Although it was long before the betrayal of Konoha.
Orochimaru has already made a transaction with Shōji disguised as 'Obito', and obtained the qualification to 'join' Akatsuki from Shōji, including clothing, The member rings were obtained in advance, but after leaving Konoha, Orochimaru did not go to Rain Country immediately to meet Nagato, Jue, Obito and others.
The reason is very simple. It's not that he doubts the identity Shōji pretends to be, but that Orochimaru is cautious by nature. There is no problem at all in conducting a "zero effort" transaction with Shōji, but it requires him to really join an organization whose details are unclear.
Orochimaru is 100% rejected.
Even if he is extremely eager for 'Rinnegan', he will not do anything reckless. Even if he wants to join Akatsuki, Orochimaru will definitely make all the preliminary preparations and understand this organization to a certain extent before proceeding.
Including the counterfeit Akatsuki clothes and rings provided by Shōji in that transaction, even though Shōji did not do any tricks in them, Orochimaru still checked them carefully several times. For fear that anything related to tracking marks would be left on it, although Orochimaru is very confident, he will not be arrogant. At this period, he is far from reaching his peak. Sarutobi Hiruzen, who has begun to enter his old age, has the ability to kill him!
A mysterious organization like Akatsuki.
Orochimaru will not take it lightly.
Unfortunately, Shōji is really just a fake move. Not only is the identity highly fraudulent, but the transaction itself is full of deception. Orochimaru was defeated by Shōji was a white wolf with empty gloves, and without realizing that there was a disgusting thing like 'White Zetsu' on top of Shinobi World, his whereabouts were easily locked by Akatsuki.
Orochimaru, who thought his whereabouts could be kept secret and secretly carried out various experiments, did not expect that someone would block the door at the most impossible time!
"Boom!"
When an extremely violent bombing sound fell.
caused a riot.
When Orochimaru, who was underground, could clearly feel the intense fluctuation coming in, the expression of Orochimaru, one of the most genius Konoha Sannins, changed.
"!?"
The erect pale golden snake eyes.
"Konoha? Or another enemy!?"
It was difficult for Orochimaru to make a judgment for a while, but he was unwilling to meet anyone here. When the information was unclear and any early warning methods failed, Orochimaru's first thought was to retreat immediately!
In an instant, the figure flashed, and Orochimaru, who had abandoned all the research materials and materials left on the research platform, flashed towards another secret passage in the underground secret room of his home.
No matter who the enemy is.
Orochimaru is absolutely unwilling to meet him.
I used all the backup tactics I had prepared in advance, and my decision to escape immediately had to be said to be extremely wise. Unfortunately, I had no idea who the opponent was, how strong Six Paths of Pain was, and how terrifying White Zetsu's tracking and search capabilities were.
At this stage, Orochimaru simply cannot escape from the dragnet set up by Nagato with the cooperation of White Zetsu!
Just when an underground passage came out.
"Orochimaru!"
The cold words sounded faintly in Orochimaru's ears.
Followed by.
That was when the slender figure entered Orochimaru's pupils, and saw the familiar fire cloud robe, and the mysterious and mysterious reincarnation pattern in the visitor's pupils.
Orochimaru was shocked at first, then happy, and then his pupils became alert and stern.
"The leader of Akatsuki!?"
And the words that followed.
But in reverse, Deva Path Pain, controlled by Nagato at the opposite position, frowned slightly.
The person on the other side clearly knew his identity a long time ago.
It made Nagato feel a very unpleasant feeling in his heart, and coincidentally, at the first moment, the one-eyed Spiral Mask figure emerged from the depths of Nagato's heart. It can be said that it was highly consistent with the person Orochimaru was thinking about in his heart at this moment!
Obito took the blame for Shōji without even knowing it, leaving a different impression on Orochimaru and Nagato in their hearts.
"It seems that you know my identity, and you also guessed that I would come to you. Do you really deserve to be said to be one of the famous Legendary Sannin?"
It can be said that Nagato, who is 100% sure in his heart that it must be the 'Madara' who is causing trouble here, used a very determined tone at this moment, looking at Orochimaru opposite and said coldly.
That expressionless expression caught Orochimaru's eyes.
Orochimaru, who was transformed simultaneously, thought that he had figured out the relationship between the 'mysterious mask Uchiha' and the leader with 'Rinnegan' Akatsuki in front of him. At that moment, he also chuckled softly and said in a hoarse tone, "Isn't this a matter of course? You and that guy are really interesting!"
This was obviously a pretense of temptation.
But it was Nagato who heard that his previous guesses were completely confirmed. His slightly narrowed eyes revealed a ray of coldness.
"He really said some words to you that you shouldn't have said, so what's your answer!?"
They are obviously not two people on the same channel.
But they can communicate together without any sense of inconsistency. At least from the perspective of Orochimaru and Nagato, they are communicating about the same thing.
I have to say.
Conversations between smart people and smart people are often so 'worry-free' and so weird.
"The leader has come to the door in person? Is there any room for me to make other choices? But let's just say I'm ahead. Although the targets are different, I don't want any changes to the conditions I mentioned before. This is my bottom line!"
While Orochimaru was staring closely at Deva Path Pain not far away, his muscles all over his body tensed subconsciously, and he consciously 'explored' Akatsuki. The mysterious Uchiha tribesman and the Orochimaru who had an 'extraordinary' relationship with the leader of Rinnegan in front of him were all prepared for the worst at this moment.
But this subtle movement did not escape Rinnegan's insight.
Hidden in the darkness, Nagato's eyes narrowed slightly.
Just when the atmosphere was about to become more anxious and dangerous.
"Conditions remain unchanged!"
Deva Path Pain's faint words.
It was as if the extremely tense atmosphere around him was instantly dispersed. Although Nagato had no idea what exactly Obito and Orochimaru were talking about, part of the content could still be guessed (although it was all wrong information.)
In his opinion, this error is a minor issue that can be tolerated.
Moreover, there is a cooperative relationship between him and the 'Madara' pretended by Obito.
They have always been in a mode of using each other and being wary of each other. His plan only requires the use of these forces to complete the Tailed Beast capture target.
Apart from that, Nagato doesn't care at all about some minor issues.