This little guy!
Sure enough, he also possesses keen battle intelligence!
Pain glanced down at the back of his hand, noticing a black leaf mark that had appeared at some point. Was this intentionally left behind during the recent Taijutsu battle?
The appearance of this mark...
Means he cannot escape his opponent's tracking!
Pain manipulated the Chakra within his body, trying to remove the Flying Thunder God Mark, but found that he couldn't easily dispel it!
"Not good."
Pain realized the troublesome nature of this battle.
If he was locked on, it meant that any attempt to amass power and unleash a powerful Jutsu would be directly interrupted by his opponent.
Moreover, the simplest and most practical Almighty Push, if infused with too little Chakra, would use too weak a repelling force, and would instead be bounced back by Akihara Kagura's body!
This little guy has the Sage Body, whose physical strength can almost directly withstand an ordinary Almighty Push. Plus, with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to evade the Heavenly Attraction...
This battle...
For Pain, will be a challenge.
Pain pondered for a second, quickly accepting this fact. If the Sage Body could be easily crushed by the Sage Eye in battle, then how could it stand side by side with it?
"..."
Pain's body slowly floated upward.
If he were at a disadvantage fighting on the ground, then he would have to lift himself into the air with buoyancy, for if the opponent uses Flying Thunder God Instantaneous Movement to appear beside him, there would be no foothold in the air, making him an easy target!
"He can also fly..."
Jiraiya stood in the judge's position, his brow furrowed.
"Also?"
Orochimaru appeared beside Jiraiya at some point, asking with a sinister smile, "Does Kagura also have the ability to fly?"
"Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya's expression suddenly became serious, speaking in a deep voice: "You led Nagato and Konan astray! Tell me, who exactly is Pain?"
"Not me..."
Orochimaru naturally wouldn't shoulder this blame, explaining with a smile: "I only joined the Akatsuki Organization not long ago, and I was even defeated by Pain himself, forced to seek refuge with the Akatsuki Organization. By any reckoning, I am an innocent party..."
"You!"
Jiraiya shook his head with a sigh. He believed that Orochimaru wouldn't lie about this, but he also didn't believe that Orochimaru would be innocent.
"Kagura is outstanding, right?"
Orochimaru brought up Akihara Kagura with a sinister smile, as if he were Kagura's teacher: "I have experiment records of this little guy. In the Hashirama Cell Transplantation, he perfectly integrated the First Hokage's cells, as if he were the same person as the First Hokage, without any rejection..."
"Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya sternly stared at Orochimaru, warning solemnly: "Don't harbor any ill intentions toward Kagura. The old man is grooming him as Konoha's future!"
"Oh?"
Orochimaru's interest was immediately piqued, chuckling: "So, the old man really chose Kagura to succeed as Hokage in the future?"
How interesting!
This world is truly interesting!
Orochimaru couldn't help but want to see what this world would become!
If Akihara Kagura becomes Hokage in the future, and I use the Immortal Rebirth to seize his body, could I indirectly become Hokage?
That would be the position of Hokage!
The position that was once a step away from me!
Even though Orochimaru no longer cared about the Hokage position, there was still some resentment over what happened back then.
Back then, everyone in Konoha thought I would become Hokage, only to have my teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen directly veto it. If anyone thought that Orochimaru wasn't bitter about it, they would be sorely mistaken!
Snakes have never been creatures with generous hearts!
"How interesting..."
Orochimaru envisioned a fascinating future.
When I've taken over Akihara Kagura's body, and Sarutobi Hiruzen hands the Hokage Kasa over to Akihara Kagura at the Hokage succession ceremony, only for him to realize the successor is the one he once vetoed, the disciple he once expelled... As for Kagura's thoughts, that little guy will surely be willing, especially since I hold the lives of Kabuto and Yakushi Nonou in my hands. That little guy wouldn't want to see Yakushi Nonou die in front of him, would he?
That scene...
Wouldn't it be just too interesting!
That day would definitely be my most satisfying day!
Orochimaru thought of the possible future scene, imagining Sarutobi Hiruzen's shocked expression, and couldn't help but lick his lips, his heart racing slightly faster.
"Are you thinking of something happy?"
Jiraiya glanced at the somewhat odd Orochimaru beside him.
Having interacted with this old friend for many years, Jiraiya had a certain understanding and could sense Orochimaru's excitement and happiness.
Not really...
Your disciple becoming Hokage...
What's Orochimaru so happy about?
Although Jiraiya always wanted to bring Orochimaru back to the village, Orochimaru is still a traitorous ninja now. Why is his excitement a bit strange?
"Yes, I'm thinking of something happy."
Orochimaru's mouth curved into a strange smile, casually lying to Jiraiya: "The old man is looking for a successor. Does that mean he's about to die?"