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Chapter 142 Playing the part to the end (First update)

What is trading?

It's about exchanging items or information. If you want to get information without giving anything in return, that's not a transaction; that's blatant freeloading.

Therefore, upon hearing Li Chuan's answer, if Orochimaru hadn't been calm enough, he would have wanted to unleash Manda right then and there and devour that delusional guy.

"If I tell the Third Hokage about the Konoha Crush plan, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

Even if I wanted to stop it, believe me, you wouldn't be able to put the Heavenly Curse Seal on Sasuke, take Sasuke away, or take over his body.

Orochimaru, you need to understand, I didn't ask you to get the forbidden scrolls of Konoha for me; I only asked you to tell me information, and that's already showing you great sincerity.

Facing the cold-faced Orochimaru, Li Chuan did not back down at all.

Orochimaru, upon hearing Li Chuan's words, stuck out his tongue:

"You even know about the Cursed Seal of Heaven, and you know I need to use Sasuke's body. You know me very well?"

"No, I don't know you very well. I know a lot about many ninjas and I know a lot of secrets."

So this is just a preliminary collaboration. If the collaboration goes well, we can have more in-depth cooperation in the future.

"I know you desire immortality, you have secret bases all over the world, and you need money. Trust me, you won't lose out by making a deal with me, Lord Orochimaru."

Li Chuan's expression was calm, making it impossible to tell whether he was lying.

Orochimaru was silent for five seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter:

"Although what you said may not be true, I'm quite tempted. However, I don't know where the forbidden scroll is currently located. I'll need a few days to investigate."

"It's alright. I'll be waiting for your information at the Valley of the End at midnight a week from now."

Li Chuan waved his hand.

Every day at midnight, Tenzo would leave to report to the Third Hokage. There would be about ten minutes of free time during which he could Apparate to retrieve the information.

"In that case, shouldn't you return my sword?"

Orochimaru pointed to the cloth bag at Li Chuan's waist; he had just seen Li Chuan put his Kusanagi sword into that small bag.

"Sword? What sword? I didn't see any sword. It looks like the Anbu are coming. You should leave."

Li Chuan transformed his palm into a blade, cleaving down a tree tens of meters tall, then lifted it up by the waist and launched a furious, storm-like attack on Orochimaru.

"If you're going to act, you have to go all the way!"

A hundred meters away from them, Kakashi, Guy, Tenzo, and a dozen Anbu ninjas, guided by Anko, quickly approached.

When they saw Li Chuan in his muscular form, using a tree several tens of meters tall as a weapon to chase after Orochimaru, they were stunned.

"His Highness is so passionate! I'm fired up too! The Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation—the Gate of View—opens, facing the Peacock!"

Kai was the first to react, letting out an excited roar as he immediately activated the sixth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Gate of View, his body transforming into a blur as he rushed towards Orochimaru, who was dodging Li Chuan's attack.

And even before he arrived, he began throwing punches at high speed in mid-air, using the chakra overflowing from his body to create numerous fireballs through friction with the air, which then attacked along with his fists.

"Looks like we really have to retreat!"

Orochimaru knew he was definitely not going to get the Kusanagi Sword back, so he slammed both hands on the ground:

"Spiritual Spell: Triple Rashomon!"

Suddenly, three enormous demon-faced gates—one red, one green, and one blue—rose from the ground, blocking Orochimaru's path.

Triple Rashomon, Konoha's ultimate defensive ninjutsu, consists of three layers: first, it absorbs attacks; second, it reduces the impact of attacks; and third, it spreads the attack. Currently, besides Orochimaru, only the First Hokage can use this ninjutsu.

Of course, the first generation was more powerful; he summoned an even stronger five-fold Rashomon.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Under the attacks of Li Chuan and Kai, the three Rashomon gates shattered one by one, but they failed to withstand the ferocious attacks unleashed by the two men's superhuman physical strength.

However, after the three Rashomon gates were breached, Orochimaru disappeared.

Seeing Orochimaru escape, Kakashi and Tenzo, along with the Anbu members, did not give chase. Instead, they went to Li Chuan and checked his physical condition.

"Chuan, are you alright?"

It turned out that after Tenzo rushed to the tower to report the situation, the Third Hokage immediately ordered Kakashi, Guy, and Tenzo to lead a group of the most elite Anbu ninjas who were protecting the Hokage to rescue Li Chuan.

Yes, their main mission was to rescue Li Chuan, not to capture Orochimaru.

Based on the Third Hokage's understanding of Orochimaru, he knew that unless the Chunin Exams were abandoned and everyone's efforts were focused on capturing Orochimaru, it would be impossible to keep him alive.

But that was a decision that absolutely could not be made.

The Chunin Selection Exams involve multiple neighboring allied nations. In addition to showcasing national strength, they also play a crucial role in various aspects, such as the amount of missions and resources received by Konoha Village later on.

The reputation of Konoha will be severely damaged if the Chunin Exams are terminated in order to capture an S-rank rogue ninja.

Therefore, the Third Hokage sent Kakashi to lead the team primarily to rescue Anko and Li Chuan, and to stop Orochimaru from plotting anything, especially rescuing Li Chuan. If Prince Li Chuan were to die in Konoha, it would be difficult to explain to the Daimyo.

However, not long after they left the tower, they encountered Sakura and Sasuke carrying Naruto and Anko.

After understanding the general situation, Kakashi let Sasuke and the other two continue the test, and with Anko's directions, he arrived at the location.

"It's okay. My main task was to stall him. He wasn't targeting me, so I didn't use my full strength."

Li Chuan returned to his normal size, threw away his ripped shirt, and took another one from the small bag and put it on.

Kakashi nodded, inwardly sighing with admiration.

That's Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin. Even without using his full strength, it's quite impressive that Li Chuan was able to hold him off for so long.

It seems that Li Chuan's strength has improved a lot during this period. His condition just now was much stronger than when he was in the Land of Waves.

"Your Highness, your physical skills are amazing! Let's have a thrilling youthful duel sometime!"

At this moment, Guy, who had deactivated the Eight Gates Formation, also came to the side.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Tianzang quickly pulled him away.

He knew that the Third Hokage was deeply worried that Li Chuan would get hurt or something bad would happen to him in Konoha, and that Guy was just asking for trouble by wanting to spar with Li Chuan.

"Great! I'm really looking forward to sparring with Jonin Guy."

Li Chuan smiled and readily agreed.

The first thing to do after obtaining the Forbidden Technique Scroll is to learn the Eight Gates Formation from it and communicate with Kaido, hoping to glean some information about how to cultivate the Eight Gates Formation.

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(End of this chapter)