CH 245

It was just...

At this time.

Orochimaru's assistant could no longer listen to any of Orochimaru's words.

In his opinion.

This Orochimaru-sama in front of him was a fake!

After all, the Orochimaru-sama from before had already said the secret massage. Now, no matter what this Orochimaru-sama in front of him said, he was a fake.

This assistant's idea was very simple and firm. As long as the real Orochimaru-sama was confirmed, the rest would all be fake.

His hands held the kunai tightly.

Right now, Orochimaru-sama might be conducting an extremely important experiment, and he absolutely could not allow Orochimaru-sama to be disturbed.

Instantly.

This assistant held the kunai and directly stabbed it toward Orochimaru's face.

The kunai blade could still emit a trace of cold light in this dark corridor.

This ray of cold light reflected in Orochimaru's snake eyes, causing Orochimaru's snake eyes to turn cold at this moment.

"What's wrong with you?"

Orochimaru looked at the assistant in front of him, who was desperately holding a kunai and rushing toward him. He calmly stood in place, as if he did not take this assistant's attack seriously.

In an instant.

The assistant's attack arrived in front of Orochimaru.

The kunai was about to stab into Orochimaru's face.

Right at this moment.

Orochimaru raised his right hand and slapped the assistant's wrist.

Swish!

The speed of Orochimaru's right hand was extremely fast. The moment the kunai was about to pierce his face, he slapped the assistant's wrist heavily.

"Ahh!"

The assistant instantly screamed in pain and the kunai in his hand slipped out of his hand. His wrist seemed to be on fire, and there was a burning pain.

The strength that Orochimaru used was not small.

The assistant was directly sent flying back the moment he was hit. The strength in his body could not resist the strength that Orochimaru used.

"Ding!"

The kunai in the assistant's hand floated in the air and fell to the ground. After colliding with the ground, it made a crisp sound.

"Bang!"

The assistant fell heavily to the ground. This kind of impact made him feel like all the bones in his body were going to scatter.

This was too ruthless!

After the assistant fell down, he was even more convinced that the person just now was not Orochimaru-sama.

Orochimaru-sama was very distressed about him.

He would never attack him like this!

Thus.

He thought that Orochimaru-sama might still be in the laboratory, and he should have heard the noise outside.

Orochimaru-sama should be coming out soon.

At this time, he must not show a timid look. He must be brave to stay here, buy time for Orochimaru-sama, and wait for Orochimaru-sama to come out.

"You better be careful!"

The assistant suddenly roared, his voice echoing in the corridor and clearly entering Orochimaru's ears.

He shouted this to intimidate the imposter in front of him, and also to remind the real Orochimaru in the laboratory at the end of the corridor.

"Oh?"

Orochimaru frowned slightly, and his snake eyes focused on the assistant. Did this person take the wrong medicine?

He did ask the assistant to pay attention.

He even arranged a secret massage.

Only then could he believe it.

But he treats a person as a fake without even asking him!

After the slap on the assistant's wrist just now, Orochimaru was certain that this assistant was not a shadow clone or transformation technique.

This assistant was his assistant.

But there was a problem with this assistant's thinking.

He reacted too strongly!

"Have you calmed down?"

Orochimaru glanced at his assistant coldly. His lips moved slightly as he prepared to speak the secret message.

However.

Just as he was about to speak the secret message.

The assistant, who had fallen to the ground, roared again. His voice was filled with a strong threat and hatred.

"Orochimaru-sama will come out soon. He will not let you go!"

The assistant stared at Orochimaru. Ignoring the pain in his body and forced himself to stand up. His eyes flashed with a look of indifference.

From the moment he saw Orochimaru, the assistant had been convinced by Orochimaru's charisma. He was willing to sacrifice everything for Orochimaru, be it his spirit or body.

In his opinion.

This was the moment.

No matter who wanted to threaten Orochimaru-sama, they had to step over his body.

"???"

When Orochimaru saw the appearance of this assistant, he had a very hallucinatory feeling.

It's like shouting I love you and yelling at you with his mouth wide open. The logic in words and actions was cut off, completely devoid of any consistency.

"Is your brain broken?"

Orochimaru said indifferently. As he spoke, his figure flashed out and rushed toward this assistant at an extremely fast speed.

Almost in an instant.

Orochimaru appeared right in front of the assistant.

After that, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the assistant by the collar.

He lifted the assistant up high.

His snake-like eyes stared at the eyes of the assistant who was lifted up.

"Look carefully!"

"I am Orochimaru!"

"What are you doing!"

"There's lightning tonight!"

"Did you hear it clearly?"

"I told you a secret message before I left. There, is, lightning, tonight!"

Orochimaru said one word at a time. His voice was very loud and clear, echoing in the dark corridor.

"Im... impossible..."

The assistant stared at Orochimaru in front of him with his eyes wide open but his eyes were extremely determined. He did not believe that the person in front of him was Orochimaru. After all, the person before had already said the secret massage.

"You are not Orochimaru-sama!"

"The real Orochimaru-sama has already entered the laboratory!"

"Who exactly are you?"

"Why are you pretending to be Orochimaru-sama?"

"How do you know the secret message that Orochimaru-sama told me?"

The assistant firmly believed that the person who came out first was Orochimaru, and the person in front of him was fake.

However.

Although he looked very determined on the surface, he was still a little confused in his heart.

After all.

The Orochimaru in front of him also said the secret message they had agreed on.

A secret message.

Two Orochimaru-sama were using it.

This...

This assistant tried his best not to think too much and firmly believed in his intuition. Otherwise, it would be very easy for him to lose himself in this kind of real and fake situation.

Normally, in this situation, it was one real and one fake.

But for him...

It seemed that he had discovered that both of them were very real Orochimaru.

This was not the real Orochimaru.

This was the real Orochimaru!

The assistant thought a lot at this moment. He could not care about the pain in his body. He just wanted to figure out what was going on.

In just a few minutes, he met two Orochimaru who had said the secret massage.

How could such a thing happen?

What the hell was going on?

Which Orochimaru-sama was the real Orochimaru-sama?

For a moment.

The assistant did not seem so determined. He had already begun to waver in this situation and was even starting to feel a little confused.

"Huh?"

After hearing the assistant's words, Orochimaru frowned again. He keenly caught a few keywords.

These keywords made him faintly realize what had happened.

"You mean..."

Orochimaru's expression instantly calmed down. He knew that this assistant of his was loyal to him and would not have a brainless betrayal.

To be able to react like this.

That was because he had encountered something special.

For example...

He met another him!

"You met the other me and even said the secret massage?"

Orochimaru judged this possibility based on the words of this assistant. Then, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Could it be...

The thing he was worried about before he left.

Did it really happen just like that?

Wasn't it a bit too exaggerated!

Orochimaru had expected that someone might appear to act as him, but he had not expected that things would happen so quickly. It had happened to him just like that!

How dare you!

Orochimaru's expression turned ugly. A dangerous light flashed in his eyes as he stared at the assistant in front of him.

"Where is the other me you saw?"

Orochimaru immediately asked.

He was not in the mood to care too much about this assistant.

The most urgent matter at hand was was to quickly find the person who was pretending to be him.

Reduce the losses to the minimum!

Orochimaru had already realized that when he had just teleported over through the summoning seal on the scroll, the other party had already turned around and taken the initiative.

"Ah..."

The assistant hesitated slightly after hearing Orochimaru's words.

However, he suddenly realized something important.

Regardless of whether the person in front of him was the real Orochimaru-sama or the fake Orochimaru-sama.

He should not care if the person in the laboratory was the real Orochimaru-sama or the fake Orochimaru-sama.

He firmly believed in one thing!

The fake Orochimaru-sama could not beat the real Orochimaru-sama!

Suddenly.

He immediately raised his hand and pointed at the laboratory at the end of the corridor.

Because his body was raised, the angle of his arm was a little tilted, but it was still obvious.

"Orochimaru-sama is in the laboratory!"

The assistant said in a deep voice. After he finished speaking, he added, "If you are afraid, then scram!"

Swish!

Just as the assistant finished his sentence.

His eyes instantly spun.

He felt a sudden and terrifying power.

This power threw him away.

After a round of spinning in the air, he finally landed heavily on the ground.

"Bang!"

The assistant's back hit the ground again. Compared to the previous impact, this time it was much lighter, but it still made him very painful.

"It hurts..."

The assistant held his waist. His body, which was lying on the ground, turned slightly toward the end of the corridor. His eyes flashed with dissatisfaction. He was even more angry with this fake Orochimaru. He wished that Orochimaru-sama could teach him a lesson.

"Orochimaru-sama will avenge me!"

The assistant lay on the ground and took a deep breath to relieve the pain in his body. Then, he was ready to get up.

He could not fall like this.

He was going to the laboratory to watch Orochimaru-sama tear off the fake.

...

Just as Orochimaru heard the assistant's words, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

He was no longer in the mood to care about the assistant.

He directly used his fastest speed to walk toward the door of the laboratory.

He quickly opened the laboratory.

Orochimaru stopped at the door, his pair of snake eyes sweeping fiercely into the laboratory.

In the dark laboratory, only the cylindrical container containing nutrient fluids emitted a faint light, and no one could be seen anywhere.

No one?

Orochimaru's face became serious. He did not believe that there was no one here, and he felt that the person who pretended to be him was hiding.

"I know you are inside."

Orochimaru's solemn voice sounded. As he spoke, his tongue licked the corner of his mouth. He cautiously entered the room and closed the door of the laboratory with a backhand.

After he entered the laboratory.

He saw that there were no problems with the experimental machines.

His heart, which was hanging in the air, was suddenly relieved.

It could be seen.

The other party's purpose was not to destroy his laboratory.

"Still not coming out?"

Orochimaru listened carefully to the movements around him. He did not hear any sound, so he realized that something was wrong here.

"Then wait for me to find you!"

Orochimaru flung his hand out, and snakes immediately crawled out from his sleeve. They slithered along the ground, searching every corner of the laboratory.

Half an hour later.

After searching every corner of the laboratory, Orochimaru finally confirmed one thing.

That person had already disappeared.

"Too hateful!"

"You actually ran away!"

"I don't even know how you ran away!"

A hint of anger appeared on Orochimaru's face, and then his anger turned into a smile.

"Things are getting more and more interesting!"

Orochimaru did not expect that he would meet such a magical person tonight. Most importantly, he did not even know who the other person was.

"You won't come to my office without a purpose, will you?"

"Let me guess what you want..."

"It should be the Corpse Dissolving Water!"

Orochimaru walked to the desk in his laboratory. From the words of the two Root ninjas that appeared before him, he determined that the target should be Corpse Dissolving Water.

Then.

Orochimaru opened the second drawer of his desk.

It was an empty drawer, and there was only a folded piece of paper lying inside.

"Hahahahaha!"

Orochimaru suddenly laughed wildly, his laughter full of self-mockery.

"It really is Corpse Dissolving Water!"

"And not a single bottle is left for me!"

"It really is you!"

"I will remember this grudge!"

Orochimaru smiled and gradually calmed down. His eyes stared at the piece of paper in the drawer.

He knew that this piece of paper was left behind by that person. He didn't even need to open it to know that it was provocative words.

However.

He still picked up the paper.

He opened the paper.

Lines of text with slightly hidden handwriting came into his sight.

[Thank Orochimaru-sama for sending the Corpse Dissolving Water. The goods have been received. Five stars of good review.

There were many good things in the laboratory.

It will come again.

Since Orochimaru-sama is kind enough to worry about the problem of my technique, I will also kindly remind Orochimaru-sama of the thing you got wrong.

In fact.

I am older than you!

Finally.

I advise you to mind your own business!

Otherwise, Orochimaru-sama, the thing in your laboratory. I will let the entire Konohagakure know.]

The content was very simple.

And there was no signature.

When Orochimaru saw this, his snake eyes shot out a fierce light, his hands tightly clenched into fists.

"You actually dare to threaten me!"

Orochimaru stared at the words on the letter, as if he wanted to see some flaws in these words, but he did not find anything.

"Interesting! Interesting! Truly interesting!"

Orochimaru put the letter into his pocket, shook his head with a sneer, and walked towards the entrance of the laboratory.

"This matter will definitely not be settled like this!"

Orochimaru silently muttered to himself. He had never suffered such a loss before, and he had already begun to ponder who the other party might be.

Just as he opened the door and walked out.

He immediately saw the assistant waiting at the door.

The assistant's eyes lit up when he saw Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru-sama, did you get rid of the imposter?" The assistant was still holding his waist as he spoke. He had been hurt from the fall just now, so he did not have any good feelings for the imposter.

"He ran away," Orochimaru said indifferently.

"Damn it! He actually ran away! He hurt me so much just now!" The assistant complained helplessly.

"I was the one who threw you just now." Orochimaru rolled his eyes at the assistant. He didn't know what to say.

"Huh?" The assistant was stunned. He stared at Orochimaru with his eyes wide open. His eyes were full of confusion, and the expression on his face gradually became complicated.

...

On the other side of Konohagakure, on the second floor of the tower.

Aoba rubbed his forehead with both hands, and a faint smile hung on his face. Now, his heart was much more comfortable.

"I was almost fooled by Orochimaru!"

Aoba did not know how many routines Orochimaru had left behind in his words. For example, what would happen if he agreed to be Orochimaru's student? This Orochimaru was simply full of routines.

"Now, let me take a closer look at this assistant's memories."

Aoba closed his eyes and went through the assistant's memories in his mind. He could faintly feel that the assistant's mind should know a lot of things. After all, he had been following Orochimaru all this time.

In an instant.

The scene after scene.

The image appeared in Aoba's mind.

Now, he had already put himself in the assistant's perspective to see what Orochimaru had done during this period of time.