Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Are You Getting Impatient Too, Haruko!
Land of Iron.
As a neutral country, the Land of Iron's characteristics, in addition to the well-preserved Bushido tradition.
The year-round snow and ice, the remote but not barren territory, were also a beautiful scenery.
In the belly of a snow mountain, in what used to be a nest of some unknown creature.
Screams, mixed with the howling of the wind, were constantly rendering a terrifying atmosphere...
"Orochimaru-sama... our location has been exposed."
A man with his head lowered, but with an extremely fanatical face, said with a bit of a tremor.
"How much further?"
Orochimaru didn't stop the work he was doing, but just frowned slightly and said slowly.
"The target seems to have very accurate information, and has been coming in a straight line all the way."
"Rough estimate... about two hours."
The man said, the fanaticism on his face suddenly intensified even more.
"However, if the Lord needs it, we are also willing to pay everything to stop them! Even if it's death..."
"There's no need." Orochimaru interrupted this fanatical believer's impassioned speech.
"You... can't stop them, 433 and other guests have already arrived."
"Isn't that so?"
Saying so.
Orochimaru slowly turned around.
And in front of him, stood a man with an extremely cold and strange aura.
The eerie green eyes flickered with violent light, not like humans, nor like beasts, more like an evil spirit.
His whole body was shrouded in a black robe with red auspicious clouds, and on his forehead, he wore a forehead protector that had been slashed.
The man was also carrying a bloody head in his hand.
Orochimaru looked a little familiar, and should also be one of his many believers.
"Who are you! Why are you here! Where are the others!"
The believer who extremely worshiped Orochimaru immediately shouted and rushed up without saying a word.
But waiting for him was only a cold light.
"Because your subordinates blocked me in their ignorance, the time I have to take you back to base has been reduced by three minutes."
Ending the man's life, the man shook the blood off his hand and said coldly.
Orochimaru glanced lightly at the believer who was still reporting last second, but his gaze only stayed on him for a moment, and then came to this man.
"I heard that your organization is at least composed of S-rank missing-nin."
"It really didn't disappoint me..."
Orochimaru's voice was still hoarse and playful.
"Since you know it, don't waste my time."
The man with the eerie green eyes glanced at the surrounding environment with some disgust and said in a deep voice.
His name was Kakuzu, a former elite member of Takigakure, now an S-rank missing-nin of Takigakure, one of the members of Akatsuki, and responsible for making money.
"I don't have much money for this new member recruitment mission, and I still need to kill two people on the road to collect the bounty."
"If you don't give me an answer beyond the time, I don't mind using your corpse to make up for my losses."
Kakuzu said without hiding his killing intent.
Orochimaru's eyes also rose with killing intent.
But soon, this killing intent was replaced by an even stronger interest...
He knew the identity of the comer.
Akatsuki.
A mysterious organization.
Although it wasn't very famous, this way of hiding in the dark also suited his taste.
Of course, if it was just these, it wouldn't be enough to make him so interested.
An organization composed of missing-nin, an organization that used pain to carry out peace as a creed, these...
We're not enough for him to put down his research and condescend to join.
What he wanted was something more mysterious...
The existence that only existed in legends and records, known as the eyes of the immortal, was his only purpose!
As for the member in front of him who didn't hide his killing intent.
Orochimaru didn't care...
"If your loss can be compensated with money."
"Then I think... I shouldn't have any conflicts with you."
Orochimaru said, spreading out his hands, seeming not to care about the bloody scene in the room.
"Later, two people from Konoha will come here."
"The corpse of one of them, I think, can completely compensate for your loss this time."
"His name is Jiraiya, a ninja from Konoha. As for the remaining one, I hope you can leave it to me... but don't worry, her bounty isn't high either."
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes.
The killing intent was even stronger, but at the same time, he was retrieving the memory of this name.
Soon.
A series of information appeared, and that name had become a string of astronomical numbers.
"Deal."
Kakuzu's eyes turned even greener...
But the accompanying killing intent was also becoming more and more intense.
"But if you don't come, you should know what your end will be."
"Let me remind you, our organization doesn't interfere with internal killing."
"Of course." Orochimaru smiled evilly, and had already turned back to the operating table to continue his research.
This fool...
If Jiraiya could be killed so easily, he wouldn't have to hide in the Land of Iron.
But it was very strange...
This time, Jiraiya's ability to collect information seemed to have improved a lot.
He was able to come straight to his base...
Was it because of that girl?
Orochimaru thought, the smile on the corner of his mouth became even more.
If there were no accidents, it should be.
After all.
The girl's intuition could see through his heart from the first time they met...
Counting the time.
It had been a certain day since he separated from the girl.
It seems... you are impatient too, Haruko!
A long tongue stretched out, and Orochimaru licked his cheek.
His eyes were becoming more and more expectant!.
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