I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

Po Jun responded with a scream, and with the support of natural energy, a hurricane enveloped the entire body of Wan She. Countless wind blades cut through Wan She's originally tough skin, and Wan She instantly turned into a bloody mess.

It wasn't over yet. Ye Lan formed the "Wu" seal with his hands and placed it in front of his mouth. A fireball even larger than Hao Huo Mieque appeared in the sky.

As the fireball merged with the hurricane, it instantly transformed into a raging storm of flames. The monstrous snake let out a miserable cry, now completely helpless and unable to even dispel the summoning.

boom-

The burning flames exploded again, rising higher and higher, and the storm could be seen even from several kilometers away.

This is a ninjutsu developed by Ye Lan specifically to deal with large summoned beasts or tailed beasts.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation

Chapter 87 Luo Sha

The flames died down, and Manda's body was charred black, its mouth still open, emitting white smoke. This summoning beast that had made Orochimaru famous throughout the ninja world had died here.

Ye Lan, standing on Po Jun's back, was about to give chase, but Po Jun didn't act immediately, it said.

"It seems there's still something undigested inside that snake."

Ye Lan was startled, recalling the conversation between Manda and Orochimaru, about using people as sacrifices. Feeling disgusted, he drew his ninja sword and swung it at Manda's corpse.

Several wind blades formed in the air and rushed straight at Wanshe. If it had been attacked directly like this before, it would not have been able to harm Wanshe. Now, Wanshe's body was extremely fragile, and the wind blades cut its corpse into several pieces as easily as cutting tofu.

Whether the person inside can survive depends on their survival instinct; Ye Lan doesn't have time to waste on that.

Po Jun glanced at the corpse of Manda, snorted softly, and sped up towards Orochimaru.

...

The Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes

Orochimaru couldn't use ninjutsu that required hand seals, but fortunately, most of the snake-based ninjutsu he was proficient in didn't require hand seals. A group of giant snakes, each with a sword in its mouth, attacked Sasuke's direction.

"Sasuke!"

Lightning crackled from both Qi Sha and Sasuke's bodies, their entire forms transforming into a ball of lightning as they charged directly at the swarm of snakes. Every snake that touched Qi Sha's body was instantly electrocuted and charred. The Ten Thousand Snake Formation was utterly ineffective in stopping them.

A deafening roar suddenly erupted behind Sasuke, and a massive burst of flames shot straight into the sky. The enormous sound caused Orochimaru and the others to turn their heads in surprise.

Uchiha Yelan... Orochimaru's face turned cold. He understood that Manda was probably in grave danger. Although Manda was not easy to use, it was still an asset. Moreover, after Manda's death, his already fragile relationship with Ryuchi Cave might become even worse.

"Kabuto, use that!" Orochimaru knew he really couldn't hold back this time, so he commanded Kabuto beside him.

"Understood!" Kabuto knew what Orochimaru was going to use. Since he could no longer use his hands, Orochimaru had all the ninjutsu that required hand seals imprinted on his arms. Whenever needed, he would have Kabuto activate them. That's how Manda was summoned.

He rolled up Orochimaru's sleeve, revealing his arm covered in various patterns. He then smeared a little of Orochimaru's blood onto the patterns.

Summoning techniques, Impure World Reincarnation

A coffin emerged from the ground with the character "four" written on it.

Sasuke and Shichisatsu stopped their pursuit. Orochimaru had used this technique to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi during the Chunin Exams. The First and Second Hokage were the ones who were resurrected using Edo Tensei.

"It's a pity we can't go back together, Sasuke-kun. Consider this a gift from me to you and Yelan-kun. It took me a lot of effort to kill this guy back then."

Orochimaru gave a sinister laugh and then turned and left with Kabuto.

"Wait!" Sasuke shouted. At that moment, the coffin lid opened and a man with black eye circles and short red hair walked out.

"Orochimaru, you bastard!" Rasa was furious with Orochimaru. He had finally decided to go all in with Sunagakure, but Orochimaru turned around and betrayed him with Kimimaro.

At close range, he couldn't even use his skills, and caught off guard, he died after only a few struggles. He might as well die, but the worst part was being dragged out to do manual labor.

Who is this guy? Sasuke has never seen Rasa before, so the guy Orochimaru might be using as a trump card is definitely not easy to deal with.

Sasuke remembered the task Ye Lan had given him, and without much hesitation, he swung his ninja sword and stabbed at Rasa.

Rasa stood motionless with his arms crossed, a cloud of golden sand blocking Sasuke's attack. Then, golden sand continued to surge up from the ground, trying to surround Sasuke.

Sasuke was startled, but fortunately, the Seven Killers' claws grabbed Sasuke's back and lifted him up, escaping danger.

Out of the corner of his eye, Rasa saw Sasuke's Sharingan with three tomoe. Was he from the Uchiha clan? He had heard that there was only one child left in the clan, but he hadn't expected him to grow up to this extent. He looked even younger than Gaara.

Rasa thought this way because Ye Lan had not yet become famous at that time, and Sunagakure only had Sasuke as information about the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke didn't expect this person's ninjutsu to be so similar to Gaara's. It wasn't that it was much stronger than Gaara's; both of them manipulated sand, but Gaara was now no match for Rasa.

"Kid, how is Sunagakure doing now? Who is the Kazekage now?" Even though Rasa is already dead, it wouldn't be of much use for him to know these things, but he still couldn't help asking.

Sasuke's ninja sword flashed with lightning, but he didn't answer Rasa's question. The sword extended with the lightning and stabbed directly at Rasa. At this moment, Sasuke used the Chidori Sharp Spear, a long-range attack technique developed by Chidori.

Magnetic Escape, Placer Gold Cube

Rasa condensed the gold dust into a cube, directly blocking Sasuke's attack. Then he continued to control the gold dust, forming a golden ocean that surged towards Sasuke and Shichisatsu like waves.

Qi Sha quickly raised his body, trying to break free from the control of the sand gold.

Instantly, a cloud of gold dust formed beneath Luo Sha's feet, carrying him into the air. Several spears formed from the gold dust appeared around him, piercing towards Qi Sha.

Sasuke had no chance to fight back. He was only able to avoid injury thanks to the speed of the Seven Killers. Looking around, Orochimaru had disappeared without a trace. Somewhat annoyed, Sasuke began to form hand seals, intending to use Fire Release to counterattack Rasa.

Several fire dragons spewed from his mouth, hurtling towards Rasa, but they were all blocked by the gold sand. Rasa laughed contemptuously, "This level of fire jutsu can't hurt me."

Sasuke knew, of course, that he was doing all this just to activate a certain number. At this moment, a wisp of electricity appeared in his hand. He looked up at the sky. Ye Lan's previous fire jutsu, plus his own Great Fire Dragon, was almost enough.

"Sasuke, you haven't mastered this technique at all; it will hurt you!"

Qi Sha had already seen through the situation and quickly tried to persuade Sasuke to get up.

A hint of madness flashed in Sasuke's eyes. He knew, of course, that this technique was just an idea of ​​his at the moment, and he hadn't even perfected the specific practice. But he couldn't think about it too much at the moment.

Thud—

Just as Sasuke was about to unleash his trump card, a figure flashed across the sky and crashed into Rasa at an extremely fast speed.

Luo Sha's expression changed. He barely managed to block the opponent's attack by using layers of golden sand. Upon closer inspection, he saw a boy with wispy bangs on his forehead, and the Sharingan in his pupils surprised him even more.

Who is this? The force emanating from the gold dust made him somewhat strained, realizing that the newcomer was not someone to be trifled with.

This is only natural. If it were just Sasuke, Orochimaru would never have used Edo Tensei to resurrect Rasa. The only person Orochimaru really wanted to stop was Yoru.

Sasuke stopped when he saw Ye Lan arrive; it would be irrational to use this ninjutsu again.

The moment Ye Lan saw the gold dust in the distance, he knew Sasuke was in trouble. He rushed over as fast as he could, and after one strike, he and Rasa distanced themselves again and came to Sasuke's side.

"I'm tired, so I'll leave first." Qi Sha knew that it would be alright without Ye Lan when it saw that Ye Lan had appeared. It had used up too much of its strength to dodge Luo Sha's attack, so it said a sentence and immediately canceled the summoning.

"Sorry, I didn't keep up with Orochimaru," Sasuke said somewhat embarrassedly as he walked up to Ye Lan.

"It's alright. It's good enough if you survived the Fourth Kazekage." As a Konoha Jonin, Ye Lan naturally knew who Rasa was.

"The Fourth Kazekage?" Sasuke looked at Rasa, a ninja with an ordinary appearance, and was surprised to find that the other party had such a great background. He felt much more at ease about how he was powerless against Rasa.

"Boy, who are you? I've never heard of an Uchiha in Konoha." Rasa landed slowly on the ground, still with his arms crossed, and said.

"It's normal that the Kazekage hasn't heard of me. You should have just died not long before I returned to Konoha." Ye Lan knew he couldn't catch up with Orochimaru, but he was somewhat surprised that Orochimaru had resurrected Rasa. What surprised him even more was that Rasa's strength was much greater than that of the First and Second Hokage who had been resurrected.

The strength of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju is well recorded in the Uchiha clan's archives, and the strength they displayed in the Chunin Exams was less than one-tenth of their peak.

Rasa's performance showed that he used most of his strength from his previous life, indicating that Orochimaru's continuous refinement has made this technique more and more perfect.

What do you mean, "I just died and you came back"? Even if it's true, you can't say it like that. You can only say that you're a true Uchiha. Rasa suppressed his anger. As the Kazekage, he still had that much self-control.

"How is Sunagakure doing now? Who is the current Kazekage?" As long as he could buy time, Orochimaru would try to lift the restrictions on Rasa as much as possible, so he wouldn't mind if the two of them chatted for a whole day.

Luo Sha would ask questions whenever he had the chance. He could tell that Ye Lan knew far more than Sasuke, that clueless guy, so he asked about something he was interested in.

Chapter 88 Wind Shadow

"As for Sunagakure, it can only be said that your plan with Orochimaru has failed. Sunagakure has surrendered unconditionally, and now the two countries are allies."

Ye Lan didn't take direct action. Catching up with Orochimaru was hopeless, so he decided to try to get some useful information from Rasa, since sometimes the dead know more than the living.

"So it really failed..." Rasa knew that Sunagakure would have no chance of winning after his death, but a sliver of hope remained in his heart: what if Gaara succeeded?

"In a way, it can be considered a success. The Third Hokage died on the spot, and now the Hokage is Lady Tsunade. As for Sunagakure, I'm sorry, I haven't heard of anyone succeeding the title of Kazekage."

Ye Lan's words filled Luo Sha with sorrow. The vast Sunagakure couldn't even choose a Kazekage. Unconditional surrender? Alliance? It sounded nice, but in reality, they had been reduced to becoming vassals of Konoha.

"Actually, I wanted to ask Lord Kazekage, are you familiar with the Impure World Reincarnation technique?" Ye Lan spoke rather politely, as this technique was extremely important to him.

"Hmph, so you also want to toy with the souls of the dead?"

Rasa was somewhat dissatisfied. The two Uchiha on the other side were wearing Konoha headbands, which meant they were official Konoha ninjas. He didn't expect them to have other intentions. Researching this kind of technique was taboo in any village.

"Lord Kazekage, you must have misunderstood me. I only wanted to obtain this technique to understand the truth behind the annihilation of the Uchiha clan." Ye Lan's Sharingan flashed with an unusual light. To get others to tell you the truth, you also need to be sincere yourself.

Ye Lan didn't mind revealing his purpose to Luo Sha, since he was a dead man anyway.

"The Uchiha clan..." The annihilation of the Uchiha clan shocked the entire ninja world. No one from other villages believed Konoha's explanation. No matter how strong Itachi was, he was only thirteen years old. It was impossible for him to have silently slaughtered the entire clan under Konoha's nose.

These are all speculations by Rasa, who, as an outsider, certainly doesn't know the specifics. And Ye Lan's purpose in wanting to master the Impure World Reincarnation is obvious.

"You want to resurrect the spirits of the Uchiha clan using the Impure World Reincarnation technique?" Rasa was startled by Ye Lan's audacious idea. If the truth really was related to Konoha, what would this Uchiha man wearing a Konoha headband do?

“That’s right. Only the victims know the details of what happened, and they are the easiest to find the real culprit,” Ye Lan added.

"Hehehe, Lord Yelan, I didn't expect you to think like this." Luo Sha lowered his arms from his chest and his tone changed.

"Orochimaru?" Ye Lan realized that Orochimaru was controlling Rasa to speak.

"That's right, it's really embarrassing. I never thought I'd have to run away every time I meet you." Orochimaru joked about himself without a care in the world. Someone like him who had already disregarded worldly affairs wouldn't care too much about his reputation.

"Do you have something on your mind now that you're speaking up?"

"Ye Lan-kun, your mind should not be confined by a clan or a village. If you are too obsessed with the Uchiha clan, you will betray Konoha sooner or later. Am I right?" Orochimaru had seen through Ye Lan's true nature. He knew exactly what the Konoha leadership was like.

Although he wasn't in the village when the Uchiha clan was destroyed, he was certain that Danzo was involved, and that Danzo might have done even worse things, though they didn't know it yet.

“I was born into the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha clan has indeed treated me well. No matter what choices I make in the future, I must investigate this matter thoroughly.”

Having been reincarnated, Ye Lan knew very well what kind of clan the Uchiha were: proud, arrogant, and full of selfish people. But that didn't stop the Uchiha from having given him warmth back then.

The Uchiha clan may have done something that led to their annihilation, but it shouldn't have warranted the extermination of the entire clan. What wrong did those ordinary clan members, who didn't even have chakra, commit? They were absolutely unaware of the situation. Moreover, Shisui was very biased towards Konoha back then, yet they couldn't even find their bodies.

If Ye Lan remains unmoved even after all this, then he has truly failed those Sharingan eyes.

"In that case, I'll give you a big gift. The Fourth Kazekage can now unleash almost half of his former strength. If you defeat him, you can take him with you."

"It must be just one step away. If there are successful cases, we should be able to uncover the secret of the Impure World Reincarnation soon."

Orochimaru wasn't being kind; he genuinely wanted to see what Ye Lan would do to Konoha if he found out the truth, and whether Sasuke would follow him after he left Konoha.