At the same moment.
In a wilderness near Konoha.
A shinobi from Iwagakure knelt before Orochimaru.
This shinobi's strength was that of a Chunin.
Compared to the last sacrifice used for the Summoning Jutsu,
this sacrifice was much stronger.
As for why he wasn't a Special Jonin or Jonin...
Orochimaru admitted.
If the sacrifice for an overly powerful Summoning Jutsu was too strong, the summoned person would not only risk breaking free of his control,
but would also possess strength far too powerful, extremely close to what they had in life.
Orochimaru had no intention of being killed by his own creation.
"Orochimaru, what are you doing?"
Konan stood not far from Orochimaru and asked.
It had taken Konan several days to travel here from the Land of Rain.
Orochimaru had also come here from Otogakure in the Land of Rice.
Beside the two of them,
there were also Uchiha Obito and the figures of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
"Heh heh... Of course I'm preparing to kidnap the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."
Orochimaru spoke, an evil smile appearing on his face.
"Ninjutsu..."
He formed hand seals.
Finally, he brought his palms together, interlocking his fingers.
"Summoning Jutsu... Impure World Reincarnation!"
Black talismans appeared from the ground.
In an instant, the characters "Impure" and "World" appeared on the ground.
The two characters were surrounded by black circular patterns, with the Chunin-level sacrifice at their center.
The next moment,
the black talismans crawled up the sacrifice's body surface.
The sacrifice, who had been panting, let out a horrific scream.
That kind of scream...
was something Konan and Uchiha Obito had never heard before.
Even though the two of them had killed many people, they had never heard such a terrifying scream.
Perhaps...
this was what the Underworld looked like.
"..."
Uchiha Obito silently