Yes, the Hokage!

Feng Lan didn't hear the last sentence clearly because Shui Men drank another cup and passed out drunk at the table.

"Sorry, Minato." Although Feng Lan had also had a few drinks, his expression remained normal, because Minato was the only one drinking after that. "I'm about to do something very Danzo-like."

He picked up the Fourth Hokage's cloak and draped it over Minato, then pushed open the office door, glanced at Itachi Uchiha waiting outside, and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

"Lord Fenglan, it's no problem to gather the Uchiha people at the time you mentioned, but... what are you planning to do?" Itachi's face showed obvious worry.

"You'll all know when I show up." Feng Lan chuckled, flicked Itachi on the head, and shoved a kunai imbued with a spell into his hand. "Go now."

"Yes……"

Although he wanted to continue asking questions, Itachi knew he was a subordinate and could only obey orders and leave. Fenglan, on the other hand, sorted out his thoughts and immediately set off for Orochimaru's base.

……

The scene then cuts back to Orochimaru's base.

"You dare to say that, you Uchiha brat."

Hearing Shisui say that, Orochimaru's arrogance surged up. He was a legendary Sannin, already famous during the Second Shinobi World War, when you, a little kid, weren't even born yet!

So what if she's the strongest Uchiha? Orochimaru's skills aren't to be underestimated!

“Even a young eagle is not something a snake crawling on the ground can covet.” Shisui coldly retorted. He was usually a rather low-key and humble person, but now that he knew that the eye on Danzo was related to Orochimaru, even the most humble and polite person couldn’t help but feel a little irritated.

Besides, Shisui was, after all, an Uchiha, the Uchiha known for his madness and mental illness. Even if he didn't have arrogance, he still had pride. Now, facing a scoundrel like Orochimaru, his pride was finally fully unleashed.

A moment of silence fell, neither side making any further moves, but a chilling killing intent began to permeate the air.

"Lin!"

Kakashi, who had already been promoted to Jonin, keenly sensed that something was wrong and quickly shielded his comrades behind him. Rin, however, was still just a young Chunin, and no matter how strong she was, she was somewhat at a loss when faced with this situation.

They couldn't offer much help in a battle against a Kage-level opponent.

Just as the situation was about to escalate, the base gate was suddenly pushed open, and Feng Lan walked in, greeting everyone enthusiastically: "Hey everyone, thank you for your hard work!"

The tense and murderous atmosphere was subtly diluted. Shisui was naturally unwilling to make a move immediately upon seeing Fenglan arrive, while Orochimaru was still wary of Shisui and unwilling to rashly turn against him.

After all, Shisui's reputation for Body Flicker is too great. Although he is not as powerful as Minato, who could make people abandon their missions and run away when they encounter him, he is still someone who can scare away a group of experts just by appearing. Orochimaru asked himself honestly that he could not do that.

Moreover, he was obsessed with the Sharingan and had done a lot of research on it. He vaguely felt that Uchiha Shisui might have already awakened the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan, which not only greatly increased his eye power but also gave him his own unique special power.

Each power of the kaleidoscope is extremely deadly.

"Shisui, thank you for protecting Obito." Fenglan casually strolled around the group, seemingly unaware of how subtle the atmosphere was, and handed over a plastic bag. "Here, rice ball."

"Thank you, Lord Fenglan."

Shisui was indeed a little hungry. For the past three days, he had been guarding Obito without moving an inch, and had only drunk some water that Rin had brought him and eaten a few ration pills. Now that it was his superior, Fenglan, who was offering him food, he naturally did not stand on ceremony.

"And Orochimaru-sama, you've worked hard too. It's all thanks to you that Obito was able to stand up again and become a ninja."

Looking at Feng Lan's smiling face, Orochimaru really wanted to slap him in the face with Hidden Shadow Snake Hand. Damn it, we agreed that nothing would happen as long as Obito was okay! I was diligently conducting experiments and observing data while injecting Hashirama cells, afraid that injecting too much would kill this kid. And you, you turn around and tell the Third Hokage about the Kagami incident?

He originally thought he was shameless enough, but now he realized that there's always someone better, and Feng Lan is even more shameless.

To make matters worse, Fenglan added fuel to the fire: "Obito will become the first ninja in Konoha to possess both the Senju and Uchiha powers after he wakes up. I'm really looking forward to his future... He might even become the Fifth Hokage."

The boastful and tempting tone was as if to say, "If you don't act now, you'll miss your chance."

“Feng Lan…” Even Orochimaru, who was usually very patient, couldn’t hold back any longer. “If you have nothing else to do, please leave. I need to continue observing the situation.”

He was afraid that if he kept watching this kid loitering around, he would be unable to resist spitting out his grass sword.

"understand."

Seeing that Orochimaru's pale face had turned red with anger, Feng Lan knew that he had done enough and immediately made a hasty retreat.

Before leaving, however, he came to Kakashi and Rin and said, "You two should go back too. Your bodies won't be able to take it after staying up for so long."

Kakashi hurriedly said, "Lord Fenglan..."

He tried to tell the other party that Orochimaru had almost attacked, but Feng Lan interrupted him seriously, saying, "You two just need to decide whether you want to leave with me now."

“We…” Kakashi hesitated for a moment, “Rin, you go back, I’ll stay here.”

Orochimaru has designs on Obito; how could he just leave like this?

“No.” Lin, of course, could not agree and said firmly, “I’m staying here too.”

"Sigh!" Although everything was proceeding according to Feng Lan's plan, and the two people's reactions were exactly what he had expected, Feng Lan felt a sense of loss for no reason. He reached out and patted the two people's shoulders, leaving a peculiar spell on them without making a sound. "Since that's the case, I won't say anything more. Take good care of the things Miss Jingyin gave you."

After saying that, he quickly composed himself and strode out.

These little ninjas are all so loyal and righteous; compared to them... I'm such a jerk.

After leaving the base, Fenglan immediately called out to Itachi, who was waiting outside: "Call everyone over, tonight we're going to...catch snakes."

Chapter 25 The Birth of the Kaleidoscope

Although a fight hadn't broken out yet due to Feng Lan's intrusion, Shisui remained vigilant, keeping a close eye on Orochimaru. However, as time went on, he gradually sensed something was amiss.

Why is my body starting to feel numb? Why am I feeling an overwhelming drowsiness? Why... is my chakra gradually weakening?

Orochimaru has made his move!

He suddenly widened his eyes and reached for the knife behind his back, but ultimately, due to his paralyzed body, he was beaten to it.

"Hidden Shadow Serpent Hand!"

Several ferocious venomous snakes suddenly emerged from Orochimaru's sleeves, coiling and biting at Shisui. Because he was a fraction of a second slower, even though Shisui dodged, he was still bitten on the arm by one of them.

"Swish!"

Although he immediately drew his knife and cut the snakes in half, he was still hit by the snake and squatted on the ground in pain.

"Uchiha brat, you're still far from good enough." Orochimaru let out a smug sneer after his success. "While the Sharingan can see through tangible movements, it can't detect invisible poison gas, can it? This is a treasured artifact I use to grant myself immortality. You should feel honored to have it used on you!"

The treasure he injected into himself was actually the body fluid of the White Phosphorus Serpent, which would turn into a colorless and odorless, extremely numbing toxin upon contact with air. As the saying goes, if you study math, physics, and chemistry well, you can go anywhere in the world without fear. Shisui was too confident in his Sharingan and, without realizing it, suffered a great loss due to his sense of taste.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A cold glint flashed in Shisui's eyes, and he immediately decided to take care of Orochimaru before he was completely paralyzed. He formed hand seals, and a large ball of orange-yellow fireball shot out from his mouth, hurtling towards the enemy.

"A trivial skill!"

Orochimaru didn't confront him directly. Instead, he transformed his lower body into a snake tail and swam quickly towards the culture tank.

Although he wasn't against Shisui's Sharingan, he knew that time was of the essence. Even if Shisui was poisoned, it would take him some time to take him down. Besides, Shisui was a master of illusion. If he attacked him and fell into an illusion, he might be able to turn the tables on Shisui.

If we get caught up in a moment of impulsiveness here, everything will be over if we get blocked. It's better to grab Obito and run away as soon as possible.

Besides, Uchiha Shisui was a war hero after all. If I really did something to him here, the Third Hokage would really go berserk. Orochimaru hadn't yet achieved immortality, and the Third Hokage wasn't that old yet. He was still somewhat intimidated by his teacher.

"Don't even think about it!"

Shisui moved his wrist again: "Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Claw Red!"

Several small flames scattered and hurled at Orochimaru, blocking all his paths of advance. If he tried to disperse the flames, there were also shurikens hidden in the flames that could catch him off guard.

Orochimaru, however, didn't care about anything and let the flames hit him. His greatest advantage was his resilience; his recovery ability was amazing, and changing bodies was as easy as eating and drinking.

Therefore, his plan was meticulously crafted. First, he used poison gas to paralyze Shisui and limit his speed. Then, he didn't even look into Shisui's eyes, rendering his most proficient illusion technique useless. Finally, he used his powerful regenerative ability to directly steal Obito and escape.

Orochimaru rushed into the area covered by the red claws of the balsam flower in an instant. Shisui's ninjutsu was extremely powerful, and he was instantly blasted to pieces, with several places pierced by shuriken. For a ninja with high attack and low defense, who could be fatal even by being stabbed by a kunai, this was already a serious injury.

"Haa!"

However, Orochimaru suddenly opened his mouth, and his huge mouth split into an inhuman obtuse angle. Another Orochimaru, soaking wet, crawled out of it and continued to fly towards the culture tank in a serpentine manner.

This is Orochimaru's signature substitution technique. It feels completely out of place in Naruto; it's like it came from a horror movie set. Even the Slit-Mouthed Woman would have to admit defeat in front of him.

But it must be said that while it was truly disgusting, it was also incredibly useful. Orochimaru was able to get rid of his battered body and "reborn" through shedding his skin, continuing to do whatever he needed to do.

The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of chakra, but Orochimaru's Kage-level strength allows him to use it many times.

"what?!"

When Shisui first saw this move, he was stunned. Although he was a veteran of countless battles, Orochimaru's technique was clearly beyond the realm of humanity.

His chosen tactics were not wrong, but his opponent was utterly ruthless. In the time it took to use two ninjutsu, Orochimaru had already approached the cultivation tank, his face filled with greed and ambition as he reached out his hand: "Ah, my future... lies in this child!"

"Chidori!"

Kakashi and Rin were far from Shisui and had not yet been affected by the poison gas. How could they just watch Obito be taken away? Kakashi immediately used his strongest ninjutsu to rush forward, while Rin threw several kunai with explosive tags on them in an attempt to force them back.

"It's an eyesore!"

But how could these two children possibly fight Orochimaru? In just one exchange, Kakashi's Chidori was sent flying by a tail before it even touched Orochimaru, and his kunai was blown away by a casually thrown wind release, posing no threat whatsoever.

"Obito!"

Seeing that Orochimaru's hand was already on the culture tank, Rin gritted her teeth and, even though her body was trembling with fear, rushed over and hugged the other end of the culture tank with a firm determination on her face.

Despite being no match for her opponent in strength, she refused to let go, and even when bitten by Orochimaru's Hidden Shadow Snake Hand, she did not yield an inch.

"court death!"

Orochimaru was extremely anxious at this moment, because one of the kunai he had casually blown away had stuck in the ceiling, and the explosive tag on it had detonated, causing half of the ceiling to collapse.

This huge noise will definitely attract the attention of the ANBU. If I don't run away quickly, I won't be able to leave once Minato Namikaze arrives!

His eyes flashed with murderous intent, his hands were holding the culture tank, but his mouth was still free, so he suddenly used his signature move that netizens had been criticizing for a long time: "I spit out snakes and swords!"

He opened his mouth, and a large, dark brown snake emerged from his throat. Then, the snake opened its mouth again and spat out an extremely sharp sword, which pierced directly through the girl's body!

"Lin!"

Kakashi and Shisui roared at the same time, but their voices were completely suppressed by the third voice.

"Lin!"

A heart-wrenching roar came from inside the culture tank, followed by an ominous crackling sound, as an object encased in culture medium and wood surged violently.

"This brat... he actually woke up at a time like this?!"

Orochimaru was startled, but in that half-second of surprise, the tree branches in the cultivation tank suddenly grew wildly, shattering the outer shell containing multiple sealing techniques!

The mass of flesh lunged forward with a beast-like expression and roar; it was Obito. Countless tiny wood fibers emerged from beneath his skin, intertwining, tangling, and growing...

He punched Orochimaru right in the face!

The punch was so powerful that Orochimaru was sent flying with a comical facial expression. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't just his fist; a wooden stick was also sticking out of his cheek.

While Orochimaru was still in mid-air, Obito formed a hand seal, and the wooden stick bloomed like a flower, piercing outward from inside Orochimaru's brain. Countless sharp wooden sticks spread from his head to his chest, neck, thighs... covering his entire body, turning him into a hedgehog.