Chapter 195: Snake Uncle

Ha! Ha!

I didn't expect that Senior Orochimaru would also be in a leisurely mood, coming out to admire the moonlight~ Uh... today's moonlight is really nice...

At this moment, Dong Shilang had no choice but to speak up and greet him, which somewhat eased his embarrassment.

Because he was too nervous, for a moment he didn't even know what to say~

It's not that he lacked courage; it's just that the big shot opposite is truly famous. And he himself is an Uchiha—who knows how far the other's research has gone?

In this dead of night, if the other party wanted to do something to him, it would truly be crying to heaven with no answer, crying to earth with no response.

I didn't come out just to loaf around; I came specifically for you, Dong Shilang. To find you, I went to a lot of trouble!

Hearing that, Dong Shilang became even more nervous.

What the hell! It wasn't a chance encounter; they deliberately came looking for me?

Does a night owl come for no reason?

Aside from his own body, what else could the other party be coveting?

Done for! Done for!

This time it's really dangerous!

It's also his own fault—if you're going to cultivate, just cultivate; why pick such a remote spot? Now it's fine, if Snake Uncle wants to do something, what can he do...

I came this time mainly because of the two ninjutsu you developed, Dong Shilang—I'm quite interested in them~

Facing this nervous Uchiha, Orochimaru wasn't surprised; most ninjas, when they see him, are just as tense.

He also had no intention of playing riddles; instead, he straightforwardly stated his purpose. That's also why he came tonight to seek out the other party.

Moreover, while speaking, he also stuck out his unusually long tongue, tracing a circle around his lips.

Then, with a 'slurp', he retracted his tongue back into his mouth.

This is his habit: whenever he encounters something interesting, he can't help but make that gesture.

Ninjutsu?

Hearing that answer, Dong Shilang finally regained his wits, no longer overly tense, and returned to his usual calm.

As long as we don't plant strawberries, everything else is easy to discuss!

Is Senior Orochimaru referring to the Thousand Birds and Phoenix Immortal Flame Bomb ninjutsu?

Once the other party mentioned the reason, he basically figured it out. Since it's about ninjutsu, it can only be those two.

But...

After understanding the reason, he instead became a bit puzzled.

Just like last time with the Lightning Release: Electric Strike Technique, as the developer of this technique, the Third Hokage directly rewarded him through the clan with a Hand Sword Shadow Clone Technique.

They didn't even show interest in meeting him in person.

If it were the Third Hokage who was interested in his two ninjutsu this time, he should have gone straight to the clan—so why would Orochimaru come looking for him?

Although the other party has a dream of learning all ninjutsu, that still doesn't make sense~

Hmm! The other party is probably now mixed up with Danzo and that Fifth and a Half; if so, that's indeed possible.

Given the other party's hostility toward the Uchiha and their gathering of Uchiha movements, they should be the most proactive; if they're behind this, everything is still possible.

If that's the case...

Recently the Uchiha have a new Lightning Release ninjutsu; on the battlefield against the Rock Ninja, its effect is really quite good~

And that special Fire Release ninjutsu—I'm also quite interested in it!

While speaking, the other party once again stuck out their tongue and licked their lips.

Of course, I won't just take your ninjutsu for nothing; I'll use an equivalent ninjutsu to exchange with you!

【Exchange? That's also not impossible!】

Looking at the other party's expression, Dong Shilang could basically be sure that this matter is most likely related to that gloomy 'Pot Shadow'.

Otherwise, Orochimaru wouldn't have come looking for him.

If it were the Hokage, under normal circumstances they wouldn't ask clan ninjas for ninjutsu. If that were the case, would you also have to demand a share of the clan's secret techniques?

Wouldn't that create a rift between the village and the great clans? No Hokage would do that.

Of course, some people, inspired by the Will of Fire, contribute the ninjutsu they painstakingly researched to the village; the village won't refuse and will even give you a nice reward.

But for Dong Shilang, these are unnecessary; compared to the village, he'd rather trust his own clan.

After all, the clan's treasury still has plenty of stuff that makes him drool~

And this time, he handed those two ninjutsu over to the clan, exchanging them from the treasury for plenty of good stuff, leaving him quite satisfied.

As for the village, he doesn't believe there would be any good reward that would fall on his head.

I don't know if Senior Orochimaru understands these two ninjutsu, nor what ninjutsu he plans to offer in exchange.

Since Orochimaru personally made the trip, he can't easily refuse, but since it's an exchange, he also wants to see what ninjutsu the other party will bring to trade.

He doesn't dare to think of things like Flying Thunder God or Impure World Reincarnation, but among the Hokage lineage there are also many quite good ninjutsu, which he envies.

For example, Spirit Summon Technique: Rashomon, Spiritual Transformation Technique, Sealing Technique, Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique, Super Strength Technique, Sensory Ninjutsu, and so on—a bunch that appear or don't appear on TV.

If he could obtain some of those, he wouldn't have any resistance.

After all, one still has to give face to Snake Uncle~

Of course, before coming I personally witnessed the performance of those two ninjutsu. These are some ninjutsu I've prepared—take a look and see if anything interests you~

Saying this, Orochimaru threw a scroll at Dong Shilang, letting him choose two ninjutsu from it.

As for those two ninjutsu, he naturally had already researched them before coming to find Dong Shilang, and had even personally witnessed their demonstration.

Even he couldn't deny that these two ninjutsu are still quite good and have great combat value.

Especially that Lightning Release: Thousand Birds, although it doesn't quite suit the ninja's traits of stealth and concealment, it's still quite good—a powerful Lightning Release ninjutsu rare in Leaf Village.

As for the ones performing these two ninjutsu, naturally they are the Uchiha clan members on the battlefield.

Especially the Ninjutsu Lightning Release: Thousand Birds, there are quite a few family ninja whose chakra attribute includes lightning who have learned this Ninjutsu.

In order to better deal with the earth ninja's hardening technique and similar defensive ninjutsu.

This then attracted the attention of some interested parties, leading to this meeting.