Chapter 2: A Disciple of the Traitor Orochimaru? (Begging for flowers and review tickets!)

"I actually... transmigrated?"

Ishihara was a little dazed.

But looking at his body, which had become an infant's, he fully understood his situation.

He had transmigrated, and his flesh had become that of a small child.

Abandoned in the desolate wilderness!

Damn!!

A wave of panic rose in Ishihara's heart.

He didn't dislike transmigration — after all, his previous life had been too dull, too exhausting.

But turning him into a small child and dumping him in the wilderness — is that something a human would do?!

Even if he didn't starve to death, there were wild beasts!

"System?"

Ishihara hurriedly called out in his heart.

【Host has completed transmigration detected. System activation complete!】

【Congratulations on activating the Heaven-Defying Comprehension System!】

A mechanical, cold voice rang out in his mind.

Ishihara's eyes instantly widened in shock.

As a novel fanatic in his previous life, he was no stranger to systems.

And this Heaven-Defying Comprehension System of his — just hearing the name sounded awesome!

But right now, more than a system, he needed a kind young lady to come take him away!

"Am I really going to become the shame of transmigrators everywhere? Falling before the journey even begins?!"

Ishihara was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Suddenly.

Hiss hiss hiss!

A burst of rapid, chilling sound rang out.

Ishihara turned his head to look, and his pupils instantly contracted, his heart skipping half a beat in fright.

Crap!!

He saw a snake rapidly slithering over from the distance, heading straight for him.

"I'm done for!?"

Was his luck really this bad?

Ishihara ground his teeth in hatred, but his will to survive still made him stare fixedly at the snake with both eyes, muttering:

"Go away, go away, go away!"

【You heard the snake's hiss, you attempted to communicate with the venomous snake, you perceived the snake's emotions, you created the Snake-Control Art】

Ishihara's eyes instantly widened even further.

So this is what Heaven-Defying Comprehension means?

Love it!

Love it!

A flood of information poured into his mind, instantly granting him enlightenment on the Snake-Control Art.

Immediately, he called out even more cheerfully!

And the snake opposite him suddenly froze in place, its slender forked tongue flicking forward repeatedly, before quickly turning back the way it came.

……

Orochimaru was resting in the forest.

Not long ago, his secret of conducting forbidden experiments on children in Konoha had been discovered by the Third Hokage.

Although the Third Hokage had not made a move against him on the spot, allowing him to escape Konoha swiftly.

But soon he was still being pursued by Konoha!

Coupled with the trap the Third Hokage had set up in advance, he had been injured.

Even now he was still on the run.

He had stopped to rest a moment ago in order to bandage his wounds.

At the same time, he had scattered a large number of snakes in all directions to scout the way.

But he hadn't expected that one snake would actually return the way it came.

"What's going on?"

Orochimaru warily looked around, then grabbed that snake and began communicating with it.

As one who had signed a summoning contract with Ryūchi Cave, he could communicate with snakes with ease.

Soon he understood what had happened, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

"You're saying an infant controlled your body?"

"Interesting!"

Orochimaru licked the corner of his mouth.

Apart from himself, this was the first time he had encountered someone who could control snakes.

It probably wasn't a trap!

After making his judgment, Orochimaru, driven by curiosity, cautiously approached the location where Ishihara was.

Soon, he saw beneath a tree the child lying in a swaddling cloth.

It was Ishihara!

"It's really just a child?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and ordered several snakes to coil around Ishihara.

He needed to test the waters.

Soon, Ishihara cried out again.

"There's a strange rhythm in his voice—could this be the real reason he can control snakes?"

Orochimaru stared at Ishihara in astonishment.

He realized that even he would need considerable time to master the pattern within Ishihara's voice.

A small child could never possibly have learned it!

Yet this impossible situation had actually appeared!

"Could it be some special Bloodline Limit? And one awakened from birth?"

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he felt a touch of delight.

His luck had turned at last!

For a moment, a certain closeness and anticipation toward Ishihara welled up in Orochimaru's heart.