Whether it's Nagato's power or his special body, they are both very valuable for reference in the current situation.
It would be a waste to only get some data indirectly from such a good experimental subject.
No wonder Orochimaru had the idea of performing surgery on Nagato himself.
"You want to perform surgery on him right after a battle..."
Genie Lamp said with some emotion, "This world is really strange."
Although I don't know Nagato's exact thoughts, he couldn't do anything to Orochimaru in the previous battle, and he almost lost, so that's definitely one of the reasons.
To become stronger, he has to let his enemy do it, which seems ridiculous no matter how you look at it.
However, neither Orochimaru nor Genie Lamp are narrow-minded. Since there is a chance to create the most complete Sage Body, they would never let it disappear because of a little prejudice.
So, from the beginning, Genie Lamp wouldn't say things like this would create a powerful enemy.
But even so, it's foolish to deliberately create a problem that you can't solve yourself.
"If you really want to perform surgery on Nagato, you still have to be careful."
Genie Lamp shrugged and laughed, "After all, he is a distant relative of the Senju clan. If anyone in this world can control the First Hokage's power, Nagato is the most likely."
Even without considering the Rinnegan, if Nagato could have more than 70% of the First Hokage's power, Orochimaru wouldn't be able to handle him at all.
He was able to win before because Nagato's main body was an extremely fatal weakness, but if he transplanted the First Hokage cells, that would definitely be eliminated.
He might even use Wood Release to turn it into a strength.
"Don't worry, I won't give Nagato another chance to attack for a while."
Orochimaru smiled, "At least not until I have the surgery and truly obtain the Sage Body."
Knock, knock, knock...
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by a boy's voice,
"Orochimaru-sama, the Hokage wants you to go to the meeting."
"It's Yamato." Orochimaru opened the door and said, "Lead the way."
"Yes!"
Yamato bowed slightly and disappeared.
...
"After the sealing team's inspection, the village's outer barrier has been completely destroyed, and there's no way to repair it."
In a temporary building, the Third Hokage saw Orochimaru enter and said bluntly, "So, the village plans to set up a new sealing barrier."
"The sealing team can do this. Why call me?"
Orochimaru asked casually, but he felt a little strange.
Rebuilding the village is important, but it's not as important as the White Zetsu surgery for the village's ninja.
Even if Whirlpool Village has been destroyed, it's almost impossible to restore the village's barrier. Even if it's restored, can it stop Obito's intrusion or Nagato's direct attack?
"You'll understand when you see this barrier map."
The Third Hokage didn't explain much and handed over a thick stack of documents.
Orochimaru didn't refuse and took it directly, starting to read it carefully.
This information concerns the safety of the village. Unless he becomes the Hokage one day, he will never have the chance to see it. He only has the chance now because the village is half destroyed, allowing him to access the core defense information for the village's future decades.
After looking at it carefully for a while, a trace of surprise flashed in Orochimaru's eyes, "This is really unexpected. The defensive barrier that Whirlpool Village set up actually uses the earth's energy as support nodes."
If you think about it carefully, that seems to be the only explanation.
Konoha is so huge, and the barrier that covers the entire Konoha Village must be very large. It's not at the same level as ordinary barrier techniques.
Orochimaru attributed this incredible range to the advanced sealing techniques of the Uzumaki Clan, but now it seems that it's not wrong, but the perspective is different.
"But I haven't heard of any Uzumaki Clan ninja being able to use natural energy..."
Thinking of this, Orochimaru suddenly had an understanding, "That's right, the First Hokage was also a Sage."
Senju Hashirama was even the most powerful Sage. With his help, it's normal for the Uzumaki Clan to complete this huge project.
Thinking of this, Orochimaru knew why the Third Hokage had called him here.
However, his initial idea remained unchanged. Setting up a barrier at this time is useless. The village's resources and manpower should be spent on more suitable things.
Orochimaru didn't have the time to help the village with this hard work.
His preparations for the First Hokage cells surgery had just begun, and there were still some problems to solve, not to mention that there was an excellent experimental subject in the Hidden Rain Village waiting.
"The village doesn't plan to restore everything, just set up a few important nodes."
The Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe and said slowly, "It won't have the function of external defense, just as a warning."
In other words, it's just spending some time to create a facade, a thin layer, like a flashy Utakata.
It's naturally not very useful, and it can't stop the leader of Akatsuki or the masked man. But even so, it's necessary.
Konoha suffered a big loss in this attack, but it was mostly because the leader of Akatsuki was too shocking. It's necessary to stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible.
"Tsk... This is really troublesome."
Orochimaru raised his eyebrows, but couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Currently, Jiraiya is guarding the border of the Land of Fire, and he is the only one in the village who can use Sage Arts.
"Alright, wait for the sealing team to be ready, and then notify me at the medical room... Is there anything else?"
The Third Hokage nodded, "I just received news that the related medical supplies have been used up, and the next batch will take a while to be transported back to the village."
It's only been two or three weeks since the official release of the 'Body Strengthening Surgery'. It's not easy for even Konoha to use so many materials in such a short time.
Now that hundreds of Jonin have had the surgery, they can take a breather.
"Old man, it's best not to stop this."
Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled, "I told you before, Akatsuki might also research the surgery."
"At that time, experimental materials will become scarce resources like minerals."
Medical materials have been scarce resources in the many years of battles between the great ninja villages, but expensive by one times is different than expensive by ten times.
Konoha can't lose face and send people to steal, face is a small matter, but you can't destroy the entire industry because of a momentary impulse. That would be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
"I will increase the priority of this matter."
The Third Hokage exhaled smoke and nodded slightly.
"Old man, I know your difficulties. The village's finances don't seem to be rich."
Orochimaru grinned and smiled, "But this matter doesn't need to go through the village's accounts from the beginning."
"The 'Body Strengthening Surgery' is an extra strengthening, like a good ninja tool or weapon. Let the ninja save money to buy it themselves."
Before, it was just an expedient measure to deal with Akatsuki. Now it's clear that the war won't break out for a while, so there's no need to follow the previous plan.
Changing from passive to active, although it can no longer prioritize the improvement of those ninja dealing with the Tailed Beasts, it can also expand other types of great ninja.
And there's no need to worry about whether they have money. Ninja, especially Jonin, generally aren't poor, except for special guys like Guy.
The Third Hokage pondered for a moment and said, "That's not impossible, but the village will still be responsible for purchasing..."
"You can set the price, I don't care."
Orochimaru smiled, "As long as my share doesn't change."
"You really did something secretly."
The Third Hokage took a deep look at Orochimaru, "It seems that the share is quite large."
"That's none of the village's business." Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled, "We understand each other."
The Third Hokage was silent.
Knock, knock, knock...
At this moment, a series of knocks suddenly sounded, "Hokage-sama, I have something important to report."
The Third Hokage said, "Come in and speak."
The door opened, and Hyuga Hizashi strode in. It could be seen that he was a little flustered and very anxious.
But even so, he still noticed Orochimaru was here at a glance, "Orochimaru-sama... That's great, that's great."
After saying a few incoherent words, Hyuga Hizashi realized that he was a little out of control. He took a deep breath to adjust his state, and then said in a deep voice, "Hokage-sama, Orochimaru-sama, the seal on the Box of Paradise has a problem."
"So fast?"
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow.
He personally placed the seal on the Box of Paradise the day before yesterday. Although he thought it was special and might wear down the seal like a Tailed Beast, he didn't expect the seal to last so short.
"Old man, think about what you should do about what I said before. Now I have other things to do."
Orochimaru gave Hyuga Hizashi a look and said, "Lead the way."
Hyuga Hizashi bowed slightly to the Third Hokage and then turned, opened the door, and left. His movements were more flustered than neat, as if the monster in the Box of Paradise would break out if he was late.
...
When they arrived at the location of the Box of Paradise, Orochimaru understood why Hyuga Hizashi was so anxious.
To ensure that the box wouldn't be easily taken away by Obito, it was placed in a large lake.
In addition to using water to block Obito's 'Kamui', a certain chronic poison would be mixed in regularly. Ninja who soaked in it for a period of time ran the risk of retinal detachment and even blindness.
This is a very effective defense for Dojutsu ninja.
But all of this assumes that the surface looks the same as other lakes, not muddy dark green, emitting a rotten smell like a swamp. Anyone can tell that Konoha Ninja has put poison in it.
Orochimaru pointed to the dead fish floating on the water and the black and yellow aquatic plants of unknown origin, "When did it become like this?"
"When we came to investigate today, the situation was already 80% similar to this."
Hyuga Hizashi glanced at the more serious lake surface and said in a deep voice, "But it should have been earlier, at night, or yesterday evening."
Because of the lake's cover, it's inconvenient for other ninja to investigate. The Hyuga clan's power is naturally indispensable, but the development to this point is undoubtedly the dereliction of duty of his subordinates. His clansmen have undeniable responsibility.
"It's really terrible."
Orochimaru put his hands together and immediately entered Sage Mode, "In short, first take the Box of Paradise out of it."
In an instant, the green lake water suddenly split into a gap and began to slowly retreat to both sides. At the same time, a stone platform made of mud and stone gradually formed, slowly lifting the black box.
"As expected of Orochimaru..."
Hyuga Hizashi showed amazement at this scene.
If it were an ordinary ninja, it would take three to five elite Jonin to separate this large lake, let alone multitask and use two different types of ninjutsu at the same time.
Whoosh...
At this moment, two water arrows shot straight out of the lake, targeting Orochimaru, who was controlling the Box of Paradise to leave the lake.
"Orochimaru-sama, be careful!"
Hyuga Hizashi didn't retreat but advanced, leaping forward, his palms danced like windmills, "Gentle Fist - Rotation!"
The swirling airflow, like an indestructible defense, held the two water columns firmly outside, but after a moment, Hyuga Hizashi had to retreat.
Those two water columns weren't ordinary water release, they contained some kind of poison.
"Tsk... Gentle Fist's restrictions are still too great."
Orochimaru shook his head and had to give up controlling the Box of Paradise and instead conjure up a defensive stone wall.
Although he knew that if he wasn't here, Hizashi could easily avoid the ninjutsu with his speed, and there was no need to resist the moves head-on.
"Sorry, Orochimaru-sama."
Hyuga Hizashi bowed slightly, his expression a little ashamed, and subconsciously hid his hand, which was turning red and purple.
"Take care of your injuries."
Orochimaru casually threw out a bag of ointment and turned his gaze to the turbid lake, "I want to see what it is that's ambushing at this time."
His eyes widened slightly, and his pupils suddenly contracted, instantly locking onto the enemy's figure.
"Come out!"
With a soft shout, the water flowed like a fishing line, violently throwing the hooked prey to the lake shore.
Bang!
After a heavy landing sound, the enemy came out of the water and appeared on the shore.
Hyuga Hizashi immediately looked over, but he was very shocked by the enemy's figure, "What is this thing?"
It was dark green all over, with a turtle shell on its back, short and thick limbs, and a human-like face, but the mouth was more like a bird's beak. The most peculiar thing was that the thing's hairstyle was like a human, with a missing piece in the middle.
Orochimaru also frowned slightly, he had never seen this kind of creature either.
However, Genie Lamp exclaimed, "Isn't that a Kappa?"
---
You can read 50 Chapters ahead on my
pat reon.com/GMadman