Chapter 31: Stormy Ninja World

After Chiba completed the task of eliminating the bandits, Orochimaru did not immediately take Chiba back to Konoha, but took Chiba to find the Daimyo of the Land of Rice.

However, Chiba did not go with Orochimaru to meet the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields, but let Chiba stay in the hotel to rest.

Chiba lay in bed thinking about Orochimaru going to meet the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields.

In the future, the Sound Village founded by Orochimaru after leaving Konoha seems to be located in the Land of Rice.

Orochimaru bribed the Daimyo of the Land of Rice to establish the Otogakure Village in his country, but the Otogakure Village was not employed by the Land of Rice.

In other words, Otogakure Village is Otogakure Village, and the Land of Fields is the Land of Fields, and the two have nothing to do with each other.

At this point in time, has Orochimaru hooked up with the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields?

Otherwise, how could Orochimaru succeed?

Uh...it seems to have failed.

However, he also successfully established his own ninja village in the Land of Rice, and successfully researched the forbidden technique of "Reincarnation of the Dead", which is equivalent to obtaining eternal life.

Looking back on Orochimaru's life, most of it was considered successful, but later on his obsession with the Sharingan led to his downfall.

Even though he was in trouble, Orochimaru was still alive and well in the end.

Orochimaru did not return home all night, and only returned to the hotel the next morning after Chiba woke up.

"Let's go, let's go back to Konoha."

Chiba and Orochimaru set out on their journey back to the village.

After arriving at the village, Orochimaru first took Chiba to complete the task, and then met Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked his pipe and said to Chiba kindly, "Chiba, your first mission after becoming a ninja was a C-rank mission, and you executed it very well."

Qianyu bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Hokage-sama and Orochimaru-sensei, for trusting me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with relief: "It's because of your own hard work. Orochimaru praised you highly, saying that you have great talent and you practice very hard."

"Thanks to Mr. Orochimaru's teachings, without Mr. Orochimaru, I wouldn't have become stronger so quickly."

What Qianyu said is true.

If it weren't for Orochimaru's teaching, Chiba might still be practicing with half the effort and twice the results.

Having a good teacher is really important, it can help you avoid many detours.

Orochimaru was indeed teaching him with all his heart.

Although Chiba was on guard against Orochimaru, she was indeed grateful to Orochimaru in her heart.

Orochimaru's obsession in the future is the Sharingan. As long as Orochimaru doesn't want his Sharingan, there will be no conflict of interest between the two of them. Maybe in the future, Orochimaru will still be his teacher, and Chiba will still be his disciple.

Orochimaru praised Chiyu in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Chiyu is excellent. Although it was her first mission, she did a great job in planning and implementing the mission. Even some Chunins who have carried out many missions cannot compare to her."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a sip of his pipe and sighed, "This is the first time I've heard you, Orochimaru, praise a ninja like this. It seems like you're very satisfied with your disciple Chiba."

Orochimaru glanced at Chiba and nodded with a smile, "I am indeed very satisfied."

Sarutobi Hiruzen also smiled, then his eyes became serious, and he said to Orochimaru without avoiding Chiba: "Orochimaru, the ninja world is about to be in turmoil now."

Orochimaru said in a deep voice: "Are the other ninja villages ready to make a move?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out a map and spread it on the table, then began to analyze the situation: "Yes, according to the intelligence sent back, ninjas from the Hidden Rock Village appeared on the border between the Land of Waterfall and the Land of Fire.

On the border between the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Fire, ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village appeared.

Not to mention the Sand Village, they often cause trouble for us on the border of the Fire Country.

The current situation of Kirigakure is unclear, but I have written to the Mizukage of Kirigakure several times, but have not received a reply. "

Orochimaru frowned slightly. "So, now the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village have begun to gradually test Konoha. If both sides do this, it is very likely that they have reached a cooperation. If the Sandgakure Village is added, then three of the five major ninja villages have already set their sights on Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled a puff of smoke in frustration: "Yeah, so the situation is not optimistic. I originally wanted to form an alliance with the Hidden Mist Village, but now it seems that there will be no result. It's good enough that the Hidden Mist Village doesn't join them."

Orochimaru looked at the markings on the map, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "So what is the current situation? Is the intensity of the tests from the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Cloud Village strong?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head: "At present, their strength is not strong, and they have not completely entered our Fire Country border. However, according to this trend, the day when they enter the Fire Country border is not far away. Now they should just be testing our Konoha's attitude.

I sent Sakumo to guard the border between Taki Country and Fire Country.

I have also sent Jiraiya to the border between the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Fire. He happened to be teaching Minato, so he took Minato to train directly on the battlefield.

With them here, at least for the time being, we don’t have to worry about a war starting soon, but local frictions should start in the next two years.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly, "It has been only a few years since the end of the Second Ninja World War, and peace has been restored. There are already signs of war starting, and this war is likely to be a direct war against our Konoha!"

The main reason for the outbreak of the First Ninja World War was the war between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village.

Shortly after Hashirama Senju's death, the First Ninja World War broke out.

The reason why the ninja world was peaceful before was because of the deterrent power of the Ninja God Senju Hashirama.

After the death of Hashirama Senju, the only source of deterrence was gone. The Hidden Cloud Village took the lead in declaring war on the Konoha Village, and then other ninja villages also joined the war.

The Second Ninja World War broke out due to unbalanced economic development.

The economic gap between countries widened, and militant forces in various countries rose up under the pretext of increasing fair privileges and promoting the use of force to expand territory, and the Second Ninja World War began.

The main battlefield of these two wars was not the Fire Nation.

Now it seems that the Third Ninja World War is not far away.

If the four major ninja villages target Konoha at the same time, then the Land of Fire will become the main battlefield.

By then, the Fire Nation, as the main battlefield, will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Orochimaru's expression was also a little grim. He looked at the map without saying anything, thinking.

Chiba was a little surprised when listening to the conversation between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru.

Are there already signs of war?

But it's time to think about it carefully.

From this point of view, the day when the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village kidnap Kushina Uzumaki is not far away.