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Yoriichi smiled slightly, "Perhaps it's just because of the illness in your body that you're not as important as you used to be."

"Your combat skills have declined, and in a few years, you may die from illness."

Orochimaru is unwilling to waste resources researching a cure for your terminal illness; you just need to make the most of your remaining time.

"It's like a basket of persimmons you bought at the market; there will always be some rotten parts. You eat the good ones, and the rest can be thrown away."

Kimimaro was stunned, his pupils shrinking slightly.

"What are you talking about, you idiot?"

"And how did you know about my illness?"

"Stop deceiving yourself, Kimimaro." Yoriichi delivered a powerful blow to Kimimaro, his voice booming like a bell.

"To Orochimaru, you're just a rotten persimmon that can be discarded at any time; keeping you around is just a waste of space."

Chapter 105 The Man with the Red Moon Mask

Kimimaro immediately collapsed to his knees, unable to withstand the strain. The battle had depleted a great deal of his energy, and coupled with the blow from Yoriichi, his illness had taken hold.

"Cough cough!" Kimimaro couldn't bear it any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"How is all this possible?"

Tears welled up in Kimimaro's eyes. When he was a child, he was all alone. It was Orochimaru who took him in, raised him as an orphan, and gave him hope for survival.

To repay Orochimaru, she trained hard every day, carried out missions for him, and accepted his praise.

"I'm the genius that Lord Orochimaru spoke of..." Kimimaro sobbed.

“Genius…can be replaced.” Yoriichi continued, his expression cold. Even Jugo couldn’t stand it anymore and was about to say something, but after seeing Yoriichi’s eyes, he lowered his head.

Do you know why Orochimaru won't bother to cure your illness?

“I brought back the feather from Shikkotsu Forest. Her technique might have been able to save you, but Orochimaru didn’t take advantage of that opportunity.”

“Because someone even more talented than you has appeared…” Yuan paused.

"I handed over the body's active energy to Orochimaru for research, so he didn't have time to research anything else."

“With me around, you’re not as important anymore,” Orochimaru even thought— “Yosuga’s eyes narrowed.

"Let's just abandon you in this battle and use you as the cornerstone for his rise to power."

"You don't need to say anymore!" Kimimaro was almost driven to madness, yet he continued to deceive himself.

"Even so, I helped Lord Orochimaru fulfill his dream. After I die, he will still be very grateful to me!" Kimimaro shouted, his mind racing like a self-indulgent beast.

"No, Orochimaru will never succeed," Yoriichi continued indifferently.

"Even if he succeeds in the civil war and defeats Root, Konoha and the Land of Water will immediately send troops. At that time, he will not be a match for them."

"Kagehidden Village will be destroyed, and Orochimaru will still fail."

"But if I were the one to win, I would be the game-changer in defeating Konoha and the Land of Water, and Kagehiku would survive."

"It's all just your empty boasting!" Kimimaro's expression turned ferocious.

"If it weren't for Lingyu stopping me, I would have taken Konoha long ago."

"Now that Lingyu has surrendered to me, my strength has increased significantly. With the combined efforts of everyone in Yinyin Village, why do you think this is just empty talk?"

"Or do you really think Orochimaru, along with his two subordinates, can fight against two countries?"

Kimimaro fell silent. His thoughts started racing again, and he couldn't stop thinking that Yoriichi's words were absolutely right, leaving him speechless.

His Dao heart gradually shattered, and his body became somewhat numb. He stared blankly at Yoriichi, knowing that he could no longer stop this person.

"Kill me." Kimimaro's face was devoid of hope; he had already accepted his predetermined fate.

"Kimimaro, become my subordinate," Yoriichi suddenly said.

“I can cure your illness, I can teach you, and you will become...a true genius.”

"With us here, Yin Yin Village will not be destroyed, and everything will develop for the better."

Kimimaro stared blankly at Yoriichi, "I can't betray Lord Orochimaru..."

"He is no longer on your side, Kimimaro."

Yoriichi walked up to Kimimaro. Jugo was worried and wanted to stop Yoriichi from getting closer, but Yoriichi nodded, indicating that he could, and then walked up to Kimimaro anyway.

He stretched out his hand, looked at Kimimaro, and suddenly a Flying Thunder God kunai appeared in his hand.

"Let's go back together and save Yinyin Village."

Kimimaro snapped out of his thoughts and glanced at Yakushi Kabuto beside him.

Seeing Kimimaro make a move, Kabuto Yakushi's eyes lit up as if he had found a savior, and he hurriedly struggled to get up.

"Kimimaro, save me!" Kabuto Yakushi cried out.

Kimimaro paused for a moment, then slowly walked towards Yakushi Kabuto.

A burst of joy erupted from Kabuto's face, but he fell into a deep sleep after Kimimaro's punch landed on him.

Kimimaro coldly stared at the unconscious Yakushi Kabuto on the ground, and made a profound decision in his heart.

He decided to sever ties with Orochimaru and from then on, follow Kenshin...

To protect the Hidden Shadows Village, we must support Kenshin and defeat Orochimaru. Only in this way can we prevent it from being occupied by the Land of Water and Konoha in the future!

......

On the other side, Haku and Zabuza were locked in a fierce battle.

The man in the red moon mask launched an exceptionally fierce attack. He stood motionless in place, as if some kind of domain had risen in front of him, with crimson energy balls bouncing around like marbles.

The key point is that this move is also very powerful. When Zabuza and Haku were trying to dodge it, they were only subjected to friction from the energy ball, and large amounts of blood were spilled out.

The affected flesh was completely swallowed up and disappeared without any friction; it vanished the moment it was hit by the energy ball.

Zabuza had a small piece of his shoulder rubbed off, while Haku's injuries were much more serious. Large patches of bright red blood were flowing from Haku's waist as the energy ball washed over it. If the bleeding wasn't stopped in time, Haku would die.

However, the two of them couldn't escape this strange space at all, let alone get close to the red-moon man in front of them.

The space is not very large, only about ten meters apart, but it is precisely these ten meters that make it difficult to move an inch.

Originally, both of them were injured, and Zabuza wanted Haku to leave, but Haku was unwilling, so Zabuza had no choice but to leave with Haku.

However, as they retreated, the constantly bouncing energy balls kept forcing them forward, and the two were trapped in this rhythmic attack from which they could not extricate themselves.

Zabuza sensed something was wrong. This was no longer something he could escape with the Hidden Mist Technique. These small orbs attacked almost without any strategy, covering a large area, making them nearly impossible to dodge. Crucially, their power and damage were ridiculously high.

If this continues, he and Bai will probably both lose their lives!

"Bai, you step back. I'll try to advance and take him down!" Zabuza sneered.

"Zabuza-san, I will live and die with you!"

"Don't be silly!" Zabuza suddenly shouted, his expression turning serious.

"If I have to take care of you, we have no way to kill him!"

The masked man in the red moon was too powerful; the two of them couldn't even remove his mask.

Zabuza also tried to use the Water Dragon Bullet Technique to attack the Crimson Moon Man from a distance while moving.

But the spinning sphere was enough to block the moves, and no attack could penetrate the man's position.

"I..." Haku was still anxious. He didn't want Zabuza to risk participating in this operation alone, but he was also afraid that he would really hold Zabuza back.

Zabuza sighed softly. In fact, Haku's strength is already very strong now, and he is no longer a burden. However, he still hopes that Haku can be safe and sound, and it would be best if he could take down the Red Moon Man in front of him by himself!

Suddenly, Zabuza's eyebrows twitched, as if he had thought of something.

Chapter 106 Despair

Zabuza immediately jumped away to dodge the attack from the crimson energy ball, while simultaneously flinging the kunai in his hand towards the energy ball.

"Boom!" In an instant, the kunai suddenly disappeared from its original spot.

Zabuza was greatly shocked, but at the same time, being closer this time, he noticed some clues.

The moment the kunai was hit by the energy ball, it did not disappear. Instead, when the energy ball engulfed it, the part of the kunai that was touched seemed to be wrapped up and instantly disappeared from the spot.

Zabuza finally understood, and he smiled.

It has been confirmed that the Red Moon Man's technique is a space-time ninjutsu. Those items were simply packed into another world out of thin air. However, due to the sphere's excessive speed, neither he nor Haku noticed and always thought the injuries on their bodies were just scratches!

Therefore, it's not that the ball causes high damage, but rather that its speed in spacetime is so abnormal that it directly takes away the contact surface!

However, despite using space-time techniques so frequently, the person in front of him showed no signs of exhausting his chakra.

Zabuza seemed to wake from a dream. Could this person be... a body resurrected through Edo Tensei?

Unlimited chakra!

But... I've never heard of this person before.

Zabuza began to think seriously, looking behind him at Haku's signs of escape. Even though there was only a ten-meter space, Haku still couldn't break free of the restraints after such a long time.

But... it will be soon.

Zabuza took a deep breath and continued to think. He felt that as long as they could break the pattern of this formation, they would be able to get close to the red-moon masked man in front of them and defeat him.

A mysterious man who knows space-time ninjutsu, with a body reanimated by Edo Tensei; this person is not recorded in ancient books.

"Perhaps... he died recently? He died before he had a chance to show his strength."

"Formation..."

Zabuza continued to observe the formation beneath his feet. He suddenly leaped into the air, dodging one attack, then landed again, dodging a second. Three more attacks followed in quick succession...

"I can't concentrate!" Zabuza said, somewhat frustrated.

The crimson energy cluster inside the formation attacks with a three-axis (x, y, z) attack range, resembling a cluster of cubes projected onto the ground.

It has an attack range in all directions—up, down, left, right, front, and back—making it very difficult to dodge and putting a great test of a person's agility.

"If it were an ordinary ANBU member, they probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this attack and would have died long ago," Zabuza chuckled.

"Thinking about it this way, I'm actually pretty good."