Orochimaru's Allah's Lamp

Suspicion and sensitivity are the basic qualities of a leader.

They cannot simply believe everything, nor can they easily deny everything. After all, leaders have to make decisions, not only for themselves, but also for everyone else, so they need to think more.

This extra cost of thinking is worth it. Just like a butterfly flapping its wings and giving a light command, the subordinates may be forced to endure unimaginable storms.

The leader's responsibility is to avoid this, to find a relatively suitable option among many choices, and to think too much is a responsibility that must be fulfilled.

The Third Tsuchikage Onoki is thinking too much right now.

The information about the entire incident was clearly placed on his desk, and all kinds of clues hinted that it was indeed Konoha ninjas who attacked Lao Zi, but if anything, there were still some doubts.

For example, the purpose of Konoha doing this, and why this incident spread so quickly. He, the Tsuchikage, actually knew about it a little later than the villagers... Is there anyone who can promote this? If

If so, who are these people?

Here we have to think about a question. When the conflict breaks out between Iwagakure Village and Konoha, who benefits the most?

A name flashed in Onoki's mind - Kusanagi Village.

Since the Akatsuki organization, the mastermind behind the Kusanagi Village, was exposed to all the major ninja villages, the Kusanagi Village must take the initiative to go to war with Konoha in order to bear the pressure of the Fire Nation for the Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Earth in exchange for living space.

The Grass Ninja Village must do this, otherwise a country that is rising again among the big countries will be a thorn in the side of all Ninja Villages.

Under this international situation, if the Kingdom of Earth declares war on the Kingdom of Fire, the pressure on the Grass Ninja Village will suddenly be reduced a lot, which is an obvious benefit.

The Third Tsuchikage Onoki frowned, the suspicion of the Kusakunin Village and the Akatsuki organization slowly rising in his mind.

Could it be them?

Ohnoki pressed his slightly swollen temples, feeling a little headache.

Even at such a young age, he still has to quarrel with young people like them. Alas... Sarutobi, the old immortal, finally took a break. He has been working continuously for decades.

But so what, Yanyin Village is in a state of drought, and there is currently no one with the potential to be a "shadow" in terms of character and skill.

"Loess, contact Konoha." Ohnoki ordered to the door, "Now I want to talk to the Hokage."

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"

…

After a quarter of an hour, contact the room.

Onoki was suspended on the seat, and after the screen in front of him revealed Sarutobi's old face from black and white, he scolded him with all his face,

"Sarutobi, what did you Konoha do to Lao Zi? Send him back quickly, otherwise Iwagakure will never let it go..."

The third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had a serious expression on his face. He waited for Onoki to finish chattering and finished a long series of words before he said in a deep voice, "Is this a misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstand?"

This reaction made Onoki's heart sink, but he still said inhumanely, "What misunderstanding caused the jinchuriki of my village to come to Konoha?"

"The four-tailed Jinchuuriki, Murasaki, is not in Konoha!"

The Third Hokage emphasized emphatically, saying word by word, "Those rumors are also being promoted by people with serious intentions, and I, Konoha, are also investigating."

Onoki stared at Sarutobi's old face, unable to see any flaws, but he still said aggressively, "Apart from you Konoha, who else can capture Lao Zi in such a short time, stop pretending here!!

"

"Indeed, a jinchuriki that can completely transform into a tailed beast is quite difficult to deal with."

The Third Hokage paused and said slowly, "...But in addition to Jiraiya mentioned in the rumors, there are at least five fingers that can deal with him. If he is besieged, the number of people will be even greater. I think you also have something in your heart."

Several suspicious targets, such as..."

"That's enough, I don't want to hear your nonsense!"

Onoki looked serious and said coldly, "If you don't see Lao Zi back to Iwagakure Village tomorrow, you will be responsible for the consequences!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the small screen in front of the Third Hokage turned into darkness.

"Onoki, this old fox, is really hard to fool..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in the liaison room and breathed a sigh of relief, "But it's not bad. The goal has been achieved."

…

"Old fox!"

Ohnoki ended the video conversation he initiated, sat down on the wooden chair, and fell into deep thought.

Huang Tu waited aside, and after waiting for a full quarter of an hour, he asked, "Father, is it really Konoha's fault that Master Lao Zi was captured?"

"I have no idea."

Onoki's answer was completely beyond Huang Tu's expectation. His expression changed, "But you just declared war directly on Konoha."

"I just deceived him, what's so weird about it."

Ohnoki glanced at Loess, with a harsh look in his eyes.

Huang Tu knew that he had asked another stupid question and lowered his head, not daring to look at his father.

Ohnoki sighed slightly when he saw his son's performance, and explained,

"There is insufficient information to make a judgment, so I plan to get some information from Konoha, but Sarutobi, that old fox, knows everything."

Whether it was the small details such as the time it took to get in touch, or the behavior in the face of his stern questioning, it was as if he had learned about the black market rumors and was ready to explain.

This video exchange only ruled out a very low probability possibility - Konoha planned to use Lao Zi as a hostage to force Iwagakure Village to take action against Kusakunin Village.

"You mean, the Hokage expected that you would take the initiative to test, so he pretended to be like this?" Huang Tu suddenly realized.

"It is possible, but there is another possibility, that is, he is not faking it."

Onoki said something that was not nonsense.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen had predicted it in advance, he would have been prepared based on his scheming mind. But if he didn't know, the appearance would be like this.

Now it is equivalent to Sarutobi acting and Sarutobi really not knowing. The two states are superimposed and sealed in a black box. Unless it is broken, the truth will not be known at all.

But unfortunately, now he has no way to break the box.

Glancing at Huang Tu, who was still struggling, Onoki said slowly, "We can deal with the truth later. The most important thing now is how to deal with the incident of Lao Zi's disappearance."

It's about the tailed beasts, it's about the Jinchuuriki, no matter how small a thing is, it can turn into a big deal, and making a fuss means that you can't get away with it, and there must be an explanation.

There are three options before Ohnoki. One is to officially confirm the rumors and launch an attack on Konoha. The other is to put the blame on the Akatsuki organization and attack the Kusanagi Village.

These two options consume manpower and material resources, and more importantly, they have the risk of being exploited by the masterminds behind the scenes.

If it were the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, his prestige would not be able to completely control the village, and he would have to vent the anger of the villagers, so he could only choose between these two options.

But the Third Tsuchikage Onoki was different.

After decades of reigning, there is not even a 'Danzo', and the prestige has already reached the top of Iwagakure Village. It is completely possible to choose the third option - to stand still, neither targeting Konoha nor aiding Kusanagi Village.

This is the most conservative approach and the most robust approach. No matter what the truth is, we can adapt to changes.

After making the decision, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki paused, and suddenly realized who would benefit the most from this, with a wry smile on his face.

"Did you expect this?"

He has never given up his doubts about Sarutobi and Konoha from the beginning, but based on the known information, he still prefers the third option.

Because even this kind of idea may be deliberately created by Kusaku Ninja Village, and it will be endless if the dolls are kept repeated.

No matter what the truth is, this choice is the one where Iwagakure Village suffers the least.

"call……"

He let out a long breath, and the Third Tsuchikage Onoki knew that he had lost a move this time.

He tended to think that this was the old guy Hiruzen Sarutobi taking an adventure, but after all, Naruto was different from Tsuchikage. With the support of the Country of Fire, even if he faced the encirclement and suppression of Kusanagi Village and Iwagakure Village at the same time, it would only be more dangerous.

, not to the extent of destroying the village.

"This old thing..."

Onoki cursed in a low voice.

After hearing this, Huang Tu glanced at his father subconsciously, his eyes a little strange.

…

In the Ame Hidden Village, there was a conference room in the Black Spire. Pain, Konan, and Obito were all there, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

Pain's eyes were indifferent and he said in a cold voice, "What happened to the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki was not your fault?"

As soon as the consensus was reached, Lao Zi of Yanyin Village was attacked the next day. It was difficult to say that this was not a masked man acting in disguise.

From Nagato's point of view, it would be natural to doubt him. It would be better to say that Nagato never trusted Obito from the beginning.

"This has nothing to do with me."

There was a hint of anger in Obito's voice, and anyone sitting alone at home would feel unhappy if a pot fell on his head.

"This matter must have been done by Jiraiya and those Konoha ninja teams."

He also realized now that the other party killed White Zetsu who was monitoring them not only because he learned of its existence from Orochimaru's mouth, but also because the village had issued a new mission that required covert operations.

Unfortunately, at that time, I felt that there was nothing to be gained from continuing to monitor him, and there was still a possibility of being discovered, so I asked Bai Jue to withdraw.

There was originally a White Zetsu clone on Lao Zi's side to monitor him, so he wouldn't be aware of it until the rumors spread. However, Lao Zi lives here in seclusion and has not changed places for a long time. The previous search for Orochimaru's location lacked manpower, so

They were transferred away. I didn't expect Konoha to take such a big action suddenly.

The fact that Jiraiya's team was able to steal Lao Zi was due to many coincidences, and I really can't blame others.

After thinking about this, Obito was also filled with anger. How could he not be angry when faced with Nagato's questioning?

"If it wasn't you, it could only be Konoha."

Payne's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Yesterday, some business between the Land of Earth and the Grass Ninja Village was urgently suspended, and the exchange of supplies became a limited transaction. This will create a huge obstacle to the expansion of power, so..."

Pain's eyes fell on Obito, "You go and confirm Lao Zi's life and death. If he is dead, that's it. If he is alive, find a way to rescue him from Konoha. If Lao Zi can regain his freedom, Konoha will pour dirty water on us."

It will naturally disappear."

Obito nodded slightly, his eyes flashing red, "I will do this without you having to tell me."

Collecting tailed beasts and resurrecting the Ten-Tails has always been the highest priority in his mind, but Nagato's delay in taking action affected him, and he actually became a little slack.

"Move faster."

Payne had no expression on his face and said coldly, "The war is about to begin."

In June of Konoha 55, the newly established Grass Ninja Village Alliance openly declared war on Konoha on the grounds of resisting unfair competition among ninjas, prohibiting all Konoha ninjas from entering the country, and violators would be killed on the spot.

The Third Hokage immediately issued a notice, scolding the Grass Ninja Village to stop unnecessary wars, and at the same time increased troops on the border of the Country of Fire to start a confrontation with the Country of Grass.

The situation in the ninja world suddenly entered a precarious state.

…

No matter how hot the fight outside is, it has nothing to do with Orochimaru who is in the Shimogun Forest. He is just hanging overseas like the Kingdom of Water, playing his own game.

Before the split technique is completed, his intervention in the ninja world can only be limited to watching over the four-tailed Jinchuuriki.

"Orochimaru, Orochimaru..."

At some point, a clone of Immortal Slug climbed onto his shoulder and said, "That red-haired man is awake."

"Red hair?"

Orochimaru was startled, then he realized what he was doing and said with a smile, "Are you talking about Lao Zi of Iwagakure? Don't worry about him. As long as he doesn't escape, the rest is up to you. I don't care."

The Slug Immortal whispered, "That's not the problem. There is nothing in Shigu Forest. What do you want me to feed him?"

Orochimaru suddenly said, "Hey, this is a problem."

Now he is focusing on research, and his food is all kinds of big fish brought by the killer whale pod.

The conditions were simple and there was no time to deal with it, so Orochimaru simply ate it raw.

His current body is inhuman. Even if it is slightly rotten, it can be digested as if nothing happened. It is just a matter of rawness and ripeness. Naturally, there is nothing to worry about.

But Iwagakure Murasaki is still a normal human being.

Even if he becomes a Jinchuuriki and his fighting power far exceeds that of ordinary people, his digestive system is still no different from that of ordinary people. It is impossible for him to eat raw seafood.

Those germs can cause abdominal distension and diarrhea in mild cases, or even poisoning and death in severe cases.

As the top fighting force of Ninja Village, it was really funny to be killed by a few pieces of raw seafood without dying on the battlefield.

When Orochimaru thought of this possibility, he felt a little funny and couldn't help but glance at the little thing on his shoulder.

As expected of a psychic beast that has been following the medical ninja, Wan She or the three snake ladies would not have noticed such a small detail.

"You want me to light a fire for him, right? It's a trivial matter."

Lao Zi has a sealing technique on his body and cannot use chakra. Naturally, he cannot solve this problem by himself. As for the matter of drilling wood to make fire, it is too funny.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru suddenly frowned and looked around the wet bone forest.

"You don't seem to have any plants that can be used as firewood?"

Immortal Slug swayed slightly and said softly, "This is the problem."

How to make a fire without firewood? You can't use Lao Zi as a stove three times a day.

The genie laughed like crazy, "This is the bottom of the sea, you can dig down and look for flammable ice or something, hahaha..."