After Shisui and Orochimaru left, Ren casually burned down a large area of forest and then waited quietly in the same spot.
About half an hour later, Jiraiya appeared at the scene.
"Orochimaru is incredibly slippery. Despite his mediocre strength, his escape skills are top-notch. I'm not of much use in capturing Orochimaru, so let's part ways here. You continue with your mission, Jiraiya Jonin."
Jiraiya Ren could stop, Yuuki spoke up.
Jiraiya stopped and looked around at the signs of battle.
Actually, you can't see anything at all; apart from the burn marks, there's nothing else.
The only thing we can be sure of is that the battle scenes will be massive!
Jiraiya, who shared the same feeling as Ren, didn't see anything wrong with it.
In his perception, Ren was slightly stronger than himself in Sage Mode, but not by much, so it was understandable that he couldn't capture Orochimaru.
"I understand. Then let's part ways here, Fifth Generation."
Jiraiya couldn't wait to separate from Ren, and after saying that, he left without looking back.
Seeing that Jiraiya didn't want to spend a moment longer with him, Ren smiled slightly.
Because Ren also dislikes being with Jiraiya, the two simply don't get along.
However, Ren still shouted loudly at Jiraiya's retreating figure.
"Jiraiya, when you 'Jonin out of the village, remember to follow the rules!"
Jiraiya, who was speeding away, slightly distorted his form upon hearing Ren's words.
There was a noticeable pause, then they left at an even faster pace.
If Jiraiya could learn from Tsunade and stop ruining Konoha's reputation while wandering around.
While Tsunade may not be Jiraiya than Jiraiya, Tsunade never actively reveals her background or name.
Those in the Shinobi World who should know about their actions know it all; everyone understands.
But as long as you don't go around publicizing it, there's no evidence. And what does something without evidence have to do with Konoha?
Ren didn't care at all about things that had nothing to do with Konoha, because Ren was the only Konoha in his heart, and everything he did was for Konoha!
After Jiraiya's figure disappeared from sight, Ren also left quietly.
At the southernmost tip of the Shinobi World Continent lies a peninsula nation, the Land of Tea.
A country without ninja villages, the home of a newly emerged merchant guild that, in a short time, has become an equal to the established merchant guilds.
Inside a luxurious mansion in the heart of the Chamber of Commerce.
The black-haired boy, who was reading a book by Fugaku, suddenly felt a tearing pain in his body.
The boy endured the pain without uttering a single cry or even trembling.
Soon, the boy's chest swelled up, and he quickly tore open his clothes, revealing a head with spiky black hair on his chest.
Then, as if someone had grown out of the boy's chest, he quickly landed on the ground and got up.
The boy looked at the young figure that had emerged from his body, bowed his head respectfully, and called out.
"Lord Orochimaru!"
The young man shook his head, a somewhat sinister smile appearing on his handsome face, and said.
"Bai, from today onwards, my name is Yun Chi, Uchiha Yun Chi!"
"Yes, Lord Yun Chi!"
Bai obediently changed his address immediately.
After learning part of the truth about Chakra, Orochimaru no longer intended to include Ren in his group.
However, Ren Danzo, and more importantly, Ren is far more generous than Danzo.
This allowed Orochimaru to maintain his cooperation with Ren for the time being.
While working closely with Ren, she was also thinking about cutting ties with Ren as soon as possible.
Orochimaru never had only Danzo and Ren as his partners; it's just that in the end, all his other partners were completely devoured by Orochimaru, leaving not even a trace.
Without a doubt, Orochimaru wanted to devour both Danzo and Ren, but unfortunately, he lacked the strength to do so.
Orochimaru will not reveal his intentions until he is 99% certain.
If he couldn't deal with him, he would find a way to sever ties. Orochimaru had been preparing for this for a long time, especially after being threatened by Ren. Orochimaru was even more determined to completely cut off contact with Ren.
Having broadened his Orochimaru was no longer completely obsessed with the Living Corpse Reincarnation. The special Chakra that could completely enhance one's own abilities led Orochimaru to discover a new and promising path.
Ren's strength also fueled Orochimaru's interest in the Uchiha Clan.
It's true that Itachi is Orochimaru's target, but the cautious Orochimaru won't place all his hopes on one person.
As a researcher, when I lack this or that, my first thought is to make it myself.
This new body is a complete Frankenstein's monster, inside and out.
Based on Orochimaru's own cells, it incorporates the genes of the three Snake Princess Sages from Ryūchi Cave, Jūgo's genes, and the Uchiha Clan genes that Danzo.
Not long ago, after Orochimaru Impure World Reincarnation Madara Uchiha, Madara's wisps of hair completely lost their vitality and therefore could not be integrated into Madara's genes.
However, Orochimaru still optimized and improved his own Uchiha Clan based on the gene sequences remaining in the hair fragments.
As for the most crucial part, the soul, Orochimaru directly tore his own soul apart and erased some of his memories from his soul, leaving only these fragments.
He then used the Living Corpse Reincarnation to devour the souls of several people, using them as the outer shell for his current soul fragments, thus completely isolating himself from the outside world.
There was no other way; Orochimaru was terrified by the Hellfire back then. Although it's uncertain whether it will be effective, it's better than doing nothing.
Finally, everything is sealed within the White Cursed Seal of Heaven, so that it will immediately revive should the original body change.
The white Cursed Seal is different from the Cursed Seal on the early Anko; its intelligence level has greatly increased, and it no longer needs external input of Natural Energy to revive.
A new Orochimaru, completely severed from the past and whose very existence was unknown even to his original self, was born.