Chapter 263: Retreat

"It seems Dong Shilang's strength exceeds my expectations!"

At this time, Orochimaru did not choose to pursue Ye Cang and his group; instead, he began to size up Dong Shilang.

When he had just fought Ye Cang, he noticed the situation here, and also Dong Shilang and the three Mist Ninja opposite were too showy, continuously unleashing ninjutsu, how could it not attract attention from both sides?

"Senior, you flatter me! Compared to your title as one of the Legendary Sannin, I'm still far behind~"

Looking at Orochimaru's gloomy smile beside him, Dong Shilang said humbly.

"Legendary Sannin? Hehe..."

"Um~"

It seems this guy is not very satisfied with being defeated by Shanjiaoyu Banwang and being given the title of Legendary Sannin!

"It seems the Yuzhibo bloodline is truly extraordinary!"

Squinting his eyes, he carefully sensed Dong Shilang's vigorous vitality, and Orochimaru revealed the look of having found prey.

Although he is now the commander here, this does not prevent him from doing things he is interested in, such as……

"Senior Orochimaru, you're joking; I just work harder than usual!"

With my current strength, how could it be just because of the Yuzhibo bloodline?

Although his own bloodline gave him great help, to therefore overlook his years of persistent effort is obviously one-sided.

"Effort?"

In his mind, a white-haired figure seemed to appear; that person had also worked very hard at some point, making him feel some pressure.

He shook his head, dispelling the figure from his mind; at this point, any bond with that person would only become an obstacle.

For him now, achieving his dream is the only thing he cares about. Thinking about achieving this goal, with his short life, it's fundamentally impossible to realize; if so……

"The Mist Ninja's attack this time, although we blocked it, these guys who came from afar will not give up easily~"

Having left those words, Orochimaru's figure slowly dissipated into the lingering mist around, vanishing before Dong Shilang's eyes.

"Won't give up?"

"With so many dead between us, how could it possibly end so easily?"

……

"Ming! It seems your opponents this time are very strong!"

The retreating Ye Cang, seeing the disheveled Mei Terumi and the nearly chakra-depleted Qingshui beside him, curiously asked about their opponents.

These few can be said to be the future pillars of Mist Hidden Village, each exceptionally talented, yet it was unexpected that even their three-person siege could not defeat the opponent.

"Very sorry! To have troubled Senior Ye Cang~"

Regarding their situation, Mei Terumi was fully aware. In the later combat, due to her injury, she could only play a supportive role.

Moreover, Haidou could not even sustain a few rounds of close combat against the opponent, relying entirely on Qingshui's bloodline limit to hold on until now.

"The opponent's 'Sharingan' is indefensible; I suggest that for any ordinary task force, if they encounter him, they should retreat on their own!"

Recalling the battle with the opponent, what impressed her most was still his bloodline limit. Even with her and Qingshui's care, Haidou still fell victim to his genjutsu several times.

If it weren't for us expending a large amount of chakra to rescue this guy, he would probably have died several times already.

"The Sharingan is indeed troublesome, but as far as I know, as long as you don't meet the opponent's gaze, you can prevent his methods!"

Although Ye Cang knows the reputation of the Sharingan, looking at them, the opponent's Sharingan seems somewhat different.

"Unlike ordinary Uchiha, the opponent's Sharingan genjutsu fundamentally does not require eye contact to be cast!"

"Even if it's me and Qingshui, without directly gazing at the opponent, we still got hit!"

"On this point, Haidou has the most authority!"

After explaining to Ye Cang, Mei Terumi finally pushed Haidou forward.

This guy has been hit the most times, especially during the later ninjutsu combat, when the opponent repeatedly prepared to break through his defenses and directly attack her and Qingshui.

Multiple times used genjutsu to control Haidou!

"Yes! The opponent's genjutsu is not only silent, its power is also astonishing; even with my physique, after returning to camp I still need to rest properly!"

"Is this... really that exaggerated?"

Upon hearing Haidou's words, Mei Terumi and Qingshui were somewhat surprised. The physique of the Kaguya clan is renowned as aberrant throughout Mist Hidden Village, yet they showed no abnormality during the recent battle.

Never expected……

"The opponent's genjutsu can inflict certain mental damage; I also used a family-secret technique to successfully delay the injury~"

Seeing his companions not quite believing him, Haidou calmly explained in a sentence, then said no more.

"Silent? You can't even tell how the opponent casts his genjutsu?"

After hearing Haidou's explanation, Ye Cang felt the situation becoming even more troublesome. If even how the opponent casts his genjutsu is unclear, let alone how to defend against it.

Furthermore, as Haidou said, the opponent also inflicts certain mental damage on oneself, making his danger even greater.

"Yes! No traces at all~"

"How about the opponent's ninjutsu and taijutsu?"

Faced with the unanimous answer from Mei Terumi and her three companions, Ye Cang began to inquire about other aspects of the opponent.

If we cannot defend against the opponent's genjutsu, then we might as well not bother defending.

As long as one is willing to sacrifice, one can create opportunities for one's companions, making dealing with him much easier.

……

"Huh! What's up?"

Seeing that no one answered his question, Ye Cang found it strange.

"The opponent's ninjutsu and taijutsu surpass ours!"

Although unhappy, Mei Terumi still had to admit this fact.

The opponent can skillfully master five types of chakra ninjutsu, although they lack bloodline-related ninjutsu, but the power of their Ninjutsu should not be underestimated!

Seeing that Zhao Mei Ming had basically finished reporting, the Snow Clan's Qing Shui also didn't forget to add: "The opponent's chakra is also very abundant!"

He fought the opponent using Ninjutsu for quite a while, and what left the deepest impression on him was the opponent's chakra amount.

Whenever he could rely on a large chakra output, his Ninjutsu power would surge, thereby canceling out his own bloodline Ninjutsu.

"Leaf Village is truly blessed by heaven!"

Hearing this, Shi Cang couldn't help but sigh, thinking how heaven has not been stingy toward Leaf Village.