Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 416: Orochimaru: I gradually understand everything

When two figures wearing red-cloud and black windbreakers appeared, their icy murderous intent seemed to dim the sunlight in the entire forest.

Kakashi stared at the two men's clothes, tightly grasping the white dagger in his hand, a few drops of sweat slowly overflowed from his forehead, and his heart beat uncontrollably.

With his current status as the chief captain of the Anbu, most of Konoha's information is no longer a secret, and he has naturally heard something about the Akatsuki organization.

However, this organization is extremely mysterious, and Konoha's intelligence agents can only lurk on the periphery and have never been in contact with the core area. The information only briefly mentions that it is a group of powerful rebel ninjas...

But who would have thought that the first people he met when interacting with the Akatsuki organization were "Scorpion of the Red Sand" and "Orochimaru"!
Scorpion of the Red Sand is a genius puppeteer who became famous in his early years. He has a loud reputation and has a glorious record of destroying a country single-handedly. He is also a master of poison. Without the assistance of a medical ninja of Tsunade's level, he is extremely troublesome.

There is no need to mention Orochimaru, one of the "Three Ninjas" and an all-rounder who is proficient in both ninjutsu, tai and genjutsu. When he was a child, he had admired Orochimaru shining in the Ninja World War and breaking through one line of defense after another.

He had no guarantee that he could win or even escape against any one of these two men, let alone encounter both of them at the same time.

Kakashi felt that his senses were amplified several times at this moment. It was as if he could hear the steady breathing and pulse behind him, clearly reminding him that there was someone behind him who needed protection.

He was concentrating, the three magatama spinning in his Sharingan reflected a deep twilight, and his voice was hoarse.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to hold them back. You can pretend to surrender in a critical moment..."

It was called a false surrender, but in fact it was just to give Lu Ke a legitimate reason to surrender so that he could save his life without any psychological burden.

Hearing this, Lu Ke's eyes moved slightly and his heart felt warm.

Kakashi in this world line is slightly stronger than the one in the original work at the same period. He has not had an overly depressed period, but there has been no qualitative improvement either. He is still some distance away from the edge of "Shadow". It is really not easy for him to think so much about himself in the face of two powerful enemies.

Although the previous generation of Konoha's elders all had dirty hearts, they were good brothers and could really get along well!

Thinking of Kakashi's early investment, Lu Ke figured that he had to give him a good upgrade in the future. Even if he couldn't punch Senju Hashirama or kick Uchiha Madara, he should at least be able to beat up the Konoha Village.

"Actually, we don't have to run..."

At this moment, the hunched puppet Fei Liuhu tore off his outer clothes, and the freely retractable tail groove suddenly stabbed at Kakashi. The edge of the sharp blade was blue, obviously coated with a deadly poison.

Ding!
The Sharingan accurately captured the surprise attack, and Kakashi swung the White Fang short sword in his hand. The blade flashed with the luster of lightning, and the sharp cold light accurately cut off the attacking tail hook, and in the process chopped off the attacking shadow snake hand.

"Water Release·Water Rushing Wave!!"

Kakashi put his hands together and summoned a large amount of water like waves in an instant. The water swirled around him to block the approach of Fei Liuhu, and at the same time, it suddenly burst out. The rolling torrent squeezed the air and burst out a large amount of water vapor.

tear-

In the misty water vapor, two Kakashis rushed out, holding short swords wrapped in lightning and slashing at Scorpion and Orochimaru respectively. Luke, who was originally behind him, had disappeared.

Ding Ding Ding!
Fei Liuhu swung the tail hook forged from fine iron, and it collided with the White Fang dagger in the air, creating sparks. Although he was suppressed, he was not at all panicked, and a contemptuous tone sounded.

"Just try to be clever..."

Scorpion shook his fingers, and invisible chakra lines were pulled. In the misty forest, human figures emerged from the gaps between the trees and surrounded the entire battlefield.

The biggest advantage of a puppeteer is that he does not have to go into battle himself and can implement human wave tactics.

No matter how strong a ninja is, he is still a mortal. Chakra has many functions, but even a top medical ninja will find it difficult to deal with toxins without a special antidote during a battle.

Seeing the huge crowds of people surrounding him, Kakashi couldn't help but frown.

He is similar to Orochimaru in that he has developed all-round skills in ninjutsu, taijutsu and genjutsu. While he has no weaknesses that make him difficult to target, it also means that he does not have any special skills that are strong enough to break through.

Especially since he has a Sharingan.

Not having Uchiha bloodline makes using the Sharingan a huge burden, which puts Kakashi's originally good chakra capacity at risk. Now that he has created a shadow clone, he can only fight quickly and decisively.

Kakashi took a deep breath, and rushed forward as fast as a stream of light. The White Fang in his hand turned into the most brutal weapon, and he slashed wildly with violent strikes, turning the puppets into pieces wherever he passed.

Pfft!
"Kakashi" who rushed towards Orochimaru was crushed by a group of dozens of poisonous snakes lurking in the dark and disappeared into a wisp of light smoke.

Orochimaru looked somewhere, his pupils close to those of a snake, and a striking heat quickly moved away from his field of vision.

His figure disappeared on the spot, and when he was about to give chase, he was stopped by a figure entangled in lightning the next moment.

Orochimaru was not angry. He looked at Scorpion, who was covered in a shell of scarlet amber, and smiled mockingly:
"Scorpion, if you can't stop Kakashi, I can help."

"There's no need for a defeated general like you to intervene!"

"Haha, you knew I lost to you on purpose."

"Humph!"

As if stimulated by Orochimaru's words, Scorpion finally started to get serious. Delicate chakra lines stretched out from his fingers, and dozens or even hundreds of puppets emerged and surrounded Kakashi, making him more lively.

At the same time, those puppet limbs that were not completely shattered were also pieced together bit by bit along the chakra lines.

Orochimaru disappeared on the spot again. Kakashi, who wanted to stop him, was stopped by a ball of sand that seemed to have life. The scorching lightning emitted a terrifying heat that melted the sand, revealing the iron juice inside.

"Step aside!"

Kakashi held the White Fang short sword across his chest and spoke coldly.

"Don't rush to die. Before I get tired of you, I still want to see you struggle a little longer..."

Scorpion answered coldly, looking at Kakashi wrapped in the puppet as if he was looking at an insect trapped in amber.

Kakashi didn't say anything, but a storm was brewing in his eyes. His three-magatama Sharingan was spinning rapidly, and an extremely dazzling, yet extremely restrained lightning light burst out from his hands.

Rachel!

…………

The wind was howling all around, and the trees and light and shadows were rapidly retreating.

Kakashi's shadow clone silently carried Luke on his back, exerted force on his feet, jumped on the tree trunks, and moved away from the battlefield.

Lu Ke, who had originally planned to find a reason to kill the opponent, was carried away and was speechless for a moment, and patted the shadow clone's shoulder.

"The opponents seem to be quite strong. Would it be appropriate for you to create a shadow clone to take me away?"

"Don't worry, I can run away."

The shadow clone maintained the simplicity of the original body. It was hard to say whether he felt that if no one was with Lu Ke, he would not be able to escape the pursuit of the two opponents by himself.

"Worst case scenario, I'll just get you to a safe place and then remove the shadow clone."

Luke looked at the next tree trunk he would land on and shrugged.

"Then I don't think you can get to a safe place..."

As soon as the words fell, the shadow clone seemed to sense something and threw a shuriken with a string into the tree trunk, pulling it hard, using the force to change its trajectory in the air. The next tree trunk in the predetermined trajectory suddenly turned into a twisted giant snake mouth.

"As a ninja, facing this situation, shouldn't you kill the scientific research talent to prevent him from falling into the hands of the enemy?"

Orochimaru, wearing a black uniform with red clouds, appeared in front of the two of them at some point, looking at the wary Kakashi with a playful look.

Rumble!
There was a horrible explosion in the distance. Magnets were flying all over the sky, and deadly iron flowers blossomed. Then came the thunder that was brighter than the sun.

Orochimaru chuckled, "It looks like the fight over there is very intense, back off Kakashi, I have no interest in you."

As he spoke, a bone-chilling murderous intent had already struck him.

That was an aura that could only be honed in a sea of ​​blood and corpses. A ninja with weaker strength would probably not dare to move just by being immersed in this aura. Although Kakashi was not among them, he obviously felt the pressure, especially since he was only a shadow clone.

"Is this your choice?"

After waiting for a few seconds, seeing that the shadow clone was not prepared to move away, Orochimaru opened his mouth and a small brown snake vomited out of his mouth. The small snake opened its mouth again and spit out a sword that was shining with cold light, which was obviously not an ordinary sword.

The Kusanagi sword is a divine weapon whose prototype is the Murasaki sword. This sword made of hard material is so sharp that even the ape demon with a diamond body can hardly withstand it!

Orochimaru clenched the Kusanagi sword and disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

Ding--

The White Fang short sword was dangerously placed in front of the Kusanagi sword. Kakashi's shadow clone was obviously struggling. The gap was too big, and he didn't even have a chance to try to use tactics.

"The Sharingan's dynamic vision is a very useful ability, but it's a pity that even if you can see it, it's useless if your body can't keep up... and yours is only a half-finished product."

Orochimaru's body seemed to have no bones, and the Kusanagi sword was as flexible as a poisonous snake, stabbing at the shadow clone at a tricky angle.

Pfft!
The shadow clone, which had no way to escape, turned into light smoke and dissipated.

In the forest that had become quiet again, Orochimaru looked at Luke, who had been calm and gentle from beginning to end, and felt a little surprised.

"Faced with your current situation, you're not afraid?"

Luke spread his hands with an indifferent expression:

"Because there is nothing to be afraid of."

"You have a good attitude, which is a good advantage."

Orochimaru seemed quite satisfied with Luke's attitude, and inexplicably felt that the young man in front of him was particularly friendly, and the tone of his voice softened a little.

"Don't worry, I'm here to invite you on behalf of the Akatsuki organization. I'm also a little interested in the so-called scientific ninja tools. I won't hurt you."

Luke raised an eyebrow: "What benefits can I get from joining the Akatsuki organization you mentioned?"

“Research funding, as well as some documentation support.”

Orochimaru answered and then shook his head: "In fact, these conditions are of little help to you. After all, you have already earned a huge amount of wealth in the Iron Country, and you are opening up a new path. There is no information or documents that need to be referred to."

"really."

Lu Ke nodded honestly. Not only the research funds and data documents, almost everything in the ninja world was of no help to him.

"Then I can give you a second choice."

Orochimaru smiled even brighter and held out his hand to Luke:

"You can choose not to join Akatsuki, but to become my subordinate and explore the secret of immortality with me."

"eternal life?"

Boy, have child abductors now expanded their hunting range to include young people?
"Yes, eternal life!"

Orochimaru's snake eyes, which had never shown much emotion, now burned with burning ambition.

"Most things in the world are meaningless. Only the path to eternal life has value."

"Your scientific ninja tools may not be able to directly help Eternal Life, but arming your ninjas, forming a powerful fighting force, plundering resources, and expanding power can also indirectly help Eternal Life."

"Correspondingly, when I find the way to eternal life, I will also promise you eternal life."

"Infinite life means infinite possibilities, infinite attempts and explorations. Isn't this condition much more valuable than those vulgar material foundations?"

Orochimaru looked at Luke with burning eyes, as if expecting a like-minded person to join him.

"How about this? Do you want to join me in achieving immortality, exploring infinite possibilities, and tasting the 'ultimate' that leads to all knowledge?"

I have to say that Orochimaru is quite eloquent. If Lu Ke had not already gained immortality, he might have been tempted.

He looked at the lightning that was gradually dimming in the distance, raised his hand to his chin, thought for a few seconds, and then smiled at Orochimaru.

"Would you like to see 'Ultimate' now?"

What's the meaning……

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that the harmless and amiable young man in front of him exuded a terrifying aura.

The chill ran along the tailbone to the top of the head, cold sweat soaked the whole body, and the tip of his nose seemed to smell a faint smell of rust. A fear of being targeted by a top predator and his life being like a candle in the wind occupied Orochimaru's entire heart.

His body was stiff and he couldn't move. His breathing had even stopped. Lu Ke's figure appeared in front of him silently, indifferent and calm. He couldn't even see the slightest trace of his movements.

This is an experience that neither the Fourth Raikage, known as the "Speedy Ninja World", nor the "Yellow Flash" Minato Namikaze have ever given him!

Luke snapped his fingers, and Orochimaru was shocked and took a few steps back, and saw his body fall limply.

He looked at himself blankly, and then he noticed that his soul and consciousness seemed to be cut off from his body. He discovered something abnormal about his soul. It seemed that it was gradually becoming incomplete and deteriorating during the repeated reincarnations. The remnants of other souls piled on top of his soul had caused it to become diseased.

But soon Orochimaru could no longer care about these things. The gray mist enveloped everything around him, allowing him to leap across the long river of history and see the whole world from a new perspective. The entire planet seemed to be in his hands, with every inch of land in sight.

He saw countless people fighting in the war-torn era of the Warring States Period, saw two teenagers fighting countless times, saw an immortal wearing feathered clothes establish the Ninja Sect, saw a huge sacred tree reaching from the sky to the earth, and saw the arrival of two life forms with snow-white skin, similar in appearance to humans but different in appearance.

His perspective rose again. He saw planets appear and disappear, the movement of countless celestial bodies, and the entire universe from galaxies. Then, like a kaleidoscope, it refracted countless different universes.

Endless knowledge overwhelmed him. The ninja world was only a tiny part of it, and all the techniques he had pursued throughout his life were only a tiny part of that tiny part...

Suddenly, Orochimaru returned from his vast and majestic perspective and returned to his cramped body. An indescribable pain suddenly filled his whole body, like a giant trapped in the dust.

He knelt down in front of Luke with a plop, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Please, send me back..."

(End of this chapter)