Kuro: I've Subdued Orochimaru!! (cook: Meow Meow Meow!)

Orochimaru stared directly at those eerie Mangekyō Sharingan, his mind filled with shock and confusion.

The scarlet pattern slowly rotated in his vision, each rotation leaving an indelible mark on his consciousness.

He wanted to look away, to close his eyes, to do anything to escape the control of those eyes.

But his body wouldn't obey him; it was as if he were nailed to the spot.

"Why? Why does this guy have the Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

He screamed inwardly, his pale face filled with undisguised terror.

Orochimaru felt more powerless than he had ever been in his life.

Two days ago, I lured Itachi out of his cave under the pretext of discussing cooperation and sharing information about the Akatsuki.

In his expectations, even if Uchiha Itachi was a genius who surpassed him, even if he awakened the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan,

That's just a kid in his teens, how could he possibly be a match for someone who's been in the Ninja World for decades?

I launched a sneak attack on him with perfect preparations; it should have been a foolproof plan!

But reality turned out to be completely different from what I had imagined.

At that moment, he experienced for the first time the fear of being dominated by the Mangekyō Sharingan.

They lost, and it was a crushing defeat.

Faced with those Mangekyō Sharingan, he didn't even have the right to fight back!

Faced with Uchiha Itachi, that boy who was only a teenager, he could only flee in a sorry state!

His proud talent, decades of accumulation... everything he had was nothing but a complete joke in the face of those eyes and the Uchiha bloodline!

At that moment, for the first time in his life, he felt the emotion called "despair" and the sense of defeat that came from being born inferior to others!

Orochimaru's proud pride was shattered in that moment.

He had to admit that Uchiha Itachi, that teenage boy, was someone above him.

However, he did not become discouraged by this; on the contrary, he became even more obsessed with the Uchiha bloodline and the Mangekyō Sharingan.

If you have shortcomings, then simply fill those gaps.

Sasuke Uchiha.

With the Uchiha Clan now extinct, as one of the few survivors of the Uchiha Clan and Uchiha Itachi's younger brother, his talent is definitely not much different from Itachi's, and he definitely has the potential to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan!

He had clearly made a perfect plan, defected from the Akatsuki, and distanced himself from Uchiha Itachi, who was capable of posing a life-threatening threat to him.

Arriving in Mist Village, their plan was to capture Kimimaro, the legendary genius of the Kaguya Clan who possessed the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse).

He would first use his body as a temporary substitute, and then develop his own power in preparation for invading Konoha and capturing Sasuke Uchiha...

But why? Why did my plan fall apart at this crucial step?

Why does this kid from Mist Village have the Mangekyō Sharingan?

"Wait... the kid from Mist Village?"

Orochimaru seemed to understand something.

He stared intently at the ordinary face before him, trying to find the shadow of that roguish young man.

Finally, he saw that familiar figure in the slightly upturned corners of the young man's mouth.

"Uchiha... knock!!"

Under the control of the Mangekyō Sharingan, Orochimaru could only gurgle and shout the young man's name in his heart with all his might.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?!"

He roared inwardly, his golden snake eyes filled with disbelief.

Among the survivors of the Uchiha Clan, the only one he had ignored, that ordinary person of mediocre talent...

How could he have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan too?!

At this moment, Orochimaru no longer cared about why the Uchiha Kuro was in Mist Village or why they had become the Mizukage Aide.

His heart was now completely filled with resentment and humiliation!

He could understand that Uchiha Itachi could easily defeat him.

After all, even if Uchiha Itachi didn't have the Mangekyō Sharingan or the bloodline of the Uchiha Clan, he was still a genius whose talent could rival or even surpass his own!

But what is Uchiha Kuro considered?

He was nothing more than an ordinary person who stole the title of "genius" by relying on the foundation accumulated by the Uchiha over a thousand years and his precociousness beyond his peers in his youth, learning and accumulating knowledge ahead of his peers.

Jealousy—a deep jealousy of the Uchiha bloodline, and a profound resentment at his own defeat—was laid bare in Orochimaru's eyes!

"You seem quite unhappy about me unlocking the Mangekyo..."

Kō stared intently into Orochimaru's resentful golden snake eyes and said calmly.

His voice was soft, but the light in his Mangekyō Sharingan was colder than ever.

Kou naturally realized that Orochimaru had recognized his identity.

The horror on that pale face, the jealousy almost overflowing in those snake-like eyes—everything was laid bare under the gaze of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kou slowly opened his mouth, and in that instant, he reverted to his natural voice:

"You're not happy? Then you'd better keep it to yourself!"

A slight upturn of his lips revealed a mocking smile that clashed sharply with his gentle appearance on his otherwise ordinary face.

"I'll say it right here: in front of my eyes, you're not even worth a dog!"

Want to master all the Ninjutsu in the world? Want to achieve immortality? Keep dreaming!

The knocking grew colder, the tone filled with undisguised contempt and mockery.

"In the second half of your life, I will squeeze every last drop of your knowledge and every bit of usefulness out of you."

After you've been thoroughly eaten, I'll chop up your corpse and feed it to Pakkun, making him eat it all up, leaving not a single bite!

No matter how many ways you try to save your life, I will do everything in my power to make you die completely!

He paused, and the light in his Mangekyō Sharingan became even more eerie:

"A self-righteous jerk like you, who doesn't value human life... shouldn't even be living in this world!!"

"You... Uchiha..."

Orochimaru gritted his teeth and uttered the name with difficulty.

His lips were trembling violently, and a gurgling sound came from his throat.

But when the last word came out of his mouth, it became indistinct, as if something was choking him.

Before he could finish speaking, under the power of those Mangekyō Sharingan, his gaze gradually became unfocused.

The light in his golden snake eyes began to fade little by little, and his expression gradually calmed down.

Finally, he stood there blankly, his pale face expressionless, and his golden snake eyes filled only with emptiness.

The two large snakes that were wrapped around Kyou's body slowly loosened their restraints under Kyou's control of Orochimaru's will.

They slid off Koko's body like two ropes dropped on the ground and were pulled back into Orochimaru's sleeve.

Kō stared at Orochimaru, who had completely lost his self-awareness and become a puppet like the Fourth Mizukage, Orochimaru, without a trace of pity in Mangekyō Sharingan eerie Yagura eyes.

There is only the exhilarating feeling of ridding the people of a scourge and the joy of obtaining a priceless treasure.

Just as Kou was about to laugh out loud to release the joy in his heart, he seemed to sense something and his body stiffened slightly.

A familiar aura emanated from his surroundings, like an invisible hand twisting a Uzumaki in the air around him.

Kou didn't turn around; he just stood there, the expression on his ordinary face shifting from relaxed to helpless.

Koko quickly gave Orochimaru the first order:

"Escape from Mist Village for now. Wait for me tonight in the outskirts southeast of Mist Shadow."

Upon receiving the command to knock, Orochimaru nodded mechanically.

Then, expressionless, he turned around and sped off out of the woods.

The speed was so fast that in just an instant, the figure in the white kimono disappeared into the depths of the mist.

Kou stood still, watching the churning mist, the light in his Mangekyō Sharingan gradually dimming.

Behind him, a Uzumaki- like space twisted and slowly took shape in the air.

A man dressed in Black Cloak with Red Clouds patterns and wearing an orange Spiral Mask emerged from the distorted space...

(Thinking that this might be one of the few times Orochimaru showed self-awareness, I gave him more screen time.)

I actually wanted to add another paragraph:

Kou: Let me clear up one last question for you. The Uchiha's Mangekyou Mangekyo is based on idealism!

Orochimaru, the Materialism scientist:... Burning!!

But I thought it would be better to keep it serious, so I didn't add it. I'll just put it here as a bonus.

(Thanks to the amazing verification from the author "Shuimo Garden"! Starting tomorrow, I will be updating three times a day for the next few days!)