Chapter 908: Teaching in the Hidden Leaf, the System Says I

Kitazawa chuckled and said, "But we are on a mission after all, so let's skip the drinking."

Tsunade nodded.

In truth, she didn't really dare to drink either.

She was afraid of a repeat of last night's situation.

After dinner, the two sat in front of the campfire.

"Come over here, I have something to discuss with Itachi."

Kitazawa patted the picnic blanket beneath him and said.

"What do Itachi want to say?"

Tsunade felt a strange flutter in her heart, but she sat down beside him nonetheless.

"It's a serious matter."

Kitazawa looked at her expression and asked, "Teacher Tsunade, what are Itachi thinking about?"

Tsunade realized she had misunderstood.

She raised her hand, elbowed his arm, glared at him, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and say it!"

"The Anbu have discovered Orochimaru's tracks."

Kitazawa said in a deep voice.

"What did Itachi say?"

Tsunade’s expression changed at lightning speed; she frowned and asked, "Where is he?"

"Do Itachi know about the Hidden Sound Village in the Land of Fields?"

Kitazawa asked in return.

"Itachi mean the Hidden Sound Village was established by him?"

Tsunade couldn't help but be startled, then she realized and said, "In terms of timing, that does indeed add up."

The establishment of the Hidden Sound Village naturally could not be hidden from the Five Great Villages.

In fact, Orochimaru hadn't tried to hide it.

In the original story, the Hidden Sound Village even participated in the joint Chunin Exams hosted by the Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Sand Village.

This showed that the existence of the Hidden Sound Village had long been known to the Five Great Villages.

But precisely because of this, the Hidden Leaf Village never suspected that the Hidden Sound Village was established by Orochimaru.

After all, for a rogue ninja to openly establish a ninja village was simply too audacious.

This was the classic "darkness under the lamp" mentality.

Moreover, establishing a ninja village required sufficient manpower and financial resources; the idea that one person could build a ninja village sounded truly unbelievable.

"That dead snake is truly formidable."

Tsunade snorted coldly and said, "To think he actually established a ninja village right under our noses."

"He is your former teammate, after all; the prowess of the Legendary Sannin is known to everyone."

Kitazawa said with a smile, "I believe that with your abilities, Teacher Tsunade, Itachi would have no problem establishing a ninja village either."

Orochimaru relied on both soft and hard tactics to establish his village.

He integrated the ninja clans and ninjas of the Land of Fields, gained the support of the Land of Fields' Daimyo, and wantonly scouted for geniuses.

In the original story, the infighting among the geniuses of the Hidden Sound Village occurred many times.

It was a method similar to the Root—raising poisonous insects.

Aside from Kimimaro Kaguya, the other four members of the well-known Sound Four were geniuses who had fought their way to the top.

As for Tsunade, she could easily recruit people and establish a ninja village based on her reputation as the finest medical ninja.

"Teacher Tsunade, what are your thoughts on Orochimaru?"

Kitazawa looked at her and asked.

"Orochimaru is a rogue ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village. Since we know his location, we must capture him and bring him back!"

Tsunade said firmly.

She, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya were teammates who grew up together, and their bond was very deep.

Orochimaru was also the teacher of her younger brother, Nawaki.

And it was she who had recommended him.

Tsunade was the most heartbroken over Orochimaru's defection.

It was just that she had been in a state of avoidance and wandering at the time, so she hadn't intervened.

And Jiraiya, while searching for the Child of Prophecy abroad, had never given up on searching for Orochimaru either.

In the original story, they had actually clashed, but Orochimaru’s ability to escape was too strong, leaving Jiraiya helpless.

"Then we must plan carefully."

Kitazawa said with a serious face, "Neither Orochimaru nor the Hidden Sound Village can be taken down easily."

"True, we only have one chance."

Tsunade nodded and said, "Once we alert the enemy, the difficulty of capturing him next time will double."

As a teammate, she knew Orochimaru far too well.

His dream was to learn all ninjutsu and obtain eternal life.

Because of this, his studies were eclectic; he knew every kind of ninjutsu, especially a vast array of life-saving and escape techniques.

"Fortunately, this time Orochimaru has a fixed location, so we can form a perimeter around him."

Kitazawa said with a smile.

"Itachi should first send the Anbu to scout out the situation in the Hidden Sound Village."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she shook her head and added, "Ordinary Anbu ninjas won't do; they are easily detected by Orochimaru."

"I will go personally."

Kitazawa explained, "Even if I encounter Orochimaru, I can still get away."

Tsunade couldn't help but knit her brows.

Although she wasn't afraid of Orochimaru given his strength, she was still somewhat worried.

"I have also learned quite a few infiltration-style ninjutsu."

Kitazawa said with great confidence, "I guarantee I won't let Itachi down."

In reality, he didn't even need to run to the Hidden Sound Village.

Because he already knew the Hidden Sound Village very well.

In the original story, all the notable powerhouses of the Hidden Sound Village had already made their appearances.

The Hidden Sound Village had been established for too short a time; the so-called powerhouses were actually just geniuses Orochimaru had scavenged.

The most typical examples were the Sound Five.

Kimimaro Kaguya, Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo.

Under normal circumstances, their strength was only that of Chunin.

After using the Earth Cursed Seal, they could reach the level of a Special Jonin or an average Jonin.

The Heaven and Earth Cursed Seals were super-defective versions of Sage Mode that Orochimaru had created based on Jugo, who was born with the ability to enter Sage Mode.

Although defective, the effect of boosting strength was indeed quite good.

In the original story, Sasuke Uchiha had defected from the Hidden Leaf Village after receiving the Heaven Cursed Seal.

Besides that, the Heaven Cursed Seal was also Orochimaru's resurrection medium.

After his death, he could be resurrected through the holder of the Heaven Cursed Seal.

And currently, the only holder of the Heaven Cursed Seal was in the Hidden Leaf: Anko Mitarashi.

However, the current Sound Five should be much weaker than they were in the original story.

After all, they were fourteen or fifteen years old back then, but now they were only seven or eight.

It was possible that, aside from Kimimaro Kaguya, the other four hadn't even been selected by Orochimaru yet.

Aside from the Sound Five, the most powerful was Guren, who possessed the Kekkei Genkai Crystal Release.

The rest were just some geniuses, such as Jugo and Dosu Kinuta.

Originally, there should have been Kabuto Yakushi and Karin, but they had already been snatched away by Kitazawa in advance.

"Alright then, be careful."

Tsunade finally agreed.

It was rare to have found Orochimaru; they couldn't let him run away just like that.

Aside from Kitazawa, she didn't trust anyone else.

"Once I have investigated the Hidden Sound Village clearly, we will begin our operation."

Kitazawa nodded and said.

"Orochimaru's strength is very high, especially since he knows quite a few escape ninjutsu."

Tsunade pondered and said, "We will have to discuss carefully who to bring along when the time comes."

"The only places he can run are the sky and the ground."

Kitazawa suggested, "Bring the Hyuga clan, the Uchiha clan, and the Sealing Team."

The Byakugan possessed omnidirectional, blind-spot-free x-ray vision.

The Uchiha clan, especially Itachi Uchiha, could counter Orochimaru with genjutsu.

As for the Sealing Team, they could seal him after he used the Eight Branches Technique.

Theoretically speaking, Itachi Uchiha could handle Orochimaru on his own.

But Kitazawa had a system mission to complete, so he had to take action himself.

Moreover, Itachi Uchiha had not yet exposed his Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Hmm."

Tsunade's eyes flickered, and she said, "Bringing them should be enough."

"Do not disclose this matter yet."

Kitazawa reminded her, "Wait until I have investigated the situation in the Hidden Sound Village, and we will talk about it on the day we set out."

He was thinking of Danzo Shimura.

While he was alive, he had always maintained contact with Orochimaru.

Although he was dead now, there was no guarantee he didn't have any undiscovered loyal subordinates left.

In short, to arrest Orochimaru, everything had to be done with caution.

Tsunade didn't think much more and agreed.

"Teacher Tsunade."

Kitazawa suddenly thought of something and asked, "Are Itachi planning to notify Lord Third?"

He was worried that Hiruzen Sarutobi would steal his kill.

"Let's notify him after we capture Orochimaru."

Tsunade mused for a moment and said, "Their bond as teacher and student still exists; I am worried the old man will be soft-hearted."

In fact, such a thing had already happened once.

When Orochimaru defected, it was Hiruzen Sarutobi who arrived at the scene first.

And it was precisely because of his hesitation that the capture failed.