I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

While Obito was carrying out his plan, Orochimaru also left his lair with his men.

After a long journey, they finally arrived at the ruins of the Uzumaki clan.

"arrive."

There was some expectation in Orochimaru's eyes. Because Sasuke had not come over the years and there was no suitable reincarnation equipment, Orochimaru had to find a way to solve the problem of his hands.

After continuous research, if one wants to get back his lost soul, he must unlock the seal of the corpse.

How could this forbidden technique belonging to the Uzumaki clan be so easy to crack? After continuous research and experiments, Orochimaru finally found a solution.

That is to fake death to deceive the god of death, and take out one's soul when the god of death takes the initiative to open the seal.

As for why he did this, Orochimaru's strength is not weak but he has too few means to decide the outcome. Even after losing both hands, he had already engraved the spiritual connection technique in advance. He is okay against the weak, but when facing some strong ones, he can only escape in embarrassment.

Even though Orochimaru didn't care much about what others thought of him, he couldn't stand being looked down upon by others. Moreover, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks he had, they were not as good as absolute strength.

Another point is that Orochimaru, who has studied the Sharingan quite thoroughly, has always had an idea in his mind, and in order to prove this idea, the three-magatama Sharingan can no longer satisfy his appetite.

He has already set his sights on the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the three remaining Uchiha in the ninja world are not guys to be trifled with, and Sasuke has Ye Lan by his side.

He was sure that if he attacked Sasuke, Ye Lan would fight him to the death. He hadn't seen him for such a long time, and even if Orochimaru had recovered his hands from the Ye Lan of a few years ago, he wouldn't be able to guarantee that he could deal with him.

Thinking about Ye Lan's age when his strength is skyrocketing, and he hasn't heard any rumors about him for a while, Orochimaru would be the first one to not believe that Ye Lan's strength is still stagnant.

In this case, the target can only be placed on the mysterious Uchiha. Only Orochimaru, who possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, has the conditions to step onto the stage instead of hiding behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru couldn't help but become anxious and quickly entered the ruins of the Uzumaki clan.

There were only a few abandoned houses in the ruins. Orochimaru and his men searched for a long time before they found a special house.

The reason why it is special is that this is the only room filled with masks used to worship the god of death.

The wooden floor made a creaking sound as if it could be broken with a little force.

Orochimaru didn't care about these. One of his arms turned into a python, spitting out its tongue in front of these masks.

Outside the door, Kabuto and Guren were left behind on guard, and Orochimaru told them not to enter the house no matter what happened.

Dou, who was a little curious, couldn't help but talk to himself.

"Why do you think Lord Orochimaru came here? Is there any connection between the old site of the Uzumaki clan and us?"

The relationship between Honglian and Kabuto has never been very good. He feels even more annoyed when he sees the other person thinking. As a subordinate, why should he care so much when he can't even fight himself?

A horrifying scream came from the house. She, who was still loyal to Orochimaru, immediately became concerned about his safety.

But just as he was about to move, Dou beside him grabbed his arm.

"Let me go, you idiot, can't you see something's wrong in there?"

"Master Orochimaru said that no matter what happens, we should not go in. Have you forgotten?"

Kabuto remained calm and repeated what Orochimaru said before he entered the room. The originally anxious Honglian also stopped moving forward.

"But it felt like something bad was going to happen."

A dark atmosphere continued to flow out of the room, and Guren got goosebumps, otherwise she would not have forgotten Orochimaru's instructions.

"Trust Lord Orochimaru, this man rarely makes mistakes..."

In addition to the Uchiha, Kabuto silently added in his mind that the mysterious Uchiha who had always stayed with them was also the reason why Kabuto was always uneasy.

Inside the house, Orochimaru, wearing the mask of the god of death, performed a strange dance uncontrollably, as if he was performing a shamanic act. When the dance ended, a huge shadow invisible to ordinary people appeared behind him.

Orochimaru glanced at the Grim Reaper behind him and knew that now was the critical moment. He had been preparing for this for a long time.

He pulled out a scroll that he had been keeping on his person, unsealed it, and black spots appeared on Orochimaru's pale skin.

If Ye Lan saw this kind of thing, he would definitely be able to recognize it. It is chakra containing natural energy.

"It's time to come out, these guys who have been hiding."

In a private transaction with Obito, in order to improve the defects of Impure World Reincarnation, Obito provided something called White Zetsu's clone. Orochimaru, who had come into contact with it, understood how powerful this thing was.

This thing isn't very powerful but it has pure Wood Release Chakra and the ability to hide itself. However, after Orochimaru's research, this thing also has a weakness, which is that it is extremely afraid of natural energy. Once touched, it will become unable to move and the originally hidden figure will immediately appear.

In order to deal with this thing, Orochimaru specially extracted a lot of natural energy from Jūgo, just to use it at this time.

Orochimaru, whose entire body was covered in natural energy, began to wriggle strangely, and groups of White Zetsu clones appeared one after another.

"Multiple Shadow Snake Hands!"

When these clones appeared, Orochimaru took action. His shadow snake hands mixed with natural energy tightly trapped these White Zetsu clones, suppressing them so that they could not move at all.

"One, two... five. This guy really thinks highly of me. He uses so many White Zetsu clones to monitor me."

Orochimaru smiled coldly, he knew that this collaborator had no good intentions.

The Grim Reaper behind him seemed to be getting a little impatient and let out a sharp cry, and Orochimaru's expression changed.

Unable to delay any longer, Orochimaru decisively picked up a dagger and cut his own stomach. Only by sacrificing himself could the God of Death open the seal.

Sure enough, after Orochimaru cut his stomach, the Grim Reaper did the same thing.

Orochimaru seized the opportunity and pulled the soul in the god of death's belly to break the seal.

The first moment Orochimaru felt that his originally powerless hands had finally returned to normal. At this moment, his hands, which had not had any feeling for many years, finally had the sense of touch.

But the God of Death did not give him any time to sigh, and grabbed the sacrifice in front of him with both hands. This was the price for using the Shiki Seal.

The last step finally arrived. Orochimaru opened his mouth decisively, and a giant white phosphorus snake with Orochimaru's face escaped from his mouth.

The moment he escaped, Orochimaru chose a suppressed White Zetsu and drilled into his stomach.

White Zetsu's original appearance began to change, slowly turning into Orochimaru's original appearance, and the god of death who had swallowed the sacrifice had begun to fade at this moment.

"What a wonderful body! This strong vitality is tailor-made for me."

Orochimaru spread out his hands and clenched them subconsciously. This body was more perfect than any of his previous bodies. Although there were no blood boundaries, the vigorous vitality was what Orochimaru had always longed for.

After observing his own body for a while, Orochimaru began to look at the four souls that were still there. Then he turned around and looked at the remaining four White Zetsu clones. A rare exaggerated smile appeared on the corner of Orochimaru's mouth.