Orochimaru did not head back at that point. Instead, he avoided most people and went to Ye Feng's home.
The moment Orochimaru saw Ye Feng, he noticed that Ye Feng was different from before. He even felt a trace of fear, a feeling that only arose when he faced someone stronger than himself.
"What brings you here, Orochimaru?" Ye Feng had guessed why Orochimaru had come, but he asked anyway.
"Why hide it from me, Ye Feng? You made that trench on top of Hokage Rock, didn't you?" Orochimaru looked at Ye Feng with a smile.
"Haha, I really can't hide anything from you. You saw through it right away. I recently made a breakthrough in my strength. I only meant to test it out, but I never expected to cause such a commotion." Ye Feng admitted that he had done it.
"A breakthrough? What level has your strength reached now, Ye Feng?" Although Orochimaru had already guessed, he was still shocked by how quickly Ye Feng's strength had grown.
"In terms of strength, I should have reached Kage Level. As for exactly how strong I am, I'd have to fight someone to find out." Ye Feng did not tell Orochimaru his true strength. He was already above Kage Level, but as for Super-Kage, he had not fought anyone at that level yet, so he did not know whether his strength qualified.
"Your talent truly is extraordinary, Ye Feng. To have such strength at your age is a rarity in the Shinobi World." Orochimaru was uncertain how truthful Ye Feng was being, but his actual strength was definitely no lower than Kage Level.
When Orochimaru thought of Ye Feng's age, then of his Kage Level strength, he could not stop marveling. At the same time, he became even more certain