Talking about two sides, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura are in dire straits.
When they rushed to Orochimaru's Research Institute aggressively, the heavy metal door was closed tightly, and there was not even a shadow of a guard at the door.
Although the identity of the two is former Elder who was dismissed from the position of consultant, the aura of superiority cultivated over the years is still there.
Mitokado Homura stepped forward and knocked on the door with a cane. "Orochimaru! Gate of Opening! We know you are inside!"
After a long while, Orochimaru's lazy voice came out from the communicator on the door. "Oh? It's Koharu and Mitokado... What are you doing?"
Utatane Koharu felt angry, grabbed the conversation, and said in a sharp voice, "Stop pretending to be confused, what's going on with that application form? Do you still have rules in your eyes, and do you have any elders!"
A very soft chuckle came from the communicator, and there seemed to be the sound of a snake spitting a message.
"Elders? Rules?"
Orochimaru's voice was slow, "I'm afraid you two have found the wrong place to show off. This is a research institute, not a wine table."
The words stung like an ice pick.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's faces instantly turned pale.
Just kidding.
What are their identities, and what is the status of Orochimaru?
They are two old men who have lost their power and can barely maintain their respectability by relying on the things that Naruto has no time to do with them and their seniority.
Orochimaru's research institute is currently Konoha's safest place besides Naruto's home. It is also the most important place in Konoha including Naruto's home.
Twelve ANBUs are permanently stationed here to patrol in three shifts and two, and three ANBUs are stationed in shifts to wait for communications from Orochimaru.
And who is Orochimaru?
Second Shinobi World War, he, Jiraiya, and Tsunade faced the "demigod" Hanzo of the Salamander, and fought to the death, winning valuable evacuation time for the main force of Konoha. This was a great achievement and reputation gained through hard work.
And what about Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura?
First Shinobi World War's achievements were mediocre. During the Second War, he stayed at the Konoha base camp together with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.
Third is Hokage. They are the commander-in-chief and the highest combat power. They need to sit in the center and be ready to support the four battlefields at all times.
Danzo also sent team Root to go deep behind enemy lines to carry out the dangerous mission of assassinating and destroying supply lines.
Only these two people, euphemistically called "coordinating logistics" and "stabilizing the rear," actually used their powers to squeeze the rear when the front was tight, lining their own pockets and reaping lavish benefits.
Now, Fifth Hokage is Orochimaru's friend, and Sixth relies heavily on Orochimaru's experiments. Why should these two guys compare with Orochimaru?
And Orochimaru also knows those old accounts very well.
Their rhetoric of relying on the old and selling off the old may be okay to bluff the unsuspecting young people, but it has no weight in front of Orochimaru.
So when we first saw these two people, Orochimaru didn't even bother to open the door.
It wasn't until the two of them kept threatening to "ask for an explanation" about the forged Marriage Application Form outside the door that Orochimaru thought they might have some fun and then let them in.
The metal door slid open silently, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura looked at each other and stepped inside the research institute.
After Naruto came back last time, he approved a fund for Orochimaru. Now the environment of the institute is better and the lights are brighter.
Because the ventilation system has been updated, there is no peculiar smell here.
Orochimaru did not appear in the reception area, only Sound Four stood on both sides of the aisle.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura became even more angry when they could not see their true master. They began to scold them in the empty corridor, ranging from "disrespectful" and "playing with power" to "deficient personal ethics" and "bringing bad morals". They kept talking, as if they wanted to pour out all the anger that had been suppressed in the past few days.
They cursed for about a quarter of an hour before a slender figure slowly walked out from the end of the passage.
Orochimaru was wearing a loose research robe, and Golden Snake Eyes was shining with a cold and playful light in the dark. He was leaning against the door frame, as if he was watching a clumsy drama.
When the two old consultants were scolded until their mouths were dry and they were out of breath, he gently raised his hand and interrupted the one-man show.
"Finished?"
Orochimaru's tone of voice is flat and no emotion can be heard.
"Tayuya, Kidomaru, see off guests."
Such an understatement completely angered Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
After all, they were once Konoha High Command. How had they ever suffered such humiliation?
Mitokado Homura has both beard and hair.
"Orochimaru, we are your elders, is this your attitude?"
Orochimaru It's like watching a circus performance. It's nice to have this kind of fun occasionally, but the two clowns took a bit too long to sing.
Tayuya and Kidomaru immediately stepped forward after receiving Orochimaru's instructions and made a "please" gesture. Their movements were respectful, but their eyes had no warmth.
The two of them were so angry that they were unwilling to leave.
Utatane Koharu even secretly Hand Seals, Chakra wavered slightly and put into action.
They thought to themselves that after all, they were a veteran Ninja with more than 50 years of experience and knowledge. They would not be defeated by two young men when dealing with two seemingly young guards.
However, they were wrong.
How wrong.
The battle broke out almost instantly, and soon became one-sided.
Tayuya's flute sound is weird and tricky, directly interfering with the flow of nerves and Chakra; Kidomaru's Spider Sticky Gold and attack methods are even weirder and unpredictable, with speed, strength, and coordination far beyond ordinary Jonin.
The old-school and slightly sluggish fighting methods of Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were full of flaws in the face of the young people's fast, cunning and ruthless offensive.
The two "veterans" really had deep foundations, and they managed to survive with their rich experience and tenacious will, and did not collapse immediately.
If an ordinary seventy-year-old man had experienced such a high-intensity confrontation, his muscles and bones would have been sore and he would have collapsed to the ground.
But they were also completely suppressed, left and right, in a miserable state, and soon had many scars on their bodies, their clothes were torn, and their faces were disgraced.
This unequal battle lasted for a full hour.
During this period, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura gritted their teeth and did not say a word, let alone begging for mercy, showing some surprising toughness.
Orochimaru kept watching with cold eyes until he felt that if the fight continued, these two old guys might be seriously injured or even die here.
It doesn't matter if he's dead, the key is the trouble of disposing of the body.
There's no telling whether people from the two families will come over to cause trouble. The most troublesome one is Third.
With this in mind, Orochimaru, who had watched the monkey show to the fullest, said calmly, "That's enough."
Tayuya and Kidomaru immediately stopped their hands and stepped aside, breathing calmly, as if they had just warmed up.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura sat paralyzed on the ground, panting violently, with pain all over their bodies, but they still stared at Orochimaru with angry and humiliating eyes. They opened and closed their mouths, as if they wanted to curse something, but they could only make a "ho... ho..." sound.
At this time, Tayuya added the report with a smile, "Lord Orochimaru, they were too noisy. I hit them both in the throat at first. Their voices were temporarily disabled, but they will be fine in a few days."
"Haha."
Orochimaru chuckled twice.
So that's it, he said, why are these two people suddenly so tough?
It's not that they are stubborn and don't beg for mercy, but that they have been deprived of the ability to beg for mercy from the beginning.
The one-hour beating was nothing more than being forced to "carry it" without being able to speak.
Orochimaru no longer looked at the two miserable people on the ground, turned around and walked towards the depths of the research institute, with the corner of his robe brushing against the cold ground, leaving behind a light word:
"Clean it up and throw it out. Don't dirty my place."