Judging by the time...
The original should have already activated the [Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu], right?
Chapter 372: Come back to life! Madara Uchiha!
While the [Shadow Clone] did everything he could to stall for time...
Orochimaru's original body returned to the Underground Base as fast as possible.
Jiraiya's sudden appearance in the Land of Swamps had caught him completely off guard.
Although Orochimaru had long known that Jiraiya had been tracking his whereabouts over the years...
For one thing, Orochimaru had great faith in that idiot Jiraiya's intelligence, and for another, he had even greater faith in his own ability to hide.
But he had never imagined this.
After Orochimaru had spent so many years in hiding, Jiraiya had finally caught up with him!
Had Jiraiya actually discovered his exact whereabouts, or was this simply an accident?
There was no need to dwell too much on such minor details anymore.
Whether Jiraiya had appeared in the Land of Swamps deliberately or by accident...
His allegiance as a Konoha ninja would not waver.
Now that Jiraiya had discovered Orochimaru's trail, he was bound to send the news back to Konoha.
And that would not take long!
After all, Orochimaru had spent so many years in Konoha, and he had been Jiraiya's teammate for decades.
He knew very well that Jiraiya had a special channel of communication with Konoha.
Toads!
As far as Orochimaru knew...
Jiraiya had even left a messenger toad in Konoha specifically to relay information!
Orochimaru even knew that messenger toad's name-Kosuke the Toad!
Given the convenience of the [Summoning Technique]...
Jiraiya might need only a few minutes to send the intelligence from the Land of Swamps back to Konoha.
When that happened, Uchiha Minamoto would definitely receive the news, and might even come to the Land of