"This guy is... from the Akatsuki organization?"

Habara instantly became alert when he saw the figure, although he had already guessed that he might encounter members of the Akatsuki organization when he set out this time.

But he was somewhat surprised that it hit him so quickly, but he wasn't afraid at all.

He still has a certain degree of confidence in his own strength. As long as he doesn't encounter anything too difficult, like Nagato Obito, he won't have any worries.

Even if it's these two people, Hahara doesn't necessarily have to panic - if he can't be beaten, he can definitely outrun him!

"Habara, this guy is a bit weird. His chakra is very strong, and he gives me a very, very dangerous feeling."

Zhisui also spoke now. He frowned and looked at the guy in front of him and whispered.

"Well, I know, it is indeed very strange and very dangerous."

Habara nodded and agreed with Shisui. He didn't know the danger of the guy in front of him. After all, no one who could wear this robe was a simple person.

"Let's show him off. I'm afraid this guy will be our enemy. Judging from his appearance, he is obviously not a ninja from the Ninja Village.

And appearing in this place with many forces, I'm afraid he has the same identity as us now."

"Hire ninjas?"

Zhisui nodded, then he took out a kunai and hid it under his black robe, then he took a deep breath and asked.

"If there's a fight, can I use the Sharingan?"

Although Hahara and the others do not necessarily rely on the Sharingan for their strength, after all, when they reach their level, they can exert powerful power even without using the Sharingan.

But after all, I have long been accustomed to the assistance of Sharingan, and the difference between using it and not using it is still very big.

In particular, Hahara's ultimate power is based on the kaleidoscope. If they don't use it, the impact on them will be very, very big.

"It depends on the situation, use it according to your own judgment."

Hahara thought for a moment and finally made a decision.

"However, once it is used, it must not leave anything alive."

"I understand." Zhisui nodded, and then his eyes were fixed on the guy wearing a black red cloud robe.

This guy seemed to be aware of Hahara and Shisui, and he walked directly towards Hahara and the others without much hesitation.

They were originally only over a hundred meters apart, but within a moment they were less than thirty meters apart.

"Who are you?"

The man wearing a bamboo hat opposite asked directly, his voice was so hoarse yet so recognisable.

As soon as he spoke, both Hahara and Shisui paused. The two of them looked at each other almost subconsciously, because they both recognized who the other person was - Orochimaru!

"So lucky?"

Habara thought silently in his mind that the best person to deal with in the Akatsuki organization was probably Orochimaru.

This is not because Habara underestimates Orochimaru's ability. This guy has lived as a boss from beginning to end and has never truly died.

And the fame this guy gained during World War II and World War III is really no joke!

The most important thing is that Orochimaru will single-handedly crack the secret of the Rinnegan in the future.

To put it bluntly, Orochimaru is really talented in research, and his ninja talents are top-notch. It is impossible for Hanbara to underestimate Orochimaru.

But Orochimaru was too talented in research. After witnessing two ninja wars, his mentality began to change.

After witnessing too many deaths, he began to desire to study and break through the secrets of death, and he actually succeeded in part - by changing the body to allow the soul to continue.

But it was because of this approach that his soul was traumatized, which made his performance a bit unbearable when facing illusion masters.

As an Uchiha, Hahara's illusion ability will naturally not be a problem, even though his illusions focus on actual combat and don't have too many flashy displays.

But for a powerful ninja, a moment of confusion can already determine the direction of a battle.

"Are you Lord Orochimaru, one of the Sannin of Konoha?"

Although Habara was thinking about a lot of messy things, he was very calm and he still spoke in that hoarse voice.

"It's really a pleasure to meet you. I can meet Mr. Orochimaru here. It seems that I am really lucky."

"Oh, are you recognized now?"

Orochimaru licked his tongue gently, and then he slowly took off his hat, his long golden pupils constantly scanning Habara and Shisui.

"Although recognizing us will allow me to avoid the annoying introduction of myself, it seems that you two haven't introduced yourselves yet.

Of course, it’s okay if you don’t want to, after all, I can probably guess the purpose of non-ninja village ninjas like you appearing here.”

At this point, Orochimaru's voice had changed a bit. Even before Hanbara and Shisui recognized him, they could guess what a person like him was doing here.

As a person who has experienced war, how could he not see who Hahara and the others are most likely to be? It is obvious that they are ninjas for hire just like him!

As a hired ninja, you must find out who is hiring the other person. It doesn't matter if it's a boss.

If they are the other party's people, then they are naturally enemies.

"Actually, we didn't expect that Lord Orochimaru would actually join an organization after leaving Konoha.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen costumes like yours before, but I never expected that Orochimaru-dono would appear here as a war-mercenary ninja.”

Habara chuckled, looked at Orochimaru calmly, and then asked curiously.

"It's just that we are also very curious, who hired Mr. Orochimaru or your clan leader?

After all, the clothes Orochimaru-dono is wearing now are ones I have seen on others."

"Do you know me?"

Orochimaru's long golden pupils shrank slightly, and he seemed to feel that the guy in front of him seemed to be quite familiar with him.

Although this feeling is not necessarily reliable, Orochimaru, as a ninja, often still believes in his own feelings.

"Who doesn't know the name of Lord Orochimaru? Speaking of which, I don't want to be an enemy of Lord Orochimaru."

Hahara said nonchalantly, and then he slowly drew out a ninja sword.

"But if by chance, Orochimaru-sama and I are hired by different people, then I'm afraid we won't have much choice."

"I'm afraid I really don't have much choice."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly, and then he threw the hat aside, and his chakra burst out at this moment.

"Looking at where you are coming from, it's no surprise that it should be Sunagakure Village or some other Star Ninja Village. In that case, I'm afraid we will really have to take action."

"Yeah, it's really a pity. Although I don't want to fight Lord Orochimaru, but no matter what..."

Habara sighed faintly, and before his words could be completely finished, he stepped hard on the ground, and in an instant he was at Orochimaru's side.

In a sudden flash of light, the ninja sword was unsheathed and slashed towards Orochimaru very quickly and strangely!

"He gave too much..."

...

"Captain, we are almost at the defense zone of the Star Ninja Village."

About five kilometers away from the defense zone of Xing Ninja Village, a team of about fifty people quietly approached.

They have a clear mission, which is to take over the defense area of ​​the Star Ninja Village, a local force in the Bear Country!

Regarding the Hoshi Ninja Village, a village that does not know what is good and is self-righteous, the people of Iwagakure Village actually have no good impressions of them at all.

After all, let alone the fact that the ninjas of this village regard themselves as shadows, the mere fact that this village attempts to entrust the control of Iwagakure makes them very disgusted.

There is never any benevolence and righteousness between big countries and small countries. As long as the small country has enough rich resources and strategic value, their fate is inevitable.

To be honest, if this Star Ninja Village just lives there and doesn't care about anything, it won't involve anything.

Maybe it can be like the Yu Ninja Village in the Country of Yu. Not to mention development, there is still no problem in just self-protection.

But they are now unwilling to accept the current situation, and such a village has naturally become a common thorn in the side of the two great ninja villages.

The reason why Star Ninja Village survives to this day is because of those natural barriers and the threat from Sunagakure Village.

However, it cannot solve you, and it is still possible to plunder the territory you control.

For example, some of their more strategic defense areas are the goals that Yangakure Village and Sunagakure Village must compete for.

However, it would be unseemly for a major war power of this scale to end it personally. Iwagakure still had some scruples after all, unlike those guys from Sunagakure Village who were so shameless.

Also in order to reduce their own losses, hiring war ninjas to solve these troubles naturally became their first choice.

After all, Iwagakure Village's finances are much better than Sunagakure Village, at least they don't need to import so much food.

"Well, are those guys we hired going in?"

The captain nodded, then he picked up a telescope and looked into the distance while asking.

"According to normal time, they should have gone in."

A rock ninja next to him replied in a low voice, but he still sighed when talking about those hired ninjas.

"Those guys are really powerful. So many enemies were easily eliminated by them. This allowed us to take over these areas so smoothly."

"snort."
To be continued...