Orochimaru

Damp.

Dim.

The air smelled like a dirty rag that had been baked on a radiator.

Zhang Jie pinched his nose, cautiously observing his surroundings. "Coming back here, aren't we being too bold? What if we run into an Alien? Just the two of us?"

Fang Yu glanced at Daniels, who was scouting ahead, and rolled his eyes at Zhang Jie again. "We still have Daniels, the series' female battle goddess."

Zhang Jie was puzzled. "Isn't the mission to protect Daniels? They're asking us to take risks and search for Black Water Technology with Daniels. Aren't they afraid that the Demon Team will find us?"

"You still don't understand what's most important in a Team Battle." Fang Yu tapped the glass of his Reincarnation Watch. "Killing members of the opposing team is the most important thing. Protecting the female lead doesn't even offer specific rewards. It's better to just hunt people down and kill them."

"As for protecting the female lead..." Fang Yu narrowed his eyes. "Both sides know that no matter which team the female lead is on, the other side will be very concerned about her safety. In fact, the female lead might even become a burden."

"So, it's better to utilize the female lead and get more things done. There's no need to assign special combat power to protect her, since no one will harm her anyway."

Zhang Jie breathed a sigh of relief. "Hearing you say that, are we actually the safest right now?"

"Not necessarily. Remember those NPCs? They might have already turned into Aliens by now. When that happens, it'll depend on your marksmanship."

Zhang Jie swallowed, gripping the Infinite Ammo Desert Eagle that Da Qiang had given him. "I've never used this gun before, but looking at the caliber, after firing three shots consecutively, whether I can even hold onto the gun is unknown... I'll die, right?"

"Then die." Fang Yu shrugged indifferently. "I don't know why you care so much about your life. The moment you arrived in the Reincarnation Space, it was essentially just a difference between dying early or dying late. Don't have too deep an obsession, it's useless."

"I..." A memory flashed in Zhang Jie's eyes. "Er Niu explained that you can create a person from your memory in the Light Sphere. I... I want to see her..."

Fang Yu knew Zhang Jie's personality well and didn't want to try to persuade him further. "Alright then, work hard and try to survive this Team Battle."

Just as he finished speaking, Daniels, the female lead, suddenly exclaimed ahead!

"Quick! Come here! This... isn't this the Engineer's combat suit?"

"Are we really supposed to wear this to turn in the mission?"

Uchiha Yu looked at himself in the mirror, dressed as a Geisha by Kakashi, and really wanted to retaliate by asking him if Rin felt smooth, if it was slippery after stabbing with Chidori, if Obito's eyes were blurry, and if his father's body was still well.

Kakashi's expression was serious. "As a ninja, you must obey mission arrangements! The other party said that the scroll containing the mission item must be delivered to Miss Kyoko in the brothel dormitory without anyone knowing. You must obey orders!"

"Why don't you go?"

Kakashi pointed at his mask. "No Geisha wears this!"

"Then can't you take it off?"

Just as Kakashi was about to take off his mask, Uchiha Yu quickly waved his hand. "Never... never mind, I'll go, I'll go."

"Good, I'm counting on you!"

After watching Uchiha Yu leave, Kakashi finally couldn't hold it in and burst into laughter!

He hadn't even laughed for two seconds when the room door was pushed open. Uchiha Yu's Sharingan stared at Kakashi. "Did you just laugh?"

"You must have misheard." Kakashi's expression was serious. "I'm a person who doesn't smile easily."

Years of war forced many families to break apart, losing hope for life.

Located at the border between Konoha and Hidden Cloud, the Land of Rice Fields, which often served as a battlefield buffer zone, had particularly developed entertainment industries.

Whenever people had a little spare money, they would choose to spend it.

After all, no one knew which would arrive first, tomorrow or war.

The required delivery location for the mission was a large brothel in the middle of the entertainment district.

As Uchiha Yu walked down the street, many scruffy uncles whistled at him.

Honestly, it was quite something.

His appearance, coupled with his "Loli" age.

It was the unfulfilled desire of many old men who were unsuccessful in their youth.

"Hey, little lady! Have a drink with this old man!"

Uchiha Yu ignored the person blocking his way, flashed past, and headed straight for the dormitory behind the brothel.

This mission was C+, and the item was a box of valuable jewelry.

The danger level wasn't high, only the delivery location was complicated.

Coupled with the presence of Kakashi Hatake, a pillar of Konoha, it was basically a free mission.

With the mission commission, Uchiha Yu could survive for another month.

Arriving at the dormitory entrance, he rolled his eyes and formed hand seals!

"Bang!"

The smoke cleared, and a realistic clone appeared!

He picked up a stone and threw it at the guard at the entrance!

"Crack!"

"Ow! What was that!?"

The guard covered his face, looked around, and found no one nearby, only a kid at the entrance.

"Did you throw that?!"

The clone naturally couldn't speak and just stared blankly at the guard.

"Beat it, beat it! Get out of here! This isn't a place for you!"

"Bang!"

Another stone was thrown!

"Ow! You damn brat!"

The guard ran forward with large strides, about to grab Uchiha Yu's unadorned clone.

Swish!

With a flash, Uchiha Yu chopped the guard on the neck with his hand!

Dragging the guard into the nearby bushes, Uchiha Yu straightened his clothes and pushed open the door to the dormitory.

The geisha dormitory wasn't much different from a regular girls' dorm.

It was noisy, full of chatter.

In the hallway, the older geishas were surprised to see Uchiha Yu.

"There are kids this young in this line of work?"

"Business is getting harder and harder these days! How can our old, withered faces compete with these young ones?"

"Then we can only make up for it with skill!"

"Oh my! How shameless!"

Uchiha Yu lowered his head, his face flushed, wanting only to finish the mission quickly and return to the village.

"It should be here."

Arriving at the door of a room with no lights on, Uchiha Yu stopped.

He pushed the door open and looked at the person lying on the bed, asking, "Miss Kyoko?"

"Yes, that's me. Just put the item by my pillow."

The weak voice made Uchiha Yu pause slightly, but he didn't hesitate. He took out the scroll and used the Summoning Technique on it!

As the smoke cleared, an inconspicuous black box appeared in Uchiha Yu's hand.

He handed the box forward and gently set it down.

"Well then, Miss Kyoko, my mission is complete. Goodbye."

With that, Uchiha Yu turned to leave the room filled with the scent of perfume.

But at that moment, his pupils contracted sharply. An inexplicable power awakened deep within him, a dormant force was roused!

His heart pounded violently!

In that instant, the black in his pupils was rapidly replaced by a vibrant red, with two curved tomoe hanging within the red, granting him reactions and judgment far beyond the average person!

He reacted almost instinctively, quickly forming hand seals!

Just as he finished forming the seals—

The "Miss Kyoko" on the bed moved!

Her neck elongated in an unnatural way, striking rapidly like a venomous snake. She opened her mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and lunged straight for Uchiha Yu's shoulder!

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the spot where Uchiha Yu had been standing was bitten empty by "Miss Kyoko," leaving only a section of splintered wood!

As the smoke cleared, Uchiha Yu's figure appeared in the corner of the room, his gaze cold and fixed on the person before him.

This thing's body twisted, an evil smile on its face, its eyes revealing a thirst for power.

Skin unnaturally pale, long and greasy hair.

The vertical pupils characteristic of snakes.

The person before him was none other than the infamous rogue ninja in the Ninja World, Orochimaru!

"I didn't expect a child could see through my disguise," Orochimaru's voice was hoarse as he slowly stood up from the bed.

His clothes slid off with his movements, revealing the scaled, serpentine body beneath.

"I didn't see through it," a drop of cold sweat ran down Uchiha Yu's forehead. "I just reacted quickly. As one of the Three Sannin, why are you here?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, a hint of playfulness in his eyes. "Me? I'm just looking for interesting test subjects… and you, you've piqued my interest."

"I apologize for luring you out of the village this way."

Orochimaru's snake-like tongue flicked in the air. "Of course, I paid quite a price. I gave Konoha thirteen missions before my teacher, due to a lack of manpower, was forced to send Kakashi."

Orochimaru showed a look of emotion. "It's a good thing I didn't become Hokage back then. Financial problems are truly a headache."

With his Genetic Lock open, Uchiha Yu's Two Tomoe Sharingan locked onto Orochimaru, his hands clasped together!

"Thank you, Lord Orochimaru, for taking me so seriously."

"Then let me thank you with this!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

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