Naruto and Shadow

Early the next morning, Hino Hikaru and others had arrived near the location of Orochimaru recorded in the mission information.

“His opponent is Orochimaru. He knows all the ninjutsu of the Third Hokage. He also knows the ninjutsu that the Third Hokage does not know, so he still has to be careful.”

“He is particularly good at disguise, substitution, and life-saving, so no matter how many times he dies in front of us, you must remain vigilant.”

“besides……”

Hino Hikaru turned his attention to the front

“There is a perception barrier in front.”

Kushina told the situation on behalf of Hino Hikaru.

At the same time, she also lamented Hino Hikaru’s growth in the sealing technique in her heart.

If this continues, she, as a teacher, may really have nothing to teach him before long.

“No, it’s not an ordinary perception barrier, it should be a trap”

“So we need one person to go explore the way.”

Hino Hikaru set his sights on Terumi Mei, who is an”outlander”

“trap?”

In Terumi Mei’s field of vision, there is an open field with nothing in front of her.

It is completely different from the secret base, lair, etc. she imagined.

“Wait…you want me to explore the way ahead alone?”

This is Orochimaru’s territory.

Orochimaru who killed the Third Hokage… who knows how much danger there is, and now he lets her go alone?

Isn’t it obvious that he is using a beautiful girl like her as a human shield?

So, what Hikaru Hino said before was not a joke?

“You said before that you would help us deal with Orochimaru, but now you plan to go back on your word?”

“I……”

Terumi Mei glared at Hino Hikari hatefully

“Just go!”

We must not back down in front of this guy.

Isn’t it just a trap?

As long as it’s not buried with a lot of detonating talismans…that’s fine…

She doesn’t want to be burned and disfigured by the detonating talisman like the Fourth Mizukage.

It would be better to die then. never mind!

“Is it really okay to let her walk in front alone?”

Kushina can sense that there is a lot of strong malice ahead.

This should not be a simple trap.

“Don’t worry, she won’t die.”

Hino Hikaru glanced at Terumi Mei, who was almost approaching the barrier in front.

At this distance, his telekinesis could still be reached.

And… while Kushina’s attention was also on Terumi Mei, Hino Hikaru quietly He took a step back and came to Uchiha Mikoto, who also had worried eyes.

“hug me.”

Hino Hikaru lowered his voice and ordered the lady beside him.

“yes……”

Sure enough… Brother Hino needs… me… to use my body to improve his strength.

After Uchiha Mikoto was briefly stunned, she quickly followed Hino Hikaru’s instructions and hugged the other person’s body.

That familiar, warm breath swept through her body again

“Is it okay to just hold it?”

Uchiha Mikoto had already made preparations before setting off on the mission.

She remembered that last time she had to……

“enough.”

Hino Hikaru stopped Uchiha Mikoto’s further actions.

The hug was enough for him to increase some of his abilities.

Although there was only an empty open space in front of him, with the increased perspective ability, Hino Hikaru clearly saw the intricate tunnels and tunnels below the surface. Room

“Um……”

Uchiha Mikoto suddenly felt a little lost for some reason.

But soon, she realized that there was something wrong with her own thinking.

Everything she and he did was just to save Itachi, for the mission, and they had no other intentions at all.

How can you have random thoughts?

——

“found it……”

The ground in front of him was full of complicated cave passages, but Hino Hikaru could see all of them clearly.

Orochimaru’s location, Uchiha Itachi’s location, and the fastest route to that location… are now all remembered in his mind.

Bang!

At the same time, Terumi Mei, who was at the forefront exploring the way, also triggered the mechanism Orochimaru left here.

“It’s indeed a trigger trap, and it’s……”

Kushina’s eyes flashed with solemnity.

Bursts of white smoke rose into the sky like clouds in the open space, and then followed by huge and terrifying pythons.

The largest and most dangerous-looking of them all was a three-headed python.

There were so many psychic beasts, and the most annoying snake-like psychic beasts. Although Terumi Mei had not been attacked yet, she was almost fainted by the fishy smell emanating from so many snakes. hiss!

With the roar of the three-headed giant snake, all the psychic pythons targeted Terumi Mei who triggered the trap.

“Water escape……”

Terumi Mei, who was surrounded by pythons, wanted to form a seal to sweep away the pythons in front of her. However, in desperation, not only was the ninjutsu not released, but her body was also covered by a giant snake that burrowed into the soil under her at some unknown time. The python was lifted up and flew into the air

“ah!”

Terumi Mei, who was hit and thrown high in the air, could only watch as the three-headed snake’s bloody mouth bit down on the top of her head.

“Oops……”

Kushina wanted to use the giant chakra hand in Nine-tails chakra mode to pull back Terumi Mei, who was about to be swallowed by the snake’s mouth, but Hino Hikaru was faster than her. boom!

An invisible force knocked open the body of the three-headed snake, and at the same time pulled Mei Terumi back, who was surrounded by psychic beasts.

“Go down from here.”

While the psychic beasts’ attention was all on Terumi Mei, Hino Hikaru also took the opportunity to drill a large hole into the ground in front of him.

“Uh-huh?”

Although I don’t know why Terumi Mei suddenly”flyed” back, Kushina’s chakra arm still caught him.

Just when he looked at Hino Hikaru… he went down to the tunnel, why did Aguang do this? This guy wants to hold Mikoto with him?

——

“By activating the physical body, the human body will become stronger, and at the same time, its regeneration capacity will be improved. This is what Tsunade inspired me.”

Orochimaru, who came to the underground research room, looked at the curse seal on Uchiha Itachi’s neck with a look of fascination.

With this curse seal that can absorb natural energy, even if he doesn’t need to be as strong as Tsunade, he can Let the human body exert a power similar to the art of Baihao

“However, there are limits to using regeneration ninjutsu to extend life.” stroking Uchiha Itachi’s forehead, Orochimaru looked at the snake slough that he had collected since he was a child. The white snake slough represents luck and rebirth.

“But it’s different now. I have gradually mastered the power of eternal life. The only shortcoming is the consumption of vitality and soul power.……”

Even the immortal reincarnation has its limits.

Although the body given by Uchiha Madara is almost perfect, it is not completely without flaws.

This body does not have the true power of the Senju clan, nor does it have the power to merge into the Uchiha clan.

But as long as he can get that body in the future and slowly experiment on Uchiha Itachi, he may get a truly perfect ultimate body.

Boom… the vibration from the ground also caused the room underground to sway.

“Is it Jiraiya?”

Orochimaru glanced in the direction above his head.

“Well……”

Uchiha Itachi, who was lying on the laboratory bed, also had his eyelids twitching due to the vibration.

“ah!!!”

At the same time, the pain caused by the curse seal also swept through Chiha Itachi’s body and mind again.

“Are you finally waking up?”

“Lord Orochimaru is the ninja of Konoha, they…ah!!”

Just when Orochimaru was admiring Uchiha Itachi’s painful expression, the men guarding the passage had no time to finish reporting the situation, and there was only a scream.

——

“Itachi…it’s Itachi’s voice!”

Uchiha Mikoto, who came to the underground Orochimaru base lair, heard the screams that made her extremely anxious.

This must be Itachi’s voice, she was sure

“It’s just ahead.”

Because Hino Hikaru had already let go of Uchiha Mikoto’s body when he came down, he temporarily lost his ability to see through.

Now he can only move forward vigilantly.

And behind him and Uchiha Mikoto, they also opened the Kushina and Terumi Mei, who had descended into the ground through the gap, were looking at the surrounding tunnels curiously.

Although there were candlelights all around, they were not very bright.

On the contrary, it was Kushina’s Nine-Tails Chakra. There should be more light from the coat

“I heard it too, I have to get there quickly!”

Although the Nine Tails is not fully activated, Kushina can still exert amazing power even in chakra mode.

With just one punch, she penetrated the ninja in the passage in front of her and the entire wall of the passage.

“Be careful, this place is going to collapse.”

Suddenly there was a violent shaking in the ground.

Broken walls were everywhere, and the ceiling above began to crack.

Rubbles and stone slabs fell from everyone’s heads.

Hino Hikaru wanted to take Uchiha away in the chaos. Itachi, but I didn’t expect Orochimaru to be by Uchiha Itachi’s side all the time, with no intention of leaving.

The collapse of the entire underground base is also Orochimaru’s work.

“Get out first!”

You can’t resist so many rubble walls falling from your head with telekinesis, and there’s no use wasting your energy here. The chakras of Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi have all disappeared in this place.

——

“It’s really unexpected that Tsunade would send you here?”

Orochimaru looked at the Konoha ninjas who emerged from the collapsed underground, with a little surprise on his face.

That’s right, with Jiraiya’s stupidity, he must still be having fun fighting those psychic beasts. It’s impossible to find the hiding place of him and Uchiha Itachi so quickly.

“If you die here, I’m afraid Tsunade will suffer from hemophobia again.”

Orochimaru was really surprised that Hino Hikaru, who was Tsunade’s beloved younger brother, appeared in front of him.

“Orochimaru……”

Compared with the Orochimaru he had seen in the Chuunin Examination Hall before, Terumi Mei only felt that Orochimaru today was even more creepy.

The opponent has the giant body of a white snake, but also has a human face on its head.

Plus those psychic snake beasts that haven’t disappeared yet.

After finally getting rid of the underground ruins and arriving at the bright exit, it seemed as if the place they came to at this moment was not the surface of the earth, but a paradise filled with giant snakes.

“It’s just a group of snakes lying on the ground. After all, they are just reptiles.”

Hikaru Hino didn’t pay any attention to these giant psychic beasts with vertical pupils bigger than copper bells.

It was only after the other party mentioned Tsunade that he showed awe-inspiring murderous intent.

“Orochimaru, I will make you regret choosing the path of eternal life later.”