Orochimaru Must Have Taken the Wrong Medicine Tonight

Hmph! So you've finally arrived?

Hinata clenched her fists, staring intently at Orochimaru, ready to strike at any moment.

Hinata had sensed Orochimaru 'Orochimaru ill intentions from the moment she noticed his sinister gaze. This was near Ryūchi Cave, and Ryūchi Cave had Summoning Contract with Orochimaru; perhaps Orochimaru had already joined forces with Ryūchi Cave!

Hinata's mind is full of conspiracy theories; Orochimaru might want to join forces with Ryūchi Cave to steal her eyes.

"You have quite the appetite!"

Hinata said coldly, "Orochimaru, aren't you afraid of eating too much and dying from overeating!"

Orochimaru's gaze narrowed slightly. It seemed Hinata valued the Hyuga Clan's bloodline highly. But now that Hinata had embarked on the path to immortality, what use was the Hyuga Clan to her?

"It's just a pair of Byakugan..."

Orochimaru said casually, "The Hyuga Clan has nearly a thousand members. One branch family child without the Caged Bird... this is no loss to your Hyuga Clan."

In Orochimaru's eyes, Hinata was the kind of person who appeared as innocent as a little white rabbit, but was actually wicked and vicious at heart, and would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

The entire Shinobi World was fooled by Hinata. If Hinata were truly an innocent rabbit, how could she have joined forces with Black Zetsu to plot the overthrow of the Shinobi World?

Orochimaru looked at Hinata with an expression of 'I am the only one who is sober in a world of drunks'. A branch family child without the Caged Bird could be exchanged for his loyalty. This was definitely a worthwhile deal.

In particular, Orochimaru's status as a 'missing-nin' allows him to do many things that the Hyuga Clan cannot.

Hinata stared intently at Orochimaru, refusing righteously, "That's absolutely impossible! I will never betray the Hyuga Clan!"

Seeing that Orochimaru only wanted to negotiate with her, Hinata temporarily lowered her guard.

However, as the heir of the Hyuga Main Family, Hinata would not hand over her Byakugan Hinata matter how tempting the conditions Orochimaru offered, even if she were just a child from a branch family.

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked around, his gaze slightly cold.

Thinking that he was now controlled by Hinata, and if he could not obtain a body from the Hyuga Clan and had lost Sasuke... perhaps he would never be able to reach the level of the Sage of Six Paths.

"If it's just Natural Energy... that's far from enough!"

Orochimaru said in a grim tone, "If you want me to do things for you, this alone won't be enough!"

Given Orochimaru's character, he would rather die than become someone else's subordinate if he couldn't gain any benefit from it.

Hinata was a little confused.

Everyone worked together to hunt down the snakes in Ryūchi Cave, and Hinata didn't say she wouldn't share with Orochimaru. Orochimaru is too greedy!

Even without you, I can still get what I want!

Hmph! Hinata won't be threatened by anyone so easily.

Now that Hinata knows the location of Ryūchi Cave, even without Orochimaru's help, Hinata can still find time to come and capture a snake that knows Senjutsu.

Orochimaru exudes a dangerous aura, and he is indeed in a rather passive position right now.

The difference in their strength was enormous, and Hinata had completely controlled Orochimaru. As long as Orochimaru didn't want to die, he had to do things for Hinata.

But if that were all, Orochimaru was somewhat unwilling.

For someone like Orochimaru, encountering a higher level of power is like an addict encountering powder—an irresistible temptation.

Looking up at the night sky, Orochimaru said indifferently, "It seems we'll have to fight to the death tonight!"

What is that?

Hinata looked completely bewildered, staring blankly at Orochimaru, and asked in surprise, "Orochimaru, it's just a snake. I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. Is it a bit of an exaggeration to talk about fighting to the death?"

"Besides... and I already know about Ryūchi Cave, you... you really don't need to go that far!"

Orochimaru: "..."

Orochimaru was a smart man. He had previously deduced from various clues that Hinata wanted to subdue him, but now, upon hearing Hinata's words... Orochimaru was almost mortified and furious.

"Hinata may have left her mark on me, but as she just said, she can do what she wants to do even without me."

Orochimaru thought to himself, "So... she didn't actually have those feelings; it was all just my wishful thinking..."

"Then what was her purpose in leaving her mark on me?"

"Could it be that she simply wants to spy on me and investigate the secrets of some experiment?"

Orochimaru felt that he had finally guessed the truth this time.

However, this 'truth' was nothing short of a huge humiliation for Orochimaru.

Before this, Orochimaru could not accept becoming Hinata's subordinate. Orochimaru only reluctantly accepted it because of the potential benefits he could gain, and planned to break free from Hinata's control one day, or even kill Hinata.

However, Hinata never intended to subdue Orochimaru, which completely disregarded Orochimaru's power.

This means that Hinata never took Orochimaru seriously.

As far as Orochimaru was concerned, he had been completely controlled by Hinata. Hinata did not even hide this fact, yet Hinata completely ignored Orochimaru's power.

For someone like Orochimaru, what a humiliation this must be!

It's like someone considering another person their mortal enemy, but the other person doesn't even remember that person...

Sensing the terrifying killing intent emanating from Orochimaru's entire body, Hinata secretly prepared to make her move.

"Orochimaru, what's wrong with you?"

Hinata was still puzzled. Had Orochimaru lost his mind? He'd been acting strangely all night...

"Call..."

Orochimaru took a deep breath, turned to look in Garaga's direction, and said in a tone devoid of any emotion, "Let's go!"

After saying that, Orochimaru chased after Garaga without saying a word.

Hinata had no choice but to follow.

Watching Orochimaru's retreating figure, Hinata thought helplessly, "Orochimaru must have taken the wrong medicine tonight!"

Garaga, a giant red snake, is no smaller than Manda.

However, the Senjutsu Chakra within Garaga's body is far beyond what Manda could ever achieve.

In terms of strength, Manda's level is nothing more than a minor leader in Ryūchi Cave.

"This distance is fine!"

Following Orochimaru's instructions, Hinata flew high into the sky, blocking Garaga's path. Orochimaru stood behind Garaga, cutting off Garaga retreat.

"Hinata, we must finish this quickly. We only have three minutes at most, and we can't use any powerful Ninjutsu."

Orochimaru knew Ryūchi Cave very well. Although this distance was outside Ryūchi Cave's perception range, if the battle became too intense, Ryūchi Cave would still be able to sense it.

Moreover, Garaga ran away secretly, and if Garaga returned too late, Ryūchi Cave would find out anyway.

"Knew!"

Hinata responded and instantly activated her Tenseigan eye technique.