Their auras gradually rose and began to compete. Gradually, the space where the two of them were was filled with terrifying auras. The two of them each occupied half of the space.
However, the masked man was still too young. No matter how outstanding he was, he did not have as much experience as Orochimaru. His aura gradually fell into a disadvantage. Seeing that his aura was gradually falling into a disadvantage, the masked man decided to take the lead!
The three jade hooks in the masked man's eyes suddenly twisted, and lightning flashed in his hands. From time to time, a trace of lightning flashed on his body. He was using the lightning attribute chakra to stimulate his cells and increase his speed.
Lightning flashed in the masked man's hand as he charged toward Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was shocked by the masked man's speed and dodged to his left. Unexpectedly, the masked man's Three Magatama Shura Eyes had been locked onto him.
Seeing this, the masked man instantly changed direction and caught up with Orochimaru, who was dodging to the left, and pierced through his chest. Orochimaru didn't expect the masked man to be able to make such a difficult change in direction even with such a high speed. His face was frozen in shock.
However, with a sinister smile, his body turned into soil and slowly melted. The masked man had sensed something was wrong when he hit Orochimaru. He had already left. His pair of three-pronged eyes scanned his surroundings vigilantly.
"As expected of Kakashi, who advanced to Jounin at the age of twelve. His reaction speed is truly top-notch.”Orochimaru was on Kakashi's right. He slowly rose from the ground and clapped his hands in praise.
"However, Kakashi, you really have hidden yourself well. Everyone in Muye knows you, Kakashi. Only your left eye was given to you by your teammate Uchiha before he died. Moreover, you can't control it on your own, and it consumes your chakra at every moment. You had no choice but to cover your left eye.”
Orochimaru didn't reveal any emotion as he spoke. However, when he saw Kakashi in front of him, he did not react to his words. He changed the topic and continued.
"But, all of us have been deceived by you. Looking at your eyes now, you should be able to control the Shurakan on your own, right? As expected of a genius praised by the people, he was actually able to freely control the transplanted Sharunyan as an outsider!”
"However, with your high talent and complete control of the Shura Eye, you meet my requirements very well.”
Orochimaru said with a hint of jealousy in his tone. At the same time, a hint of fear flashed across his eyes. Orochimaru didn't believe that there was a way to perfectly control the transplanted Sherringan. If there was, the Uchiha clan would have been exterminated by others long ago, and they could still survive until now.
Moreover, if there was such a method, with Orochimaru's research on Sharunan, he would have been able to do it long ago. Was there a need to try everything possible to reincarnate as a genius of the Uchiha clan?
That was why Orochimaru believed that Kakashi had mastered the Sherringan with his own unique talent. That was why there was a hint of jealousy in his tone.
However, such a genius like Kakashi had actually been hidden for so long without anyone knowing. But today, he did not hesitate to expose himself and came looking for him. He definitely had enough strength to contend against him. Otherwise, given how long Kakashi had endured, it was impossible for him to face him without any confidence. That was why Orochimaru was slightly wary of Kakashi.
Kakashi, who was hiding behind his mask, did not react at all. Before he decided to fight Orochimaru, he was already prepared for his identity to be exposed.
This was because he would not be able to hide from Orochimaru if he used Thunder Cut. Moreover, not long ago, because he wanted to protect his left eye, he had caused a huge commotion with the Uchiha clan, causing everyone in Koba to know about it. He joined the Dark Group to seek a certain degree of protection.
Who asked him to be so famous? In that case, his famous Thousand Birds technique was naturally known by some ninjas. The Orochimaru in front of him belonged to those ninjas who knew him.
"In that case, let me see what level a genius like you has reached.”Orochimaru looked at Kakashi, who didn't deny it, and thought to himself excitedly.
A few snakes instantly appeared from Orochimaru's sleeve, opening their mouths wide and biting towards Kakashi.
Kakashi had been paying attention to Orochimaru the entire time. This sneak attack might work on others, but Kakashi's Shura Eye had been watching Orochimaru the entire time, afraid that he would suddenly make a move. Lightning immediately appeared in his hand, cutting the few small snakes that were attacking him in half.
When Orochimaru saw that his sneak attack had failed, he instantly arrived beside Kakashi while he was distracted by killing the snakes. He released quite a number of snakes to entangle Kakashi.
But at this moment, Kakashi, who was being entangled by a group of vipers, suddenly turned into a block of wood!
"Substitute technique! When?" Orochimaru's pupils constricted as he thought in shock. However, before Orochimaru could recover from his shock, he felt his legs being pulled. He lowered his head and saw a pair of hands on his feet!
"Earth Evasion-Mental Beheading Technique!" Orochimaru was pulled down by Kakashi, who was hiding underground. However, when half of Orochimaru's body entered the ground, he actually turned into soil.
"Earth substitute, not good!" Kakashi, who had just jumped up from the ground, broke out in a cold sweat when he saw this scene. At this moment, Orochimaru suddenly appeared on Kakashi's right side. He held the Kasujiji sword in his hand and stabbed at Kakashi.
Seeing that Kakashi had nowhere to run, he was instantly turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared when he was stabbed by Orochimaru's Kasujiji sword.
"Shadow clone? How troublesome." Orochimaru exclaimed in surprise. At the same time, he sensed his surroundings. Suddenly, Orochimaru felt a gust of wind above his head. He quickly retreated, but a strand of his hair was cut off and floated to the ground, indicating how dangerous his situation was.
However, Orochimaru was indeed worthy of being known as the Cold Lord. He did not panic at all under such circumstances. It fully displayed his experience as a Shadow Grade powerhouse.
While Orochimaru was dodging, he used his modified body to rapidly extend his right hand. The Kasujiji Sword was aimed at Kakashi, who was attacking him. If it were anyone else, they would have been beheaded long ago. However, he calmly counterattacked, as if he was not worried about his situation at all.
As expected, Kakashi was forced into a corner. As he was falling, he quickly retracted his short knife, blocking Orochimaru's attack and using the momentum to flip and land far away.
After Orochimaru stood still, he looked at Kakashi in the distance, his hand holding a shimmering dagger. He couldn't help but become even more cautious.
"Looking at the knife in your hand, it should be the short knife that your father used. Although the saber is your father's saber, who knows how much of your father's saber techniques he inherited?”Orochimaru said tentatively.
"My saber technique didn't inherit any of my father's essence. No, if one had to say it, Flagwood Saber Technique was not a saber technique!”Kakashi saw Orochimaru testing him and beat him at his own game, successfully arousing Orochimaru's curiosity. He suddenly rose up and launched an attack.
"Do you think I'm not prepared, Kakashi? Aren't you underestimating me too much?" When Orochimaru saw Kakashi wielding a short knife, he wanted to catch him off guard and charge at him. He stood on the spot and sneered at Kakashi with disdain in his eyes.
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