Chapter 247 Instant
Kushina's delivery date arrived as expected.
With Tsunade giving a relatively clear date, the village has been preparing for this for a long time.
In a cave near Konoha Village, Namikaze Minato and Kushina suddenly appeared. This was a production location outside the village that was deliberately chosen to prevent any accidents.
This place has been surrounded by the Anbu, and a whole barrier team has been stationed here to build a barrier. Tsunade, Namikaze Minato, Lunai and Shisui are at the scene.
Tsunade is the doctor, Shikagawa is in charge of the barrier team, and Namikaze Minato is responsible for transferring Kushina when necessary, or pulling people from the village.
As for Shisui? That's to control the power of the Nine-Tails when necessary.
At present, Obito is still alive and well and often quarrels with Kakashi. Nohara Rin is also studying in the Konoha Hospital and is not in any danger.
Lu Nie was also somewhat unsure whether there would be any man-made accidents during Kushina's delivery this time.
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Inside Konoha Village.
Orochimaru, who was waiting for news in the Hokage's office, frowned as he looked at the Anbu kneeling on one knee in front of him.
"Danzo wants to see me, saying that he has important information about the Nine-Tails?" Orochimaru asked seriously.
The tailed beasts still have weight in his heart. Not to mention their combat power, the fact that the tailed beasts are an infinite source of chakra is enough to make Orochimaru attach great importance to them.
Especially the tailed beast of Konoha, the Nine-Tails, which is known as the strongest tailed beast!
The Anbu in front raised his head, and a clear female voice sounded from behind the cat mask: "Yes. That's exactly what he said."
"Let him come over." A variety of thoughts flashed through Orochimaru's mind, and he finally decided to meet Danzo.
Soon, Danzo Shimura, led by the Anbu, entered the Hokage's office and stood face to face with Orochimaru.
Looking at Orochimaru wearing the Hokage robe, Shimura Danzo's intact eye revealed a hint of gloom, but under Orochimaru's gaze, he quickly hid his emotions.
"Someone found me." Danzo Shimura knew very well that Orochimaru was not Sarutobi Hiruzen, especially since he had led Orochimaru for a period of time, he knew very well that Orochimaru would not respect him as a senior.
If he still had the Root in his hands, he could have competed with Orochimaru. After all, the Root ninja was an organization that took root and flourished in the Anbu for decades with Hiruzen's connivance.
Unfortunately, Orochimaru, who had been in the Root and had a honeymoon period with it, obviously knew very well how to deal with the ninjas of the Root.
Under Hiruzen's decentralization, Orochimaru had cleaned up and checked the Anbu from top to bottom during the two years he was in power.
The Root Ninjas were caught off guard, and were suddenly attacked and controlled by the Uchiha Ninjas without any warning.
Even few Anbu ninjas participated in this operation, and Danzo naturally did not receive any news about it beforehand.
Given the Uchiha's hatred towards the Root and Danzo, they would not have any double agents who would tip off the group. After all, the current Uchiha are well-known to be die-hard fans of Orochimaru.
Originally, Hiruzen and Mito could have stopped and controlled all this, but Hiruzen chose to remain silent, just like he had remained silent when facing his radical actions in the past.
So when the Root's intelligence was leaked, the Uchiha took control of the Root in one fell swoop, leaving them no chance to resist. Once they ignored it, the Uchiha with Orochimaru's warrant could directly turn supervision into suppression of the rebellion. Especially when the leaders Fugaku and Shisui showed their two pairs of Mangekyō.
Times have changed. Even if he is released from supervision now, he doesn't have much say in Konoha's power structure as the Root has been almost disbanded.
His current strength is not up to the level of Hiruzen who can turn the tables by relying on his own powerful strength.
"It's Uchiha Madara's people! He calls himself White Zetsu." Shimura Danzo said directly. "They knew that the Jinchūriki was about to give birth and determined the exact date.
They should have spies and informants in Konoha Village! The most likely one is Uchiha!"
"Let's not talk about the spy issue for now. What does he want to do with you?" Orochimaru asked curiously, with his hands crossed under his chin.
"They want me to cooperate with them and cause some unrest in the village to tie down your manpower. I guess they intend to take the opportunity to attack the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes, and he paused and replied in a deep voice.
"Is that all?" Orochimaru frowned slightly, glanced at Shimura Danzo and suddenly asked, "Is this good for you?
If there was a riot in the village and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had problems again, and if the situation got even worse, the Nine-Tails would be released by some means and come to the village to wreak havoc.
If you continue to stir up trouble behind the scenes, my prestige and trust as the Hokage will inevitably suffer a major blow. It is even possible that the position of the Hokage will be shaken by the anger of the villagers who lost their loved ones.
If something unexpected happens to me while fighting the Nine-Tails, wouldn't that be better for you?"
"Are you doubting my loyalty to the village?" Danzo snorted coldly. If the facts really developed as Orochimaru said, he was not without the determination to go all out. It was just that he did not trust that Madara.
The other party said that they were cooperating with him, but he vaguely felt that the other party's purpose was not simple! Even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki might be a cover.
This feeling made him a little hesitant, and he finally took the initiative to find Orochimaru.
At least he had to get himself out of the way first. If the other party really had some plan, he didn't believe that the other party would clean up all the traces and leave nothing to expose him.
In the past, he didn't care about these suspicious things because he was very clear about the power he held and Hiruzen's temperament.
No matter how extreme his actions were, as long as he didn't pose a real threat to the village, Hiruzen would never take action against him.
But the person sitting on the seat of Hokage is Orochimaru!
Even if Minato Namikaze took the position, Danzo would think he was better than Orochimaru. But it was Orochimaru who was similar to him.
It was obvious that the other party wanted to kill him, but he didn't do it because he was worried about Hiruzen and the others.
A small snake suddenly appeared along with a puff of white smoke from a ninjutsu scroll that had been prepared in advance on the table. Its petite body swam around, and when it came in front of Orochimaru, it gently bit the fingertip that Orochimaru extended with its teeth.
After coming into contact with the little snake's somewhat sharp fangs, the chakra belonging to Kane collided with Orochimaru's chakra. That chakra was like a stored memory and was immediately read and understood by Orochimaru.
"White Zetsu's attack?" Orochimaru glanced at Danzo Shimura with a sullen face, and his golden eyes narrowed.
(End of this chapter)