Teacher, I Ran into Senior Brother Orochimaru

All of this information was obtained by Hagoromo through the panel the moment she saw Orochimaru.

With this information, Hagoromo devised an escape plan.

Yes, unless you have Kage Level strength or reinforcements, you can't defeat Orochimaru.

Otherwise, it's best to use all your strength immediately and then try to escape.

If you don't use it, you might die the next second.

Using your full strength doesn't guarantee victory; it just means you'll die a little slower.

However, Hagoromo felt she hadn't lived enough, so she could only escape using tactics.

And the "senior brother" he called out was not a mistake.

This also temporarily disrupts Orochimaru's thoughts and distracts him.

Then I used the information I had on the panel.

First, he used a sudden attack to disrupt Orochimaru's mid-to-long-range offensive tactics, and then he took the opportunity to attack with Taijutsu and use all the techniques he had used so far.

The most efficient attack, the Rasengan, forced Orochimaru to use the Shedding Skin Substitution Technique.

It's worth noting that even Sasuke in the original story realized he was running out of Chakra after only two uses.

This indicates that this Shedding Skin Substitution Technique requires a considerable amount of Chakra.

Alternatively, physical support may also be required.

As for Yang Release Nintaijutsu...

Hagoromo shook her head. Using it now would not only fail to defeat Orochimaru in one fell swoop, but would also attract Orochimaru's interest.

After all, Orochimaru was a disciple of Hiruzen, and he had heard of and seen quite a lot.

As long as he discovers that he knows Yang Release and Yin Release, and that he has developed them well.

When the time comes, even if I want to leave, I probably won't be able to.

After all, at this stage, Orochimaru is absolutely obsessed with things like techniques he's never seen before and matters of life and death.

As for the Sharingan?

Since Itachi didn't join Akatsuki because of the massacre of his clan, he never even encountered Orochimaru.

Orochimaru is no longer obsessed with this Kekkei Genkai.

"I almost died here just because I went out to the border."

Hagoromo used her hands to support herself and stood up.

Using Shadow Clones and unleashing two consecutive Rasengans, even he was starting to feel the strain.

The main problem is that facing a ninja of Orochimaru's caliber requires absolute concentration; it's incredibly mentally taxing.

After all, if Orochimaru, who was one of the Sannin, were considered trash simply because he was easily defeated by Itachi in the original story, then that would be inappropriate.

Then you might as well go find a rock and smash your head against it and die.

My fight against Orochimaru was entirely by chance.

If Orochimaru had reacted sooner, or if he hadn't been so mocking, the outcome would have been very different.

"At this point in time, Orochimaru..."

"Have you still left the Akatsuki organization?"

Hagoromo sighed deeply, pondering the matter carefully.

"It's no wonder I ran into him; if Orochimaru had left the Akatsuki organization at this point in time..."

"So his next step is to go to the Land of Rice Fields and establish the 'Otogakure'?"

Having figured things out, Hagoromo stopped worrying and, after confirming the direction, gathered Chakra beneath her feet.

With a single step, he swiftly moved towards Konoha.

There's no need for me to go to the guard post; it's probably already been wiped out by Orochimaru.

I need to get back to the village as soon as possible and give my master a proper report.

The master, the Hokage, was instructed to send multiple Anbu squads to come together.

In the original story, Orochimaru was able to secretly establish the Otogakure, presumably with Danzo's protection.

Now, it all depends on whether Orochimaru still has the ability.

As for himself, forget it.

The fact that we were able to escape this time was a result of information warfare.

Without the strength, facing Kage Level powerhouse like Orochimaru would be truly hopeless.

We still need to accelerate our efforts to improve our strength.

After a long while, Hagoromo rested on the shore.

Countless long snakes converged, all with gleaming Scarlet eyes scanning their surroundings.

"We were still a step too late. Did they escape?"

A sinister voice spoke, and footsteps gradually approached.

Orochimaru's pale face was revealed as he glanced at the clearly drying marks on the shore.

"Heh... this is really interesting."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, he turned and left. Since he couldn't catch up with him, he would head to his destination, the Land of Rice Fields.

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In the Hokage's Office, just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to get up after finishing his official duties.

There was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly, but still spoke.

It seems I won't be able to go home and meet up with Little Konohamaru again.

Creak--

The door was slowly pushed open, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked over. The next second, his usually calm heart skipped a beat.

"Hagoromo! What's going on?!"

Seeing the disheveled Hagoromo, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but stand up and quickly walk over to Hagoromo.

"Hey, teacher!"

Hagoromo greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi, forcing a smile.

What happened?

"Wasn't it used to be to retrieve intelligence from the guard post?"

"How did things get like this? Could it be that some ninja village wants to start another war?"

While supporting his Hagoromo, Hiruzen Sarutobi kept muttering to himself like an old man.

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi a war.

In an instant, his entire demeanor changed.

Hagoromo blinked, then laboriously raised her hand and said, "Teacher."

"Um?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hagoromo with a puzzled expression, but was shocked by the words spoken by his closed-door disciple.

His expression immediately turned serious.

"Teacher, I ran into Orochimaru."

A seemingly casual remark sent Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart.

He then looked at Hagoromo with a serious expression and asked, "How are you? Are you injured?"

"No."

Hagoromo shook her head, admitting that she had been deceiving Orochimaru the whole time.

Even if he was injured, having developed over 25% of his Yang Release Body, he has already recovered.

He looks like this now because he's on his way back.

His sixth sense was frantically alerting him, urging him to travel at full speed.

You should know that while you may think a ninja's sixth sense is unnecessary, you can't completely disregard it.

Therefore, due to the continuous rush, Hagoromo now looks...

He was extremely weak, even weaker than Kakashi.

"I'll call someone from the medical department over."

Seeing Hagoromo looking like he was about to collapse, Hiruzen Sarutobi was really worried.

Forehead--

Hagoromo, who wanted to refuse, obediently shut her mouth when she saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's resolute attitude.

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's call, medical-nin, who are usually stationed in the medical department of the Hokage Building, quickly came over.

After examining Hagoromo, he explained to Hiruzen Sarutobi that Hagoromo was simply exhausted due to excessive Chakra depletion.

Just take a rest.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was relieved, and then had Hagoromo sit down and tell him everything that had happened.

Hagoromo, who was leaning back in her chair, couldn't help but twitch her lips at the sight.