And at this moment,
Realizing Orochimaru's gaze,
Although Itachi's expression remained unchanged, his heart suddenly turned cold and sank slightly.
He naturally knew the meaning of Orochimaru's smile.
Back then,
When Orochimaru was still in the Akatsuki,
Because he wanted to seize Itachi's body, he launched a sneak attack. As a result, after failing, he fled overnight.
From then on, he was listed as a traitor of Akatsuki and hunted down.
Among them,
Kyo had even personally set out to investigate him, but in the end, nothing came of it.
However, a few years later,
As if seeking a substitute,
Orochimaru actually directly abducted Sasuke during the Chunin Exams...
Although Itachi later sensed that Sasuke was not dead, up until now, he still remained almost completely unaware of Sasuke's situation.
It could be responsibly said,
Among everyone present, the two of them had the deepest grudge.
But now,
Orochimaru deliberately fixed his gaze on him here, even directly meeting Itachi's Sharingan.
The provocative meaning in this action was simply self-evident.
Itachi's gaze darkened.
If this weren't an Akatsuki gathering,
If Orochimaru weren't brought here by Kyo,
At this moment, Itachi might have already directly cast Tsukuyomi on Orochimaru to torture him a bit.
For someone who harmed Sasuke, he could not compromise.
Unfortunately, he couldn't torture him now.
Because, Itachi knew very well in his heart,
The Orochimaru appearing now was no longer simply a traitor, but the "witness" Kyo spoke of.
His arrival seemed precisely to expose the spy in Akatsuki.
And at this time,
If someone suddenly made a move against the witness,
Wouldn't that directly be like he's trying to silence the witness and hide the evidence...
Therefore,
Even though he sensed Orochimaru's slightly provocative gaze, Itachi still chose to ignore it after a moment of silence.
A moment later,
Orochimaru naturally noticed this, and then withdrew his gaze with a smile.
In the past,
He might have still feared Itachi's Sharingan,
But now,
Hehe, Sharingan?
Want to compare it with Kyo's ultimate Dojutsu, the True Eye of the King?
A grin curled at the corner of Orochimaru's mouth.
He knew deeply,
He had now latched onto the thickest thigh in the entire Shinobi World.
There was nothing to be afraid of anymore.
Even facing Pain's Rinnegan, he was completely unafraid.
And at this moment,
Above the Outer Path Statue, upon seeing clearly that the visitor was Orochimaru, Pain's gaze also instantly darkened.
Then, he looked at Kyo again, his expression slightly darkening as he asked:
"What's going on, Kyo?"
"The so-called witness... is actually the traitor Orochimaru?"
"Why did you bring him here?"
Pain asked in an indifferent tone.
As his words fell,
Kyo's expression remained unchanged,
He had long anticipated that Nagato would probably have some resistance to this guy.
But that was okay,
He was good at making up stories.
After all, in the past,
He was a professional at hanging out on Twitter.
Thinking this,
Kyo slightly raised his eyes and chuckled lightly:
"That's a long story."
"The matter actually starts from two years ago."
"At that time, during an enemy elimination mission, I encountered Orochimaru."
"I originally wanted to capture him directly and bring him back to Amegakure,"
"But unexpectedly-"
"From him, I heard some past information about the real 'Uchiha Madara'."
"Thus, I began to investigate that masked man claiming to be Madara, and then..."
Kyo's expression was calm,
He unhurriedly recounted the story he had just made up.
Long and rambling, he directly threw it in front of all the Akatsuki's members.
Although it was all made up,
But,
Coupled with his fluent narration, speaking in a measured, eloquent way,
He directly stunned everyone.
Even,
Orochimaru behind him, after hearing this long speech, couldn't help but have a strange look in his eyes.
Huh???
What's going on????
The masked man's identity became something I discovered????
The method of exposing his identity also became my idea?
Orochimaru was momentarily a bit confused in his mind.
However,
He was a smart person,
So he naturally quickly realized that Kyo was muddying the waters.
Therefore, he didn't show any abnormality.
After a long while,
Kyo's narration finally ended, and he said with a smile:
"When I realized that the real Uchiha Madara had long been dead, that posing masked man naturally... was a fake."
"Above is all the reasons."
And after listening to this long speech, the scene instantly became even quieter.
Until after a long moment,
One person who hadn't spoken for a long time, Itachi,
Suddenly raised his eyes indifferently and said with extreme calmness:
"Kyo-senpai"
"Although what you just said makes a lot of sense..."
"However,"
"How can we prove that Orochimaru's words are not false?"
"What if... that Uchiha Madara really did survive until now?"
"How can we prove that he is dead?"
Itachi said flatly.
Even after hearing Kyo's words, he was unwilling to so easily believe that Madara was dead.
After all, although that masked man wasn't very trustworthy,
The present Orochimaru and Kyo made him even less trustworthy.
Itachi could not agree with his speculation.
And at this moment,
After his words fell,
Pain and Konan also showed a hint of surprised look.
It's not like the two of them didn't believe Kyo.
Rather,
They didn't believe Orochimaru.
After all, this guy's consistent style was to play dirty, making him indeed hard to trust.
And after listening to Itachi's words,
Kyo smiled and said:
"What's the hurry?"
"Isn't this precisely the real reason I brought Orochimaru here this time?"
"Today,"
"I will prove this point in front of all the members of Akatsuki."
"Let everyone clearly see, the real Uchiha Madara..."
"Died long ago."
As he spoke,
Kyo raised his hand and smiled, snapping his fingers.
Bang!
On the ground ahead, a scroll suddenly spread out, inscribed on the ground, instantly transforming into a strange black cursed technique array.
And in the center of the array, at this moment, there was actually a bound person lying.
Seeing this,
Undoubtedly, everyone present was instantly dumbfounded.
Huh???
What's going on?!
What was with that scroll just now?!
When was the array on the ground inscribed?!
And how did this bound person appear?!!
Everyone was stunned.
Only Orochimaru,
His gaze on the contrary showed a hint of excitement.
And at this moment,
Kyo also curled his lips and smiled:
"I wonder, everyone present,"
"Has anyone heard of a legendary Konoha's forbidden technique..."
"Its name is"
"Edo Tensei."
"!?"