Returning to their temporary shelter, Neji spread out his Mind Net. Tenten and Rock Lee were still carrying out their mission not far away, while Neji began forming hand seals.
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
With a bang, a Shadow Clone took his place and sat cross-legged on the ground.
"I'm leaving it to you!"
"Don't worry, original body!"
Looking at his perfectly coordinated self, Neji manipulated his facial muscles. His appearance shifted, and his hair became a hairstyle with three sixes on top of his head.
The Transformation Technique changed his clothes and hair color. Even if Izumi were standing here now, she probably would not recognize him.
Taking a mirror from his inventory, Neji struck a JoJo pose. Remembering the Inuzuka Clan, he sprayed on some perfume as well. Perfect!
His figure flashed, and he instantly vanished from the spot. Rock Lee, who was gathering wood outside, and Tenten, who was setting traps, noticed nothing unusual.
At this moment, Naruto's Team Twelve encountered their second attack on one side of the Forest of Death.
They had barely driven off one ambusher when they ran into another person disguised as Naruto.
What a joke. Naruto was so easy to fool; he had been separated from the others without any difficulty at all.
Unfortunately, the other party had actually answered the code phrase correctly. That was an insult to Naruto.
Naruto remembering such a long code phrase? What a joke. He was an idiot!
"I didn't expect you to see through me!"
"How did you discover I wasn't him?"
With a bang, Orochimaru dispelled his Transformation Technique, revealing the appearance of a Grass Ninja as he looked at Sasuke with great interest.
Sasuke snorted. "Did you think I didn't know you were hiding underground and eavesdropping?"
"That code phrase was specifically