Facing Orochimaru

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"Don't leave so soon, Furen-chan~" Uzumaki Karin pouted and clung to Furen's arm, reluctant to let him go.

Furen sighed helplessly and flicked Karin's forehead with his finger.

"Don't do that, Furen-chan~" Karin clung even tighter to him.

"Ying~" she whimpered softly.

Uzumaki Karin's favorability toward you: 20%

Furen didn't hold back and bit into Karin's skin, causing it to break.

At the moment her skin broke, a warm vitality flowed into Furen's body. If he had any wounds, they would have been completely healed by this energy.

"The special constitution of the Uzumaki clan..." Furen murmured.

He withdrew from Karin's neck and lightly licked the wound with his tongue. Under the unique constitution of the Uzumaki clan, the shallow wound healed instantly.

"The next time we meet," Furen's voice echoed in Karin's mind as his figure disappeared, "this will help protect you."

Karin felt something cold in her hand and saw that it was a kunai, with a small blue ball at the end—a kunai with an ice release exploding tag.

Karin stood frozen for a moment, then held her flushed face in her hands with a blissful expression. "Furen-chan, you're making me like you even more!"

"If things go as expected, Karin will soon be chosen by Orochimaru to record experiments on Suigetsu. She won't be hard to find." Furen swiftly moved through the high trees in the Forest of Death, but Karin wasn't his priority at the moment.

"Right now, Dosu should have already been cursed by Orochimaru. And soon... it will be Anko facing Orochimaru in battle."

Furen suddenly halted as his shadow clone had found Sasuke and the others, as well as Anko fighting Orochimaru!

Without hesitation, Furen rushed to where Anko and Orochimaru were fighting. He had a strong feeling about this.

After learning about the plan between the Sound and Sand to destroy Konoha, even though the Third Hokage hadn't shown any signs, he was certainly preparing in secret!

What Furen didn't know was that the Third Hokage had already sent Jiraiya into the Forest of Death to track down Orochimaru.

In the trees, Anko pinned her hand and Orochimaru's hand to a tree with a kunai.

Gasping for breath, she glared at Orochimaru's burnt face. "Orochimaru... lend me your left hand!"

Orochimaru looked at her movements, "This hand gesture is..."

Anko's expression was conflicted, but her resolve was firm. "That's right, let's die here together!"

"Ninja Art—Twin Snakes Mutual Death Technique!" Anko announced. Just as she was about to cast the self-sacrificial jutsu that would kill both of them, Orochimaru's mocking voice came from nearby.

"That's just a clone. Why do you always use the forbidden techniques I taught you?"

Not far away, the real Orochimaru ripped off the burnt face from the clone, revealing his true face. "Long time no see, Anko. Don't be so cold."

Anko turned to look at Orochimaru, but suddenly felt a burning pain on the back of her neck.

The Heaven's Curse Mark that Orochimaru had placed on her had activated!

Watching Anko collapse in pain, Orochimaru smiled in excitement. "I've found another interesting candidate in Konoha..."

"Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!" Suddenly, Furen's voice rang out. Orochimaru, leaning lazily against a tree, immediately grew alert as ice mirrors rose all around him.

"Ice Release: Mirror Ground!"

Furen's voice echoed again, and this time not only did mirrors appear in the air, but reflective ice surfaces covered the trees and the ground.

Facing an opponent as powerful as Orochimaru, Furen didn't hesitate to unleash his strongest abilities.

"Furen... he's too much for you..." Anko, weakly lying on the ground, managed to say as she saw Furen's figure appear.

"Anko-sensei, trust me." Furen said with firm determination, positioning himself protectively in front of Anko.

Orochimaru extended his long tongue and smiled darkly at Furen, "An Ice Release Kekkei Genkai... quite a rare collectible."

At that moment, Orochimaru's snake-like pupils shrank, and his body coiled like a serpent on the tree. Then, a swarm of snakes poured out of his mouth!

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

Just as Furen was about to form seals and counter, a white figure blocked the attack in front of him.

"Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!"

A barrage of white needles shot out, matching the number of Orochimaru's snakes.

"Orochimaru, long time no see." Jiraiya, with his white hair, locked eyes with Orochimaru and slowly spoke.

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