The Purpose of Leaving Orochimaru Behind

The smoke-filled Konoha was nearing the end of the rebellion.

With Jiraiya and the Third Hokage joining the battlefield, the morale of the Konoha side surged.

Under the aid of Kakashi and Might Guy, the Hyuga Clan also broke through the encirclement and wiped out a crowd of rebels.

As the Hyuga Clan broke through the encirclement and spread out, they managed to completely stabilize the battle situation.

On the Hokage Rock, Ye Fan watched the battle that was about to end.

Seeing Jiraiya slaughtering his way through, taking down Jonin with a single punch, Ye Fan smiled.

Ye Fan vaguely remembered that when Jiraiya fought the Six Paths of Pain, he had said that he was no longer a purely human being.

Judging by the strength he displayed, his power indeed surpassed ninety-nine percent of the ninjas in the current Ninja World, and that was without even activating Sage Mode.

Ye Fan felt that if Jiraiya had information on the Six Paths of Pain and knew their secrets, he might have been able to defeat them all by himself!

The battle in Konoha gradually drew to a close, and Ye Fan's figure reappeared in the Hokage's office.

Ye Fan and Orochimaru sat side by side, very close to each other, like a pair of very good old friends.

"Danzo died by your hand?" Orochimaru asked calmly, as if making small talk.

"Hmm, he was too weak. He fell before I even put any effort in," Ye Fan gazed into the distance, his thoughts wandering elsewhere.

"Have you ever considered a possibility? That he might have faked his death? Because he knew he wasn't your match, he deliberately used death to deceive you," Orochimaru said.

When Danzo sought out people to research Hashirama Cells and the Sharingan, Orochimaru was one of them.

Back then, he had used the method of faking his death to escape from that incident.

Of course, this wasn't because Orochimaru felt he was no match for Danzo, but because Orochimaru wanted to reduce some trouble.

After all, if Danzo knew that Orochimaru was one of the people researching Hashirama Cells, he would definitely send many people to harass him.

The reason Orochimaru said this was because he had also studied many ancient texts about the Sharingan and knew many of its secrets.

"Are you talking about Izanagi? If I want to use that Ninjutsu, someone like Danzo would never be able to activate it."

Ye Fan's gaze remained fixed on the distance, as if admiring the scenery of Konoha.

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then seemed to understand.

Ye Fan was once a member of the Uchiha Clan, so it wasn't surprising that he seemed to know about forbidden jutsu like Izanagi.

Then, Orochimaru asked, "Ye Fan, don't you want to kill me? I was once someone who wanted to destroy Konoha with all my heart!"

"Heh heh, you haven't destroyed Konoha yet, have you? Wait until you truly have the strength to destroy Konoha, then ask that question."

"Haha, it seems you don't have Kotoamatsukami, the strongest genjutsu in the afternoon, either!"

Orochimaru's gaze towards Ye Fan became increasingly greedy.

Ye Fan's body was simply too perfect, as if tailor-made for him.

Genjutsu was Orochimaru's weakness, the weakness he most wanted to complete.

He only discovered this weakness after being instantly defeated by Uchiha Itachi; he had always believed he was immune to genjutsu before.

Ye Fan, not only possessing unparalleled strength but also the ability to resist genjutsu, was truly the existence he had always dreamed of.

Ye Fan turned his head and looked directly at the greedy Orochimaru, his expression as calm as water, without the slightest ripple.

"With your current strength, wanting to possess my body is simply wishful thinking."

"If I wanted to kill you, it would be as easy as flipping my hand!"

"But, do you know why I'm not killing you?"

"Oh, why? You're so perfect, what can I do for you?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, not refuting Ye Fan's words.

He knew that Ye Fan's words were indeed the truth; killing him would be as easy as flipping his hand.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who had already woken up but were still pretending to be unconscious, pricked up their ears to listen.

They were also very curious about what Ye Fan was planning.

Ye Fan didn't hide anything and answered directly, "Impure World Reincarnation. Currently, you are the only one in the Ninja World who knows Impure World Reincarnation, and that is why you can survive in my hands."

"Impure World Reincarnation?" Orochimaru was a little confused for a moment. After connecting Ye Fan's background and sorting out the events, Orochimaru understood.

"You want to use me, to use this jutsu to resurrect your parents?"

After much thought, Orochimaru felt that this was the only correct reason.

Otherwise, Ninjutsu and the like would probably have no meaning to Ye Fan.

In the face of absolute power, everything else seemed insignificant.

And Ye Fan possessed power of that magnitude.

"Orochimaru, you are very smart," Ye Fan said softly, then shook his head:

"However, your current Impure World Reincarnation is too trashy, it's simply not presentable."

"The Impure World Reincarnation I want is one where the reincarnated being can retain their peak strength, with no significant difference."

"And, an Impure World Reincarnation that doesn't require sacrificing living people!"

Ye Fan's words sent a shock through Orochimaru.

From Ye Fan's words, he could discern Ye Fan's understanding of Impure World Reincarnation and the direction for improving this forbidden jutsu.

"What, you can't do it?" Ye Fan glanced at Orochimaru and said, "If you can't even do something this simple, you'll never be able to possess me."

"If you could summon the First Hokage at his peak, perhaps you could use him to defeat me."

Hearing this, Orochimaru fell into deep thought. What Ye Fan said seemed to be very correct.

It seemed that, given the current situation, this was indeed the only way he had a chance.

Based on his experience with the first reincarnation of Hashirama Senju, he speculated that Hashirama Senju's strength at his peak would definitely far surpass that of his first summoning.

"Orochimaru, I'm giving you the chance to possess my body, it's up to you whether you can seize it."

"One year. I'll give you one year. If you still can't do it after a year, I'll have to find someone else."

"You can go now. See you in a year. If you haven't succeeded by then, there's no need for you to exist anymore."

Ye Fan waved his hand, his gaze continuing to look into the distance.

"Heh heh, Ye Fan, then we'll meet in a year!"

Orochimaru leaned against Ye Fan, sniffed him, and vanished from the spot.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who were lying on the ground pretending to be unconscious, listened with trembling hearts, their minds blank.

Although it was only a few short sentences, they found them incredibly shocking.

Jiraiya, who had been on the rooftop for a long time, also heard their entire conversation, his expression extremely serious.

What Ye Fan asked Orochimaru to do could potentially threaten the entire Ninja World!

The title "God of Shinobi" for Hashirama Senju wasn't just for show.

If Orochimaru could truly control Hashirama Senju at his peak, combined with his dangerous ideology, it would undoubtedly be a disaster!

"Ye Fan, have you truly decided to do this?"

Jiraiya's serious voice rang out, and his figure suddenly appeared beside Ye Fan.