At the Free Trade Company headquarters, when Zabuza and Takayama arrived at the office, Zero was sitting in a chair, looking at a month's worth of reports on the desk, her long black hair flowing gracefully.
As Zabuza and Takayama arrived, Zero had almost finished reading the reports. She placed a Mechanical Chip and a Mechanical Nano Core on the desk and said to Zabuza and Takayama, "These are gifts from the Master, but whether you use them is up to you. However, if you do use them, you will become one of us."
Zabuza and Takayama looked at each other, then at the items on the desk, a small black card and a small silver sphere.
Zabuza looked at Zero and said, "Can this thing help me get revenge on the Hidden Mist Village? Can it make me stronger?"
"As long as you use it, you will gain power. With power, you can get revenge on the Hidden Mist Village," Zero said seriously.
Zabuza took a deep breath and said, "Which one is mine? How do I use it?"
Zero nodded without speaking, looking at Takayama. Takayama, who was surprised by Zabuza's purpose, quickly nodded when he saw the boss's gaze.
"I'm willing to use it too."
"The black one belongs to Takayama, the silver one to Zabuza. Takayama's requires surgery, Zabuza's can be swallowed directly."
Zero finished speaking and took Takayama to the lounge for surgery. Takayama looked at Zabuza, then at Zero, gritted his teeth, and could only follow Zero to the lounge for surgery.
Zabuza could only sigh deeply, then took the Nano Mechanical Core and swallowed it. As Zabuza swallowed the Mechanical Nano Core, it began to operate, spread, and penetrate within his body.
At this moment, Kisuke felt Zabuza had swallowed the Mechanical Nano Core and spent energy to speed up its penetration. Instantly, Zabuza felt pain all over his body, an unbearable itch. Zabuza sat on the ground, biting down on his Kubikiribocho to keep himself from crying out.
On the other side.
Zero was sealing the Mechanical Chip under Takayama's back of the head. This process wasn't difficult, actually. Just cut open the scalp, place it under the scalp, and the Mechanical Chip would automatically connect to the brain. The surgery was completed in a few minutes.
"It's done?" Takayama touched the wound on the back of his head, still feeling a chill. The initial cut on his head almost scared Takayama to death. After all, for ordinary people, especially in the Naruto era where common medical care wasn't advanced, having surgery on your head required immense courage.
When Zero brought Takayama back to the office, Zabuza had also fully merged with the Mechanical Nano Core.
Zero returned to her seat, continuing to look at her remaining reports. Without lifting her head, she said to Zabuza and Takayama, "The items have been used. You'll have basic introductions in your minds. You can check them yourselves to understand our situation."
Takayama, following the beginner's guide, opened his panel, looking at the screen that appeared before him in surprise:
Name: Takayama
Position: Logistics Department, Free Trade Company Boss
Level: Zero
Skills: None
Points: 0
Takayama's panel didn't have much, just a Mechanical Chip, with some basic information. Perhaps more panels would be added later.
Zabuza's was completely different. The Mechanical Nano Core not only had an introduction function but also the ability to connect to the Master's Core, meaning he could directly report to the Master, and it could also enhance Zabuza's strength.
Name: Zabuza
Position: Nine Faces, Silver Mask, First Squad Leader, Demon of the Hidden Mist
Level: Level 3 Peak
Skills: Water Style, Water Clone, Water Style, Silent Killing, Water Style, Water Dragon Jutsu...
Points: 0
As the two slowly understood the situation, they were greatly shocked by the power of their faction. They were also amazed by the Mechanical Empire's technological capabilities, as such direct displays of their own information were unprecedented in their knowledge.
"You each have your own tasks. Tomorrow, Takayama will officially take over as the boss of the Free Trade Company. Zabuza and I will go to Otogakure."
"Yes, Master."
Zabuza and Takayama replied in unison. Zabuza went back to adapt to his new strength, Takayama arranged for tomorrow's handover tasks, and Zero prepared for the infiltration plan and the meeting with Orochimaru tomorrow.
After Zabuza left the room, "This is incredible, I feel like my whole body is made of steel and iron, invulnerable to blades and bullets."
As Zabuza continued to explore, he discovered that his entire body could transform into steel, making him invulnerable to blades and bullets. This discovery greatly surprised him.
It was well known that ninja in the Naruto world were assassin-types, high-attack, low-defense beings. With this skill of invulnerability to blades and bullets, Zabuza's strength would greatly increase, essentially putting one foot into the realm of Kage-level power.
The night quickly passed. Zabuza packed his things and met with Zero. Zero told Zabuza, "Their strength is too weak. Leave the six of them at the Free Trade Company to help Takayama. You and I will go to Otogakure alone."
Zabuza thought it made sense. The six of them wouldn't be of much value in Otogakure. Even after more than a month of training, the six of them were only regular Genin, none had reached Chunin level, only one was close to Chunin.
So Zabuza told the six ninja, "You six stay here and follow Takayama's orders. Protect the Free Trade Company. If you do this well, there will be benefits for you."
"Yes, Zabuza-sama."
The six ninja said nothing, after all, as wandering ninja who had been around for years, they understood some situations and agreed.
After all, working for the company wasn't bad. Good food, good lodging, and they could even improve their strength, wasn't that great? Why bother going out and fighting others to the death?
Zabuza said nothing and went with Zero outside the city. This time, Zero led 1000 special operations robots. To ensure this mission could proceed, Kisuke had upgraded Zero to Level 4, and also upgraded 5 others to Level 3, and 100 to Level 2.
The five Level 3 robots were two Katana Robot Soldiers and one Combat Robot Soldier. As for why there were no Gun Robot Soldiers, it was because Kisuke discovered a problem: in the Naruto world, Gun Robot Soldiers were only suitable for fighting Genin or Chunin. In a fight against a Jonin, Gun Robot Soldiers were usually at a disadvantage. In regular large-scale battles, Gun Robot Soldiers had an advantage, meaning Gun Robot Soldiers were suitable as cannon fodder.
But at higher levels, Gun Robot Soldiers became a disadvantage, while Katana, Combat, and Sniper Robot Soldiers were different. Katana, Combat, and Sniper Robot Soldiers became even more terrifying at higher levels.
In this mission, Zero and Zabuza's task was to establish a cooperative relationship with Orochimaru in Otogakure. After all, for Orochimaru, the various knowledge of the Mechanical Empire was very appealing.
Soon, Zero and Zabuza, with 1000 special robot soldiers, headed to Otogakure. Because they needed to avoid detection by the Leaf Village ninja, they moved quickly, without stopping.
Finally, they arrived at Otogakure the next morning.
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