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Yichen cast Genjutsu spell on the Little Green Snake, creating a mirror Mirror Heaven and Earth.

The Genjutsu was successful, but for some reason, the space constructed by the Genjutsu was not stable. The Little Green Snake had a high resistance to Genjutsu, so the Genjutsu Space that Yichen could maintain was very small.

Yichen simply constructed a small, enclosed laboratory.

In the Genjutsu, Yichen, disguised as Orochimaru, is conducting an experiment when the Little Green Snake that Yichen has captured just happens to emerge from a corner.

Following his memory from the original story, Yichen imitated Orochimaru, sticking out his long tongue and licking his lips. Without turning his head, he simply said in a chilling tone, "Spit it out."

This could be considered Yichen's Intelligence Advantage; Yichen knew that Orochimaru liked Xiao Dong XZ inside the snake's belly. The principle behind it might be Summoning Jutsu, Yichen couldn't figure out. But that didn't stop Yichen from trying to trick the Little Green Snake.

The Little Green Snake, under the Genjutsu, heard Orochimaru's words and instinctively wanted to take action, but its Hon seemed to resist it, leaving it hesitant for a moment.

At this moment, Yichen, disguised as Orochimaru, turned his head and looked at the Little Green Snake with a murderous gaze.

The Little Green Snake stiffened noticeably, lowered its head to Yichen, and then obediently opened its mouth in an obviously unreasonable arc, from which it spat out a scroll that was larger than itself.

As the scroll was being spat out, the Little Green Snake suddenly broke free from the Genjutsu due to the intense fluctuation of its Chakra.

The Little Green Snake, realizing what it had done, immediately tried to eat the food back.

But Yichen wouldn't let him have his way. With a single punch, he smashed the snake's head flat. Then he released a small Fire Release to burn the snake's corpse to ashes.

Then Yichen turned his attention to the scroll that the Little Green Snake had spat out.

Yichen wiped away the snake's saliva and then unrolled the scroll on the spot.

Upon opening the scroll, Yichen was somewhat disappointed, as it didn't contain the ninjutsu Yichen most desired. However, it was still alright, as it contained some of Orochimaru's training insights.

Yichen guessed that Orochimaru had prepared this guide for a specific person, as it contained a clear target. The scroll mainly described Orochimaru's process of learning and developing Fire Style Ninjutsu in his youth.

This stuff will certainly Yichen, but Yichen won't need it in the short term.

Holding the scroll, Yichen spent several more hours memorizing it completely, then used a small Fire Release to burn the scroll away. Yichen dared not keep Orochimaru's things with him. Moreover, being in Konoha, Yichen dared not keep any items related to ninjas around him.

After scanning his surroundings again to make sure there was nothing of value, Yichen turned and left the basement.

This time, Yichen truly left. After using Earth Style: Earth Submergence return to Orochimaru's home on the surface, Yichen once again used his Mind's Eye's reconnaissance ability to secretly return to the tavern.

Although there were some minor setbacks during the night, the result was quite satisfactory. Yichen obtained a set of Ninjutsu experience that could be used in the future development of Fire Release. He also got several Genjutsu for the village to refer to.

The next day, Yichen wandered around the relatively remote areas of Konoha again. When he reached the vicinity of the Uchiha Clan's territory, Yichen deliberately slowed down his pace, but unfortunately, he still did not encounter Yichen Izumi Uchiha or Sokai Uchiha.

After returning to the tavern before dark, Yichen was a little anxious. Tomorrow was the last day, and he wondered if he should go directly into the Uchiha Clan's territory.

The only person Yichen feared in the Uchiha Clan was Fugaku Uchiha. Yichen didn't know whether Fugaku was in the Uchiha Clan Compound or at the Security Force during the day. But Yichen dared not take the risk.

Yichen was willing to take the risk for the sake of an Uchiha Clan child. However, the probability of Fugaku being in the clan's territory was not small, making the risk too great for Yichen to make up his mind.

That evening, Yichen went to the Senju Clan's territory again. The Senju Clan had already been integrated into Konoha, and now only Tsunade remained as a ninja who still walked the Ninja World under the name of Senju.

Therefore, the so-called Senju Clan territory is actually just a relatively large courtyard.

There was no one inside either, and Yichen's entry didn't cause any disturbance. However, what made Yichen frown was that the inside was too clean; apart from some daily necessities, there was nothing else.

"Could it be that Tsunade gambled it all away?"

Yichen refused to believe it and carefully searched the courtyard. After confirming, he found that there was really nothing of value inside. Not to mention ninjutsu, Yichen didn't even see anything related to ninja training.

Moreover, there are no secret passages or hidden rooms within the Senju Clan's territory. Tonight, Yichen is destined to gain nothing.

Yichen didn't know was that when Tsunade left the village, there were quite a few things related to ninja training. However, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Tsunade wouldn't be returning anytime soon, so he put away all the valuables and relatively confidential items for Tsunade.

Having gained nothing from Tsunade, Yichen decided to take advantage of the still long night and visit Jiraiya's house.

But this time, an unexpected situation arose.

Yichen's Mind's Mind's Eye allows him to detect Chakra fluctuations within a 200-meter radius, so ordinary patrolling ninjas cannot detect Yichen if Yichen deliberately avoids them.

But this time, Yichen encountered no ordinary patrolling ninja; Yichen ran into the Inuzuka Clan.

Three hundred meters away, the other party smelled the scent and quietly alerted its owner.

Yichen's hearing was naturally excellent, and under such high alert, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yichen activated the Lightning Release Stimulation Method and rushed out at top speed in the opposite direction from the dog's barking.

After rushing five hundred meters through twists and turns, a patrol team of three Chunin happened to pass by Yichen.

Fortunately, their Mind's Eye had detected the enemy in advance, and the Inuzuka Clan on the other side didn't seem to have given any warning, so the three Chunin weren't on high alert.

Facing three opponents at once, Yichen didn't have many options. He was unarmed and dared not make too much noise.

Left with no other choice, he had to use the Porcelain Release, which easily revealed his identity. He conjured dozens of Kunai and turned the three of them into pincushions before they could react.

Then, while collecting the dozens of kunai transformed from Porcelain Release Kunai, Yichen charged forward again. After running for several hundred meters, Yichen used the Camouflage Jutsu and the Light-Weight Rock Technique. Floating in the low air, he quickly returned to the tavern.

At this point, what Yichen should have done was leave Konoha, but Yichen was somewhat unwilling and still hoped to try his luck tomorrow, so in the end Yichen, he chose to risk staying in Konoha.

The three bodies were quickly discovered, Konoha immediately went on high alert, with a large number of ninjas skilled in reconnaissance being dispatched.

Fortunately, Yichen had already removed the scent from his body and used a ninjutsu to conceal his Chakra, making himself look like an ordinary person.

The tavern where Yichen was located had a large number of outsiders, making it a key area for investigation and surveillance by Konoha. Not only did four groups of ninjas come to check each one, but Yichen's Mind's Eye also detected eight ninjas staying around the tavern.

The group consists of two Jonin and six Chunin, forming two complete Anbu Squad.

On the third day, the tavern staff were not allowed to leave, and Yichen had no choice but to stay inside obediently. Yichen wasn't in a hurry; a one-day delay didn't matter, as the postponement of the caravan's journey wouldn't affect him.

Two more groups of ninjas arrived in the morning and inspected Yichen and his group. By the afternoon, no more ninjas appeared to conduct inspections. However, the Anbu in the surrounding area did not disperse.

On the fourth day, Konoha lifted the restrictions on everyone's movements, but Yichen knew that the hidden guard force would only be greater than before.

Time is running out, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He must return to the Uchiha Clan's territory one last time. If he still hasn't found anything, then Yichen will have no choice but to fly away.

Yichen didn't wander around like he usually does today. He was just confined to his home yesterday, and he still had the energy to go shopping today? That's really disrespectful to the Konoha ninja.

Yichen went to a shop on the edge of Konoha, bought some building materials, and then headed straight for the Uchiha Clan's camp.

This time, Yichen didn't hesitate and went straight into the Uchiha Clan's territory. With an enemy invasion of Konoha, the Uchiha Clan couldn't possibly remain idle; Fugaku Uchiha would most likely be stationed at the Konoha Police Force.

However, Yichen didn't go too deep. Being surrounded by a group of Elite Jonin and Jonin was not what Yichen wanted.

After entering the Uchiha Clan camp, Yichen arrived at a house under construction and slowly took out the items he was carrying one by one.

Many Uchiha clan member passed by, but none of them paid any attention to Yichen. The construction workers also didn't give Yichen much of a look.

Yichen simply left there and dealt with the pile of things he had bought.

After a while, the sounds of children playing came from afar. Yichen's heart stirred, and he picked up some of his belongings and headed in that direction.

Turning a corner, Yichen indeed saw a dozen or so children dressed in clothes with Uchiha Clan Emblem playing. They looked like they were playing a ninja game.

Yichen recognized one of the little boys with just a glance; it was none other than Sokai Uchiha, one of his targets.

Taking a deep breath, Yichen calmed his wildly beating heart and walked towards the group of children.

But then an unexpected event occurred. According to the Mind's Eye's Eye, a Jonin was walking towards them.

"Was I exposed? It doesn't seem so. If I were exposed, there shouldn't have been only one Jonin. I killed three Chunin silently last night. Was it just a coincidence?"

While trying to guess why the Jonin come, Yichen continued to quietly approach the Uchiha children.

When Yichen was still dozens of meters away from the children, the Jonin seemed to sense something, frowned slightly, and looked in Yichen's direction.

Yichen had a bad feeling, then his foot slipped and his body fell to the ground very naturally.

Then, the materials in Yichen's hands fell to the ground along with him.

Yichen quickly stood up from the ground and began to deal with the scattered materials.

This scene was naturally witnessed by the children and the Jonin. The Jonin sensed something was amiss and was about to question Yichen when a child suddenly ran out from the group of children.

The person who came was Sokai Uchiha. He ran up to Yichen and quickly began to help Yichen pick up the materials.

Yichen smiled inwardly, "Just as the intelligence said, this scene has made me feel a little guilty."

Seeing the fish run up to him, Yichen reached out and gently slapped Sokai Uchiha unconscious, then carried him away.

The Jonin that Sokai Uchiha and Yichen knew each other, so he hesitated for a moment, but he realized something was wrong the moment Yichen raised his hand.

But it was too late. Although he rushed over at top speed, he was too far away, and Yichen still succeeded.