The Akatsuki Organization's secret operation had been put on the agenda.
It would soon use the opportunity to spread some rumors.
When the time came... they would find a way to let Hyuga Sho learn a thing or two.
Thus, they would lure the tiger into the enclosure...
At the same time.
Somewhere in the Shinobi World.
Orochimaru was reborn inside a laboratory.
A host body with a Curse Mark had served as the vessel for his reincarnation.
Extremely weak, Orochimaru had temporarily lost most of his power.
To recover completely, he would need to change bodies again.
And only a few months ago, when Itachi had severed one of his arms, Orochimaru had just changed bodies.
In other words, Orochimaru would be unable to do anything significant for three years.
"Damn Hyuga Sho..."
Orochimaru ignored the fallen vessel.
He stared straight out the window.
He racked his brains, thinking of ways to deal with Hyuga Sho.
His combat power surpassed that of the current Five Kage.
Hyuga Sho had clearly left ninja of their level far behind.
"He has almost reached the level of a Jinchuriki..."
Through this battle.
Orochimaru made his judgment.
Hyuga Sho's strength had already reached the pinnacle of the Shinobi World.
Those who could defeat him could be counted on one hand.
The Third Raikage, the Jinchuriki of the various ninja villages, Pain...
Aside from them.
Everyone else was basically no threat to Hyuga Sho anymore.
"The power of the Tailed Beasts..."
Orochimaru began considering how he could obtain the power he had once disdained.
Yes.
Orochimaru had always been uninterested in things like Tailed Beasts.
It was a matter of research direction.
But now, he had no choice but to consider the possibility of using the Power of the Tailed Beasts to deal with