Zongman: Sharingan just opened, you said it was the fault of the earth

In the broken gap, a purple pupil slowly emerged, and the marks of the six reincarnations were faintly visible. It was the Samsara Eye!

"Join my clan, Orochimaru."

Bai Yulin smiled.

"You are the only one I consider suitable in Akatsuki."

The moment the words fell, Orochimaru was stunned.

——Family?

This was a strange word he had never heard before.

But soon, Orochimaru reacted and sneered:

“Hehe… hehehahahaha…”

The expression on his face gradually became ferocious.

"Family? I don't care what new term you use, it's the same old story in a new bottle - after all, don't you just want me to return to Konoha?"

"I am a traitorous ninja from Konoha."

"Now you want me to go back?!"

"Tell me—what did he promise you?"

Bai Yulin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

He shook his head as if he had heard some ridiculous misunderstanding.

"You are still stuck in the past."

"Who told you that I'm from Konoha?"

These words made Orochimaru slightly stunned.

Bai Yulin continued:

"In your eyes, Konoha is your prison and Sarutobi Hiruzen's legacy."

"But what I want to establish is an integrated order that transcends the ninja world."

"Ninja villages, daimyo, organizations, bloodlines, these things are already outdated."

He paused and looked towards the bushes behind Orochimaru.

"I recruited you not to bring you back, but to make you truly free."

"You desire eternal life, pursue truth, and hate fools and systems."

"And I just happen to have the power to make all your dreams come true."

These words were like thunder!

Orochimaru's pupils contracted again!

"You said...eternal life...freedom?"

Bai Yulin nodded:

"To be precise, it is freedom that transcends order."

"Join my clan, Orochimaru."

"You'll get everything you want."

"Even... no longer needing to change bodies, one can still achieve immortality."

Orochimaru's expression finally wavered for the first time.

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P.S. Asking for flowers, evaluation tickets and customization.

Chapter 156: [Subscribe] What?! You even have Uchiha Itachi?!

Bai Yulin looked at Orochimaru's face, which showed hesitation for the first time, but his tone was not aggressive at all, but became more gentle.

He knew what this guy was thinking.

Orochimaru doesn't trust anyone, he only believes in himself and the path to eternal life.

But Bai Yulin knew very well that even Orochimaru had begun to be unable to walk.

Research is limited, materials are scarce, the fusion of bloodline boundaries is a bottleneck, and the forbidden techniques have reached their limits...

Even Orochimaru is still struggling to survive, constantly changing his body, like an exiled prisoner.

This...is not the evolution he wanted.

And Bai Yulin was attracted by this point of Orochimaru.

This man was never a complete madman, nor was he an evil person who destroyed for the sake of "destruction".

He's just too smart.

Smart enough to understand - in this world of the survival of the fittest, only by mastering all the "knowledge" and "power" can one completely break free from the shackles of fate.

In Bai Yulin's opinion, Orochimaru is not incapable of loyalty, but he has not yet found someone worthy of his loyalty.

Bai Yulin also knew very well in his heart that Orochimaru might be cunning and might use any means necessary, but he never did anything "stupid".

Defecting from Konoha was a necessary step for him to take for knowledge and freedom.

And now, facing the systematic power, resources, authority and freedom that far exceed the ninja world, what if Orochimaru still wants to "betray"?

He would just be like a puppet that failed in research, and he would wipe out every trace of it.

Bai Yulin said nothing more.

But it seemed to have said everything.

He just stood there, looking at Orochimaru quietly, with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he was giving a choice and announcing a verdict.

And Orochimaru——

But he fell into deep thought.

The night wind blew, and the leaves rustled softly, but Orochimaru seemed not to hear it.

His gaze stopped at the ground, his pupils slightly contracted, and scenes flashed through his mind -

The suspicious look from Sarutobi Hiruzen, the surveillance from Danzo's Anbu, the rift between the Sannin, his own experiments being blocked, his research being stopped...

And then there are the experimental subjects who died on the operating table, the shells of their former bodies, the failed reincarnations, the almost crazy pursuits...

He suddenly realized.

I... seem to be standing at the crossroads of fate.

But this time, it was no longer a fork in the road from Konoha to defection.

But -

A crossroads where one wrong choice could lead to eternal damnation.

If he agreed, it would mean completely cutting off his past and joining the ranks of this strange yet powerful black-haired boy as a "familiar member";

But if he refused... He subconsciously glanced at Bai Yulin.

Those Rinnegan were still suspended in the cracked space, like the gaze of a god.

He knew it—it wasn't a threat.

but facts.

An existence that could easily crush Scorpion, destroy the Akatsuki organization, and suppress Pain without making a sound, if he said "no" now...

He will die.

It won't even leave any experimental value behind, it will just be like a failed worm, annihilated on this land.

Bai Yulin's eyes moved slightly, and he felt that the time had come.

He raised his wrist and flipped his palm lightly in the air.

"Shh."

A subtle sound of breaking air cut through the night.

The next second, a kunai engraved with a special spell appeared between his fingers.

On the jet-black kunai, the swirling pattern of the Flying Thunder God technique was engraved.

Orochimaru's pupils suddenly shrank!

This breath...

This spatial fluctuation...

This feeling engraved deep in his memory——

"...Flying Thunder God Jutsu?"

Orochimaru's tone was rarely filled with a hint of disbelief.

Of course he knew what it was. It was the signature move of the second generation Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

And now-

He felt almost the same aura from the kunai in Bai Yulin's hand.

Even better than Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God...

Steadier, deeper, more terrifying.

"you……"

"How do you know this technique?"

Bai Yulin did not answer, but just chuckled and gently threw the kunai into the air with his right hand.

In an instant, the space shook violently!

"--call out!"

Everyone only saw a blurry afterimage flash by, the kunai was still in the air, but Bai Yulin had disappeared from the spot!

"boom!"

In a flash, he appeared on the top of a hill a hundred meters away. His figure was as sudden as a ghost, and even failed to leave ripples in the air.

Then he flashed again and returned to Orochimaru.

The whole process takes no more than three breaths.

This time, Orochimaru was truly shocked.

It wasn't shock, but the kind of chill and awe that rose from the bone marrow.

Bai Yulin calmly withdrew the kunai in his hand and his eyes fell on Orochimaru, who was in shock.

"Yes, it's the Flying Thunder God Technique, and it's a modified version I made."

He said it lightly, his tone as if he was stating a trivial matter.

But Orochimaru's heart suddenly sank.

This is no longer just the Flying Thunder God. That sense of control over space and the ability to control the entire field in an instant have long surpassed the level of the second generation - this is simply the Lord of Space!

"What on earth are you..."

Just as he was about to speak, Bai Yulin had an idea.

"Om-"

Behind it, the space seemed to be torn apart by some invisible force.

Twisted, stretched, and shattered like a mirror.

The next moment, a tall figure stepped out from the gap in space.