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

It might fool some Chunin and Jonin, but Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, doesn't believe in such things.

As for joining Yaotian, it was only to see what secrets this organization held. Of course, the possibility of being killed if one did not join was also a reason, since the trio of Ming Shiyin, Bian Que, and Yao Xingji were quite formidable.

However, that's for now. When his experiments reach a certain level and his strength increases again, that will be the time for him to defect from the organization.

"Heh, Star Lord, you mean nothing to me, you're just..."

When Orochimaru said this, Yakushiki, who was sleeping, immediately became aware of it.

In the ninja world, he would notice whenever a ninja marked by the Upside-Down Starlight mentioned his name, and he could even use the power of the Upside-Down Starlight to see what that person was doing and saying.

Whatever is said will be known!

Of course, this only applies to members of the Yaotian organization, currently only Orochimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Dare to speak ill of me? Do you really think the Star Lord is just an empty shell?" Yao Xingji snorted.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"

Yao Xingji directly entered the Upside-Down Heaven, waved his right hand, activated the Lightning Release ninjutsu, and threw it towards the starlight marked by Orochimaru on the Ninja World Continent.

At this moment, Orochimaru was sitting on the sofa in the Satomi Hill Villa, leisurely drinking tea and dreaming about the wonderful life he would have after defecting from the Yaotian Organization.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning appeared above Orochimaru's head without warning, striking him directly in the face. Before he could even react, Orochimaru was charred black and blue.

"who!!!"

Orochimaru was horrified, his charred face staring in terror at his surroundings.

Suddenly, endless starlight fell, and Orochimaru saw the gray mist that filled the entire starry sky, and a majestic and terrifying gaze cast from behind the mist.

"Lord Star... Lord Star!" Orochimaru's expression changed drastically, and he stammered.

However, the Star Lord did not respond. After glancing at Orochimaru, he disappeared without a trace.

"Oh no, he heard what I just said. Is this a warning?"

Orochimaru's entire body was charred black, his hair stood on end, and his complexion was completely unrecognizable.

"Huh? Orochimaru? What's wrong with you?"

Yao Xingji walked out of the room and stared in shock at the charred and mushy Orochimaru.

"I... I was just experimenting with a new Lightning Release ninjutsu, and I accidentally lost control of my chakra," Orochimaru said, forcing a smile.

"Really? Surely you don't need to be hacked to this extent? Tsk tsk tsk..."

Yao Xingji circled Orochimaru once, admiring his work.

Orochimaru wanted nothing more than to rush up and beat up Yakusei Jiro; that brat was just too deserving of a beating.

But he couldn't do that. First, he might not be able to beat Yao Xingji. Second, as a member of the Yao Tian organization, Yao Xingji's status was obviously much higher than his. He remembered that Yao Xingji said when he came out that the three of them were messengers of the gods. If he attacked Yao Xingji again, the Star Lord might strike him with lightning again.

"Be more careful next time. If you want to try a new ninjutsu, remember to go outside, otherwise such a loud noise will disturb my sleep."

Yao Xingji yawned, turned around and walked towards his room, showing no respect for his senior.

Orochimaru was on the verge of losing his temper after watching Yakusei run out and mock him before going back to sleep.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you something." Yao Xingji, who had just entered the room, suddenly opened the door again and said to Orochimaru who was standing outside.

“Once we join Yaotian, the Star Lord can detect our status at any time, especially when his name is mentioned. Remember to show him sufficient respect and awe,” Yao Xingji said with a smile.

To Orochimaru at that moment, that smile was clearly mockery. This brat must have known he'd been struck by lightning and was deliberately coming out to ridicule him, or perhaps he'd even deliberately not warned him beforehand, just to see him make a fool of himself.

That brat, that's fucking awful!

“Remember, everything you say will be known!” Yao Xingji suddenly added, then closed the door.

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Chapter 115 Return to Konoha

"Every word spoken will be known!"

Orochimaru murmured these words softly, his face gradually darkening, and a hint of fear appeared on his face.

The mere thought of such an ability terrified him.

It was as if there was a pair of eyes watching him all the time, making him feel like he was being spied on no matter what he did.

"This Yaotian organization seems really hard to betray," Orochimaru thought to himself.

He agreed so easily to let Yao Xingji join the organization because he thought that with his abilities, it would be easy for him to defect.

But now it seems he was terribly wrong.

The Yao Tian organization was unlike any other ninja organization he had ever heard of before.

"Now we can only take it one step at a time." Orochimaru pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, so he had to put the matter aside for the time being.

About half an hour later, the people from Konoha arrived at Satomi Hill Manor. Yakusei Kiku pretended not to know and continued to sleep in the house, leaving all these troublesome matters to Orochimaru to handle.

It's unclear what Orochimaru and the people of Konoha discussed, but they didn't doubt Orochimaru's words at all. They simply asked a few questions and then left.

In the middle of the night, Xiaosi woke up from her coma. The first thing she did was pick up Yao Xingji, who was sleeping next to her, and jump out of the window to escape.

Yao Xingji opened his eyes sleepily and looked at the trees rushing past him. For a moment, he almost thought he had traveled through time.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Why does this scene feel so familiar? I feel like I experienced it just recently.

"Orochimaru is catching up. You escape alone, I'll hold him off!" Koji's voice came through, filled with unparalleled determination.

"..." Yao Xingji.

What terrible things have I done?!

"Brother Xiaosi, we're safe now. No one's chasing us," Yaoxing said helplessly, gesturing for Xiaosi to stop immediately.

“But before…” Koji clearly remembered that he had been knocked unconscious by Orochimaru before.

"That's an illusion!" Yao Xingji insisted.

"Huh? Illusion?" Koji was also confused for a moment.

Indeed, he had clearly escaped from Satomi Hill Manor, so why was he still inside when he woke up? And everything seemed exactly the same as when he escaped last time. Could it really be an illusion?

“But someone did attack us, I mean, that ninja who used genjutsu…” Koji slowly stopped in his tracks.

He felt something was still wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

“That person wasn’t from Konoha. He’s already been driven away by Lord Orochimaru. We’re safe now, let’s go back,” Yao Xingji said.

Koji was still frowning. He felt like he had been unconscious, or rather, like he had been under a spell and a lot of things had happened.

He vaguely remembered seeing the scene of Yao Xingji fighting Orochimaru. At that time, Yao Xingji's speed in using ninjutsu was like a Gatling gun, making Orochimaru breathless. He didn't seem like a three-year-old child at all.

"Oh yeah, it seems to be an illusion. Otherwise, how could you be overpowering Lord Orochimaru? It must be an illusion," Kodera muttered to himself.

"I really do have a bigger advantage over Orochimaru," Yao Xingji thought to himself.

"Starry Sky Lord, you guys ran so fast."

Suddenly, not far from the two of them, Orochimaru's head emerged from behind a tree, his neck coiled around the tree like a snake, completely obscuring his body.

"Ahhh...a ghost!!!" Xiaosi's scream echoed through the forest, almost deafening Yao Xingji.

"..." Yao Xingji really wanted to rush over, straighten the snake, and beat it up.

Seeing Yaoxing's extremely unpleasant expression, Orochimaru smiled with satisfaction.

You little brat, I can handle a brat like you.

On the way back, Koji kept a wary eye on Orochimaru, looking fearful and apprehensive, as if afraid that Orochimaru would suddenly turn into a snake and crawl over to bite him.

And so, an unsettling night passed.

The next morning, Orochimaru went back to Konoha first.

Meanwhile, Yakusei and Koji pretended to be on vacation and actually spent the whole day at Satomi Hill Villa, only returning to Konoha in the afternoon.

As the sun sets, its blood-red rays illuminate two small, thin figures.

"I thought I was leaving this place forever, but I never expected to be back after just one day," Koji said, looking at the gates of Konoha.

He was prepared to flee to the ends of the earth with Yao Xingji, but he returned the very next day, leaving everyone feeling bewildered.

"I didn't expect that either," Yao Xingji said softly.

The two slowly walked into Konoha. No one paid much attention to the two children. It seemed that everything that happened last night had nothing to do with them, and no one even noticed that they had left Konoha last night.

The only one who might feel angry is Danzo.

At the root of his power, another great general has been lost: Aburame Ryoma has gone missing!

This was one of his most loyal subordinates, and he had disappeared silently into the forest. Danzo could not accept this.

What bothered him even more was that he seemed to have truly been cursed by Ming Shiyin.

Ever since Ming Shiyin predicted that he would never get what he wanted, he has indeed failed in many things he has done, and almost everything he does is impossible to achieve, as if he has been cursed.

Orochimaru suggested that he could find a sorcerer to exorcise Danzo, but Danzo temporarily rejected the suggestion.

"Hey, isn't this the kid who helped me treat my injuries a couple of days ago? I didn't expect to run into you here!"

As Yao Xingji and Xiao Si were walking home, they were suddenly interrupted by a voice. They stopped and looked towards the street corner, where they saw four or five boys, around seven or eight years old, walking towards them.

“It’s you.” Yao Xingji frowned. He vaguely remembered treating these children’s external injuries when he was at the Konoha Hospital.

"Kono, what are you trying to do?"

Upon seeing the group of teenagers approaching, Koji's expression turned extremely unpleasant.

"Hey, isn't this our Ninja Academy's bottom-of-the-barrel trash Koji? Is this kid your brother?" One of the boys saw Koji and immediately a mocking look appeared on his face.

"Xingji is my brother, what are you trying to do?" Xiaosi's face was ugly. He wanted to run away, but he couldn't take a step. In the end, he blocked Yao Xingji's way.

"So you're not going to run away?" Kono sneered. "That's perfect. Your brother helped us treat our injuries, and ended up with such a big scar. We can settle this score together."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people quickly surrounded Yao Xingji and Xiao Si, placing them in the center.

Clearly, these are the same people from the ninja academy who bullied Koji.