The kindness of saving my life, the righteousness of teaching me.
Yakushi Kabuto knew that he would definitely not be able to get rid of suspicion and completely distance himself from Orochimaru-sama.
So, on this point, he simply didn't pretend.
"You think I'm the same as you?"
Yakushi Kabuto glanced at Hiruko, a hint of mockery on his lips.
"All my skills come from Orochimaru-sama. Although we've parted ways now, I should still have some respect for him."
"To insult a benefactor for no reason, as if I never received any kindness from him… I can't do that kind of thing."
"You…" A mechanical voice from inside Hiruko was filled with anger.
In any case, as a runaway ninja from Sunagakure, Sasori owed something to the village and his grandmother.
Sasori himself admitted this. He wasn't completely heartless.
But at the same time, he knew very well that he would never change his path because of these debts.
Since he didn't want to change his path, and didn't want to twist his intentions, he could only carry this feeling of owing something.
From Sasori's point of view, Yakushi Kabuto was no different from himself. This guy would obviously stick to his own path, but unlike himself, he still put on a show.
Sasori didn't bother with that kind of thing, and Yakushi Kabuto looked very irritating to him.
"You two, now is not the time to argue."
Orochimaru hadn't even shown up yet, and seeing that the two strongest fighters on his side were about to fight, Muu was getting worried, so he quickly tried to smooth things over.
"The most important thing now is how to deal with Orochimaru's invasion."
As the leader of Kusagakure on the surface, Muu had obtained a lot of information that Kusagakure Ninja could not find out with their strength, and he was very afraid of Orochimaru.
Not to mention, judging from his confrontation with Kumogakure before, this guy wasn't just strong himself, he also carried the power of a holy place with him, just as shameless as Jiraiya of the 'Sannin'.
For someone like this to come to Kusagakure to look for traces of the Akatsuki organization, even Muu couldn't stay calm.
Putting aside whether the Akatsuki organization could stand up to Orochimaru and Ryuuchi Cave, he knew very well that if the two sides fought seriously in Hozuki Castle, it would be pretty much destroyed.
The Nine Tails disaster and Konoha's experience were warnings.
The only good news now was that he knew about Orochimaru's movements in advance, so he wasn't completely unprepared.
Sasori snorted and stopped talking. Yakushi Kabuto smiled and said, "We can't handle this matter. Send the message to the organization."
Although he had also joined the Akatsuki organization, he had always kept a low level of involvement in its internal affairs - not taking the initiative, not expressing his opinion, and not taking responsibility, acting like he was just passing the time.
Muu nodded. "I've already done that."
Hozuki Castle, as the current center of Kusagakure's rule, was permanently staffed with several White Zetsu clones on the surface, as a means of contact with the Akatsuki organization.
Not long after, a mental thought entered Sasori and Kabuto's minds.
The two looked at each other and each made a hand seal. Their rings glowed faintly. "Illusion Body Technique!"
In an instant, the scene in front of them changed greatly. Sasori and Kabuto's mental projections arrived at a huge cave.
The cave was dim and without light. On the stone wall was carved a huge human-shaped stone statue, with its hands spread out in a lotus shape.
The mental projections landed on the statue's fingers. Yakushi Kabuto leaned over to look and his eyes flickered.
The statue had a hideous expression and nine tightly closed eyes on its face, which was strange. After only a few glances, Yakushi Kabuto felt a slight daze in his mind. He quickly looked away and returned to normal.
Yakushi Kabuto was shocked. "What is this thing?"
With his senses, he wouldn't think of this as a normal statue.
Yakushi Kabuto didn't dwell on it for too long. His attention was soon drawn to the figure standing on the statue's thumb.
Because it was a mental projection, he couldn't see the person's face clearly, but his eerie eyes were impressive.
"This person is probably the leader of the Akatsuki organization - Pain."
Yakushi Kabuto thought to himself.
Of the ten people present, apart from Kakuzu and Sasori, Yakushi Kabuto only knew the masked man, White Zetsu, and Konan, who had come to recruit him. He hadn't met the others.
But at their first meeting, he still recognized Pain's identity.
It wasn't just because of his position. The pressure this person gave off was on a different level compared to the others.
"Orochimaru of the Konoha Sannin will come to investigate the organization soon."
At this time, Pain, who was on the thumb, said, "I will send someone to investigate his movements, and then find an opportunity to get rid of him. You just need to do your own things."
He said it arrogantly, as if Orochimaru was a little cat or dog, who could be waved away as soon as he was found.
Yakushi Kabuto's eyes flickered when he heard this.
This wasn't what he had expected. He originally thought that the organization had gathered everyone to work together to get rid of Orochimaru-sama, but now it seemed that Pain was taking on everything himself and just comforting the others.
"Big talk, that guy isn't some small fry."
Before Yakushi Kabuto could say anything, Sasori questioned him, saying coldly, "If you want us to listen to you, don't say these empty words. Explain things clearly."
After all, the Akatsuki organization didn't have a strict power structure. Unless the relationship between strong and weak was overwhelmingly in one side's favor, no one had to listen to anyone.
For example, Kakuzu did bounty missions because he loved money; Sasori cooperated with missions because he needed to collect the bodies of strong people to make human puppets.
This was out of their own will, at most influenced by the organization.
Now, Sasori was very interested in hunting Orochimaru, but Pain wanted to exclude him, which was really unacceptable.
"I don't need to explain to you. Just obey."
Pain glanced at Sasori and said calmly, "However, if you really want to know, come and see me in person. I'll give you this chance to see if you have the qualification to know."
A hint of anger flashed in Sasori's eyes. "Okay, I'll go and see you."
"Anyone else who wants to know can also come and see me in person."
Pain looked around and said slowly, "I'll give you this chance, otherwise, just do your own things."
"Now, disband!"
After the low male voice, the mental projections disappeared one after another.
Before leaving, Kakuzu glanced at Sasori.
They were both obsessed with immortality and had some dealings with each other. He really couldn't understand why this guy was arguing with Pain.
The Akatsuki organization was just a temporary resting place. It was better to avoid trouble. Since Pain, as the leader, said it was okay, why get involved?
Kakuzu, who had also suffered losses in Konoha and under Orochimaru, was very philosophical.
Anyway, it was just a few decades of life.
Back then, First Hokage Senju Hashirama, the 'God of Ninja', what kind of name was that? Where is he now?
This guy Sasori still doesn't understand the biggest advantage of people like us.
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