After hearing Kyo's words,
Orochimaru and Kabuto were both dumbfounded.
The expressions of the two were almost surprisingly consistent, eyes wide, pupils constricted, staring blankly at Kyo.
'Hueco Mundo Plan?'
'Shimura Danzo?'
'What's... going on?!'
Even Orochimaru, who had originally proposed the guess, was completely bewildered at this moment.
He only wanted to test the waters,
But never expected...
To hear such shocking intelligence!
'The leader of Konoha's Root, Shimura Danzo, was actually working under this Golden Eye Kyo...?!'
'Isn't that too damn absurd?!'
After being frozen for a long time, Orochimaru decided to confirm once more, and so, sweating coldly, he said:
"Uh, K-Kyo-kun,"
"Did you just say... Shimura Danzo joined your ranks...?"
Hearing this, Kyo's face didn't redden, his heart didn't race, his gaze slightly darkened, and he said flatly:
"That's right."
"What, is there a problem?"
"..."
"..."
Hearing Kyo's affirmative answer, Orochimaru was speechless.
A moment later, he exchanged a glance with Kabuto beside him, and instantly saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
The two of them were quite familiar with Danzo.
One was a collaborator who had engaged in secret deals with Danzo, the other was a victim of Danzo's plans.
But,
The Danzo they knew didn't seem like the type to join an organization...
Furthermore, based on Orochimaru's observation of Kyo's personality, he didn't seem like the type to deal with an old schemer like Danzo either.
After thinking for a long time, Orochimaru reluctantly smiled, grinning, and stammered:
"Heh, hehe, that's really... interesting."
"I can't help but be curious, Kyo-kun, just what method did you use... to make him willingly join your organization..."
Orochimaru tested.
However, Kyo's expression remained completely unchanged, he just slightly raised his chin and said flatly:
"Heh, mere Danzo."
"He came to me proactively, proposing to join."
"His goal is to have my organization help him out a bit at certain critical moments in the future."
"As a condition for joining, he deliberately sent me a bunch of Sharingan."
Thump!!
At this point, a loud bang exploded in Orochimaru and Kabuto's minds!
Before Kyo could continue, the two's faces were already filled with horror, their eyes nearly popping out.
'Wait wait wait!!'
'Sharingan... a bunch????!'
'The hell, you can use "bunch" to describe Sharingan?!?'
Orochimaru instantly froze.
In his life, he had never heard anything so absurd!
But just then, as if afraid he wouldn't believe it, Kyo suddenly raised his hand.
Swish.
A white light flashed.
Two square containers abruptly appeared in his hand.
Looking from the glass on the side, they seemed to hold some kind of transparent liquid.
And floating in the middle of the liquid were two blood-red eyeballs.
Exuding a faint, bewitching aura.
"?!"
'These are... Sharingan?!'
The moment he saw the eyeballs in the square containers, Orochimaru felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his mind!
Boom!
He was completely dumbfounded.
The Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha Clan that he so desired to possess, Kyo actually had a damn bunch here?!
At this point, it was impossible for him not to believe it.
After all, Orochimaru already knew that the Uchiha Clan Massacre was definitely planned behind the scenes by Danzo!
But, he never expected,
Danzo would be willing to give away such precious Kekkei Genkai, just to gain the help of Kyo's organization...
'Just how powerful was this organization under Kyo's command...'
Orochimaru's gaze flickered slightly, his heart filled with dread.
After a long time, he suddenly looked up, grinned, and said to Kyo with a smile:
"Truly... surprising, Kyo-kun."
"In the Shinobi World, there actually exists such a mysterious and powerful organization that I didn't know about..."
"..."
Hearing this,
Although Kyo's expression didn't change, he was almost laughing inside.
'I made all this up, of course you don't know.'
And at that moment,
Orochimaru, as expected, stared at Kyo, his eyes shining as he smiled:
"Hehe..."
"Kyo-kun, how about we make a deal as well―"
"If you don't kill me, and let me join your organization, from now on, all the intelligence networks and power I possess can be used by you!"
"Moreover, I will never touch the organization's secrets."
"How about it?"
Orochimaru's pupils flickered lightly, an ambiguous and sinister expression on his face.
Hearing this,
Kyo's heart revealed a plan-successful smile.
'Sure enough,'
'As expected of Snake Sage, a true veteran defector.'
'Upon learning of a mysterious organization, he, just like when he first faced Akatsuki, started his self-recommendation again.'
Kyo immediately pretended to frown, then said:
"Tsk, although it's not impossible,"
"However... if you join the organization with nothing but yourself, I'm afraid other members might not be satisfied..."
"..."
Hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes lit up, knowing there was a chance, and quickly smiled:
"Don't worry."
"Kyo-kun, with my understanding of the Shinobi World."
"Whatever your organization needs, I can find and offer as a condition for joining."
Orochimaru wasn't stupid.
The moment he heard Kyo's earlier words, he understood,
To join this mysterious organization, certain costs must be paid.
After all,
Even Danzo paid so many Sharingan...
Orochimaru pondered in his heart.
However, at this moment,
If Danzo in Konoha knew he was thinking this way, he would probably cough up blood and die on the spot...
And Kyo, upon hearing Orochimaru's words,
Immediately felt pleased inside.
He knew,
Orochimaru was completely hooked.
A brand new Shinobi World's worker was about to come online!
Kyo subtly raised his eyes, glanced at the system panel in the void, and saw a long list of side missions clearly displayed-
"Accumulate collection of one S-Rank blade (0/1), incomplete, reward unknown."
"Accumulate collection of two S-Rank blades (0/2), incomplete, reward unknown."
"Accumulate collection of any one forbidden technique (0/1), incomplete, reward unknown."
"Accumulate collection of any five forbidden techniques (0/5), incomplete, reward unknown."
"Accumulate collection of any fifteen forbidden techniques (0/15), incomplete, will obtain EX-Special Reward!"
"..."
From top to bottom, a series of missions were all listed.
Seeing the last one,
Kyo slightly curled his lips.
He naturally couldn't miss the EX special reward marked by the system; it was definitely something good.
After all, the last EX reward was Garganta, capable of spatial traversal.
And originally,
When Kyo first saw this mission, he was a bit worried.
After all, apart from Konoha's Scroll of Seals, he had no idea where else to collect other forbidden techniques.
But Orochimaru was different.
It could be said that in the entire Shinobi World, aside from a certain Hokage, Orochimaru was absolutely the one with the most research on forbidden techniques!
And also,
He could be considered the one with the largest collection of forbidden techniques.
Having him help find them would be twice the result with half the effort.
'Hehe, a full fifteen forbidden techniques, enough for him to slowly find for me...'
Thinking this,
Kyo no longer hesitated, looked at Orochimaru before him, put away the smile in his eyes, and said flatly:
"In that case..."
"I can make a deal with you, temporarily spare you, and give you a chance to join my organization."
"!!"
As the words fell, Orochimaru's heart filled with joy, a corner of his mouth lifted!
'Success!'
He immediately raised his eyes, gazing at Kyo, and said with a light smile:
"Then, Kyo-san..."
"I wonder what conditions I need to meet to join?"
"..."
Hearing this, Kyo showed a thoughtful expression, then said flatly:
"How about this,"
"You collect any fifteen Shinobi World's forbidden techniques and hand them over to me."
"...Huh?"
Orochimaru was momentarily stunned.
'Collect forbidden techniques?'
'And a damn fifteen of them...?'
'Isn't that too many, what does he need them for...?'
Although thinking this in his heart,
Orochimaru still gritted his teeth, slightly darkened his eyes, and said thoughtfully:
"Give me some time, I can find them."
"But, Kyo-san... I'm very curious, what is the purpose of collecting so many forbidden techniques?"
Orochimaru stared at Kyo and asked, his gaze burning.
He was indeed very curious about Kyo's reason for collecting forbidden techniques.
However,
Kyo, without thinking, directly replied: "Inheriting the intangible cultural heritage of the Shinobi World."
"Huh???"
Orochimaru was dumbfounded.
'Inheriting what?'
'This...'
However, at that moment,
Kyo didn't plan to continue wasting words with him. He just flatly turned around, walking forward while saying:
"Make haste, Orochimaru."
"You're a smart man, you should know the consequences of not keeping secrets."
"I'll come looking for you again."
"!"
Seeing Kyo about to leave, Orochimaru's heart stirred, and he quickly asked:
"Kyo-san, what is the name of our organization...?"
As the words fell,
Kyo's pace paused slightly, then he said very casually:
"Las Noches."
As the words fell,
With a Shunpo, his figure vanished from the two's sight.
Orochimaru immediately narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze bright, smiling intensely as he licked his lips and murmured to himself:
"Tsk tsk..."
"It seems this time, I'm about to approach the true core of the Shinobi World."
"'Las Noches'... how interesting."
"I wonder how many strong individuals are inside..."
"I look forward to it."