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Orochimaru was already impatient. Although the Water Dragon Bullet was powerful, he wasn't interested in it. What really interested him was the new ninjutsu that Akabane had mentioned.

"Hold on."

Akabane glanced at the sky, checked the light, and then began to form hand seals.

Not long after, a thin mist rose up around them.

The technique of concealing oneself in the mist?

Orochimaru frowned. What effect could this level of mist possibly have?

He was somewhat puzzled, but not long afterward...

He saw Akabane draw his kunai and rush towards him from afar.

Orochimaru was puzzled, but he still attacked.

however……

The next second, he noticed that the concentration of the fog was changing.

In some places, the fog thickened, while in others it thinned. Meanwhile, the people running through the fog transformed into several streaks.

"The clone technique?"

Orochimaru was puzzled, but the next second he saw several figures stop at the same time and form hand seals.

Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

The six water dragons roared up, making it impossible to distinguish which was real and which was fake. Orochimaru dared not be careless and quickly retreated and fled.

The next second, the water dragon burst out of the mist.

In that instant, Orochimaru noticed that the water dragon had multiplied into seven.

Illusion?

He had a guess in his heart, but he also felt it was impossible.

When the water dragon bullet landed, Orochimaru was even more surprised to see the actual situation—the water dragon bullet landed in a different location than he had expected.

If you try to dodge based on your prediction, the result might be that you get hit and suffer a crushing defeat.

"Is this an illusion?"

He was somewhat surprised; it was unbelievable.

"It's an illusion, yet it's not an illusion."

Akabane released the Mist Concealment Technique, and as the mist dissipated, his figure vanished as well.

Upon seeing this, Orochimaru fell into deep thought.

Clearly, those figures and the multiple water cannons are related to the fog. Why is that?

“Mirages occasionally appear in deserts, at sea, and in dense fog, and I use a similar method.”

Akabane explained.

"So that's how it is. It wasn't an illusion; my eyes deceived me."

Orochimaru muttered to himself, then shook his head, realizing, "There's also hypnosis. You used hypnotic guidance techniques."

"Hmm, what I'm thinking about is whether it can be combined with illusion magic to make this spell more varied and unpredictable."

Akabane shared his thoughts.

Orochimaru thought back to when he fought Akabane.

The battles that constantly switched between reality and illusion left him exhausted.

If this technique is combined with illusion, it will inevitably become even more bizarre.

But upon closer examination, it seems that its practicality is not that high, because Akabane can create a geographical environment, but the opponent can also use ninjutsu to destroy his environment, thus the technique will naturally be broken.

Akabane was also troubled by this, which is why he wanted to add illusion magic, but that created another problem.

If five-sense control works, why go through all this trouble?

Since illusions manipulated by the five senses are ineffective, it seems that methods combining illusions are also useless.

"Perhaps there are other uses as well."

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he said, "What would happen if this technique were combined with the Crescent Moon Dance?"

"The Dance of the Crescent Moon is indeed very useful."

Akabane was slightly taken aback. This sword technique was an assassination sword technique that used clones to deceive the opponent, causing them to reveal a weakness, and then the real body in the shadows would launch a sneak attack and kill them.

If combined with the illusions created by the Fog Concealment Technique, it might actually have a surprising effect.

"Perhaps there are other uses; I'll go back and look into it."

Orochimaru pondered for a moment, but ultimately did not give a definite answer.

He didn't understand the art of concealing himself in the mist; he could only truly understand many things after experimenting with them.

"Thank you very much."

Akabane's decision to seek out Orochimaru was impromptu; he hoped to leverage Orochimaru's research abilities to find a more effective use for him.

Now that the other party has agreed, he certainly won't refuse.

Chapter 150: Handing over the village? Is there a banner?

"try again."

Orochimaru's voice was somewhat hoarse.

He hasn't rested for two days straight, constantly researching how to maximize this skill.

"Ah."

Akabane formed hand seals, and mist rose.

In that instant, three kunai were projected.

Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!

Orochimaru formed hand seals quickly and used ninjutsu to disperse the mist. But the moment the mist was blown away, a kunai split into three, and three or four figures emerged from the mist. The figures in the mist were blurry, and it was impossible to tell which were real and which were fake.

The major breakthrough ended, and the fog closed up again.

however……

At this moment, Akabane appeared in a completely unexpected location, as if he had teleported.

"Success!"

Orochimaru made a gesture, indicating that Akabane should stop attacking.

Akabane stopped, slightly out of breath.

He didn't stay up for two days, but he did go a day and a night without sleep.

The continuous training left him somewhat disoriented.

"How's the effect?"

After resting for a while, Akabane stood up.

"Not bad, it achieved the desired effect."

Orochimaru took a sip of water to relieve his fatigue, then thought for a moment and said, "This technique is very practical, I suggest we hand it over to the village."

"If we hand it over to the village, will we get 500 yuan and a banner?"

Akabane said it casually.

"what?"

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the banner meant.

He thought for a while and said, "There's probably no money or the banner you mentioned, but there might be other benefits."

"Sigh, how could I possibly care about such petty gains?"

Akabane coughed lightly.

"..."

That's just a lie!

Orochimaru remained silent for a moment, then turned and headed towards his residence.

"Hey? Wait a minute, I'll treat you to dinner."

"No need, I just want to sleep now."

Orochimaru answered calmly.

As a ninja, it's no problem to not sleep for two or three days in a row, but if you're constantly focused on finding solutions and weaknesses for Akabane, you'll get tired no matter how energetic you are.

"Okay, actually I'm tired too."

Akabane hung his head; a day and a night was pure torture for someone like him.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

The first "self-created" ninjutsu in some sense.

However, no sooner had they arrived at the village than the Hokage's bodyguards arrived.

"Kurama Akabane, the Third Generation Lord requests your presence."

"So fast?"

Akabane was taken aback. The Third Hokage was picking peaches way too fast. He should at least be given some time to rest.

"Yes, please come over here."

After saying that, the other person left.

Akabane pondered for a moment. The Third Hokage was in such a hurry that he obviously didn't just want to reap the rewards; there were likely other reasons as well.

So the reason is...

"Oh right, Naruto seems to have updated today, oh dear, my brain is malfunctioning!"

Akabane patted his forehead.

I was so busy with experiments that I forgot to update today.

Not only that, the eighth volume has been updated to chapter 43. The shadow clone was really impressive the day before yesterday, drawing seven chapters in one day.

Therefore, the ninth volume goes directly up to chapter fifty.

Orochimaru, the main antagonist in the early stages, makes his dazzling debut in this volume.

Until his human experimentation was exposed, Orochimaru was the Third Hokage's prized possession, which explains why he was ambushed in the village.

"It seems to be related to this."

Akabane had no choice but to turn around and head towards the Hokage Building.

There's no way around it, the Hokage is the highest-ranking official in the village.

He walked towards the Hokage Building and soon ran into an acquaintance—

"Hey, Akabane!"

Zi Xiao waved to him from a dozen steps away.

He then quickly ran over, pulled out today's update from his pocket, and excitedly said, "You actually drew Orochimaru today, and you look so handsome, that makeup..."

"Isn't he handsome? I think so too."

Akabane was pleased; Orochimaru in the manga was indeed incredibly handsome, though there was a slight difference between him and his anime counterpart.

Otherwise, he would have changed roles long ago, and there would be no need for all this trouble.

"Yeah, yeah, it just doesn't quite match Orochimaru's vibe."

Zi Xiao smiled and said.

He clearly didn't pay much attention; Orochimaru was already a rogue ninja in the manga.