After my triumphs and defeats, I created multiple aliases across countless worlds.

"Orochimaru, from now on, Uchiha Byakuya will be your teammate."

"Nice to meet you, Byakuya-kun."

Orochimaru licked his lips in his signature way, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes, which didn't look like he was up to any good.

However, Payne didn't say much about it.

When he first invited Orochimaru to join the Akatsuki, Orochimaru immediately tried to steal his Rinnegan.

It seems quite normal to have designs on the Sharingan.

However, Pain had previously stated that Akatsuki members were not allowed to take action on their own, but Pain was probably aware of cases like Kakuzu's.

Previously, Kakuzu's teammates were basically all killed by Kakuzu.

As long as you have the ability to do things cleanly, or if the opponent is too weak and gets killed directly, Pain won't say much.

Everyone who joined Akatsuki had their own reasons for joining.

Payne naturally didn't insist on anything else.

"I've heard about what you did in Konoha before, but I didn't expect you to actually take down Danzo."

Orochimaru felt utterly disgusted at that moment.

Although he left Konoha, he still maintained a cooperative relationship with Danzo.

Many of the materials used in his experiments were provided by Danzo.

Now that Byakuya has killed Danzo.

Who will I get these things from in the future?

However, since Byakuya was teaming up with him, Orochimaru naturally had his own ideas.

I heard they've got a kaleidoscope now, right?

If we could take over Byakuya's body, it seems his potential is even greater than Itachi Uchiha's?!

Orochimaru had always coveted Itachi Uchiha's body.

After secretly watching Itachi train, he could no longer suppress his envy of the Uchiha clan.

He wanted to learn all the ninjutsu in the ninja world, fulfilling his own desires.

Now that he has the ability to reincarnate, he can take over the body of an Uchiha clan member during this period of time.

With the Sharingan, I will be able to copy abilities in the future.

He just never had the chance; he didn't even want a weak body, as it would only weaken his own strength.

On the one hand, it's necessary to be compatible, even if the strength is slightly weaker; on the other hand, it's either necessary to be strong, even if the compatibility is not perfect.

White Night is clearly a pretty good target right now.

"That's right. I heard that you were the one who experimented on his Sharingan arm."

Byakuya began to ponder whether he should try to extract some benefits from Orochimaru.

But after thinking about it, Bai Ye finally gave up.

There was nothing of interest to Orochimaru here; on the contrary, it seemed that Orochimaru was setting his sights on him.

"Well, I did experiment with that thing, but... it was a bit of a failure..."

It has to be said that Orochimaru, when thinking about that arm, also felt somewhat defeated.

For him, an experiment that wasn't perfect was unsuccessful.

"It was indeed a failure. Without the suppression of the Sharingan, that arm was essentially useless."

The Sharingan can actually suppress Hashirama's cells.

Perhaps it's because these things originated from the Sage of Six Paths.

Therefore, after obtaining the Sharingan, transplanting Hashirama cells became much simpler.

Danzo was like that, and so was Obito.

Even Bai Ye felt that his successful fusion after the experiment was most likely due to the Sharingan.

At that time, Hashirama's cells were running rampant in Byakuya's body, but the Sharingan eventually resolved the situation.

"So what do you know?"

After hearing what Byakuya said, Orochimaru's eyes lit up. Judging from Byakuya's expression, it seemed that he knew something.

Orochimaru was initially upset about his partner being killed by Byakuya.

But now, the depression in his heart has been swept away.

Orochimaru had probably guessed that Byakuya might know something.

"What is it that you are pursuing, Orochimaru?"

Byakuya had always been curious about what Orochimaru was trying to achieve.

eternal life?

That's true. However, it seems that after being defeated by Itachi Uchiha, his desire for the power of the Uchiha clan, which he already coveted, became even more insane.

Later on, he did find his ultimate goal.

But in reality, Orochimaru has been living in a daze for some time now.

It's estimated that even he himself isn't sure what he ultimately wants to do.

"Pursue?"

Orochimaru smiled sinisterly. What was he pursuing?

I can't believe a little brat would ask me something like that.

"I am quite interested in the power of your Uchiha clan... well... for now..."

Orochimaru spoke in a hoarse voice, his tone indifferent.

Clearly, this is exactly what Orochimaru cares about most.

"Looks like you're getting old and lack confidence in your abilities."

Orochimaru, though a commoner with no blood on his hands, managed to become one of the Legendary Sannin.

genius.

This was Orochimaru's nickname in that era.

"When exactly did you realize your insignificance? Was it when Nawaki died, or after experiencing those wars?"

"You talk like you know me so well, kid..."

Orochimaru licked his lips, feeling a bit annoyed. Being lectured by a brat—no one would be happy in that situation, right?

However, Orochimaru did not make a move. After all, he had not yet figured out some things, and besides, they were still in Amegakure. If he made a move, Pain probably wouldn't stand by and watch.

...

"Wow, you're amazing, senpai! You can't even out-argue Orochimaru-senpai!"

"Ah Fei, could you suddenly appear behind someone?"

Bai Ye was speechless for a moment. He turned to look at A Fei, who was joking around. He roughly knew why A Fei had come to find him.

Is it because they can't figure out their own strength, their kaleidoscope abilities, or their purpose in testing them?

With that in mind, Obito, as a member of the Uchiha clan, naturally knew just how monstrous the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan could be.

Aren't he and Zhishui examples of this?

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"But I was right behind you the whole time, and you noticed me..."

Obito scratched the back of his head. From the beginning, he had been behind Byakuya without hiding at all.

He didn't know if Bai Ye would notice him, so he simply decided not to hide and listen.

Just listen to it openly and honestly.

From this perspective, it seems that Bai Ye did indeed discover him before.

"What do you want from me?"

Bai Ye turned his head, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. Now that he knew Obito's purpose, Bai Ye was still very curious about what he would do.

After all, finding out information about a ninja's abilities is no easy task.

Normally, once a ninja's abilities are known to the enemy, they can be easily countered.

This is why Hidan and Kakuzu were initially like war gods, but after their abilities were discovered and countered, Hidan was even killed by Shikamaru.

Even Pain became much easier to defeat after Naruto obtained information about him.

Without Jiraiya's intelligence, Konoha would likely not have been able to deal with Pain's invasion so easily, and even with the intelligence, Konoha would have been completely destroyed.