Chapter 222 : White Fang’s Identity is Exposed!!

"Damn it, It's a little off."

Uchiha Mikoto knelt on one knee, the pain from the Mangekyō Sharingan's backlash causing her vision to blur slightly at the last moment.

Because of this, Orochimaru managed to survive.

"Could it be... that today, I, Orochimaru, really can't escape death?"

With his chakra almost depleted, Orochimaru gazed at the vast sky. A sudden wave of despair overwhelmed him, and he gritted his teeth, yelling at Mikoto, "What the hell did I do to you? Tell me!"

"Orochimaru, there's only one reason for your death."

Mikoto, enduring the intense pain, her eyes constantly bleeding, mixing with tears, said, "It's because you used the Reanimation Jutsu... You desecrated his soul!"

Reanimation Jutsu? Desecrated the soul?

Hearing these words, Orochimaru finally understood. He had triggered the key reason this crazy woman was chasing him.

"Is it just because of this?"

Orochimaru's forehead twitched with veins, and his teeth ground together. "You risked going blind, setting fire to forests, and chased me until you nearly killed yourself, all for this?!"

He could understand the position of Uchiha Sogetsu within the Uchiha clan.

He also understood that desecrating Uchiha Sogetsu's soul would make some people see him as an enemy.

But wait, aren't you the wife of Uchiha Fugaku?

Fugaku had his arm chopped off, and you didn't react like this. Why is it so different when it comes to Sogetsu? Did your relationship with him go that far?

Moreover, the intel never mentioned that you and Sogetsu had this kind of bond!

"You don't understand."

A hint of sorrow passed through Mikoto's eyes, releasing a heavy, somber aura.

As she gazed at the crazy woman before him, suddenly, her expression shifted from madness to one filled with nostalgia, tinged with some emotion and sadness. 

Orochimaru's lips twitched.

Wait, he suddenly started to understand why he was being chased.

This crazy woman... she must be in love with Uchiha Sogetsu, right?!

"Haha, hahahahaha..."

Once the possibility struck him, Orochimaru couldn't stop laughing. It almost seemed absurd.

"What are you laughing at?!"

Mikoto's gaze suddenly turned sharp, like a blade, piercing through him.

"Me? Hahaha, I'm laughing at Fugaku, hahaha!"

Orochimaru's lips curled into an exaggerated smile as he laughed wildly. 

"The proud leader of the Uchiha clan, and yet his wife fell in love with another man. She even went as far as to lose her sight, chasing me all the way to the borders of the Land of Fire. Can anything be more ridiculous than this?"

It was indeed ridiculous. Absolutely laughable! 

Even though he had witnessed countless life-and-death battles and considered many possibilities, even wondering if it was his theft of Uchiha bodies that had been discovered and caused the pursuit— 

In the end, it turned out to be because of him, defiling the soul of her beloved? 

"You Uchiha are all insane!" 

Orochimaru's smile abruptly stopped, his eyes cold with anger as he cursed.

"So what?" 

Uchiha Mikoto seemed truly mad now, her beautiful face twisted into a sickly smile. 

"Love... it makes people crazy." 

"And I'm just the one who's fallen deeper than anyone else."

"You crazy bitch!" 

Orochimaru's lips twitched as he couldn't hold back a curse.

"I won't approach you recklessly, Orochimaru." Mikoto stopped in place, taking a deep breath. "I'll use Amaterasu to burn you to ashes. And whatever happens here, no one will ever know. I love him, but I won't let anyone tarnish his name because of me!"

Seeing Mikoto so cautious, Orochimaru's forehead twitched in anger. His last shred of hope was ruthlessly crushed.

"Sogetsu deserves to shine, he deserves to be flawless."

Mikoto's lips curled into a cold smile, and her eyes gleamed with murderous intent. "As for me, heh, just like you said, I'm just a madwoman."

Looking at the increasingly insane woman, Orochimaru felt a deep chill for the first time in a long while.

"I won't spare anyone who has ever hurt him." 

Mikoto's left eye bled once again, reflecting Orochimaru's image. 

"You're the first. Soon, I'll have others join you."

"Could it be that I really have to die here?" 

Orochimaru's face twisted in fear, desperately calling out for 'Adam' in his mind, hoping that entity would save him.

Amaterasu! 

The black flames that could burn everything in the world ignited at the point of their gaze.

However, just as the black flames appeared, a figure suddenly dashed out from the nearby grass and, moving faster, rescued Orochimaru from the range of Amaterasu.

"Who is it?!" 

Mikoto's two Mangekyo Sharingan spun rapidly, locking onto the figure.

"That's enough, Uchiha Mikoto."

The person who saved Orochimaru stood on a high tree branch, completely cloaked in a gray robe, their face obscured.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to be the one to save me?" Orochimaru's voice was weak, and he looked up at the person in the gray robe, surprised. "I thought you left… why did you come back?"

"I stopped by to see someone. I was just about to leave when I was drawn in by the noise you caused."

The figure in the gray robe was none other than White Fang. He looked down at Orochimaru, whose condition was pitiful, and couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy. 

"Who would've known you'd be beaten this badly? Luckily, I followed you all the way here. If not, you might have died here."

"..."

Orochimaru's eye twitched, and veins bulged on his forehead. "If I hadn't been careless and got seriously injured by that Genin's kick, I would've killed that Uchiha Mikoto a long time ago!"

"True enough."

White Fang nodded, seemingly agreeing.

This wasn't an exaggeration by Orochimaru. In his normal condition, killing Uchiha Mikoto would have been easy for him.

"Are you done talking? You think you can just stop whenever you want? Dream on!" 

Mikoto's anger flared, and she vowed to kill Orochimaru. "Either Orochimaru stays, or I'll kill you both!"

"I advise you to calm down."

Hearing this, White Fang furrowed his brow slightly and said in a deep voice, "In your current state, how many more times can you use your Sharingan?"

"I don't need you to worry about that!" 

Mikoto's left Mangekyo Sharingan spun again, and a surge of ocular power gathered at her gaze.

Swish!

The figure of the person in the gray cloak on the tree trunk suddenly vanished.

Losing her target, Uchiha Mikoto was startled. Before she could react, a sharp kunai was pressed against her fair neck.

"Don't move."

The figure, White Fang, held the kunai to Mikoto's neck, applying slight pressure, drawing a thin line of blood across her delicate, swan-like neck.

It wasn't until this moment that Mikoto finally reacted.

But strangely, she appeared extremely shocked, her pupils shrinking, and she took a sharp breath. Her voice trembled with fear, "This step... it's impossible. Who are you?!"

"Don't chase after me. Otherwise—"

White Fang, still holding the kunai, slowly pulled away from her neck, his voice laced with warning, "Next time, I'll cut off your head. Got it?!"

"You're Konoha's White Fang Hatake Sakumo, right?" 

Mikoto's eyes flickered, seemingly regaining her composure. Turning her back to the person behind her, she spoke, "The way you approached me just now, that's White Fang's unique assassination technique."

She was sure she wasn't mistaken!

The legendary Konoha's White Fang, who once struck fear into the ninja world, had two unparalleled skills.

The first was his sword technique, which combined lightning release and taijutsu. His strikes were as fast as lightning, so swift that most couldn't react, with terrifying killing power.

The second was White Fang's footsteps, which blended Konoha's assassination techniques. They allowed him to silently approach an enemy and move with explosive speed in short bursts, all while maintaining perfect agility in confined spaces.

And the most important thing was, she had briefly worked alongside White Fang before, so she was very familiar with it.

"No, you're mistaken."

White Fang furrowed his brow and denied it.

He hadn't expected that, in order to evade the Black Flame, he would reveal his unique footsteps—and in just one use, Mikoto had already seen through it.

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