"NO--!"
As Jiraiya howled in almost despair, Deva Path thrust the black rod in his hand.
But something unexpected happened.
Deva Path seemed to have exhausted all its power, and fell gently to the ground, turning into a lifeless puppet.
The black rod in his hand slipped away, only grazing Tsunade's skin.
"What happened?"
Jiraiya was stunned, completely unable to comprehend the situation.
After a moment, seeing that Deva Path was still unmoving, Jiraiya slowly began to realize.
Something was likely wrong with Nagato's body!
This was the only way he could explain why this puppet suddenly stopped moving.
Who could find and influence Nagato's true form?
Did Minato take action?
Would he win?
Jiraiya sighed in relief and made a random guess in his mind.
No matter who it was, as long as Tsunade wasn't dead!
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Jiraiya was only half right.
Someone was indeed threatening Nagato, but it wasn't Minato.
It was the 'silent serpent' that had long been lurking.
Relying on several broken Pain bodies and the black rod, Orochimaru easily traced the location of Nagato's body in the opposite direction.
Like Jiraiya, even though Orochimaru also mastered the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, he was not perfect.
Moreover, to perfect the Impure World Reincarnation, after constantly switching bodies, it became increasingly difficult to understand the balance of natural energy in his body, so he switched to researching a more adaptable low-end version: Living Corpse Reincarnation (Fushi Tensei).
However, that didn't mean he didn't understand the technique of immortality; using his half-baked Sage Mode, it wasn't difficult to trace chakra in reverse.
Additionally, Nagato's thoughts were all on Jiraiya's side. He was completely unaware of Orochimaru's approach.
"What-!"
The flawless paper tree was split by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword, revealing the true forms of Nagato and Konan hidden inside.
"I found you!"
Orochimaru showed a cruel smile, staring at Nagato, and licked his lips loudly.
"Orochimaru! You..."
Konan was shocked and quickly shielded Nagato.
"Of course, both of you! Have the little kids from the past grown to this level?"
"That defeated Jiraiya will only cause trouble! I should have gotten rid of you from the start!"
"However, it's not too late to fix it. That Rinnegan, I will take it!"
"Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru took action, extending dozens of long snakes from his hands, rushing toward Konan and Nagato.
There were also sharp swords intertwined within to enhance the power of attack and penetration.
Although Konan was quite good, how could she be a match for Orochimaru, and her Paper Technique was not very suitable for defense but rather for offense.
Nagato was aware of this crisis and could only draw his consciousness and strength from Deva Path.
He returned to his original form and helped Konan block the wave of attacks from Orochimaru.
"Wind Release: Air Bullets!"
Nagato used Wind Element to cut all the snake hands in front of him.
"Orochimaru, it's you!"
"You really found this place? Is this your tactic? The disgraceful Konoha..."
Orochimaru licked the Kusanagi sword in his hand again, with a disgusted expression.
"I'm different from that idiot Jiraiya."
"I just made a deal with someone else."
Orochimaru didn't have to give Konoha face, but he still had to give it to the Yellow Flash, not to mention receiving the Sharingan as a reward. Once he took on a task, he would never disappoint, let alone give up halfway.
'A deal? With whom?'
Nagato glared at Orochimaru with hatred in his eyes.
If this person didn't interfere, Deva Path would have killed Tsunade, which would have made Jiraiya feel the pain.
It was all this bastard's fault!
Even though it wasn't because he wasn't sure he could kill this person quickly.
Nagato took action, intending to kill Orochimaru, and then continued to dominate Deva Path.
"Of course, that's our Hokage!"
Orochimaru continued to smile fiercely, but he didn't specify which Hokage.
"Hokage? The one I just killed?"
Orochimaru was shocked and asked, "Did you kill that old man?"
"Right. The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, the one who despised small countries and caused us endless pain, should have died a long time ago!"
"Ah, really?"
"If so, you die too!"
Orochimaru's face turned cold, and a killing intent emerged.
His cold snake-like eyes showed a biting frost.
Although there were many things he didn't like about Hiruzen, the other party was his teacher.
He could touch his teacher, but no one else could!
No one could!
Because the other party killed that old man, go and bury him with him!
"Snake Mouth Bind!"
Orochimaru opened his mouth, spewing out tens of thousands of chakra snakes, quickly wrapping and tearing apart the entire paper tree.
"Blocking Technique Absorption Seal!"
Nagato's body released the Blocking Technique Absorption Seal, absorbing all the dense groups of snakes.
Konan beside him also transformed countless pieces of paper into sharp blades, crazily cutting the snakes.
While their view was obscured by the endless snakes, Orochimaru activated Soft Physique Modification and elongated his neck.
He descended to the ground, circling from underground toward Nagato and Konan, and suddenly launched a stealthy attack.
He even shot the unstoppable Kusanagi sword from his mouth, hitting Nagato directly between his eyebrows!
Orochimaru's attacks were always treacherous and despicable.
As long as he could kill the enemy, he didn't care what technique he used.
Moreover, Nagato's body would remain within the very large life-support machine, proving that his lower body was defective and had almost no mobility at all.
Even if he couldn't kill Nagato, it could also destroy his machine and weaken his condition!
"Almighty Push!"
Nagato was forced to activate his ability, and the sharp tip of the Kusanagi sword made him feel threatened.
He could only use Almighty Push to roughly reflect it!
But he was also forced to destroy the moving machine in his lower body.
The tremendous repulsive force sent Orochimaru flying a hundred meters away. He pulled out the Kusanagi sword, becoming increasingly aware of the power of Rinnegan.
But Orochimaru was not afraid at all.
There was nothing in this world to fear!
He even licked his lips loudly again, his strong killing intent mixed with a bit of greed.
The stronger the Rinnegan, the higher its value!
Just by looking at Nagato's current state, one could tell that the fight between him and Jiraiya and the others would be very exhausting.
This was the best time to kill Nagato and capture the Rinnegan!
How to capture it?
Isn't it simple?
Orochimaru was also very skilled in forbidden techniques!
"Yamata no Jutsu!"
Orochimaru clapped his hands and activated the forbidden technique he had just learned!