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Chapter 143 143. Orochimaru’s choice

"My information comes from Konoha. If you don't trust me, you can go to Uzushio Village to investigate by yourself. But it is not certain whether the leader of Uzushio Village and Uchiha are willing to let you investigate."

Orochimaru ignored Itachi's eyes and looked at the latter playfully, like a poisonous snake looking at its prey.

As one of the former Sannin, Orochimaru is well versed in the art of lies. He must give enough truthful information to make his enemies believe his words.

For example, the fact that Uzushio Village is an outpost of Konoha was his guess after careful consideration.

After all, if Uzushio Village is really the enemy of Konoha, Jiraiya and the Third Hokage cannot sit idly by, and Konoha Village cannot take any action. Even his old friend is taboo on this matter. deep.

Seeing Orochimaru's vow, Itachi also began to doubt whether the information was true, but he could not completely believe Orochimaru.

At this time, Itachi seemed to remember something and asked Orochimaru: "Your source of information is Konoha? Most people probably can't grasp this level of information."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a sinister tone: "Inquiring about the source of intelligence is not within the scope of our deal. We are all traitorous ninjas and should all understand the importance of spies. Didn't you also leave ninjas in the village? "

When did he leave the ninja behind?

Itachi was stunned for a moment, then thought of Sasuke, and his face turned ugly. Orochimaru was threatening him with Sasuke.

"You're talking about that loser Sasuke? He's not a spy staying in the village. If I hadn't seen him as too useless to pose a threat, I would have killed him that night."

Orochimaru did not expose Itachi. He had no interest in the young Uchiha. He just shook his head and chuckled: "Itachi-kun, is there anything else you want to know? We can still make a lot of deals, such as dealing with Uzushio Village together. The Uchiha."

"This is an internal Uchiha matter. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Hearing this, Itachi frowned, then remembered something and said, "By the way, if you plan to take action against me, it's best to take advantage of it now. Kisame has already left far enough."

"Itachi-kun really knows me well. Why don't we cooperate and give me the kaleidoscope to study for a few days..."

Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru formed the seals with his hands and arranged the technique he had prepared in advance. The originally hard ground instantly turned into countless venomous snakes. They spat out venomous snakes and flashed their fangs at Itachi.

Itachi stood there without any reaction, letting the poisonous snake penetrate his body, looking at Orochimaru with a calm expression.

Seeing that the blow was successful, Orochimaru slowly walked towards Itachi and said with a chuckle: "Itachi-kun, where are your illusions and fire escape? I thought there would be a fierce battle between us. Are you waiting for rescue? ?”

Itachi said nothing and continued to look at Orochimaru quietly, his eyes terrifyingly calm.

At this time, Orochimaru had realized that something was wrong and immediately let the poisonous snake attack, but no matter how the poisonous snake gnawed, Itachi's expression did not change at all, but fire appeared in the sky in the distance.

It's midnight now and the sun can't rise so soon.

Orochimaru looked at Itachi solemnly and asked slowly: "When did you activate the genjutsu? Why didn't I notice the invasion of chakra just now?"

Itachi said expressionlessly: "You have been under an illusion from the very first time we met."

Orochimaru nodded in sudden realization: "I see, but my Ten Thousand Snake Formation is activated at a set time. You must be in a hurry when you are outside at this moment."

Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru got rid of the shackles of the illusion. The burning of the flames and the psychic beast interfered with the operation of the illusion.

But getting rid of the genjutsu didn't come without a price. Most of Orochimaru's body was burned, and his body was riddled with holes, and he suffered multiple fatal injuries.

And too many poisonous snakes in the Ten Thousand Snake Formation were burned to death by Fire Release, and the air was filled with a burning smell.

Seeing this scene, Orochimaru sighed helplessly: "I didn't expect that when you were a kid a few years ago, you would have the same power as the Five Kages. The Uchiha bloodline is really enviable."

Itachi stood on the treetop, looked down at Orochimaru, and said calmly: "Stop talking nonsense, use whatever means you have."

Orochimaru didn't waste any time. He slapped his palm on the ground and directly summoned all the snakes.

As soon as the mountain-sized snake appeared, Itachi was alerted, but Orochimaru chose to run away at this moment, and his body turned into a black shadow and fled into the distance.

Itachi frowned, Amaterasu's flames lit up Orochimaru's body, and soon swallowed Orochimaru whole.

After losing the psychic, all the snakes turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.

Continuing to chase Orochimaru, Itachi quickly stopped. A charred corpse appeared on the ground in front of him. The fragments of the fire cloud suit seemed to prove that this was Orochimaru's body.

At this time, Kisame who came over also found the body and said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that Orochimaru, the man who dominated the ninja world, died in this unknown place without even having a chance to fight him."

Uchiha Itachi shook his head slightly: "Orochimaru did not die so easily. He must have escaped in some way."

Kisame showed a surprised expression, and then said: "I see, but being able to defeat Orochimaru means that you are stronger than Orochimaru, otherwise he would not retreat voluntarily."

"But Orochimaru suffered a big loss this time. Not only was he injured by you, but he also triggered the rules of the organization. From now on, he will no longer have a place in the five major ninja villages or Akatsuki."

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi frowned. He felt that Orochimaru's move this time was weird.

After all, his illusion skills are very strong, but Orochimaru's illusion skills are also not low. He once used illusion skills to force his predecessor, the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki, to go berserk. He cannot be easily controlled by illusions.

And after getting rid of the control of genjutsu, Orochimaru should use all his strength to capture himself instead of escaping.

With Orochimaru's behavior, it seemed that he had already planned to leave the Akatsuki organization, but he deliberately met with him before leaving to see if he could take away his kaleidoscope.

But if these speculations are true, then wouldn’t the information Orochimaru just revealed also...

Thinking of this, Itachi felt his head was in a mess and couldn't sort out specific ideas. He even thought of Danzo, the man who introduced him to the darkness and taught him through words and deeds.

It was obviously Danzo who provided information to Orochimaru. After all, Orochimaru was once a high-ranking member of the Roots.

Even after he defected, he and Danzo were inextricably linked. It was like he and the Third Generation had reached an agreement secretly. He would provide information about the Akatsuki organization, and the Third Generation would ensure Sasuke's safety.

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Hundreds of kilometers away.

After fleeing for several hours, Orochimaru emerged from a narrow rock gap.

The originally burnt flesh and blood had grown back into white and tender skin, leaving only the tattered clothes proving that it had experienced a great battle.

Orochimaru looked down at his body and began to talk to himself.

"The number of cell divisions has been reduced by five times. The lifespan of this body seems to be short. It is time to consider transplanting a new body. Who is better to transplant this time? Kimimaro or other spare bodies."

"Kimimaro is a good choice, but the blood disease cannot be solved yet..."

"It seems that other spare bodies can only be transplanted. It is a pity that we were unable to subdue Uchiha Itachi. However, after attacking Itachi, the Akatsuki organization cannot stay here. Where should we go?"

After much thought, Orochimaru came up with two plans.

The first is to choose one of the many small countries in the ninja world to establish a ninja village. The second is to join the ninja villages of other big countries besides Konoha and Kumogakure, and exchange information in exchange for a place to stay. The newly created country of Whirlpool is also a good choice. .

After thinking for a moment, Orochimaru decided to do both, to establish a new ninja village and to join other forces.

But when it comes to choosing to join other forces, Orochimaru once again fell into difficulty in choosing. It is obviously unrealistic to want them all this time.