Obito did not trust Yakushi Kabuto.
To be exact, he did not trust any of the Akatsuki organization members, including Nagato.
He was even wary of 'Zetsu', who Madara had left behind to monitor him.
The difference between these people was the size of their betrayal probability and how much impact they would have on what he would do later.
In the matter of hunting Orochimaru, considering the probability and impact of Yakushi Kabuto turning against him, it was very necessary to have Zetsu monitor him.
Obito took this operation very seriously.
Orochimaru had replaced the Fourth Hokage and had become the most threatening person to him.
Not to mention that strange sensing ability, even if a surprise attack succeeded and Orochimaru was trapped in Obito's 'Kamui space', this guy could escape by reverse summoning.
There was no reason why the teacher, Orochimaru, would not know the abilities that Yakushi Kabuto could use.
And Obito knew that he was not a match for Orochimaru in terms of pure strength, so taking advantage of this opportunity, he had to eliminate Orochimaru, the hidden danger in his heart.
"I hope you will go all out in this operation."
Obito looked at Tendo Pain, red light flickering in his single eye, and said slowly, "You mentioned Orochimaru's surgery, which reminds me that with his ability, he might be able to heal the injuries to your real body."
"That's none of your business!"
Tendo Pain's eyes sharpened, and he suddenly became angry. As his aura spread, the thousands of raindrops around him were immediately pushed away.
"My mistake."
Obito glanced at the black shadow floating in the air and chuckled, "It's just a suggestion. It's up to you to decide whether to do it or not."
After speaking, the air began to twist, and he disappeared into the Uzumaki swirl. On the rooftop floor, the huge pitcher plant closed its leaves, carrying Zetsu down.
Tendo Pain looked in the direction where Obito disappeared, silent.
The black shadow in the sky disintegrated into pieces of white paper, which drilled into the gaps in the black tower stone walls.
"Nagato, I think Madara's words this time make some sense."
The white paper groups gathered together, forming a blue-haired woman. Her eyebrows were cold, but at this time, she had a bit of worry,
"If your body is treated, you might be much more comfortable."
"I… can't risk it."
On the wooden bed, a gaunt, emaciated red-haired man opened his eyes and said in a low voice amidst a fit of coughing, "The masked man is not trustworthy."
The management of Rain Village, the arrangement in Grass Country, whether he can get Orochimaru's body strengthening surgery… these are not important.
As long as he has his current strength, it will just take a little more time.
But treatment… means entrusting his body to the other party, and if the masked man has evil intentions, he will have a very high chance of succeeding.
Nagato cannot take this risk. He would rather endure the pain and sit withered on the wooden bed.
"I understand."
Konan sighed slightly, but made up her mind to find a trustworthy doctor in the ninja world to treat Nagato.
…
Days and nights passed, and two days flew by.
Under the will of Obito and the Akatsuki organization, thousands of White Zetsu, hidden in the countless tree roots underground, launched a vigorous 'flushing out snakes' operation.
They were naturally very clear that although they could avoid the detection of ordinary ninjas, they could not hide from Orochimaru's strange senses.
But so what?
Thanks to the Divine Tree whose roots were spread throughout the planet a thousand years ago, the tree roots were deeply buried underground.
On the ground, perhaps a White Zetsu clone could not withstand a single move from Orochimaru, but even the White Snake style Sage Art would not easily be able to cross hundreds of meters of mud and stone to find them.
Of course, the main thing is that White Zetsu clones are not rare. If they really want them, they can be cultivated at any time through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Limited sacrifice is acceptable.
But for two whole days, White Zetsu clones were 'flushing' wantonly in the ninja world, even to the point of being discovered by ordinary sensing ninjas, but they still could not find Orochimaru's whereabouts.
"Where did he run off to?"
Inside the black tower of Rain Village, Obito frowned and his mind was constantly tense.
However, whether it was Grass Country, Hozuki Castle, or the samurai village occupied by the Kirigakure bloodline clans, Orochimaru's whereabouts still could not be found.
Obito's expression constantly changed, "Does he have a way to avoid Zetsu's detection?"
If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that this operation would return empty-handed?
Suddenly, Zetsu emerged from underground, his expression a little strange, "Orochimaru's trail has been found."
Obito hurriedly asked, "Where is he?"
"Takigakure Village!"
…
"This is Takigakure Village?"
Orochimaru passed through the water curtain of the waterfall, then passed through a dark and narrow passage, and suddenly the view in front of him opened up.
Looking into the distance, what was in front of him was a valley surrounded by mountains. A small village could be vaguely seen in the low-lying area, with scattered houses, about dozens of families. It was Takigakure Village.
Orochimaru was little interested in this village. His gaze was immediately attracted by a huge tree in the center of the village.
It blocked out the sky and the sun, and its height was unknown. Even the Nine Tails would appear petite in front of it.
"It's just a remnant tree root, but it can grow so big. I wonder what the original Divine Tree looked like?"
Coming here, Orochimaru became more and more certain of his previous guess.
The natural energy that permeated the air was, in his perception, much higher than in other places. This mountain and river valley was probably a node where earth vein energy converged.
"How is it? If this place doesn't meet the surgical conditions, I remember another location."
The Genie floated in the air, crossed his arms, and said with a smile, "It's just that the natural energy there will be much more violent."
"It's enough."
Orochimaru licked his lips and jumped out of the cave.
Since leaving Konoha, he had been traveling all the way to Takigakure Village. His purpose, of course, was to perform White Zetsu cell fusion on himself.
As for what to prioritize investigating the Akatsuki organization, that had long been thrown to the back of his mind.
Of course, Orochimaru did not deceive the Third Hokage, but he had completed the investigation through the Genie's intelligence channels from the very beginning.
Now he could naturally use the remaining time to carry out his own tasks.
A moment later, Orochimaru avoided the villagers of Takigakure Village and quickly ran to the foot of the 'Holy Tree'.
Looking up, he could see dense tree holes, and even the internal passages were accessible in all directions, without any rules.
For ordinary intruders, this would undoubtedly be very troublesome.
But relying on the power of the Genie, Orochimaru did not hesitate and quickly approached the center of the 'Holy Tree'. Soon, he arrived at a place that looked like an altar.
Orochimaru picked up the gourd-shaped glass bottle on the altar, shook it casually, and put it back.
This thing was the container for storing Hero Water, but in the last operation, Kabuto and the others took all the 'Hero Water' away. It would take an unknown amount of time to produce a sufficient quantity again.
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