Chapter 203: Orochimaru
"I…"
Hanzo's face flushed red, but after struggling for a long time, he still couldn't say a single word. Li Jiexuan's words were like a sharp blade, mercilessly slicing open the wounds he had carefully hidden, then ruthlessly rubbing salt into them…
Li Jiexuan watched coldly, not afraid of provoking Hanzo at all. To complete this storyline mission, the first step was to ignite Hanzo's fighting spirit. If he didn't even have this basic ability for self-reflection, Li Jiexuan would decisively abandon the mission!
After a while, Hanzo finally came back to his senses and gave a somewhat desolate, self-mocking laugh. "I really did lose. A situation like this… is already beyond what human power can fix…"
Good. As long as he's willing to face reality, there's still hope!
"If human power can't fix it, then become a god!" Li Jiexuan narrowed his eyes, coaxing him. "Starting today, become a god—and everything can still be saved!"
"Become a god?"
Hanzo's eyes widened in confusion as he instinctively asked, "Does something like that really exist? What should I do?"
"He's taken the bait!" A faint spark of hope reignited in Hanzo's heart!
But now wasn't the time to carry out the plan. He first had to build Hanzo's trust, and that wasn't difficult. As long as he presented a token of allegiance, their relationship could quickly grow closer.
As for the target of that token, there was a very suitable candidate!
"No need to rush." Li Jiexuan curled his lips into a cold smile. "Before that, we must kill someone!"
"Someone?"
"That's right." Li Jiexuan nodded with a cold expression. "This person has a crucial impact on the next phase of the plan. If we don't kill him, sooner or later something will go wrong!"
"Who?"
"Orochimaru!"
"Then I'll go back and kill him right now!" Having regained hope, Hanzo was almost losing his sanity.
"Calm down. If we don't want Konoha to destroy us, we must kill him quietly!" Li Jiexuan smiled and turned to leave, leaving behind only a white snake for Hanzo.
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When Tsunade returned to the camp, Li Jiexuan was already sitting obediently on the bed, his big eyes blinking innocently. "Sis, you're back? Where are those two brothers from last time?"
"Jiraiya ended up taking in a few kids as disciples." Tsunade shook her head helplessly. "As for Orochimaru, that guy's always so mysterious—I have no idea what he's been up to…"
Just as expected, Jiraiya had taken Nagato, Yahiko, and the others under his wing, teaching them carefully just like in the original plot. Having the Rinnegan so close at hand really was an exciting feeling…
But in the end, Li Jiexuan calmed himself down. There were simply too many examples of greed leading to unnecessary complications—and ultimately total failure!
Quietly waiting for midnight, Li Jiexuan slipped out of the tent and, under the cover of darkness, headed toward the deep mountains and dense forest, muttering something under his breath in a mysterious manner…
At the same time, a gray-patterned snake flicked its tongue as it slithered toward Orochimaru's tent.
"That brat… just as I thought, there's something wrong with him!" Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he affectionately stroked the gray snake coiled around his arm. "Let me see what kind of secrets you're hiding!"
Lowering his body, Orochimaru slipped out of the tent and closely followed the traces left by Li Jiexuan, disappearing into the darkness. Sensing Orochimaru's movement, Li Jiexuan smiled and picked up his pace, heading deeper into the more remote forest swamps…
"Trying to shake me off with this forest?" Orochimaru scoffed disdainfully. His entire body transformed into a massive gray serpent, swiftly slithering through the complex terrain of the dense woods.
At this moment, Li Jiexuan and Orochimaru had already torn away all pretense—what had begun as a silent tailing had turned into an intense chase…