Chapter 194: Unexpected

Above the firmament, a bright moon hangs high.

From time to time, it reveals half of its body from the gaps in the clouds, shy and timid, appearing and disappearing.

It casts a faint glow upon the earth, then hides again.

At the edge of the Leaf Village camp, a bonfire, at this moment burning fiercely, sways with the night wind.

The shadows beside the bonfire shift unpredictably~

To prevent being sensed by Zilaiye, who is also in this camp, when I absorb natural energy.

Dong Shilang had to move his training place as far away as possible from this 'Toad Sage'.

Although the original says he should have no sensing ability, who can say for sure?

It's better to avoid being detected by him as much as possible.

The time he now needs to enter Sage Mode, after years of continual use, gives him a feeling of practice making perfect.

For example, now he can control it to about 20 minutes. Compared to two years ago, when he first learned Sage Mode, it's faster by nearly a third.

I don't know whether this is because long-term use of Senjutsu has activated his body, making him more adaptable to Senjutsu.

Or because over the past two years, his chakra has increased, making it easier to blend his chakra with Senjutsu chakra.

He knows that to cultivate Senjutsu, his own chakra amount is an important measure. Previously, the reason he could not sense natural energy for a long time, he suspects it may be related to his chakra amount.

He only barely reached the standard when he was ten years old. In the Forgetting Island, this special environment, he finally achieved Sage Mode.

However, all this is developing in a good direction, which he is certain of.

【I also don't know if I have a chance, like the First Hokage, to turn on Sage Mode just by saying so~】

Watching the drifting clouds in the sky, after finishing today's training, Dong Shilang couldn't help but feel moved, thinking how great it would be if he could freely activate Sage Mode.

"Huh! Who's over there~"

At this moment, Dong Shilang seemed to sense something, he looked toward the darkness beyond the bonfire's reach, and his hand had already reached for the ninja sword strapped behind him.

At such a time, a strange presence silently arrived, so close to him, he couldn't help but become highly tense.

Now is wartime; although it's unlikely, an enemy could sneak past the heavy defenses and slip into the camp unnoticed.

But it's still wise to be careful!

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

"I didn't expect Dong Shilang's senses to be so sharp, truly surprising~"

Before Dong Shilang could make another move, this sudden intruder revealed his figure.

And as soon as he appeared, he let out a strange, eerie laugh with hidden meaning that sent chills, and with his unique voice, he 'praised' Dong Shilang~

Without even seeing the owner of that voice, just from its highly recognizable, distinctive tone, Dong Shilang knew who had come.

At the same time, a voice screamed wildly in his mind: 'It's him, that man!'

Right in front of Dong Shilang, less than five meters away, a mass of blackness like ink began to violently writhe, twist, stretch, and then transformed into a young man with a unique demeanor.

Just by standing here, Dong Shilang could feel a sticky, slimy, cold chakra emanating from this man, beginning to permeate the surrounding air.

This gave Dong Shilang the feeling that he was being stared at by a cold-blooded creature!

The owner of that eerie voice is:

Disciple of the Third Hokage, one of the Leaf Village's Legendary Sannin, future member of Akatsuki, founder of the Sound Village, teacher-killer, scientist, human trafficker!

Representative works include:

"On How to Make a Deal with the Death God."

While others must offer their souls to summon the Death God, he summons the Death God, who gets a snake skin—not to mention taking the souls of four people and an extra pair of hands.

In his dealings with the Death God, losing little is considered a gain!

While others believe in the Will of Fire, he devotes himself to researching technology and staying active, earning him the nickname 'Einstein Snake' from netizens.

While others grow older with age, he grows younger the more he lives!

He may not be the strongest fighter among the Hokage, but he is the hardest to die. He does science in the ninja world, finds bugs in the face of the Death God, and pursues immortality in the world of the Hokage!

Moreover, he is sometimes male, sometimes female, neither male nor female, even neither human nor snake.

He has the most scientific running posture, the most snake-skin escape method: people vomit snakes, snakes vomit people, people vomit people vomit snakes vomit people vomit swords.

Long hair, long tongue, long neck, longer life; early on he's a terrifying boss, later a comedic goofball.

He once obsessed over collecting forbidden jutsu, trafficked children everywhere, and occasionally even planted strawberries on people.

In pursuit of longevity, he spares no effort to go dark!

Everyone says Snake Uncle masters core technology; he wants to become Hokage, and by the Boruto era, forget about computer lightning carts—Konoha might even reverse-colonize.

Would the Otsutsuki still dare to come?

The visitor is slim, wearing a very ordinary Leaf Village standard flak jacket, with flowing black hair and a fair complexion.

If not for the dab of purple eyeshadow at the corner of his eyes, the pupils, both unusual and ordinary, reveal an unshakable chill.

With the earring on his right ear, he could be described as a melancholic middle-aged handsome guy, which many believe.

Just thinking about the other's perverseness, Dong Shilang finds himself unable to control the urge to run away.

Of course, at this time Snake Uncle is still far from his later perversions; one could say, before he immersed himself in human experiments, he was merely a slightly perverted 'ninja'. He has only just begun to dabble in these things, not long ago, so he can still be considered a Leaf Village ninja~

This also eased Dong Shilang's tense nerves considerably.

Even so, his mind occasionally fantasizes: what if the other suddenly lengthens his neck and plants a strawberry on his body?

If that were the case, should he cooperate, or……

To be frank, in Dong Shilang's view, the biggest golden thigh in the whole Hokage world is none other than Snake Uncle. As long as you don't mind his perverted snake ninjutsu and lack the flesh he loves.

Making contact with this cross-dressing big shot isn't bad either; his black tech is just too tempting……

It's a pity, he's an Uchiha~