Chapter 44

It was almost on the same level as the Immortal Art of the Time Domain he was currently pursuing.

He did not want to miss it!

After speaking, Ishihara turned and left, taking the already recovered Jugo back into the base.

"Is Obito's Sharingan very special?"

Kakashi stood frozen, frowning in thought, still unable to understand why Ishihara had high hopes for him.

Itachi looked deeply at Kakashi.

The Mangekyō Sharingan is extremely rare even within the Uchiha clan.

He found it somewhat hard to imagine the scene of Kakashi awakening the Mangekyō.

After all, he was Kakashi, not Ishihara!

Itachi smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling as if he had gone mad to compare Kakashi to that monster, Ishihara, and said:

"Perhaps there is some secret we have not noticed."

Kakashi sighed, looking at the messy surroundings with a heavy heart.

Although he and Kakashi had survived, their other teammates had died in battle; more importantly, they had been deliberately let go by Ishihara.

"I don't know how to explain this to the Hokage after we return this time."

The two, carrying their heavily injured bodies, slowly moved away from here.

Along the way, Itachi turned to look at the entrance of the base behind them.

"I don't know if I can be his opponent after awakening the Mangekyō!"

He once thought the Mangekyō Sharingan was very strong!

But now, he lacked confidence.

He hoped he would never see that monster again!

Deep within the base, which was well protected, the survivors were quickly packing up various documents and items.

"Lord Ishihara!"

"Lord Ishihara!"

"Lord Ishihara!"

With Ishihara's return, the gaze of the survivors toward him became one of boundless admiration and awe!

"Pack everything up immediately; if the teacher does not return before nightfall, we will retreat first!"

Ishihara's expression remained unchanged; he calmly issued the order and returned to the document room to prepare to study a few jutsu to pass the time.

"Yes!!!"

Everyone responded loudly, their spirits greatly lifted.

It did not look like they had been invaded; rather, it seemed as if they had won a great victory, their fighting spirit high.

With a powerhouse like Ishihara protecting them, everyone felt extremely at ease, and even the speed of packing increased considerably.

Time passed slowly.

Just as evening approached.

Ishihara, who had been reading, suddenly put down the scroll and looked toward the position of the base entrance.

Orochimaru had returned!

He stepped out.

Base entrance.

Orochimaru looked at the entrance, which had been destroyed beyond recognition; his face instantly turned extremely gloomy, and he radiated chilling cold air.

"Damn it, who exactly is it?!"

Lord Ishihara absolutely must not have come to harm!

Orochimaru, frantic with anxiety, rushed into the base.

Suddenly, Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, his pupils contracting sharply as he stared intently ahead.

"What is going on? A very faint but extremely strong pressure, one that makes people very uncomfortable, is approaching rapidly!"

"Could it be an intruder?"

He looked ahead with suspicion and hesitation.

The opponent's pressure was so powerful that it made his heart feel heavy and depressed.

If they clashed, it would probably be dangerous!

But suddenly, Orochimaru's face changed drastically, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

"No, this feeling, this chakra, why does it resemble Ishihara so much?"

"Could it be him?! Did he succeed?!"

Orochimaru shivered all over and instantly rushed toward the depths of the base.

His heart was ablaze with passion!

The immortality he desired would finally be attainable!

Although it was not developed by him personally, he did not care!

Instead, he was extremely excited!

His speed was extremely fast, but before long, he suddenly stopped.

Standing before him was a figure.

It was Ishihara!

Orochimaru's eyes stared fixedly at him, his gaze, his face, full of disbelief, and he asked in a trembling voice:

"You succeeded?!"

Ishihara smiled and nodded, "Teacher, I didn't let you down, did I!"

"Of course! Hahahaha!! Hahahahaha!"

Orochimaru burst into wild laughter.

He truly felt the oppressive aura emanating from Ishihara!

It was a magnetic field instinctively radiated by a being of a higher life level.

His senses would not be wrong!

Just like the oppressive aura from the White Snake Sage he had once enraged!.