After being reminded by Orochimaru about the Eight-Tails, Jin suddenly remembered that in the original work, Orochimaru had indeed targeted the current Eight-Tails' Jinchuriki.
The Eight-Tails' broken left horn can be said to be Orochimaru's doing.
However, Jin recalled that was during the early stages of the Third Great Ninja War.
At that time, the Third Raikage, the future Fourth Raikage, A, and other powerful figures were all on the front lines.
That gave Orochimaru the opportunity to sneak in.
But now was a time of peace.
With so many of Kumogakure's elite were stationed in the village, if he wanted to target the Eight-Tails, he naturally needed an accomplice.
But it had to be said, B was truly a genius when it came to being a Jinchuriki.
He only became the Jinchuriki in the early stages of the Third Great Ninja War.
By the later stages, he could control the Eight-Tails' power and fight evenly with peak Minato for a while.
…
Jin and Orochimaru.
The two most dangerous existences in Konoha walked side-by-side on the village streets, preparing to leave the village.
As they neared the gate, Jin suddenly spotted a familiar petite figure.
"Rin, heading home?"
Jin initiated the greeting.
"J-Jin-sama... O-Orochimaru-sama."
Rin was startled and quickly bowed in response:
"I... I went to the Ninja Academy to register. I'm old enough to enroll this year..."
When greeting Jin, she dared to look at him.
But facing Orochimaru, she was truly scared, her face almost shrinking into her chest.
There's no helping it.
Although both exuded a dangerous aura-
Jin had a handsome face!
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Do your best."
Jin squatted down to encourage her.
"Th-thank you!"
Rin nodded gratefully, thinking Jin was indeed a good person.
"Jin-sama, are you going on a mission with Orochimaru-sama?"
Rin asked out of curiosity.
After all, the combination of Jin and Orochimaru was quite rare.
"We're planning to capture the Eight-Tails."
Jin said lightly.
"Jin-kun!"
Orochimaru frowned and hissed in a low voice.
He then looked around to ensure no fourth person had heard this.
This was no small matter, after all.
If it were a wild Tailed Beast, that would be one thing.
But this is the Eight-Tails, which belonged to Kumogakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
For Konoha's Ninjas like Jin and Orochimaru to privately capture it was a crime.
If handled poorly, it could even become a trigger for war.
"Ah, relax, Rin's a good kid. She won't tell."
Jin shrugged.
He personally felt it didn't matter even if it got out.
After all, hadn't Kumogakure done similar things?
A few years ago, they tried to kidnap Kushina to use her as Kumogakure's Jinchuriki.
It nearly started a war between Konoha and Kumogakure at the time.
Yet the Konoha Council once again adhered to their administrative style of being submissive externally but assertive internally.
Faced with Kumo's actions, they didn't dare utter a peep.
"Sarutobi-sensei is a coward, but the Third Raikage isn't."
Orochimaru felt this operation must be conducted secretly.
He just wanted to study the Tailed Beast… he didn't want to start a war.
After all, he wasn't as insane as he would become in the future.
But he admitted his teacher was a coward.
Rin's mouth hung open.
She felt that every time she met Jin, he would say something shocking.
Last time it was rebellion, this time it was capturing the Eight-Tails.
What next? Destroying the world?
"Rin, can you keep our secret for us?"
Jin asked Rin with a smile.
"Uh... okay."
Rin hesitated for a moment, but after two seconds, she still nodded in agreement.
After all, she was just a nobody with no background.
It was better not to get involved in the conflicts of these big shots.
She could just pretend she didn't see anything.
"Mhmm~ Rin is such a good kid."
Jin ruffled her hair again.
…
On the way to the Land of Lightning, the two Ninjas sped through the forest treetops.
Orochimaru suddenly spoke:
"Will that little girl really keep the secret? If Sarutobi-sensei finds out, we'll be in big trouble."
Jin said calmly:
"Don't worry, my judgment of people is accurate. By the way, how do we actually get the Eight-Tails? You mentioned an infiltration operation, right? I'm not good at that."
Orochimaru took out a small vial and explained:
"This is a pill I developed that can cause a Jinchuriki to fall into confusion and induce a Tailed Beast rampage."
"I will infiltrate Kumogakure and make the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B, take it. When the Eight-Tails rampages, that's your cue to appear."
"But your techniques are too recognizable. Do you have a way to handle that?"
Hearing this, Jin blinked a couple of times, a mischievous smile curling on his lips.
That night, at a certain black market on the border of the Land of Fire-
Jin put on a specially ordered mask. It was overall orange-red with a spiral pattern, and only revealed his right eye.
If there were any other transmigrators here, they would recognize it instantly.
After all, this was the mask Obito used to deceive people later!
"A mask? That works. Better than charging in openly."
Jin lowered his voice, speaking in a smoky tone:
"My name is... Uchiha Madara!"