Naruto: Start by Unlocking the Power of Death

As for Ye Yi, he could only use some herbs to cover up the smell. These herbs were made from the herbs he and Kai had searched for in the Forest of Death.

Before heading to the Death Forest, he had made full preparations so as not to leave any trace.

"Indeed, he is extremely cautious..." The Fourth Generation frowned when he heard this, but it was also within his expectations.

The other party also specially dealt with the traces left after the battle. It was obvious that they were very cautious. Naturally, they would not be careless enough to leave a traceable clue like smell in the scene...

However, this behavior made the fourth generation more vigilant.

At this time, an Anbu came up to the Fourth Hokage, saluted and reported to him: "Fourth Hokage, we found kunai and shurikens scattered around, but we didn't find any useful clues from them. Judging from the forging style, some are from our Konoha, and some are from other ninja villages..."

"Really? I understand. Let me take him back and let the intelligence team investigate carefully." The fourth generation just nodded when he heard it, without any surprise.

After knowing that no useful clues were found, the Fourth Generation simply asked some Anbu to continue investigating, and then he left in a flash.

Later, ninjas with excellent perception will come to investigate carefully and will not miss any clues. As for whether useful things can be found, it all depends on luck.

However, the fourth generation did not have any hope for this. The people fighting here were too cautious!

The Fourth Hokage had more important things to do. Because of this emergency, he needed to hold a high-level meeting of Konoha.

This matter is of great importance and we must be vigilant.

Before knowing whether the people who broke out in the fight here are enemies or friends, Konoha must be under martial law, and no one can threaten the village...

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On the other side, Ye Yi had already walked away from there for some distance. After finding that no one was following him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I had prepared some odor-masking drugs beforehand and was well prepared, otherwise, if I were caught up, it would be quite a hassle.

Now my chakra is almost exhausted. If I am caught by the Anbu at this time, whether I can escape successfully is still a question...

"I must return to the village as soon as possible..." Yoruichi thought to himself. With something like this happening near the village, Konoha will definitely impose martial law on the village. I must return to the village as soon as possible...

Before, Yoruichi had thought about leaving a shadow clone in Konoha, but when he thought about facing Orochimaru, he did not do so.

Shadow clones need to split their chakra. My own chakra is not much, so it is impossible for me to split a shadow clone and wait in the village. This is undoubtedly a suicidal act...

If the village investigates and finds that I am not in the village at this time, the higher-ups will definitely become suspicious, so this is something that must be taken into consideration.

'It seems that in order to be more free in the future, I need to work harder on my clone. I will definitely have to leave the village more often in the future, and any of my actions must be concealed. Leaving behind a shadow clone will prevent people from suspecting me...' After this incident, Ye Yi had a lot more thoughts in his mind.

In the future, I will need to find the chakra source of the [Hollow Mask], or do other things, so I will definitely have to leave the village many times.

Therefore, I need a clone to cover myself, so that it will be more convenient for me to act in the future.

Ordinary ninjas are not allowed to leave the village at will without the approval of the top leaders, or if they have a mission to leave the village. No matter what your reason is, if you leave without saying goodbye, you will be treated as a traitor!

Not everyone can leave the village at will like Jiraiya and Tsunade without being regarded as a traitor.

This is their privilege...

Therefore, the clone is the best cover. Even the Byakugan, Sharingan, and sensory ninjas cannot tell the difference between the clone and the original body!

However, clones have their drawbacks. Although they cannot be detected as clones through perception, they will disappear directly if attacked or hurt. The chakra left in the clone will also disappear when it is exhausted!

Moreover, the clone cannot gather chakra on its own, so as time goes by, the amount of chakra will become less and less. As long as time goes by, it will be detected...

"But what should we do with this guy?" Ye Yi looked at the little white snake in his hand. He needed to return to the village as soon as possible. There were too many variables and he could not afford to delay any longer.

And there is an even more troublesome guy on his hands...

Ye Yi stared at the little white snake, and all kinds of thoughts came to his mind: "Kill it? But this time there will be almost no gain..."

killed?

No, Orochimaru is very useful!

He has many things he wants in his hands, and he can't let go of such a good opportunity this time...

But if I don't kill him, I need to return to the village quickly and I don't have time to deal with Orochimaru's affairs...

Taking Orochimaru back to the village is definitely not feasible, and Yoruichi is not confident that she can keep him imprisoned forever.

It is possible now because the chakra in Orochimaru's body has been exhausted, and he is like an ordinary little snake.

However, if Orochimaru is given some time and his chakra is restored a little, he can easily break free of his restraints.

Ye Yi is not an indecisive person, but he is indeed a little troubled at the moment.

"Let's talk first. If Orochimaru doesn't know what's good for him, then I'll have to kill him!" Yoruichi made up his mind and looked at the little white snake.

Chapter 56: Conversation with Orochimaru

On this side, when Orochimaru found that he could not break free from Yoruichi's seal, he gave up and did not continue to struggle. He just stared at Yoruichi with his golden vertical pupils. There was no fear or terror in his eyes. He still looked at him with interest.

It seemed as if he had no worries at all about his current situation.

Even though life and death are in Yoruichi's hands, Orochimaru remains calm and composed at this moment.

It’s not because he is not afraid of death, but because he has a backup plan. Even if he “dies” here, he will not really die. He has left some arrangements somewhere. As long as he is given a certain amount of time, he will “resurrect” and come back again.

Although he didn't want to die here and it was a waste of his time, the threat of death was not a big deal to him...

Moreover, Orochimaru has become more interested in Yoruichi. Yoruichi's strength is beyond his imagination. Not only does she possess powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu, but the last attack also surprised him extremely.

Even his triple Rashomon was shattered, and the psychic Manjusri was also severely injured by the blow. He also exhausted all the chakra in his body while resisting the aftermath.

Such a strong man, you say he is just a special jonin?

Don't be kidding, even the current three generations of old men don't necessarily have this kind of strength!

Such a person, if not unknown before, was certainly not well-known, so it is hard not to arouse suspicion!

He built a laboratory in the Forest of Death and is suspected to have some kind of tailed beast chakra in his body, which is powerful enough to defeat him.

This Hyuga branch, Hyuga Yoruichi...what is he hiding?

How many secrets does he have?

These are all things that Orochimaru is interested in!

When Orochimaru saw Yoruichi looking at him, he spit out a long snake tongue, his voice still playful without a trace of fear: "Yuruichi-kun, you really surprised me..."

Yoruichi grinned, "Lord Orochimaru really deserves to be one of the famous three ninjas in the ninja world. Even in this situation, he is still calm and composed. This calmness doesn't seem like a prisoner whose life is controlled by others!"

"Prisoners? Hehehe, I didn't expect that I would be defeated by a Hyuga branch." Orochimaru laughed playfully and emphasized the Hyuga branch's tone!

A branch of the Hyuga clan actually possesses such strength. Tsk, tsk, this is really an interesting thing...

You know, the position of the Hyuga branch family in Konoha is very embarrassing. Their lives are controlled by the main family, and they are restricted for their entire lives. The caged bird curse makes the members of the Hyuga branch family like birds in a cage, and their life and death are not in their own control!

Just like myself now...

"Life and death are in the hands of others... Caged Bird Curse..." As if he had thought of a key point, Orochimaru licked his lips and had a vague guess in his mind.

The reason why Yoruichi built the laboratory, the reason why he hid his strength...

It is very likely that because of the caged bird curse on his body, his life is controlled by others. He cannot show too much strength because he will be feared by the clan, so he can only choose to hide!

The reason for building the laboratory is to try to break the caged bird curse that controls their life and death!

The chakra fluctuations that are suspected to be from the tailed beasts are probably some attempts by Hinata Yoruichi!!

As if he had found the reason, Orochimaru's mind suddenly became clear!

Yoruichi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Orochimaru's fearless performance, many thoughts flashed through his mind: 'It seems that Orochimaru really has a backup plan, and he is not afraid of dying here at all...'

Yoruichi continued, "Lord Orochimaru must know what I am thinking. There has been a great battle near the village, and the village will definitely be under martial law. I must go back as soon as possible. So, what do you think I should do with you?"

Yoruichi spoke calmly, as if he was telling a trivial matter.

Orochimaru looked at Yoruichi with his snake eyes and said calmly, "I have almost no power to resist now. It would be easy for Yoruichi-kun to kill me. How can you, who can survive the battlefield, be merciful? You will not show mercy to me just because I am one of the three ninjas of Konoha. So...Yuroichi-kun, do you have any purpose in not killing me?"

Hinata Yoruichi is a ninja who survived the battlefield. It is impossible for someone who can survive the battlefield to be merciful!

Through previous fights, he also discovered that Hyuga Yoruichi was a decisive person. In the short time that he was sealed and captured by him, he had already felt Yoruichi's murderous intent several times!

The fact that he could show murderous intent towards him meant that his identity as a Sannin did not have much deterrent power in Yoruichi's heart!

Therefore, although Yoruichi showed murderous intent towards him several times, he did not kill him. It was definitely not because he was concerned that he was a ninja of Konoha or one of the three people of Konoha, so he showed mercy!

After all, showing mercy to a hostile enemy is something that no one except the Virgin Mary would do!

Is Ye Yi a saint?

Judging from the decisiveness shown by Ye Yi, he is definitely not that kind of person!

Since this is not the reason, then... there must be something else!

Is Orochimaru's purpose in trying to get Yoruichi to reveal what he thought was the same as he guessed...

Yoruichi's eyes flashed, and he grinned and said, "I think Lord Orochimaru has some guesses in his mind..."

"Then I'll be frank with you. You should know the fate of our Hyuga branch, right? The caged bird curse seal... life and death are controlled by others. This is something that no one can accept! Just like Lord Orochimaru now..." Yoruichi grinned and reminded him.

He continued, "I don't have the confidence that Lord Orochimaru has. You are not afraid that I will kill you, so you must have left a lot of tricks up your sleeve, right? You firmly believe that even if I kill you here, you will not really die. Lord Orochimaru is one of the three ninjas, so he naturally has some forbidden ninjutsu that I don't understand. Your confidence should come from this..."

Orochimaru listened without saying anything, but there was a strange look in his eyes. This kid...

Yoruichi used his Observation Haki to observe Orochimaru's expression at this time, but because it was a small snake, Yoruichi could not see anything. Moreover, as an experienced ninja, Orochimaru would not show any flaws on his face. He continued: "But even if Lord Orochimaru can be "resurrected" again, the price he needs to pay should not be small, right? Although I am not very clear about this forbidden technique, it is impossible that there is no price, right?"

Yoruichi's tone was very confident, and it was obvious that he knew a lot about him. Orochimaru was a little confused. Many of his forbidden techniques and secret techniques were successfully experimented in secret, and even his own teacher, the third generation, didn't know. But why could this guy be so confident?

Orochimaru suppressed his doubts and nodded slightly, "So, Yoruichi-kun, do you have anything to say?"

Ye Yiyi smiled: "Lord Orochimaru, make a deal with me..."

Chapter 57 Trading

"Sure enough..." After hearing what Yoruichi said, Orochimaru understood, as expected, and then revealed a playful smile: "Deal?"

"Yes, it's a deal." Ye nodded, then looked at Orochimaru and smiled: "I think Lord Orochimaru doesn't want to die here, right?"

Although he was smiling, his tone was so dangerous!

Hearing this, Orochimaru licked his lips and said, "Are you going to trade my life for this? Yoruichi-kun is really dangerous..."

"No, the one who is really in danger is Lord Orochimaru, right? He is not even afraid of death!" Yoruichi grinned, revealing an inexplicable smile: "Besides, this deal is beneficial to both you and me, isn't it? Lord Orochimaru..."

"Hehehe... It seems that this encounter with Yoruichi-kun was not accidental. Did you notice it a long time ago?" At this time, Orochimaru also understood a little. This time, it seemed that he had targeted Hinata Yoruichi.

But from another perspective, it seems that Hinata Yoruichi is targeting him.

Judging from what Hinata Yoruichi said, he should know a lot about me, even knowing that I can be resurrected from the dead...

Is it judged by his tone and expression?

No, that was impossible, as he was a Sannin, he had undergone special training.

He was confident that his tone and facial expressions would not reveal any flaws!

But Hinata Yoruichi was very sure that even if he died here, he could be resurrected, and he even knew the price he had to pay!

It was obvious that Hinata Yoruichi had known about him for a long time, and even... had been secretly keeping an eye on him!

"It's really an interesting branch of Hyuga... Jie Jie..." Orochimaru whispered in his heart, connecting many clues, and came to such a conclusion.

Yoruichi just smiled and didn't give a direct answer: "To be honest, I don't want to be known as the one who killed the three ninjas. It will give me a headache..."

Orochimaru said in a hoarse voice: "I don't think so, Yoruichi-kun, you are someone that I am afraid of..."

Orochimaru was not joking when he said this. Knowing Yoruichi's strength, he was indeed a little afraid of her.

A person who is good at disguising himself, is decisive and fierce, and has amazing courage cannot be a good person!

"Master Orochimaru was just joking, compared to you, I still lack something..." Ye Yi said politely, then moved his eyes down, looking at Orochimaru who was imprisoned in his hand, waiting for Orochimaru to make a decision , if you disagree, Ye Yi will kill Orochimaru without hesitation! !

Orochimaru saw what Yoruichi was thinking and nodded, "So... what do you want from me, Yoruichi-kun? If it's to help you remove the caged bird curse, I'm sorry I can't help you!"

Orochimaru is interested in various secret techniques, ninjutsu, and sealing techniques. He has also secretly studied the bird in the cage and knows some of the situations of the bird in the cage...

This kind of curse seal is engraved deep in the soul, like some kind of special restriction, which locks the soul and has a close connection with the soul!

The Byakugan of the Hyuga branch, after being engraved with the caged bird curse, will also be missing a corner and not round enough because the soul is locked. This lack of soul is reflected in the blind spot of the Hyuga branch's perspective!

Orochimaru has studied the soul and is quite proficient in some aspects. He can even cut his own soul, but he still has no way to deal with the caged bird curse.

He secretly captured some Hyuga branches to test whether he could break the caged bird curse, but he failed every time. The result of failure was naturally the death of those Hyuga branches...

As for the caged bird curse, he only knew the general idea and had no idea of ​​the specific principle...

If Yoruichi's deal was for him to help break the caged bird, then he was sorry he couldn't do anything about it.