Orochimaru

Someone once said.

Everything in the world has a weakness.

As long as the weakness is found, there is no need to worry about not having a way to break it.

Furthermore, Obito believed that his own "Kamui" was more versatile, so there was no need to fear.

Thus, a moment later, this masked intern Tobi reverted to his previous goofy persona, pretending to be in a panic as he spoke:

"Waaaaah! Senior, please show mercy!"

"I know I was wrong! I will absolutely never leak your secrets, Senior!"

"Please believe me!"

The masked man Tobi begged for mercy with great effort.

Hearing this, a smile appeared in Chen Xiaoxi's heart, and his expression softened slightly.

Then, with a thought, he withdrew his spiritual pressure and said with a feigned indifferent expression:

"It's good that you know."

"Then, lead the way. Let's set off."

"Since this is my first mission, let's hurry up and finish it."

"Yes—Senior!"

The masked man Tobi immediately displayed a very respectful attitude.

After shouting, he led Chen Xiaoxi toward the outside.

The two walked one after the other.

The intern, who had been noisy just a moment ago, was unexpectedly quiet, seemingly lost in thought, not saying a single word.

Chen Xiaoxi, of course, would not take the initiative to talk to him.

Thus, the two, acting as temporary partners, maintained a strange silence.

But in fact, Both had their own thoughts.

The masked man walking in front was trying his best to ponder the weaknesses of Chen Xiaoxi's eye technique.

And Chen Xiaoxi, walking behind, though his face remained unchanged, chuckled inwardly.

In reality, with his current level of spiritual pressure, even while charging up, he could only manage to crush the ground by three inches at most.

However, to intimidate Obito, that display just now had been necessary.

I'm afraid that from today on, Obito would truly believe that he really possessed an eye technique.

In this first contest between master actors, Chen Xiaoxi had basically won a complete victory.

In fact, Perhaps even Chen Xiaoxi himself could not have imagined.

This accidental move of his would, years later, Earn him a brand-new title in the ninja world: the "Eternal Burning Eye-Technique Master" of the Akatsuki...

Two days later, Chen Xiaoxi followed in Obito's footsteps and arrived at the location mentioned in the intelligence.

This was within the borders of the Land of Fire.

Deep inside a forest surrounded by deep valleys.

At this moment, Chen Xiaoxi and the masked man Tobi stood atop a towering giant tree, looking down at the scene below.

"Senior, according to the intelligence we have, that guy named Orochimaru passes through here every day!"

"We just have to wait!"

"And with your powerful Wicked Eye of the Tyrant, Senior, you must be able to take him down directly, right?"

"Huh?"

After two days of contact.

The masked man Tobi had returned to being as noisy and talkative as before.

His mouth seemed to be equipped with a machine gun; he hadn't stopped talking the entire way, and the noise was making Chen Xiaoxi's ears callous.

Moreover, he kept saying "huh, huh, huh" incessantly, acting just like a die-hard otaku.

"Shut up, Tobi."

Chen Xiaoxi glanced at him, then turned his gaze downward and said indifferently:

"Can't you feel it? Someone is already approaching."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, the masked man Tobi immediately let out a sound of utter astonishment, then quickly covered his mouth, pretending to look around in search of something.

And in the very next moment, The figure of a man with long black hair instantly burst into the field of vision below the two!

It was none other than the target of this mission—Orochimaru!

The moment he saw him, The masked man Tobi immediately became excited, lowering his voice as he exclaimed:

"Wow! Senpai!"

"It's Orochimaru! Our target has appeared!"

"Should we act now?"

However, Before his voice had even faded, Chen Xiaoxi was naturally already prepared.

He simply raised his hand unhurriedly, extended his index finger to point downward, and said with a calm, unruffled expression:

"Binding Way 61: Six Rods Light Prison!"

As the words fell, Chen Xiaoxi's eyes flashed, and below, six brilliant white beams of light instantly manifested!

They locked Orochimaru, who was moving through the forest below, firmly in place!

His movements had not yet finished, only to be abruptly interrupted!

Orochimaru was held fast in mid-air by the Six Rods Light Prison in this bizarre posture, unable to move even a fraction!

The scene was incredibly eerie!

His expression changed instantly as he looked up toward the sky, gritting his teeth:

"Tsk... who is it?"

Orochimaru's voice echoed across half the forest.

He could clearly feel that this strange attack had come from directly above the forest!

Yet, due to the glare of the light, he could not see anything above him at all.

A moment later, He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked down, carefully examining his surroundings.

He saw six white beams of light, arranged in perfect symmetry, pinning him firmly in the air, preventing him from even falling.

What kind of technique was this?

Orochimaru gritted his teeth slightly; with his years of experience in battle, he had never even heard of such a thing.

However, at that moment.

Suddenly, a grey figure leaped down from above.

He landed perfectly on a tree branch, then immediately began to dance about, making a very exaggerated sound.

"Waaaaah! Senpai!"

"This is too amazing, isn't it?"

"You took this guy down in just one move?"

"As expected of the Wicked Eye of the Tyrant!"

"?"

Hearing these noisy words, Orochimaru's gaze instantly sharpened as he looked over.

He saw a man wearing a grey ninja outfit and an orange swirl mask, with no discernible features visible.

At this moment, he was still shouting in a very flamboyant manner, as if he didn't take the Orochimaru before him seriously at all.

After seeing him clearly, Orochimaru was momentarily stunned.

Wait.

Who is this guy?

Shouldn't it be the Akatsuki waiting here...

In an instant, Orochimaru's train of thought was completely severed; he couldn't even think.

What on earth is going on?

Who exactly did that guy Kabuto give my information to?

Didn't I tell him to act as a spy, pose as a subordinate of Sasori of the Red Sand, and then deliberately leak my information to the people of the Akatsuki...

Did that guy mess up?

Logically, the people in the Akatsuki should be wearing that unique uniform, right...

Orochimaru fell into deep thought.

In fact, he had been investigating the Akatsuki for quite some time.

Back when he learned from his intelligence network in the Land of Wind that an Akatsuki member was scouting for information on Sasori of the Red Sand, he had begun preparing to turn the tables on them.

This time, he had deliberately let his double agent, Yakushi Kabuto, leak his movements to the Akatsuki.

He had done so to facilitate a deeper investigation.

Yet, he had not expected that the fellow who appeared here would be an idiot wearing a mask.

"Hey,"

"You masked fellow... are you with the Akatsuki?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes at the masked man before him, speaking in a low, raspy voice.