The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Faced with immense pressure, Pain gathered a group of Akatsuki members but ordered them to remain at the Akatsuki base in the Land of Rain and not to launch any attacks or interceptions against the participating ninja villages. Instead, he personally pursued Orochimaru's trail, preventing Black Zetsu from figuring out Nagato's specific plans.

"Obito Uchiha had prepared a backup plan to replace the missing One-Tailed Shukaku. As long as the power of the Tailed Beasts is sealed inside the Gedo Mazo, the Akatsuki will have enough power to defeat the Five Kage. They can also take this opportunity to retrieve all the remaining Tailed Beasts and completely complete the forging of the Tailed Beast weapons!"

Payne was speaking when his expression suddenly changed, and a black rod shot out from his sleeve, piercing a sand snake hidden under the yellow sand.

"That must be Orochimaru's spy; he probably already knows we're here."

Sensing more sand snakes moving rapidly beneath the yellow sand, Black Zetsu, disregarding his continued questioning of Pain's purpose, spoke up.

This is one of Orochimaru's abilities: he can command a large number of snakes to lurk around him wherever he goes. Snakes have an extremely unique sense of perception; even with the unparalleled reconnaissance and infiltration capabilities of White Zetsu, approaching Orochimaru without alerting him remains incredibly difficult.

"go!"

Payne's eyes sharpened, and he leaped off the rock, shooting towards the distant stone mountain.

"It's Payne again..."

Deep within the base, Orochimaru's face turned incredibly grim. Just as he was about to lead Sasuke away through the secret passage, Zetsu's figure emerged from the stone wall.

"Jue, are you perhaps trying to stop me from leaving?"

Orochimaru, who had served in the Akatsuki for a period of time, knew that Zetsu was only responsible for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, and had never actually taken action.

"No, I'm here to deliver a message to Payne. He's not here to kill you, but for something else."

Ok?

Would the Akatsuki organization really negotiate with a traitor?

Just as Orochimaru was about to launch an attack and flee, the snake head that had been sticking out of his sleeve retracted back into it.

If Orochimaru were to name someone he fears most, Pain would undoubtedly be one of them. If it could ease tensions within the Akatsuki organization, Orochimaru wouldn't mind paying a price.

boom!

Just then, the stone gate behind Orochimaru shattered with a crash, and after the dust settled, the figure of Pain, the Deva Path, emerged.

That was Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, a being whom even Orochimaru greatly feared?

Sasuke, standing to the side, had bloodshot eyes and the three tomoe trembled slightly, trying to discern some clues.

"Orochimaru, it's really not easy to find you."

Pain, exuding immense pressure, walked into the hall step by step, releasing his chakra aura that distorted the air.

Even though Sasuke wasn't the first to be hit, he still felt immense pressure.

"So, does Pain intend to personally take the life of this traitor? Or is he still obsessed with the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

Standing in a dark corner, Orochimaru's lips curled up slightly, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"Resurrect this person using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and Akatsuki will no longer pursue your defection from the organization."

Payne clasped his hands together, and a cloud of white mist rose up, revealing a coffin.

Making enemies of the Rinnegan now is not a wise move, especially before obtaining Sasuke's body. Although escaping from him wouldn't be difficult, facing the Akatsuki's relentless pursuit would prevent many things from being accomplished.

Orochimaru's eyes turned very gloomy, but after thinking it over, he felt that Pain's conditions were not too harsh, so he slowly raised his arm.

A large yellow snake shot out from the sleeve, its long body twisting and coiling around the coffin, dragging it over.

Is the person Payne cares about most inside the coffin? If so...

As the coffin lid opened and Orochimaru saw the corpse inside, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Inside lay an old monk with white eyebrows and beard. Judging from the nearly weathered robes on his body, he had been dead for at least ten years. However, his face was still very rosy, as if he were merely asleep rather than dead.

"The previous Shukaku Jinchuriki?"

Orochimaru remained silent for a few moments, then quickly matched a top-secret piece of information about Konoha with the corpse before him.

As the previous Shukaku Jinchuriki, he never appeared in the Fourth Shinobi World War and existed almost exclusively in legends.

In order to gather information about the enemy, Danzo dispatched Yakushi Nonou, who managed to obtain some information about him from Sunagakure.

To prevent the Shukaku inside him from going berserk, the Sand Village leadership ordered him imprisoned in a deep desert jail for decades, a sacrifice whose very name has been forgotten.

“That’s right. As long as you resurrect him using Edo Tensei, the grudges between you and Akatsuki will be wiped clean.”

Pain looked at Orochimaru and made his promise once again.

According to Obito Uchiha, the extraction of tailed beast chakra into the Gedo Mazo must follow the order from One-Tailed to Nine-Tailed. Because the One-Tailed Shukaku could not be found for a long time, they had to use this former Jinchuriki as a substitute.

If the opponent is resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, the remaining Shukaku chakra within the opponent's body can be extracted through the Gedo Mazo. Although the effect will be greatly reduced, it can still replace the missing Shukaku to some extent.

"Each time the Impure World Reincarnation is performed, a living ninja must be sacrificed."

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his lips, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Isn't there a live sacrifice right there?"

Pain raised his arm, his extended index finger pointing directly at Sasuke.

Chapter 140 The Secret of Impure World Reincarnation

"You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting? Don't look down on people!"

Seeing that the other party actually regarded him as a sacrifice, Sasuke, who had just been trembling all over due to Pain's chakra pressure, was immediately blinded by rage. His Sharingan began to spin wildly, and dazzling lightning emerged from his palms.

"Sasuke-kun, don't be impulsive!"

Before Sasuke could charge toward Pain, a long snake shot out from Orochimaru's sleeve and tightly wrapped around Sasuke's body.

Orochimaru was determined to get his hands on Sasuke's body, and naturally wouldn't allow him to die here.

Orochimaru, who had directly withstood Pain's Shinra Tensei, knew best the strength of Pain's Deva Path. With Sasuke's current power, he simply couldn't withstand a single blow from him.

“Pain, Sasuke is the body I've set my sights on; he can't be a sacrifice. Luckily, there are a few experimental subjects locked up in this base's prison. How about using them as sacrifices?”

Ignoring Sasuke's shouts, Orochimaru's yellow vertical pupils met Pain's Rinnegan, expressing his resolute attitude.

"Then let's use this as a sacrifice."

Zetsu, who had been silently standing by, formed hand seals and summoned an ordinary white Zetsu with only half a face and half a body.

"Alright, please excuse me for a moment, I'm about to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

Orochimaru glanced at White Zetsu, a strange light flashing in his vertical pupils.

The aura that was so similar to that of the cells of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, made Orochimaru rub his hands together excitedly.

"No, demonstrate it right in front of us."

Pain flatly rejected Orochimaru's proposal.

Having the opportunity to glimpse the secrets of the Impure World Reincarnation and prepare for Yahiko's future resurrection, Nagato naturally wouldn't miss this rare chance.

"Ok."

Orochimaru was naturally not afraid that the other party could master such a difficult forbidden technique as the Impure World Reincarnation after watching it only once, so he did not insist on further demands.

The giant snake that had been binding Sasuke stretched forward, its gaping maw tearing a large chunk of flesh from Bunpuku's corpse, before wriggling back to Orochimaru.

Whether it was Pain and Zetsu from the Akatsuki organization, or Sasuke who had just been shouting, they were all watching Orochimaru's every move intently.

Orochimaru took out a scroll covered with spells and spread it on the ground. He then smeared the flesh and blood from Orochimaru's mouth onto it, and with a flick of his tail, placed the White Zetsu on the ground in front of the scroll.

The flesh and blood on the scroll gradually spread out, and then the spell runes came to life, climbing and moving on the ground, encompassing the White Zetsu that was being sacrificed.

"Impure World Reincarnation!"

As Orochimaru formed hand seals and gave a low shout, a halo rose up, and countless tattered pieces of paper flew up, clinging tightly to the thighs of the offering and spreading upwards, completely covering the surface.

When the shredded paper broke apart and flew away again, Bai Jue had completely changed his appearance, looking exactly like Fen Fu who had just been lying in the coffin.

The reason why Impure World Reincarnation is classified as a spirit summoning technique is because it requires summoning the soul of the deceased from the Pure Land of the Underworld to the Impure Land of the Realm, and then using a living person as a vessel for the deceased's soul to complete the entire Impure World Reincarnation process.

"This...this is..."

Monk Fenfu opened his eyes, surveying his surroundings, and for a moment he was completely bewildered as to what had happened.

"This is the Impure World Reincarnation technique created by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, which I then perfected. It is the most powerful forbidden technique in the ninja world!"

As one of his proudest creations, Orochimaru couldn't resist sharing it and spoke up.

"Is it to obtain Shukaku's power? We won't let you succeed."

The monk's eyes were filled with compassion, and a massive amount of chakra burst forth from his body. Shukaku's giant tail, covered in blue markings, had already risen up behind him.

Oh?

Unexpectedly, there was an even bigger surprise.

Orochimaru withdrew and retreated, showing no intention of getting involved in this mess, nor did he take out the kunai talisman used to control the impure dead to suppress the Fenfu personality.

Unexpectedly, using that strange White Zetsu could restore the deceased's strength to such an extent. If only I had discovered this secret sooner…

Orochimaru couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart.

After repeated experiments, Orochimaru realized that those whose souls were sealed by sealing techniques could not be resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Even the most powerful Hokage under his command could not be resurrected through this method.

Otherwise, once the benefits of using White Zetsu as sacrifices were discovered, each Hokage would likely be able to regain most of their former strength, and might even be able to fight Pain.

"Not bad, it still retains a large amount of Shukaku chakra, that's great."

Facing the monk Bunpuku, who was already showing some of Shukaku's characteristics, Pain was not surprised but pleased, and stretched out his palm towards him from afar.

Even the complete Shukaku is no match for Pain, and besides, Bunpuku only possessed a portion of Shukaku's power.

boom!

As the jinchūriki who was able to understand Shukaku and forge a deep friendship with him, Bunpuku immediately mobilized a large amount of yellow sand, causing the entire desert to roar.

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Ok?

Dozens of miles away, Hyuga Zetsu, who was about to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha with Hinata, suddenly sensed the unusual movement of Shukaku's chakra within his body.

what happened?

Hinata Zechen's first reaction was naturally that something was wrong with Gaara, who was being held captive in his own space. However, after probing his consciousness into the space, he found that Gaara was perfectly normal.

interesting.

As he released a wisp of Shukaku chakra from his body, Hyuga Zechen immediately sensed that something in that direction seemed to be resonating with Shukaku's power.