Akihara Kagura didn't consider himself to be extreme.
A child raised by Orochimaru from a young age, wouldn't it be strange if his personality was normal?
As a child nurtured by Orochimaru, as a former subordinate of Shimura Danzo, as a future pillar of the Akatsuki Organization, Akihara Kagura's personality had to be extreme.
Even...
Akihara Kagura had to be more extreme than them.
Only in this way would these supervisors hesitate to assign him crucial and arduous tasks, for fear that he would cause complete chaos when carrying out missions.
"Are you heading to The Hidden Rock Village?"
Orochimaru knew about the incidents Uchiha Obito had stirred up in The Hidden Rock Village and saw the team composition clearly: "Going to track Uchiha Obito's whereabouts?"
This route was a necessary one to reach the Land of Earth.
Orochimaru was very aware that nobody in Konoha wanted another war to break out. It was naturally impossible for them to intervene in the Land of Grass conflict, as such would invite interference from other Great Country Ninja Villages if Konoha were to step in first.
"Yes."
Akihara Kagura nodded, recounting the origin of this matter: "Because Captain Kakashi discovered that his teammate Uchiha Obito had come back from the dead, he's been constantly tracking Uchiha Obito, wanting to bring him back to Konoha..."
"Another fool..."
Orochimaru's face turned gloomy.
Orochimaru thought about his own recent encounters and somewhat empathized with the connection between Uchiha Obito and Kakashi Hatake.
Ever since defecting from Konoha, his former friend Jiraiya had tirelessly tracked his whereabouts, persistently trying to bring him back to Konoha.
Although Jiraiya hadn't caused any major trouble, he would often inexplicably sneak into the experimental base, disturbing Orochimaru's experiments and research.
"Hmph..."
Orochimaru snorted coldly, expressing utter disdain for such behavior: "When will these fools realize that what they're doing is a fruitless effort..."
"Is that Jiraiya still troubling Lord Orochimaru?"
Akihara Kagura knew Orochimaru was cursing Jiraiya and inadvertently brought up the Akatsuki Organization: "I've found a way to deal with that Jiraiya annoyance..."
"Someone from a certain organization discovered my Wood Release Bloodline and secretly infiltrated Konoha trying to recruit me, claiming they could help resolve the problem of Jiraiya pursuing Lord Orochimaru..."
"Oh? What organization?"
Orochimaru's eyes immediately narrowed.
Orochimaru was not interested in whether they could handle Jiraiya, but rather in the organization attempting to recruit and deceive his future vessel.
"Akatsuki."
Akihara Kagura perked up a bit, earnestly recommending this future major villainous entity of the Ninja World to Orochimaru: "Uchiha Obito is a member of the Akatsuki, always claiming to be the real controller of the Akatsuki."
"A group established by Uchiha Obito..."
Orochimaru immediately lost interest in the Akatsuki Organization in his heart.
Although Uchiha Obito caused trouble in the Ninja World, using the Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura to control the Hidden Mist Village, and recently causing a bit of a stir in The Hidden Rock Village...
But still...
This was an organization of a Konoha Traitorous Ninja junior.
Uchiha Obito, upon infiltrating Konoha, was detected by Konoha and had his plots repeatedly thwarted by them, resembling an upstart relying on obtaining a stronger Sharingan who acted somewhat arrogantly...
Orochimaru believed that with a little effort, he could create a stir in the Ninja World bigger than Uchiha Obito's but simply preferred experiment and research over causing chaos.
"..."
Akihara Kagura immediately noticed Orochimaru's lack of interest.
Currently, Uchiha Obito was used as the Akatsuki's emblem, but his renown and rank were still too low, so much that even the reputation of the Akatsuki Organization appeared diminished...
This highlighted the necessity of having a resounding figure in an organization, even if practically meaningless; a name alone could attract people.
Perhaps the Uchiha name could intimidate those with little knowledge, but Orochimaru was an S-Class Traitorous Ninja from Konoha, clearly understanding the matters of the Uchiha Clan. That group with their "red-eye disease" couldn't even overcome Shimura Danzo's difficulties!
"No need to bother with that organization anymore."
Orochimaru was indifferent, a dangerous gleam in his long, narrow eyes: "That Uchiha Obito has discovered your true identity..."
"I will find some time to gather information about the Akatsuki and Uchiha Obito, and completely eliminate him to avoid future trouble for you, possibly even acquiring a higher-grade Sharingan as a specimen..."
"But..."
Akihara Kagura felt that his supervisor was a bit overconfident, attempting to salvage the situation: "The organization has an excellent intelligence-gathering capability, even uncovering my status as a subordinate of Orochimaru. I've fought with Uchiha Obito, and his abilities are quite eerie. I'm worried that conflict with them might cause trouble for Lord Orochimaru..."
"Kagura."
Orochimaru affectionately patted his shoulder, lightly chuckling as he interrupted him: "I will handle this matter. For now, you should stay in Konoha and train well."
Orochimaru felt a bit restless, knowing that in the future, when he needs a new body, he will occupy Akihara Kagura's body and give his old teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen a tremendous surprise!
"Alright then."
Akihara Kagura lowered her head somewhat helplessly.
"Don't worry about me."
Orochimaru could understand the little one's concern, smiling as he soothed his subordinate's emotions: "Jiraiya poses no threat to me at all…"
Orochimaru could not stay long. He explained everything to Akihara Kagura and quietly left the place.
When his supervisor left, Akihara Kagura watched his figure completely disappear, then slowly spoke: "Did you hear that? Awei, Lord Orochimaru is not willing to join the Akatsuki Organization."
"Then let's beat him up…"
The upper half of White Zetsu Awei slowly emerged from the ground.
"We probably don't need to interfere…"
Akihara Kagura leisurely sat down, picked up his fishing rod again, baited the hook, tightened the line, and cast: "Lord Orochimaru will seek out the Akatsuki Organization on his own. In the future, we will know whether Lord Orochimaru or Akatsuki is more worth following…"
"We're not going to do anything?"
White Zetsu Awei's thinking gradually aligned with Akihara Kagura's.
"Do you like working?"
Akihara Kagura asked in return.
"I don't like it."
White Zetsu Awei quickly shook his head: "Although I don't know what I should do, who would want to go out and work when you can lie comfortably underground?"
Akihara Kagura laid out his theory: "Do you believe, whether or not we notify Uchiha Obito about this, there is bound to be a conflict between Lord Orochimaru and the Akatsuki Organization. So why should we do it? Waste our time and chakra?"
"You're absolutely right."
White Zetsu Awei swiftly nodded.
"Go to The Hidden Rock Village, keep an eye on Kabuto for me."
Akihara Kagura took out a photo from his pocket.
Although White Zetsu Awei couldn't find out about the three scrolls Uchiha Itachi got from Shimura Danzo, Akihara Kagura could deduce from their exchanges that Shimura Danzo was likely planning to target Kabuto and Yakushi Nonou.
In this moment, sending White Zetsu Awei to watch Kabuto, and see if Kabuto has contacted Yakushi Nonou, and if Yakushi Nonou has completely forgotten about this kid from the orphanage…
No, that's not right.
I was never an orphanage kid.
That was just a story I concocted.
Akihara Kagura hurriedly shook his head, whether or not he was an orphanage kid in the future, it would depend on Yakushi Nonou. Who knows if this orphanage director would have any memory biases because of his story.
"Go keep an eye on Kabuto!"
Akihara Kagura squinted his eyes and spoke softly: "I want to see how he's doing now, see if he's contacting anyone recently… Perhaps something interesting will happen soon with Kabuto."
"Great!"
"I love watching interesting events the most!"
White Zetsu Awei happily took the photo. It had already eavesdropped on Kabuto's affairs, giggling as it shared its hobby: "The form and I love observing the stories happening in the Ninja World!"
The photo depicted Kabuto's likeness.
This photo of Kabuto was swindled by Akihara Kagura from Kabuto himself. Now brought out, it's just right to let White Zetsu Awei know his target.
The fishing rod above the river trembled.
Akihara Kagura quickly lifted the fishing rod, with a fish the length of an arm hanging on the hook, shaking back and forth on it.
The Ninja World is rich in energy, and there are many large fish in the river. This fish isn't considered large in the Ninja World, and perhaps still has much time to grow, but at this moment was caught by Akihara Kagura.
However, Akihara Kagura didn't plan to release it.
"Not a bad luck…"
Akihara Kagura carefully removed the fish with the maturity that didn't match his appearance: "The fish that took the bait can't be allowed to get hurt by the hook again."
"Kabuto is that fish."
White Zetsu Awei looked at Kabuto's photo, somewhat unclear about Akihara Kagura's intention: "This fish doesn't seem to be anything special, just an ordinary person, right?"
"Some fish, when raised, grow big."
Akihara Kagura slowly educated White Zetsu Awei and continued: "When the time comes, first throw this fish into Orochimaru's pond, and everyone will raise it together for a while."
Akihara Kagura snorted, with a touch of confidence in his youthful eyes: "But this fish has swallowed my bait, so when it grows up, it must belong to us."
"Well, I'm leaving."
White Zetsu Awei swiftly disappeared into the ground.
"Go ahead, I'll fish a little longer."
Akihara Kagura leisurely rebaited and cast the line, the hook drawing a graceful arc before landing in the river: "The Ninja World is truly resourceful, there are so many fish biting that I barely have time to bait the hook, and even White Zetsu has started to nibble on empty hooks…"