Chapter 397 Orochimaru Nagato and Killer Bee
Orochimaru prepared for several days before attacking Nagato.

Nagato is a top ninja in the ninja world who possesses the Rinnegan. In addition to completing the mission assigned by Byakuya, his purpose in this trip is also to try to obtain the eyes possessed by the Sage of Six Paths.

After cutting his soul into several parts in advance and sealing them in different Heavenly Curse Seals.

Orochimaru left the Sound Village and headed towards the Land of Hot Springs.

According to the information provided by Bai Ye, Nagato is currently building reservoirs and ditches somewhere in the Land of Hot Springs. This rare strong man in the ninja world does not like to stay in bustling towns. Instead, he is active in the countryside, doing things for ordinary people.

After spending several days, Orochimaru finally found Nagato's trace.

Looking at Nagato who was fighting with the Tumu ninja not far away, Orochimaru gradually narrowed his eyes, thinking about how to approach Nagato later.

During his time in Akatsuki, he had several contacts with Nagato.

He couldn't say that he disliked Nagato's personality, but he definitely couldn't say that he liked him either. Nagato was not arrogant and didn't have the so-called dignity of a strong person at all. The two also mentioned things from the past during their conversation.

Nagato, Konan and Yahiko once met when they were war orphans.

Tsunade and Jiraiya were also present at the time. After seeing the situation of Nagato and the other two, he suggested killing Nagato and the others immediately.

This way, the information can be prevented from being leaked and the suffering of Nagato and others can be ended.

Moreover, for war orphans like Nagato, living will only lead to continued harm, and death is the quickest way to end the pain.

After all, for orphans like Nagato who were born in the war years, the best ending is to become a Rain Ninja.

But on the battlefield of the Ninja World War, even the Jonin could not guarantee that he would survive the next war. Rather than dying miserably after gaining hope, it is better not to know what happiness is from the beginning.

However, Jiraiya stopped him and stayed in the Hidden Rain Village to teach Yahiko and others for three years.

After Jiraiya's careful teaching, Yahiko and others founded the Akatsuki organization, and expanded the Akatsuki organization by absorbing talents, to its current size that surpasses the five major ninja villages.

Sometimes, Orochimaru couldn't help but think.

If he had stayed to teach Nagato and the other two, or if he had killed all three despite Jiraiya's opposition, would he have obtained the Rinnegan and understood the truth of ninjutsu long ago?

Walking out of the darkness, Orochimaru walked towards Nagato step by step.

In order to ensure the success rate of the attack, Orochimaru did not use the Impure World Rescue to send out the First and Second Hokage, nor did he carry any weapons.

Nagato also noticed Orochimaru's arrival, and immediately stopped what he was doing, saying with a smile:

"Senior Orochimaru, why are you here today? Is Bai Ye going to build another laboratory?"

Although Nagato was puzzled by Orochimaru's arrival, he didn't take it too seriously.

Orochimaru is a friend of Jiraiya. Although he has defected from Konohagakure, it is only because of his different ideas with the Third Hokage.

During his time in Akatsuki, Orochimaru strictly abided by the rules and never did anything out of line.

Orochimaru shook his head and said in a half-joking tone, "It's not about building a laboratory, but it is indeed related to Bai Ye. Leader Bai Ye has issued a mission related to you and me, and it can only be completed if we stay together."

"A mission assigned by Bai Ye?"

Nagato frowned, and then asked Orochimaru: "Senior Orochimaru, from your tone, this matter seems to be very important. What is it?"

Orochimaru got straight to the point and said, "Chief Bai Ye asked me to kill you and take away your Rinnegan?"

"Reincarnation Eye?!"

Hearing this, Nagato's face suddenly changed, and he looked at Orochimaru with an extremely serious expression: "Senior Orochimaru, you said that Bai Ye wanted to take away my Sharingan, this is not a joke?"

Orochimaru was also a little helpless, but this was the order given by Bai Ye.

He spread his hands and said, "Nagato, there is no need for me to lie to you. This is the order issued by Bai Ye. If you can voluntarily hand over your Samsara Eye, perhaps Leader Bai Ye will let you go."

Nagato pulled away, stared at Orochimaru and said, "This is not funny. If Orochimaru-senpai continues to joke like this, don't blame me for treating you as an enemy."

"Okay, this is a joke..."

Orochimaru showed a helpless smile, and then said:
"What Chief Bai Ye really wants to tell you is that the masked man has been active in the ninja world again recently. He is likely to attack you directly this time. Only after he obtains the power of the Rinnegan can he defeat Chief Bai Ye."

Nagato's expression eased a lot, and he patted his chest and said, "Senior Orochimaru, what you just said almost scared me to death. We thought we really became enemies."

"I'm scared too, and don't want to fight the Rinnegan, but that's what Leader Byakuya can do."

Orochimaru approached Nagato while complaining about Byakuya.

Nagato also nodded, agreeing with Orochimaru's point of view. Bai Ye might really make such an exercise to let Orochimaru attack him and take away his Rinnegan.

The attack will make himself more alert. Bai Ye might be hiding nearby.

Just when Nagato relaxed his vigilance, Orochimaru suddenly disappeared from the spot. He instantly appeared in front of Nagato and attacked Nagato's Rinnegan with his right hand.

Nagato sensed Orochimaru's attack and quickly distanced himself.

But because he relaxed his vigilance, a blood mark appeared on his face, and he stared at Orochimaru in front of him.

"Senior Orochimaru, so you really want to take away my Rinnegan?!"

Orochimaru didn't waste any time, took out the Kusanagi sword from his mouth and continued to attack with the sword. He had to seize Nagato's weakness of not having much combat experience and defeat Nagato quickly.

Otherwise, when Nagato's Six Paths Puppets arrive, he will no longer have a chance of winning.

Facing Orochimaru's fierce attack, Nagato took out the kunai he carried with him, but in front of the Kusanagi sword, the ordinary kunai was no match for it and soon broke into several pieces.

Before his body was about to be hit by the Kusanagi sword, Nagato gritted his teeth and shouted, "Shinra Tensei!"

With a low roar, a repulsive force erupted with Nagato as the center. The huge repulsive force directly pushed away everything around, including Orochimaru.

It was the first time that Orochimaru saw Shinra Tensei and he stuck out his tongue in excitement.

This was a ninjutsu he had never seen before, and Nagato did not have any other bloodline limits, so this must be a special ability of the Rinnegan.

This kind of research direction involving the rules of the ninja world is exactly what he has always dreamed of.

After repelling Orochimaru, Nagato did not immediately fight back, but looked at the nearby construction site. Orochimaru was at the top of the ninja world. The battle between them would inevitably affect the innocent ninjas around.

Therefore, he had been deliberately suppressing the power of ninjutsu, otherwise the range of Shinra Tensei would not be just a dozen meters.

Remotely controlling the Six Paths of Pain to evacuate the surrounding people, Nagato turned his attention back to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru's use of Byakuya to deceive him has made him furious. He wants to capture Orochimaru alive and find out who is behind all this.

Orochimaru licked his lips and formed seals with his hands to summon ten thousand snakes.

In Orochimaru's opinion, although Nagato's Shinra Tensei is powerful, it may have its limits. The huge body of Mandrake can definitely resist Shinra Tensei, and he can then wait for an opportunity to get close to Nagato.

As the white smoke disappeared from the air, Wanshe looked down at Orochimaru at his feet and said with dissatisfaction:
"Orochimaru, what do you want from me this time? Aren't you going to fight with Myoboku Mountain again? Those old toads of Bunta are too strong. You must pay me more if you want to come to me this time."

Wanshe emphasized the word "add money".

Orochimaru said to Manshe: "Don't worry, this time the opponent is not the toad from Myoboku Mountain, but just the Akatsuki ninja in front of us. We just need to defeat him."

"A ninja from Akatsuki?"

Manshe frowned, as if remembering something, and said, "Aren't you a ninja from the Akatsuki organization? Why are you defecting from the organization again? Have you forgotten the lesson from the last attack on Bai Ye?"

Orochimaru's expression changed slightly, but he still said calmly: "The enemy this time is not Bai Ye, just attack with confidence, we will definitely be able to defeat the opponent."

"That's natural..."

Manshe had already sensed Nagato's chakra and knew that the other party was not the Bai Ye that frightened him and Orochimaru. There were not so many terrifying and powerful people in the ninja world, and he and Orochimaru encountered them one after another.

However, in the next moment, Wanshe felt the sharp blade from the top ninja in the ninja world.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

As the sound of Shinra Tensei sounded, Wanshe felt the air in front of it being squeezed rapidly, and even its huge body and the soil on the ground were blown away.

Looking at the Ten Thousand Snakes that were pushed back hundreds of meters in the distance, Nagato wiped the sweat from his forehead.

This was the first time he used Shinra Tensei without reservation, and the effect was even more powerful than he expected, but the price was also extremely heavy.

In order to use this move of Shinra Tensei, all the work he had done in the past two weeks was in vain.

It fell heavily from the sky to the ground. Wanshe widened his eyes, looked at Nagato not far away, then looked at Orochimaru standing in front of him, and said in a muffled voice:
"Orochimaru, this is what you call an ordinary ninja?"

Orochimaru nodded slightly and looked at Nagato not far away. Within his perception range, there were six figures nearby who were approaching Nagato quickly. They should be Nagato's Six Paths of Pain.

I failed to defeat Nagato just now, and I have no chance now.

It seems that he still has no chance to get the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan, which is really unpleasant.

However, he did not gain nothing. At least he injured Nagato and got his flesh and blood, which was a great gain.

Nagato is a ninja who possesses the Rinnegan, so his cells must have something special about them.

But he would have to live a life of escape again. The next step was whether to continue wandering in the ninja world and waiting for orders, or to return to Konoha Village and wait for orders.

After hesitating for a moment, Orochimaru chose the latter.

Konoha is currently looking for me. I have offended those ninjas in the ninja world, so they probably won't think of escaping to Konoha. And even if I am caught in Konoha Ninja Village, Jiraiya and Tsunade will not do anything to me.

Most importantly, as the center of the ninja world, Konoha will definitely be an important stage for some time to come.

……

The Land of Thunder, Yunlei Gorge.

Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu stood on the highest mountain, watching the battle between Obito and Killer Bee on the mountainside.

Killer Bee is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village, and the strongest of the existing Jinchuriki.

After using the Sharingan to find the location of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Uchiha Madara did not go out to fight Killer Bee, but instead gave the task of hunting Killer Bee to Obito.

So there came the battle on the mountainside.

Judging from the abilities of both sides, Obito and Killer Bee are on par with each other. Obito possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan and the Kamui of Hatsusama Killing, while Killer Bee is a perfect Jinchūriki who is in tune with the tailed beasts, and also possesses extremely powerful ninjutsu and swordsmanship.

At the beginning of the battle, Obito wanted to use Kamui to complete the first kill.

However, the information that the masked man possessed the ability of time and space had already spread throughout the ninja world. After realizing something was wrong, Killer Bee immediately distanced himself from the masked man to ensure that Obito could not use his ability to become a hollow.

Obito's face looked extremely ugly. He had lost his deterrent power after being cracked.

All of this can be blamed on Bai Ye. If Bai Ye hadn't insisted on fighting on his own, his abilities would not have been known to the entire ninja world, causing his actual combat effectiveness to drop significantly.

After Kamui failed to defeat the opponent with one strike, Obito had no choice but to use Wood Release to fight.

He first stopped a forest in an attempt to restrict Killer Bee's activities, but as soon as he used the Tree World Advent Technique, the forest was destroyed by Killer Bee's Tailed Beast Ball.

This made Obito very uncomfortable, and he looked towards the position of Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu.

Uchiha Madara ignored Black Zetsu and let Obito continue to fight with Killer Bee. Finally, after great efforts, Obito finally defeated Killer Bee.

With the unconscious Killer Bee, Obito came to Uchiha Madara and said in a bad tone: "Old Madara, I have captured the Eight-Tails. Should we carry out the next plan?"

Uchiha Madara glanced at Killer Bee and said, "It's time for us to carry out the next plan, but you haven't completed the capture of the Eight-Tails. This is only part of the Eight-Tails."

Before he finished speaking, Uchiha Madara came into contact with Killer Bee's transformation technique, revealing a tentacle of the Eight-Tails.

The moment he saw the tentacles, Obito's face turned very ugly, and he said in confusion: "Old man Madara, since you knew that Killer Bee had escaped, why didn't you tell me and not hunt the Eight-Tails?"

"This is your mission. I have no obligation to help you."

Uchiha Madara looked at Obito and said, "And I think letting him escape will be more beneficial to our next plan."

(End of this chapter)