Hikaru Hokage

"I won't join them!"

Terumi Mei replied firmly.

He was obviously just a pervert, so why did he suddenly speak to her in such a heavy tone?

"What about you? If your Third Hokage was still alive, would you also convince him not to sell Mikoto's son to our Kirigakure Village?"

"will not."

Hino Hikaru shook his head decisively.

"Humph, I know you are not a good person..."

Seeing Hino Hikaru shaking her head without thinking, Terumi Mei couldn't help but want to be angry.

Just step on a few boats and don’t even let go of your own teacher.

Sister Xiaonan is really blind to fall in love with such a man.

"When facing someone like the Third Hokage, I usually choose to kill him instead of wasting my breath."

"you……"

Terumi Mei didn't expect Hino Hikaru to say that suddenly.

Is this guy serious about killing a village of shadows, or is he joking?

"But I think your Fourth Mizukage can still be saved. There is no need to go as extreme as killing him directly."

"Am I extreme? It's obviously you..."

"By the way, since you have eaten and drank enough today, remember to contribute tomorrow."

"You don't need to say it!"

Even if it was to repay the favor of today's meal, she, Terumi Mei, would take action.

Not to mention now knowing the truth about Konoha and Kirikage's previous trade for the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

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The art of psychic!

"It's almost time to leave here today, so I'd like to trouble you to keep watch here for the last time."

A puff of white smoke drifted past.

Orochimaru channeled a three-headed giant snake.

"If we stay any longer, the ninja who comes will probably not be ANBU, but that guy."

The figure of a white-haired man appeared in Orochimaru's mind.

He could vaguely feel that Jiraiya might be coming to find him soon.

"Although his strength certainly can't stop me, he is still a difficult guy."

"Teacher, everything in the laboratory has been cleaned up."

Just as Orochimaru was muttering to himself about the discovery of the three-headed snake, Anko and several ninjas who followed Orochimaru with her appeared nearby with a bunch of scrolls.

"How is Itachi Uchiha?"

"He's not awake yet, but his condition has stabilized."

Anko touched the curse mark on her neck.

Although he also has the Heaven's Curse Seal on his body, the curse seal planted by Orochimaru the day before yesterday on Uchiha Itachi is the most perfect Heaven's Curse Seal.

"To be able to survive the Heavenly Curse Seal at such a young age, the bloodline of the Uchiha clan is indeed excellent enough."

Orochimaru couldn't help but praise.

"Let's go, let's get out of here when he wakes up."

"Yes!"

Looking at Orochimaru's back as he walked into the cave, Anko was hesitant to speak, but in the end she couldn't say anything.

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Chapter 1: Is it enough to just hold it?

Early the next morning, Hino Hikaru and others had arrived near the location of Orochimaru recorded in the mission information.

"The opponent is Orochimaru. He knows all the ninjutsu that the Third Hokage knew. He also knows the ninjutsu that the Third Hokage doesn't know, so he still has to be careful."

"He is especially good at disguise, substitution, and life-saving, so no matter how many times he dies in front of us, you must remain vigilant."

"and also……"

Hino Hikaru focused his gaze forward.

"There is a perception barrier ahead."

Kushina told the situation on behalf of Hino Hikaru.

At the same time, I also lamented in my heart Hino Hikari's growth in the sealing technique.

If this continues, soon she, the teacher, may really have nothing to teach him.

"No, it's not an ordinary perception barrier, it should be a trap."

"So we need one person to go explore the way."

Hino Hikaru set his sights on Terumi Mei, who was a "foreign villager".

"trap?"

In Terumi Mei's field of vision, there was an open field with nothing in front of her.

It was completely different from the secret base and lair she had imagined.

"Wait...you want me to go ahead alone to explore the road?"

This is Orochimaru's territory.

Orochimaru who killed the Third Hokage...

Who knows how much danger there is, but now she is allowed to go alone?

Isn't it obvious that a beautiful young girl like her is being used as a human shield?

So, what Hikaru Hino said before was not a joke?

"You said before that you would help us deal with Orochimaru, but now you plan to go back on your word?"

"I……"

Terumi Mei glared at Hino Hikari hatefully.

"Go and go!"

You can't back down from this guy.

Isn't it a trap?

As long as it's not buried with a lot of detonating symbols...that's fine...

She didn't want to be burned and disfigured by the detonating talisman like the Fourth Mizukage.

It would be better to just die!

"Is it really okay to let her walk in front alone?"

Kushina could sense that there were many strong malices ahead.

This shouldn't be a simple trap.

"Don't worry, she won't die."

Hino Hikaru glanced at Terumi Mei, who was almost approaching the barrier in front.

This distance is still within reach of his telekinesis.

and……

While Kushina's attention was also on Terumi Mei, Hino Hikaru quietly took a step back and came to Uchiha Mikoto, who also had worries in her eyes.

"hug me."

Hino Hikaru lowered his voice and ordered the lady beside him.

"Yes……"

Sure enough... Brother Hino needs... me... to use my body to improve his strength.

After Uchiha Mikoto was briefly stunned, she quickly followed Hino Hikaru's instructions and hugged the other person's body.

The familiar, warm breath swept through her body again.

"Is it okay to just hold it?"

Uchiha Mikoto had already made preparations before setting off on the mission.

She remembered that last time she had to...

"enough."

Hino Hikaru stopped Uchiha Mikoto from further actions.

Hugging him is enough to increase some of his abilities.

Although there was only an empty open space in front of him, Hino Hikaru could clearly see the intricate tunnels and rooms beneath the surface with his increased perspective ability.

"Um……"

Uchiha Mikoto suddenly felt a little lost for some reason.

But soon, she realized that there was something wrong with her own thinking.

Everything she and he did was just to save Itachi, for the mission, and they had no other intentions at all.

How can you have random thoughts?

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"found it……"

The ground in front of him was full of complicated cave passages, but Hino Hikaru could see all of them clearly.

The location of Orochimaru, the location of Uchiha Itachi, and the fastest route to that location...

Now he has it all in his mind.

Bang!

At the same time, Terumi Mei, who was walking at the forefront to explore the path, also triggered Orochimaru's mechanism to stay here.

"It's indeed a trigger trap, and it's..."

Kushina's eyes flashed with solemnity.

Bursts of white smoke rose into the sky like clouds in the open space, and then followed by huge and terrifying pythons.

The largest and most dangerous-looking of them all was a three-headed python.

There were so many psychic beasts, and the most annoying snake-type psychic beasts. Although Terumi Mei had not been attacked yet, she was almost fainted by the fishy smell emanating from so many snakes.

hiss!

With the roar of the three-headed giant snake, all the psychic pythons targeted Terumi Mei who triggered the trap.

"Water escape……"

Terumi Mei, who was surrounded by pythons, wanted to form a seal to sweep away the python in front of her. However, in desperation, not only was the ninjutsu not released, but her body was also covered by a giant snake that burrowed into the soil beneath her at some unknown time. The python was lifted up and flew into the air.

"what!"

Terumi Mei, who was hit and thrown high in the air, could only watch as the three-headed snake's bloody mouth bit down on the top of her head.

"Oops……"

Kushina wanted to use the giant chakra hand in Nine-tails chakra mode to pull back Terumi Mei, who was about to be swallowed by the snake's mouth, but Hino Hikaru was faster than her.