The genius of Naruto is a bit ordinary.

"........."

Even Xia Li, after hearing what Yuta Washi Hongdou said, didn't react for a while. When he finally reacted, he just looked at Yuta Washi Hongdou speechlessly.

"I already have a fiancée." Xia Li reminded.

"Well, there's a saying that domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers~" Mitarashi Anko continued to joke.

"Even if this is true, I probably won't look for you." Xia Li complained.

"What do you mean by this!?" Immediately, Mitarashi Anko's eyes widened. She was originally joking, but now Xia Li's words had obviously risen to another level. The other party looked down on her? !

"It's just the literal meaning." Xia Li said casually. To be honest, if Xia Li really wanted to do that...

Xia Li couldn't help but look at Mitarashi Anko. She had a carefree personality and the fishnet outfit was indeed quite interesting, but she was not actually his type.

As expected, he still prefers Xiaonan's temperament, cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Moreover, with Nagato in hand, it would obviously be easier for Konan to take advantage of him, but... Xia Li had no interest in doing so.

Of course Xia Li knew that Yutarai Anko was joking, but he still felt that Yutarai Anko was really aggressive. She actually dared to joke with her biggest boss. Wasn't she afraid that he would be angry?

However, Mitarashi Anko's carefree and eccentric personality is pretty much the same as what he had in mind.

At this time, Mitarashi Anko glared at Xia Li. Even if he was his superior, he should not bully others like this.

She is usually not serious, but she is not so serious that she can't really tell the difference between formal occasions. It's just that her current state does not seem very formal.

After all, this was a separate meeting room. Not only did the other party call her over, but they even asked Sasuke to guard the door. How could she not think too much?

Of course, she also knew that this possibility was not high.

"Okay, Red Bean, is the mark that Orochimaru left on you still there?" Xia Li no longer wanted to continue arguing with the other party, so he asked.

"Yes." Mitarashi Anko was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the other party called her over because of Orochimaru's mark. After she realized what was going on, she answered.

"I will help you remove Orochimaru's mark now, do you agree?" Xia Li asked as usual.

Suddenly, Mitarashi Anko opened her eyes wide, looked at Xia Li and asked, "Can this curse really be broken?"

"Of course it can be solved." Xia Li nodded and said to himself, in fact, it could have been solved a few years ago. After all, he helped Sasuke solve it, and it was a more difficult transformation.

Therefore, if it is just a matter of lifting it, then it would naturally be the easiest thing.

The reason why he didn't help Mitarashi Anko to remove the curse was naturally because... he also needed Mitarashi Anko to keep the curse, or to be more precise, to retain the mental mark placed in it by Orochimaru.

Xia Li naturally didn't think of transforming Mitarashi Anko's curse seal into the same shape as Sasuke, because there was no need. With the amount of chakra Mitarashi Anko had, even if she transformed into that shape, the other party would not be able to use the Sage Mode.

If Mitarashi Anko really has the ability to use it, then Xia Li wouldn't mind helping her, but the other party obviously doesn't have this potential.

So doing this is a typical thankless task and has no meaning at all.

At this time, Mitarashi Anko touched the place where the curse mark was on her neck, and her eyes were a little complicated for a moment. Can the curse mark that has tortured her for so long really be lifted?

Before, when the Third Hokage was still in office, they tried to find a way to lift the curse, but they failed. In the end, they could only seal the curse by using a sealing method.

And now, Xia Li actually said that he could remove the curse!

"...You're not really into me, are you?" Yutarashi Anko couldn't help but say as she looked at Xia Li.

Suddenly, Xia Li was confused. He didn't understand what was going on in Yutarashi Anko's mind. What did he mean by "he really fell in love with her?" How could it be possible? He didn't have the idea of ​​collecting stamps.

As if seeing Xia Li's confusion, Mitarashi Anko also explained, "After all, it's a bit sudden that you suddenly want to remove the curse for me."

"This is what a Hokage should do to help his employees solve their problems." Xia Li naturally would not tell Mitarashi Anko about his purpose of looking for Orochimaru, so he could only say this.

"Also, if you are so moved, you can do more tasks in the future to contribute more to the village's GDP."

Mitarashi Anko nodded and said, "Although I don't know what GDP you are talking about, Hokage-sama, I will work harder on my missions in the future!"

Mitarashi Anko made a decision. At worst, she would just have to reduce the time she spent eating the meatballs.

Xia Li naturally didn't know that his casual words really changed the other person's fate of becoming a fat aunt...

After all, with a carefree personality like Mitarashi Anko, once she really decides to do something, she will really carry it out seriously!

In the end, Mitarashi Anko naturally agreed to let Xia Li help her get rid of the curse on her neck. After all, that was the pain of her life, and she had always been thinking about how to get rid of it. Now that she had the chance, she must seize it.

Xia Li nodded, and then let Mitarashi Hongdou sit there.

"Don't you need to prepare anything else?" Mitarashi Anko was a little surprised.

"No need." Xia Li said as his fingers touched the other person's neck. Chakra surged at his fingertips, and soon, the curse seal and the surrounding sealing techniques appeared in front of Xia Li.

Xia Li looked at the seal on Mitarashi Anko's neck and was a little speechless. No wonder Mitarashi Anko was still tortured by Orochimaru's curse in the original work. It would be strange that such a simple sealing technique could completely seal Orochimaru's curse.

However, it seems that this cannot be entirely blamed on the Sealing Class. After all, not everyone is qualified to come into contact with the sealing technique of the Four Symbols Seal...

Soon, Xia Li undid the seal on Mitarashi Anko's neck, broke the curse on Orochimaru, and took out Orochimaru's mental imprint. He would need this thing to determine Orochimaru's current location.

"Okay." Xia Li said quickly.

"Is it done?" Mitarashi Anko opened her eyes wide and asked in disbelief. She was planning to spend a lot of time on it, but now the other party just touched her neck for a while and then told her that it was done?

"What else do you think?" Xia Li asked back.

Mitarashi Anko was a little speechless, and then said in shock, "As expected of you, Hokage-sama, you are so amazing!"

This compliment came from Mitarashi Anko sincerely.

"Well, now that it's done, you don't have to stay here. You also know about the Fourth Ninja World War, right? Go and get ready." Xia Li said. As a special jonin, Mitarashi Anko was naturally not present at the previous meeting.

"Yes!" Mitarashi Anko answered loudly and left.

In fact, before leaving, Yutarashi Anko wanted to tell Xia Li that if Xia Li really wanted it, she would also do it, but in the end, after thinking about it, she gave up. After all, the gap was too big. Yutarashi Anko felt that the other party probably really looked down on her...

Therefore, speaking out would only bring shame upon oneself.

However, before leaving, Mitarashi Anko couldn't help but secretly glance at Xia Li, and a thought came to her mind: except for those girls who already have lovers, probably no one else could refuse the man in front of them.

So powerful, so handsome, and so reliable...

Even many people would not dare to use this person as a template for their dream partner. Just being able to have a small part of him is enough for them to be secretly happy.

Xia Li naturally had no idea what Yutarashi Hongdou was thinking, and he had no awareness of his own attractiveness.

First of all, in terms of appearance, when he was a child, he was inferior to Sasuke, but since he completed the natural transformation, his appearance has caught up with Sasuke, and even surpassed him.

And even if he is not good-looking, it doesn’t matter. His current status and position, coupled with his strength, make him attractive enough to kill people.

The commander-in-chief of the combined forces of the five great ninja villages and the samurai, is there anyone else who can have such a position? Even the first Hokage did not reach such a level of commander-in-chief!

Xia Li has now achieved a level that no one has ever achieved before! As for whether the Six Paths Sage has achieved it, most people doubt whether the Six Paths Sage exists, so naturally they will not compare him.

No matter what, Xia Li only knew that he was already taken.

After Mitarashi Anko left, Sasuke also walked in. He probably guessed that Xia Li was going to find Orochimaru, but he didn't know what Xia Li was going to do.

"Sasuke, you should also prepare for the war. You also have tasks to perform on the battlefield, and you still have to be responsible for the work of the Anbu." Xia Li said.

"Okay." Sasuke nodded and left. He did not ask Xia Li what his purpose was in looking for Orochimaru. Since the other party wanted to look for him, he must have thought about it. He didn't need to ask more. He still had some trust in him.

Xia Li looked at Sasuke's back, sighed, and then disappeared here.

…………

When Xia Li appeared in a dark and empty palace, he couldn't help but sigh that this place really looked like Orochimaru's base.

Even now, Xia Li felt that without Orochimaru's spiritual mark, he probably still wouldn't be able to find Orochimaru's location.

Xia Li thought about it, and then saw the coffins around him. His eyes shrank, and he naturally had some guesses about what was inside these coffins. They were probably the various corpses that Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi had collected over the years...

However, this number, at a glance, is really a bit dizzying, not to mention that this is probably just the tip of the iceberg.

I can only say that they are worthy of being Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi. If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to do such a thing.

"What a rare guest! Isn't this Xia Li-kun~" At this time, Orochimaru, who was standing in front of a test bench and seemed to be doing an experiment, took off his gloves and adjusted his glasses with his pale hands.

This scene is very similar to Kabuto Yakushi.

"Are you Orochimaru or Kabuto Yakushi now?" Xia Li couldn't help but ask after seeing this scene. Although the other person's glasses were not the black-framed glasses of Kabuto Yakushi, his actions were the same as Kabuto Yakushi's.

"Hmph, Xia Li-kun, you are still too superficial. Is it meaningful to ask whether I am Orochimaru or Kabuto Yakushi?" Orochimaru looked at Xia Li and said with a smile, "As long as I can reach the pinnacle of the technique, even if I am no longer myself in the end, what does it matter?"

Xia Li was silent for a while and silently said "madman" in his heart.

"Of course I am still Orochimaru. This pair of glasses was carefully designed by me. It can help me see many things clearly during experiments." Orochimaru finally answered Xia Li's question.

"I have answered your question. So, Xia Li-kun, can you tell me what is the purpose of your coming here? This should be your last chance to find me, right? Don't tell me that you are just here to chat or that you are here to kill me?" Orochimaru said as he licked his lips with his long tongue.