Orochimaru was very curious, looking at Danzo's appearance, wondering what he had experienced.
"Hehehe, Lord Danzo, what have you been through to end up like this? This is not how the darkness of konoha should look."
In Orochimaru's impression, Danzo was someone even more sinister and ruthless than him, capable of resorting to any means to achieve his goals.
His gaze was also extremely sharp. The current Danzo wasn't exactly decadent, but he also lacked the feeling of a drawn blade he once had.
"I was just attacked by a Blood Release Ninja!"
Danzo casually explained, saying, "My matters are not important, let's talk about the transaction!"
Hearing that Danzo was also attacked by a Blood Release Ninja, Orochimaru became even more interested in that Blood Release Ninja.
However, upon hearing about the transaction, Orochimaru no longer continued to inquire about the Blood Release Ninja's information, but instead asked with a smile, "Alright. Tell me, what do you want me to do? Are you still asking me to research Hashirama Cells for you?"
Danzo shook his head and said, "I'm not looking for you to research, but to tell me information about the Akatsuki Organization. Besides that, you also need to help me with a small favor. If you complete these two things, I will give you some Hashirama Cells."
With that, Danzo took out a spatial scroll and shook it in his hand as a sign of sincerity.
Seeing the scroll in Danzo's hand, Orochimaru's eyes lit up.
Orochimaru had researched the marvels of Hashirama Cells once and couldn't let go of them.
It was Danzo who had originally given Orochimaru the Hashirama Cells to research.
However, most of the material was used for research and to create an arm for Danzo that could accommodate more Sharingan.
Orochimaru used the other small portion of material to research Wood Release and create a child who could use Wood Release, who would later become Yamato.
Therefore, after defecting, Orochimaru didn't have many Hashirama Cells left.
Now, seeing Danzo use Hashirama Cells for a transaction, he was naturally very tempted.
As for whether he would feel guilty about betraying the Akatsuki Organization? Of course not. As the saying goes, "Aren't collaborators just meant to be betrayed!" Orochimaru himself was the best example.
So, when Danzo betrayed him, Orochimaru didn't hate Danzo much, after all, they were just collaborators, not companions.
Orochimaru moved his greedy gaze away from the scroll in Danzo's hand, then spoke.
"I can give you the Akatsuki Organization's information. Tell me about your 'small matter'!"
Danzo nodded and said, "Help me find a boy named Uzumaki Naruto, and then use your methods to extract some information."
"Ask him how he knows about the Rinnegan!"
Hearing the three words 'Rinnegan', Orochimaru's snake-like pupils also constricted.
He was far too familiar with the Rinnegan. To be precise, he saw it from time to time; it was the eyes of his current collaborator and boss, Pain.
It was precisely because he had seen Pain's eyes that Orochimaru chose to temporarily join the Akatsuki Organization.
He hadn't expected to hear about the Rinnegan from Danzo. Besides that, what caught Orochimaru's attention was the name Uzumaki Naruto.
The surname Uzumaki was currently extremely rare in the entire Ninja World.
The Uzumaki Clan also had great research value.
"Uzumaki Naruto? Is he special in any way?" Orochimaru asked curiously.
"Uzumaki Naruto is the current Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki!" Danzo did not conceal it, directly stating Naruto's identity.
Upon learning that Uzumaki Naruto was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, Orochimaru frowned deeply.
"You actually dare to let me contact the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki. Aren't you afraid..."
Orochimaru didn't finish his sentence, but Danzo naturally knew what he meant.
"Heh heh..." Danzo snorted coldly and said, "At that time, I will have my Root Ninja monitor you!"
Orochimaru really wanted to crack open Danzo's head and see if he had gone crazy!
Since he could send people to monitor his actions, why couldn't he send people to find Uzumaki Naruto himself?
Whether by coercion or inducement, or even directly using genjutsu to extract information, Root Ninja were very skilled at all of it.
Even if it was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, Orochimaru believed that Danzo had the confidence to extract the information from his mind.
Orochimaru was very curious, and then he asked the question in his heart.
"If that's the case, why don't you have your people go find Uzumaki Naruto themselves to get the information you want to know?"
Danzo shook his head and said nothing.
Mainly, Danzo was truly embarrassed to say that he currently dared not provoke Naruto.
First, Naruto held the DLC for the game he was playing.
He had already completed Dark Souls, and now Danzo was playing sekiro.
As for the oath he made back then? Heh heh, what he said back then was that he wouldn't play games anymore.
Is sekiro a game? He was only playing sekiro simply to understand the samurai profession.
Playing sekiro allowed him to understand samurai swordsmanship, samurai culture, and even the weaknesses of samurai and the so-called Bushido spirit.
It was possible that in the future, there would be conflicts or even wars with samurai, so understanding them in advance was very necessary.
Besides not being able to easily provoke Naruto because of the game DLC, there was also the virtual helmet.
What if Naruto directly cut off his qualification to play with the virtual helmet? How would he meet the Monkey King then?
Now, Danzo's daily routine, besides playing games and understanding samurai, was to explore with the Monkey King!
So, he absolutely could not provoke Naruto at the moment.
Seeing that Danzo refused to speak, Orochimaru no longer asked.
"Alright. I'll take care of this matter! But you have to pay a deposit first!"
Danzo heard this, took a scroll from his sleeve, and threw it to Orochimaru, saying, "Here is half of the mission reward."
Taking the scroll and examining it briefly, Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction, then swallowed the entire scroll.
There were quite a few Hashirama Cells here, so even if he did nothing and just ran away, he wouldn't lose out.
However, thinking of Uzumaki Naruto and the information Naruto knew about the Rinnegan, Orochimaru abandoned the idea of running away and screwing Danzo over.
After swallowing the scroll, Orochimaru spat out an information scroll from his mouth and threw it to Danzo.
"Here is information about the Akatsuki Organization, including information on its members and its base."
Taking the scroll, Danzo also briefly checked it. After finding no problems, he put it away.
Just then, Orochimaru's voice rang out again, "Hehehe, Danzo, I advise you not to touch that organization. That organization is not something you – to be precise, not something the current Konoha – can provoke."
"However, I think what I'm saying is a bit redundant. Once you've thoroughly read the information, you'll understand what I mean!"
With that, Orochimaru's body transformed into a puddle of mud and disappeared.
Danzo frowned at this and said, "Hmph! As expected of a cunning snake, it seems he left here long ago!"
After a cold snort, Danzo said to the Root Ninja following him, "Keep a close eye on Uzumaki Naruto's side. If Orochimaru really makes any improper moves, act immediately!"
"Yes," the Root Ninja responded and disappeared on the spot!
And Danzo returned to his base to continue researching samurai.