The First Meeting of the Three Great Colored Contacts

Floating in mid-air, Hinata looked down at Orochimaru.

"How pathetic you are, Orochimaru... You're hardly one of the Legendary Sannin anymore."

Orochimaru was disheveled, soaking wet, his face covered in sweat, his expression ferocious, and his eyes bloodshot... He looked like a female ghost who had just emerged from the water, utterly wretched.

With his body trembling slightly, Orochimaru was fighting against Inoichi Yamanaka's ninjutsu with all his might. Hearing the sound, Orochimaru looked up at Hinata.

"You can't kill me..."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice was filled with a chilling killing intent.

Given the current situation, Orochimaru clearly saw no hope, but he left himself a way to revive.

He won't die here!

Inoichi Yamanaka looked up at Hinata and roared, "Hinata! When I count to 'three,' you use that move to kill him, and I'll cancel the ninjutsu in an instant!"

Hinata felt a pang of panic and asked doubtfully, "Don't we need to investigate the secrets in Orochimaru's mind anymore?"

Inoichi Yamanaka, "Just leave me my head, that's all. Aim carefully!"

Hinata paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand!"

Stop dreaming!

Orochimaru roared, his eyes filled with chilling killing intent, his gaze extremely ferocious.

In the realm of the mind, the mental illusion of the Phosphorus Great Snake coalesced and lunged fiercely at Inoichi Yamanaka.

"What's this?"

Inoichi Yamanaka dispelled his ninjutsu, staring at Orochimaru with a shocked expression, and said with some lingering fear, "Orochimaru, what kind of monster are you?"

Hinata was about to make her move, Orochimaru suddenly broke free from Inoichi Yamanaka's ninjutsu, forced Kakashi back with a single move, Body Flicker Technique next to Kabuto Yakushi, shouting, "Kabuto!"

Without hesitation, Kabuto Yakushi pricked his finger and smeared the blood on Orochimaru's arm.

"Summoning Technique!"

'BOOM——'

Within the massive plume of smoke, Manda was summoned by Orochimaru. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi used the smoke as cover to flee frantically into the distance.

"I'll go after them!"

After informing Inoichi Yamanaka, Hinata flapped her wings and chased after Orochimaru in the direction he had fled.

As Hinata passed by Manda, Teuchi a powerful Mountain Breaker, creating a bloody hole in Manda's head.

Manda appeared briefly, only managing to shout "Orochimaru" before being sent back to the Summoning World by Hinata.

"Hateful!"

Looking back, Orochimaru couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Orochimaru never expected to turn the tide with Manda. The moment Manda was summoned, Orochimaru left a 'Reverse Summoning Technique' technique on him. As long as Manda was released from the summoning, Orochimaru could activate the technique and escape back to Manda Ryūchi Cave.

Orochimaru did not have a good relationship with Ryūchi Cave, and the White Snake Sage of Ryūchi Cave was not friendly either, always ignoring Orochimaru.

Orochimaru could only use this method to Reverse Summoning Technique back to Ryūchi Cave.

However, Hinata's move not only repelled Manda, but also destroyed the spell Orochimaru had left on Manda.

"Not only Senjutsu, but he has also mastered Yin-Yang Release..."

Even Orochimaru was somewhat jealous of Hinata's talent; everything Hinata possessed was something Orochimaru longed for.

Orochimaru withdrew his gaze from Hinata and fled headlong into the distance.

The encirclement of Konoha was nothing to Orochimaru; at most, it could only stop Orochimaru for a short time.

However, Orochimaru still had to take Sasuke with him on the run, while Hinata, Inoichi Yamanaka, Kakashi, and a group of other ninjas were in pursuit.

Under these circumstances, Orochimaru even considered temporarily abandoning Sasuke.

There's no way we can escape from here with Sasuke.

"Huh? That's..."

In a clearing in the forest, an orange-haired man dressed in a black robe with red clouds stood quietly, his eyes, devoid of any emotion, indifferently looking at Orochimaru, with pale purple circles in his eyes.

"It's Pain... So the Akatsuki are here too?"

Orochimaru was initially flustered, but quickly realized that the Akatsuki and Konoha were both pursuing him at the same time; today's events were definitely not a simple coincidence.

With Pain blocking his way in front and Hinata in pursuit behind, Orochimaru wisely stopped and looked at Pain and Hinata with a playful expression.

Perhaps today I can witness the power of the Rinnegan with my own eyes!

Orochimaru knew very well that what happened today could not possibly be a coincidence.

It's impossible for Konoha to inform Akatsuki of this information.

The result is obvious... The Akatsuki obtained information about Orochimaru and then informed Konoha of this information.

"If Akatsuki wanted to hunt me down, they would never use Konoha's help."

Orochimaru silently analyzed in his mind. "They used Konoha to force me into this situation, and now the leader of Akatsuki has appeared..."

The thought flashed through Orochimaru's mind, and he instantly understood Akatsuki's plan.

Kabuto Yakushi to a position near Pain and stood there, his Orochimaru voice carrying a hint of mockery.

"I never expected that when I was at my wit's end, my former organization would actually lend a helping hand..."

Pain glanced at Orochimaru and said indifferently, "Orochimaru, you know what's good for you!"

"Hehehehe..."

Orochimaru chuckled and turned his gaze to Hinata in the air, saying in a sinister voice, "Both are among the three great dojutsu. I wonder which one is stronger, your eyes or the Byakugan?"

Pain said in a low voice, "Don't compare the Byakugan, that low-level eye technique, to the Rinnegan... This is the eye of a 'god'!"

Orochimaru chuckled softly, seemingly unconvinced by the term "god."

Hinata hovered in mid-air, looking down at Pain below.

Aside from the slightly different color, Pain's Rinnegan are exactly the same as Hyuga Hiashi's, both being the lowest-level Rinnegan.

However, Pain's Rinnegan came from Kaguya's God Tree, while Hyuga Hiashi's Rinnegan came from Urashiki's God Tree.

The level of the God Tree affects the abilities of the Rinnegan.

During the standoff, Inoichi Yamanaka and Kakashi, along with a group of Konoha Ninja, caught up. Upon seeing Pain standing with Orochimaru, they all stopped in their tracks.

Is it Akatsuki?

Kakashi looked at Pain and asked in a deep voice, "As far as I know, Orochimaru has already betrayed Akatsuki... What is your purpose in appearing here?"

"Kakashi with the Sharingan..."

Pain turned his gaze to Kakashi and said calmly, "I came to invite Orochimaru to rejoin Akatsuki, and he has already agreed."

Kakashi glanced at Orochimaru, Orochimaru chuckled, clearly acquiescing.

Neither Akatsuki nor Konoha could be dealt with by Orochimaru his only option was to join one of them to protect himself.

Konoha would never accept Orochimaru, and Pain's intention was clearly to invite Orochimaru to rejoin the Akatsuki.

The two can be considered to be soulmates and deeply in love.

Therefore, Orochimaru had no choice but to choose Pain.