As the four of them completed their hand seals, a red rectangular barrier quickly formed, surrounding Kisame inside.
"What is this?"
Kisame struck the barrier with his Samehada fiercely, but not only did it fail to break the barrier, it even caused some damage to Samehada.
"Stop wasting your energy. This is the strongest barrier technique, requiring four Kage-level ninjas to perform at once. With your strength, you shouldn't be able to break it."
Orochimaru, arriving late, wore a strange smile as he walked to the edge of the barrier. Looking at Kisame inside, he said with a hint of pity, "For the sake of us both being part of the same organization once, surrender, Kisame."
Kisame had many admirers within the higher-ups of Konoha, or else Orochimaru wouldn't have bothered to come out to persuade him to surrender.
"Surrender? I will never surrender. As long as I can witness the arrival of the real world, what's a mere life? Death means nothing."
"The real world?"
Hearing this, those who knew the truth looked at Kisame with strange expressions, which made Kisame confused, but also a little angry.
"What are you all looking at? Are you pitying me?"
"Pity? I guess so."
Sighing, Orochimaru continued, "What if I told you that Infinite Tsukuyomi is a lie, a lie created by Black Zetsu to save Kaguya?"
"Impossible."
"Impossible? How do you know my mother's name?"
Kisame: ???
Black Zetsu's reaction left Kisame stunned.
He originally didn't believe what Orochimaru had said, but Black Zetsu's self-detonation shocked him.
"Zetsu, are you really lying to me?"
Black Zetsu ignored Kisame. It left Kisame's body and moved to the edge of the barrier, staring at Orochimaru with its not-so-smart eyes.
"Tell me, where did you hear the name Kaguya?"
Orochimaru shrugged and nonchalantly said, "Who knows?"
"Damn it, do you think this broken barrier can stop me?"
With a roar, Black Zetsu suddenly charged at the barrier.
What happened next left Mito and the others in stunned silence.
Black Zetsu, with the red flames of the Four Violet Flames Formation around it, forced its way out bit by bit.
It was only because of Black Zetsu's special constitution that it could do this. Anyone else would have been burned to a crisp.
"If you won't tell me, it's fine. I'll make you."
After breaking through the barrier, Black Zetsu, before anyone could react, successfully possessed Orochimaru and immediately tried to control him to escape.
Seeing this, Nagato originally wanted to use Shinra Tensei to pull Orochimaru back, but was stopped by Obito.
"Don't panic. Black Zetsu's actions are just digging its own grave."
As soon as Obito finished speaking, Nagato saw the Third Hokage running toward Orochimaru, laughing wildly.
He laughed and said excitedly, "This is truly divine intervention!"
Logically speaking, the old Third Hokage wouldn't be able to catch up to Orochimaru.
But there were plenty of Konoha ninjas around.
These ninjas might not be strong, but they could still throw kunai and shuriken to block him.
And so, Orochimaru, possessed by Black Zetsu, was inevitably caught by the Third Hokage, who firmly grabbed both of Orochimaru's arms.
"Old man, you're not thinking about—?"
"That's right, exactly what you're thinking."
"No, I don't want to experience that feeling of being slaughtered without mercy."
"No, Orochimaru, accept your original fate."
"Damn old man, you're just settling a personal score, aren't you? Because I initiated the Konoha Collapse Plan, now you're getting revenge, right?"
Hearing this, the Third Hokage slightly tilted his head and quietly replied, "I don't understand what you're saying."
"Dare to look me in the eyes and say that again, you damn old man."
"Enough with the nonsense, prepare to die, Orochim… Black Zetsu."
"Black Zetsu my ass, you were definitely trying to say my name, right? You totally were!"
"No, you misheard."
Anyway, the Third Hokage refused to admit he was settling a personal score, and Orochimaru could only grit his teeth and stare at the old man, powerless to do anything.
"What the hell are you two talking about?"
Black Zetsu, attached to Orochimaru, was speechless.
When Kaguya's name was mentioned by Orochimaru, it realized that its plan had likely been exposed.
Now, with the plan exposed, it was highly probable that its identity had been discovered too.
In this situation, the Third Hokage and Orochimaru were still bantering with each other, completely disregarding it.
Black Zetsu: "I am the third son of the Chakra ancestor, at least show some respect!"
"Forget it, I can't be bothered with your petty issues. As long as I can escape, that's all that matters."
The plan is exposed, the identity is revealed, and things don't look good for Edo Tensei Madara. Kisame should also be unable to escape. All of its plans have failed.
But it doesn't matter. Zetsu's greatest ability isn't directing everything, but its long lifespan.
If it doesn't work this time, it can just survive for another thousand or so years. There will always be hope of saving its mother.
Thinking of this, it left Orochimaru's body and chose to possess the Third Hokage's body.
In its eyes, while Orochimaru had some status in Konoha, he was nowhere near as important as the Third Hokage, who had been in charge for decades.
With the Third Hokage as a hostage, the chances of escaping would increase significantly.
However, Black Zetsu's actions stunned the Third Hokage.
He had already planned to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to sacrifice both Orochimaru and Black Zetsu to the Shinigami.
But now, Black Zetsu had gone crazy and possessed his body.
What was he supposed to do now?
"Hahaha, the tides of fortune turn, old man."
Faced with such a dramatic scene, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Especially seeing the Third Hokage's face collapse, he laughed even harder.
"Traitor, you're still laughing? He possessed me, how can I use that technique?"
"It's fine, I can use that technique too."
"What? When did you learn it?"
"Don't worry about that. I can use the technique too, Black Zetsu can't escape."
Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu immediately felt uneasy, but it still shouted to Orochimaru and the surrounding Konoha ninjas, "Stay back, or I'll kill the Third Hokage."
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru not only didn't retreat but instead looked at Black Zetsu with an expression of disbelief.
"Zetsu, have you forgotten? We Konoha have a resurrection technique. Threatening us with the old man's life is like trying to use a club to scrub your back."
"What's going on?"
"Not only is it completely useless, but it will also leave you severely injured."
Sensing danger, Black Zetsu immediately tried to leave the Third Hokage's body.
But,
"You think you can escape? It's too late."
As soon as the words left his mouth, a massive, transparent phantom began to slowly appear behind Orochimaru.
This phantom was none other than the Death God.
"Old man, prepare to die."
"Rebellious disciple, are you not even pretending anymore?"
"I can't help it, I'm just that honest."
"Honest, my ass! Orochimaru, just wait! Once I'm revived, I'll make sure to teach you a lesson, so you know what it means to respect your master!"
"Heh, we'll talk about that after you're revived."
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