"Naruto-kun, is there anything else?"
"Naruto-sama, do you have any instructions?"
The two spoke at the same time, but their ways of speaking were completely different.
Perhaps out of habit, Yakushi Nono still called him Naruto-kun as before, and Naruto had no objections to this, rather he was very happy. After all, apart from Neji, Sasuke, and Minato Namikaze, everyone else around him, like Uchiha Izumi, called him "sama" or "Naruto-sama," which sounded rather strange.
"Do you want to see Yakushi Kabuto?"
Naruto let his thoughts wander for a moment, then went straight to the point with Nonou.
"Kabuto! Is Naruto-kun going to bring Kabuto over?"
An excited look appeared on Yakushi Nono's face, an expression she hadn't shown in a long time.
Even Uchiha Izumi next to her was a little surprised. She had never seen Nonou so excited before; she had always been like a caring older sister.
Naruto smiled and nodded, saying, "Yakushi Kabuto is also a very scarce talent, and we happen to be lacking such talent right now. It's also a good opportunity for you to truly meet."
Yakushi Nono calmed her emotions and asked doubtfully, "Does Naruto-kun know where Kabuto is now?"
She remembered Naruto saying before that Kabuto was carrying out a mission in the Hidden Stone Village, but according to Naruto's meaning, that mission was actually aimed at her. Now, she was probably considered dead by Danzo, and she didn't know if Kabuto was still in the Hidden Stone Village.
"Yakushi Kabuto should be with Orochimaru now."
According to the original plot, Yakushi Nono would have died at Yakushi Kabuto's hands a year ago, and Yakushi Kabuto would have fallen into self-doubt as a result, then chose to join Orochimaru's ranks. After all, this was originally Orochimaru's deal to recruit Yakushi Kabuto and Shimura Danzo.
However, now that he had saved Yakushi Nono, although there might be some changes, with Orochimaru's methods, he would definitely find other ways to get Yakushi Kabuto. Since he was going to bring Orochimaru over, he definitely had to bring Yakushi Kabuto over as well.
When he obtained these two, Wave Country would far surpass the Five Great Shinobi Villages in terms of biotechnology.
"Orochimaru?" A worried expression appeared on Yakushi Nono's face. She didn't expect Kabuto to be with Orochimaru. She didn't have a good impression of Orochimaru; although he was one of the Sannin, his personality was very cold, like a real snake, lurking in the dark, watching you.
Uchiha Izumi was even more surprised. Although she hadn't heard of Yakushi Kabuto, she had heard of Orochimaru, one of Konoha's Sannin, a strong contender for the Fourth Hokage, and an S-rank missing-nin. To be able to follow such a figure, this Yakushi Kabuto was definitely not an ordinary character.
"Orochimaru... is Naruto-kun confident?"
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."
Naruto smiled calmly. He still had a trump card in his hand, and it was time to use it. Using it on Orochimaru wouldn't be a loss.
He needed Orochimaru's power very much right now.
His strength had reached a bottleneck. He had already absorbed Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyo Sharingan before. Apart from increasing his Dojutsu slightly and obtaining two relatively useless Dojutsu, it didn't do much. This might also improve his strength, but it was too slow.
After Sasuke awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he also went to absorb the other's Chakra. His eyes did show a little reaction, but it was indeed just a little. He couldn't really eat Sasuke, could he? Although his bottom line was indeed a bit low, he wasn't that much of a beast. Sasuke was sincere with him, and he couldn't do something like "rip out his heart and lungs."
However, if Sasuke still couldn't do it after awakening the Mangekyo in the future, he would dig out some flesh for himself to fuse with.
In the past few days, he had also read through the entire Sealing Scroll. Most of the Ninjutsu inside were Water Release, and after learning a few, he found that they weren't very useful, so there was no point in learning them anymore.
For him now, there were very few ways to improve his strength, and Orochimaru could provide him with great assistance.
Orochimaru should have already started researching the Cursed Seal. The source of the Cursed Seal is related to natural energy. In the original story, Jugo was the source of the Cursed Seal. He was born with the ability to absorb natural energy, which is the ability to perform Sage Transformation. Once he stayed in a place with too much natural energy, he would undergo Sage Transformation, but his Sage Transformation would go berserk because he couldn't control it.
Sage Transformation is also a type of Sage Mode. Sage Mode is something Naruto must master. Sage Mode can use natural energy to enhance attack and defense, and at the same time, it can use natural energy to increase the range of Taijutsu attacks and perception. It can also combine natural energy with his own Chakra to create "Sage Chakra," which can greatly enhance the power of his Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
The Cursed Seal that Orochimaru researched through Jugo was already very close to Sage Mode.
"In that case, I hope Naruto-kun has a smooth journey."
Seeing the calm expression on Naruto's face, Yakushi Nono's worries were also reduced a lot. After all, after being together for so long, she knew that Naruto was not someone who liked to do things he wasn't sure of.
"Well, in that case, while I'm away, I'll have to trouble you to put more effort into the matters of Wave Country."
"I understand." Yakushi Nono nodded seriously.
"Naruto-sama, do you need me to go with you?"
Uchiha Izumi spoke. Although her strength was not as good as Naruto's now, she could still help him with many things.
"You just stay in Wave Country. The ninja world situation is chaotic now, and you in Wave Country are also a guarantee. During the time I'm away, report important matters to Nonou, and do not act without authorization."
After all, it's okay to let the Uchiha fight, but in terms of daily life and management, it's really hard to say. Although they have restrained a lot after experiencing the Clan Massacre, they are still cold and intimidating.
"Understood." Although Uchiha Izumi was a little disappointed, she still agreed.
"Well, you guys can go down first." Naruto had already finished explaining.
"Yes."
That's the arrangement for Wave Country at this stage. The infrastructure here is too backward, so he has to build the infrastructure first, and then he can go and get a batch of talents back before he can start the next plan.
Orochimaru should have joined the Akatsuki, but I don't know if he has defected yet.
In short, let's go to the Land of Rice Fields and take a look first.
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