Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki's First Meeting

"Take a look around?"

Xuanyu frowned, his gaze narrowing slightly as he looked at Orochimaru, carrying even a hint of sharpness.

Orochimaru's body tensed at the sight!

Then,

Orochimaru gave a dry laugh before saying, "Hehe. Don't look at me like that. I just haven't returned to Konoha in a long time and wanted to look around!"

"I won't affect your plans or cause any trouble!"

After sensing Xuanyu's gaze, Orochimaru felt as though something had locked onto him.

Sure enough,

Xuanyu had grown stronger during this time—so strong that Orochimaru no longer had the courage to resist.

"I hope it's as you say!" Xuanyu said seriously, his eyes intent. "Konoha is about to fall into chaos, but before it does, I don't want any accidents!"

"I won't!"

Orochimaru nodded, then continued, "I understand what you want—peace in the Shinobi World... Hehe, in the future, it won't just be Konoha that becomes interesting. The Shinobi World will become interesting as well."

To create a world without war, integration was necessary—merging all forces together.

But he believed Xuanyu could do it.

The man before him had the potential to surpass the God of Shinobi, the Sage of Six Paths.

"I'll be leaving first!" After saying that simply, Xuanyu's figure suddenly vanished.

Orochimaru also let out a breath of relief and laughed self-mockingly. "The gap between him and me is getting bigger and bigger..."

Just from speaking with Xuanyu, he had already felt Xuanyu's terrifying power. It made him afraid to make any unusual moves, and when Xuanyu became angry, he could not even summon the desire to resist.

He was one of the Konoha Three Ninja, and he was now several times stronger than before, yet he still felt that way!

Xuanyu, just how strong have you become now?

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