Chapter 239: Sober Orochimaru In The Human World
Yoru’s Summoning Beast can use Reverse Summoning Jutsu, it’s exposed!
Yoru slowly turned his head and looked at Lord Orochimaru.
This Full Moon Cycle, he had already died once at Lord Orochimaru’s hands.
Under Yoru’s vest, under his mask, an instinctive reaction triggered Absolute Defense: Bronze Light.
Yoru kept pondering his words, trying to minimize his logical loopholes, and he said:
“Lord Orochimaru, my Summoning Beast is far inferior compared to the Holy Land Summoning Beasts of yours.
Lord Orochimaru’s strength is truly formidable; you’ve discovered it already. This is my little trick.
To complete the mission, I just infiltrated near the Hidden Cloud Village. Cloud Ninja chased me, so I used Reverse Summoning to vanish instantly, leaving no traces.”
“Heh, infiltrated near the Hidden Cloud Village?” Lord Orochimaru’s vertical pupils were filled with the thrill of discovering an interesting prey, and he said:
“Fox, I’m not a fool; no need to use those excuses on me.
The problem now isn’t where you just went, but that you have a ability the Anbu cannot control.
Don’t underestimate Reverse Summoning Jutsu.
Without Reverse Summoning Jutsu, you are an elite absolutely trusted by the Anbu.
With Reverse Summoning Jutsu, Kiiroinu can’t know your location.
I used to frequent Ryūchi Cave and move around it often; I can imagine your extraordinary mobility now.
Out of control—for Kiiroinu, you are out of control.”
Yoru hurriedly said: “My loyalty to Hokage and Kiiroinu Minister—even if you’re Lord Orochimaru, you absolutely cannot question it!”
Yoru felt some unease in his heart.
What Lord Orochimaru said was true: his Summoning Beast could use Reverse Summoning Jutsu, meaning he could leave Konoha Village without village approval and appear beside his Summoning Beast.
Kiiroinu would suspect him, Third Hokage would suspect him, and everything he had in Konoha Village might be exposed.
“Loyalty?” Lord Orochimaru let out two eerie chuckles:
“You’re not from the Sarutobi Clan, Yoru. You don’t think that just shouting about loyalty—even if you shout until your throat is hoarse—the Third Hokage father and son will truly trust you, do you?”
Yoru was stunned—Lord Orochimaru had called out his real name?
His real name wasn’t a big deal; he had no family, and his only bonds inside Konoha Village were Qiao Yi and Purple Cat Yamanaka Riko.
Lord Orochimaru had actually investigated him in advance—this was trouble.
“Whether Hokage trusts me, I indeed have no certainty, but Kiiroinu Minister absolutely trusts me.”
“Yoru, don’t be so foolish; don’t lower my evaluation of you.” Disdain appeared in Lord Orochimaru’s eyes as he said:
“Shin’en Sarutobi trusts you because you are indeed capable.
You don’t think they truly trust you, do you?
You don’t think the Water Style: Water Severing Wave you obtained is the Water Severing Wave created by Second Mizukage, do you?”
Yoru was stunned—did his Water Style: Water Severing Wave have a problem?
Thinking carefully, after gaining mastery-level Water Severing Wave, the Chakra Circulation method had indeed changed greatly.
He had mastered it instantly with the System’s help and hadn’t figured out the principle yet.
Lord Orochimaru continued:
“Heh, the Water Severing Wave you got is the degraded version designed by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The most crucial part of ninjutsu is the Chakra Circulation method. Hiruzen Sarutobi reversed his talents as a Ninjutsu Professor to create a batch of degraded ninjutsu.
They can’t let you and those they truly trust learn the same ninjutsu, right?
Knowledge is one form of power.
In my view, knowledge—that is, ninjutsu—is far more important than any Jonin Head title.
Sometimes I even feel sorry for you: Hiruzen Sarutobi gave you a degraded ninjutsu, and you treat it like a treasure.
Their trust in you is limited. Come, let me show you what a real Water Severing Wave is!
What kind of top-tier Water Style the Second invented!”
Lord Orochimaru quickly formed hand seals, and a water beam shot out rapidly, slicing through the rock above the cave entrance.
In his previous life, Yoru hadn’t paid much attention during battle, but now he saw that Lord Orochimaru’s Water Severing Wave was thinner and faster than his own.
In other words, it wasn’t that Lord Orochimaru’s Water Severing Wave was strong—it was that the one he got was truly a degraded version.
No wonder Yoru’s Water Severing Wave, practiced so diligently for so long, wasn’t as powerful as Lord Orochimaru’s.
He was even using his own improved Twin Vortex Water Severing Wave, yet its power still didn’t match the Second’s original Water Severing Wave.
Fortunately, he had drawn the mastery version of Water Severing Wave from Lord Orochimaru, filling the flaw.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kiiroinu were indeed guarding against him.
Lord Orochimaru said: “You haven’t realized yet—Anbu Captain is already your ceiling.”
Yoru frowned—Anbu Captain was already his ceiling? How had Lord Orochimaru made that judgment?
This wouldn’t do; Yoru still planned to become Vice Minister, Anbu Minister.
Lord Orochimaru continued:
“You don’t have the Sarutobi name, so you’ll never enter their core.
Your end will be diligently completing missions for Shin’en Sarutobi, then dying quietly on some mission.
Not just you—even I can’t enter Konoha’s true core.
You don’t think I have much trust from Third Hokage, do you?
The ones truly controlling Konoha are the Second Hokage’s surviving guards: the Konoha rulers led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Mito Mon’en, and Koharu Utatane.
I’m just the one Third Hokage pushed out to compete with Sakumo Hatake.
Whether Third Hokage really wants me as Hokage isn’t certain.
These years, Sakumo Hatake and I have been fighting fiercely, competing intensely, but years or even decades later, it might be someone else as Hokage.
I can tell whether Third Hokage is just saying it or truly wants me as Hokage.
Danzo Shimura, or even Shin’en Sarutobi, have much higher chances of becoming Hokage than me or Sakumo Hatake.”
So that’s how it was—Lord Orochimaru had such a clear positioning of himself.
He also thought that the position of Fourth Hokage wouldn’t make Lord Orochimaru go all out.
Yoru noticed that Lord Orochimaru was talking so much without any killing intent.
He asked: “Lord Orochimaru, what exactly are you trying to say?”
“Finally relaxed?” Lord Orochimaru said:
“Don’t take the village too seriously, don’t take the Will of Fire too seriously.
The village is their village, not ours.
The Will of Fire is their Will of Fire, not ours.
The reason I cooperate with Third Hokage and Sakumo Hatake in this competition is just for convenient access to more resources.
Fox, you’re smart; you know to hide some trump cards for yourself.
I acknowledge your strength.
I’ve been watching you for months and finally caught your tail here.
Don’t use infiltrating near Hidden Cloud Village as an excuse—what you just did doesn’t matter; the key is you’re out of control from the high-ranking officials’ perspective.
If you’re out of control, for Hiruzen Sarutobi and his son, you already have a death wish.
Why not cooperate with me.
Everything is false; only strength is real.
Cooperate with me—I don’t need you to play the loyalty game; we just each get what we need.
You provide what I need, and I give you what you need.
You be my undercover agent in Anbu, and we exchange benefits—how about it?”
Sober in the human world! Lord Orochimaru!
