Land of Waves, White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company.
"You don't need to show me the ledgers, do you?"
Orochimaru looked at the ledgers that Kakuzu had brought over, taking up most of the coffee table. She didn't come to the company to audit, so why were the ledgers prepared?
"Orochimaru, you still need to review the ledgers."
Kakuzu said seriously. He believed this was very important. What if Orochimaru thought he was derelict in his duties and docked his pay?
"Lord Orochimaru, these are the recent movements of Hidden Mist, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure."
Setsuryu placed the newly collected intelligence next to the ledgers, making it easy for Orochimaru to read.
"Hmm."
Orochimaru picked up the scroll containing the intelligence, observing the movements of the three Great Shinobi Villages. Sunagakure seemed to want to make a move against Konoha, but was still hesitating.
Should I send Sasori's parents to the battlefield?
Orochimaru thought of Sasori's parents, who would be killed by Sakumo Hatake on the battlefield, and then Chiyo would personally go to the battlefield to avenge her son and daughter-in-law.
Sunagakure had too few people they could use, coupled with the many elite Ninja who died in Uzushiogakure during the attack on Land of Whirlpools.
Even more Ninja died on the battlefield after the war began.
Given Sunagakure's foundation, the only ones they could put forward were the husband and wife who were proficient in Puppet Ninjutsu. They were personally taught by Chiyo.
However, judging from Sunagakure's movements, were they still waiting for an opportunity?
Orochimaru continued reading. Hidden Mist seemed to have ideas about moving against Sunagakure, and Kumogakure wanted to move against Iwagakure and Konoha, also waiting for an opportunity.
From this, it was clear that the intelligence about Ōnoki's injury on the battlefield had already reached the various Ninja Villages, which was why they were waiting for an opportunity and not rushing to act.
Are they convinced that the war between Iwagakure and Konoha won't end so easily?
They are all cunning old foxes!
Orochimaru put the scroll aside, picked up a ledger, and casually flipped through it, saying, "My purpose in coming to the company this time is about the Limb Regeneration Technique. This technology can help the company establish a firm foothold in the Ninja World, with a position that won't be easily shaken."
"Is the Limb Regeneration Technique a degraded version of the Regeneration Technique you've been researching?"
Kakuzu thought of the research being conducted in Orochimaru's Laboratory.
"That's right, I wouldn't let outsiders use the perfect Regeneration Technique; only our own people can use it. Kakuzu, you've been a Ninja for so many years, don't you understand? Battles between Ninja are battles of comparing trump cards. The more trump cards a Ninja has, the more likely they are to achieve final victory."
Orochimaru closed the ledger in her hand, picked up another one, and scanned it ten lines at a time, flipping through it at an extremely fast pace.
"Orochimaru, I heard that you almost killed the Third Tsuchikage with a sneak attack. He's a powerful individual who mastered the Dust Release Kekkei Tota and survived from the era of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara."
Kakuzu suddenly remembered the intelligence he had received not long ago.
"This matter has spread?"
Orochimaru looked up, surprised, at Kakuzu.
"This matter has already spread in the black market."
Kakuzu had heard about it from the black market.
"As a result, I failed to kill the Third Tsuchikage."
Orochimaru said indifferently. She no longer cared so much about failing to kill Ōnoki.
Dust Release was far more important than Ōnoki's life.
"Lady Orochimaru, is it a bit risky to widely implement the Limb Regeneration Technique?"
Aokawa thought that once this technology was widely used by the company, people from the Four Great Shinobi Villages would definitely use it. Wouldn't that be equivalent to healing Lady Orochimaru's enemies?
The First Shinobi World War ended with the Four Great Shinobi Villages attacking Konoha together, and the long-standing conflict between Hidden Mist and Iwagakure resulted in the Second Tsuchikage and Second Mizukage killing each other.
"This technology has already been put into use in Konoha. It doesn't matter if it's used on people from the Four Great Shinobi Villages; they won't affect the direction of the war."
Orochimaru knew what Aokawa was worried about. She didn't care if those disabled people recovered and went to the battlefield.
"Those who have long neglected their training, who haven't been Ninja for many years, are useless on the battlefield. They'll only drag down their comrades and needlessly throw away their lives."
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