The sky over the Hidden Rain Village was covered in dark clouds, with a sparse rain falling.
It wasn't a torrential downpour, but it wasn't a drizzle either.
Under the rain, two figures stood facing each other, their bodies covered in chakra to shield them from the raindrops.
"Uchiha Lexon..." Orochimaru called out Lexon's alias, staring at him with a cold gaze like a venomous snake, his tone somewhat sinister.
"What is it?" Lexon asked, his tone very calm, showing no emotional fluctuation just because this guy was the main antagonist of the early Naruto series.
"I need to discuss something with you..." Orochimaru spoke slowly.
"What is it?" Lexon asked.
Although he asked, Lexon already knew clearly in his heart what Orochimaru's purpose was.
He wanted his Mangekyo Sharingan...
He wanted to gouge out his eyes or directly take over his body.
Harboring malicious intentions.
Orochimaru was a man obsessed with research and was desperate to study the Uchiha clan's mysterious Mangekyo Sharingan.
In the early part of the plot, he stopped at almost nothing for the sake of his research and to further it.
In the original story, the reason Orochimaru defected from the "Akatsuki" organization was that he wanted to obtain Uchiha Itachi's pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, attacked him, failed, and then fled.
Targeting me now, is he...
Lexon stared at Orochimaru, thoughts surging in his mind.
But, just as well...
The corners of his mouth unconsciously curved up slightly.
"What are you smiling at? Uchiha Lexon." Seeing Lexon's expression, Orochimaru couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Nothing." Lexon shook his head, then said, "So what exactly do you want?"
Orochimaru took a few steps closer to Lexon, almost standing right in front of him, while Lexon didn't move an inch.
"Uchiha Lexon... do you have some connection... with the Hidden Leaf..." Orochimaru leaned his head towards Lexon's ear, his voice dark and cold.
"The Hidden Leaf, huh..."
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Lexon mused slightly.
Did he find out about the secret of me going to the Hidden Leaf to get the 'pass' before...
He thought to himself.
The one connected to Orochimaru in the Hidden Leaf... is it Orochimaru's disciple, Anko...
But Anko is a proper Hidden Leaf ninja now, she can't be a spy. It's probably through the Cursed Seal or some other lingering means...
"No connection," Lexon replied indifferently, his gaze shifting sideways to land on Orochimaru's pale face. "Also... could you not stand so close?"
His words revealed a dangerous undertone.
Orochimaru's spirit was suddenly shaken, his slender pupils contracted, and he became wary.
Uchiha Lexon... you are dangerous indeed...
He thought, quickly retreating to his original spot.
In that instant just now, Orochimaru had truly felt an immense sense of crisis.
Like facing a brutal, terrifying beast...
But...
Orochimaru extended his long, snake-like tongue, licking the corner of his mouth, his eyes faintly radiating excitement.
The more dangerous... the more I want it...
Not just his eyes... I also want him to be my vessel for reincarnation...
"Ne... Uchiha Lexon... you must have reached some agreement with the Hidden Leaf," Orochimaru said.
"People who try to be too clever are often the ones who die the fastest..." Lexon didn't respond directly to the other party's words but instead hinted, smiling gently at him.
"Is that so..." Orochimaru laughed coldly a few times. "I won't die that easily."
He wasn't alarmist; he was genuinely hard to kill.
Not because he had boundless vitality or some incredible skill like Lexon's "Demon Transformation"...
But because Orochimaru was very good at surviving.
How good?
He was the type who wouldn't easily go out and act recklessly unless he had left several vessels for his reincarnation elsewhere in case of death.
Moreover, his life-saving skills were extremely strong.
He mastered the "Living Corpse Reincarnation," a forbidden technique that transferred his spirit into another's body, thereby obtaining eternal life.
So when it comes to people hard to kill in the Naruto world, Orochimaru is definitely on the list.
"That's not necessarily true," Lexon said leisurely.
"I can still be fairly certain about that..." Orochimaru responded without weakness.
"Being too confident can..."
Lexon hadn't finished his sentence.
In the next instant, a sudden change occurred.
Orochimaru, standing a few steps away from Lexon, suddenly lowered his body slightly, and the long sleeves of his black robe with red clouds swung up.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands."
Countless fanged white snakes seemingly erupted from his sleeves, arriving in front of Lexon in an instant, giving no time for reaction. All the white snakes opened their large mouths and bit down.
Watching the white snakes' attack about to land on Lexon, a morbid flush appeared on Orochimaru's pale face, seemingly a reaction caused by excessive excitement.
"I was already on guard." Indifferent words rang out along with the sound of burning flames.
All the white snakes invading towards Lexon were covered by suddenly surging flames, making crackling burning sounds within the fire.
The raindrops eroded, the fierce flames gradually dissipated, and the ground was covered in charred snake corpses.
Lexon stood holding the Nichirin Sword, flames dissipating from his mouth.
No hand seals, yet he released a Fire Style attack, and it was the slash from that sword that carried the flames...
Looking at Lexon holding the long sword, Orochimaru pondered.
A special technique? Or a Kekkei Genkai?
He guessed.
"Whoosh."
A piercing sound of breaking air rang out with a gale, instantly turning the entire area into a rain-free zone for a brief moment.
Left.
Orochimaru saw Lexon, who was standing in front of him, suddenly disappear, and a dangerous premonition came from his left.
Although he realized the opponent was attacking and the direction of the attack, his body's movements couldn't keep up with the speed of his conscious reaction.
Orochimaru was already unable to dodge at this point.
Then Lexon's figure suddenly flashed to Orochimaru's left. Several streaks of fierce flames emerged from the blade of the azure, deep Nichirin Sword he held, slashing diagonally upwards with extreme speed, cutting straight into Orochimaru's body.
Under the slash of Lexon's Nichirin Sword, Orochimaru's body was as fragile as tofu. Without any obstruction, he was directly sliced in half by the Nichirin Sword.
His upper body flew into the air.
A stunned expression appeared on Orochimaru's face.
No blood...
Lexon saw no blood flowing from Orochimaru's severed body and thought to himself.
Sure enough, in the next moment, Orochimaru's corpse turned into severed white snakes falling onto the rain-covered ground.
"Snake Bite."
Orochimaru's slightly hoarse voice suddenly came from underground.
Immediately following, two gigantic white snakes burst out of the ground, biting towards Lexon.
However, Lexon waved the Nichirin Sword in his hand casually, and the heads of the two white snakes crashed to the ground.
But in the instant before he could retract his sword from the swing, Orochimaru's figure leaped out from a certain spot on the ground, his mouth wide open. Immediately, a sword spewed from his mouth, its blade extending at extreme speed, stabbing fiercely towards Lexon's chest.
Suddenly, Lexon's chest was pierced.
Drops of blood flowed down the blade.
Dripping onto the ground.
"Cough..."
Lexon's expression was somewhat dazed, and he spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
"Your strength is great. With my current power, it's not enough for me to take over your body," Orochimaru spat out the "Kusanagi Sword" from his mouth, held it in his hand, and said with a somewhat regretful expression.
"Although I can't get your body, which is a pity, I will definitely accept your Mangekyo Sharingan." His pale face revealed a look of pleasure. The hand holding the sword twisted, thoroughly destroying Lexon's heart.
The light in Lexon's eyes gradually dimmed.
"Dead... Haha..." Orochimaru looked at Lexon's corpse, his tone very excited.
The Mangekyo Sharingan... I'm about to get it...
The look on his face became somewhat twisted and morbid.
Orochimaru had desired the Mangekyo Sharingan for a long time.
However, he quickly calmed down. Without much hesitation, he used the Kusanagi Sword to chop up Lexon's body below the neck, cutting off any possibility of the other party being alive.
Then Orochimaru walked with great interest towards Lexon's head, which was full of the color of death.
"Are you that excited... truly a pervert..."
A familiar, flat voice came from who knows where.
Orochimaru was suddenly startled, the expression on his face freezing.
Uchiha Lexon's voice?!?!
"Crack, crack..."
In the next moment, a cracking sound suddenly rang out. The surrounding environment broke and shattered like an object, falling into boundless darkness. Orochimaru's vision blurred, and he felt a wave of disorientation.
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