Orochimaru, who quietly slipped away from the battlefield, was actually extremely weak.
The Impure World Reincarnation seeks ultimate control, although the battle is fought using the Reanimated Body's own Chakra.
However, controlling its actions still requires a considerable amount of Chakra, especially since all three Reanimated Body are powerful individuals.
Having already suffered a fatal blow from Hidan, Orochimaru's condition was already poor when he stood up again.
After that, the intense battle, plus surviving an enhanced version of Shinra Tensei, meant that if it weren't for Orochimaru with maxed-out survival skills...
At this point, things may be completely hopeless, and they can only rely on the backup plan they've set up on the White side to wait for a resurrection.
If he could, Orochimaru would not want to Tenseigan unless he obtained Itachi's body.
The recently discovered secret of Chakra made Orochimaru unwilling to give up this body that had been strengthened several times.
This attempt to steal a chicken backfired, leaving Orochimaru in a rather unpleasant mood.
Orochimaru, now in the form of a small white snake, found an abandoned snake den and crawled inside, slowly recovering.
After recovering some of its Chakra, the white snake began to work.
We need to dig out a suitable space and wait a while before reverting to human form.
The little white snake, diligently digging a hole in the ground, suddenly unearthed an empty cavity.
Orochimaru, who had extensive experience in building underground bases, immediately recognized it as one of the ventilation shafts in an underground space.
Orochimaru, who knew the Shinobi World map by heart, carefully recalled that since records began, no settlement had ever formed here, and there were no villages or towns around.
It seems that this place was turned into a battlefield during the Third Shinobi World War.
The little white snake revealed a human-like smile.
Sure enough, you can always find interesting things no matter where you are!
After slowly sealing it off, Orochimaru accelerated his recovery.
More than ten hours later, Orochimaru, who had almost fully recovered his health, transformed back into a small white snake and crawled downwards along the ventilation shaft.
A few minutes later, Orochimaru arrived at an enormous cave.
Looking at the extremely rough style, and the caves that were carved out by brute force without any architectural beauty.
Orochimaru looked somewhat disappointed.
There probably isn't anything good in a place like this.
With the thought that since he was already there, he couldn't just sit around doing nothing, Orochimaru began exploring the entire underground cave.
As a pioneer of science in the Shinobi World, Orochimaru naturally wouldn't use methods like seeing, hearing, or touching to explore.
He took out paper and pen from a sealing scroll that was spat out from the mouth of a giant snake, wrote something quickly, and then put it back into the sealing scroll.
"Have Bai prepare the equipment on the list within half an hour."
The psychic communication was then dispelled.
Just ten minutes later, the giant serpent reappeared, spitting out a massive sealing scroll that was as tall as a bucket and as thick as a water bucket.
After Orochimaru opened the door, a bunch of equipment appeared. After quickly setting it up, Orochimaru started the equipment and began exploring the cave.
After activating various detection instruments, Orochimaru quickly constructed the structure of the underground cave in his mind based on the data.
After understanding its structure, Orochimaru wore a single pair of glasses, which were connected to an earpiece, and the other side was connected to a lamp in his hand.
After carefully scanning every inch of the space, the exploration officially began.
First, there was a dark room that Orochimaru found extremely interesting based on its structure. It was blocked by stones, and judging from its shape, this dark room initially seemed to be a completely enclosed space except for the ventilation opening.
Once inside, Orochimaru saw that apart from a stone bed, there was nothing else.
Since the senses can miss a lot of information, Orochimaru did not retreat immediately. Instead, he used the lamp in his hand to illuminate every part of the dark room.
A tiny fragment in the corner caught Orochimaru's attention.
After gently picking it up with tweezers, Orochimaru placed it in a test tube and continued his exploration.
After two attempts, Orochimaru found only a few stray hairs besides the initial fragments; the original hair had crumbled over time.
If it weren't for the instrument's test results, Orochimaru would have mistaken it for dust.
Satisfied, Orochimaru left the room and went to a spacious area of the cave to examine the first fragments he had discovered.
The result was quite unexpected.
Orochimaru possessed this item and had studied it.
White Zetsu's body tissues!