"Ho ho ho..."
Orochimaru flipped over and pulled himself out of the ground.
Though he looked disheveled.
The smile on his face did not fade.
"Join your organization? I'm a Konoha shinobi..."
Orochimaru announced.
He directly brought up the power behind him.
"Konoha?"
Uchiha Obito spoke.
"Orochimaru, the things you've done are enough to get you killed ten thousand times over."
"Hmm?"
Only then did Orochimaru turn his gaze toward the inconspicuous Masked Man beside him.
"The things you've been doing in those Underground Bases on the outskirts near Konoha may be unknown to others, but we know everything."
Uchiha Obito mocked him.
Black Zetsu and White Zetsu's "Mayfly Technique" was impossible to guard against.
Except in a few special locations where it was difficult to reach.
There was no intelligence in the Shinobi World that could escape Uchiha Obito's ears.
"Human experimentation."
A single sentence from Uchiha Obito made Orochimaru's expression turn serious.
"What do you want?" Orochimaru asked with his arms folded across his chest.
"Join our Akatsuki Organization and provide us with assistance."
Uchiha Obito emphasized his point.
"When you eventually defect from your village, we'll provide you with protection."
"Ho ho ho..."
Orochimaru's thoughts and actions had practically been seen through by the other party.
This made him even more curious about the Akatsuki Organization.
How had they learned so many of his secrets?
Could Shimura Danzō have leaked them?
"Your body seems rather strange."
Pain - Heavenly Path, however, was focused on something else.
Orochimaru was the only person he had been unable to harm with "Shinra Tensei."
It was as if Orochimaru were made of taffy or rubber.
There was not the slightest injury to Orochimaru's internal organs.
"Ho ho, it's just a little trick..."
Orochimaru gave an evil grin.
"Mollification Modification."
Orochimaru extracted