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Chapter 208 Orochimaru: Konoha is all in the past.

"Oh my, isn't this my dear Lord Tanokuni? It's been a long time! You've gotten younger and younger!"

Tetsuya walked into the living room and saw Orochimaru, then laughed and teased him.

Orochimaru stood up with a smile.

"Haha, Mr. Chiba, please don't make fun of me. I'm not here today as the daimyo of the Land of Fields. Today I am who I am, Orochimaru."

Tetsuya looked Orochimaru up and down, and nodded after carefully confirming his identity.

"Hmm, the decaying aura around you is gone, and you're full of vitality. It seems you've gained a lot from White Zetsu. This body is now a perfect match for your soul."

"Hehehe, as expected of Boss Chiba, you saw through my current situation at a glance."

Tetsuya opened his arms and spun around like a child showing off a prize, displaying his body to Tetsuya.

"Thanks to the White Zetsu that Chiba gave me, I was able to decipher some of the mysteries of life and get one step closer to my dream."

"Congratulations! I believe that as long as you continue your research, we will definitely be able to continue drinking tea and chatting together in the distant future."

"Yes, in the distant future."

"Haha, sit down, Orochimaru. It's been a while since we last met. Let's sit down and chat first, no need to rush into business."

"Since Mr. Chiba wants to have a chat, I am naturally happy to oblige."

The two sat down and chatted, with Tetsuya asking about the recent situation in the land of fields.

Orochimaru didn't have anything to hide, so he briefly explained the current situation in the Land of Rice Fields.

The Kingdom of Fields hasn't changed much. After all, it's just a small country, and the kind of territory that's neither worth abandoning nor worth keeping. It hasn't been coveted by the surrounding major powers.

Under Orochimaru's control, the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields completely copied Tetsuya's Land of Grass's management system, and everything he did was in preparation for merging the Land of Rice Fields into the Land of Grass Fields in the future.

Following the model of the Grass Country and joining the Business Alliance, the Country of Fields has developed smoothly in recent years, and the overall living standards of its citizens have improved significantly.

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he asked about the situation in Konoha. Although he also had his own intelligence system, he had come out in a hurry and had not checked the situation in Konoha.

"Hey, you're talking about the situation in Konoha? That's really quite interesting."

"Oh, really? It seems the departure of the Uchiha clan has had a significant impact on Konoha. Hehehe, how interesting!"

"Konoha did not hide the news of the Uchiha clan's annihilation; they openly announced the massacre of the Uchiha clan and Itachi Uchiha's becoming a rogue ninja."

"They just released the news directly? Is this telling the entire ninja world that even without the Uchiha clan, Konoha is still not afraid of anyone?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, roughly guessing what his teacher was thinking.

"Hehe, but doing this is just to scare others. As long as someone dares to test the waters, they will find that Konoha is just a paper tiger, all show and no substance."

"The analysis is reasonable."

Tetsuya agreed.

"During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha was the biggest winner, but also suffered the most heavy losses. First, it defeated all the other ninja villages, then it was attacked by several major ninja villages in the Battle of Kikyo Mountain, and after that, there was the Nine-Tails' attack."

After these waves, first the Three Wars wiped out most of Konoha's main combat ninja, the Battle of Kikyo Mountain destroyed much of the ninja clans' foundation, and finally, the Nine-Tails' attack took away the pillar of the younger generation, Minato Namikaze. Now the Uchiha clan is gone too. How much of Konoha's strength is left?

Orochimaru sneered.

"Ha, Konoha, you might as well just die sooner rather than later."

"However, at this time, no ninja village dares to start a war, after all, no one wants to be the one attacked by the masses."

Tetsuya poured Orochimaru and himself a cup of tea and then continued speaking.

"However, while they dare not make any big moves openly, some people are already itching to act behind the scenes. Recently, friction has started to break out on the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire. The people of Sunagakure have occupied some of the land that originally belonged to the Land of Fire. However, we have not heard any response from Hiruzen Sarutobi, nor have we seen him send anyone to fight back."

"Hehe, the teacher has grown old and lost his former glory. A guy like him should bury himself in the yellow earth and become nutrients to nourish Konoha, instead of continuing to absorb nutrients from Konoha."

"Hehe, isn't it up to you to become the wind that stirs up Konoha? Konoha, this stagnant windmill, needs a strong wind to start turning."

Orochimaru nodded in deep agreement upon hearing Tetsuya's words.

"As expected, only you, Mr. Chiba, can understand me. Konoha needs a gust of wind to turn this stagnant windmill around."

After chatting for a while, Orochimaru finally spoke up.

"Alright, Mr. Chiba, let's talk about something serious now. Could you let Uchiha Shisui come and see me? I'm very curious about his eyes."

"Haha, you wouldn't do what Danzo did and gouge out Shisui's eyes when he wasn't looking, would you?"

"How could I dare to be presumptuous in front of Mr. Chiba?"

"Hmm, so you dared to do this behind my back?"

"Hehehe, Mr. Chiba is joking. The Uchiha are under your protection now, so I wouldn't dare to do anything reckless. Besides, there's that legendary Uchiha around, so how could I dare to do such a thing?"

"Haha, I was just saying it offhand, Orochimaru, relax a bit."

Tetsuya clapped his hands and greeted them.

"Shisui, come in. Let Orochimaru see your eyes."

"Yes."

Having received Tetsuya's order, Shisui pushed open the door and entered.

"Mr. Chiba, Mr. Orochimaru."

"Hehe, Shisui, it's been a long time. When was the last time we met? Hmm, it seems like it was when I was still in Konoha and you were still in the Anbu."

Orochimaru saw Shisui smile, and then a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

"But none of that matters anymore. For the two of us, Konoha is already a thing of the past."

Shisui looked at Orochimaru with some emotion. He never expected to meet Orochimaru again here, and he never expected that he and Orochimaru were, in some ways, the same kind of people.

"Yes, Mr. Orochimaru is right. For us, Konoha is a thing of the past."