In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 69 New Member, Scorching Release: Pakura

Following Orochimaru's gaze, Shinya noticed that a human was standing on his head. Without saying a word, he violently shook his head, sending Chiya flying off his head.

Qianye did a backflip and landed safely. "Your name is Xinya, right? This isn't how you treat your master."

As he spoke, lightning flashed on Qianye's right hand, and he quietly activated the Heavenly Gang Technique.

Accompanied by the cry of a thousand birds, the thousand birds transformed into a thousand bird spears over a hundred meters long, which shot towards Xin Ya.

As a giant serpent from Ryuchi Cave, Shinya possesses immense Sage Chakra and is also highly perceptive and agile. Sensing the threat posed by Chiya's Sage Mode version of Chidori Sharp Spear, Shinya's massive serpentine body wriggled rapidly, easily dodging Chiya's attack.

His throat churned, and a massive surge of Sage Chakra gathered, while a petrifying liquid prepared to be unleashed.

However, he was unaware that this was intentional on Qianye's part. With his Observation Haki, he was fully aware of Xinya's every move.

The instant Xin Ya dodged the attack of the Thousand Birds Spear, the Thunder Spear transformed into a Thunder Whip, binding Xin Ya's massive body.

Then pull hard.

With a painful hiss, Xin Ya's proud head was ripped off from the air by Qian Ye's lightning whip and slammed hard into the ground. The petrified liquid that hadn't yet been spat out also spilled out, petrifying all the surrounding flowers and plants.

"Lord Orochimaru? Is this something a ninja could do?" Kabuto swallowed hard, looking at Orochimaru in horror.

"Let's go." At this moment, Orochimaru no longer cared about the genjutsu that was still on his body.

With such a commotion here, it's no surprise that Akatsuki members are arriving one after another. If Chiyo and Itachi Uchiha confirm his defection from Akatsuki through their conversation, then he'll be completely finished.

Upon hearing this, Kabuto did as he was told, hoisted Orochimaru onto his shoulder, and sped away into the distance. Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave behind a smoke bomb to conceal his escape route and distract Chiya's vision.

Qianye ignored them and instantly appeared in front of Xinya, using a Thousand Birds attack to sever the reverse scale between its eyebrows.

"Now you should behave yourself, Xin Ya," Qian Ye chuckled.

"Please forgive my offense, Master." According to his nature, Xin Ya would become gentle if his rebellious scale was removed. Hearing Qian Ye's words, he quickly apologized.

At this moment, the two masters, Black and White, who were the first to notice the commotion, rushed over.

A giant pitcher plant emerged from the ground. Black Zetsu looked at the enormous creature bound by Thousand Nights Thunder Whip with some surprise and couldn't help but ask, "Thousand Nights, what happened?"

Chiya said "Oh," then turned around and spouted nonsense with a straight face: "Orochimaru recently attacked Itachi, trying to take over his body, but failed. Afterwards, he tried to defect from Akatsuki, but I intercepted him."

"Who knew that guy would be so uncivilized, actually summoning this giant snake to cover their retreat, and then taking the opportunity to escape."

"But you don't need to worry. I've already subdued this giant snake. From now on, it will become my summoned beast, shedding blood and sweat for the organization."

At this point, Qianye looked at Xinya beside her, gently stroked its big head, and said with a smile, "Am I right, Xinya?"

"Yes, Master. But could you remove the lightning magic from my body? Xin Ya is in so much pain," Xin Ya said pitifully.

"Uh," Qianye's lips twitched, "Please, you're a big male snake, don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand."

As he spoke, Qianye removed the lightning whip from Xinya's body. Xinya felt much better, but his scales were covered with scorch marks from the lightning.

Seeing the interaction between the human and the snake, Black Zetsu didn't suspect anything.

After all, Orochimaru had harbored ill intentions towards Itachi from a very early stage.

It wouldn't be surprising if they attacked Itachi.

"Alright, go back and take good care of your injuries. I'll call you when I need you in the future." Qianye waved his hand impatiently.

"Yes, Master." Xin Ya replied respectfully. With a bang, the smoke dissipated, and the entire massive body disappeared from the spot.

Just then, all the Akatsuki members, except for Konan who was guarding Pain's true form in Amegakure, arrived one after another. Obito, disguised as Tobi, was among them.

"What happened here, Chiya? What was that giant snake all about?" This was the first thing Pain said to Chiya after seeing her.

"Orochimaru betrayed the organization and ran away." As she spoke, Chiya delivered the prepared statement and attached Orochimaru's ring.

Payne raised his hand, and the ring floated into his palm automatically.

He neither completely believed nor completely disbelieved Chiya's words, but instead looked at Uchiha Itachi and asked, "Itachi, is that so?"

"Orochimaru did attack me not long ago, but I didn't expect him to betray the organization," Itachi Uchiha replied, giving Chiya a deep look.

"What's so strange about that? That stinky snake always likes to put his private affairs before the organization," Sasori picked up the conversation, having long harbored resentment towards Orochimaru.

Pain said, "Although I don't want to let Orochimaru escape either, we currently have too few members."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Fei appeared out of nowhere and said, "Hey, hey. Just let me join."

"Get out of the way." Scorpion, hidden in the puppet leech, glared at A-Fei, whose voice immediately softened.

Scorpion said to Pain, "Boss, I knew that kid was unreliable. Leave everything to me. His subordinate Kabuto is similar to my puppets. I'll be able to find his hiding place soon."

"Don't worry, we've already found a partner for you. I originally arranged it for Chiya, but now it seems that partnering with you is more suitable." Payne shook his head; he was referring to Deidara.

"Then, leader, you're not going to keep me hanging out with that old codger Black Zetsu, are you? If this continues, I might do something like Kakuzu, sabotaging my teammates."

Qianye immediately panicked upon hearing this. He didn't want to stay with Jue any longer. If he were on Xiaodi's team, at least he would get free rides.

White Zetsu: "."

Black Zetsu: "."

"Don't worry, we've already identified your teammates. From now on, you'll continue to operate alone, responsible for intelligence gathering," Pain said. "However, to ensure everything goes smoothly, you'll be going with Sasori when we hunt down Orochimaru."

"I have no objection to that," Qianye shrugged slightly. "But I'm curious, who are the teammates you've prepared for me?"

Pain didn't keep you in suspense. "I've thought it over carefully. Given your personality, even if I arranged other male members for you, I reckon conflicts would arise very quickly. Therefore, after careful consideration, I've specially chosen a woman for you. That is the renowned hero of Sunagakure, the Scorching Release expert, Pakura."

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