An ominous gaze, greed beneath serpentine eyes

The surrounding ninjas all involuntarily turned their gazes in that direction.

A chill ran down everyone's spine.

What's going on?

Shouldn't it be Sannin, one of the Orochimaru has now become missing-nin, who comes instead?

Why has the whole face been replaced?

They couldn't understand why, but when the strange female ninja's eyes swept over them, a chill instinctively ran through them.

Not far away, Wu Chiwu also saw this scene.

But he had no time to think about Orochimaru.

They weren't held back by the battle at hand.

Just now, an intense, overwhelming malice pierced straight into him.

He had never experienced that aura of hatred before in all his life.

This made him uneasy.

Who's staring at him like that?

Despite this identity, he didn't seem to have any conflicts with anyone.

Wu Chiwu narrowly dodged the blade that Tobirama Senju, his mind still racing.

He glanced up at the samurai sword that had nearly shaved off a section of his full head of white hair, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, I dodged quickly enough; had I been even a fraction of a second slower, I would have been in serious trouble.

Turning into a corpse isn't so scary; at most, you'll have to change your hairstyle to a bald head.

It seems I still can't get too distracted.

Wu Chiwu quietly scanned the surrounding movements with his Six Eyes.

Since that guy is coming for him, he has to keep an eye on him; he'll be exposed sooner or later.

There's no need to rush.

A smile flickered in Wu Chiwu's bluish-green eyes as he refocused his attention on his opponent.

When fighting a ninja of Kage Level, even the slightest lapse in concentration can be fatal.

On the other side.

Orochimaru was still arguing with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"It was too sudden, my mind can't process it yet?" His tone carried a hint of something indescribable.

"It's me, Orochimaru."

Can't you accept that?

If it were that white-haired ninja over there, he would probably understand what he meant immediately.

Of all those present, he remained completely unmoved, his gaze remarkably calm from beginning to end.

Orochimaru's gaze swept lightly over Wu Chiwu opposite him, as he pondered this in his mind.

They are indeed kindred spirits at heart.

They were all obsessed with forbidden techniques and those studies.

Clearly, Wu Chiwu's familiarity with the Impure World Reincarnation technique, coupled with his calm demeanor as he remained unmoved even when seeing him change bodies, immediately led Orochimaru to misunderstand.

The light in his snake-like eyes became even more unpredictable.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Orochimaru in front of him, his heart skipped a beat, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"You... you really mastered that forbidden technique?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru let out a chilling laugh that sent shivers down one's spine.

"I've been away from the village for over ten years, teacher, and I've suffered a lot."

That laughter made Hiruzen Sarutobi understand everything.

Sure enough, he actually did it.

"You're no longer even human." The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, spoke with nothing but regret.

Looking at Orochimaru's maniacal grin not far away, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if ten years of his life had been drained away.

The reason we didn't choose him as the fourth generation was because we saw through his inherent wickedness.

Perhaps, on that night a few years ago, he shouldn't have Orochimaru leave Konoha alive.

Hiruzen Sarutobi observed everything before him with a complex expression.

He sighed heavily.

Letting Orochimaru go back then brought trouble to Konoha.

Later, he indulged Danzo, which ultimately led to that incident.

Orochimaru completely ignored the chaotic thoughts swirling in Hiruzen Sarutobi's head.

He spoke slowly and deliberately to his former teacher.

"This Immortality Jutsu."

"It's about finding a way to preserve the spirit permanently."

To put it bluntly, we need to get a new body.

"Then you use your own spirit to squeeze into that body. That's the Reincarnation Jutsu."

"Aging is such a hollow concept."

Seeing you like this, teacher, I understand even more deeply now.

"It seems I made the right choice back then."

"Only by grasping true immortality can I thoroughly study everything I want to research, and hold all the truths and everything in the world in my hands."

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Teacher, you'll die here, while I'll get a younger, prettier, and stronger body."

"Konoha really gave me a lot of fun."

Orochimaru's lips curled into a chilling smile.

"Is it Sasuke Uchiha?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze turned cold as he stared at him.

"Not only." Orochimaru casually uttered two words.

"Teacher, you should already know what's going on."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately glanced at Wu Chiwu.

The other one is probably that kid.

Orochimaru keenly noticed the change in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes and shifted his gaze to the boy not far away.

Yes, that's right, he's on my list too.

I just never expected him to stand out to this extent.

It's quite surprising that he fought the Second Hokage for so long.

This seems a bit tricky.

He pondered this in his mind, but wasn't too worried that Hiruzen Sarutobi might cause trouble for his plans later.

If there are no future people, what obstacles are there to talk about?

Orochimaru's smile was exceptionally cold and indifferent.

"Reincarnation Jutsu steals someone else's body and leaves your own soul stuck there, refusing to dissipate?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in a low voice.

"This face, this body, which person's does it belong to?"

His face was filled with heaviness and regret, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"The second one, I suppose," Orochimaru replied.

"I originally planned to slowly train Sasuke into the shape I wanted before bringing him over."

"Unexpectedly, we ran into another ninja Wu Chiwu, halfway there."

"Right now, I'm really undecided."

He wanted both the Sharingan and Wu Chiwu's talent!

Wu Chiwu was not far away, heard Orochimaru's jaw-dropping declaration and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

That's incredibly greedy. Playing like this, be careful you don't end up like Voldemort who overdid it and went completely insane.

He seriously suspected that Orochimaru's increasingly eccentric personality was related to this Reincarnation Jutsu.

Back when the Uchiha Clan hadn't been wiped out and Orochimaru hadn't defected, he was still quite normal.

At most, they'll just shut themselves away and do some scientific research.

Now...

Wu Chiwu shook his head and turned to fight Tobirama Senju again.

Hashirama Senju suddenly launched Ninjutsu.

Wood Release!

The thick tree trunk grew wildly, forming a huge cage in the blink of an eye, Hiruzen Sarutobi inside.

Orochimaru's face broke into a satisfied smile.

"Teacher, don't let up!"

You're always so naive.

Is this the end?

That's pretty boring.

The easy victory suddenly made him feel listless.

It seems Konoha is just like that now.

The Anbu Ninja outside the barrier watched helplessly as the Lord Hokage was trapped by Orochimaru once again, their hearts pounding in their chests.

"Lord Hokage, hang in there!"

Konoha cannot live without you!

"Everyone's waiting for you to come and rescue them!"

Wu Chiwu was speechless for a moment after hearing those words from outside.

Although he also looked down on the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.

But it's really beneath us to shout these things at this critical juncture.

Can we call it encouragement?

It's just a bunch of nagging chatter that makes your chest feel tight.

Wu Chiwu touched the bandage, muttering to himself.