Chapter 197: No Martial Virtue

Pa! Pa! Pa!

Applause broke out here!

Watching Dong Shilang demonstrate this ninjutsu, Orochimaru couldn't help but stick out his scarlet, bulky tongue again, licking along his own lips.

This was already the third time he had done this since seeing Dong Shilang.

Seeing this, Dong Shilang across from him broke out in a cold sweat!

He even couldn't control his impulse, wanting to chop off that disgusting thing.

Fortunately, reason stopped him from doing that, but he still couldn't help complaining in his mind, this big shot's habit is really perverted.

"What a nice ninjutsu!"

Lowering his clapping arm, Orochimaru gave a soft praise.

I had actually underestimated this ninjutsu called Chidori before; setting aside other aspects, just the extreme Lightning Release nature change it represents already has considerable value.

Furthermore, the subsequent variations double the value of this ninjutsu. If I were to simply replace this ninjutsu with the ones I have on hand, that would really be bullying~

This Lightning Release ninjutsu has already formed a series of ninjutsu, and can no longer be measured by some simple attribute ninjutsu,

If it were an ordinary ninja family, treating this ninjutsu as some inherited ninjutsu of a ninja family would be sufficient.

Not only sufficient, it should be said to be completely on par with the inherited ninjutsu of most ninja families.

"Then, I wonder what ninjutsu you, Dong Shilang, wish to exchange for?"

Since this ninjutsu is valuable, we must obtain it all the more. I just don't know what ninjutsu this Uchiha genius would be interested in.

He is also very curious!

Seeing the pervert across from him, without suddenly going mad, Dong Shilang finally relaxed. Upon hearing the other's inquiry, he didn't hold back and directly stated his request.

"I wonder if we can exchange for the Summoning Technique: Rashomon?"

As for this ninjutsu, Dong Shilang has been eyeing it for a long time; if he had this defensive ninjutsu, he would have more means when facing enemies.

For some powerful ninjutsu, he wouldn't need to dodge everywhere; he could directly block them with this ninjutsu.

Although the consumption of this ninjutsu is certainly not small, he doesn't necessarily have to summon three layers of Rashomon all at once!

For ordinary A-rank, and even most S-rank ninjutsu, the first layer of Rashomon would be sufficient.

"..."

Looking at the silent, smiling Orochimaru across from him, Dong Shilang couldn't help but feel greatly disappointed, knowing there was no such good fortune.

This was only after he repeatedly lowered his expectations that he made this request; according to his thoughts, he would have directly proposed the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But he also knew that was impossible; he hadn't expected that even a high-level defensive ninjutsu would be refused for exchange.

"How about... Spiritual Transformation Technique?"

"..."

Still the same silence, leaving the hopeful Dong Shilang greatly disappointed.

Although the Spiritual Transformation Technique isn't the ninjutsu he wanted, he intended to use it to explore the mysteries of the soul.

Now it seems his idea cannot be realized either!

It seems Orochimaru is unlikely to exchange high-value ninjutsu for himself!

"I heard there is a secret technique called Super Beast Imitation Drawing in the village, which works quite well for intelligence gathering and transmission."

"This is my bottom line; if even this level of ninjutsu cannot be satisfied, then I see no need to continue with this ninjutsu exchange."

In the end, Dong Shilang had no choice but to put forward his request, even though this ninjutsu wasn't what he most wanted.

However, in aspects such as intelligence gathering, transmission, searching, and escaping, this ninjutsu still has some use, and since it cannot directly boost one's combat power, the other party likely wouldn't refuse.

"As for the other ninjutsu, I would like to exchange it for..."

He told Orochimaru all his demands in one breath, then quietly watched him, awaiting his reply.

At the same time, he secretly gathered power; if the other made any suspicious move, he would be ready to unleash full force and engage in a standoff.

He still couldn't believe it—after all his years of effort, could he really not withstand even a few moves from the opponent's hands?

No matter what, it's impossible to be instantly killed by the opponent!

As long as he makes some noise when he acts, he'll basically be safe. After all, he still has the Uchiha name, so the other party would have to show some restraint.

And upon hearing Dong Shilang's request, Orochimaru didn't say whether it was good or bad, but simply stared at Dong Shilang in silence.

Thus the atmosphere here fell into dead silence.

Around them, only the crackling of the burning campfire could be heard, along with the faint beast howls and insect chirps drifting from the nearby forest.

"This is..."

Suddenly, Dong Shilang opened his own Sharingan; in his scarlet pupils, the three black tomoe began to spin at extreme speed.

His whole body tensed, his nerves tight, and he slightly crouched, like a leopard ready to spring at any moment.

He only needed a signal, and then he would unleash all his power.

"Heh! Heh! Heh!"

"You really are a complete genius…… I accept your conditions…… I will later give you these two ninjutsu~"

Before he finished speaking, the other's entire figure began to slowly sink into the ground.

"Orochimaru-senpai, you overpraise me! Compared to someone as strong as you, I'm still far behind~"

Fixing his gaze on the opponent's vanishing figure, Dong Shilang dared not be careless in the slightest.

He never expected the opponent would actually use Genjutsu on him; if it weren't for his unusually abundant mental energy, and also due to his long-term meditation practice making him exceptionally calm.

He might not even have noticed the opponent's move just now.

Even if he finally noticed the opponent's Genjutsu, he would feel immensely relieved; otherwise, just thinking about the fate of being abducted by Orochimaru would make him shudder.

At the same time, he began to rant wildly in his mind, this dead pervert truly lacks martial virtue!

Fortunately, when facing this guy, he has always been cautious, never daring to be careless in the slightest.

Thinking of the later great filial son, just because the other person said, "Life has no meaning," he ran off to jump off a cliff, and there were also Kimimaro, Honglian, etc., each of them sacrificing their lives for this fellow.

Can only say he truly lives up to the title of 'Life Mentor'!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

"Looking forward to meeting you again…… hoping that at that time…… Mr. Dong Shilang will not disappoint me……"