The Toad Sage's Prophesied Child

Ye Fan's cold words, falling into Manda's ears, were like piercing thorns.

Seeing Ye Fan's gaze, Manda trembled even more in fear.

It felt as if it saw its own future in Ye Fan's eyes. That gaze was too calm, so calm it sent chills down one's spine.

For a moment, fear filled every inch of its skin.

Ye Fan's look, as if he were looking at a dead snake, gave it only one thought: run!

It understood that Ye Fan wasn't joking. Ye Fan was truly prepared to kill it, and in a way that left no room for doubt!

The strength Ye Fan displayed made it feel utterly powerless, as if it were just an ant before him.

"Orochimaru! If you ever summon me again, facing an enemy of this level, I'll kill you first!"

Manda roared and immediately prepared to use a reverse summoning jutsu to return home.

But!

Something it never expected happened. The instant it initiated the jutsu, its tail was grabbed by Ye Fan's hand.

Even though Ye Fan's palm was small and could only grasp a corner of its tail, it felt utterly unable to resist.

Moreover, it sensed something terrifying: its body was being bound by an extremely special power.

This special power was unlike anything it had ever seen. The only thing it could confirm was that this power was definitely not chakra, but a power far superior to chakra!

"How can you possess..."

Manda stared at Ye Fan in horror, as if wanting to say something.

But before it could finish, it was annihilated by Ye Fan's single hand, leaving not even a speck of dust behind. It vanished from the world as if it had never existed.

The scene of Ye Fan effortlessly killing Manda lingered in everyone's minds, replaying over and over, leaving them utterly shocked.

Before this, they had never imagined that such a powerful person could exist in this world!

Ye Fan's strength far surpassed their understanding.

"Ye Fan... This... Isn't this too strong?" Sakura's eyes were dazed, blank, then turned fiery, her heart fluttering.

"With such a handsome appearance and such unparalleled strength, it seems... it seems he's much better than Sasuke..."

Sakura secretly glanced at Sasuke and couldn't help but compare them in her heart.

Sasuke looked at Ye Fan, his entire body trembling from head to toe, his mind a complete mess.

"That giant snake with terrifying power was just killed by him in an instant?"

"Ridiculous, truly ridiculous. I actually thought about taking his life?"

Sasuke fell into complete despair. At this moment, he craved power more than ever.

Ye Fan was someone he had to kill, yet the strength Ye Fan displayed made him feel hopelessly out of reach.

Caught in a deeply conflicted state of mind, Sasuke's emotions were on the verge of collapse.

The scene of Ye Fan instantly killing Manda also lingered in Rock Lee's mind.

Rock Lee thought of that scene, feeling exceptionally excited.

Ye Fan's appearance validated the path he had always insisted on, giving him hope and making his future seem bright.

"Who says effort can't defeat genius? Who says you can't become strong without a Kekkei Genkai!" Rock Lee became unusually agitated, clenching his fists.

"Ye Fan, I will definitely work twice as hard to catch up to your footsteps. This is my youth!"

Orochimaru, like them, was also extremely shocked, almost disbelieving.

He understood Manda's strength better than anyone.

Manda's strength was not only top-tier among summon beasts within Konoha, but even across the entire ninja world.

And such a powerful summon was unable to withstand even a single move from Ye Fan.

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then trembled with excitement.

"He's only in his teens! At such a young age, to possess such strength, how formidable will he be when he grows up?!"

"After traveling through more than half the ninja world, crossing countless mountains and rivers, I've finally found the most suitable Vessel."

"Your body is more suitable for me than Sasuke's or Itachi's! I must have your body!"

Previously, Orochimaru's desire to obtain Itachi's body was solely because Itachi's Sharingan deeply attracted him, and he desperately craved Itachi's power.

Now, a person with even greater power had appeared before him, and naturally, he wanted to pursue it.

Orochimaru understood that in the face of absolute power, everything else was worthless, and all ninjutsu and genjutsu were jokes!

"What a marvelous body, truly enviable!"

Gaara and the others also had complex expressions at this moment.

Temari and Kankuro desperately tugged at Gaara's clothes, wanting to pull him away from this place immediately.

This was because they saw the excitement in Gaara's eyes – an excitement that craved a fight, an excitement that wanted to devour the blood of the strong.

"Gaara!"

Temari, seeing that Gaara was gradually losing control, quickly shouted, bringing him back.

Temari and Kankuro breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Gaara regain his senses.

Although the rampaging Gaara was indeed very strong and possessed immense power, Temari and Kankuro believed that

even the rampaging Gaara wouldn't necessarily gain an advantage against Ye Fan.

After all, the strength Ye Fan displayed was far greater than what they had seen when Gaara went berserk!

Among those who arrived at this place first, Neji was the only one with a different expression.

His expression was more shocked than anyone else present.

The moment Ye Fan made his move, his eyes seemed to perceive an extremely special power.

The level of that power far surpassed his understanding.

Before this, he had never seen such power in anyone.

Although he only saw it for a moment, he was certain he hadn't been mistaken.

Neji stared blankly at Ye Fan, as if though the person was standing very close to him, he was actually very far away, extremely far!

In his eyes, Ye Fan's figure seemed to be shrouded in layers of mist, so mysterious and unfathomable.

After a long pause, Neji murmured, "Your strength has probably surpassed Konoha's Third Hokage, and probably by a lot!"

"What? Neji, what are you saying? I didn't hear you clearly," Rock Lee said.

Neji shook his head and gave a wry smile, "It's nothing..."

Besides those present, there was another person in the forest who witnessed Ye Fan killing Manda.

"This brat, has his strength already become this monstrous?" Jiraiya mused, stroking his chin with a deep smile.

"Brat, you truly are the child of prophecy that the Great Toad Sage spoke of."

"It seems I need to speed up my search for a way for you to cultivate ninjutsu."

"If your taijutsu is combined with ninjutsu, you might become the next Ninja God, perhaps even surpassing the First Lord!"

Just as Jiraiya was lost in thought about the future, he suddenly heard an angry roar from the jungle.

"Orochimaru, I will absolutely not go easy on you today and let you leave Konoha to wreak havoc on the ninja world again!"

"Protect the students participating in the Chunin Exam, leave Orochimaru to me!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, relayed orders to the Anbu, appeared before Orochimaru, his eyes cold.