I am the most popular character in Naruto!

"By the way, there's something that uses steam to power machines. I call it a steam engine. What do you think?"

"I found this thing in ancient documents and made some minor improvements."

Qianqiu was so confused she was practically dizzy. Good heavens, Snake Auntie, are you about to start an industrial revolution?!

"seven?"

Orochimaru moved closer to Chiaki, his breath sweet as orchids, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Great, absolutely great!"

Qianqiu blushed and her heart raced at the warm breath. To avoid doing something that would betray her future, she silently took a step back.

"?"

"Are you avoiding me?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and pressed closer to Chiaki.

She braced herself against Qianqiu with her leg, pressed one hand against the tree, and two small snakes darted out from her shoulder, flicking their tongues at Qianqiu.

"Uh……"

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

Qianqiu swallowed hard. Snake Aunt was indeed breathtakingly beautiful, a blend of allure and mystery, but this thing was terrifying.

Who would use two small snakes to threaten someone?

"Humph."

Orochimaru gave a soft hum, his words carrying a hint of coquettishness characteristic of women.

"In that case, why don't you come and study science with me when you have time?"

She straightened up and finally remembered Sasuke struggling below, then pulled Chiaki down to look.

"Seven, how is the child's health?"

Chiaki breathed a sigh of relief, glanced down at Sasuke, and gently sensed him with his chakra.

"It's nothing serious. It's just discomfort caused by the natural energy entering his body. Let him release it and he'll be fine."

"Hmm...we'll need to add a restriction function after that."

Orochimaru touched his lips and said, "Otherwise, this would be very troublesome."

"By the way, how much does this cursed seal enhance combat ability?"

Chiaki glanced at Sakura, who was treating Naruto and guarding Sasuke below, and asked Orochimaru.

Orochimaru shook his head. "We don't know yet. It's best to wait until Sasuke wakes up and fights someone before we know for sure."

"Battle...battle..."

Qianqiu pursed her lips and scanned her surroundings.

Then, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

"A perfect candidate has arrived, Aunt Snake."

Orochimaru followed Chiaki's gaze and saw Anko rushing towards their location with a serious expression.

"Anko is your disciple. If she uses the Snake Technique, Sasuke, who was just made unconscious by you, will definitely attack, right?"

Qianqiu smiled and narrowed her eyes. "I'm really looking forward to it."

Chapter 604 Education Red Bean

"Sasuke-kun!"

"Sasuke-kun! How are you?"

Sakura knelt anxiously beside Sasuke, feeling that all the medical ninjutsu she had learned was completely useless.

No matter how many tests she performed, all she could find was that Sasuke's physical condition was excellent.

His entire body is filled with extremely active cells, each containing enormous energy.

However, it is clear that Sasuke's current situation is not good.

At this moment, Sasuke's body was burning hot, as if he were on fire.

He rolled on the ground in agony, struggling and screaming.

The air around Sasuke became murky and turbulent, and chakra surged violently around him. Sakura was completely helpless in the face of this situation and could only worry like a fool.

She had finished treating Naruto's wounds, and with Naruto's tough skin, he would probably recover fully in no time.

This was one of the few consolations for Sakura; at least Naruto made her feel that what she had worked so hard to learn was useful.

He shook his head as he watched Sakura anxiously pacing around in circles, standing on the tree.

"This child has good learning ability, but his ability to adapt to changing circumstances is still somewhat lacking."

Orochimaru crossed his arms and said with a smile, "The henchmen you gave me are all very good, I'm very satisfied."

Chiaki rolled her eyes at Orochimaru. "Auntie Orochimaru, I like Kabuto a lot too, but I'm not used to using poison, so you're just getting a freebie."

"Hehe, I let Dou choose for himself back then. He chose me, not me.

Orochimaru chuckled and winked at Chiaki with his alluring eyes. "Who can say for sure? This child is with me; it's our destiny."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Chiaki rolled her eyes at Orochimaru again, then looked down at Sasuke's condition and frowned, saying, "Aunt Orochimaru, the Heavenly Curse Seal you've placed is putting too much pressure on Sasuke. If his body can't handle it, he might go berserk."

"It doesn't matter."

Orochimaru smiled and shook his head. "Going berserk will also help him control the Heavenly Curse Seal. I have already minimized the risks of the Heavenly Curse Seal."

That would be best.

Qianqiu muttered a couple of words and leaned slightly into the shade of the tree. "It's not convenient for me to show myself. Aunt Snake, please shield me."

"You."

Orochimaru stepped forward with a doting expression, his aura enveloping Chiaki before shifting and merging into the forest.

"what?"

Chiaki looked at Orochimaru in surprise. Her aunt Orochimaru's Concealment Technique was truly amazing; she didn't know how to do that.

As expected of Orochimaru, who loves researching the mysteries of ninjutsu, she knows a little bit of all sorts of strange techniques.

"Surprised?"

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, saying with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Your talent is clearly better than mine, yet you don't study and research properly."

"Look, this is how natural energy is used. You should be able to learn it quickly."

She moved closer to Chiaki, put her arm around his shoulder, and let him feel the flow of her chakra.

Suddenly, Chiaki sensed the change in the natural energy within Orochimaru's body.

In a short period of time, Orochimaru and Chiaki transformed into tree trunks, leaves, wind, and clouds.

Anything that exists in nature can be mimicked by natural energy.

This technique is quite useful in ninja battles; if you only use chakra to sense people, you basically can't see them.

According to feedback from sensory ninjas, Orochimaru and Chiaki, who used this technique to merge with the natural atmosphere, were no different from ordinary flowers, plants, and trees.

Unless one uses a dōjutsu like the Byakugan that can see through chakra, or directly observes the two people's presence with the naked eye, it is almost impossible for them to be discovered.

"I see……"

Qianqiu suddenly realized, but she said regretfully, "I can't absorb natural energy yet. Once I learn how to use natural energy, this trick should be very useful."

"Hehe, no rush."

"Once the Heavenly Curse Seal is fully developed, you will be able to absorb natural energy."

Orochimaru released Chiaki's shoulder and squatted down beside her, looking at Anko who was approaching without noticing them. He said, "This disciple of mine is rather unambitious. She forgot to observe her surroundings while traveling."

"Relying too much on one's own senses may cause one to miss a lot of things."

Chiaki glanced at Orochimaru speechlessly. "Big sister, Anko is only a special Jonin right now. Is it a bit much to ask a special Jonin to find the two of us, who are hiding here, to be a Super Kage?"

She quietly moved her position further behind the tree to avoid Hongdou suddenly turning around and seeing her.

As the life goddess of Konoha and the guardian deity of the entire village, if she were discovered to be with rogue ninja who intended to destroy Konoha, things would become very complicated.

However, Anko's training was indeed incomplete. She didn't even glance at her surroundings while traveling, simply scanning them with her chakra.

Such perception is indeed effective for most ninjas, but there will always be a small number of ninjas with strong concealment abilities, and in that case, Anko may pay the price with her life.

"I'll remind her next time."

Chiaki whispered to Orochimaru, who shook his head. "Reminding her of this is useless. She has to experience the fear of death to remember."

"I see... I think Sasuke still has some time before he wakes up, so how about you give Anko some practical training, Orochimaru?"

Chiaki smacked her lips. Even though Orochimaru had left Konoha, it would be a good thing for her to train a few more experts for Konoha.

"also."

Orochimaru pondered for a moment, then vanished into the shadows.

She was quite attentive to her disciples.

Chiaki narrowed her beautiful peach blossom eyes and smiled as Orochimaru's figure appeared behind Anko, who was hurrying along, following her like a shadow.

"who?!"

If Anko doesn't realize this by now, Orochimaru might really teach her a lesson.

However, since she was Orochimaru's own disciple, Anko still possesses considerable talent in combat intuition.

She turned around and opened her arms behind her back, shouting, "Shadow Serpent Hand!"

Swish

Several giant snakes with gaping mouths burst out from Anko's hand and lunged at Orochimaru.

"Heh, you've mastered this ninjutsu quite well."