Chapter 99 Orochimaru

Nagato stared at the forehead protector that looked like a leaf, hatred welling up in his heart. His long red hair fluttered slightly, and circles of ripples in his purple pupils hidden by his hair were spreading rapidly.

His parents were killed by Konoha ninjas wearing this kind of forehead protector.

After the outbreak of the war, Nagato's father Ise and mother Fuso, as doctors of the Hidden Rain Village, even followed the Hidden Rain Army to the front line. There was no problem at the beginning of the war. The Hidden Rain Army invaded the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind with great momentum. But then, with the counterattack of Konoha and Sand Village, when the front line was gradually pushed back to the Land of Rain, things began to change.

The Konoha ninja and the Sand Village ninja were wreaking havoc in the Land of Rain, and countless towns were looted. Although Nagato's parents were doctors in the Hidden Rain Village (not ninjas), they did not live in the Hidden Rain Village. So, one day when Nagato's parents went home for vacation, they were killed by two Konoha ninjas who broke into their home to protect the young Nagato. Nagato's Samsara Eye was also awakened by the death of his parents, and he killed the two little Konoha ninjas.

(99% of the time, this was done by Black Zetsu or Uchiha Madara.)

Suddenly, a thick streak of lightning flashed across the sky again, and this time, the faces of the Konoha ninjas were clearly reflected.

The person in the lead had pale skin, long black hair, snake-like golden pupils, and purple eye shadow. He was Orochimaru, one of the disciples of the Third Hokage of Konoha Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Upon learning of the ceasefire between Rain Village and Sunagakure, Orochimaru, as one of the Konoha commanders on the battlefield, sensed that a war was approaching and prepared to lead a team to the heart of the Rain Country to capture a few Rain ninjas and bring them back for interrogation. He wanted to learn the next specific moves of the Rain Village so that he could make early deployments.

And this small town was just a place they passed through while carrying out their mission.

"Lord Orochimaru!" A ninja from the Aburame clan behind him said, "I sense an unusual chakra fluctuation in this town!" What this person sensed was the chakra and eye power that was slightly emitted by Nagato because of the hatred aroused in his heart.

Orochimaru's narrow snake eyes suddenly turned cold. The news that they had penetrated deep into the heart of the Rain Country must not leak out.

Orochimaru formed seals with his hands, and his perception began to spread wildly throughout the town.

"Ninjutsu: Chakra Sensing Technique!"

With a smile on his face, Orochimaru felt relieved, "I found you!" He then instantly entered the town, and the six ninjas behind him quickly followed.

"Oh no! I've been discovered!" Nagato exclaimed. The perception of the Rinnegan clearly told Nagato that he was discovered. He knew that there was something wrong with his eyes, and that he had some strange abilities. He also knew that he had implicated his two good friends because he had leaked a trace of his aura.

"Run!!!" Yahiko made a prompt decision, pulled Nagato and Konan and ran away, but how could three ordinary children outrun a ninja? Not to mention Orochimaru, who was already a Kage.

Looking at the seven Konoha ninjas who were blocking the way ahead, and Orochimaru's evil pupils and pale face revealed in the occasional lightning, the three little ones were so frightened by the murderous aura emanating from Orochimaru that they were trembling with fear.

"Sir! They are three little children..." a ninja behind him hesitated.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, but he still ordered cruelly, his hoarse voice echoing in the rain, "Anyone who might reveal our whereabouts must not be spared! Don't leave a single one... alive!!!"

"Yes!" The six ninjas behind him hesitated for a moment, but decided to obey Orochimaru's orders.

One of the ninjas from the Moonlight Clan drew out the ninja sword on his back and slashed at the necks of Yahiko, Nagato and Konan with one instant. Since it was inevitable to kill the three children, the only thing he could do was to try his best to prevent them from feeling the pain of death.

Yahiko and Konan opened their eyes wide. They had already felt the breath of death. They were frightened by the murderous aura and trembled on the spot. They had no ability to resist and could only wait for death to come.

At this moment, Nagato was filled with remorse. He hated his carelessness for getting his two good friends into trouble, and he also hated his own strength. If he had great power, his parents might not have died, and they would not be in the dying situation now.

An ominous aura began to rise from Nagato's body. Regret, resentment, and tangled emotions resonated with the Rinnegan, and the destructive power of the pupils began to unconsciously spread around.

Orochimaru shuddered suddenly, as if he sensed something, and his eyes moved back and forth among the three little ones.

Just as the Moonlight Clan Ninja's sword was about to cut the necks of the three people, and also when Nagato's Rinnegan was about to explode, a figure quietly appeared between the three little ones and the Moonlight Clan Ninja, with his back to the oncoming sword, a slender white hand gently rested on Nagato's shoulder, and Nagato's surging pupil power that was about to explode instantly dissipated into nothingness.

"when!!!"

A crisp sound was heard, echoing in the silent rainy night. The Moonlight Clan ninja's sword slashed the man's back, and then nothing happened.

Orochimaru, who was observing from behind, couldn't help but have his pupils shrink violently. He didn't realize how the newcomer appeared at all, and was also shocked that the newcomer could withstand the attack of the Moonlight Clan ninja without any damage to his body.

You have to know that this was a slashing attack from a senior ninja of the Moonlight Clan. The Moonlight Clan is extremely skilled in swordsmanship and knife skills. Even if it was a casual attack, it was not something that an ordinary ninja could block with their body.

The person who came was Qing Si. He used the power of the Corpse Bone Vein to form a solid bone shield behind him, easily blocking the swift attack.

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According to the information given in "The Book of Formations", Nagato died in the 64th year of Konoha, which is the 64th year of Kirigakure according to the setting of this book, due to exhaustion of his vitality by the Outer Path: Reincarnation Technique. He was 35 years old when he died. Therefore, we can infer that Nagato was born in the 29th year of Kirigakure.

According to another piece of information given, when Nagato was 10 years old, that is, in the 39th year of the Hidden Mist, under Jiraiya's three years of instruction, he mastered the changes of the six chakra attributes of fire, water, earth, wind, lightning and yang. From this, it can be inferred that the battle between Hanzo of the Salamander and Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru took place in the 36th year of the Hidden Mist, which is the time point that is being written now.

Therefore, the time of awakening of the Rinnegan should be earlier. The Rinnegan was awakened during the war between Konoha and Amegakure, so it is speculated that it is most likely in the 35th year of Kirigakure.

(Nagato himself does not have Yin attribute. The official data given for Nagato is six attributes, but he did learn Yin-Yang escape later, so the Yin attribute should be brought by Uchiha Madara's Samsara Eye.)

In addition: Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko are of the same age. Konan's age is clearly given as the same as Nagato, while the official statement about Yahiko is only that he was 15 years old when he died. Based on this, it can be inferred that Yahiko is either the same age as Nagato and Konan, or one or two years older.