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Gekko Hayate's Kekkei Genkai alarmed most of the Gekko clan members. By evening, they spontaneously came to Hayate's house to freeload, feasting.

Gekko Hayate's dad, Gekko Sekiseki, welcomed everyone without refusal. He held his homemade sake and toasted guests everywhere. In no time, he was dead drunk, lying on the floor babbling nonsense.

Gekko Hayate's mom died during childbirth when Hayate was born. So after Gekko Sekiseki collapsed, as his biological brother, Gekko Hoshino had to step up. He took his own son, no, he took his sake and continued toasting guests.

Hayate also ate a meal at the Gekko house, then couldn't stand the smell of alcohol filling the room and climbed over the wall back to his own backyard.

But the moment his feet touched the ground, Hayate sensed something was wrong.

Gekko Hoshino and Gekko Sekiseki were biological brothers, so their houses were adjacent, and their backyards were even connected, separated only by a wall. But at this moment, this wall seemed like a dividing line of worlds, splitting Hayate's house and Hayate's house into two worlds.

On that side, it was as lively as New Year's. On this side, it was as silent as the end of the world!

Hayate's eyes widened. The celebratory noise from the neighboring house seemed to grow fainter and fainter, more and more blurred, gradually moving away from his world, and then a shadow like a dark cloud engulfed him!

"Your name is?"

A black shadow slowly emerged from the corner of Hayate's backyard. Its voice was hoarse, like the sound of sand rubbing together.

Hayate fearfully looked up. What entered his sight were a pair of hands as white as jade. The ten fingers were slender and extremely dazzling in the darkness.

"I, I am..."

Hayate continued to look up and saw the person had long black hair and a face half-hidden in the darkness, its outline unclear. But those golden slit pupils were like the sun in the night, hanging high above, emitting the only light and heat, making it impossible to look directly at!

Orochimaru!!

Hayate's heart pounded like a drum, blood surged into his brain like a breached Yellow River, and his entire consciousness seemed to float, unable to distinguish east from west.

"Answer my question..." Orochimaru said in a low voice, his tone flat, revealing no emotion.

"I, I am Gekko Hayate." Hayate didn't dare to court death and answered honestly, but his heart pounded faster and faster uncontrollably.

Because he was afraid. The cheat in his mind wasn't a golden finger right now, but a time bomb. Once Orochimaru detected it, Hayate's remaining life would likely be spent in Orochimaru's laboratory!

But Hayate's last shred of reason told him that Orochimaru's target wasn't him!

Gekko Hayate, that's right, Orochimaru was here for Gekko Hayate!

To be precise, it was Gekko Hayate's Kekkei Genkai!

Hayate took a deep breath, wanting to control his heartbeat, but his breathing was like the struggle of a dying person, clumsy and flustered. The deeper he breathed, the more chaotic his heartbeat became.

Orochimaru's golden slit pupils slanted slightly, looking at Hayate with some confusion. He hadn't even stimulated him with killing intent, so why was this child trembling so much?

Was he this timid?

The Gekko clan is getting worse with each generation, heh.

Orochimaru chuckled lightly, then slowly took a step back, his entire figure instantly blending into the darkness and disappearing.

He left?

Hanfeng stumbled, almost falling to the ground, and quickly pressed his knees with both hands.

Meanwhile, the celebratory noise from Hayate's house seemed to break through a barrier and reach Hanfeng's ears.

Scared me to death!

Hanfeng took deep breaths of the cool air, still feeling lingering fear!

Without any warning, Orochimaru had appeared before Hanfeng, almost taking him out in one go.

Hanfeng looked back at Hayate's house, wondering if he should go and remind them, but then he felt he couldn't.

Orochimaru's appearance here must have sparked his interest in Gekko Hayate's Kekkei Genkai. But once the Konoha Hospital confirmed the specific type of Gekko Hayate's Kekkei Genkai tomorrow, Orochimaru would lose interest, and both sides would return to their own lives, minding their own business.

But if Hanfeng were to warn them now, the Gekko Clan, having just obtained their Kekkei Genkai, would definitely enter a state of alert. If they were to have friction with Orochimaru, or alert the Third Hokage, it could provoke Orochimaru's malice, which was not something Hanfeng, who intended to develop stealthily, wanted to see.

So, this matter never happened!

Hanfeng convinced himself, but a sense of shame welled up in his heart.

In the end, it was still the survival of the fittest!

If his strength could rival Uchiha Madara, Orochimaru wouldn't dare to appear on the Gekko Clan's territory!

Hanfeng inhaled the cool night air, then stumbled back to his bedroom, collapsing onto the tatami mat, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

When he opened his eyes, it was already the next day.

Why is it so quiet outside?

Hanfeng got up from the tatami, recalling last night's events, and couldn't help but frown.

He ran to the backyard, but no one was there. He then searched the house, still finding no one, until he went to the kitchen and saw two warm rice balls in a pot, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If something major had happened, Mom wouldn't be in the mood to make rice balls for me, right?

But speaking of which...

Why are they rice balls again?!!

Hanfeng, with a look of disgust, stuffed the rice balls wrapped in seaweed and sesame seeds into his mouth, swallowed them whole, then ran to the backyard. After thinking for a moment, he scaled the wall in a dog-crawl fashion and arrived at Hayate's house.

"Brother!!"

As soon as his feet touched the ground, he heard a clear, tender shout approaching from a distance.

Hanfeng turned his head and saw Gekko Hayate running towards him on his short legs. In the sunshine, he was smiling like a six-year-old brat.

Although he knew Little Brother would be fine, Hanfeng only truly relaxed when he saw him. He then asked, "Little Brother, are you home alone?"

Gekko Hayate said, "Father went to the hospital."

"Oh, then it's nothing. Goodbye."

Hanfeng turned around and started to turn his face, oh no, he meant to climb the wall.

"Brother, brother, let's practice sword fighting together."

Gekko Hayate ran over, grabbed Hanfeng's clothes, and pulled hard, looking at him expectantly.

Hanfeng hesitated. There were no little brothers at home for him to collect. Going back would just be sleeping. It was better to stay here and accompany Little Brother, to deepen their relationship and increase the success rate of his collection.

"Okay, let's practice sword fighting together."

Hanfeng said smilingly, "Little Brother, when you learn Konoha-Style Kenjutsu, remember to pass it on to me."

"Mm-hmm, I know." Gekko Hayate nodded like a pecking chicken.

"Pass on the Kekkei Genkai to me too," Hanfeng continued to entice.

Gekko Hayate was, after all, only a six-year-old child. Upon hearing this, he said seriously, "Brother, Kekkei Genkai can't..."

Hanfeng was furious: "Unexpectedly, you are this kind of Gekko Hayate! Leave, don't appear at my house!"

"Brother, this is my house." Gekko Hayate was very wronged.

"I'm leaving!"

"Brother, brother, don't go, stay and practice sword fighting with me." Gekko Hayate was slightly anxious.

"Then will you pass on the Kekkei Genkai?" Hanfeng threatened.

Gekko Hayate decisively nodded: "Pass, pass."

The corners of Hanfeng's mouth curled up, revealing a sly smile: Hehehe!