"Caw, caw, caw!"
The cries of crows rang in Orochimaru's ears. At the same time, countless pitch-black feathers rained down from the sky, obscuring his vision.
In an instant, Orochimaru felt his entire body become unable to move.
"Ugh... I actually fell under a genjutsu? How is that possible?" Within the illusionary world, Orochimaru was bound by his own Shadow Snake Limbs.
Meanwhile, in the real world, the crows filling the sky gathered together amid repeated cawing, slowly forming Shisui's body.
Seeing Orochimaru drenched in sweat, Shisui was about to deliver a fatal blow.
Suddenly, Orochimaru's unfocused pupils sharpened. He broke free from the genjutsu and immediately retreated, escaping Shisui's attack range.
"You broke free from my genjutsu so easily? As expected of one of Konoha's former Legendary Sannin!" Shisui said in surprise as he watched Orochimaru retreat a distance away.
But after considering the other man's strength and identity, Shisui felt that it was only natural.
If Orochimaru had truly been taken down by a single genjutsu, Shisui would have found that unbelievable instead.
What Shisui did not know was that Orochimaru had truly been scared into a cold sweat!
Because he had not escaped Shisui's genjutsu through his own strength, but through the Byakugan transplanted into his left palm and back!
In other words, if Soji had not once traded the Byakugan to Orochimaru, Orochimaru might really have met the same fate as when he ambushed Itachi Uchiha in the original story—sent packing by Shisui's single genjutsu.
After such a perilous moment, it was no wonder Orochimaru still felt lingering fear.
At the same time, he was immensely grateful for the deal he had made with his bargain-basement disciple back then.
"If I hadn't had the Byakugan, I would have been finished just now!" Orochimaru raised his left