Bargaining and Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu

"What? So Orochimaru wasn't tricking me..."

Rasa, flying away on his gold mat, looked back and saw a scene that left a deep impression on him...

Souya held the Starfall Rod, formed hand seals, and as a powerful aura emanated, a massive sand vortex instantly appeared beneath Orochimaru's feet.

The sand vortex, at least several hundred square meters wide, spun, crushing the surrounding earth while bringing up Gold Dust refined from underground minerals.

There were also numerous sand arms within the vortex. As Rasa watched from mid-air, the ground seemed to have turned into the underworld, with thick sand arms swarming out, as if to drag the enemy into the abyss below.

Rasa clenched his fists secretly. He was very puzzled as to how Souya possessed such a vast amount of Chakra, and how the Gold Dust he controlled was more agile and its color more vibrant.

The brilliant yellow Gold Dust flowed with a metallic luster under the sunlight, its density several levels higher than Rasa's.

Rasa turned away in anger, no longer watching. His face was full of unwillingness. He had indeed been slacking in his training recently due to various trivial matters.

His wife, Karura, had also become pregnant with their third child not long ago. Had indulging in domestic bliss hindered his progress in strength...

"Orochimaru!"

"Don't you think you should seriously reconsider my offer?"

Souya said with a cold face, looking at Orochimaru in the sand vortex. He was being kept on the run by countless pale purple Lightning Balls.

Orochimaru's face also showed a look of apprehension. Not to mention the Gold Dust kid, this newly appeared red-haired youth was also extremely bizarre...

The puppet he controlled could easily unleash a series of powerful Lightning Balls without hand seals, constantly restricting his movements.

Seeing the black sealing runes constantly spreading within the sand vortex, Orochimaru felt a bit intimidated. This time, it wasn't just the Gold Dust kid alone...

If he were truly sealed, escaping wouldn't be as simple as last time.

"Cooperation?" Orochimaru stopped moving after dispelling the last Lightning Ball. He stood in the center of the slowly flowing sand vortex and asked Souya.

"Yes! Cooperation!" Souya completed his hand seals and tossed the Starfall Rod into the air.

The Starfall Rod hovered directly above the sand vortex, and then a viscous black liquid, like ink, seeped from the bottom of the rod.

The black liquid dispersed around Orochimaru, gradually forming a black sphere. Then, the color of the black liquid slowly faded, eventually becoming transparent.

Only upon careful inspection could one discover a crystal-clear, glass-like thin film faintly appearing and disappearing around Orochimaru.

"This doesn't look like an attitude of cooperation!" Orochimaru sensed the film and found that it had penetrated the ground, restricting his escape routes.

"There's no need for me to elaborate on how skilled your escape techniques are. By setting up this seal, we can discuss further." Souya said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

Sasori remained silent, merely controlling the puppet of Raiga Kurosuki to gather immense Chakra.

"Crackling!"

An astonishing gust of wind swept through. Large amounts of silver lightning appeared on the puppet's twin blades, with constant "sizzling" sounds, as dense as a flock of birds chirping.

Then, a deep purple light suddenly erupted from the puppet's chest and abdomen. The purple light flowed along the torso and merged with the silver lightning in the twin blades, gradually dyeing the silver lightning a pale purple.

The pale purple lightning possessed less dazzling arrogance, but the flickering arcs were like surging undercurrents beneath the sea, containing astonishing destructive power.

Sasori moved his hands, and the puppet raised its twin blades. The dense purple lightning shot towards Orochimaru with a "Zzzzt" sound.

Orochimaru's pupils constricted sharply. The danger brought by this millstone-sized Lightning Ball made his hair stand on end. He hadn't seen such terrifying Ninjutsu power in a long time.

Orochimaru instinctively wanted to use the Substitution Technique to dodge the attack, but Souya suddenly clasped his hands together.

The Starfall Rod dropped down.

Dong!

The transparent film around Orochimaru instantly began to show numerous small black dots. The black dots moved wildly within the light screen, intertwining with each other. At first glance, it looked like a large number of tadpoles had been poured into a water tank.

"Huh? What is this?!" Anger appeared in Orochimaru's eyes for the first time.

Because he could feel that Souya's sealing technique had completely blocked his retreat, and the only way out was to break through this sealing curtain.

But the next moment, he discovered that the Lightning Ball controlled by Sasori had stopped at the outer edge of the curtain and had not exploded.

The pale purple Lightning Ball floated quietly, with fine arcs constantly flickering on its surface. The condensation of the lightning was astonishing, emitting faint "crackling" sounds, as if the air itself could not withstand the whip of the Lightning Ball.

In a short period, Souya and Sasori had overturned Orochimaru's perception of Sunagakure.

Especially this newly emerged red-haired Puppeteer, it was the first time he had seen a dead puppet use such powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu without hand seals.

If he had known from the beginning that Sunagakure had these two, Orochimaru would not have been so overconfident. With his abilities, escaping from this battlefield early would have been very easy...

What also made Orochimaru find it incredible was that the Gold Dust kid in front of him seemed to be very familiar with his methods, and everything he did was aimed directly at him.

"Cooperating with an enemy from another village, aren't you afraid of being blamed by your Kazekage and scorned by the villagers?" Recognizing the current situation, Orochimaru slightly stuck out his tongue, licking his slightly dry lips.

"As long as the goal is achieved, I don't care about those things, and only you can help me achieve my goal!" Souya said indifferently.

"Tell me your goal..." Orochimaru also showed a curious expression. He wanted to know what Souya's purpose was in targeting him from the beginning.

"Your Summoning Technique scroll needs to have my name written on it, and also..."

"Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!"

Souya said word by word.

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing "Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu," Orochimaru's golden pupils suddenly constricted as sharply as a needle point.

He could understand the Summoning Jutsu scroll, after all, powerful summoning beasts weren't easy to find.

But this Sunagakure ninja he'd never met before, why did he know one of his biggest secrets?!

The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, this Forbidden Jutsu was known by only a handful of people, even in Konoha...

And yet, some brash kid from Sunagakure was so certain that he was researching this Forbidden Jutsu...

"Does Sunagakure have some high-level spies undercover in Konoha?"

"Or is it that Danzo fellow..."

For a moment, Orochimaru's mind raced with countless thoughts.