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Chapter 314: Didn't You All Force Me to Live Like This?
🕑 Added 2025-10-06 12:03:34 +0000 UTCChapter 314: Didn't You All Force Me to Live Like This?
"You… how on earth did you do it?"
Even Itachi Uchiha, upon seeing the reanimated Fourth Hokage in perfect jinchuriki mode, was a little speechless. This guy Orochimaru was truly something else…
Twelve years ago, the Fourth Hokage had made a deal with his soul and the Shinigami, splitting the Nine-Tails into Yin and Yang halves. One half, along with his soul, was swallowed into the Shinigami's stomach.
Later, after Orochimaru had created his reanimated army, they hadn't paid too much attention to the problem of the Fourth Hokage, because without a soul in the underworld, it was impossible for him to be reanimated.
Now, Orochimaru had given them a big surprise… Even if the Fourth's soul had been devoured by the Shinigami, he could still snatch it back!
"I have studied the Reaper Death Seal technique in detail…" Orochimaru looked at the somewhat abnormal expression on Itachi's face and explained smugly, "After all, I too once thought of using this forbidden jutsu to deal with enemies I couldn't handle. But I didn't want to die because of it…"
The corner of Itachi's eye twitched. "So, you researched a way to release the Reaper Death Seal?"
"Yes!"
Orochimaru nodded. "I have pondered a question: how to achieve immortality by deceiving death… And the first step was to find a way to deceive the Shinigami!"
"…"
If they weren't enemies, Itachi would have also wanted to express his admiration.
Someone should really let everyone see this. Is this something a human can do?
Even more so, they should let that Tobirama Senju from the Land of Waves come out and take a look. What the hell has he been researching in his lab all day?!
Learn from Orochimaru! He can even play with the Reaper Death Seal like this!
A Senju, yet all he thinks about every day is researching the evolutionary path of their Uchiha's Sharingan. Isn't that just pure nonsense?
Itachi looked at the reanimated Fourth below, who was exuding the chakra of a Tailed Beast, and couldn't help but rub his forehead. "You really know how to cause trouble, Orochimaru…"
"You flatter me, Itachi-kun."
After a few laughs, Orochimaru flickered to stand beside the reanimated Fourth. "The reason I did this is because the pressure you people have brought upon me is too great."
"…"
Looking back, Orochimaru's life these past few years had indeed not been very happy. The psychological pressure was a bit high.
Back then, he hadn't been ready, but Danzo had sold him out to Hiruzen, forcing the old man to come after him. Orochimaru had no choice but to defect alone, in tears…
After he left Konoha and had just built a temporary shelter, he had run into his old classmate, Jiraiya, who was tracking him. The old man, along with his disciple Itachi, had cornered and blockaded him, burning down a base he had worked so hard to build.
Even harder days were to follow. Because he was the mastermind behind the creation of the S-rank rogue Zetsu and was suspected of subverting Konoha, Orochimaru had constantly faced pursuit from the Konoha ANBU. From time to time, a base he had painstakingly built would be put to the torch.
It wasn't until he joined the Akatsuki that his days got a little better. With Kakuzu's death, Orochimaru had made a deal with Konan and had single-handedly supported the entire Akatsuki, which knew only slaughter and not production.
That relatively comfortable life in the Akatsuki was soon shattered. The group from the Land of Waves and the Hidden Mist had launched a crusade against the Akatsuki, destroying his bases and strongholds every so often.
After finally managing to abandon that group of debt collectors from the Akatsuki, Black Zetsu had latched onto him, using the opportunity to make him revive Madara Uchiha…
Clearly, this great figure from the Warring States Period was not so easy to deal with. And Madara paid no mind to his feelings, demanding his hard-earned family assets from time to time, forcing him to fight Konoha to the death!
Be rational!
Was that a fight he could win just by risking his life?
That old geezer Madara was always rambling on about creating some true peaceful world where people could have whatever they wanted… He had never considered that the little tidbits he leaked could easily have their flaws caught by Orochimaru.
If one could truly have whatever they wanted, then why had the wars between ninjas never ceased for a thousand years? Something you guys, who can't even beat a crow, can do—could the legendary Sage of Six Paths not do it?
Was he insulting his decades of intelligence?
Creating something from nothing was not impossible, for example, the ultimate transformation of Yin Release chakra. Reviving the dead was not impossible; the ultimate Yang Release chakra could pretty much bring the dead back to life.
But how many such figures had there been throughout history…
Even if the combined chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts was strong, could it really turn everyone in the ninja world into a Sage of Six Paths? It wouldn't even be enough to make everyone in the ninja world a Jonin! A simple math problem, Orochimaru could figure it out on his toes—there wasn't enough chakra to go around!
Did Madara really think that he, Orochimaru, would just meekly listen to his fabrications?
It wasn't until a Minato Namikaze from the past shot out of the Roran Dragon Vein that Orochimaru immediately realized his chance to deal with Madara had come!
"Have you thought it through, Itachi-kun? Will you get entangled with us here, or will you go and save another, more important Konoha Jonin, Minato Namikaze? His life and death are tied to the entire Konoha!"
Orochimaru smiled and continued, "You must know, that Minato is not the one by my side, who possesses infinite chakra!"
"Forget it…"
Itachi Uchiha let out a long breath and looked at the gathering Sand-nin below. "Orochimaru, you should know, what are the consequences of reanimating the Fourth Hokage?"
Even for the sake of the number one great nation and the number one ninja village, the entire Konoha leadership would have to find a way to resolve this matter!
And the Senju brothers in the Land of Waves would not possibly let Orochimaru go…
"As long as you can take care of Madara, and in your capacity as the Fifth Hokage, represent Konoha in announcing the lifting of my wanted status, allowing me to continue my research in the Hidden Sand, I will naturally release the Edo Tensei on the Fourth Hokage…"
Orochimaru glanced at Hidan, signaling him to go down and stop the rioting Sand-nin. He looked up and continued, "I can even find a way to extract the half of the Nine-Tails in his body and return it to Konoha!"
Itachi Uchiha frowned, and the black flame dragon beneath his feet suddenly shot up. "Orochimaru, if I'm not mistaken, are you threatening me?"
"I am just negotiating…"
Orochimaru shook his head gently. "We both know, the one who is truly making the threats… is you, Itachi-kun!"
"In front of us, you release a sage art powerful enough to easily destroy the entire Hidden Sand Village, and hold it back without launching it. Isn't that just waiting for my surrender?"
"But, a person must always have some bottom lines… don't they?"
"After I've dealt with Madara, I will come to the Hidden Sand Village one more time…" Itachi looked at the determined Orochimaru and nodded seriously. "Just in time, I also need to consider the opinion of the person involved!"
After saying this, the black flame dragon suddenly raised its head and shattered into pieces!
Itachi Uchiha spread his wings and flew into the distance!
Right now, the most important thing was indeed that Konoha Jonin, Minato Namikaze, who had traveled through the Dragon Vein to the future! As for the reanimated body before him, there would be plenty of time to deal with it!
"Kabuto, want to go and see?"
Orochimaru watched as Itachi's figure disappeared into the distance, then suddenly smiled at the person beside him. "With Minato-kun around, perhaps we will have the chance to witness what true Sage power is!"
