"So that was it. You were mourning your fallen companions. I hadn't noticed that."
Orochimaru smiled.
"So, Lord Orochimaru, why were you looking for me?
If I remembered correctly, you were now a rogue ninja of Konoha.
Although I'm not part of the pursuit force, I still have an obligation to bring Konoha's traitors back—or kill them.
Especially someone like you, who knows so much of Konoha's intelligence."
Tobitake Tonbo pulled a small knife from his ninja tool pouch, enlarged it with the Eye-Painting Hand, and fixed Orochimaru with a sharp gaze.
Even though he did not want to fight Orochimaru, and knew Orochimaru did not like fighting either, he still had to put on the proper appearance.
He was an inheritor of the Will of Fire.
"Don't be so tense. I only came to make a deal with you." Orochimaru smiled at the sight.
"A deal? We aren't familiar with each other. What could we possibly trade?"
Tobitake Tonbo asked.
"I want information about the Rinnegan." Orochimaru did not waste words and stated his purpose directly.
He had coveted the Rinnegan for a long time.
But the other party's abilities were too troublesome. Without more information, it was not easy to make a move.
After learning that Tobitake Tonbo had managed to make Pain suffer, he had wanted to know what method he had used.
It was only because the development of his technique had been at a critical stage that he had not acted sooner.
Tobitake Tonbo said solemnly, "A rogue ninja wants to trade with me? Are you trying to make me betray Konoha?
You should be thinking about how to deal with Konoha's pursuit force instead."
"I can give you immortality. I have already created a technique for eternal life.
Having lived through war, you should