I?" Naruto looked at the surrounding trees in a daze, falling into a brief state of confusion.

He couldn't figure out why he was here.

However, the Nine-Tails within his body quickly helped him remember the reason.

"Hahaha, little brat, it's no mistake calling you a waste. Those adults didn't want to take you, this burden, along, so they just threw you here to fend for yourself. Oh, little brat, you should reflect on yourself. Ever since you were little, it's been like this. No one ever cared about your feelings. You've always been alone."

"Shut up!" Naruto immediately shouted, "I'm not alone! I still have Pervy Sage! I have Kakashi-sensei! And Sasuke and Sakura! They are all my most important comrades!!!"

The Nine-Tails, within the dark and damp seal space, was thinking about the bright sky on the other side with the civet cat. He then patiently instigated, "Hahaha, you were still saying they were lying to you before. I see it's actually you lying to yourself! If they really cared about you, how could they leave you alone here! Think about your Kakashi-sensei, he knew your identity long ago, but he never told you. Why? Because he simply doesn't care about you! Everyone knows you're the Fourth Hokage's son, but no one tells you!"

"Damn it! Damn it!" The Nine-Tails had rendered Naruto speechless. He hugged his knees and leaned against a tree. Then, he picked up a rock beside him and threw it forward with all his might. As a result, the rock seemed to hit an air wall and fell down halfway through its flight.

"Is that?" Naruto's eyes lit up. He then immediately jumped up, rushed to the edge of the barrier, and reached out to press on it. Then, several intersecting runic chains appeared faintly in the air.