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Chapter 554 Cooperation? Neutral country?
Speaking of cooperating with Orochimaru in biological research, Kaito had actually had similar ideas before.
After all, he did have a lot of materials from Pokémon such as 'Pidgeot's Feathers', and 'Rattata's Whiskers'.
The Kirigakure Village, including himself, had average capabilities in biological research.
The only thing was that Kaito himself did not pay much attention to the research of these materials.
He had always collected them before, and occasionally picked out some materials that were more metal-oriented and gave them to Shimotsuki Ichiro for research and forging of new weapons.
Most of the rest were placed in the 'Secret Space' to collect dust, as a collection! On
the other hand, Kaito did not trust Orochimaru.
The so-called cooperation between the two parties did not have much trust.
Kaito would rather let these things go to waste than give them to Orochimaru, a potential enemy, for research.
After all, with Orochimaru's ability in this area, he might use these materials to do something weird one day.
However, Kaito looked at the white material called "Xerneas' Branch" in his hand, and he began to be a little tempted.
"It is definitely impossible to give Xerneas' Branch to Orochimaru, but other slightly inferior Pokémon materials can be used as conditions for cooperation to see what results that guy can research out."
Kaito was not sure about developing independently.
However, if he had Orochimaru's research results as a reference, he was confident that he could reproduce it step by step.
"It seems that I have to deepen my contact with Orochimaru in the future."
In his mind, he was thinking about how to cooperate with Orochimaru and prevent this guy from causing any trouble for him.
Kaito silently packed up all the white items this time.
Considering that there was a troublemaker named Yoshi in the "Secret Space", Kaito also specially packed up the "Xerneas' Branch" separately.
Looking up at the other night, it was already late, and Kaito was not busy with other things. After greeting the two little guys, he left the "Secret Space" and went home to rest.
The letters that Kaito had asked the elders to send out were delivered to the great ninja villages one after another.
Although the words in the letters were not as arrogant and straightforward as Kaito's that day, the meaning of the Kirigakure Village was clearly expressed.
The top leaders of each ninja village were either hesitant, indifferent, or secretly planning about this matter.
However, they also began to speed up the preparations for the establishment of the next maintenance and dispatch team.
However, on this day, Nagato took the initiative to move to Kaito's side with some caution and whispered.
"Mizukage, Yahiko has something to discuss with you alone."
"Hmm?"
Kaito, who got up early and was walking towards the Mizukage building, looked at Nagato beside him with some confusion.
Recently, Nagato has been obsessed with taking care of the baby. Except for occasionally following Kaito as a guard, he has basically not been assigned any other tasks.
Unexpectedly, the other party would come to him early this morning.
"Do you know what happened?"
Kaito looked at Uchiha Hikari who was in a daze on the other side, motioned her to step back, and then continued to ask Nagato.
Nagato, who had long been accustomed to the life in the Kirigakure Village, did not hesitate and directly told Kaito about the specific situation.
It turned out that Jiraiya saw Uchiha Obito actually had a rinnegan exactly the same as Nagato's during the night of the Nine-Tails, and he was a little worried.
After Konoha's subsequent reconstruction work was completed, he personally went to the Amegakure Village to understand the situation.
However, because Yahiko had an agreement with Kaito, and the current Land of Rain has always been in close cooperation with the Kirigakure Village, he chose to hide the fact that Nagato was alive from his sensei.
He only explained the incident of "Uchiha Madara killing Nagato", and the subsequent incident of Hanzo of the Salamander secretly harming the Akatsuki Organization, being killed by Yahiko and his men and Akatsuki taking over the Amegakure Village.
However, He doesn't know whether it was because Yahiko's pretended desire for revenge touched Jiraiya, or whether Konoha had other plans.
Jiraiya actually chose to take the initiative to tell Yahiko that the five great ninja villages were preparing to form a "maintenance force".
Disclosing this matter itself is nothing.
Yahiko, who has always been in contact with Kaito, actually knew about this matter a long time ago.
However, Jiraiya proposed during the conversation that he could represent Konoha to propose to the other four villages to set the headquarters of the maintenance force in the territory of the Land of Rain.
It can be regarded as a disguised way to seek a neutral country status for the Land of Rain.
However, for this matter, Jiraiya still have to consult the opinion of Yahiko, the current leader of the Amegakure Village.
"Yahiko is a little hesitant about this matter now, so I want to hear your opinion, Mizukage-sama."
Kaito listened to Nagato's story and lowered his head slightly in thought.
It has been said before.
Now the five great ninja villages have been arguing and deadlocked about the location of the headquarters of the maintenance force.
No matter in which village is the headquarters is placed, it will not be recognized by the other ninja villages.
The Land of Iron, a traditional neutral country, also has a rejection attitude towards this matter and does not want to put such a big target in its own land.
Kaito originally thought that if the stalemate continued in the end, the Kirigakure Village would have to be tougher and choose the location in the Sea Mist City.
Although there will definitely be certain risks, arranging a "Six Paths Clone" to stay permanently can avoid most of the crises.
However, now, Konoha has given a new idea.
'But why does Konoha have this idea?'
Kaito frowned slightly, thinking about the feasibility of this matter, as well as the gains and losses of the Kirigakure and even Konohagakure in this matter.
Unlike the Land of Iron.
Due to the poor geographical location of the Land of Rain, it has always been a place of war in the Ninja World.
Ever since the establishment of the one-country-one-village system, the Land of Rain has never been able to completely get rid of the shadow of war.
Not to mention the period of the Ninja War, when each village was attacking each other.
Even in the days that can be called the "peaceful era", the three great countries of fire, earth, and wind have never stopped infiltrating the Land of Rain.
During the period when Hanzo of the Salamander rose, it was barely able to deter the surrounding evil neighbors.
But in the Second Great Ninja War, the Amegakure Village, as the initiator of the war, made the situation of the Land of Rain even more difficult.
After that, Hanzo gradually became old and cowardly, and the effect of this deterrent power continued to decline.
Now that Hanzo is dead, Konohagakure wants to persuade Iwagakure and Sunagakure Village to give up the fat piece of meat in the Land of Rain and designate it as a neutral country?
It's too difficult!
(End of this chapter)