Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Such behavior was very unpleasant to him, who was used to considering himself a god. Fortunately, he was not the kind of arrogant egomaniac, so it didn't make him feel humiliated. At most, he felt a little depressed and unhappy.

As long as it's that guy Uchiha Obito.

next second,

A giant white snake with eight heads, eight tails, and scales covering its back like the quills of a hedgehog suddenly appeared behind the Gedo Mazo. Its tails wrapped around the Gedo Mazo's feet and thighs, while five of its heads bit its shoulders and abdomen.

A massive shadow entangled the Gedo Mazo and Nagato.

misfortune,

And so, they appeared before everyone without warning.

What the hell is going on?

Shouldn't the wooden figure that appeared only briefly before have appeared instead?

Why did such an inexplicable monster emerge?

Zongxian couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise at this moment. Although he had been on guard against this venomous snake hiding in the darkness, he had always thought that Orochimaru would only emerge when he was about to reap the fruits of victory and snatch the final reward, rather than jumping out at this time to be focused down.

Nagato is clearly at a disadvantage now.

But they were far from being unable to fight back; they just couldn't free up their hands to launch a counterattack. Nagato was clearly startled by the white snake with eight heads that suddenly appeared behind him, but he immediately sensed the familiar chakra fluctuations and realized the true nature of the eight-headed, eight-tailed white snake.

Orochimaru!!!

Nagato was furious.

That damned viper... it's asking for trouble at a time like this.

Anger burned fiercely in his chest.

Do you really think you're some pushover that anyone can bully? Or do you think you, Orochimaru, have the Rinnegan like Uchiha Sogen? Just then, Uchiha Sogen's tight, almost seamless combo paused noticeably. Without hesitation, Nagato poured his chakra into the Gedo Mazo once again.

Lightning

Another moment of brilliance.

Emerging from the ten pillar-like objects that clung to the belly of the eight-headed, eight-tailed white serpent behind the Gedo Mazo, the statue blasted the serpent's body to smithereens with a muffled thunderous roar. Through the massive hole, the short pillar-like objects on the Gedo Mazo's back could be seen.

However,

In the next second, large chunks of flesh swelled and regenerated from the damaged parts of the white snake's body, filling all the gaps at an astonishing speed. In less than two seconds, the eight-headed, eight-tailed white snake was restored to its original state. At the same time, the middle head of the remaining three raised snake heads lowered down and approached the top of the demonic statue.

As soon as the snake's head opened its mouth, Orochimaru's figure appeared in Nagato's field of vision.

Orochimaru was inside the snake's mouth, with only his upper body visible. His lower body seemed to have merged with the white snake. His face still wore that same disgusting smile as always, and his body was covered in sticky liquid, making him extremely unpleasant to look at.

Orochimaru!

"Payne... this is your true form!"

Orochimaru looked at Nagato.

Those golden vertical pupils shimmered with the light of memory, and those long, dark red hair and that boundless chakra made it impossible not to think of the surname Uzumaki. And if I remember correctly, one of the three orphans from the Land of Rain that Jiraiya took in back then was a red-haired boy.

"So that's how it is. Back then... it was that orange-haired brat who died!"

Orochimaru, you're courting death!

Yahiko's death,

This is Nagato's greatest pain.

Orochimaru... he really angered him.

He raised his hand and pointed it at Orochimaru, who was trapped inside the giant snake's mouth, offering a 'friendly' greeting!

Shinra Tensei

Repulsive force

The force struck the snake's head, sending its massive head recoiling backward. Sharp fangs were broken, and the shattered flesh resembled a shower of crimson blood. Orochimaru, inside the snake's mouth, was crushed into a pulp by the force.

However, the eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent still tightly coiled around the demonic statue.

Orochimaru,

He's not dead yet!

Nagato could clearly sense Orochimaru's vibrant aura. Even after being struck head-on by Shinra Tensei, Orochimaru's aura showed no signs of weakening... This venomous snake was indeed quite troublesome, Nagato realized, a reality that made him feel increasingly worse.

Fortunately, the only good news is that it seems Uchiha Sogen hasn't made a move for some reason.

Like watching a play?

Are they just going to sit back and watch themselves fight Orochimaru?

Or perhaps there are other schemes or plots involved?

Nagato didn't have time to think it through. At this moment, not having to face a two-pronged attack was a great thing for him. As for Obito Uchiha, that bastard, he didn't know what he was up to and didn't seem to have any intention of showing up to help either.

At this moment,

All he could do was defeat Orochimaru as quickly as possible.

In addition,

Everything else was unimportant to him.

"boom!!!"

The mechanical arm behind Nagato fired a thick laser cannon, hitting a white head. The wound began to heal in the next instant. Although this thing has not yet shown any powerful attack methods, its regenerative ability alone is enough to cause headaches.

Ordinary attack methods obviously pose no threat to the white snake.

"Uchiha Sogen withstood this attack, I don't believe Orochimaru can withstand it either." Pain clapped his hands, and the Gedo Mazo opened its mouth wide, once again spitting out the chakra dragon that shone with a pale blue light.

For this monster with astonishing regenerative abilities

The Human Path's ability to extract souls is the most useful, but after fighting Uchiha Sogen for so long, all six clones have lost their fighting power, and he himself is unable to move easily. Even though the White Snake's body is exceptionally large, it is not so easy to touch it. Even if he could touch it, he does not intend to risk it with his true body.

What if Orochimaru has some underhanded tricks up his sleeve, like poisoning? Even he wouldn't be able to withstand that!

Let the Gedo Mazo launch the attack, using the Chakra Dragon to strip Orochimaru of his chakra. Without chakra, even Orochimaru is nothing more than a venomous snake with its fangs pulled, which can be easily dealt with.

Chakra Dragon spun once in the air.

Having its eyes fixed on the eight-headed, eight-tailed white snake, it swooped down to pounce.

At this time-

"Kusanagi Sword - Ruyi Blade!"

The longsword, gleaming with cold light, swooped down and landed above Nagato's head before the chakra dragon could reach it. Orochimaru's figure appeared in the mouth of another snake head, and Orochimaru opened his mouth and spat out the Kusanagi sword, whose extension limit was unknown.

"This kind of boring trick...who are you underestimating?"

Nagato responded coldly.

Even though it had exhausted Shinra Tensei, trying to take him down in such a rudimentary way was a gross underestimation of him. The mechanical arm behind him suddenly stretched forward, gripped the blade of the Kusanagi sword, and pulled it to the side, causing it to miss.

at the same time,

Another mechanical arm rose up and aimed at its side, firing a laser cannon from its palm that shattered the incoming ice block. Most of the ice block was melted and evaporated by the laser cannon, but a small portion of the ice block broke apart and splashed out in all directions.

"Hmph!!"

Orochimaru, who was spitting out swords, let out a strange, ambiguous laugh.

Nagato frowned at first, then his pupils contracted in the next instant. He sensed a chakra aura appearing beside him. It was the chakra he had seen before. If he remembered correctly... it was the boy named 'Haku' who was with Orochimaru?

Suddenly,

Once the heart and mouth are open,

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw an arm, stained red with blood yet still retaining its pristine whiteness, emerge from his chest. A large amount of blood gushed out like a fountain, and his body became limp and powerless in that instant. The two mechanical arms stopped moving as if the power had been cut off, and the Kusanagi sword took the opportunity to retract.

The chakra dragon that was about to pounce on the white snake suddenly vanished without a trace.

It was as if it had never existed.

Behind him, which he could not see

An arm emerged from a block of ice, swiftly and decisively piercing Nagato's chest without any hesitation or delay. Immediately afterward, the owner of the arm, a handsome and captivating young man, emerged from the ice with his slender yet strong body.

It was white!

"You, you are..."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Pain, but for Lord Orochimaru, I'll accept your eyes..." Haku's gentle voice, tinged with sadness, reached Nagato's ears. Then, Nagato saw those unblemished, pale fingers touch his eyeballs.

Suddenly,

A familiar stinging sensation resurfaced.

At this moment, Nagato felt a strange sense of confusion. Why did the stinging pain of having one's eyes gouged out feel so familiar? Perhaps it was because the flame of life was being extinguished that long-forgotten memories surfaced in his mind. It seemed that he had indeed felt this kind of pain before, when he was very, very young.

Could it be that,

Just like Uchiha Sogen said, these eyes... have they never belonged to him?

As Nagato's consciousness waned, his left eye was gouged out first, followed by his right eye, and then endless darkness descended. But at that moment, he heard someone roaring, shouting "Stop!" The voice was... Uchiha Obito!

It's only appearing now...it's too late!

Nagato thought to herself.

Above the Gedo Mazo, which he could not see, Obito Uchiha arrived late, filled with shock and anger. Nagato had been defeated, and it was a crushing defeat with no hope of recovery. But what was most unacceptable was that Nagato did not fall at the hands of Mugen Uchiha, but was instead ambushed by that bastard Orochimaru!

Not only that,

Even the Rinnegan fell into Orochimaru's hands.

When he arrived, he saw Haku gouging out Nagato's eyes. He instinctively tried to take back the Rinnegan, but after taking the Rinnegan, Haku didn't hesitate at all. He didn't even bother to finish off Nagato, leaving the guy who had been pierced through the heart but was still hanging on by a thread completely in the middle of the battle.

With a twist of his body, he slipped into the thin ice mirror that had quietly appeared beside him.

next second,

The wooden spikes thrown by Obito shattered the thin ice mirror, but failed to harm Haku in the slightest.

"Damn it!!!"

The earthy Uchiha Buddha was born, and the second Buddha ascended to heaven.

How did it come to this?