"He was captured by Takumi, taken to Konoha, and now..."
Kabuto paused again. He kind of liked this feeling of suspense.
But seeing Orochimaru's gaze gradually turn unfriendly, he quickly said, "Now Sasori is running a hair salon in Konoha."
"Huh?"
Orochimaru's eyes showed deep confusion.
His look at Kabuto seemed to say: Are you f***ing kidding me?
"A hair salon? Are you joking? Which idiot sent back such intelligence?"
Kidomaru exaggeratedly waved his six arms, his face full of disbelief. "That's Akatsuki's Sasori of the Red Sand! Who would dare let him cut their hair?"
"Actually, this matter has already spread to the surrounding countries."
Kabuto himself couldn't believe this intelligence and had even personally gone to Konoha to confirm its truth.
"I know this is hard to believe, but it's indeed the case."
He knew Orochimaru was very confused.
In fact, he was also very confused.
This was Sasori of the Red Sand!
Especially after learning from Orochimaru that Sasori possessed the puppet of the Third Kazekage, many thoughts immediately occurred to him.
And the Third Kazekage was considered the strongest Kazekage in history.
From this, one could also see how strong Sasori, who assassinated the Third Kazekage, truly was.
And yet, such a strong person willingly stayed in Konoha to become a barber?
No matter how you think about it, doesn't it seem wrong?
Who would dare make such an assumption?
But reality is sometimes even more ridiculous than imagination.
Not only did this unimaginable situation occur, but Sasori also seemed to quite enjoy it.
After getting through the initial stage,
Now, Sasori's hair salon was becoming more and more famous.
Besides Sasori's unique manipulation skills, it was more because of the numerous avant-garde hairstyles Takumi had come up with.
Possessing modern knowledge, Takumi was undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction strike against the fashion of the Shinobi World.
Since the salon opened, besides people from Konoha, even nobles from the Land of Fire had flocked to it, attracted by its reputation.
This further expanded Sasori's fame.
Even nobles from neighboring countries came to experience it.
Only Orochimaru, holed up in his lair without moving, was unaware of this.
"Forget it."
After the shock, Orochimaru calmed down.
Although quite puzzled, what Sasori did now had nothing to do with him.
Anyway, Sasori was certainly no longer a member of the Akatsuki.
This news was undoubtedly most important to Orochimaru.
When he first joined the Akatsuki, Orochimaru had already decided not to stay long.
He stayed there only wondering if there was a chance to seize the Rinnegan.
After realizing there was no opportunity, he decisively left the Akatsuki.
But the departure was a bit ugly.
After all, he was driven away by Itachi.
He perfectly became the stepping stone for Itachi to infiltrate the Akatsuki.
Because of this, he had originally planned to use the last Joint Chunin Exams to lure away Itachi's younger brother.
But unfortunately, he was stopped by Takumi.
However, his attention was soon drawn to Takumi.
The Uchiha Clan, the Sharingan, everything else, was all thrown to the back of his mind.
Now, looking back, he realized things had deviated greatly from his expectations.
"Although I really want that body, I don't have the time to drag it out anymore."
Orochimaru's eyes dimmed slightly.
"Time to activate the backup plan?"
Kabuto pushed his glasses up.
Hearing his words, the expressions of the Sound Four immediately changed.
And Kimimaro directly fixed his gaze on Orochimaru.
Orochimaro naturally saw Kimimaro's look. "I really appreciate your thoughts, but you are still of great use to me."
Orochimaru's words were tantamount to directly telling Kimimaro,
He did not intend to use Kimimaro's body as his next vessel.
"I still need your strength to help me."
Orochimaru said softly, not letting his gaze fall on the Sound Four.
Although the Sound Four were also considered his backup bodies,
They were also one of his options for resurrection.
Before having no other choice, he would not choose those who had been inflicted with the Cursed Seal.
"Kabuto, could you trouble yourself to bring that woman back?"
He looked at Kabuto, a slight smile on his face, and said softly.
"That woman?"
Kabuto was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized who Orochimaru was referring to. His expression turned a bit ugly. "Need to call that woman back?"
"What's wrong? Don't you want to go?"
Orochimaru's words remained very soft,
But to Kabuto's ears, they sounded full of threat.
"I'll go immediately."
Kabuto said, preparing to leave.
But Orochimaru called him back. "Take Yukimaru with you and test his abilities."
Kabuto's eyes flickered a couple of times. "Yes, Orochimaru-sama."
As soon as the name Yukimaru was mentioned, Kabuto understood Orochimaru's thoughts.
Orochimaru wanted to capture the Three-Tails.
The Three-Tails was originally inside the body of the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura.
But after Mei overthrew Yagura's rule and killed him, the Three-Tails also died along with him.
It was reborn somewhere in the Shinobi World.
And Yukimaru was someone Orochimaru had accidentally discovered, possessing a special ability.
His ability seemed to be related to the Three-Tails.
"Orochimaru-sama, who is that woman you mentioned?"
Kimimaro asked abruptly.
Having lost the chance to become Orochimaru's vessel, Kimimaro was very disappointed inside.
Now, hearing Orochimaru tell Kabuto to find a woman, he subconsciously thought it was the vessel Orochimaru wanted to exchange for.
"You should know who she is."
Orochimaru smiled faintly, not directly answering Kimimaro's question.
Kimimaro thought silently for a moment, and soon the figure of a powerful woman appeared in his mind.
"Is it Guren?"
Kimimaru asked.
"Who is Guren?"
Kidomaru asked curiously.
The other members of the Sound Four were also curious, looking at the two.
"She, like you, is one of my subordinates. In a remote place, she conducts some experiments for me."
Orochimaru said with a light smile.
"So, someone sent to the frontier."
Kidomaru shrugged. "If there's any special mission, Orochimaru-sama could completely leave it to me to handle."
"I appreciate your thoughts, but I don't need your help this time."
Orochimaru slightly withdrew the smile on his face.
Seeing his expression change, Kidomaru immediately shrank back, lowering his head slightly, not daring to look at Orochimaru.
Even though Orochimaru was extremely weak at this moment, they didn't dare to have any thoughts of opposing him.
It was because Orochimaru was too mysterious and unpredictable.
Even now, they were still unclear about what kind of trump cards Orochimaru possessed.
They dared not even think of resisting Orochimaru.