After guessing Kumogakure's plan, Orochimaru realized that this time, he seemed to have made things worse.
If he had ignored Killer Bee's strange behavior before and done nothing after, he could have watched Kumogakure and Iwagakure fight each other to the death.
But now, because Kumogakure was wary of him, they would definitely not continue this risky plan and would instead turn to a more safe approach.
He didn't exactly lose, but not being able to earn money when he could have was a big loss.
Orochimaru didn't regret or feel bad about it, nor did he question himself.
After seeing Killer Bee, he wanted to get a tailed beast test subject, and he wanted to create some trouble for Kumogakure. Was there anything wrong with that?
No, there wasn't!
Being able to guess the enemy's strategy from small clues was his skill.
The saying 'too clever by half' is true, but if you give up being smart because of it, you're a fool.
The only thing to do now is to find a way to fix things and get them back on track.
It doesn't matter if he can't trick Kumogakure, he can trick Iwagakure Village. Orochimaru said he has a good appetite and is not picky.
Tricking anyone is still tricking someone.
Orochimaru smiled, looked at the hesitant Killer Bee, and said, "Don't you want to talk to me?"
"What do you want to talk about?"
Killer Bee stopped moving, frowned, and stared at the malicious-looking Orochimaru.
Either way, he was going to lose one of Hachibi's tentacles. Killer Bee was confident and unafraid. Compared to that, if he could help the village get out of this mess, this bit of time wouldn't be wasted.
"You seem to be planning to advise the village to give up the sneak attack on Iwagakure, because you're wary of me, afraid that I'll take the opportunity to attack and seriously damage Kumogakure."
Orochimaru smiled and looked at the serious-looking Killer Bee, then changed the subject, "However, your worries are completely unnecessary. If I wanted to seriously damage Kumogakure, I could have led the army to attack during that battle."
"Orochimaru, is that what you wanted to say?"
Killer Bee stared coldly at Orochimaru, "There are many explanations for why you didn't attack at that time, such as you were also injured, or you didn't want Uchiha to lose too much, affecting your power in Konoha... but definitely not because you wanted to let Kumogakure off the hook."
Killer Bee didn't believe Orochimaru's promises at all, and the village wouldn't believe these made-up words.
There is no trust between large countries, only interests and opportunities.
If the village focuses on attacking Iwagakure now, it will completely expose its back door to Konoha. Whether Konoha stabs them or not, if it happens suddenly, Konoha might hesitate and be unable to make a decision.
But if they know in advance and have time to think about it, it will be completely different.
What's more, the one who found out about the village's plan was the hero Orochimaru.
If the village is posing so attractively, it wouldn't be like him not to take advantage.
"Tsk tsk tsk... I really have no interest in Kumogakure, don't you believe that?"
Orochimaru raised his eyebrows, his smile was cold, and he almost wrote his malice on his face. Not to mention Killer Bee, even Shisui and the others around him looked strange, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
"Alright, it's too much to talk about trust between us, we still need solid proof..."
Orochimaru smiled. He took out a set of paper and pens from a scroll, wrote a line of words, and then tied it to a kunai.
Whoosh...
Killer Bee caught the harmless kunai amidst the sound of the wind, opened the paper, and his face changed greatly.
He looked up at Orochimaru and shouted, "That's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. Although others can't see it, Fourth Raikage definitely knows. You can ask him to confirm."
Orochimaru's expression was meaningful, "Actually, you Kumogakure have no other choice. Either believe me, or wait for me to lead the ninja army to attack Land of Thunder. Anyway, things have come to this point, Kumogakure and Iwagakure must have one unlucky one."
"Tsk tsk... Iwagakure Village is not here and has no say, but you still have a choice."
Killer Bee's face changed when he heard this, and after a long silence, he said with difficulty, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I'll tell my brother and let him make the choice. Wait and see."
Orochimaru nodded slightly, and after Killer Bee finished speaking, he directly released the shadow clone, leaving only a wriggling octopus tentacle in place.
Feeling the huge tailed beast Chakra inside, a smile appeared on Orochimaru's face.
...
On the border of Land of Thunder, Killer Bee, hidden in a secret room, suddenly opened his eyes, his face changing.
After the shadow clone was dispelled, he had obtained the memory of it, and also learned about everything that had happened to him.
Especially, the meaningful words that Orochimaru wrote on the paper.
"Ask your brother if it's true or not, and you'll know."
Killer Bee took a deep breath and directly activated the means of communication with the village.
"..."
After a flash, Fourth Raikage's figure appeared on the screen. He was lying on the hospital bed with bandages around his waist, "Bee, did it succeed?"
Killer Bee nodded, then shook his head, "Brother, are there other people around you? I have important things to report."
Fourth Raikage frowned, feeling that something was wrong with Killer Bee, but he absolutely trusted this brother from a different mother. He waved his hand to let the medical ninjas leave and set up a soundproof barrier.
"...Now you can say anything you want."
Killer Bee quickly narrated his experience, and thinking of what Orochimaru wrote on the note at the end, he hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth and said,
"Orochimaru said that in the previous battle, he could have killed you, brother, but at the last moment, he held back. Is this true?"
After hearing these words, there was silence on the other side of the screen.
After a while, Fourth Raikage said in a muffled voice, "I did feel it. At that time, there was still energy in his sword that he didn't release, and I considered this possibility, but later I thought it might be my imagination, because it was really..."
Too strange!
Killer Bee automatically added the words that his brother didn't finish, but endless doubts arose in his heart.
But no matter what reason Orochimaru did this for, both parties involved have said so, the possibility of it being true is high.
And it's worth taking a gamble on.
Killer Bee asked, "Brother, are we still going to raid Iwagakure?"
"...Yes, we must do this. The village cannot be trapped in a quagmire and be slowly boiled like a frog in warm water."
After thinking for a moment, Fourth Raikage slammed hard on the hospital bed and said decisively.
Then, he turned his gaze to Killer Bee, "Orochimaru's attitude cannot be explained. Keep this matter in your heart and don't tell anyone else. Just assume that this mission has been successfully completed."
"Yes, brother."
Killer Bee also understood this and nodded in agreement.
After saying this, the two of them stared at each other without saying anything more. The secret room suddenly became silent.
After a while, Fourth Raikage shouted, "Damn it, this was clearly the village's last-ditch effort, but now it seems so frustrating."
Hearing this, Killer Bee nodded, his heart connected to his brother's, and he felt the same way.
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