Chapter 102: Third Hokage vs Orochimaru

Noticing Itachi showing a pained look, the Second Hokage involuntarily curled up the corners of his mouth.

Damn brat, let's see if he still has the guts to be so cocky.

But before his smile fully formed, he was blown up, with half of his body flying through the air and crashing heavily to the ground.

With unwillingness in his eyes, he stared at Itachi, who walked out unharmed from the side, and shouted, "Impossible!"

"[Clone Great Explosion]"

As soon as the words fell, Itachi didn't hesitate at all and hurled the seal in his hand straight at Tobirama Senju, who was frozen in place. However, a tall curtain wall rose from the ground, blocking his path.

"Tsk!"

He turned his head and looked behind. The First Hokage still stood there as usual, with no intention of taking action or backing off.

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"[Summoning Jutsu: Monkey King Enma]"

The Third Hokage bit his finger and slapped his hand hard on the ground, summoning Enma, a muscular monkey over a person's height.

"Sarutobi, it's really rare for you to summon me."

Once Enma was summoned, he showed delight at seeing the Third Hokage. Then, catching sight of Orochimaru with a gloomy face and looking around the environment, he got the picture.

His attitude immediately did a 180 - degree turn. The joy of seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for years faded away, and now there was only helpless reproach.

"Tsk! It's this guy again! Blame your soft - heartedness for letting him go last time. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so much hassle!"

"It's no use blaming me now. What's done is done. It's better to focus on dealing with this guy!"

"It's best if you think like that!"

Enma transformed into a Ruyi Jingu Bang. Sarutobi spun the stick skillfully a few times and slanted it behind his back.

Hearing the conversation between the man and the summoned beast, Orochimaru showed no sign of guilt on his face. He spat out the Kusanagi Sword from his mouth.

The air suddenly became tense. Both sides charged forward and engaged in a fierce hand - to - hand fight.

After all, the young Orochimaru had an advantage in terms of physical strength. He pointed the sword straight at the elderly Sarutobi. Enma realized the danger and immediately wiggled his body to block Orochimaru's attack for Sarutobi.

"Ha~ Thanks for the trouble."

The Third Hokage gasped for breath. He was old and couldn't move as freely as he did in his youth. If it weren't for his old friend's help just now, he really would have gone to see the First and Second Hokages below.

"Haha, old man, you've really become an old wreck. The once - famous Ninjutsu Doctor, the Hokage who was proficient in a thousand ninjutsu, is now just an old man who gasps for breath after just a little movement."

"Orochimaru, who do you think you are? You're the last person who has the right to say that!"

If the Third Hokage hadn't been soft - hearted back then, Orochimaru would have been sliced to pieces. Why wasn't he so arrogant back then? He only came looking for trouble when the Third Hokage was old. Isn't this a typical case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong?

"Orochimaru, maybe you're right. I'm just an old man now, but an old man also has things he has to do!"

The Third Hokage formed a hand seal with one hand and let out a loud shout.

An explosion sounded beside Orochimaru's left cheek, and the surrounding skin felt as if it was being burned.

He stared at the explosive tag pasted beside his long hair in disbelief, with his eyebrows tightly furrowed and an angry expression on his face.

When did this old coot paste it on!

Although it didn't cause him any substantial harm, the insulting mental blow was quite significant.

The Third Hokage stared at Orochimaru's face in shock. The skin on the left cheek was blown to shreds, yet there was actually a new layer of skin under it.

"Who on earth are you? No, this feeling... You're Orochimaru!"

But when the Third Hokage looked at the half - blown face, it seemed so unfamiliar.

Orochimaru let out a sinister and self - satisfied laugh, tore off the human - skin mask on his face, and a young woman's face came into everyone's view.

"This is impossible! Orochimaru is one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha. They should all be in their fifties by now. How could he look so young? And the gender seems off!"

After seeing Orochimaru's true face, not only Sarutobi couldn't believe it, but the Anbu members watching nearby also looked extremely surprised.

He looked at the surprised looks in everyone's eyes. Ah! This was precisely what he wanted to see.

Orochimaru let out a wild and arrogant laugh and said smugly to the Third Hokage.

"Well, Teacher, this is the latest result of my research on the art of immortality! The human body is fragile, life is limited, and the body will keep aging. But as long as I replace it with a younger body in time, I can achieve immortality!"

Orochimaru spread his arms and stood in the purple barrier, adding a strange and eerie touch to his already creepy face. It was really terrifying. He rolled his snake - like vertical pupils and fixed his eyes firmly on the Third Hokage's shocked and speechless face.

"The reason I'm coveting Sasuke is because of his excellent bloodline limit and good looks. That kid is really great. His body is my next target. I plan to cultivate that kid into the way I like, and then devour his spirit and occupy his body!"

He let out a crazy sneer, and his greedy expression seemed as if he had already obtained Sasuke's body and was showing off to everyone.

"Pah, scum!"

The Third Hokage was extremely shocked upon hearing this. Before he could even open his mouth to retort, Itachi, who was fighting against the First and Second Hokage beside him, was furious and anxious, with his face extremely gloomy.

He stopped fighting Tobirama Senju and rushed towards Orochimaru without hesitation, determined to tear this sinister snake apart.

Seeing Itachi's hasty and impatient figure, Orochimaru couldn't help but smile. In a ninja's battle, once you lose your calm, you're doomed to defeat.

His eyes darkened, and the pupil membrane specially prepared for the Genjutsu against Itachi covered his eyes again. It seemed as if victory was within his reach.

But an unexpected situation occurred. The three tomoe in Itachi's pupils changed rapidly, showing a different pattern. His bright red eyes contained a huge attraction.

As the blood slowly flowed down from the corners of his eyes, with a dangerous yet charming look, it made Orochimaru's biological instincts sense something was wrong.

But at this moment, he was extremely excited beyond words, still wondering how many secrets of the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai were waiting for him to uncover.

All this was simply wonderful.

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Mangekyō Sharingan - Amaterasu!

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