i am kimimaro

"Indeed, do you remember two years ago when I said there was an important task for you?"

"I do. Has the time come?"

Orochimaru nodded slightly.

"I've planned an operation against Konoha, called the Konoha Crush Plan! And at the beginning of this plan, we need someone's life as a stepping stone."

"Whose?"

"The Fourth Kazekage."

Orochimaru said something that would shock the ninja world in an extremely calm tone.

Assassinate a Kage!

No matter which village's Kage, they are all extremely powerful beings.

To kill such a strong person, not only strength is needed, but also a dead end, so that the Kage has no way to escape.

Otherwise, if a Kage-level powerhouse focuses on escaping, even if someone is slightly stronger, it would be very difficult to kill them.

As a Kage, how could they not have life-saving means.

Even Orochimaru, without any help, did not have a 100% certainty of killing the Fourth Kazekage.

After all, the Kazekage has always been a master of defense.

Coupled with the Fourth Kazekage's ability to control gold dust to fly, the difficulty of hunting him down is even greater.

"The Fourth Kazekage? I didn't expect Mr. Orochimaru to have such a big appetite. That's not an easy character to deal with."

"Precisely because he's not easy to deal with, I need your help."

The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"Mr. Orochimaru has asked, and I have no reason to refuse. However, I want to know the other details of the Konoha Crush Plan. Such an interesting thing, if I only participate in the initial siege, it would be a bit too monotonous."

"Oh? It's rare for you to have such an interest."

Orochimaru didn't expect Kimimaro, who was一心 pursuing a cure for his illness and longevity, to be interested in the Konoha Crush Plan.

He faintly felt that Kimimaro might have his own purpose.

But he didn't mind.

As long as it doesn't affect the Konoha Crush Plan, Orochimaru doesn't care what Kimimaro wants to do.

Immediately, Orochimaru roughly explained his plan.

Join forces with Sunagakure to launch an attack on Konoha during the third stage of the Chunin Exams.

To prevent the Fourth Kazekage from changing his mind midway, he needs to be killed and replaced by Orochimaru himself, so as to better control the overall situation.

"The Chunin Exams? That's an interesting thing. Since Otogakure is sending a genin team to participate, count me in."

"You want to participate in the Chunin Exams? That's really a bad taste."

"Isn't it interesting? On the way back, I met a Konoha genin team. Maybe in this Chunin Exams, I can see these three friends."

"Konoha genin?"

Orochimaru was a little curious.

Kimimaro then slightly modified the events of the Land of Waves mission and told him.

"Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto... Hehe, Kimimaro, you're really lucky to have encountered such an interesting combination.

Konoha's current top Jonin, an Uchiha descendant, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, all interesting guys. No wonder you're interested in them."

"Uchiha Sasuke is one of your targets this time, Mr. Orochimaru, right?"

Orochimaru nodded slightly.

"His foundation is good, but unfortunately, without specialized guidance, he wasted a lot of time. But even so, he has awakened the Sharingan. With such talent, he indeed has the qualifications to become a vessel."

Hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes lit up.

Sasuke awakened the Sharingan?

Great.

It seems this trip to Konoha will become even more interesting.

"Hehe, it's really something to look forward to."

Orochimaru changed the subject and continued, "Kimimaro, I've already arranged for a three-man team to participate in the Chunin Exams. They have a mission, so it can't be canceled. If you want to participate in the Chunin Exams, you'll need to form your own three-man team."

"That's easy. I'll just take Suigetsu and Jugo with me."

"Then go and prepare. Three days later, we'll set off to meet the Fourth Kazekage."

After their discussion, the two went their separate ways.

Kimimaro took a friendly group photo with the Sound Four and let them go back to recuperate.

Medical ninjutsu is not magic; wounds need rest even after they heal.

"Congratulations, tourist, for successfully taking a photo with Jirobo and receiving the reward: Four Violet Flames Formation."

"Congratulations, tourist, for successfully taking a photo with Sakon and Ukon and receiving the reward: The Twin Clow Cards."

"Congratulations, tourist, for successfully taking a photo with Tayuya and receiving the reward: Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains."

"Congratulations, tourist, for successfully taking a photo with Kidomaru and receiving the reward: The Arrow Clow Card."

A big harvest of system rewards.

Kimimaro looked at these four rewards with satisfaction.

"This trip to Konoha should be the most rewarding one since I transmigrated. Compared to that, these are just appetizers."

In these four years, Kimimaro didn't deliberately pursue system rewards.

The reason was simple, the system had clearly stated before that the rewards it gave couldn't cure his bloodline disease.

Therefore, he spent more time on medical ninjutsu, hoping to gain a healthy body through his own efforts.

Survival was his top priority.

Compared to that, system rewards weren't as important.

But this trip to Konoha was different, plenty of rewards were right in front of him, and he wouldn't let them go to waste.

Of course, curing his illness was still his first priority.

The reason he wanted to participate in the Chunin Exams was also for this purpose.

He had already gone over the corresponding plan several times in his mind, and there were absolutely no flaws.

Now everything was ready, all he needed was the right opportunity.

Leaving the laboratory, Kimimaro returned to his room.

Suigetsu and Jugo had already received the news of his return and were waiting for him at the door.

"Boss! You're finally back! If you didn't come back soon, I was going to leave the village to find you."

Suigetsu said excitedly.

"Welcome back."

Compared to Suigetsu's excitement, Jugo was much calmer.

It wasn't that he wasn't happy, he just wasn't as lively as Suigetsu.

The smile on his face was enough to show Jugo's joy at this moment.

"It seems you two have been doing well these past two years."

Feeling the surging chakra within the two, Kimimaro was quite pleased.

In these two years, neither of them had slacked off, and they had made considerable progress.

"Hehe, of course. Let me tell you, my current strength far surpasses what it was two years ago. Maybe even you, boss, are no match for me now."

Suigetsu was full of confidence, and there was even a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Feeling itchy?"

Kimimaro raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Of course not! I'm really strong now. Boss, if you don't believe me, let's have a fight!"

"Fighting you is no fun. But, if you're feeling itchy, I can find you an opponent."

As Kimimaro finished speaking, Pikachu's little yellow head popped out from behind him.

"Pika Pika!"

"What's this? A summoning animal?"

"Sort of. If you can defeat it, I'll believe you're really strong now."

"Hey, boss, you're underestimating me. Watch how I take care of it!"

(End of Chapter)