From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Therefore, Uchiha Obito made clear arrangements for Madara's funeral.

After burying Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito looked at the half-black and half-white 'Black and White Zetsu' and asked, "What should we do next?"

White Zetsu didn't say anything, but Black Zetsu pretended to be Uchiha Madara's will and said directly: "Rain Country, go to Rain Country first and persuade Nagato to join us. He is one of the core members of this plan. He has the Samsara Eye and can perform the Samsara Natural Technique. We also need to master some powerful power. It would be best if he came forward and became our agent..."

"Okay, let's go to the Land of Rain." Obito nodded.

"By the way, have you heard of Rodriguez? Does Diarmait also have the Yorozuya?" Black Zetsu asked again. Obito was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, who is he? What is the Yorozuya?"

When Uchiha Obito got into trouble at Kannabi Bridge, Diarmuid was still drinking with Jiraiya in the Land of Earth. He had at most killed the Third Raikage before, but during the war, all kinds of information were confusing, and Uchiha Obito really didn't pay attention to it.

The Wanshiwu was only established after this.

During that time, he had been recuperating in this strange cave. How could he know any information about the outside world?

"Rodriguez Diarmait is very powerful and is currently an S-level wanted criminal in the entire ninja world. The Yorozuya is also under his command. They do things in a very absurd and unruly way, and are a bit crazy, but if they can be hired, they will undoubtedly be a very powerful helper." Black Zetsu said with a smile.

"An S-rank wanted criminal in the entire ninja world. How strong is he?" Uchiha Obito asked. After a slight pause, he puffed out his chest and said, "How does he compare to me?" You know what, this kid is really confident now.

Of course, anyone who encounters his situation would have to be more confident.

He is treated like the protagonist!

He started off at the bottom of the pack, then became Konoha's tragic hero during the war. He barely escaped death, but met a powerful old man who saved his life. He then worked hard to regain his health and returned to Konoha to become Hokage. Then, he witnessed the death of his beloved, returned disheartened, inherited everything from his old man, and his strength skyrocketed...

This... is such a familiar routine! ?

Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Obito who was so confident, and he didn't have the heart to tell him the truth. He smiled and said, "You should be more powerful. He may not be able to hurt you..."

Alas, it is better not to undermine his self-confidence at the beginning of the plan. What if he becomes withdrawn and quits?

And think about it, he now has divine power in his hands. If you don’t understand his weaknesses and flaws, normally, you really can’t hurt him!

Uchiha Obito became more confident after hearing this, and nodded and said, "Then give him a chance and let him do things for me."

Black Zetsu really didn't mean to hit him, and then said: "But don't rush this matter, we should subdue Nagato first..."

"Okay, let's go to the Land of Rain now and see what kind of person this guy is who he can entrust the Rinnegan to." Uchiha Obito said.

Soon, he left the cave with Hei Bai Jue and headed towards the Rain Country.

This place itself is not far from the Kammubi Bridge, so it won’t take too long to get to the Rain Country from here.

In addition, the intelligence capabilities of Black and White Zetsu are among the best in the world, so as soon as they set out, they had already locked onto the location of the Akatsuki organization and found Nagato's position, and they just had to rush over.

And in the Yorozuya base not far from them.

Orochimaru was leisurely walking from the outside of the cave towards the base.

Not long after he left, he saw Nohara Lin coming out with a garbage bag.

It looks like he's going to take out the trash.

There is no doubt that during this period, Nohara Lin has started to help with odd jobs, taking charge of some daily living matters, such as making tea for the busy people, helping to clean the house, and dealing with garbage.

Originally, she wanted to show off her cooking skills, but Scorpion didn't allow it. He seemed to have an obsession with cooking.

After seeing Nohara Lin, Orochimaru said helplessly, "Diarmuid is such a careless guy! This place is not far from Uchiha Madara's lair. Aren't you afraid that you will be discovered?"

Nohara Lin said with a smile: "I was just throwing some garbage at the door. It shouldn't be a problem, Lord Orochimaru."

"Anyway, you'd better change your image or something." Orochimaru nodded, but didn't say much to Nohara Rin, and went in quickly.

As soon as he entered the cave base, he saw Kakuzu, Biwa Juuzou, and Scorpion surrounding Diarmait.

It's quite spacious here, looking like a cave square.

"Is it coming?" Scorpion asked curiously.

Kakuzu then said, "After waiting for so long, are you finally going to develop Wood Release?"

Biwa Juzo looked extremely excited and exclaimed, "Once you succeed, will you reach the level of a powerful ninja god like the First Hokage?"

"Not yet. He has to at least learn... no, I should say he has to completely master the magic." Kakuzu said seriously.

As an old antique, he obviously understood Senju Hashirama better. After all, he had carried out the mission to assassinate Senju Hashirama. If he had not been soft-hearted at the time, now... ahem, he would have been out of trouble now.

When Orochimaru heard this, he instantly became interested and walked over to them and asked, "What's going on?"

Diarmait had his eyes closed at this moment, as if he was thinking about something, so it was naturally impossible for him to explain.

Therefore, Scorpion explained: "Diarmait is fusing the water and earth chakras. He has reached the final step. He said that he will succeed soon. Let's take a look. I haven't seen Wood Release yet..."

Orochimaru was a little excited when he heard this. Is it finally coming?

Wood escape!

At this moment, the originally calm aura of Diarmait suddenly became agitated.

Then he opened his eyes, raised his hand and struck out, saying, "Wood Release. Great Forest Technique!!!"

With his loud shout, the water and earth attributes were successfully integrated in his body.

At this moment, Diarmait had a smile on his face.

Then, the next moment, everyone was collectively stunned.

Because what was released from Diarmait was not the extremely powerful Wood Release, but a pool of mud.

It gushed out, turning the originally clean ground into a mess, like a swamp.

Diarmait???

Kakuzu and others???

Biwa Juzo was the first to come to his senses and said, "Isn't this Wood Release?"

"It's Mud Release...right?" Kakuzu came back to his senses and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Scorpion couldn't help but put on a mocking smile. The puppet of the man was lifelike. He looked at Diarmuid with disdain and turned away.

Diarmait said angrily, “What was that expression on your face just now?”

"Look at Wood Release's expression." Scorpion said without turning his head.

Diarmait was almost so angry that he vomited blood. Then he turned to look at Orochimaru. Although he had not spoken before, he knew that Orochimaru was coming.

"What's going on? I did combine the attributes of water and earth. Considering that I have Hashirama's cells in my body and a strong vitality, it should be Wood Release. How the hell did I come up with Mud Release?" Diarmait asked helplessly and with a bit of sadness.

As far as I know, this kind of bloodline limit does not exist, so I have developed a new direction.

But I really can't be happy.

This move feels so low.

Orochimaru's expression was one of deep thought, his arms folded across his chest, one hand stroking his chin as he stared at the puddle of mud. "Although it may seem insignificant, it should be a very powerful bloodline limit... As for why you haven't been able to fuse your Wood Release, I'm not sure. Perhaps the timing isn't right yet?"

“It’s time again…” Diarmait complained, then said helplessly, “Can I continue to fuse the water and earth attributes again?”

Kakuzu shook his head and said, "Theoretically, it's impossible. Once a new bloodline limit appears, it will become a fixed pattern. Continuing to fuse them will probably be useless."

“So I’m useless now?” Diarmait asked in surprise.

isn't it?

Is this number useless?

Orochimaru also said: "There has indeed never been a precedent of fusion, then re-fusion, and forming a new bloodline limit. Just as Kakuzu said, it will become a fixed pattern..."

"Then I don't need to think about Wood Release anymore? It's over?" Diarmuid asked.

"No, I think the chance of you awakening Wood Release is greater." Orochimaru said again.

Diarmait asked with a hint of anticipation, "What do you mean?"

"Before, you were independently guiding the so-called Wood Release to form a bloodline limit, but what came out in the end was this... Well, let's call it Mud Release. But there is no doubt that the water and earth attributes in your body have been successfully fused once, and Wood Release is indeed extremely special. Perhaps, if you no longer actively guide it, the fusion of the water and earth attributes will subtly cultivate the 'seed' in your body under instinct, and in the future, you will naturally awaken Wood Release. I think this possibility is very high." Orochimaru thought for a moment and said.

Diarmuid didn't really understand any of this, but Orochimaru was definitely an authority, so he chose to believe Orochimaru and asked, "So I don't have to worry about it?"

"Don't worry about it." Orochimaru nodded.

What's the big deal? I asked you to fuse the water and earth elements to create Wood Release, but you ended up with a puddle of mud. It's obvious that you don't have the talent for this, young man. You're not a one-in-a-million martial arts genius.

Just leave it to your instinct.

Orochimaru's words were not really meant to comfort Diarmuid, but were the conclusion he had drawn from his years of research on Wood Release.

In fact, planting seeds (money) in Diarmait is indeed an "experiment". He has been following up on this experiment by observing and studying Diarmait.

Today's situation can be regarded as a certain breakthrough in the experiment. Based on this breakthrough, he came to a new conclusion.

Orochimaru thought it was feasible to let nature take its course and let the Wood Release Seed in Diarmait's body grow on its own.

"Or maybe... I'm missing the Sharingan?" Orochimaru murmured in his heart, and then continued: "By the way, I have already dealt with the matter in Konoha. I am now an S-rank rebel ninja in Konoha. Before leaving this time, I seized some Sharingan and will conduct research in this area later."

"Just waiting!" Diarmait said happily.

You are finally going to start studying the Sharingan!

After a brief pause, Diarmait said, "Is the equipment here sufficient to support your research on the Sharingan?"

"It's not enough, but it doesn't matter. I have asked my subordinates to deliver some things. They should be on the way now." Orochimaru said.

Don’t think that Orochimaru was a Konoha ninja before and seems to be single.

But in fact, Orochimaru has some of his own "secret subordinates" in various countries, and even opened many research bases (built with Danzo's money).

A few years ago, when Hongdoumei was still younger, he took her to the outer base once... straight.

Speaking of which, when he left Konoha, he did plant the Heaven's Curse Seal on Anko, and actually asked Anko if she was willing to go with him. She refused, and Orochimaru didn't kill her. He even went to great lengths to seal her memory.

Chapter 553 Sarutobi Hiruzen resigns as the Third Hokage!

In Konoha, the Land of Fire, in the Hokage Building, in the office of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

At this time, Uchiha Fugaku was standing quietly in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was not doing any work, and looked at Uchiha Fugaku's gloomy face with a slightly gloomy expression.

The atmosphere between the two was not very good.

Uchiha Fugaku is actually still very young, and Sarutobi Hiruzen is much older than him.

But Uchiha Fugaku is of a higher generation than Sarutobi Hiruzen. You know, he is a brother of Uchiha Kagami. Although they are not blood brothers, in terms of generation, he is equal to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

At the same time, as the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku looks quite imposing.

"It really wasn't me." Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly said.