After taking over the snake uncle's foundation, Sasuke came to surrender on his own initiative.

Yin Zhu created five shadow clones and wandered around the Kingdom of Hot Spring for two whole days. Apart from clearing out all the outer followers of the Evil God Cult, he failed to find Honglian and Youguimaru.

Seeing that more and more ninjas from the five major ninja villages appeared in the Kingdom of Hot Springs, and they all seemed to be here to investigate the massacre in Hot Springs Village, Ototake quietly rushed back to Oto Village.

During this period, he didn't want to reveal his identity.

Whether it was attracting the attention of Konoha or the Akatsuki organization, it would be a troublesome thing for him.

He had just returned to his home, just about to take a good rest after two days of sleeping in the open, when someone came to his door.

"Brother Ototake, Sakon and Jirobo are clamoring to see you, but they were stopped by Kimimaro before. Now that they heard that you are back, they want you to give them an explanation?"

Neji walked in the door and spoke with a slightly strange look on his face.

"explain?"

Yin Zhu hummed softly and sat up from the bed.

What to explain? Explain that he took over the magpie's nest?

Immediately, a cold smile appeared on his lips, and his tone was slightly impatient. "Those stupid people are here. Didn't Kimimaro tell them about the recent changes in the village?"

In his opinion, a few Genin, who were only at the level of Chunin even after opening the Earth Seal, should not have the courage to come and cause trouble for him after knowing his strength, right?

Kimimaro doesn't even have the courage to stand up for Orochimaru again, so where do the four of them get the confidence from?

This kind of thing should be solved by Kimimaro, the strongest captain among the Five. If they don't pledge allegiance, they will be killed! Why did they bring this to me?

Yin Zhu felt very strange, and also felt annoyed that his rest was disturbed by a trivial matter.

"No." Neji shook his head slightly with a strange look on his face.

Seeing his expression, Yin Zhu raised his eyebrows.

Then he seemed to understand something and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Pharmacist Kabuto is here too?"

"Yes......"

Now Yinzhu understood why the expression on Ningji's face just now seemed a little strange.

Compared to him, Otontake only exists as a "tool" to help Orochimaru manage the village, while Kabuto Yakushi is the successor to Orochimaru's will, the most important student and experimental assistant.

Before the Otogakure was established, he often appeared in this base, serving Orochimaru and helping him conduct human experiments.

Everyone in the village knows that Kabuto Yakushi is Orochimaru's successor, both in terms of willpower and the ninjutsu and knowledge he has learned.

And Ototake was only able to take the position of deputy leader because he was the first to betray Konoha with Orochimaru.

If we really compare the importance they hold in Orochimaru's eyes, no ninja in the Sound Village would think that there is any comparison between Ototake and Kabuto Yakushi, a "tool" with mediocre talent and a "student" who is taught everything he knows.

But now, the identities of Yinzhu and this disciple of Uncle Snake seem to have been swapped, which makes Ningci feel unreal.

As a follower of Otontake, Neji himself doesn't think so.

But in the eyes of Orochimaru's other subordinates, such as the Five Sound Ninjas, Ototake has taken away everything that Kabuto Yakushi should have as Orochimaru's successor!

That's why they were so dissatisfied with Yin Zhu. As soon as they returned to the village, they had to ask Yin Zhu for an explanation on behalf of Yao Shidou!

As for why Kimimaro did not deal with the matter but just suppressed it temporarily, Neji felt that it was probably because he did not want to expose Ototake's secret.

Until Yinzhu returned to the village, Zuo Jin and the others could no longer bear it and clamored to see him.

only......

A thoughtful look flashed across Yin Zhu's eyes.

By the way, when Kabuto Yakushi joined the Akatsuki organization two years ago, he was also taken away by Orochimaru. Why did he suddenly come back this time?

Could it be that Orochimaru has also returned, but has not shown up and is hiding in the dark and observing?

Thinking of this, Yin Zhu couldn't sit still any longer. He got off the bed and paced back and forth while thinking.

"At this point in time, it is true that Snake should have returned, having joined the Akatsuki organization for two years. After finding out that he could not obtain the Samsara Eye, he must have been unable to endure his desire for the Mangekyō...

And according to Uncle Snake's character, there is indeed a possibility that he is hiding himself...

Because of my injury and the changes in the village, I did not choose to show up immediately. Instead, I asked Kabuto Yakushi to come out and test me..."

Yin Zhu sneered. "As expected of Uncle Snake, he is a man who has been extremely cautious throughout his life. He never does anything he is not sure of, and he always leaves a way out for himself..."

Thinking about it, he walked out with his hands behind his back with a cold look in his eyes, "Ningji, go inform the others around you and bring them to the conference room to see me. Hehehe... I want to see if Kabuto Yakushi dares to stand up for Orochimaru! That guy has always been with Orochimaru, so he should have made some progress in the past two years, so... that's right, right?"

……

Otogakure meeting hall.

Less than two minutes after Yin Zhu sat down, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard in the distance, and soon came closer.

Before anyone arrived, a rough shout was heard from outside.

"What? It's fine that you're being so arrogant in the village when Orochimaru-sama is not here, but now you don't even go to greet Lord Kabuto Yakushi. Aren't you a bit too much, deputy leader?"

Followed by.

Bang!

A tall figure suddenly shot out from behind the door. The moment he landed at the entrance of the hall, the ground shook violently, and the shaking spread to the entire empty hall.

The man had three orange combs on his head. He was actually half a head shorter than Yin Zhu, but because his muscles were so overdeveloped, he looked terrifyingly strong and gave people a very oppressive feeling.

"Jirofang, I'll give you one last chance. Watch your attitude when talking to Lord Yinzhu!"

At this time, a slender figure walked out from behind him. He was wearing a loose white robe, had a handsome face, spoke indifferently, and had two red marks on his forehead. It was Kimimaro.

"..."

Faced with the captain's stern warning look, Jirobo could only shut his mouth and followed Kimimaro into the conference room.

At this time, several figures walked in from the door, stood beside Kimimaro and the other man, and lined up opposite the conference table where Yinzhu was.

The first figure to come forward had medium-length white hair and dark blue lip glaze on her lips. She looked more like a woman than a man.

He came to within two meters of Yinzhu, looked down at him, his face grim. "The Yin Village belongs to Lord Orochimaru! Even if he is not here! Lord Kabuto should have the final say! At the very least, our Captain Kimimaro should be the boss! You Yinzhu, who is just a..."

laugh--

His words stopped abruptly, his pupils widened, and he slowly lowered his head. He saw a white bone spur emerging from the right side of his chest, with a few traces of scarlet blood on it.

He turned his head in disbelief and looked at Kimimaro who looked indifferent behind him. "W-why?"

"Sakon, I'm saving you. You'll understand later." Kimimaro pulled out the bone spur with a light tone.

“???” Sakon’s face became even more confused. He fell to the ground, one hand covering his bleeding chest. He looked up in shock at the long bone spur in Kimimaro’s hand, “Captain, you’re going to use this to save (stab) me?”

"..."

Kimimaro ignored him and stood behind Ototake like Neji. He knew that if he had let Sakon finish his words, even if Orochimaru came today, he would not be able to save his life!

Yinzhu sat on the chair with a calm expression, and glanced at Kimimaro who was trying to smooth things over with a smile on his face. "It seems that Kimimaro still has a good impression of Sakon and the others..."

Seeing Kimimaro standing behind Yinzhu like a loyal guard, the faces of the people on the opposite side changed a little.

Judging from Kimimaro's attitude, it seems that he is loyal to Ontake as a person, instead of just obeying the orders of Ontake as the deputy leader as before!

At this time, Yin Zhu turned his gaze towards the people opposite him.

Apart from Sakaki who fell to the ground, there were two skinny figures, only as tall as his shoulders, standing on the left and right of Jirobo who had a grim look on his face.

The man on the left has dark skin and multiple arms like spider webs on his back. His name is Kidomaru, and he is one of the few cursed test subjects who survived Orochimaru's hands. Although he looks old, he is actually only thirteen years old.

Yin Zhu's eyes passed over him and looked at the slender figure on Jirobo's right, and waved with a smile.

"What are you still standing there for? Come here, Tayuya-chan."