"Is this the battle between shadow-level powerhouses? This is the first time I can fully watch as a bystander." Uchiha Chizuru carefully watched the battle between Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and said with emotion.
The battle between the strong is very different from the battle between the weak. The weak are more competitive with ninjutsu power. The battle scenes seem grand, but they only bring visual sensation, and there is no fine taste value.
But the battle between the strong maximizes the use of ninjutsu. Even a D-level ninjutsu can display its full value.
"Orochimaru and Jiraiya are companions who grew up together and fought side by side for decades. It can be said they are very clear about each other's details. If they want to distinguish winners and losers, it must either be by surprise or by exhausting the other." Chao Yanqian said, "But Orochimaru is a defector ninja, so he shouldn't continue dragging it out with Jiraiya."
"Haha! I hope Jiraiya will win," Uchiha Chizuru said.
The entire forest was completely destroyed by the battle between Orochimaru and Jiraiya. During this period, Jiraiya was not at all an opponent of Orochimaru in terms of ninjutsu, and his clothes were already in tatters.
Or maybe, in the bottom of Jiraiya's heart, he didn't want to simply take Orochimaru back and subject him to the village's trial.
Although Jiraiya's brain reaction is relatively slow, after so many years, he can understand a little about politics.
It's ironic to think about it. Konoha's high-level officials drove away one by one the masters who could threaten their status in order to fight for power, thereby endangering their own village.
First it was the suicide of Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, and now it was the Sannin leaving one after another. Their status within the village may have improved, but Konoha's status in the ninja world was already close to being precarious.
However, Chao Yanqian also has no right to despise Konoha's senior management. After all, Chao Yanqian is also somewhat responsible for Tsunade and Orochimaru's affairs.
In fact, everyone is the same. Before doing something, everyone considers the problem from their own point of view.
Even Senju Hashirama and Bo Feng Shuimen, who promoted peace, and even the future protagonist Naruto Uzumaki, all hoped that others could accept the peace they advocated, and those who did not were naturally considered enemies.
After all, the root of this world is strength. There is no difference between good and evil in the Ninja World War; the winner is naturally righteous, and the loser can only accept the terms of the victor.
It's a pity that although Shimura Danzo calculated carefully, what he didn't expect was that the Third Hokage would release Orochimaru and not fight him to mutual destruction.
People who don't understand feelings naturally don't include feelings when calculating others. From this point of view, Shimura Danzo is far inferior to Orochimaru, who best knows how to use others' emotions.
Boom! Following the violent blasts caused by the two tactical bombardments, all the surrounding trees collapsed. Orochimaru looked at the panting Jiraiya under the tree with indifferent eyes and did not continue to make a move.
"Why? Why did you defect from Konoha?" Jiraiya still insisted on asking.
"For immortality, to grasp the truth of the world!" Orochimaru waved his hand, his tone full of yearning.
"Weren't we called the Sannin together, playing together from childhood to adulthood! Now Tsunade is gone. Why do you want to leave too?" Jiraiya recalled the old days and questioned Orochimaru excitedly, with an incredulous tone.
"Hahaha!" Orochimaru heard Jiraiya's words and couldn't help but laugh, saying: "What a stupid fellow! Jiraiya, you never think things through. Because of this, you haven't noticed everything I've done until now."
"You won't change your mind anymore, Orochimaru!" Jiraiya said sadly.
"It's so funny, Jiraiya, stupidity has to be at a certain level!" Orochimaru didn't want to listen to Jiraiya's nonsense and said indifferently.
"Why, why...!" Jiraiya yelled, pressing down on his injured place and exhausting all his strength, "Why on earth!"
"Idiot, you still don't understand?" Orochimaru took off his Konoha forehead protector and used a kunai to make a deep scratch on the Konoha symbol!
Seeing this mark, Jiraiya felt as if a thousand arrows pierced his heart. That scratch not only cut off Orochimaru's relationship with Konoha but also severed the bond of friendship among the Sannin...
"I'm Konoha's rebel! Next time, I'll take your life!" Orochimaru threw the forehead protector aside and then turned and disappeared into the dense forest.
"Orochimaru..." Seeing Orochimaru leave, Jiraiya cried out sadly, and at the same time a tear like a scar slid down his face.
Bonds and friendship were all destroyed at this moment, and only the scratched forehead protector remained, so eye-catching, so sad!
At the end of the battle, the defeated Jiraiya returned to Konoha in frustration, while Orochimaru continued to flee, and Chao Yanqian and Uchiha Chizuru continued tracking Orochimaru from a distance.
"Orochimaru-sama, it's been a long time!" Feeling that he was far enough away from Jiraiya, and when Jiraiya would no longer detect even a life-and-death battle, Chao Yanqian directly appeared in front of Orochimaru, blocking his way.
Uchiha Chizuru continued to hide in the dark, his three-tomoe Sharingan already opened, staring coldly at Orochimaru.
"Oh? Chao Yanqian! Are you here to chase me too?" Orochimaru slowly licked his tongue and said, his voice low, his eyes narrowed, putting himself in a guarded posture.
"Forget it!" Chao Yanqian shrugged casually and looked at the guarded Orochimaru with a chuckle: "Actually, I don't want to be an enemy of Orochimaru-sama, so I didn't interfere during your fight with Jiraiya. I just want to have a good talk with Orochimaru-sama!"
"What do you want to talk about? As a fugitive rebel, what could still attract your attention?" Orochimaru said playfully but didn't let down his guard against Chao Yanqian.
Even so, Orochimaru's actions still carried a different kind of charm.
"To be honest, I have long been envious of the Sannin's summoning beasts. I originally wanted to inherit Tsunade-sensei's slug, but unfortunately, because of you, Orochimaru-sama, that hope was destroyed. So... should you compensate me?" Chao Yanqian casually leaned half of his body against a big tree and relaxed his posture to show he had no intention of fighting Orochimaru.
"Oh? It seems you noticed!" Orochimaru stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, his expression relaxing. He looked at Chao Yanqian and smiled: "I was planning to watch a good show, but I didn't expect Tsunade to leave like that."
"I don't care if Tsunade-sensei left Konoha. What I want to know now is... your decision, Orochimaru-sama. Are you willing to hand over your summoning contract scroll to me?" Chao Yanqian straightened his body, took a step forward, and raised his voice slightly.
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