The Shameless Snake

The number of times human cells could divide was limited!

One could imagine that when Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate, he would witness the remarkable sight of cells rapidly dividing and dying.

The number of cells in people of this world was two to three times that of humans in his previous life, so their lifespans should have been longer.

Unfortunately, the lifespan of ninjas in this world was even shorter than that of ordinary civilians.

Doichi Hyuga followed the path of "all things steal from Heaven to achieve immortality; man steals from all things to sustain himself"!

Even when casting ninjutsu or spells, he used his own energy merely as a catalyst to draw upon the Natural Energy of heaven and earth to form the technique.

"Hehe! I never expected to see such a pleasant surprise!"

Orochimaru landed before Kimimaro and stared at Doichi Hyuga in surprise. According to the intelligence, this brat was a genius in medical ninjutsu and not skilled in combat! Interesting, very interesting!

In the distance, Orochimaru was still fighting Kakashi. Kakashi was at a disadvantage and was being pressed hard by Orochimaru.

Doichi Hyuga thought, Is the one before me a Shadow Clone or the real body?

"What exactly is your purpose, Senior Orochimaru?"

"Your eyes! I am very interested in them!"

Orochimaru licked his face with his tongue and chuckled.

"I'm from the Hyuga Clan branch family. There's no use in taking my Byakugan!"

"I can help you remove the [Caged Bird]! In exchange, you will follow me from now on!"

"Sorry! I refuse!"

The moment he finished speaking, Orochimaru had already appeared behind Doichi Hyuga. His mouth opened wide as he bit toward his neck.

A backward elbow from his left arm struck the fatal Tanzhong point in his opponent's chest; a sweeping body punch from his right sent Orochimaru's head flying straight off.

Soft Body Modification!

The body lay motionless on the ground, yet the neck, dozens of meters long, had not broken and still connected the head to the body.

"Your taijutsu is quite dangerous!"

Orochimaru opened his huge mouth, shook his head, and crawled out.

If Orochimaru had not reacted quickly enough, his brain would have been smashed into pulp.

Earth Style: Earth Flow River!

Orochimaru rapidly formed hand seals, and the ground beneath their feet began flowing like a river.

Doichi Hyuga vanished with a bang. It was a Shadow Clone.

Kusanagi Sword—Sky Katana!

A longsword extended from Orochimaru's mouth, forcing back the ambushing Doichi Hyuga.

Summoning Technique!

A massive purple snake swiftly rose up, and Orochimaru's field of vision rapidly lifted higher.

"Damn it, Orochimaru! You actually summoned me because of some brat. Are you tired of living?"

"The enemy is very strong! We cannot be careless!"

Orochimaru smiled and explained.

"So you still need to rely on me in the end? One hundred sacrifices afterward!"

"Fine!"

Byakugan: Pressure!

Ice Release: One Hundred Swords Technique!

Translucent blades rained down like raindrops, leaving dozens of bloody holes in Orochimaru and Manda.

Several transparent holes appeared in Orochimaru's body, and frost had already frozen his wounds.

Manda had dozens of transparent holes across his body. His injuries were the most severe, and he had nearly been struck in his vital spot.

Byakugan: Pressure suppressed them for less than ten seconds, but that was enough!

"Damn it, Orochimaru! You set me up?"

After leaving behind that threat, Manda vanished with a bang and returned to Ryūchi Cave!

"Ice Release, of all things! That truly is unexpected. What astonishing talent. What was that power that suppressed me just now?"

"No comment!"

"I'll remember you! Doichi Hyuga!"

Orochimaru slowly turned into mud, and several little snakes burrowed underground and disappeared.

Kimimaro had vanished, and Orochimaru's Shadow Clone, which had been fighting Kakashi, was gone as well!

Doichi Hyuga sighed. Being targeted by that shameless snake was a bit troublesome.

Kakashi dropped onto his backside and lay directly on the ground. Several wounds on his body were still bleeding.

Mystical Palm Technique!

Green chakra light emerged from Doichi Hyuga's right hand and covered Kakashi's wounds.

"I thought I was done for this time! I never expected you to be so strong that you could actually drive Orochimaru away!"

Seeing that not even Doichi Hyuga's clothes had been damaged, Kakashi was deeply shocked.

Weren't you just an ordinary Chunin? Just how strong are you? Are juniors these days really supposed to be this ridiculous?

Orochimaru had probably already left the Akatsuki Organization and suffered a setback at Itachi Uchiha's hands.

Doichi Hyuga thought to himself.

Orochimaru was not wearing the Akatsuki Organization's uniform.

"Can you still travel, Senior?"

After resting for half an hour, Doichi Hyuga asked.

"We can't stay here for long. We must leave immediately!"

Kakashi swallowed several military ration pills and forced himself to stand.

"There's one of our bases at the border of the Land of Fire. We'll go there to recover!"

Half a day later, the two entered a concealed base.

It would have been impossible to find it without the Byakugan. Kakashi truly deserved his reputation as a veteran ANBU; he even knew such highly classified information.

"Raidō! I'll have to trouble you this time!"

Kakashi looked completely drained, weak and dispirited.

"Just focus on recovering. Don't overthink it! Do you need me to deliver intelligence to the Hokage?"

The scars on Namiashi Raidō's face looked vicious, becoming even uglier as he spoke.

"Yes! Once I finish writing the mission report, I'll have Dao Yi deliver it!"

"Understood! If Doctor Dao Yi needs anything, please tell me promptly!"

Doichi Hyuga nodded, and Namiashi Raidō turned to leave.

Namiashi Raidō had once been a member of the Fourth Hokage's Guard Platoon and was an old acquaintance of Kakashi's.

Doichi Hyuga knew him as well. They had met several times at the hospital, as doctor and patient.

After resting for an hour, Kakashi got up and wrote the report.

"Dao Yi! Take a look and see whether anything needs to be added."

Doichi Hyuga took it and looked it over, then said with a frown.

"Could you not make me sound so strong? I still want to take it easy for a few more years!"

"No! Lord Hokage knows my strength. There's no way I could be Orochimaru's match! No one would believe a fabricated report, and it would have far too many holes!"

Kakashi covered his face and spoke helplessly.

"How about this? Change it so that the two of us drove Orochimaru back together!"

"Fine, but you're already this strong. Why are you still hiding it?"

"I just want to stay home. Is that reason enough?"

Kakashi was speechless. He rewrote the report and handed it to Doichi Hyuga.

After the mission report was sent out, Namiashi Raidō stuffed the two scrolls into the bamboo tube beneath the ninja hawk's foot.

The ninja hawk soared into the sky and rapidly flew toward Konoha.

That very night, the intelligence was delivered to the Hokage's Office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the scroll. The first one was written by Namiashi Raidō:

Hatake Kakashi and Doichi Hyuga entered the base to recover. Kakashi was suspected to be seriously injured, while Doichi Hyuga was in good condition!

The other was written by Kakashi:

The mission to treat the daimyo has been completed. The daimyo of Rice Fields Country is deeply grateful to Konoha and has added ten million ryō to the mission reward.

On the return journey, we encountered an attack by Orochimaru. Doichi Hyuga and I joined forces to drive Orochimaru back. We were injured and proceeded to the base to recover.

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently smoked his pipe as he thought to himself.

Doichi Hyuga had hidden his strength! Judging by the fact that he was uninjured, his strength was at least close to Orochimaru's, perhaps even greater!

Everyone spoke highly of this child, and the younger children liked him too. He had feelings for the village! Besides, he was bound by the [Caged Bird]!

It seemed I would need to carefully consider how to arrange his future!

Hiruzen Sarutobi had often used his Telescope Technique to spy on the matter of a group of brats pestering Doichi Hyuga during summer vacation.