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Chapter 139 The Muscular Tyrant Prince (First Update)

"Your Highness, you must go to the tower quickly. It's too dangerous for you to follow me."

Based on the sensation of the cursed seal, Hongdou quickly closed the distance between herself and Orochimaru. A short while later, she saw Li Chuan appear beside her and immediately spoke up to persuade him.

She hadn't expected that Prince Li Chuan would come along. If they encountered Orochimaru, wouldn't that be another burden?

Aside from Kakashi, with whom he had fought, and Tenzo, who was responsible for protecting and supervising him, the other ninjas in the village knew that Li Chuan was a prince of the Land of Fire, but they did not know his true strength.

But thinking about it, it's understandable. What kind of strength could a nobleman possibly have? It was already quite surprising that he could keep up with her speed.

"Tianzang has gone to the tower. I've come to see if I can be of any help."

Li Chuan answered with a warm heart.

Just kidding, he finally got rid of Tenzo who was watching him almost 24 hours a day, and he had this opportunity to talk to Orochimaru, so why would he give it up?

To be honest, it's not easy to get rid of Tianzang's surveillance without arousing any suspicion.

Although he can Apparate, Apparate has a unique characteristic when activated: it is not silent but accompanied by a crackling sound similar to firecrackers.

Tianzang was always nearby, even when he slept on the roof or in the tree outside the window, he would immediately come over to check if there was any movement.

He also considered using shadow clones, but shadow clones could only last for a few minutes. They were fine for short periods, but they would be exposed if used for too long.

The key point is that he lives in the Sarutobi clan's territory, next to the Hokage Building, and not far from the Third Hokage's house. If something happens, the Third Hokage might arrive before the others.

"Your Highness, we're almost there. Hide behind me and run if anything seems amiss!"

Hearing the booming sounds of battle coming from ahead, Hongdou's expression tightened.

"no problem."

Li Chuan didn't refute, but just smiled and responded, then followed a few steps behind Hongdou.

Soon, they arrived at the place where the sounds of battle were coming from.

There stood a long-haired ninja dressed in Kusagakure uniform, looking down at Sasuke from above. Behind Sasuke stood Sakura, panting and holding a kunai.

Naruto was unconscious on a large tree near Sakura.

Orochimaru!

When Red Bean saw the figure standing on the giant snake, she instantly flew into a rage:

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"

Four long snakes appeared from her sleeve and viciously lunged at Orochimaru.

When Orochimaru saw Anko appear, a look of surprise appeared on his face at first, then he smiled and shook his head:

"My dear subordinate, it's been a long time. You're so cold to your teacher as soon as we meet."

He did not dodge the ninjutsu that Anko used, but instead let the four snakes bite his limbs and drag him in front of Anko.

"You are already a wanted S-rank rogue ninja. As your disciple, my mission is to personally end you."

Anko straddled Orochimaru, took out a kunai, and used it to pin her left hand to Orochimaru's left hand to prevent him from forming hand seals. Then, she tightly clasped her right hand with Orochimaru's right hand and quickly formed several hand seals using Orochimaru's hand.

"This seal... are you trying to take me down with you?"

Orochimaru looked down at the seal formed by the red bean, a look of surprise on his face.

Despite the pain of her hand being pierced, Hongdou revealed a complex expression:

"Fine, you and I, let's die here together today."

Orochimaru was once her most trusted and admired teacher, but he abandoned her and fled the village, erasing some of her memories before leaving.

Today, for the safety of Konoha, she will die here with Orochimaru.

"But then, it seems like you're doing nothing but committing suicide."

Just then, a new Orochimaru appeared on the big tree in front of Anko, and the Orochimaru that Anko had immobilized with kunai gradually melted and disappeared.

"How is that possible!"

Anko's eyes widened in disbelief. She was about to form hand seals and unleash another ninjutsu attack when she suddenly felt a sharp pain from the cursed seal on her shoulder. Her chakra was instantly drained, and she collapsed weakly onto the tree trunk.

"As expected of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin."

After rescuing the unconscious Naruto and handing him over to Sasuke and Sakura, Li Chuan turned around and found that Anko had lost her fighting ability.

"Brother Chuan, what exactly is going on?"

Sakura and Sasuke felt relieved to see Li Chuan appear, but their hearts tightened again when they saw their examiner, Anko, defeated by that low-ranking ninja in just a few breaths.

Li Chuan stared at Orochimaru over there and whispered in reply:

"This person isn't a Grass Ninja; he's Orochimaru, an S-rank rogue ninja. I'll hold him off for a bit, and you guys take the opportunity to go and escape to a safe place with Anko."

"Your Highness, take them and escape!"

Kneeling on the tree trunk, Hongdou gritted her teeth and endured the stinging pain from the curse mark, shouting loudly to Li Chuan below.

She has now completely lost her fighting ability, and expecting Li Chuan and three genin to defeat Orochimaru is basically an impossible task.

"That won't do. My experiment isn't finished yet. None of you can leave now."

Orochimaru didn't kill Anko. Instead, he pointed towards Li Chuan and the others, directing the giant snake to bite towards Li Chuan.

His purpose in coming here today was to test Sasuke's potential, then plant a cursed seal on him so that he could take over Sasuke's body when this body was no longer viable.

Back when he hadn't defected from Akatsuki, he was instantly defeated by Itachi using his Sharingan, which sparked his intense interest in the Sharingan.

"Orochimaru, whether it works or not isn't up to you to decide!"

Li Chuan roared and activated his second form. His body expanded rapidly, transforming into a muscular man over two meters tall in the blink of an eye. With the help of his chakra, he punched the giant snake on the head.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the giant snake's head was punched through, and it died instantly.

Facing Orochimaru, who possesses Kage-level strength, Li Chuan dared not hold back, for he might accidentally die at Orochimaru's hands.

Anko was Orochimaru's only disciple, so there was some affection between them. He defected to protect the secret, and it's clear that he didn't choose to kill Anko directly but instead erased her memories.

Sasuke was the prepared body, Naruto was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, and Sakura didn't even have the desire to kill, so they were actually all safe.

In Orochimaru's eyes, Prince Li Chuan was probably the least valuable person; if he could kill him, he probably wouldn't hesitate at all.

So he immediately activated the second form of the Muscle Man.

(End of this chapter)