I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Isn't he afraid of being burned by the flames? Orochimaru's face was a little dry from the heat of the flames.

Ye Lan, who was surrounded by flames, had a blank expression on his face, and Hong Dou, who was already unconscious, did not show any discomfort.

Mangekyō Kotsuten-gyō can control all chakra in the body at will, change chakra into any form, release ninjutsu without seals, more powerful, and let fire or other attribute chakra cover the whole body without hurting oneself. When Ye Lan was on a mission in the Land of Water, a storm on the sea overturned their ship. After seeing his teammates die one after another, Ye Lan's instinct for survival made him awaken this pair of Mangekyō.

The flames on his body slowly went out, and Ye Lan stood in front of Orochimaru intact. He put down the unconscious Red Bean and said calmly: "Let me be a little serious next."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Lan's figure disappeared in front of Orochimaru.

So fast, body-flickering technique? Flying Thunder God? Orochimaru couldn't even catch Ye Lan's figure with his eyesight, which made him suspect that Ye Lan used Flying Thunder God.

Boom—

There was actually a sonic boom in the air. This was the effect produced by the extreme speed. Ye Lan was able to reach such a fast speed by using Kotoamatsukami's technique to completely attach the wind-attribute chakra in his body to his body surface, allowing his body to be completely unobstructed in the air and letting all the wind drive him to run. In a sense, his speed at this moment was faster than Flying Thunder God. After all, Flying Thunder God still had to throw a kunai, and his speed had already exceeded that of the kunai.

After all, Orochimaru is a ninja who has experienced many battles. Even if he cannot observe his opponent with his naked eyes, he can still detect the approximate location of the opponent's chakra with his keen perception. He held the Kusanagi sword in his mouth, turned around in a peculiar posture, and quickly attacked Ye Lan behind him. However, although the Kusanagi sword successfully cut Ye Lan in half, Orochimaru did not feel happy at all. Because he found that the blade did not touch the real touch of the flesh, and the "corpse" that was cut in half did not shed a drop of blood. Just like burning paper, it disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Left side, top... Every time Orochimaru swung his sword, he hit the fake Ye Lan. Every time he failed to hit the real entity, he gradually realized that something was wrong. Could it be that he had fallen into an illusion? At this moment, in an instant, the figure of Ye Lan emerged from all directions, as if countless Ye Lans attacked Orochimaru at the same time. Orochimaru showed a sly smile, he firmly believed that only the Ye Lan above was the real one. So, he no longer paid attention to the other Ye Lan figures, and concentrated his strength to stab the Kusanagi sword at the Ye Lan above.

Uchiha style, my style, fast and furious

Ye Lan silently recited in his heart, and the figure stabbed by Orochimaru disappeared as before. Orochimaru looked at Ye Lan's other figures in disbelief. Under his surprised eyes, all the other ninja swords of Ye Lan swung at Orochimaru. The ninja swords were condensed with wind attribute chakra, which easily cut his skin. Orochimaru, who looked like a white snake, was chopped into pieces in an instant. In the end, Orochimaru looked at Ye Lan with disbelief on his face. With his knowledge, he could not understand the principle of this technique at all.

"In front of these eyes, you are useless." Ye Lan said slowly.

Ye Lan's pupils slowly turned back to their original black color. He put away his ninja sword, turned around and walked towards Hongdou who was still lying on the ground. Just when he was about to wake Hongdou up, he suddenly looked at Orochimaru's body behind him. The fragments of the body quickly gathered together and transformed into the appearance of Orochimaru again.

Can't he be killed even like this? Ye Lan didn't expect Orochimaru to be so difficult to deal with. He can only say that he is worthy of being one of the three ninjas.

Just as Ye Lan was about to launch an attack, Orochimaru, with a grim expression, used the summoning technique, and several giant snakes appeared between the two of them.

It's not that Orochimaru doesn't want to summon the snakes. Now he can barely summon the snakes, but if he summons the snakes again, he may not even have the chakra to escape. After using the summoning technique, Orochimaru turned around and ran. He knew that he couldn't continue to waste time now. He had other things to do.

After Ye Lan easily dealt with these snakes, he stopped looking at the direction where Orochimaru fled. Although he could still continue to chase him, he was just a special jonin in Konoha, so he should leave this matter to others. Orochimaru should not make trouble in the Death Forest. Looking at the ninja sword that was already full of cracks, he sighed. He didn't expect Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword to be so sharp. It seems that he has to find a way to get a new ninja sword.

"Captain, wake up!" Looking at the sleepy Hongdou, Ye Lan bent down and gently patted her face.

After a while, Hongdou slowly opened her eyes and gradually regained consciousness, but she still seemed a little confused. However, when she was fully awake, she suddenly jumped up as if she was awakened. "Where is Orochimaru? Where is he?" Hongdou's face was serious, her eyes full of vigilance and tension. She looked around, as if looking for something.

Looking at Hongdou's serious expression, Ye Lan said casually: "Orochimaru has already escaped, I can't stop him."

Ye Lan lied. He thought that if he could defeat Orochimaru, the village would probably take him seriously. He just hoped that this would reduce other people's attention on him. After all, he was not quite sure what role the village played on the night of the genocide.

"Run away?" Hongdou looked at Ye Lan in surprise. She couldn't believe that Orochimaru would lose. As Orochimaru's former disciple, Hongdou knew clearly about Orochimaru's past achievements. Ye Lan was not born when Orochimaru became famous. Today he actually lost to this fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

"After a while of fighting, neither of us could subdue the other. I guess they thought that if they spent too much time here, our people would arrive, so they withdrew." Ye Lan was afraid of this situation and explained quickly.

"That's also very impressive! I can't think of anyone in the village who can stop Orochimaru in a one-on-one fight except the Hokage." Although Ye Lan explained this, Hongdou still didn't hide her surprised expression.

"Where are the other two Sannin?" Ye Lan asked casually without knowing the situation of the Sannin. Since Orochimaru was once one of the Sannin of Konoha, the other two Sannin must be able to deal with Orochimaru.

"Alas, those two adults haven't returned to the village for a long time." Anko sighed, "Forget it, I'll go report to the Hokage. Orochimaru must have a purpose for coming to the village. You can come with me."

The other two of the three ninjas have been gone for a long time, and Ye Lan is unaware of this information. So how much strength does Konoha have now? Orochimaru and the Chunin Joint Exam are about to begin. If there is any trouble in Sunagakure at this time, it will be a devastating blow to Konoha.

Ye Lan didn't believe in the so-called allies at all. According to the records in Konoha's books, Sand Village and Konoha had been mortal enemies since the Second Ninja World War. The hands of the ninjas from both sides were stained with the blood of the other's ninjas. The hatred between the two sides could not be restrained by a piece of paper covenant.

"What about the examination room? Should we let those Genin continue taking the exam?" Ye Lan put away his thoughts and asked.

"After Orochimaru left, I will ask the remaining Chunin to keep an eye on the remaining Anbu. It shouldn't be a big problem. After all, ninjas from other countries will participate in this joint exam. Even if we want to stop the exam, we have to ask for the consent of the Hokage."

"But you've made too much of a fuss. Your fire escape almost burned the Death Forest into the Death Plains." Without the pressure from Orochimaru, Red Bean returned to her original personality.

"You know, I can't hold back against a ninja of this level." Ye Lan said insincerely, "It looks like it will take a long time to repair it."

"It's not a big problem. There will be special people to repair it later. It will be back to its original state in less than a month." Hongdou comforted with a smile.

The forest can be restored in less than a month? Ye Lan suppressed his curiosity and did not ask any more questions.