Chapter 124 Orochimaru
On the border of The Land of Fire.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara had just engaged in a battle with the Sunagakure Village ninjas.
They were about to win, but reinforcements from other Sunagakure ninjas arrived, forcing the three of them to retreat first.
"Sigh! Those Sunagakure ninjas are so cheeky. Don't they know the common courtesy of not hitting someone in the face? No wonder it's the village where Kamishiro used to stay. They all like to hit people in the face. How outrageous!"
Obito's face was swollen and cut.
"Come on, stop whining. Hold still. I'll patch you up."
Rin Nohara took out some ointment and applied it to Obito's face.
Obito asked, "Kakashi, what should we do next?"
Kakashi took out the map and looked at it. "We're already in the enemy's territory. It's too dangerous. Let's retreat first."
The three of them left their position and returned to Konoha's camp.
Kamishiro had already arrived at Konoha's camp ahead of them.
At this moment, Kamishiro was standing very nervously in the command room of the camp.
The person in command here was Orochimaru.
Although Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were all at the camp in the Land of Hot Water, Kamishiro had only met Jiraiya and Tsunade and never seen Orochimaru.
Meeting Orochimaru for the first time made Kamishiro feel very uncomfortable.
It was like a cold and sinister snake staring at you, regarding you as its prey and ready to bite at any time.
Moreover, although Orochimaru showed no expression, Kamishiro always felt that he was up to no good.
Orochimaru glanced at the Scroll in his hand. "Kakashi and the other two are on a mission outside. We don't know when they'll be back. Since Teacher Sarutobi wants you to continue working with them, wait for them to return in the camp."
From beginning to end, Orochimaru never looked directly at Kamishiro, as if he despised him.
However, Kamishiro could understand because Orochimaru was naturally a cold - blooded person. It wasn't personal, and in Orochimaru's eyes, Kamishiro wasn't worth his attention.
Orochimaru continued to flip through other Scrolls. Noticing that Kamishiro didn't seem to be leaving, he finally looked directly at him. "Why aren't you leaving? Do you have something else to say?"
Kamishiro said somewhat coyly, "Lord Orochimaru, I, I have an impertinent request."
"Just say it."
Orochimaru frowned. He didn't like people like Kamishiro who didn't speak directly, as it was a waste of time.
Feeling Orochimaru's impatience, Kamishiro quickly said, "Lord Orochimaru! I want to fight Chiyo!"
Hearing Kamishiro's words, Orochimaru was stunned for a moment. Then, the coldness in his eyes was replaced by a look of interest.
"You used to be a ninja from Sunagakure Village. You should know Chiyo better than me. She's an omnipotent ninja with top-notch Puppet Technique, as well as powerful Gitai, Mystical Palm Technique, and sealing technique. She's also the archenemy of Hanzō, the leader of Amegakure Village.
You should know who Hanzō is, right? He's a man regarded as the pinnacle of the ninja world by ninjas. With just a casual remark from him, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and I were known as the Sannin of Konoha.
A ninja who can be an archenemy of Hanzō is far more powerful than those ninjas you've encountered before."
Kamishiro said seriously, "If we were to compete in anything other than Puppet Technique with that old woman, I'd surely lose miserably. But when it comes to just Puppet Technique, I'm definitely no weaker than her!"
Orochimaru squinted at Kamishiro. "Oh? Why are you so confident? To be honest, I've seen many people who overestimate themselves and like to brag. In the end, they all died miserably."
Kamishiro held up a finger. "First, Chiyo's main offensive means are puppets, while my Magnet Ninja Art naturally restrains puppets. Once it invades a person or a puppet, it can completely paralyze them and render them useless. Magnet Release has an obvious advantage when dealing with puppet masters."
Then Kamishiro held up a second finger. "Next, regarding the puppets themselves. I admit that Chiyo's Haku Secret Technique is something, but not much.
Because the puppets Chiyo uses are the ten puppets called 'Chikamatsu's Ten Puppeteers'. These ten puppets were made by Shamon, the Second Kazekage, also known as Bungoemon, who is the ancestor of puppet masters. They can be operated one - to - one with each finger and can cooperate with each other to perform combined attacks and ninjutsu.
However, those are puppets from a long time ago. In my view, they're just some old antiques. Lord Orochimaru, you're a scientist. You must be well - aware of the significance of technological iteration.
So..."
Kamishiro unrolled the scroll and summoned Kanna.
Kamishiro then asked with great enthusiasm, "Next, can I introduce to Lord Orochimaru the puppet I independently researched and manufactured?"
Orochimaru originally wanted to refuse. After all, he had his own business to attend to and didn't have time to listen to Kamishiro introduce his puppet. But what came out of his mouth was, "Well, I'll just listen to your introduction."
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment and then found a reasonable reason for what he had said.
Maybe he saw the enthusiasm of a scientific researcher in Kamishiro, so he was willing to give Kamishiro the time to talk about his puppet.
Kamishiro passionately explained to Orochimaru the technology used in Kanna.
After listening to Kamishiro's explanation, Orochimaru looked a bit strange. "It seems like your puppet uses the technology I researched?"
"Uh..." Kamishiro scratched his head awkwardly. "Yeah, I did. I originally asked Lord Minato for some science and technology materials that are a step more advanced than the ordinary ones, but unexpectedly, he gave me the core science and technology materials. With these materials, I developed this generation of Kanna."
Orochimaru looked a bit surprised. "So, you managed to learn those core science and technology materials on your own in just two months?"
Kamishiro told the truth. "There are still some parts of the materials that I haven't understood. Some knowledge is beyond my current comprehension, so it's a bit difficult for me."
If it weren't for the strange knowledge in Kamishiro's mind, given how advanced the materials Minato Namikaze gave him were, Kamishiro would have been at a complete loss.
Orochimaru now looked at Kamishiro with new respect. Although the science and technology materials Orochimaru gave to Konoha were the ones he had discarded, even those discarded materials were quite difficult for Konoha's researchers to fully understand.
Yet Kamishiro managed to achieve this level in just two months, and he did the research all by himself. He could be called a genius.
There are many geniuses in the ninja world, like those with talents in ninjutsu, illusion, or Gitai (physical techniques). But there are really not many people with talents in scientific research. At least Orochimaru hasn't seen anyone with such scientific research talent so far.