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Outside Konoha, deep in the forest.

Orochimaru was thrilled by his discovery. It was as if he had cracked the greatest unsolved case in the history of the Shinobi World. He could hardly wait to confront Hanfu and Namikaze Minato, then expose Hanfu's identity as a "double agent."

That was right. In Orochimaru's eyes, Hanfu was a double agent, caught between Konoha and the Abyss. He used both sides' resources to train, while feeding each side unimportant intelligence to maintain the balance. As for forbidden information like Impure World Reincarnation, he kept it secret. Hmph, what a clever little brat!

Minato would probably learn about Wood Release soon, but given how much he trusted Hanfu, there was little chance Orochimaru could sow discord between them.

Orochimaru pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at Takigawa Hyuga. A gleam shone in his golden, slit-pupiled eyes as he said, "Takigawa, I want to meet the Abyss Leader."

Takigawa Hyuga's expression shifted. Meet our leader?

They'd just been talking about Wood Release. Why was he suddenly asking to meet...

Could Orochimaru have already guessed that Wood Release was in the Abyss?

No wonder he was one of the Sannin!

Takigawa Hyuga drew in a sharp breath, then put on a stern expression and snapped, "Orochimaru, who do you think you are? Do you think our leader will meet you just because you ask?"

Orochimaru's expression darkened. "What did you say?"

"You're not qualified to meet our leader." Takigawa Hyuga lifted his chin slightly, showing Orochimaru only the side of his face at a forty-five-degree angle.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. A flicker of killing intent flashed deep within them.

He knew that Takigawa Hyuga in front of him was probably a Shadow Clone, too, so using force would solve nothing.

If that was the