"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the game!"

Two senior high school students, a boy and a girl, from the broadcasting club acted as commentators, shouting passionately over the live loudspeaker: "The two teams facing off are the Shilan Middle School boys' basketball team and the Linhai Youth Sports School boys' basketball team!"

"The show is about to begin! First, let's welcome the players from both sides onto the field!"

The cheers from the stands were deafening. Amidst the rousing music and cheers, the players from both sides entered the field.

"The players are entering the field!" the male commentator exclaimed excitedly. "We can see that both teams' expressions are relatively calm, even the trailing Shilan team shows no signs of giving up!"

"That's right, this makes me even more excited for both sides' performance in the second half!"

The female commentator chimed in, "And as you can see, both teams have made adjustments to their lineups. Linhai has fielded their number 1 player, and Shilan has replaced their power forward who was out of form in the first half..."

At this moment, Qi Xiuyuan looked at the light screen in front of him with a strange expression and eyes.

[You are sparring with Sasuke, but through your newly acquired sensory technique, you sense a gaze lurking in the shadows. He emerges from the shadows—it's the older brother of that brat from not long ago. He's there to apologize on behalf of his brother, but he wants a fair fight with you.]

Although he wore a smile, his eyes were as cold as a snake. This feeling was very familiar to you; you remembered two years ago when Hiruzen Sarutobi led a team to uncover Orochimaru's hidden base for human experimentation.

Orochimaru, who defected from Konoha, once glanced at you, filling you with immense fear and leaving a deep impression. Now, facing Orochimaru, who may very well be disguised as a Konoha ninja, what will you choose...?

[Option 1: Cowardice and refusal to fight. Orochimaru is only interested in the Sharingan. As long as you remain as ordinary as you were in the past, you won't attract Orochimaru's attention or covet it. (Reward: Ninjutsu Branch - Rank B - Face Dissolving Technique, which dissolves and steals another person's face and pastes it onto your own for disguise.)]

[Option Two: Intentionally lose. Your acting skills might fool Orochimaru. He might pretend to kill you by accident, or he might spare your life (Reward: Sealing Technique Branch - Rank A - Five Elements Sealing, a high-level sealing technique that concentrates chakra in your five fingers and uses metal, wood, water, fire, and earth to seal demons)]

[Option 3: Fight with all your might. The best way to overcome fear is to face it head-on. You might be able to defeat Orochimaru when he can't use his full strength. (Reward: Ninjutsu Branch - A-rank - Wind Release: Wind Cutting Technique, which uses chakra form and nature transformation to attach sharp wind blades to the body or weapon to cut the opponent)]

"The brat's older brother... Orochimaru..."

Qi Xiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the number one player staring at him. Suddenly, without warning, he asked, "Who is Zhang Lei to you?"

"..." The man narrowed his eyes, his mouth slightly opening and closing as he said, "My name is Zhang Shaojie, Zhang Lei is my younger brother. If I'm not mistaken, you're the one..."

"oh."

Before Zhang Shaojie could utter the harsh words that followed, Qi Xiuyuan nodded and looked away.

It shouldn't be him.

It can't be that the other person licked their lips when they saw me and that's "Orochimaru", right?

Even if the system is incredibly stupid, it shouldn't be able to identify the other party as "Orochimaru" so easily.

However, through these choices, he already knew that the rewards he received were all related to the chosen object, and the "Eliminating Face Technique," a ninjutsu related to Orochimaru, had appeared for the second time.

The first time he appeared was after he chose to fight violence with violence and awaken the "conscience" of the bratty kid. It was as a reward for choosing to take the initiative to kill the bratty kid's older brother before he came to his door and frame him.

Based on this, it seems that the brat's older brother must be related to "Orochimaru". Even if the big, dumb guy in front of him is not "Orochimaru", he is still a "thing" that is controlled as a substitute puppet, and may even be a hybrid.

So, who is the real "Orochimaru"?

Qi Xiuyuan slowly raised his head and looked towards the spectator stands in the distance, where he met a pair of dark eyes.

The girl was wearing a purple mini-skirt and white high-heeled boots, with her hair in a high ponytail and her eyelids covered in glittery makeup.

At that moment, she was like a ballerina, nimbly tiptoeing and looking this way, like a child curious about everything.

Only a dark shadow fell on the girl's shoulder. Qi Xiuyuan stood in the bright sun of the court, and the misty light and shadow rustled down from above, dividing the two into different shades of light and dark.

Meeting Qi Xiuyuan's gaze, the girl seemed to be stunned for a moment, but quickly bared her teeth and opened and closed her mouth, uttering one word at a time.

"Good luck, senior," she said.

Qi Xiuyuan's lips curled up slightly as he returned her a smile, though there was no smile in his eyes.

The human brain is like a junk USB drive that easily gets full. If it is not cleaned for a long time, new memories will automatically erase the old ones.

However, this situation should not have occurred for Qi Xiuyuan, whose memory is so powerful that he can remember his past life and has a photographic memory.

If others are like junk USB drives, then he is like a hard drive with tens of terabytes of data. It's hard to fill his brain with memories, so naturally he won't forget the memories of this mere fifteen years of this life.

But then, the exception occurred.

Someone tampered with his memories, something he was previously unaware of.

Until he saw the girl named Xia Mi with his own eyes, the hard drive that had been demagnetized in his memory started spinning silently. The probe explored the worn grooves little by little and found the memories that had been covered up by the other party.

"Jormungandr, the King of the Earth and Mountains." Qi Xiuyuan sighed. "If it's her, then being identified as Orochimaru is indeed quite reasonable."

After all, Chu Zihang had already been identified by the system as "Uchiha Sasuke" and changed to "Uchiha Zihang".

Xia Mi, who also covets Chu Zihang and whose true form is a snake, is judged to be "Orochimaru," which is just too beaver-like.

Anyway, Orochimaru can be either male or female.

However, the idea of ​​"Orochi Mi" was rather amusing to Qi Xiuyuan.

But what is Xia Mi's purpose?

Just as the light screen said, was it all just a test?

"What are you looking at?"

Zhang Shaojie interrupted his thoughts, staring at him coldly with a sneer: "The basketball court isn't your stage. No matter how well you sing and dance, it's useless."

As expected, the pre-match trash talk segment was something to savor.

But Qi Xiuyuan didn't retort; he just glanced at him.

How will Orochi remotely control this big, dumb guy to test him?

Beep! Beep!

While pondering, the student referee put his index finger and thumb into his mouth, curled his tongue, and blew a piercing, loud whistle.

Linhai team won possession in the first half, while Shilan team won possession in the second half. Chu Zihang threw the ball into bounds and passed it directly to Qi Xiuyuan, which made Qi Xiuyuan focus on his thoughts.

But when Chu Zihang handed the ball to Qi Xiuyuan, many people present were stunned for a moment.

Who wouldn't want to achieve impressive stats and become famous by dominating possession of the ball? Why did Chu Zihang, the team's core player, pass the ball away?

"Tch." Zhang Shaojie couldn't help but sneer, turning to his teammates behind him with a mocking tone, "Don't rush to interfere, I want to see how this pretty boy breaks through..."

Bang!Bang!

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Shaojie suddenly heard the sound of a basketball bouncing on the ground, and two figures swept past him at an unexpected speed.

Before Zhang Shaojie could even turn his head back, his arm instinctively went to block.

boom! !

The irresistible solidity caused him to stumble.

"What…" A flicker of astonishment and anger flashed across Zhang Shaojie's eyes as he shouted, "Stop them!"

But he alone drew the attention of the other team members, leaving them no time to react to the sudden fast attack from the two.

Just as someone came to their senses and tried to intercept Qi Xiuyuan...

呲!

The sneakers made a piercing hissing sound as they rubbed against the floor.

Qi Xiuyuan, who had come to an abrupt stop, didn't even look before jumping and shooting the ball, which flew over the crowd and forward.

Meanwhile, Chu Zihang, who was unguarded, had already approached the three-point line.

He picked up the basketball and looked at the basket.

Step back, avoid the obstruction of the person in front of you, and jump shot.

Swish! !

The basketball swished through the basket, bounced off the ground with a "thud," and then bounced back up.

"..."

The sudden change in the situation caused the originally lively scene to fall silent for a brief moment, with only the increasingly dense bouncing of the basketball being heard.

"A beautiful three-pointer from the top of the arc! A clean swish!" On the sidelines, the male commentator jumped to his feet and roared, "Linhai team has made a serious mistake; their defense is practically non-existent!"

"The power forward of the Shilan team dribbled past his opponent and delivered an assist, like a resounding slap in the face!"

"Unbelievable in the first five seconds!"