Aburame Clan Compound
Aburame Shisuke looked at the Kikaichu on his finger and was very surprised to learn of Orochimaru's visit.
The Aburame Clan was one of the few clans in Konoha that villagers were unwilling to visit. It was no exaggeration to say they were a clan that could stop children from crying. Young children might not be afraid of insects, but what about dense swarms of them?
Even the bravest child would be scared witless and cry loudly.
Did Orochimaru have a purpose in coming to the Aburame Clan?
Aburame Shisuke was very curious.
Orochimaru, visiting the Aburame Clan compound for the first time, looked around curiously. She had thought the Aburame Clan would be a giant insect nest, with insect nests everywhere and swarms of insects everywhere.
In reality, she had overthought it. The Aburame Clan's compound was no different from other Ninja clans' compounds.
Orochimaru's attention was drawn to an Aburame Clan member carrying a huge container on his back. She looked at the container with interest.
Was he raising insects in the container to increase the number of insects he could control?
Or was it to differentiate between insects with different functions?
Soon after, Orochimaru held a jar-like bottle. The soft stopper at the mouth of the bottle was made of cloth soaked in secret medicine, which could keep the Kikaichu in the container calm.
Was the Aburame Clan that easy to talk to?
Orochimaru had just stated her need for some Kikaichu for research and was already prepared for Aburame Shisuke to refuse, and for her to arrange for people to attack Aburame Clan members on missions to seize some Kikaichu.
Who would have thought that Aburame Shisuke, the clan leader of the Aburame Clan, who were all stern-faced, would actually laugh when he heard her words, and laugh so happily, that without a word, he filled a bottle of Kikaichu for her with that jar-like bottle.
The only request was that when she developed a new species based on Kikaichu, she would teach the Aburame Clan the method of cultivating the new species.
What Aburame Shisuke wanted was not Orochimaru's research results, but the method of cultivating new species. But the key was that Orochimaru wanted Kikaichu to develop Chakra Poison!
Perhaps Orochimaru didn't care how much her interest brought to the Ino–Shika–Chō three clans, but Aburame Shisuke did!
In his eyes, hidden by sunglasses, Orochimaru was a treasure that could bring huge benefits to the family, more precious than any insect!
From Orochimaru's interest in Kikaichu, Aburame Shisuke thought of the Ino–Shika–Chō three clans that had become prosperous and made a lot of money, and then he thought of the soldier pills and skincare products whose formulas had been improved by Orochimaru, as well as the Iburi Clan whose Bloodline Limit disease had been solved by her, and the Akimichi Clan's Three-Colored Pills.
Not to mention the Akimichi Clan's soldier pills, the profits from the White Snake Brand skincare product exclusive stores alone were enough to make people envious.
If Orochimaru's interest in Kikaichu could bring more benefits to the Aburame Clan, that would be even better.
The Aburame Clan uses their bodies to feed insects, but not with their flesh and blood, but with Chakra, so there are many places where money is needed.
The shimura herbal tea business has brought a lot of profits to the Aburame Clan, but who would complain about making too much money?
With enough money, it might be possible to cultivate more powerful insects.
As an insect user clan, the most expensive part is not raising insects in the body, but cultivating insects with special abilities.
Providing Orochimaru with some Kikaichu in exchange for the possibility of a new species of Kikaichu being born is a profit no matter how you look at it.
If Aburame Shisuke hadn't been worried about scaring Orochimaru, he would have even wanted to prepare a larger container for Orochimaru to take away more Kikaichu.
Among other things, the Aburame Clan has plenty of Kikaichu.
A new species?
Orochimaru looked down at the container of Kikaichu, deep in thought. Aburame Shisuke's words had given her new inspiration.
If the genes of Desert Ants from the Demon Desert and Double-Tailed Scorpions were added to the Kikaichu's genes, what kind of insects would be cultivated? Would they have the biting force of Desert Ants?
The size and strength of Double-Tailed Scorpions?
I wonder if the genes of non-insect creatures can be added to the Kikaichu's genes… It's truly exciting!
Orochimaru decided to try genetic experiments with Kikaichu while researching them.
In Aburame Shisuke's home, Aburame Shisuke stood in front of a mirror, looking at himself in the mirror, and thought of Orochimaru's address to him.
Shisuke… Uncle… Am I that old already?
Being called uncle by such a cute girl doesn't seem like a loss… I hope that child can bring me, and the Aburame Clan, a surprise, after all, she is Orochimaru! The Orochimaru who improved the formulas of soldier pills and Three-Colored Pills, and solved the Bloodline Limit disease of the Iburi Clan!
Aburame Shisuke was still very confident in Orochimaru, believing that she could cultivate a new species of Kikaichu.
Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.
Third Raikage A received the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company from the Land of Waves in the Raikage Building. The Land of Waves, once a barren land despised by all countries and Ninja Villages.
Yet, it was from this barren land that the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company was born, a company with extremely exaggerated money-making abilities. Its products were sold to the Five Great Nations and many small countries, and even the Land of Snow, far in the extreme south, had the footprint of the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company.
A's reason for attaching such importance to the visit of the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company was that the economic strength of this company could not be underestimated. This visit might bring considerable benefits to Kumogakure.
Many years have passed since the First Shinobi World War, and Kumogakure has been recuperating and restoring its strength. Each rampage of the Eight-Tails brings huge losses to Kumogakure.
If the First Hokage hadn't died so early, he would have suspected the First Hokage's intentions in distributing the Tailed Beasts. Was it to suppress the strength of the Ninja Villages through Tailed Beast rampages?
This was also based on the fact that Kumogakure had Ninja tools like Kohaku that could seal Tailed Beasts.
"Ms. Iryu, welcome."
A watched Iryu, who had left her bodyguards outside the office and walked in alone, stood up and smiled to welcome her arrival.
Facing Third Raikage A, who stood up as strong as a small mountain, Iryu said with a polite smile, "Third Raikage, I am here as the person in charge of the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company to issue a long-term escort mission in Kumogakure."
"Escort mission?"
"Yes, our company's products need to be transported to various towns in the Land of Lightning, and we may encounter dangers along the way, so we need to hire Kumogakure Ninja for escort."
"Ms. Iryu, as far as I know, the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company sells skincare products and shimura herbal tea in many countries. You have hired Ninja from more than one Ninja Village for escort. When going to the Land of Waves, Ninja from different Ninja Villages may fight due to hatred."
A raised a very realistic question. As someone who had personally experienced the First Shinobi World War, he was very clear that the hatred between the major Ninja Villages could not be put down with the arrival of peace. Kumogakure was no exception.
"Third Raikage, you don't need to worry about this. Our company has established multiple ports in the Land of Waves to avoid encounters between Ninja from different countries."
"Very good."
A was very satisfied that the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company had considered this point. After some discussion, the long-term cooperation between Kumogakure and the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company was finalized.
After Iryu and her entourage left, the Raikage's secretary asked, "Raikage-sama, does this need to be reported to the Daimyo?"
"No need."
A did not think this matter needed to be reported to the Lightning Country Daimyo. The Village's expenses relying solely on the funds provided by the Lightning Country Daimyo were clearly not enough. Establishing long-term cooperation with the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company was a good thing for Kumogakure.
Iryu walked out of the Raikage Building, looked up at the uniquely shaped Raikage Building, and then she was going to Iwagakure in the Land of Earth, and Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, which had an extremely harsh environment.
As for Hidden Mist in the Land of Water, due to the Blood Mist Village policy that began with the First Mizukage and was greatly developed by the Second and Third, let alone visiting, Orochimaru-sama wouldn't even let her go to that ghost place. The goods could only be sold in through merchants responsible for purchasing in Hidden Mist.
The transportation of goods in the Land of Water relied entirely on hiring rogue Ninja and wandering Ninja, as well as members of the Iburi Clan.
If the rogue Ninja and wandering Ninja were unreliable, or if they wanted to kill and steal goods, taking both commission and goods, then the Iburi Clan members would have no choice but to handle it themselves. With the Iburi Clan's Bloodline Limit and the Ninjutsu used in conjunction with it, dealing with rogue Ninja and wandering Ninja was sufficient.
(Don't be fooled by the Second Mizukage's friendly demeanor; that guy was a genuine battle maniac who established a policy to guard Hidden Mist's secrets, completely isolating Hidden Mist from the outside world. The name Blood Mist Village had already existed for a long time. After Uchiha Obito controlled Yagura Karatachi, Blood Mist Village took on another meaning, as you know, Uchiha Obito's revenge on Hidden Mist.)
Land of Seas, Mother Island.
"Are you the one who spent a fortune in the black market looking for me?"
On a bridge, Kakuzu looked at the person in front of him, flexing his wrist. His wrist detached from his arm, black blood vessels connecting his wrist and arm. The flying fist pierced the arm of the person with their back to Kakuzu.
Just as Orochimaru-sama said, I really can't let my guard down against this guy.
A faint smoke wafted from Aokawa's body, his body hovering between smoke and solid form.
"What?"
Kakuzu's pupils suddenly contracted, a hint of surprise flashed across his face. He retracted his fist, looking at the smoke wafting from Aokawa's body.
"Smoke… Could it be, you are from the Iburi Clan? No, the Iburi Clan's Bloodline Limit has a fatal flaw. Why are you appearing here as if nothing happened?"
Kakuzu recognized Aokawa's true identity at a glance. He knew some information about the Iburi Clan, limited to the fact that the Iburi Clan's Bloodline Limit had a fatal flaw. It was precisely because of this that the Iburi Clan failed to join Konoha.
"You don't need to worry about that. A certain adult wants to see you, Mr. Kakuzu, please come with me."
Aokawa looked at Kakuzu, thinking of his flying fist and the black threads connecting his fist and arm.
Did Orochimaru-sama already know this guy's abilities?
As expected of Orochimaru-sama!
"Not interested."
Kakuzu didn't feel any malice from Aokawa and believed he couldn't kill him in a short time, so he didn't want to get entangled with him too much. With that time, he might as well go kill a few more bounty targets.
"What if it could bring you a large amount of money? More money than you would get by spending time looking for bounty targets."
Aokawa looked at Kakuzu's back and said unhurriedly.
"What?"
Kakuzu's footsteps paused, and he turned to look at Aokawa, his eyes fixed on him.
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