When Zero and Zabuza arrived at Otogakure with 1000 robot soldiers, the ninja of Otogakure began to defend.
After all, Orochimaru was present in Otogakure. Although the village's defenses were very weak, their scouting was excellent. Many people were looking for Orochimaru, so he had to be prepared.
Last time, it was just Zabuza, and as an elite Jonin, it was easy for him to avoid detection by Genin and Chunin. But this time was different, a thousand people, even a blind man would notice.
Zero actually knew this. Although her intelligence had only recently awakened, she hadn't forgotten what she did before. When she realized she couldn't stop them, she didn't try to. After all, she was here to cooperate, not to fight.
When Zero arrived in front of Otogakure, she found it normal not to see Orochimaru after meeting Kimimaro.
As the first to possess a Civilization Spark and the commander of the Nine Faces, Zero had received a lot of information from Kisuke. Orochimaru, as a wanted criminal of the Leaf Village, wouldn't dare to openly show himself.
But now Zero didn't care about that. For her, if it succeeded, everyone would be happy, and no one would reveal Orochimaru's presence in Otogakure. If it failed, it wouldn't matter if others knew Orochimaru was in Otogakure. Kisuke's order was, if cooperation wasn't possible, to capture Orochimaru alive and let the Mechanical Nano Core infect him.
So Zero called out to Kimimaro, "Kimimaro, tell Orochimaru to come out. We have something to discuss with him."
At the same time, she had Zabuza prepare to act. Orochimaru, as a Kage-level strongman, wouldn't just come out because someone asked. He would definitely send someone to test them, and the most suitable person right now was Kimimaro. This would also allow Zabuza to test his own strength.
"If you want to see Lord Orochimaru, then let's see your strength!"
Sure enough, Kimimaro yelled angrily. Although Orochimaru only told him to test the opponent's strength, Kimimaro, who understood Orochimaru very well, knew that if he won, killing that person would be no problem at all.
Kimimaro's anger was mainly directed at Zabuza. Zabuza's previous visit to Otogakure for scouting had led to an encounter with the Sound Five, but he managed to escape unharmed, which infuriated Kimimaro.
After all, Kimimaro was very afraid of disappointing Orochimaru. When he reported back to Orochimaru, although Orochimaru didn't say anything, Kimimaro saw the look of disappointment in his eyes, which made him very annoyed. Now he had encountered Zabuza again, which made him both happy and angry.
Zero and Orochimaru, who was inside Otogakure, watched Zabuza and Kimimaro's fight. Orochimaru was also very curious about these people. After all, no one knew he was here, and for someone to know and bring so many people was unusual. And this wasn't one of the five great nations. If they were from one of the five great nations, he should recognize their leader.
Although Orochimaru didn't recognize Zero, he recognized Zabuza. Even though Zabuza had changed his clothes, his distinctive Kubikiribocho was very obvious.
Zabuza was now wearing a black suit, with a silver mask symbol on his left shoulder, which was the mark of his joining the Silver Masks.
Although Orochimaru recognized Zabuza, he still couldn't tell which ninja village this unit came from. After all, Zabuza was now a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village. Rogue ninja usually wouldn't join other ninja villages, as who knew if they would be thrown into prison, their souls extracted, and information taken.
While Orochimaru was guessing where this unit came from, Kimimaro and Zabuza's battle continued.
"Water Style, Water Dragon Jutsu!"
Kimimaro dodged the water dragon, then used a Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Zabuza, intending to decapitate him. He swung his sword to decapitate him, but Zabuza's body exploded into countless water splashes.
"Water Clone Jutsu?"
Kimimaro secretly thought, This is bad, and quickly retreated.
"Water Style, Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
Instantly, a thick fog enveloped Kimimaro. Zabuza's figure suddenly appeared behind Kimimaro, and the Kubikiribocho swung down fiercely. Just as it was about to hit Kimimaro,
"Dead Bone Pulse, Dance of the Camellia!"
"Boom!"
"Impossible, how can you be so strong?"
Kimimaro instantly turned around and clashed with Zabuza. With a loud bang, Kimimaro was sent flying.
Before Kimimaro could get up, Zabuza swung his sword again. Suddenly, just as it was about to hit Kimimaro, Zabuza quickly retreated. On the ground, bone spikes began to grow out one after another. When the bone spikes stopped growing, a forest of white bones had formed.
"Dead Bone Pulse, Dance of the Bracken!"
"Dead Bone Pulse, Dance of the Clematis!"
Kimimaro first used his bone sword as a weapon to launch a series of high-speed thrusts at Zabuza, then instantly moved behind Zabuza with a Body Flicker Technique. Kimimaro used sharp bones growing from his entire body and the ground to deliver a final blow, intending to kill Zabuza and wash away the humiliation Zabuza had caused him.
Zabuza instantly felt a chill. He immediately activated his Steel Body, then gripped his Kubikiribocho tightly and fiercely clashed with Kimimaro's ultimate technique from behind.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Kimimaro was sent flying out of the thick fog, crashing into the Otogakure wall, creating a large crater in it.
Zabuza, meanwhile, felt a chill. If he hadn't had his Steel Body, Zabuza might have died. After all, Zabuza specialized in assassination, not head-on combat. The Kubikiribocho was specifically chosen to make up for his lack of raw strength.
As the fog cleared, Kimimaro lay on the ground, looking angrily at Zabuza. Zabuza then noticed a person standing next to Kimimaro, with long black hair, golden vertical pupils, purple eyeshadow extending to his nose, pale skin, and blue-green magatama-shaped earrings, giving off a sinister feeling.
Upon seeing this person, Zabuza instantly retreated to Zero's side, looking warily at Orochimaru. That's right, the person next to Kimimaro was Orochimaru.
At this moment, Orochimaru looked at Zabuza with surprise. In his estimation, Zabuza shouldn't have been able to defeat Kimimaro, even if Kimimaro didn't use his Cursed Mark. Yet, Zabuza won, and easily at that, without much trouble.
Facing Orochimaru, Zero was also very calm. After all, with her Level 4 strength, even if she couldn't defeat Orochimaru, she could at least match him.
[Name: Zero]
[Type: Mechanical Race]
[ID: X001]
[Level: 4]
[Weapon: C-rank Psionic Sniper Rifle]
[Skills: Sniper Master, Psionic Control]
[Talent: Machine Made, Doesn't Fear Death, Doesn't Feel Pain, Infinite Loyalty. If the Mechanical Heart isn't broken, the robot soldier won't die. If the robot soldier is destroyed, it can be brought back or rebuilt based on how complete it is.]
[Upgrade Needed: 1350 Energy Points]
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