Chapter 204: The Hatred of Ordinary People
The pitch-black forest was like a demon, trying to devour every living thing that entered it…
The gray giant serpent steadily closed the distance between itself and Li Jiexuan, until finally, in front of a vast swamp, it cut off his path.
"Brat, you can't escape!" Orochimaru sneered as he transformed back into human form, a gray snake coiling around his arm. "I suppose you never imagined how you were exposed, did you?"
"Was it because of those snakes?" Li Jiexuan extended his hand with a faint smile. The gray serpents actually slipped away from Orochimaru's grasp on their own and gathered around Li Jiexuan's feet.
"How… how is that possible?" Orochimaru's eyes widened in shock. "Those are snakes from Ryuchi Cave. Why would they obey you? Wait…"
"So, you deliberately lured me here?" Orochimaru reacted sharply, immediately summoning the massive Manda in the next instant.
With Manda's appearance, Orochimaru finally felt a bit more at ease. He sneered and shook his head. "Brat, I don't know why you brought me here, but you have no idea what kind of power I possess!"
Hearing this, Li Jiexuan let out a scornful laugh and shook his head. "You mean Manda!?"
"Come out, Garaga. Show your little brother who's boss!" Li Jiexuan clapped his hands lightly, and a fiery red flood serpent even larger than Manda emerged from the depths of the forest.
"Boss Garaga!" The moment Manda saw Garaga, it shrank back in fear, completely losing the imposing presence of the King of Ryuchi Cave serpents.
"Damn it, how could this happen?" Orochimaru had never felt so stifled before—being restrained at every turn. This child seemed to know everything about him…
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!" Orochimaru could no longer worry about anything else. He attempted to seize the initiative and kill Li Jiexuan outright. As long as the summoner died, no matter how strong the summoned beast was, it would be meaningless!
However…
"Lightning Blade of the Flood Dragon!" A pale flash of lightning split the Hidden Shadow Snake Hands down the middle, then cleanly tore Orochimaru in half. Blood and organs scattered across the ground. Orochimaru, once untouchable in the world of Naruto, died just like that!
At this stage of the Three Ninja era, Orochimaru was still too immature. Not to mention his later unpredictable forbidden techniques—he hadn't even fully mastered ordinary ninjutsu yet.
At present, Orochimaru's strength was only at the level of a jonin. Caught off guard, being instantly killed by Li Jiexuan in a single move wasn't surprising… With Orochimaru dead, it was time to officially begin the plan!
The God-Creation Plan of the Hidden Rain Village!
Hanzo was originally the leader of the Hidden Rain Village. Under his covert influence, a new kind of rhetoric began to spread.
"Lord Hanzo is a god! Even ordinary people can be granted the power of ninjas!"
"If all the ordinary people of the Land of Rain become ninjas, we'll never be bullied by other countries again!"
The civilians of the Land of Rain had long grown sick of such a life: in the world of Naruto, ninjas and civilians were like beings from two different dimensions. One side possessed godlike power, while the other remained at a primitive level, able to fight only with swords!
Even worse, these "gods" loved to fight. As the saying goes, when gods battle, mortals suffer… Even without intent to kill, countless civilians of the Land of Rain had died as collateral damage!
Hatred!
They hated Konoha, hated Sunagakure, hated Iwagakure—they hated all ninjas. But even more than that, they hated their own weakness, hated that they weren't ninjas, that they couldn't protect the people they loved!
They yearned for power!