Just two days after Zhong Chen led his forces to raid the Land of Rivers, a piece of news that shocked the entire Shinobi World instantly disrupted the plans of the major ninja villages.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure
"What did you say? The Leaf and Sand ninja forces in the Land of Rivers were completely annihilated, and even Rasa, Orochimaru, and others were captured?"
The Third Raikage, A, looked at the reporting ninja with a shocked expression.
PS: All Raikage are named A. As for their real names, the author couldn't find them. If any reader-sama finds out, please tell me.
"Father, there was no prior information about this Rainbow Ninja Village force that suddenly appeared in the Land of Rivers."
"I suspect it's the Land of Earth's Iwagakure disguised. Only they could assemble so many ninja in such a short time."
The future Fourth Raikage, A, pointed at the Land of Earth on the map and declared loudly with certainty.
As for the existence of Rainbow Ninja Village, are you kidding? A force capable of deploying tens of thousands of ninja—aside from the Five Great Nations, no other country could manage that.
Rainbow Ninja Village is probably just a diversion intentionally created by Iwagakure to confuse everyone.
"What you said makes sense. It seems Ōnoki's ambition is not small!"
Hearing his son's analysis, the Third Raikage looked at him with satisfaction.
Although Kumogakure is often called a village of hotheads, as a Raikage, one cannot truly be just reckless; one must also be able to think.
As for why he didn't suspect Kirigakure, it was mainly because they were too far from the Land of Rivers, only slightly closer than the Land of Lightning.
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen, having received the news, also looked at the Land of Earth on the map with a furious expression.
Damn Ōnoki, to be able to silently cross the Land of Rain, just you wait.
"Danzo, you take a team to the Land of Rivers. You must redeem Orochimaru and Jiraiya."
"Alright, this old man will set off with a team now."
Danzo also understood the seriousness of the matter at this point. He nodded hurriedly, then stood up and left the meeting room.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado clicked their tongues and asked softly:
"Sarutobi, Sunagakure also suffered heavy losses this time. Should we negotiate with them first? I think Chiyo must be very troubled right now."
"Yes, this is a good opportunity to end the war with Sunagakure!"
Hearing his two good teammates, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff from his pipe, a flicker of thought in his eyes. He tapped his pipe and then looked at the two, saying:
"Alright, Koharu, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Understood."
"Also, go summon Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha."
Koharu Utatane, who was about to leave, heard the name 'Uchiha' and instinctively replied:
"Fugaku? Are we going to use those Uchiha?"
"Koharu, we've just suffered heavy losses in the Land of Rivers. The Uchiha can perfectly fill the loss in combat power."
"But..."
"No buts. The Uchiha are also a part of Konoha."
"Yes, I understand."
Just as various ninja villages began to formulate different countermeasures.
Zhong Chen was looking at Orochimaru, who was sitting in a chair before him, with an appreciative expression.
"Orochimaru, I greatly admire your scientific talent. How about joining our Monster Country Federation? Here, you will find everything you seek."
Orochimaru raised his snake-like eyes, looked deeply at Zhong Chen, and then asked in a hoarse voice:
"Monster Country Federation? Didn't you previously call yourselves Rainbow Ninja Village?"
"Hahaha, that was just something I set up out of boredom."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Orochimaru shook his head noncommittally and continued:
"You can create an army of twenty thousand ninja, no less capable than regular ninja, just out of boredom. It seems your origins are quite extraordinary."
"Do you want to know everything?"
Zhong Chen didn't directly answer Orochimaru's question, but instead looked at him with a playful expression.
"What price do I need to pay?"
"It's comfortable talking to intelligent people. There's only one price: lifelong loyalty to the Monster Country Federation, with no betrayal allowed."
"What do I get? I don't even know what I pursue myself."
Zhong Chen glanced indifferently at Orochimaru and then slowly said:
"Eternal life, plus the resurrection of your parents. Is that enough?"
Clang... Orochimaru stood up, startled by Zhong Chen's words, his constricted snake-like eyes fixed on Zhong Chen.
"You said you can resurrect my parents? How can you prove you can do it?"
"Hehe, I, the great Monster Country..."
Before Zhong Chen could finish, Kochou Shinobu interrupted from the side:
"That's enough. Your speech is almost as annoying as your 'let me say a few words' routine."
"Tch, Orochimaru, look at the camera!"
Zhong Chen, whose grandstanding was interrupted, unhappily took out his 'Origin Explainer' and scanned Orochimaru with it.
And Orochimaru, feeling the information appearing in his mind, couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh:
"It seems I truly have to pledge eternal loyalty to the Monster Country Federation now."
"But this isn't bad either."
Orochimaru righted the fallen chair and sat back down, a trace of relief on his face.
A miraculously gentle smile appeared on his usually cold face.
"So, from now on, should I call you Lord Chen?"
"Whatever. I'm not particular about that. This girl just calls me a bad guy every day."
Zhong Chen pointed at Kochou Shinobu beside him and complained helplessly to Orochimaru.
"Hehe, I can tell she likes you very much."
"Then... welcome to the fold, Orochimaru."
"Please take care of me from now on, Lord Chen."
"Oh, right, you can try to persuade your teammate. Doesn't he hope for peace in the Shinobi World? I can achieve that, you know."
"I'll try..."
While Zhong Chen was waiting for the negotiators from Konoha and Sunagakure in the Land of Rivers.
Academy City was bustling with preparations for a celebration.
Among them, Doraemon, with his various magical gadgets, had won the favor of many students.
He had completely broken away from the 'hated by everyone' trio.
"Doraemon, what is this thing?"
Binchotan leaned over the table, looking curiously at the flashlight Doraemon had taken out.
Doraemon held the flashlight high in his hand and shouted loudly:
"Shrink Ray!"
After saying that, he shone it at the table in front of him, and the table began to shrink rapidly, becoming palm-sized in the blink of an eye.
"Sugoi! (Amazing!)"
Aihara Enju and the others looked at the shrunken table, their faces filled with excitement.
"But how do we restore it? The table still needs to be used normally after being placed in its designated spot."
Chiyo, pulling Yuri along, asked Doraemon with a puzzled expression.
"Hehe, there's also this... Enlarge Ray!"
"Wow, so there's an enlarging one too."
"Now there's no problem. Doraemon, you're truly amazing."
Looking at everyone around him praising him, Doraemon scratched his head sheepishly.
"No, not really... hehe..."
Not far from the crowd, Tom and Jerry, dressed in Western cowboy attire, were looking at Doraemon with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
They couldn't help but want to pull out the revolvers from their waists and shoot this traitor.
However, seeing the various little lolis around them, they ultimately sheepishly withdrew their hands from their revolvers.
These were a group of young mistresses; they absolutely couldn't be provoked. They dared to provoke Academy City's teachers, and even high school students didn't scare them.
But they just didn't dare to provoke these little lolis under fourteen, after all, who didn't know they were the darlings of the entire Monster Country Federation?
If they provoked them, there would probably be no place for them in the entire Monster Country Federation, and even Zhong Chen wouldn't be able to protect them.
Of course, given Zhong Chen's personality, he probably wouldn't protect them; instead, he would join in the schadenfreude.
"Meow... (Cat life is tough)"
"Squeak... (Mouse life is tough)"