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With the appearance of Uchiha Guang and his group.

The people in the Sound Village all noticed the commotion here one after another, and those who were safe began to rush over in groups.

——The entire Sound Village is only this big, about the size of a modern high school, and the total population is only about 100 people. If someone arranges a fight on the "playground", you can see it at a glance.

some of.

Karin's expression was particularly excited.

Then I saw this little red-haired girl, pulling Kimimaro and Jūgo, squeezed through the crowd, rushed to Uchiha Hikaru, looked up and shouted, "Sister Hikaru, you're back", and then looked at Esdeath and Orochimaru in the field with curiosity: "Hey, is this blue-haired sister going to fight with teacher Orochimaru?"

"Yes."

Uchiha Hikaru glanced at Kabuto Yakushi, Kidomaru and others not far away without revealing his emotion, and said calmly: "Watch carefully and learn well. This kind of duel between strong people is rare."

"Yes, I will!"

Uchiha Hikaru was just speaking casually.

But Karin took her words seriously and nodded vigorously, then stared at the field with an expression of serious study. Kimimaro next to him also opened his eyes wide and watched the battle attentively.

To be fair, Orochimaru's strength is not weak.

In addition to being restrained by the Sharingan illusion, his level of Ninja Body Illusion Three Techniques is first-class in the ninja world. He wins in all aspects, and his ability to save his life is superb. Even if Naruto explodes in the Four-Tails form, it is difficult to defeat him in a short time.

but……

His opponent is Esdeath.

Moreover, this is Esdeath who followed Uchiha Hikaru to the Dragon Ball world and has already learned "Chi".

At the beginning, Esdeath wanted to test Orochimaru's level, so she didn't take it seriously.

After seeing the Hidden Shadow Snake Hand, Kusanagi Sword: Sky Sword, Manjusra Formation and other ninjutsu, and having a rough idea of ​​what to expect, she attacked with murderous intent. First, she released the "Ice Inferno", freezing the entire training ground, breaking the "Manjusra Formation" on the spot, and then activated the "Ice Demon", launching a series of slashes with two 40-meter-long ice blades in hand!

A huge roar could be heard.

Orochimaru tried to use ninjutsu to block the ice blade, but was soon cut into two by the ninjutsu, and had to use the substitution jutsu to escape. However, Esdeath's slashes were continuous, like a storm. In the blink of an eye, the training ground turned into a scene of smoke and dust, as if it had been bombarded by artillery shells.

At last.

Esdeath even snapped her fingers, creating an ice meteorite with a diameter of over a hundred meters out of thin air, which almost covered the entire training ground and fell on people's heads from high altitude!

“…Triple Rashomon!”

As the meteorite fell, three heavy doors with Prajna Shura carved on them rose from the ground. Then, there was a loud bang like Mars hitting the Earth, accompanied by a strong earthquake!

……

Karin and others outside the training ground were stunned.

The little girl stared at the scene with her mouth wide open. It took her a long time to react. She tugged at the corner of Uchiha Guang's clothes and said, "Sister Guang, this..."

"Don't worry, Orochimaru won't die yet."

It seemed to confirm Uchiha Guang's judgment.

As the smoke and dust dissipated, a pale-faced Orochimaru covered in white mucus crawled out from a pile of flesh wrapped in rocks, and swam away from Esdeath. The wounds on his body healed quickly within half a minute, but the amount of chakra had obviously shrunk by more than half, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes as he looked at Esdeath.

of course……

And covetousness.

Esdeath, who possesses such strength, has exceeded Orochimaru's psychological expectations of a "container". If possible, he would not mind replacing his body with such a body.

However, due to the strength and murderous aura displayed by Esdeath, Orochimaru did not dare to speak easily.

the other side.

Esdeath released the Ice Demon and fell from the sky on a thin layer of floating ice. A subtle expression of disgust appeared on her face, and she immediately looked at Uchiha Hikaru:

"What kind of magic is this? It looks disgusting."

"Substitute technique."

"Huh? But when you used it, it wasn't like this, right?"

“It’s just a personal trait.”

Uchiha Hikaru shrugged.

To be honest, the "Orochimaru Style Substitution Technique" is actually quite practical. It only requires hand seals to use, and the damage immunity effect is also first-class, almost comparable to Obito's Kamui Hollow.

But it's really disgusting.

Except for Orochimaru, most people would find it hard to stand the sight of someone covered in slime coming out of "their" body. Uchiha Hikaru imagined it and got goosebumps.

At this point.

The winner has been decided.

Orochimaru's eyes flickered a few times, and he conceded defeat in a hoarse voice: "As expected of a strong man who defeated the demons in the Land of Demons some time ago, I am ashamed of my own strength, Master Xiao Ai."

"...Do you know about the 'Wrath'?"

Esdeath frowned slightly, a dangerous look on her face.

Orochimaru responded as he was told: "Of course, several ninja villages are more or less involved in the affairs of the Demon Country. I have some connections outside, so I have heard a little bit about it."

"Oh……"

Esdeath nodded first, then snorted heavily: "So, you clearly knew my identity, but you just pretended not to know me, right? Also, don't think I didn't see the covetous look you gave her just now... As a subordinate, you have improper thoughts about your superior. Don't you know how to write the word death?!"

Although she has been following Uchiha Hikaru as a foil for some time, Esdeath is still the majestic imperial general at heart.

At this moment, as her face darkened, a murderous aura surged out like a tide, sweeping across the entire training ground. Everyone, including Orochimaru, felt as if their faces were cut by a knife.

"besides……"

Esdeath spoke again, her voice as cold and hard as thousand-year-old black ice: "Only she can call me 'Xiao Ai', not you. If you cross the line like this again, even if you are Xiao Guang's subordinate, I will dig out your eyes with my own hands."

"..."

now.

Uchiha Guang, who was on the sidelines, blinked.

Esdeath, this is...

Actively protect her?

She had known for a long time that Orochimaru coveted her body and had gotten used to it.

After all, this kind of covetousness comes from one's own heart, and even the "Eight Thousand Spears" cannot be used to reverse it, unless Orochimaru's original consciousness is completely erased.

However, it was the first time that Esdeath followed her to the Sound Village, met Orochimaru, and saw the greedy look the latter cast on Uchiha Hikaru. This behavior was undoubtedly a blatant violation of the rules, and it also made Esdeath, who had once served as a high-ranking official in the empire, a little worried about Uchiha Hikaru's ability to control his subordinates.

The reason why she acted so ruthlessly just now was partly due to this point.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Uchiha Guang coughed and came out to smooth things over.

then.

She also stretched her neck and looked at the Daki siblings not far away: "The next one will be mine. I want to personally check the condition of the 'Dragon Curse Seal'."

Daki, Jifu Taro: "?"

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru personally took the stage to test the level of the Daki siblings.

how to say……

The original Dakimaki siblings were at best two special jonin, with the older brother, Jifutaro, having a decent fighting awareness, but Dakimaki was basically there to make up the numbers. Not to mention Uchiha Hikaru, even if the current Tanjiro came over, he could easily kill her.

However, after opening the "Dragon Seal", the siblings turned into little dragons with scales and purple-black rune patterns all over their bodies, and even their faces were covered with "masks" covered with bone protrusions. Correspondingly, their strength has been greatly improved. As far as Uchiha Hikaru is concerned, they are close to the level of Upper Rank One Black Shibo. I'm afraid that any current pillar will find it difficult to defeat them alone.

This amplification effect can be said to be quite good. It is stronger than the "Curse of the Earth" in the original plot, almost a qualitative leap.

and……

This is just "Dragon's Curse 1".

According to Orochimaru, as long as there is enough blood sample of the Dragon King, he can also produce "2", and even higher versions later. By then, it may not be realistic to mass-produce Kage-level strongmen, but elite Chunin and Jonin can still be artificially produced by curse seals.

"good."

Uchiha Hikaru planned to go back and say hello to Eri, then go to the Dragon World to find the Xia Mi brothers and sisters, get some blood and body tissues from the latter, and let Orochimaru continue to advance his research on the curse seal.

Once this thing has a high enough stability, it is not impossible to consider packaging it and promoting it outside of Sound Village.

such as……

How many should be planted for the Uchiha clan?

Speaking of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Hikaru remembered another purpose of his return this time——

"Inside here is Dr. Brief's research material."

"During this time, Dr. Brief studied the gene sequence samples of the Uchiha clan, and analyzed and compared them with the samples of the Uzumaki clan, and conducted batch experiments to develop a 'gene-targeted drug' that can theoretically be used to repair the genetic defects in the eye cell structure of the Uchiha clan, thereby eliminating the bloodline disease lurking in their bloodline."

"However, Dr. Brief's research is still in the laboratory stage and has not been tried on real humans, so a clinical trial is needed to verify the effectiveness of the drug and improve any problems that may exist. Regarding this aspect... what do you think, Orochimaru?"

On the sidelines of the training ground.

Uchiha Hikaru found an excuse to send Karin and the others away, and then dismissed his attendants. He took out a stack of briefcases and placed them in front of Orochimaru.

After hearing her words, Orochimaru was surprised for a moment, then he slowly said: "Dr. Brief, you have even made this kind of medicine... In this case, I am willing to cooperate with you in this work.

Although I am now a rebel ninja of Konoha, I still have some of the people I trained in Konoha, and there are two hidden laboratories left in the village. If Master Guang needs them, I can re-activate them. "

"Oh?"

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you talking about Mitarashi Anko?"

"No, Hongdou is just my student. She was still young when she followed me, and she was not qualified to be my assistant in any aspect, so she didn't know about the backup plans I left behind."

Orochimaru opened his mouth to explain a few words.

Although he looks a bit down and out now, Orochimaru was once almost the fourth Hokage, and as a Sannin, he was responsible for several major battles in Konoha during the Third Ninja World War. He has a lot of experience in all aspects of management.

Even after he defected, these former connections were investigated and purged one after another, but if Orochimaru wanted, he could still find a group of people loyal to him at any time.

——Otherwise, he would not have been able to successfully launch the "Konoha Collapse Plan" many years later.

Red copper armor and sword Misumi.

These two Genin who participated in Naruto's Chunin Exam with Kabuto Yakushi in the original plot are one of Orochimaru's backup forces.

"Both of them were trained by me privately. They are clean and reliable. I will send a message to them later and ask them to clean up the laboratory so that it can be used as the site for the clinical plan."

Orochimaru said so.

In fact, in today's ninja world, the place with the most abundant medical resources is undoubtedly the current Sound Village.

During this period, Uchiha Hikaru obtained a large number of scientific research and medical instruments from the Dragon Clan World through the Eight Snake Families. In addition to the spoils he found from the Red Silk Army's headquarters base during his trip to the Dragon Ball World, the level of instruments in the "Orochimaru Research Institute" was almost ten years ahead of the entire ninja world.

However, clinical trials are a very time-consuming task, and it is a bit unrealistic to bring Uchiha clan members to the Sound Village in batches for medication, observation, and feedback.

They could only settle for the next best thing and open Konoha's secret laboratory.

As for the person in charge of the “clinical trial program”…

"For the time being, I can release a shadow clone and sneak into Konoha Village to conduct this experiment."

"But I am not a member of the Uchiha clan, so I may not be trusted by Fugaku and the others. I have to ask Master Guang to act as a matchmaker so that I can achieve this."

Orochimaru thought for a moment and said, "As for the future, Kabuto Yakushi can be my successor. She has excellent medical attainments and has served as my assistant for several months. In addition, she is a ninja from Konoha. Even if she appears in Konoha Village, she will not arouse suspicion."

"Um……"

Kabuto Yakushi is indeed a good candidate.

However, this guy's identity is rather complicated. On the surface, he is Danzo's man and serves as a spy for Orochimaru. In essence, all this is manipulated by Uchiha Hikaru behind the scenes. If he is allowed to go to Konoha Village and contact the Uchiha clan, this guy will be a veritable four-sided spy, and there is no guarantee that some new complications will not arise.