Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

As they spoke, Shinichi Hyuga lowered his head, his left hand quickly brushing across Orochimaru's hand. A ring with an empty inscription on its face was in Shinichi's hand, which he then slowly presented to Orochimaru, asking:

"Lord Orochimaru should be very familiar with this ring, right?"

"Could you tell us about the owners of these kinds of rings?"

Gently squeezing the ring in his hand, Shinichi Hyuga asked the question directly.

"!!!"

Orochimaru hadn't expected that Shinichi Hyuga and his group were actually after the Akatsuki organization! Shinichi and his crew were investigating the Akatsuki and its accomplices?!

Has this mercenary organization actually attracted the attention of Konoha?

Thinking of this, Orochimaru scanned the entire scene, glanced at the ninjas sent by the village, analyzed the strength and configuration of this team, and suddenly had a look of realization.

Realizing that the target was not him, but the deeply hidden Akatsuki organization, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh with delight.

The relationship between Orochimaru and Akatsuki is one of mutual exploitation. In recent years, Orochimaru has had his own ideas and pursuits, and has had very little contact with the rather restrictive Akatsuki.

Although he still wore the Akatsuki ring and clothing, Orochimaru never truly considered those people as allies. Orochimaru's attitude had already drawn the ire of the Akatsuki leadership, and relations between the two sides were already very tense.

Orochimaru was very familiar with Akatsuki's way of doing things. Before joining, he had secretly investigated the organization's background. In addition, he was very interested in the leader's Rinnegan and wanted to join Akatsuki to seek the opportunity to seize the Rinnegan.

However, the leader of Akatsuki was very mysterious, and the members always communicated using the Void Projection technique. Orochimaru never figured out the exact location of the Akatsuki leader, so there was no way he could have plotted to seize the Rinnegan.

Because Orochimaru felt he no longer had the chance to awaken the multiple Rinnegan, he became passive and uncooperative in some missions, which led to his relationship with Akatsuki reaching a freezing point.

If someone were to expose this secret, Orochimaru would inevitably be hunted down by members of the Akatsuki.

Orochimaru doesn't want to break the ice right now, but the organization is becoming increasingly distrustful and impatient with him.

Coincidentally... Konoha has now taken notice of the Akatsuki. For Orochimaru, the best course of action would be to instigate a major conflict between the two sides, thus making him the biggest beneficiary.

With a quick thought, Orochimaru instantly understood the crux of the matter. Faced with Shinichi Hyuga's question, Orochimaru responded with a smile:

"What do you want to know?"

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Hyuga didn't hold back and asked in front of Jiraiya and the others:

"Who are the members of the organization? How many are there? What is their strength? What techniques do they possess? What is their purpose?"

"I have too many questions to answer, but I would appreciate it if Lord Orochimaru could tell us more about the organization you have joined."

"As for the reward... I'll take your life and the lives of your men as my payment."

Shinichi Hyuga's words caused a glint to flash in Orochimaru's eyes, and he feigned anger, saying:

"In your eyes, am I such an easily subdued person?"

However, Shinichi Hyuga remained calm upon hearing this and said, "I'm helping you, aren't I?"

Shinichi Hyuga knew Orochimaru's background, and the information gap between the two meant that this negotiation was not on the same level from the very beginning.

not to mention....

As he spoke, Shinichi Hyuga gently patted Orochimaru's shoulder, then slowly put down the kunai in his hand.

As the coldness on his neck disappeared, Orochimaru's expression did not ease; instead, it became even more unpleasant.

Without a doubt, Shinichi Hyuga has probably already left the Flying Thunder God mark on himself, right?!

"You little brat..."

Even someone as powerful as Orochimaru in the Chen family couldn't help but feel a surge of anger at this moment, and almost lost control of his emotions.

However, Orochimaru quickly composed himself, and with a clasp of his hands, he actually released the Impure World Reincarnation technique. At the same time as releasing the forbidden technique, Orochimaru also answered Shinichi's question.

"The organization I belong to is called Akatsuki."

"In my opinion, it's just a mercenary organization."

"The leader of Akatsuki is very mysterious. I have never seen him before, but... that guy's eyes are the legendary Rinnegan!"

Orochimaru seemed to back down, not only releasing the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation but also unleashing Manda's summoning. At the same time, he gestured to Kimimaro, who was fighting Guy in the distance, signaling him to stop.

As Orochimaru was explaining the information about Akatsuki to Shinichi, two coffins rose from the ground. Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju entered the coffins one after the other, and then sank into the ground and disappeared.

After doing all this, Orochimaru waved and walked towards his underground palace.

Seeing this, Shinichi was no longer afraid that Orochimaru might have some tricks up his sleeve or a trap, and followed along.

We are all intelligent people, and a simple conversation should have made each other aware of each other's intentions. Since we can cooperate, there is no need for fighting.

Neither Orochimaru nor Shinichi Hyuga are the kind of people who would fight to the death just to save face.

These people's target is Akatsuki, which suits Orochimaru's purposes perfectly!

Shisui, Kakashi, and Guy met up one after another, and seeing Shinichi and Orochimaru talking as they walked towards the underground palace, they immediately followed.

Jiraiya had anticipated Shinichi's thoughts and silently approached Orochimaru's side, listening attentively to the information Orochimaru shared.

However, when he heard that the leader of Akatsuki actually possessed a pair of Rinnegan, his expression clearly changed, but Jiraiya did not interrupt and listened silently.

Shinichi Hyuga glanced sideways at Jiraiya, then remained silent.

Orochimaru, having clearly noticed the change in Jiraiya's expression, suddenly said:

"Jiraiya, the Rinnegan, you should be very familiar with it, right?"

"Hmph hmph hmph..."

Orochimaru's sinister laughter made Jiraiya frown. He naturally sensed that Orochimaru was implying something.

Speaking of which....

When he met those three children in Amegakure, wasn't Orochimaru right there beside him?

Clearly, Orochimaru realized something when he noticed that the leader of Akatsuki possessed the Rinnegan.

“…”

"It can't be him."

After a brief silence, Jiraiya spoke up in denial, but even he himself lacked confidence when he said it.

Orochimaru remained noncommittal and continued:

"Besides the leader who possesses the Rinnegan, Akatsuki also has Kisame, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure. This guy killed Fuguki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and stole the ninja sword Kisame."

"And then there's the owner of the Executioner's Blade, Hibiki Juzo."

"Sasori, a rogue ninja from Sunagakure; Kakuzu, a rogue ninja from Takigakure."

"With me included, all of us together constitute Akatsuki's current fighting force."

The Akatsuki organization was still small. When Shinichi Hyuga heard that Juzo Biwa had also become a member of the Akatsuki, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

This guy... is a pawn he can control remotely. Before the number of Akatsuki members expands, Juzo Biwa can play a big role!

Akatsuki is certainly not at its "golden age" now, and Shinichi Hyuga did not hear any familiar names in the list Orochimaru gave him.

Uchiha Itachi, of course, goes without saying; at this time, he was still working as an Anbu in Konoha.

Not only him, but also Hidan, who is immortal, and Deidara, whose art is an explosion, have not yet joined Akatsuki.

This rogue ninja organization that has stirred up the ninja world now has only a handful of members, making it the perfect time to attack Akatsuki.

Now that Sasori is dead, Orochimaru is outside the Akatsuki organization, and the other members are either not yet "infiltrated" or are on missions elsewhere, perhaps now is the best time to attack the Land of Rain.

However, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Shinichi Hyuga shook his head.

Shisui, Itachi, and Kakashi Hatake have not yet awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Unless Minato and Kushina team up together and bring Jiraiya along, Konoha will have no chance of defeating Pain and Konan.

but...

Before the opponent's strength is revealed, Shinichi has no way of persuading Minato and the "Jinchūriki" to leave Konoha and fight in the Land of Rain.

How could the Hokage leave the village so easily? You must know that even during the most brutal moments of the Third Shinobi World War, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not leave the village even for a moment.

To expect the strongest to launch a coordinated attack right now is wishful thinking...

As they spoke, the group arrived at the entrance of the underground palace. Orochimaru formed a hand seal, and the palace gate slowly opened.

Led by Orochimaru, the group headed into the dark underground palace.

Shinichi wasn't afraid, so Jiraiya and the others were even less likely to be. Even if Orochimaru made another move, they could simply use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take everyone away.

Orochimaru is too smart to make any underhanded moves at a time like this.

In the dimly lit underground palace, Orochimaru continued:

"Akatsuki's ultimate goal is to seize all the tailed beasts."

"As for what to do after obtaining the Tailed Beasts... it's nothing more than ruling the world..."

“I have no interest in this kind of thing, so I stay outside the organization.”

"Xiao is still accumulating strength, and will take action as soon as he has enough strength."

"Now is a good time for Konoha to break through Akatsuki."

"If you decide to do this, I can offer some assistance."

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Chapter 145 Operation: Infiltrating the Land of Rain! (Please subscribe)