Only the Tenseigan has such insight, and others, including Itachi, who had not yet opened his eyes, did not notice the flash of surprise on Shinnō's face.
And Hyōjin, who was aware of this, pondered in his heart.
"Seeing Orochi Maru and Jiraiya, why is Shinnō happy? Orochi Maru's defection to Muye is known to the world. He and Jiraiya appeared at the same time, one plus and one minus. It is reasonable to say that there is no real help to our current situation, unless … unless Shinnō can be sure that Orochi Maru and Jiraiya will join forces to help us deal with the Cloud ninjas … "
"Then how can he be sure that Orochi Maru will help as a renegade ninja?"
"Knowing that Cloud Village is hunting him at this time, why does he insist on coming to the Land of Tian?"
"He hired Muye ninja to escort him with great fanfare, is he trying to provoke a dispute between Muye and Cloud? Then how can he be sure that he can escape unscathed? "
"Could it be … Is it not a coincidence to meet Orochi Maru here? His trump card is Orochi Maru who is hiding in the Land of Tian? "
"He is Orochi Maru's man!? No, he is an Empty Ninja, and it is impossible for him to be a subordinate of Orochi Maru. There should be some kind of cooperation between him and Orochi Maru! "
The observed information, combined with vague memories, Hyōjin soon had the answer.
But in any case, the unexpected appearance of Orochi Maru and Jiraiya is a turning point for Hyōjin. If Orochi Maru really cooperates with Shinnō, then he will not ignore Shinnō, and Jiraiya will not let Muye ninja be killed by the Cloud ninja in front of him.
As soon as the thought turned, Hyōjin immediately put his hand behind his back and made a gesture to Itachi.
When Itachi saw this, he quickly took out a Muye signal flare and threw it high into the sky.
Bang bang bang …
With a burst of sound, the signal flare exploded into three red smoke clouds in the air.
In fact, there was no need for Itachi's signal flare, as soon as Orochimaru and Jiraiya discovered Orochimaru and Jiraiya, they also discovered Orochimaru and Jiraiya, and both of them stopped fighting and rushed over together.
Soon, Orochi Maru and Jiraiya appeared in front of Hyōjin and others.
Looking at the crowd in front, Orochi Maru smiled with a hoarse voice and said: "I didn't expect to meet the Cloud ninja's Jinchuriki here, it seems that I got something today!"
Jiraiya hurriedly said: "Orochi Maru, don't mess around, it will cause a war!"
Orochi Maru ignored Jiraiya and moved his gaze away from the Cloud ninja and glanced at Hyōjin and others. His eyes stopped on Hyōjin and Itachi, and finally fell on Shinnō, showing a playful smile.
On the Cloud side, with the successive appearance of Orochi Maru and Jiraiya, Yugito Nii has lost her previous calmness, and the three Cloud ninjas who accompanied her are even more nervous.
Unlike Hyōjin, who slacks in the war, and Itachi, who is a fledgling, Orochi Maru and Jiraiya's reputation is built through real battles. Even the conceited Yugito Nii doesn't dare to be arrogant in front of these two.
"Today's matter is not over!"
Seeing that things can't be done, Yugito Nii left a harsh sentence and decisively led the team to retreat.
Orochi Maru didn't intend to pursue at all. He still stood quietly with his hands on his waist. Obviously, the previous words were just to scare the Cloud ninja.
Seeing the Cloud ninjas take the initiative to retreat, Jiraiya on the side breathed a long sigh of relief.
At this time, Hyōjin moved the object of vigilance from the Cloud ninjas to Orochi Maru, and tentatively asked: "Jiraiya -sama, do you need our help?"
Orochi Maru is a Muye Shinobi. On the surface, as a Muye Shinobi, Hyōjin naturally has to make his position clear.
Jiraiya waved his hand: "Orochi Maru is not someone you can deal with. There is nothing for you to do here. Go and perform your own task."
Originally, Hyōjin was just putting on a pose. Hearing this, he didn't say much and immediately left with Itachi and Shinnō.
After experiencing this storm, the Hyōjin trio became more careful. They bypassed all the towns and did not deal with anyone. When they encountered flat and open terrain, they even changed to hiding during the day and going out at night.
With such caution, the Hyōjin trio finally arrived at their destination safely a week later.
This village was indeed plagued by a plague. As far as the eye could see, there was a desolate scene, and there was indeed a villager who claimed to have written a letter asking Shinnō to come to the village to cure the plague.
Hyōjin has long known the identity of Shinnō, so he pretended not to know anything and completed the B-class escort mission according to the prescribed procedures.
On the way back, Itachi looked back at the village behind him and whispered: "Captain, there is something wrong with this Shinnō."
"I know, but it's none of our business."
After hesitating for a moment, Itachi said: "I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that he is hostile to our Muye."
Hyōjin looked at Itachi with some surprise and said after a while: "Maybe."
The village was destroyed by Muye, so it is normal for Shinnō to be hostile to Muye.
Hyōjin can judge the identity of Shinnō because of the memory of his previous life. Itachi is so young, but he has such a keen intuition, which really surprised Hyōjin.
When camping at night, Hyōjin noticed a secret signal left by Orochi Maru on a big tree not far away. He knew that Orochi Maru was summoning him, so he casually made an excuse with Itachi and quietly came to the meeting place.
As soon as Hyōjin arrived, Orochi Maru's figure came out of the shadows.
Hyōjin, as always, said respectfully: "Orochi Maru -sama."
Orochi Maru looked at Hyōjin with great interest, and said after a long time: "Kuroto-kun, the feeling you give me this time seems to be different from before."
Kuroto replied calmly, "Thanks to you, I almost died in the hands of the Konohagakure, so it will be somewhat different."
Orochi Maru smiled and said: "Is it a blessing in disguise? Then you have to thank Danzō. "
"Are you saying that this purge was caused by Shimura Danzo?"
"Well, I overestimated his ability and underestimated his means." Orochi Maru looked casual as if he was talking about something completely unrelated to him.
Hyōjin tentatively said: "It seems that you must have robbed some treasure from him."
Orochi Maru did not deny it, but smiled and said: "Yes, it is indeed a very good treasure."
After confirming his guess, Hyōjin did not continue to probe, but took the initiative to change the topic and asked softly: "That Shinnō is one of your people, right?"
Orochi Maru looked at Hyōjin: "Even this can't be hidden from you, you really are different from before."
Hyōjin shook his head modestly: "He revealed too many flaws, not to mention me, even the little guy of Uchiha noticed something."
With a noncommittal smile, Orochimaru said, "He stole some secret techniques related to physical regeneration from the Cloud Village, which are very helpful for my current experiments."
"So that's how it is, no wonder Cloud Village sent such a strong pursuit team!"
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