"Lord Orochimaru, something terrible has happened!"
In Orochimaru's cave, Yakushi Kabuto, not yet an immortal, urgently reported to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was lying on his bed drinking tea, with goji berries faintly visible in the cup. "What's all this commotion? You're disturbing my peace of mind. What is it?"
"The Akatsuki, the Akatsuki have come!" Yakushi Kabuto gasped for breath.
"The Akatsuki? Who?" Orochimaru's hand trembled, but he maintained his elegant demeanor.
"Everyone, the entire Akatsuki is outside, they've surrounded this place!"
"Nani (What)?"
Orochimaru's teacup slipped from his hand and shattered on the floor.
"They're trying to wipe me out completely!" Orochimaru's flushed face instantly turned pale.
...
Standing outside Orochimaru's lair, Lin Nan looked at what was supposed to be Orochimaru's lair and fell into thought.
Aren't Orochimaru's lairs usually creepy, spooky places? Caves or valleys, and such.
What was this magnificent villa doing here?
Before Lin Nan could figure it out, he understood everything the moment he saw Orochimaru.
"A distinguished guest has arrived, please forgive our lack of proper welcome! May I ask what brings you here?"
"Is that f***ing Orochimaru?" Lin Nan was shocked for the entire year.
At this moment, Orochimaru's facial features were indeed Orochimaru's, but what was with that rosy complexion? What was with that bloated physique?
Infinite Tsukuyomi, you really know how to play!
I'm impressed!
However, Orochimaru at this moment was also quite surprised upon seeing the Akatsuki.
The leader, Super-Bro, was tied up like a hedgehog. Why was Menma here too? Had he joined the Akatsuki?
It's worth mentioning that on the way, Menma had borrowed an Akatsuki cloak to wear.
This was truly a memorable scene.
Lin Nan truly resented the fact that there were no mobile phones in this world.
Menma looked at Lin Nan.
One had to admit, that youthful, standard Naruto face, coupled with an aura of Pain's seriousness and stiffness, truly threw Lin Nan off.
"Ahem!" Lin Nan coughed dryly and said, "Orochimaru, I'm here to negotiate with you!"
"Negotiate?" Orochimaru was taken aback. "Little Lin, I haven't done anything to you, have I? I'm the one who gave you the rings..."
The aggrieved Orochimaru left Lin Nan somewhat speechless.
After organizing his thoughts, Lin Nan said, "Don't you know the Reaper Death Seal? I want to borrow it!"
"You want me to hand it over to you? Of course!" Orochimaru agreed readily.
Lin Nan shook his head. "I don't need you to teach me, I know the Reaper Death Seal, but I need you to release it! As compensation, I'll teach you a reincarnation jutsu!"
Orochimaru's expression became a little stiff. "Well, I've been researching the law of conservation of mass recently. Both the Reaper Death Seal and reincarnation jutsu are things that shouldn't be used..."
"Orochimaru, do you intend to refuse?" Sasori hissed sinisterly.
At the same time, the entire Akatsuki, looking like villains, stared intently at Orochimaru, making him sweat profusely.
Especially Uchiha Itachi, whose Mangekyo Sharingan was already activated.
Lin Nan felt incredibly secure at this moment, having such powerful backing!
Orochimaru swallowed and said, "Alright, alright... What do you need me to do now?"
"You need to find the mask of the Shinigami first!" Lin Nan said.
Orochimaru was quite surprised that Lin Nan knew about this, and then said, "We need to go to the Uzushio Shrine in Konoha!"
"Okay! We have plenty of time tonight! Also, we need three living subjects!" Lin Nan said.
"Living subjects?" Orochimaru was somewhat surprised.
Lin Nan whispered something into Orochimaru's ear.
"Little Lin... I never realized you were so... playful before?" Orochimaru muttered, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and then ordered Yakushi Kabuto to leave.
...
Easily finding the Uzushio Shrine and the Shinigami's mask.
Lin Nan nodded slowly, then looked at Menma.
Menma nodded expressionlessly, then directly reached out to the restrained "Super-Bro."
A black, grotesque soul entity, which was the soul of Lin Nan from this world, was directly pulled out of his body.
"Ah!"
"Super-Bro" began to scream wildly, but the look in his eyes towards Lin Nan was no longer as evil as before, but filled with complex emotions.
"Leader, can we read his memories?" Lin Nan asked.
Menma said, "Of course, but this body is resisting extremely fiercely now. We'll only be able to do it once I get my body back!"
Lin Nan nodded. Everything would be resolved now, and the truth of the matter seemed less important.
However, at this moment, "Super-Bro" slowly spoke, "No need to read my memories. I can tell you anything you want to know! It's the victor who wins, the loser who loses. I can accept it!"
"Oh?" Lin Nan's interest was piqued.
"In my memories, eight years ago, I came to this world!" "Super-Bro" began to recount his past in this world.
"With the help of my cheat, you should understand this. I joined the Akatsuki and settled in Konoha. Everything was like in Naruto, but also not the same. However, for me, this was undoubtedly the best world!"
Lin Nan nodded upon hearing this. Indeed, this world was generally fantastic.
The others, however, listened with confusion, thinking, "Isn't this person Lin Nan's inner demon? Why does he sound like Lin Nan himself? Then who is this person in front of us?"
"Super-Bro" continued, "However, all of this changed a year ago! I met Tobi. But Tobi shouldn't have existed in this world. Afterward, my body was destroyed by Tobi with some mysterious power. He seems to be able to control the laws of this world!"
"Then, a miraculous thing happened. I was reanimated, but the world after reanimation was no longer the world I was in. Instead, it was your reality. I met Yakushi Kabuto!"
Lin Nan's body trembled. Yakushi Kabuto had indeed told him that he had once reanimated a version of himself that had no memories.
"After that, because I lost all my abilities, I was destroyed by Yakushi Kabuto. But during the destruction, I inherited all the memories from your real world!"
"Inherited my memories?" Lin Nan was stunned.
"I learned everything that happened to me in the real world. Compared to this dreamlike world, your reality is a hell!"
"..." Lin Nan fell silent.
The truth, he couldn't refute it.
"The overlapping of memories drove me mad. I was unwilling. That so-called reality was filled with terror and darkness! I felt the only thing I could do was to destroy that world! After all, everyone would live well in this world!"
To be honest, Lin Nan had indeed had this thought before, otherwise, he wouldn't have been tempted by Obito.
But later, he thought, why bother?
Even in reality, he had his friends.
Konan, Tsunade, the protagonist Naruto, and Kakashi treated him well.
The current "self" had gone to an extreme.
But even if he went to this so-called extreme, with Kaguya and the Six Paths Sage appearing later, it wasn't an easy path either!