Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

Yao Xingji's gaze fell on his own body and he noticed an inconspicuous black spot.

In the upside-down Heavenly Palace.

bang bang bang...

The sound of a gentle tapping on the table immediately alerted everyone in the hall, who looked respectfully toward the bronze table.

Yao Xingji tapped the table lightly with his right hand, drawing everyone's attention.

"Let's end this temporary gathering here. But before you leave, I'd like to give some of you a little reminder." Yao Xingji's disguised voice echoed in the hall, piquing the curiosity of Orochimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Keep an eye on this little thing when you get back."

As soon as Yao Xingji finished speaking, a black dot suddenly appeared above the stone table where everyone was, and then gradually enlarged to the size of a fist.

"An insect?" Kisame Hoshigaki looked at the thing with a puzzled expression.

Orochimaru's expression changed; he had recognized what it was—a parasitic insect!

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Chapter 110 Aburame Ryoma

This means that the Aburame clan has arrived.

Yao Xingji and the others immediately turned their gazes to Orochimaru, clearly aware of the insect's origin.

“It wasn’t me.” Orochimaru shook his head.

He acted alone, and after receiving information from Xia Chuan, he did not mention to anyone that he was coming to Satomi Hill Manor to get the medicine Xingji.

"I guess you alerted the people of Konoha when you left," Ming Shiyin said thoughtfully.

"The party is over, you can go home now."

A ripple appeared in the gray mist, and Yao Xingji's voice came through.

Everyone immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to the bronze table.

"Praise be to the Star Lord!"

As the endless starry sky descended, Kisame Hoshigaki and Orochimaru felt their souls plummeting rapidly.

In the forest near Satomi Hill Villa.

Yao Xingji and his two clones were the first to wake up. They exchanged glances but remained silent to avoid alerting the enemy.

Soon, Orochimaru's eyes flickered, and he also woke up.

However, he didn't say anything, but gestured with his eyes to Yao Xingji and the others to pay attention to the insects on his body.

Those insects were so small that they were practically invisible in the dark night sky. If we hadn't already known we were being followed by the parasitic insects, we probably would have been exposed the moment they returned.

It's about a hundred meters away from here.

A man dressed in a black cloak and wearing black sunglasses, with a purple mark tattooed on his right cheek, was hiding in the darkness. His hands were covered with a dense mass of black insects. This was Ryoma Aburame, sent by Danzo to track Orochimaru.

"The fluctuations from the battle are coming from that direction. Such an intense fight must mean they are very strong. One of them is Lord Orochimaru. Who is the other one?"

Aburame Ryoma frowned and thought to himself.

When he tracked them down, the battle seemed to have ended, but he didn't approach rashly. He only released parasitic insects to scout the situation, while his main body stayed far away.

As time went by, some of the parasites began to return, and the information they had gathered began to flow into Aburame Ryoma's mind.

Through the parasitic insects, Ryoma Aburame witnessed firsthand the devastation of the vast forest and the devastation of the land.

"Who could possibly be able to fight Orochimaru to this extent? Could it be Tsunade or Jiraiya?"

There aren't many people in Konoha Village who can match Orochimaru's strength, and the most likely to run out in the middle of the night to fight Orochimaru are Tsunade and Jiraiya.

If it wasn't someone from Konoha, then there would be many more possible candidates. However, it doesn't make sense that Orochimaru would suddenly run out and fight someone late at night without notifying the people of Konoha beforehand.

Just as Aburame Ryoma was analyzing the intelligence, a piece of information recently brought back by one of the parasitic insects caught his attention.

"Four people, and they're all sitting on the ground as if they're asleep. What are they doing?"

Ryoma Aburame had more and more questions in his mind.

He originally thought it was just a routine tracking mission, as it wasn't the first time he had tracked Orochimaru, but he didn't expect the situation to be so different this time.

"One of them is Orochimaru, and the other... um? is a child?"

As the parasites brought back more and more information, Ryoma Aburame quickly noticed one particular piece of information.

"Why are there children here?"

"Wait, the Satomi Hill Manor is nearby. Could it be a member of the Kurama clan?"

"Are the other two also from the Kurama clan?"

Just as Aburame Ryoma was gathering intelligence with the help of parasitic insects, the four members of Yakusei also began to make their moves.

"It must have been when I left Konoha that Danzo alerted him, and he sent people to follow me."

"As for the parasitic insects, it should be Danzo's trusted confidant, Ryoma Aburame. He can use parasitic insects to gather information and complete reconnaissance. However, in order to transmit this information back, it must first return to its master's side, so there will be a delay."

Orochimaru used his chakra to gather his voice together and transmit it directly to the three people's ears to prevent the parasitic insects from obtaining their conversation information.

"How strong is he?" Ming Shiyin asked.

"He's an elite Jonin-level ninja, but he excels more at reconnaissance, infiltration, and intelligence gathering; his combat abilities aren't that strong," Orochimaru said.

"Then it shouldn't be too difficult for you to solve, right?" Bian Que asked with a smile. "Consider this your pledge of allegiance!"

Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged. He had actually anticipated this outcome, otherwise, how could the Yaotian Organization have believed him?

However, the problem now is that Orochimaru has lost an arm and his chakra is also greatly depleted, so he may not be able to defeat Aburame Ryoma in a head-on battle.

If Aburame Ryoma is given time, he can send the message back. If Danzo finds out that Orochimaru ran out to contact Ming Shiyin and the others, it will be difficult for him to explain.

Furthermore, they didn't actually know when Aburame Ryoma arrived, or whether he had witnessed the battle between Orochimaru and Yakusei. If he had, then Yakusei would have had no choice but to defect.

“We will cooperate with you and kill him when necessary,” Ming Shiyin said after a moment’s thought, clearly taking Orochimaru’s current strength into account.

"Okay," Orochimaru agreed.

"We need to find the location of the Oil Maiden Dragon Horse first," Bian Que said, glancing around.

"There's a faint fluctuation of chakra about thirty meters in front of us, at the eight o'clock position," Orochimaru said.

After returning, Orochimaru was already searching for Aburame Ryoma's location and had just discovered some clues.

"The Eye of Salvation!"

Yao Xingji didn't speak, but instead activated his eye technique and looked at the location Orochimaru had indicated.

After a long pause, Yao Xingji shook his head: "No injury images appeared, so that's not Aburame Ryoma's true form, but his insect clone."

The Eye of Salvation can see injuries on a person, but when Yao Xingji looked over just now, he didn't see a human figure with red and green intertwined, which means that there is no real person in that direction.

Orochimaru glanced at Yakushiki with some surprise, seemingly not expecting the Eye of Salvation to be used in this way.

Yao Xingji remained silent, calmly scanning his surroundings. Soon, he spotted a very blurry green light and shadow.

In the vision of the Eye of Salvation, if there are no injuries, the entire body will be green; only injuries will appear red. The more severe the injury, the more intense the red.

It was precisely through the power of the Eye of Salvation that Yao Xingji discovered the clues about Aburame Ryoma.

“Found it!” Yao Xingji said.

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Chapter 111 Terrifying Healing Abilities

"At ten o'clock, about 120 meters away from us," Yao Xingji said directly.

“This distance isn’t too far, but it’s not close either. If we make a move, he might discover us beforehand,” Orochimaru said.

Reconnaissance is what Aburame Ryoma excels at. Even though there is a certain delay in the transmission of information by the parasitic insects, it is enough to keep watch within a certain range.

Orochimaru deduced that this range was approximately thirty meters in radius. In other words, as long as someone entered within thirty meters of Aburame Ryoma, he would be able to immediately detect that person's presence, making a sneak attack almost impossible.

“I can use Earth Release to get there, but in my current state…” Orochimaru looked at his left hand. Thanks to the medicine Star Powder, his strength was severely damaged.

"Your human experiments should have progressed to a fairly advanced level by now, right? Is limb regeneration possible?" Ming Shiyin asked.

“Yes, but it will take time. It will take at least a month for my left hand to regrow,” Orochimaru said.

"What if there were medicine to help?" Bian Que asked.

Orochimaru glanced at Bian Que.

Since this person appeared, he has only thrown a bottle of poison and hasn't done anything else. Orochimaru can't judge his strength, but as a relatively important member of the Yaotian Organization, this person's strength should not be bad.

Generally speaking, people who are skilled in using poisons are also good at treatments; the two complement each other. Therefore, it is highly likely that this person can help him reshape his arm.

Having figured this out, Orochimaru immediately said, "Then it depends on the effectiveness of your medicine."

He would naturally take advantage of any opportunity, and besides, his arm was broken because of Yao Xingji.

Furthermore, if Bian Que could help him recover his arm, it would save Orochimaru a lot of trouble.

Bian Que seemed to have seen through Orochimaru's thoughts, and chuckled, saying, "Then we'll help you grow your arm back!"

"That's probably very difficult. Even with the medicine, it wouldn't be possible to achieve that in less than a week..."

Before Orochimaru could finish speaking, Bian Que raised his hand and waved it. A green light flashed, and Orochimaru was immediately enveloped in a faint green glow.

In an instant, Orochimaru felt a warm current surge through his body, and a tingling sensation immediately spread through his left shoulder. His cells were growing rapidly with the help of this mysterious power.

"Is this the 'medicine' he was talking about?" Orochimaru looked at Bian Que in surprise, somewhat confused as to how Bian Que had managed to treat him.

"The Eye of Salvation!"

On the other side, Yao Xingji also made his move.

His gaze fixed on Orochimaru's left shoulder, and he activated his Eye of Salvation at full power to begin healing the injury to Orochimaru's arm.

"The Tai Hexagram: Longevity!"

Ming Shi Yin's soul chain had never been broken, and now he was unleashing his ultimate move.

The immense life force was extracted and transformed into pure life force, which was instantly injected into Orochimaru's body along the soul chain.