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Chapter 227: Orochimaru's Demise: A Fatal Weakness
Chapter 227: Orochimaru's Demise: A Fatal Weakness
"Any news on the Three-Tails' whereabouts?"
Steam rose from the cup as Ali poured the vibrant green tea, filling the room with its aromatic fragrance. Yue Xuan, who had just returned from the experimental base, took a sip, savoring the sweet and refreshing taste on his tongue, before asking the question.
Ali shook his head as he set down the teapot. "Not yet."
A slight furrow formed on Yue Xuan's brow.
Among the five remaining Tailed Beasts outside their control, the Three-Tails was the only one still in the wild, and they had no leads on its location.
The One-Tail was in the Sand Village, and its Jinchuriki was the Fifth Kazekage, so there was no chance of it escaping.
The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails were both in the Cloud Village, and with Samui as their insider, they could keep tabs on the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. As for the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, it was only a matter of time.
As for the last one, the Nine-Tails, it was too familiar, so he could ignore it for now.
Yue Xuan's plan for capturing the Tailed Beasts was not as straightforward as Pain's approach of capturing them one by one.
He intended to go big.
Just as he had dealt with the Akatsuki before, he would capture all the remaining Tailed Beasts in one fell swoop, leaving the ninja world reeling and unable to react.
Then, he would absorb them all into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, becoming the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails, and finally achieving his goal of ascending to the Blood-Limit. He would then activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi and bring his plan to fruition.
Of course, this was the ideal scenario.
There might be some unforeseen complications when they put the plan into action.
But as long as they stuck to the general direction, it should be fine.
And so, Yue Xuan was currently plotting his next moves according to this strategy.
Therefore, it was crucial to locate the wild Three-Tails, which was currently unaffiliated with any faction, and absorb it into the Demonic Statue first.
It would be a huge problem if they managed to capture and package the other eight Tailed Beasts but were still missing the Three-Tails.
"By the way, how was the Three-Tails captured in the original story?" Yue Xuan asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.
Too much time had passed, and he had forgotten the details of the plotline that weren't directly related to the main story.
The only captures by the Akatsuki that truly left an impression on him were the ones that involved capturing the One-Tail, Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, who always seemed to have bad luck, right under the noses of thousands of Sand ninjas; the lonely Uchiha Sasuke, who managed to sever the Eight-Tails' tail; and Pain's search for the Nine-Tails, which ended up with him carrying a bag of rice through several floors.
Aside from those, he only vaguely remembered who captured the Six-Tails and Two-Tails Jinchurikis.
As for the Three-Tails...
This Tailed Beast had completely disappeared after the death of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and Yue Xuan had no clues about its whereabouts. All he could do was send Deidara, who was adept at flying, and Kisame, who was at home in the water, to search for it, keeping in mind that the Three-Tails was a turtle that favored aquatic environments.
He even took a slight risk by dispatching several teams of ninjas skilled in manipulating the Flying Ninja Tools of the Land of Sky to assist in the search.
However, the ocean was vast, and their efforts had yielded no results so far.
Yue Xuan shook his head.
"Never mind, let's put the Three-Tails matter aside for now. There's another issue that needs my attention."
They had received news of Orochimaru's whereabouts from the Locking Anvil Village.
"This snake has been keeping a low profile for the past two years, and we haven't heard a peep from him. How did the village find out about him?" Yue Xuan asked, his curiosity piqued.
"The village obtained the information from Konoha," Ali replied. "Apparently, it was intelligence relayed by a dying Konoha ANBU member."
After hearing Ali's explanation, Yue Xuan nodded in understanding.
Normally, with the Locking Anvil Village's level of intelligence gathering in Konoha, they shouldn't have been able to obtain such well-hidden information after the death of Tonbee.
But they had to thank their old friend, Danzo Shimura, for this intel.
Back when Yue Xuan raided the Root base, he had focused on acquiring high-tech equipment and experimental materials, merely glancing over the other items and taking them only if he had the space.
It was clear that Danzo, or more specifically, the Root, had gathered this information to hold these individuals by their weaknesses, forcing them to act according to his whims.
Now, this intelligence fell right into the hands of Locking Anvil Village.
Out of caution and to prevent these Leaf ninjas from doing anything drastic, the village had refrained from exerting too much pressure on them over the past two years.
Even so, one of them, after much inner struggle, had completely turned their allegiance.
Not every person from the Leaf Village believed in the Will of Fire.
And it was this turncoat who provided the latest intelligence.
"Orochimaru, huh?"
Yuyi Xuan Yue tapped his fingers lightly on the desk.
He didn't really hold Orochimaru in high regard. Even if the man had the best survival skills in the ninja world, to Yuyi Xuan Yue, it would just mean killing him again if he managed to escape.
However...
Yuyi Xuan Yue thought of Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation technique and the powerful deceased ninjas he could summon, whose impact during the Fourth Great Ninja War had outweighed that of tens of thousands of ninja troops.
A smirk played at his lips.
He had no interest in playing out some grand dream with those old geezers who had been dead for years.
So... kill!
That was the fate of one of the legendary Sannin, who possessed a formidable body that instilled tremors in most ninjas and sapped their fighting spirit. To Yuyi Xuan Yue, Orochimaru was no different from the run-of-the-mill ninjas.
In warfare, speed was of the essence.
Yuyi Xuan Yue decided to act immediately.
However, before that, there was one more matter he needed to attend to.
[Ding!]
[Main Mission: Chunin Exams (Completed)]
[The Chunin Exams have officially begun. In the first stage, the written test, the host, with knowledge surpassing Sakura's, easily answered all the questions correctly and passed the exam. In the second stage, the Forest of Death, the host and companions arrived at the central tower unscathed. In the preliminary matches, the host successfully defeated Choji Akimichi. In the finals, the host defeated Shikamaru Nara. Due to the sudden outbreak of the Leaf Destruction Plan, the host's Chunin Exam journey came to an end.]
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing the Chunin Exams.]
[Mission Rewards: Standard Jonin-level chakra amount; Proficiency in one chosen chakra nature transformation and chakra control transformation; Nin Taijutsu: Lightning Release Chakra Mode]
After completing the related tasks in the Leaf Village and waiting for a few days, which was equivalent to the duration of the Chunin Exams, Yuyi Xuan Yue finally received the mission settlement today.
Due to the importance of the Chunin Exams, the system rewards were more substantial than usual.
Yuyi Xuan Yue casually chose the Yin attribute for the chakra nature transformation and found that the proficiency in chakra nature and control transformations didn't provide much of an improvement for him.
Unsurprised, he turned his attention to the other two rewards.
If he were truly just a genin of less than a year, as the system believed, then with these three rewards from the Chunin Exams, his "self" would have reached the level of a jonin.
Pretty good.
As he progressed further in the missions, the rewards became more abundant and advanced.
Even if the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan failed, he would still have a decent backup plan for himself.
Yuyi Xuan Yue took one last look at the settled Chunin Exam mission and the new mission that immediately followed.
He might as well complete this new mission before setting out.
(End of Chapter)
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