When 'Guroya' sneaked into the Hyuga clan's territory, Orochimaru was asleep, healing his soul wounds. After waking up, he went straight after Obito. He didn't have time to collect evidence.
The Fourth Raikage glared, scanned the documents on the ground, and his eyes widened in anger. "Orochimaru, you dare to play tricks on me?"
"Come on, there aren't many people here. Who are you putting on this act for?"
Orochimaru glanced at the Raikage. "If I didn't give you this way out, did you really want to fight us?"
He pointed to the Snake Princess behind him. "If that's the case, now is the best time. Just attack."
"Every minute you delay, they will recover more Chakra, and the enemy you face will be that much stronger."
Although these three Snake Princesses from Ryuuchi Cave have little combat experience and cannot fully use their power, they have a good foundation and have lived long enough. Their Chakra is comparable to that of the tailed beasts.
And just standing there to summon doesn't require any advanced combat skills. It's the best way to use the strengths of these three hermits.
Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage's expression froze. He looked at the three strange women with caution, restrained the anger on his face, and said sarcastically,
"You're just relying on the power of Ryuuchi Cave."
That was a very jealous remark. But if he had the chance to befriend the White Snake Sage, even the crude Fourth Raikage would probably put aside his pride and act respectfully.
But unfortunately, the White Snake Sage doesn't care about these things. If Orochimaru hadn't used Yakushi Kabuto as an example to show his new research results on First Hokage cells and Sage Chakra, he wouldn't have received such support from the White Snake Sage.
Befriending? That's not the case at all. This gift has a clear price tag.
However, the Fourth Raikage obviously doesn't know the reasons behind Akatsuki. From an outsider's perspective, he only sees Jiraiya getting a ride with Mount Myōboku, and Orochimaru now relying on Ryuuchi Cave.
And if Tsunade learns Sage Mode and receives the inheritance of Shikkotsu Forest, then Konoha will have taken over the three great summoning beast sanctuaries in the ninja world.
The Fourth Raikage seemed to have drunk a jar of vinegar. He was very, very jealous, and it had seeped into his skin and bones.
Just look at Orochimaru. With the full assistance of Ryuuchi Cave, he alone can almost match a ninja village. How could people not envy him?
Orochimaru had also experienced this period, so he could more or less guess the Fourth Raikage's feelings. The corners of his mouth slightly curved.
He made a hand sign, and earth rose from the ground, instantly turning into a row of long tables and chairs in front of everyone.
After Orochimaru sat down at the head of the table, he smiled and said, "Since Raikage doesn't want to start a war right now, why don't we have a good talk?"
This seamless technique surprised the Fourth Raikage, who guessed that it was Ryuuchi Cave's Sage Mode.
Orochimaru can create chairs, so he can naturally create swords and spears. This seat isn't so easy to sit on.
But the Fourth Raikage didn't want to show weakness, so he sat down opposite Orochimaru, with his Kumogakure team standing behind him.
Seeing the other side sit down, Orochimaru nodded slightly. "Although I have no proof that Guroya was controlled by genjutsu, the Raikage should be able to see this."...
"I don't know what you're talking about." The Fourth Raikage shook his head. "Without any solid evidence, am I supposed to believe that you plan to fool us with just your words?"
"You're determined to play dumb... I didn't attack directly, and I thought the Raikage would see my sincerity."
Shaking his head, Orochimaru lowered his eyes. "Let's skip the extra nonsense."
Orochimaru took out a document from a scroll and threw it to the Fourth Raikage.
"This isn't the one Guroya signed. It's the new one drawn up by the old man. Sign it, and we'll conclude a peace agreement."
The Fourth Raikage didn't catch it. Orochimaru's action was obviously a bit disrespectful. As the Kage of Kumogakure, how could he accept the other party's insult?
But the document didn't fall to the ground. Dodai caught it, opened the seal, and began to examine it carefully.
After a while, he nodded slightly to the Fourth Raikage. Although the agreement had many requirements, it wasn't too harsh, especially since Kumogakure had been defeated.
If it had been this agreement from the beginning, they could have accepted it, but not now!
'Guroya' is dead, and someone has to answer for it. Not only does Konoha need it, but Kumogakure needs it too.
Orochimaru defined 'Guroya's death' as provocation by a third party, obviously intending to find the mastermind behind it.
Kumogakure didn't think so. Since Konoha would go after the mastermind whether they helped or not, it would be more appropriate to get that explanation from Konoha.
In other words, Kumogakure didn't want to sign this peace agreement. Instead, they wanted to demand compensation from Konoha.
Thinking this way, Dodai put the document on the stone table and said so.
Actually, compensation wasn't necessarily what they wanted to fight for. It was just a show of attitude. On the negotiating table, you always have to ask for a high price and then slowly compromise.
But unexpectedly, Orochimaru smiled and actually agreed. "Compensation? Be specific."
This question took Dodai by surprise. This operation was originally to kill Orochimaru, and they hadn't prepared for this. But he reacted quickly and said slowly, "It doesn't need to be much. Just give us the same list as Konoha."
"That's really not much. I agree on behalf of Konoha."
Orochimaru nodded slightly. The surface of the stone table rippled like water and sent the document back.
He flipped his hand and took out a pen, writing his name on the compensation side, and then threw the document over.
Dodai looked confused and subconsciously caught it. His eyes fell on the clear name, and he was slightly stunned.
Orochimaru hadn't signed in the wrong place. He had indeed signed on the compensation side. Now, unless Konoha denied Orochimaru, they would have to fulfill the terms of the agreement, no matter how unwilling they were.
But... how could it be so easy? This was completely different from what Dodai had experienced before.
He glanced at the Konoha Ninja behind Orochimaru and found that their expressions were also surprised and uncertain, obviously unaware.
He immediately realized that the signing of this agreement was entirely Orochimaru's own idea.
But why did Orochimaru give in so easily?
The Fourth Raikage looked at the smirking Orochimaru but didn't sign his name directly. Instead, he asked, "What do you plan to do after signing the agreement?"
"Tsk... you're quick to react."
The corners of Orochimaru's mouth curled into a cold arc.
"Guroya's death, Konoha compensates for it. This is reasonable, but after the compensation, the two sides will owe each other nothing."
"After that, whatever happens, Kumogakure can no longer blame Konoha."
"Why not restart the war right here, right now."
"Whatever you wanted before, I will get you ten times the compensation."
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