I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

That's the energy of the younger generation.

Orochimaru, who excels at infiltration and intelligence gathering, is the one who values ​​intelligence the most among the three.

Gathering intelligence was an instinct ingrained in his very being.

Based on the three ninja's formation, he would be in the front row, launching a strong attack and drawing enemy fire.

During this process, he will use his exceptionally resilient Orochi-ryu ninjutsu to collect and analyze enemy intelligence on the spot.

Then Jiraiya would deliver the fatal blow.

He was also very interested in information about Uchiha Shingen.

I just didn't pay much attention before, and by the time I did, there weren't many opportunities left.

When he learned that Uchiha Shingen had taken Mitarashi Anko away, he felt that a good opportunity had come.

Of course, we can't say that openly; we should use Mitarashi Anko as an example.

Concealing one's true purpose at all times is a basic requirement for being a ninja.

The battles between ninjas are battles of the human heart.

"However, although Lord Shingen is a big shot right now, he left without even saying goodbye to take my disciple with him," Orochimaru chuckled. "It made me lose face."

"It was indeed my oversight not to communicate with the parents in a timely manner, after all, this is my first time being a teacher." Uchiha Shingen sighed in a serious manner.

I'd never believe you.

But that's perfect, he originally wanted to lure Orochimaru out and see what stage this guy is at now.

Goodness, this cliff is almost at its final stage.

This murderous aura, this killing intent, is unmistakable.

Generally speaking, when a ninja possesses such a thing, it means they are truly intent on killing.

Orochimaru, well, he really is going to kill someone, but... he might not kill them the next second.

This thing has no special meaning to Orochimaru; killing equals fighting, that's how he sees it.

No wonder he became the main boss in the early stages out of pure interest.

This made Uchiha Shingen look forward to it; he needed to find out what level he was at in the ninja world.

Is there a better standard to evaluate Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin?

Chapter Thirty-Three: What the hell are you doing here?

Awesome ninjas can tell what the other is thinking just by looking at each other.

There were multiple meanings behind Sasuke Uchiha's words to Naruto Uzumaki.

But there's some truth to that statement.

Orochimaru licked his lips. Seeing him like this, Mitarashi Anko ran away without hesitation.

She was all too familiar with her master's appearance.

Uchiha Shingen activated his Sharingan, his three-tomoe red eyes fixed on Orochimaru.

The illusion was cast instantly, but the Sharingan illusion, which was usually infallible, failed this time.

Orochimaru was not affected.

Or rather, he was hit, but this level of genjutsu couldn't take him down. His body is different from ordinary people, and his chakra circuits are different, so he can withstand this level of chakra interference.

Uchiha Shingen didn't care; this was just a test.

After all, he now has high illusion defense, and at the level of three tomoe, he cannot cast illusions at the level of kaleidoscope.

"So that's how it is. I'm the target." Orochimaru smiled. The Uchiha clan really suited his taste.

The next moment, he reached out his hand in front of Uchiha Shingen, his two fingers like arrows, aiming for the Sharingan.

He suddenly thrust in front of Uchiha Shingen, but his feet remained in place.

puff!

Without any effort, two fingers were inserted into Uchiha Shingen's eye sockets.

But what came through my fingers was not the sensation of something being pierced through flesh and blood.

Orochimaru withdrew without hesitation, but it was too late; Uchiha Shingen's body exploded into a curtain of water.

A chilling aura, powerful enough to freeze blood, burst forth from the water curtain, instantly turning Orochimaru's upper body into an ice block, while the white frost representing the chill continued to spread.

With a snap, Orochimaru pushed off with his feet, tearing his body in two and escaping the chill in time.

Two hands reached out from the mangled body, and with a tug, Orochimaru emerged from it.

Looking up, a huge fireball was falling head-on from the sky.

"BOOM—!!"

With a deafening roar, a wave of intense heat ripped through the earth, and crimson flames burst forth like flowers, decimating nearby trees.

Once the flames had subsided at their most intense, Orochimaru burst forth from the charred earth, his snake-like eyes locking onto Uchiha Shingen's location.

He moved like a snake, avoiding the burning flames with unpredictable movements, his hands forming a mudra, and he exhaled a violent gust of wind.

A fierce wind howled, whipping up sand and gravel that knocked down everything in front of him, becoming an obstacle between the Sharingan and Orochimaru.

In Uchiha Shingen's eyes, all he could see was a chaotic flow of chakra.

The storm covered a wide area. Uchiha Shingen used the Body Flicker Technique to avoid the strong wind and drew his sword.

He played in a very conventional way.

We can't give the intelligence master on the other side too much information.

The two beams of cold light collided in mid-air. The wind-escape technique was not at a disadvantage, but the quality of the weapon suffered.

There was a nick in Uchiha Shingen's shodachi.

This sword is made of chakra metal and is quite expensive, but it pales in comparison to the Kusanagi sword.

However, having just received the bonus, he now has money in his pocket and is not worried.

The small katana was swung around as if a silver dragon was flying up and down and coiling left and right.

An inch longer means an inch stronger; an inch shorter means an inch more dangerous.

Using his superior Body Flicker ability, Uchiha Shingen repeatedly closed in on Orochimaru, striking from blind spots and slashing several times, leaving several cuts on Orochimaru's body.

Both sides' shadow clones were also slashed and destroyed several times.

In the end, quality prevailed, and the kodachi was cut in half by the kusanagi sword.

Uchiha Shingen didn't even look, casually tossing away the broken sword. His Sharingan had already caught the trajectory of the Kusanagi sword, and he dodged it with a short-range teleportation, then punched Orochimaru's arm with a backhand.

With unleashing his superhuman strength, the Kusanagi sword flew out of his hand, piercing through several large trees, each several meters thick, before embedding itself in the soil.

Orochimaru's arm twisted into a strange shape, but it didn't break off. With a flick of his wrist, the arm returned to its original state.

Uchiha Shingen closed in again, unleashing taijutsu techniques from the two notorious cheating clans, the Senju and Uchiha.

The Senju school emphasizes swift attacks, aiming to defeat enemies with overwhelming power in an instant, and to catch opponents off guard and cause their deaths.

The Uchiha style emphasizes precise strikes, finding the opponent's weaknesses, and delivering a fatal blow with unerring accuracy. It manifests as extremely powerful explosive force, allowing it to display the most dazzling offensive and breakthrough capabilities in battle.

When it came to Uchiha Shingen, he was as still as a crouching tiger, as swift as a flying dragon, as slow as drifting clouds, and as fast as lightning. He was both steady and elegant, able to pull off both styles at the same time.

Orochimaru was also a master of taijutsu, but he immediately fell into a disadvantageous position when faced with such taijutsu.

But he's still a Transformer, incredibly resilient. He can withstand blows that would kill someone else ten thousand times over, and it doesn't affect his performance at all.

Uchiha Shingen also tried to imprint the Flying Thunder God Seal on Orochimaru several times, but found it to be of little use. The Orochimaru Substitution Technique is fundamentally different from ordinary Substitution Techniques. Each substitution imprint is a complete body, rendering the previous Flying Thunder God Seals useless.

"Your soft modification is practically cheating." Uchiha Shingen gave up on continuing his taijutsu exchange with Orochimaru and stepped back.

"Judging from this, it seems that Shingen-kun has spent a lot of effort investigating me?" Orochimaru sneered, persisting in his pursuit. As soon as Uchiha Shingen retreated, Orochimaru immediately followed, unleashing a swarm of snakes from their cage.

Hidden Shadows and Many Snake Hands.

The summoned snakes, looking ferocious, coiled around Uchiha Shingen.

Not only in terms of quantity, but also in terms of intelligence, they are far superior to the snakes summoned by Mitarashi Anko; they are not even in the same league.

But high intelligence isn't always a good thing.

Uchiha Shingen continued to retreat expressionlessly, while the snakes, upon sensing Uchiha Shingen's chakra, were startled and slowed down.

He has the demeanor of a tough guy actor.

Abbreviated as hard performance.

"Hmm?" Orochimaru sensed the change in these Ryuchi Cave thugs.

How did these cowards, who always talk about eating people for a treat, suddenly become so timid?

There's only one reason then.

"You've mastered the Ryuchi Cave Sage Technique?" Orochimaru released the summons.

This situation only occurs among true descendants of Ryūchi-dong.

His gaze grew even more menacing. The thought of someone coming to his door to cause trouble, only to discover it was another successor of the contemporary Ryūji-dō, filled him with displeasure.

If he were a human from Earth, he would probably say something like, "What the hell are you doing here?"

"So-so, but they're good people. Old Wan and his wife even helped me find my way," Uchiha Shingen said, taking the opportunity to distance himself.

The two completed the hand seals simultaneously.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!

Fire Release: Great Fire Technique!

A vast amount of chakra was flowing.

A majestic water dragon rose from the ground, colliding with a powerful fire spell that resembled a pillar of fire. The steam rose, enveloping the entire forest in a hot mist.

From a distance, Mitarashi Anko was dumbfounded.

Behind her appeared a man dressed in a Hokage robe, looking at the battlefield ahead in silence.