Orochimaru had already unleashed a bloodbath in Konoha.
Drawing on his knowledge of Guren, he had found her training in seclusion at Indra Temple.
To make up for Guren's lack of combat strength, Jing Xiu had once traveled to the Land of Waterfalls and taken the Seven-Tails away.
Fu, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in the original history, no longer had to endure suffering that should never have been hers.
The Land of Waterfalls had also awakened from its dream of becoming the sixth great nation of the Shinobi World.
The legend of the Hero Water had also brought Jing Xiu a section of a God Tree branch.
Seven-Tails Chomei had a gentle disposition. Ordinarily, Jing Xiu let it roam freely in the tropical jungles of the Land of Tea.
At critical moments, Guren would summon Seven-Tails Chomei as a means of deterring powerful enemies.
Whatever benefits Orochimaru had promised, Guren and Haku had actually brought Seven-Tails Chomei along to assist with his Konoha Crush Plan.
Jiraiya's hurried return to Konoha had initially made Orochimaru hesitate over whether to proceed with the plan.
Unexpectedly, Jiraiya had merely made a round of Konoha before rushing off to the Land of Rain.
He had even forgotten the task Hiruzen Sarutobi had assigned him: overseeing the Chunin Ninja Exams.
Watching Hiruzen Sarutobi fight within the Four Violet Flames Formation, Orochimaru felt conflicted.
He remembered placing lilies on his parents' gravestone as a child.
Beside the base of the gravestone, he had discovered a shed snakeskin.
"What's this?"
The young Orochimaru held the snakeskin up before his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"I never thought you'd find one of these!"
"This is the skin shed by a white snake."
The young Orochimaru's eyes were full of curiosity. "I've never seen anything like this before!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave him