"Do you really think I won't kill you?"
There was not a trace of emotion in Orochimaru's eyes at this moment, and his voice was cold.
He would really kill Jiraiya; he was not just saying harsh words.
However, at this moment, there was only sadness in Jiraiya's eyes.
A small snake slithered around Orochimaru's arm and darted toward Jiraiya.
After a moment, the little snake returned and bit off the ninja tool pouch hanging on Jiraiya's lower back.
"Clink! Clink!"
Ninja tools kept falling to the ground. Orochimaru glanced at them out of the corner of his eye, and his pupils shrank slightly.
He did not find the special kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God mark that Minato Namikaze usually used among Jiraiya's possessions.
"Don't worry, I didn't bring the thing you are looking for." At this time, Jiraiya suddenly laughed.
Orochimaru's pupils shrank when he heard it.
Jiraiya continued to laugh, his expression full of self-mockery.
In his current state, he could no longer stop Orochimaru.
Before leaving, Jiraiya had deliberately left Minato's special kunai in the village.
The consequence of doing this was that he might die here today.
But Jiraiya didn't regret it at all.
The two giant snake heads that were tightly holding Jiraiya were positioned on the left and right sides of Jiraiya's head.
Now, if Orochimaru moved even slightly, he would be able to take his life.
The expression in Orochimaru's eyes flickered a few times.
"Hiss."
The two giant snakes that were tightly wrapped around Jiraiya gradually loosened their restraints and released him.
Jiraiya fell to the ground, his body beginning to go numb.
That was the poison that Orochimaru had injected into Jiraiya's body earlier.
After all, although Jiraiya's chakra was severely depleted, he had not lost his ability to move.
As one of the Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru knew that things would become very troublesome if Jiraiya continued to delay him.
Because Konoha's pursuers should be arriving soon.
"Why don't you kill me?"
Jiraiya asked as his consciousness began to fade.
Orochimaru turned around slowly and ignored him.
Swish!
In Jiraiya's fading vision, Orochimaru's figure suddenly disappeared.
His consciousness gradually became heavier, and then he fell into unconsciousness.
"Clash!"
Elsewhere, the battle between Uchiha Yoruki and the masked man was still going on.
If possible, the masked man wanted to defeat Yoruki today. His eyes were rare in the history of the Uchiha clan.
However, Uchiha Yoruki had already grasped the weaknesses of the masked man's abilities and was sometimes able to counter effectively.
The masked man feared he alone was not enough to defeat his opponent.
As the two continued to fight, a huge pitcher plant extended out from the trees not far away.
"It's over." A voice came from the pitcher plant.
"Faster than I expected."
The masked man chuckled, and then light blue chakra surged from his eyes as he immediately transformed into a half-complete Susanoo.
"Boom!"
At the same time he summoned Susanoo, in front of him, there was also a surge of deep red chakra, which also condensed into Susanoo from Uchiha Yoruki.
When the two Susanoos appeared, the leaves on the surrounding trees immediately fell off from the pressure.
"Swish!"
A red light burst out from Uchiha Yoruki's left eye, and a sword flashed by.
Slice!
However, his target at this time was not the masked man, but the person in the pitcher plant on the tree behind him.
The Rekka no Ken fell down, directly cutting through the giant tree and the pitcher plant together.
"You don't even care about your companions?"
Uchiha Yoruki looked at the masked man in front of him. With the masked man's dojutsu, he was definitely capable of distorting the space around the pitcher plant when the Rekka no Ken fell.
"Haha, do as you like."
However, the masked man in the light blue Susanoo shrugged, and the space around him began to distort, drawing him in.
After staring warily at the direction where the masked man disappeared for a few seconds, Uchiha Yoruki dashed to the pitcher plant that he had cut down.
But there was nothing inside it.
Uchiha Yoruki's expression flickered. The speed of the Flame Sword was so fast that ordinary ninjas could not dodge it at all.
Those who could serve as companions of this masked man were indeed not easy to deal with.
Then he looked towards the place where the aftermath of battle had just occurred.
He had also heard the voice coming from the pitcher plant just now, and his eyes focused on the direction.
Swish!
Immediately, Uchiha Yoruki's figure flashed and disappeared from his current position.
The terrain within a few dozen meters of where Orochimaru and Jiraiya had been fighting was significantly altered, making it extremely easy to find.
Uchiha Yoruki quickly found this place. With a quick glance, he discovered Jiraiya lying in the center.
"Master Jiraiya!"
Uchiha Yoruki quickly landed beside Jiraiya and lifted him up.
He immediately noticed Jiraiya's purple lips and the abnormal color of the blood vessels on his neck and palms.
It was obvious that Jiraiya had been poisoned.
Uchiha Yoruki's eyes flickered. With Jiraiya's level of skill, he shouldn't have been defeated so easily by Orochimaru.
But considering the relationship between the two, Uchiha Yoruki sighed slightly.
He looked ahead. Orochimaru should have gotten quite far by now.
Although if he followed immediately, he might still be able to find Orochimaru's trail, but if he did so, Jiraiya would be in danger as the poison was spreading through his system.
So, after hesitating for a moment, he carried Jiraiya on his back and headed back towards Konoha at full speed.
Orochimaru rushed towards the border of the Land of Fire at full speed, but of course, he couldn't travel in a straight line.
"Whoosh!"
When he landed on a hill, the space in front of him began to distort again.
The masked man's figure emerged.
"You managed to get rid of Jiraiya so quickly. You are truly impressive."
The masked man laughed, but Orochimaru ignored him and continued moving forward.
"It's a pity that you didn't kill him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru paused, then turned his eyes and glanced at him.
There was a hint of murderous intent in those eyes.
"You are such a cold guy. Anyway, I helped you stop Konoha's pursuers." The masked man shrugged.
"I didn't ask you to help me."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly, not wanting to say any more to him, and turned around to leave.
The masked man knew that Orochimaru was different from anyone he had ever met before.
But even such a person had his weaknesses.
"Haha, you don't want to pay attention to me, but I think you should be very interested in the secrets of Minato Namikaze, right?"
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