Chapter 113 : Orochimaru Becomes Suspicious!!!

Beautiful!

So beautiful!

Too beautiful!

Even if everyone present were ninja, they couldn't help but be deeply attracted by this woman's aura.

Appearance accounts for at most 40%, but what truly captivates people is her enchanting temperament, almost magical. 

It's like a soft hand gently caressing the skin, leaving an irresistible, ambiguous sensation.

The young Ino–Shika–Chō trio hung their heads in shame.

Even though he was an old man, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to admit he was slightly moved.

After all, the old woman at home was already elderly, otherwise he wouldn't have spent all day using the crystal ball to peek into the women's bathhouse.

His nose was slightly moist, nearly bleeding. Gritting his teeth in embarrassment, he whispered, "Goddess!"

But a Hokage is a Hokage. With his strong willpower, he quickly snapped out of it. 

Anger flashing in his eyes, he shouted, "How dare you impersonate Danzo to gather information in front of me, Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

"Wait," Danzo attempted to protest.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen, consumed by rage, didn't listen. He delivered a powerful punch.

BANG!!!

The blow landed squarely on Danzo's face.

The impact was so intense that her head spun, causing ripples across her delicate and alluring face.

With a scream, she was sent flying, crashing through the door and landing on the corridor wall, hanging there like a giant letter."

Upon hearing the scream, the Ino–Shika–Chō trio exchanged looks, their lips twitching with concern.

Sarutobi Hiruzen burst out of his office, seizing the woman by the neck with lethal intent. Yet, he instinctively avoided meeting her gaze, bellowing, "Tell me, which village sent you as a spy? Since when have you been impersonating as Danzo? Where is the real Danzo?"

Danzo, choked by Sarutobi's grip, looked utterly aggrieved. Her eyes welled with resentment, her pink lips trembling as she pleaded, "Stop, Hiruzen, it's truly me, Danzo. If you doubt me, I can prove it. I can prove it!"

"Proof? How?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's aura brimmed with menace. Despite their public and covert clashes, he still cherished his old friend deeply.

"Cough. When you were six, you spied on Lady Mito."

Before Danzo could finish, her mouth was covered.

"Enough!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's dismay was palpable, his teeth gritted. "How did you know about that?"

"Didn't I say? I am Danzo!" Danzo, released, rubbed her throat, sitting with a splay-legged stance, glaring with resentment. "If you still doubt, I have more proof, like when you were eight—"

"That's enough!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's scalp tingled with fear. He yelled, stopping her, temples throbbing wildly. "You claim you're Danzo. Is there more proof?"

Danzo pondered briefly, then bared her chest. "Here. The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing. Do you believe me now?"

Though they didn't see the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing, they witnessed twin peaks veiled in a holy glow.

Splat! Splat! Splat!

Noses suddenly bled profusely.

The Ino–Shika–Chō trio were the first to fall, even the elder bystanders couldn't suppress laughter.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, nose gushing blood, half-blinded by it, managed, "Fine, fine, I believe you. Please, put your clothes back on, quickly!!!"

"Now do you believe it?"

Danzo glared at him with resentment, her eyes red, looking fragile and delicate.

"I believe you, but..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was complex, feeling like his worldview was on the verge of shattering. "I still don't understand how you ended up like this."

"A small mistake."

Danzo's mouth twitched, but he didn't reveal the truth in the end. "I experimented with a forbidden technique, something went wrong, and this is the result."

Though transformed into a woman by the technique, the vitality and incredible abilities of this body undoubtedly greatly increased his strength.

If he were honest, based on what he knew over the years, the shameless Hiruzen would surely try to take it without hesitation.

"Danzo, are you serious?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyebrows twitched. It was such an obvious lie. Did he really think he was a fool?

"Regardless, this is the truth. Believe it or not."

Danzo clearly avoided telling the truth, speaking with a stiff neck. "If I hadn't become like this, why would I hide it?"

"Very well, excellent!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sneered angrily, knowing exactly what Danzo was thinking.

He thought he cared about him so much, but it turns out he was just being overly sentimental!

The atmosphere became tense for a moment.

At that moment, Nara Shikaku wiped blood from his nose and cautiously interjected, "Um, Lord Hokage, about the war..."

"I'm done here!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his sleeves in anger, speaking coldly. "Think about the rest when you report back tomorrow!"

With today's situation like this, how could there be time to consider that?

Besides, even if the Hidden Mist Village decides to go to war, it won't happen in the next few days. What concerns him more is what Danzo is hiding.

The meeting ended on a sour note.

Before departing, Danzo specifically reminded everyone not to leak the news.

Everyone exchanged weird looks but eventually nodded in agreement in a complex manner. "Bah, it's her," they muttered.

Only Orochimaru, the instigator of it all, harbored deep doubts in his eyes. He observed as a bystander from start to finish and left quietly.

In his secret laboratory, Orochimaru returned and seated himself, light golden eyes flickering with an unknown gleam.

Beneath the dim light, uncertainty clouded his entire visage.

Resting his cheek on one hand, he tapped the table with the other. Two names surfaced in his thoughts one after the other: "Uchiha Sogetsu, Shimura Danzo. Are they connected to 'Him'?"

Since the Chunin Exams, Orochimaru had taken notice of the 'jutsu' employed by Uchiha Sogetsu—an ability that defied conventional ninjutsu.

Over a month later, he sensed a similar aura in Danzo, an uncanny power that transcended ninjutsu.

Such occurrences couldn't be dismissed as mere coincidence.

Naturally cautious with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Orochimaru had been conducting clandestine investigations ever since learning that 'His' power defied ninjutsu.

Now, encountering two seemingly unrelated individuals with similar circumstances piqued his interest.

"Haha, fascinating," Orochimaru chuckled, his lips curling in a manic grin. "Whoever you are, I'll uncover your secrets sooner or later!"

He was a serpent—cold, cautious, inherently curious, and driven by an unrelenting desire to explore. But he was never one to follow rules or obey without question.

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