As soon as they approached the seemingly peaceful village, Lihuo and Orochimaru keenly sensed that something was off.
Lihuo noticed two fully armed villagers standing at the entrance.
They wore crude armor and gripped sharp broadswords, as though they could leap into battle at any moment.
What was more, all kinds of weapons had been neatly laid out at the village entrance. Their cold gleam gave off a chilling aura.
Looking farther into the village, the wisps of smoke they had seen earlier were not merely rising from ordinary villagers' chimneys. Even the blacksmith's workshop was shrouded in smoke!
What ordinary village would possess so many weapons?
And for the blacksmith's workshop to be this busy was even more abnormal.
Although Lihuo and Orochimaru were normally accustomed to weapons such as Kunai and Shuriken, they were still greatly astonished to see such a small village possessing so many weapons.
Lihuo curled his lip.
"This village is really... heavily armed. Who knows what secrets it's hiding?"
Orochimaru, beside him, remained exceptionally calm. His deep eyes fixed on the village ahead, as though he had already seen through some of its secrets.
Orochimaru spoke calmly.
"We only have two days. We can't waste too much energy here. Since the situation is unclear, we'll have to investigate it ourselves."
Hearing this, Lihuo quickly turned toward Orochimaru. Their gazes met, and in an instant, they understood each other.
Lihuo took a deep breath. Every muscle in his body tensed like a fully drawn bow, ready to be released.
He stared intently ahead, waiting only for Orochimaru's command to charge into the village with thunderous force and uncover the truth.
A strange light flickered in Orochimaru's cold eyes. His hands rapidly formed seals as Chakra began circulating through his body.
As a powerful wave of