Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

"Wind Release: Infinite Great Breakthrough!"

Three reanimated Uchiha clan members, under Orochimaru's control, stood below and launched a joint attack. The combined ninjutsu of high-level wind and fire release techniques unleashed astonishing destructive power. The blazing fire surged into the sky like a waterfall flowing upstream, engulfing all six vicious dogs that were clinging to the side of the tower and leaping up to attack again.

The brief, mournful cry was fleeting.

The vicious dogs, capable of almost infinitely splitting, were burned to ashes.

Splitting is a change that occurs on the basis of the existence of a body. Now that the fire has burned the six vicious dogs to ashes, it is naturally impossible for them to continue splitting. However, the battle will obviously not end so easily. When the fire subsided, a series of piercing bird cries came from the sky.

Orochimaru looked up.

Orochimaru saw a large, ugly bird flying in the air, and one after another, its eggs were falling like hail. The orange-yellow eggs shone brightly as they landed on the ground. Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and realized something was wrong. These eggs seemed to have some other secret, and were not just for hitting people.

next second,

Explosions occurred one after another!

[Chapter 251. Join or Die]

A vicious dog that can split almost infinitely, a giant bird that lays exploding eggs... Such strange and bizarre summoning beasts are truly incredible. Orochimaru has been in the ninja world for so many years, and this is the first time he has encountered them. It has truly broadened his horizons.

but,

Such tricks were not enough to pose any threat to him.

What appeared to be a massive series of explosions turned into a shocking scene when, once the smoke and fire dissipated, Orochimaru stood unharmed on the scorched earth. He looked up, smiling as he met the gaze of the Animal Path standing on the platform. Dust and debris danced in the air, coalescing to outline human figures.

then,

The three Edo Tensei resurrected individuals, who had been blown to pieces, reappeared.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique".

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet Technique".

"Wind Release: Infinite Great Breakthrough".

Unconscious and unaware of pain, the reanimated beings retain only their fighting instincts. Once they identify an enemy, they will relentlessly launch attacks. Most of the time, they do not need Orochimaru's deliberate manipulation. Guided by their fighting instincts ingrained in their bones after countless battles and the supreme principle of eliminating the enemy, they will make appropriate choices.

A combined Wind Release and Fire Release ninjutsu attack was launched at the giant, strange bird that was diving low, preparing for another round of bombardment.

"Oh!"

The white smoke was swallowed up by the flames.

At the critical moment, the Animal Realm released the summoning spell, and the strange bird disappeared.

Good summoning beasts are not easy to capture, and he did not want to lose too many summoning beasts in this battle. In any case, the previous attack had already proven that the strange bird posed no threat to Orochimaru. That bombardment did not cause any damage to Orochimaru, so there was no point in keeping it.

However, Orochimaru truly lives up to his reputation as one of the Legendary Sannin.

They're really strong!

Animal Path was convinced that it was unrealistic to take down Orochimaru by relying solely on summoning beasts. The most troublesome thing was those three unkillable Edo Tensei users. Conventional methods were simply ineffective in stopping their activities. At this point, they had no choice but to try unconventional methods.

"The art of spirit communication."

This time, it wasn't those strange and unusual spirit beasts that were summoned.

There were three people.

The Way of Heaven, the Way of Humanity, and the Way of Hungry Ghosts.

Just as the summoning was completed, three reanimated Uchiha clan members rushed up the drainpipe and attacked the platform. The dead summoned from the underworld had no usable weapons, and their Uchiha-style swordsmanship and throwing techniques were useless.

They can only fight using hand-to-hand combat and ninjutsu.

As for illusions

With their ability to think eliminated, they were unable to use the Sharingan to release genjutsu. Fortunately, the dynamic vision of the three-tomoe Sharingan, a passive ability, was not affected. The three reanimated humans who leaped onto the platform did not even look at the three people summoned by the Animal Path. They carried out Orochimaru's orders and resolutely charged towards the Animal Path.

The two rushed towards the Animal Path, while the third stood at the edge of the platform, forming hand seals to prepare to unleash a ninjutsu.

only--

【All Things Guided by Heaven】

An irresistible attraction pulled the three Edo Tensei (reincarnated individuals) towards the Heavenly Path. Before they could reach the Heavenly Path, the Human Path appeared from the side, reaching out and grabbing the heads of two of the Edo Tensei, activating a power called [Soul Extraction].

Faced with the unpredictable power of the Human Realm, the Impure World Reincarnations were as fragile as newly hatched chicks, easily crushed and pulverized by falling boulders.

The soul has been taken away.

At the moment the soul was extracted, everyone saw the soul faintly glowing.

The moment their souls left their bodies, their bodies immediately collapsed, the dust covering them dissipated, revealing two corpses wearing Tang Ren headbands.

"This is?"

Orochimaru summoned a giant snake again, and standing on the snake's head, he witnessed the scene of his soul being extracted.

His heart clenched painfully.

Since developing the technique of resurrection, the shadow of death, which he had never felt before, once again loomed over his heart.

You'll die!

His intuition told him that

If his true form were hit by that attack, he would definitely die. As for whether the cursed seal, as a backup plan, could revive him... he wasn't sure. The cursed seal hadn't been developed for long and hadn't undergone multiple upgrades and improvements. To be honest, he wasn't very confident that it could achieve the desired effect.

"As expected of the Rinnegan!"

"The ability to directly target the soul... is even more powerful than the art of spiritification."

He developed the Reanimation Jutsu, researching and referencing many forbidden techniques. Among them, the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and the Spirit Transformation Jutsu were the most helpful to him. Moreover, Tsunade's deceased boyfriend, Dan Kato, was most skilled in the Spirit Transformation Jutsu, and he had witnessed Dan Kato using the Spirit Transformation Jutsu to kill enemies silently on many occasions.

However, it pales in comparison to the human way's method of easily extracting the soul.

The third person also failed to escape, his body was restrained by the Preta Path, which was draining his almost inexhaustible chakra... The Animal Path had a thought: perhaps these unkillable dead people could be used as a source of chakra to replenish his own consumption.

However, he soon discovered that the chakra of these reanimated beings was not truly infinite; it only recovered very quickly, and there was a limit to the total amount. The chakra extracted was barely enough to balance the chakra consumed to activate their abilities.

His idea is completely meaningless.

Whether he can extract a certain amount of chakra in this way is uncertain, but his mental energy will inevitably be severely depleted. It is true that the power of the Rinnegan is very strong, but the price of using this power is equally heavy. The consumption of chakra is only one aspect, and the consumption of mental energy is equally staggering.

The human realm rapidly approached, drawing away the soul of the third person.

Once the disguise on the corpse's exterior was removed, there was indeed another ordinary-looking ninja inside. However, this corpse was wearing a Frost Ninja headband on its forehead. Of course, these were minor matters. Tendo merely glanced at it casually and then ignored it, turning his attention back to Orochimaru.

The battle is not over yet.

Defeating the three Edo Tensei users did not cause Orochimaru any harm whatsoever.

and--

Orochimaru wasn't one to give up easily. The giant python raised its head and charged fiercely towards the platform. But before the snake's head hit the platform, the Animal Path used the Summoning Jutsu again, summoning a giant centipede that became entangled with the python.

However, Orochimaru, who was standing on the snake's head, was nowhere to be seen.

Konan didn't see clearly where Orochimaru disappeared to.

"Where did you go?"

Xiao Nan frowned.

"Isn't it up there?"

Obito Uchiha replied leisurely.

Although he only had one eye left, his dynamic vision was still excellent, and Orochimaru's movements could not escape his sight.

Not only did he see Orochimaru's every move, but the four beings of the Deva Path, Animal Path, Human Path, and Preta Path, with their eight eyes, also witnessed Orochimaru's every action. The Deva Path turned around, looking up at the high place behind them. Orochimaru had somehow appeared above them, perched on the outside of the drainpipe, mouth wide open, launching his attack.

【Ninja Art: Ten Thousand Snake Formation】

Countless dark brown snakes poured out of Orochimaru's mouth, which at this moment resembled the gates of a snake hell. As the gates opened, the almost endless snakes fell like a surging tide or a collapsing mountain onto the platform below.

"Hoohoo!"

Xiao Nan flapped its wings and flew away from the platform.

So many snakes... it's really disgusting.

Those with snake phobia would probably die instantly in the face of this mountain and sea of ​​snakes. To be honest, in the face of a snake swarm of this size, any creature would be devoured without even leaving a bone behind, right? It's just a pity that Orochimaru encountered Pain today!

Heaven gazed at the dense swarm of falling snakes, raised its hands high, palms facing upwards.

The power of the Rinnegan activated once again.

Shinra Tensei

An invisible, colorless, and elusive, vast and mighty force was suddenly released, sweeping away the tangible matter with its repulsive force, sending the falling snakes flying. One by one, the small snakes were smashed into a pile of flesh by the terrifying repulsive force, and the snake swarm that looked as large as mountains and seas was wiped out in an instant.

Even Orochimaru was sent flying.

He crashed through drainpipes and walls like a cannonball, creating a large hole in the dome near the top of the tower, and was thrown to a great height before falling and landing with a loud "thud" on a platform on the upper level of the tower.

"do you died?"

Xiao Nan asked.

"Alive."

Heaven answered.

The centipede summoned by the Animal Path was still fighting the python. If Orochimaru had died, the summoning jutsu would have been released, and the python should have disappeared. Of course, the Deva Path did not use this to confirm that Orochimaru was not dead. Rather, the Animal Path, riding the strange bird into the air, saw a small white snake emerge from the flesh and blood evenly pasted on the platform.

then,

Orochimaru crawled out of the snake's mouth once again.

His entire body was covered in wounds, not even a scratch could be seen, only wet slime stuck to his body, but the slime quickly dried. At this moment, Pain and Konan flew up, and Obito Uchiha also appeared silently in a corner of this high platform.

Orochimaru, shall we continue?

Heaven asked coldly.

Orochimaru stretched his neck and looked Tendo up and down. As he looked at that indifferent face, it gradually overlapped with the image of the boy in his mind... He confirmed it again. It really was those kids. The only one who hadn't shown up was the red-haired kid.

and also,

The Rinnegan is indeed extraordinary.

The abilities he displayed in these few moves were truly bizarre and unpredictable, leaving him somewhat bewildered.