Leaving the Battlefield

"Banshō Ten'in!"

Naraku absorbed Orochimaru into his alternate dimension, a powerful suction force pulled him towards Pain, who was also floating in the sky, before Naraku could react.

Pain Naraku, his left hand aimed at Naraku, his right hand gripping a sharpened black short stick.

Naraku reacted with lightning speed, stretching out his hands and Shuriken out numerous Kunai and shuriken that, under the influence of suction, shot towards Pain even faster.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Pain remained expressionless. The original gravity vanished, and a powerful repulsive force formed a powerful shockwave.

Bang!

Naraku was struck by a powerful and invisible shockwave, flying backwards for more than ten meters before regaining his footing.

"Akatsuki Pain, is indeed quite capable."

Naraku floated in the sky, gazing calmly at Pain ahead.

"To be able to break the Chibaku Tensei, you will be the greatest obstacle to world peace. Join us, or die."

Pain's face was as cold as an iceberg. After offering a word of praise, he did not attack again, but instead gave two options.

"Hehe, I understand your ideals very well, and I'm quite interested in them. Come talk to me again after you've reached that level."

Naraku chuckled. The Akatsuki and Pain still had value; he needed their help to capture the Tailed Beast.

"I am Pain, God. You have only two choices: join me or die."

Pain remained expressionless and spoke coldly, as always.

"Heh, we'll see when you're capable of killing me. Goodbye."

Naraku was unfazed by Pain's arrogance. He chuckled and waved his hand. Before Pain could unleash his Ninjutsu, Naraku vanished on the spot and Flying Thunder God Technique disappear into the distance.

Seeing Naraku vanish from the spot, Pain's usually calm face showed a hint of surprise, and he Hand Seals.

"Rain Tiger at Will Technique!"

What started as a light drizzle gradually intensified, turning into a torrential downpour, and the area affected by the rain gradually expanded.

Pain closed his eyes, sensing the situation in the rain.

"To not detect such a large area... who is this person?"

After a while, Pain opened his eyes, some doubts in his mind.

Land of Grass

In the jungle on the border of the Land of Grass, Naraku opened his right hand, and a whirlwind rippled in his palm. Orochimaru appeared in the whirlwind.

"Orochimaru, the Hidden Stone Collapse Operation was very well done, but your objective may be about to fail."

"After all, you haven't killed the Tsuchikage in so long, so where would you have found the time to capture the Tailed Beast?"

Naraku softly praised him, saying that Orochimaru hadn't achieved any of his objectives, but he had held back many of the Akatsuki's top fighters on the Tsuchikage's side, allowing Naraku to use Ninjutsu without restraint, which was a considerable contribution.

Orochimaru, now free, looked at the Fourth Hokage Uchiha Nara, and said with a somewhat complicated expression:

"Iwagakure has fallen into ruin, but as you said, I have gained nothing..."

"Well, it wasn't a complete loss. I've captured the Tailed Beast you wanted."

A whirlwind rippled in Naraku's left palm, and a figure appeared within the whirlwind, falling to the ground. The figure lay motionless on the ground, its fate unknown.

"This is Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure. Under his leadership, the Iwagakure Ninja almost drove out the invaders from the village, but unfortunately, they ran into me."

Although Naraku downplayed his achievement of capturing the Five-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure during the chaos, Orochimaru was well Jinchuriki the power of Jinchuriki ninjas.

Orochimaru glanced at the unconscious figure below. Knowing that Naraku's gift was not easy to accept, Orochimaru said in a weak voice:

"Is this Jinchuriki a reward for my contributions?"

"Orochimaru, you are the leader of the Otogakure in the Land of Fields Rice Fields. It would be too formal to talk about rewards."

"I noticed you were too busy to leave during the operation, so I specially helped you complete your objective. How are you going to thank me?"

As expected, Naraku's words eventually turned into demands.

When Orochimaru heard Naraku's question, the friendly atmosphere instantly vanished. Orochimaru's Chakra was almost exhausted, and all the henchmen Impure World Reincarnation were sealed in Pain's Ninjutsu. Only he was rescued by Naraku and escaped.

After a long pause, Orochimaru said softly:

"Fourth Hokage, besides this body serving a certain purpose for you, is there anything else about me that you still care about?"

"No."

Naraku replied with a smile, then continued:

"You know Orochimaru, my greatest passion in life Ninjutsu."

Naraku's hints led the astute Orochimaru to roughly guess what Naraku was interested in, and he said somewhat reluctantly:

"Fourth Hokage, is there any Konoha Style Ninjutsu you don't know?"

"Ah, I have mastered most of the Konoha Style Ninjutsu, but Ninjutsu is something that can be updated and replaced, and can also be created."

Orochimaru, I'm very interested in your Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, which allowed you to fight against the Akatsuki. I'd like to know how you improved upon Impure World Reincarnation?

The Impure World Reincarnation you used seems to be quite different from the Impure World Reincarnation recorded in the Scroll of Sealing Konoha."

Naraku cross-legged, speaking softly, but his words were incredibly damaging to Orochimaru.

"The Yondaime..."

Orochimaru murmured somewhat unwillingly. He had spent many years improving the Impure World Impure World Reincarnation Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and had found its true application.

Having just Kamui with this Ninjutsu, the Fourth Hokage Uchiha Nara, has come again demanding more Ninjutsu. Orochimaru, now completely unwavering in his ability to learn Naraku's Ninjutsu, couldn't help but feel a surge of grief and indignation.

Seeing Orochimaru's unwilling expression, Naraku frowned slightly and said coldly:

"What? You want Tailed Beast? I've caught one for you."

You cried for help, and I paid a price to rescue you.

I only have this one small question, and you won't even answer it for me?

Naraku's tone turned cold, and he stared at Orochimaru expressionlessly.

Orochimaru remained silent. In his current state, Orochimaru founded the Otogakure. Proficient in thousands of Ninjutsu and skilled in teaching, he has cultivated many talents and has become a dominant figure in the region.

The leader of the Sound Ninja in the Land of Fields, despite it being a small country and village, still wielded considerable influence.

Orochimaru has been a defector from Konoha for many years. Although he has a so-called Anbu identity, he has always Naraku Orochimaru.

The Fourth Hokage truly treated him like Konoha Ninja, which greatly angered Orochimaru.

"My improvements are quite simple; I just changed some of the usage and techniques..."

After a long silence, Orochimaru finally lowered his proud head under Naraku's pressure.

In this collaboration, Naraku aimed to Iwagakure, while Orochimaru sought to seize the Tailed Beast. Naraku's mission was accomplished; if Naraku hadn't gifted the Tailed Beast, Orochimaru would have essentially worked for nothing.

"I see... I'll have to take up a few minutes of your time. I can't remember just by talking; write it down for me."

Naraku listened to Orochimaru's detailed explanation of the Impure World Reincarnation, and after getting a general idea, he realized that it was indeed much improved compared to the one in the Scroll of Sealing. After listening, Naraku asked Orochimaru to write a scroll.

"Good..."

Orochimaru, expressionless, took the paper and pen from Naraku and began to write.

Orochimaru wrote for a long time, then handed the scroll to Naraku. Naraku slowly read it and said softly:

"Tailed Beast are national treasures. With the fall of Iwagakure and Orochimaru, this is a golden opportunity for Otogakure to rise again."

Naraku didn't give Orochimaru the Tailed Beast because he found Tailed Beast too prickly; the Akatsuki's target was the Tailed Beast. Orochimaru was holding the Five-Tails in his grasp, and their real show was yet to come.

"Perhaps..."

Orochimaru obtained the Five-Tails, but was once again exploited in terms of Ninjutsu, leaving him with an expression of utter despair.