Chapter 35: Studying Uchiha

The sudden aggression caught Itachi off guard.

"Ah, ah..." The cry of a crow echoed as Itachi's body transformed into a flock of crows.

As the crows hovered in the air, Itachi reappeared in their midst.

Shurikens were hurled down one after another, changing positions as they collided mid-air.

The four ninjas collaborated to block Itachi's shuriken onslaught.

Utilizing a teleportation technique, Itachi closed in and kicked one of the ninjas away.

The remaining three engaged Itachi in combat.

Meanwhile, two others approached Shisui. With a mere glance from Shisui, the two instantly collapsed to the ground.

Kabuto stood there silently, making no moves. These ninjas were the Jounin Orochimaru had enlisted.

Yet, their abilities were not worth mentioning.

Even when outnumbered, Itachi effortlessly defeated them.

Itachi had only employed the Crow Clone Technique, while Shisui, standing still, cast a genjutsu, rendering the two opponents incapacitated. They played no active role in the ensuing battle.

In just a moment, the jounins lay defeated on the ground.

"It truly disappoints me. Haven't you even forced out the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

A hoarse and captivating voice resonated in the air.

Orochimaru, who had just changed his body, walked out of the shadows.

Kabuto lowered his head and said, "I'm very sorry, Orochimaru-sama."

"Stand back. The next battle is not something you can interfere with."

Although the body had just been changed, having ten thousand snakes should be enough.

Orochimaru's handsome face was cold, and he bit his finger:

Kabuto was shocked. 'Was Orochimaru-sama going to use that directly?'

Boom! The area was shrouded in a huge smoke.

Itachi and Shisui jumped out.

A loud voice roared in their ears.

"Orochimaru, you need a sacrifice to let me come out this time!"

Orochimaru looked annoyed: "Defeat them, and I will prepare a sacrifice for you."

"Roar!" screamed.

Orochimaru's huge body was swung over like a whip.

"Boom!" A big hole was made in the ground!

After Orochimaru missed his blow, he slowly raised his body, casting a large shadow underneath.

Kabuto quickly pulled the three jounins nearby to safety.

Several other ninjas had been crushed into a puddle of meat by him.

"Itachi Uchiha! I didn't expect you to come to me!"

Orochimaru looked at the Sharingan in Itachi's eyes greedily.

Before he defected, he had witnessed this genius's training, which was almost like a suicidal training method.

At that time, he had coveted the Sharingan.

After taking control of the daimyo in the Land of Sound, he established the Otogakure Village and delved into the study and development of ninjutsu.

In a few years, he improved the Second Hokage's research and revived the techniques left by Senju Tobirama.

He even experimented with immortality, achieving the Living Corpse Reincarnation.

Unable to forget Itachi's Sharingan, he had been preparing to take action.

Unexpectedly, news came from the undercover agent in Konoha that Uchiha and Konoha had separated. Both Itachi and Fugaku had awakened the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan.

Orochimaru hadn't expected Fugaku to be so patient. The Third Great Ninja War had been going on for so long, and there was no mention of Fugaku having the Mangekyō Sharingan. Now, it was revealed.

And Itachi, at such a young age, possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Itachi and Shisui exchanged glances. To ensure a smooth farewell to the sharingan, Orochimaru would not be prepared for genjutsu.

To deal with giant beasts, they could only use Susanoo.

"Come on, Itachi! Let me see the Susanoo of the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Orochimaru looked fanatical, determined to collect all the ninjutsu in the world.

And Susanoo was a legendary jutsu—how could he, a scientific researcher, not go crazy?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every time Orochimaru rushed forward, every attack felt like a magnitude 7 earthquake. The ground exploded, sending sand and rocks flying, and smoke and dust rising everywhere!

Itachi and Shisui had to dodge quickly.

As the earth trembled and the mountains shook, the rocks flying out became extremely lethal.

"No, we have to go!"

Kabuto quickly left the battlefield with three knocked-out ninjas.

"Itachi! It's not your style to hide all the time. Come on, let me see the legendary power of your mangekyo sharingan!"

Orochimaru wanted to witness Susanoo, but Itachi and Shisui dodged all the way, and Orochimaru grew impatient.

Realizing there were only three of them nearby, Itachi and Shisui looked at each other.

The tomoe in Itachi's eyes instantly transformed into a large triangular windmill.

An orange-red chakra giant rose from the ground instantly!

The raging chakra constructed the giant's bones and meridians until flesh and blood covered the entire body.

It was Susanoo in the second stage!

Shisui also jumped up simultaneously and rushed towards Orochimaru.

"Amazing! Amazing! This is the Mangekyou Sharingan! This is the power of a Susanoo! Hahahahahaha!"

Orochimaru's blue-grey face displayed a sickly smile.

He exclaimed with delight.

The second stage of Susanoo consumed a considerable amount of chakra. Itachi instantly knocked all the snakes away after Susanoo appeared.

Boom! With a tremendous roar, the snake couldn't stabilize its body and was knocked away.

After Susanoo hit the snake, Itachi immediately threw out a handful of Yasaka magatama.

Orochimaru jumped down at the same time as the snake was knocked away, facing Shisui, who was rushing toward him.

Orochimaru diverted his attention from Itachi's Susanoo.

"Shisui, I heard that Danzo really wants your eyes, so do you also have the Mangekyou Sharingan!?"

Orochimaru's eyes shone brightly. With his intelligence, how could he not know that Shisui's Sharingan must also be special?

Unfortunately, he only knew that the Mangekyou Sharingan could activate Susanoo, but he didn't know that it could also unleash other secret techniques.

He would soon find out, the moment Orochimaru met Shisui's eyes.

Shisui's eyes shed a line of blood and tears, and he opened his eyes suddenly!

Kotoamatsukami

"What!?" Orochimaru was shocked! It's too late!

...

The notification rings out: [Ding, congratulations to the host for greatly changing Orochimaru's life]

The host obtains Dead Demon Consuming Seal X1.

A smile spreads across Natsuki's face. It appears that Shisui is quite reliable.

...

"Roar…"

Smoke and dust enveloped the area as Orochimaru howled in misery, beaten by Yasaka Magatama, and black flames exploded!

"What kind of flame is this!? Ah! Ah..."

He howled: "Orochimaru, what are you doing!" In his last moments, he saw Orochimaru suddenly stiffen and fall from the air.

How is this possible!? Orochimaru was defeated! Why isn't Orochimaru using Ninjutsu, Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, and Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes?

He was a little frightened; bang! All the snakes turned into a ball of smoke and scattered away!

Orochimaru raised his head and said in a hoarse voice: "It saves me the sacrifice."

"Why are you here just now? We still need to do a lot of things, so don't waste time."

With that said, Orochimaru turned and walked towards the valley behind him.

Itachi lowered Susanoo, descended from the air panting, and supported Shisui, whose pupil power was exhausted.

He looked at Shisui, who nodded tiredly.

At that moment, he altered Orochimaru's will.

Orochimaru was walking in front and noticed Itachi and Shisui looking very tired.

"Susanoo consumes more than just chakra, right?"

Itachi nodded: "Susanoo also consumes eye power; it's a very dangerous technique."

One second, several people were fighting to the death, and the next second, they were discussing like teammates. The style of the painting was simply weird.

But Orochimaru didn't feel anything was wrong.

Kabuto came out of the base and looked surprised when he saw Orochimaru and the two Uchiha coming together.

But out of trust in Orochimaru, Kabuto had no doubts.

Orochimaru explained calmly: "They are here to cooperate with me. You go and prepare the medical laboratory."

'Medical laboratory!?' Kabuto was a medical ninja in the past, so he was very familiar with this.

It is generally needed when doing biological research.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru! What are we studying this time? I'll prepare the experimental subjects."

Orochimaru turned his head and glanced at Itachi, then stuck out his tongue and turned it around on his face: "Study Uchiha, the experimental subject is Itachi."

Kabuto: "…"