Xiang Lin only snapped out of it when she heard Ye Wuyue's voice. Remembering what she'd gone through yesterday, it all felt like a dream.
"N-No... it's nothing." Xiang Lin shook her head.
Ye Wuyue then led Xiang Lin around the Forest of Death instead of heading straight for the central tower. Xiang Lin obediently didn't ask why.
Near noon, Ye Wuyue finally encountered the person he'd been waiting to meet.
In the forest, a giant python with brown markings appeared before Ye Wuyue and Xiang Lin, hissing as it flicked out its tongue.
Xiang Lin was somewhat frightened, but seeing Ye Wuyue put her at ease.
Hado #63: Thunder Roar Cannon.
Ye Wuyue extended his right palm. Yellow lightning flashed, and a thick bolt of lightning shot into the python's mouth, blasting a huge hole through its body. Unable to support itself, the python collapsed to the ground, smoking and giving off the scent of cooked meat.
"Hehehe, not bad."
After the python died, a Grass ninja wearing a conical hat stepped out from behind a large tree with a smile, extending his long tongue to lick the corner of his mouth.
"Drop the act, Orochimaru. That cold, sinister feeling around you can't be disguised," Ye Wuyue said flatly to the Grass ninja before him.
Orochimaru was briefly surprised, but then tore off his human-skin mask.
"I didn't expect Sasuke-kun's senses to be so sharp."
Orochimaru revealed his true face as he spoke to Ye Wuyue.
Last time, Orochimaru hadn't even called him by name. He must have looked into his background afterward.
"I've been waiting for you. So, have you considered it? Do you want to make a deal with me?" Ye Wuyue got straight to the point.
"Hehehe, what conditions does Sasuke-kun want before he'll give me