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Chapter 134 First Encounter with Orochimaru

Later that day.

Uchiha Hikaru and his group stepped into the territory of their "mentor"—

Sound Village.

At this time, Otogakure was clearly still in its early stages, appearing quite rudimentary with only two main roads running horizontally and vertically, and a few rows of scattered houses; there didn't seem to be many people. Therefore, the arrival of Uchiha Hikaru and his group of unfamiliar faces immediately attracted the attention of the village.

"Who are you, and why are you trespassing into the Sound Village?"

Several ninjas wearing headbands engraved with octaves blocked their way.

The leader was a girl with a light blue pineapple-shaped hairstyle, who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old.

"My name is Uchiha Hikaru, and I'm a free spirit ninja who lives for fun. I'll have your family members come out to see me."

"...Uchiha? You're someone sent by Konoha?!"

The woman with the pineapple head immediately tensed up.

As Orochimaru's current confidante, she still knows a little about the grudges between her leader and Konoha.

"I've already said I'm a free ninja. Konoha has no right to give me orders. Tell Orochimaru my name; he'll be very interested."

"...I don't know any Lord Orochimaru. Go look for him elsewhere!"

Honglian spoke with a resolute expression.

(You just used the term "sir," didn't you?)

Uchiha Hikaru sighed, took out a capsule toy box from his pocket, picked out one and threw it out. A sound system appeared out of thin air amidst the smoke and began playing pre-recorded audio at the volume of the village loudspeaker.

"Orochimaru! Come out! Someone's looking for you!"

"Orochimaru! Come out! There's...!"

As soon as the audio finished playing for the first time, Guren and her group tried to stop them, but Uchiha Hikaru each used a Golden Binding Illusion to freeze them in place. Then she took out the earplugs she had prepared and handed a pair to Erii and the Uzumaki mother and daughter.

After all, the loudspeaker at such a large village entrance is quite noisy.

The sound lasted for quite a while...

Just when Uchiha Hikaru thought that Orochimaru might not be home, a faint, cold aura suddenly appeared from not far away and then quickly approached her!

call out--!

Of all those present, Erii was almost the first to notice Orochimaru's presence.

Erii's earplugs were worn very shallowly, and the power originating from the depths of her bloodline gave her hearing far beyond that of ordinary people. However, because she had been warned by Uchiha Hikaru not to use "Judgment" lightly, she did not speak, but instead reached for the hilt of the sword at her waist.

The moment Orochimaru's figure appeared, a figure dressed in a red and white shrine maiden's outfit flashed by, followed by a sharp glint of light!

Swish! !

Orochimaru clearly did not expect Erii to make a sudden move.

However, his combat skills as a Kage-level expert allowed him to react immediately. He stretched out his snake-like body and dodged to the side, slowing down his initial sneak attack on Uchiha Hikaru.

In that brief moment, Uchiha Hikaru turned around and glanced at it indifferently.

Just one glance.

Orochimaru's body was firmly bound by invisible blood-red nails in the void. Before he could even react, Erii, who had caught up with him, sliced ​​him in two with a single stroke.

After doing all this, Erii blinked and looked at Uchiha Hikaru with a hint of doubt, seemingly not quite believing that it would go so smoothly.

"Eri, come behind me."

Uchiha Hikaru waved.

Orochimaru is not someone who is easy to kill.

If Erii were to use "Judgment," taking advantage of his unpreparedness, she might actually be able to kill him completely. However, such a spontaneous physical attack would most likely be ineffective.

On the contrary, if Orochimaru were to launch a sudden counterattack, it might pose a threat to Erii.

really……

About ten seconds later, the pile of corpses on the ground suddenly twitched a few times, and then a large group of pale snakes covered in slime emerged and reassembled the body that had been cut in two.

Then, Orochimaru quickly got up and moved in the opposite direction from Uchiha Hikaru, creating a distance of twenty or thirty meters before turning around. His eyes greedily scanned her, and he slowly spoke in his signature hoarse voice:

"What amazing eye power! Just one glance and I...it feels amazing!"

"I never expected that the great-grandmother of the Uchiha clan would condescend to visit the Sound Village in person. I am truly honored."

"...Great-grandmother?"

Upon hearing this title, not only Guren and the others from the Sound Village, but also Karin and her mother were somewhat surprised, seemingly unable to associate Uchiha Hikaru's childlike appearance with "great-grandmother".

Erii, meanwhile, stared warily at Orochimaru, while simultaneously writing a line of text in her handwriting and holding up her small notebook:

"Hikari, this person looks so annoying."

"The way he looks at Kō is disgusting. Can I use 'judgment' on him?"

"...No, good children shouldn't be thinking about fighting and killing all the time."

That being said...

Uchiha Hikaru felt a chill run down his spine from Orochimaru's gaze, and he roughly understood how Itachi and Sasuke felt in the original story.

However, given that the "imprint" had already been placed, she did not pursue this offense of a "child" against an "adult":

"It seems I no longer need to introduce myself."

"Of course, I've heard a bit about Lord Guang's reputation. A lot of interesting things have happened in Konoha lately because of your presence."

Orochimaru licked his lips and continued in his signature hoarse voice, "May I ask what brings Lord Hikaru here today?"

"...Let's make a deal."

Uchiha Hikaru cut to the chase: "To be frank, I have some very special experimental materials, such as modified humans that can live forever; the blood of supernatural beings that contains the power of words; and technological creations that do not exist in this world... I can give these things to you to study, and all you need to do is pledge allegiance to me."

"Loyalty?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, looking noncommittal: "Does Lord Hikaru intend to establish a force outside of Konoha that belongs solely to the Uchiha clan?"

"It has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan; this is just my personal opinion."

"Oh?"

Orochimaru tilted his head, a playful expression on his face, as if trying to figure out Uchiha Hikaru's intentions.

"It seems I need to show you some evidence."

As he spoke, Uchiha Hikaru took out a sealing scroll from his pocket and casually untied one.

With a loud bang, a cloud of smoke exploded, and the Upper Moon Six siblings, Daki and Uchiha, who had been sealed away for months, burst out. After quickly assessing their surroundings, they simultaneously lunged at Uchiha Hikaru: "Damn brat, how dare you...!"

A flash of light.

Uchiha Hikaru didn't even bother to activate Susanoo; he casually slashed the Daki siblings to pieces with a few strokes, even severing their heads.

Yet these shattered corpses were pieced together and restored to their original state in an instant.

The siblings, Daki and her brother, finally came to their senses. Recalling the humiliation and fear they felt when they first faced Uchiha Hikaru, they exchanged a glance and then fled in two different directions in utter terror.

Uchiha Hikaru stood still, twirled his sword, and let them escape without giving chase.

"what?"

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow: "Not a reanimated body, and there's no trace of ninjutsu used, yet it can heal its wounds instantly? Interesting."

(End of this chapter)