thefictionvixens Chapter 314 The protagonist on the stage has set off.
Chapter 314 The protagonist on the stage has set off.
At the village entrance, three men in black had been waiting for some time. They wore matching black short armor, animal masks, no headbands, and no other markings that could identify them.
Obito counted them; it wasn't a standard four-person team, there were only three people.
Of course, only Obito would count these things one by one when he had nothing better to do.
The leader, wearing an owl mask, was of medium build and carried a short knife at his waist. The other two, one wearing a fox mask and the other a rat mask, stood ramrod straight and motionless.
The owl-masked figure nodded slightly: "Team 7, Kakashi Hatake?"
"Yes."
"Root, Squad Three. During the mission, we will operate independently and not interfere with each other. In case of emergency, you will be in overall command."
Kakashi Hatake nodded. He was familiar with this procedure, as the Anbu had done it before.
The owl mask didn't speak again, turned around and walked ahead. The three of them walked in almost perfect sync, like puppets being pulled by the same string.
Behind him, Obito Uchiha whispered to Rin Haruno, "They walk without making a sound."
Yuan Yelin gently nudged him, signaling him to be quiet.
The group walked out of the gates of Konoha and embarked on the road leading to the border.
Obito glanced back at the village. Sunlight shone on the Hokage Rock, where three statues stood in a row, overlooking the entire village.
"When I get back, maybe my portrait will be engraved on it."
"You're overthinking it." Kakashi Hatake didn't even turn his head.
Obito Uchiha said, "You're really boring."
"Mm." Kakashi Hatake nodded in agreement.
Obito was choked and speechless, so he waved his fist at Obito's head from behind.
Standing at the back, Hyuga Kagami watched everything unfold and thought the child was quite amusing. Even without an adult's command, he wanted to stay by and observe carefully.
Just after the group had walked away, a crack appeared in the trunk of a large tree in the distance, and a pitcher plant poked its head out from inside. The pitcher plant opened its leaves, revealing its half-black and half-white face.
His eyes were fixed on the direction of the village entrance, watching the group of people gradually walk away, and a slow smile spread across his face.
"Hehehe, our main character has finally entered."
After saying that, he shrank back into the tree trunk and disappeared.
However, shortly after he disappeared, a tiny insect vibrated its wings and emitted a signal.
The information traveled through forests, over mountains, and across fields, finally arriving at an underground palace.
Aburame Shisei sat on the throne.
It was a stone throne, rough, cold, riddled with countless tiny holes from insects.
But he sat very steadily, one hand supporting his chin, in a lazy posture.
In front of me was a screen of light projected from the rear end of an insect.
Countless tiny insects, under the radiation of the light source, are arranged like pixels, creating a scene as clear as a remote-controlled camera.
"It really is Obito. It seems the Three-Tails will be released."
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the light screen again, and the image projected in the sky suddenly changed, transforming from Konoha to Orochimaru.
At that moment, Orochimaru was adjusting the screen in front of him, a look of surprise on his face.
However, he quickly recovered from his surprise. After all, this was something produced by Aburame Shisei, so it wouldn't be surprising if it had any magical effects.
"Orochimaru, I heard you defected a few days ago. What brings you to contact me all of a sudden?"
Orochimaru sounded embarrassed, taking Aburame Shisei's words as just friendly banter.
"Zhicheng-kun, I'm contacting you this time to borrow a batch of bugs, the kind you can use to build a base."
He had actually considered building his own base and ninja village, but after careful calculation, the required costs were simply too high, so sometimes manpower was not as good as insects.
There was indeed a risk of revealing his location, but when he thought about Aburame Shisei, he didn't care whether he was exposed or not.
After all, he has a wide variety of insects, and who knows if the insects scattered outside might be his spies?
Aburame Shichen sat on the throne and did not immediately agree.
"Build a base?" he asked, somewhat knowingly.
Orochimaru continued, "That's right, artificially creating an underground palace is too expensive. You know, scientific research requires funding, and I just came from Konoha without much savings."
"How much do you want to borrow?"
"Let's start with 10,000 civil engineering insects. If possible, we'll also get 1,000 supporting insects. In addition, I'd like to borrow a batch of experimental equipment."
The facilities originally in Konoha were outdated and obsolete, so there was no point in bringing them out.
After leaving Konoha, he contacted merchants in the black market, intending to inquire where such research facilities could be purchased.
After all, most people nowadays don't value science and technology, especially large-scale experimental research facilities like these. They are not only ridiculously expensive, but also difficult to sell, so they are basically hard to buy.
However, after inquiring around in the market, he learned that the most cutting-edge technology and all high-tech experimental facilities nowadays are produced in the Land of Snow.
His eyes lit up and an idea formed in his mind. The Land of Snow possessed such advanced technology, and its remote location, far removed from the conflicts of the ninja world, was truly a gift from heaven.
So he rushed there without stopping, preparing to conquer the Land of Snow.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the border, they encountered a group of warriors in armor.
What surprised him most was that the armor worn by those samurai could actually elevate the combat power of ordinary samurai to that of a special jonin.
Amazing, absolutely amazing!
This is simply a perfect technological creation.
Regardless of whether it uses chakra as its energy source, in his eyes this is technology.
Yes, it's this kind of magical technology!
However, just when he thought he had the victory in his grasp and could take down the person, a large group of ninjas using ice release jumped out, each with an insect that could release cold air on their shoulder.
Seeing this, he finally understood that the so-called Land of Snow was actually Aburame Shisei's base, but not a ninjutsu base, but a research base.
At this moment, he had a thought in his mind: he wished he could immediately join forces with Aburame Shisei, after all, the other party had money, facilities, and territory.
He can have almost anything he asks for.
However, he ultimately held back.
After all, their relationship could only be one of cooperation. He was, after all, a snake that didn't fit in with the group, even though Shisei Aburame was much, much stronger than him.
So even though they are all immortals, they have their own pride and cannot accept charity!
He could cooperate with Shisei Aburame, and he could owe Shisei Aburame, but he simply did not want to become Shisei Aburame's subordinate.
So this time he came to beg for food... no, to be precise, to discuss cooperation and do favors.