Naruto: Konoha's Kanpu

Confirming that Orochimaru had disappeared, Kanpū withdrew his beautiful radiance and descended slowly.

"Big brother, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, both Sasuke and I might have died here! But come to think of it, Big brother, how did you arrive so timely?" Karin looks at her big brother with gratitude and puzzlement.

'The good big brother' Kanpū stood with hands behind his back, and righteously said: "Do you think I wouldn't notice Orochimaru sneaking into the Chunin Exams? Hmph, don't underestimate your big brother!"

Karin is in awe, 'Big brother truly deserves to be the strongest expert of the Gekko Clan. It's truly reassuring.'

"Alright, I'm leaving now. You guys can continue with the exam." Kanpū clapped his hands and disappeared instantly.

Seeing him leaving, Karin quickly threw her heart at Sasuke, "Sasuke-kun, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Sasuke closed his Sharingan and sighed dejectedly.

'Even after observing the battle until the end, I didn't even copy a Taijutsu… This is obviously a battle at between Shinobi World's peak experts. Damn it!!!'

"Sasuke, Karin!" From afar, Naruto's voice faintly echoed.

...

In a corner of the Konoha Cemetery.

Invisible ripples of spiraling Chakra slowly manifested from the void, and two figures distorted as they emerged from the vortex.

"Orochimaru, you're too willful!" Obito stared at Orochimaru with his crimson Sharingan, and said in a harsh tone.

'If it weren't for my desire to witness the prowess of 'Minato-sensei''s son and the rising star of the clan, I'm afraid Orochimaru might have been wiped out by the Gekko Kanpū by now!'

'If Orochimaru is really dead, then the influences he united will inevitably be scattered. At that time, how will the Konoha Crush Plan continue?'

Obito becomes more and more angry as he thinks about it.

At this time, Orochimaru also felt extremely uncomfortable. His face is dark and terrifying, silently staring at a certain tombstone without speaking.

After a while, Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile, and he said: "Although it was dangerous to fight Gekko Kanpū this time, I obtained valuable information about him."

'At least it wasn't without gains…' Orochimaru felt a little relieved in his heart.

"Tell me about it." Obito said solemnly.

"The black sphere manipulated by Gekko Kanpū is extremely dangerous!"

Orochimaru squinted his golden vertical pupils and said, "Anything that touches it turns to ashes and dissipates, even Kekkei Genkai like Steel Release can't resist it!"

'With such a miraculous property, the black sphere could be used not only for offense but also for defense…' Orochimaru's eyes shone brightly.

"I've seen all of what you said!" Obito said discontentedly. He wanted substance, not surface-level information.

"In addition…"

Orochimaru smiled confidently, "The black ball also has a huge flaw!"

"What flaw?" Obito quickly asked.

Relying on Kamui, he is confident that he can ignore the black sphere's attacks. But if Kanpū launched a sneak attack on him, it would be hard to guard against! So, he needed to know the black sphere's weaknesses!

"The first one is speed!"

Orochimaru spoke confidently, "The speed of that black sphere isn't fast, at least much slower than the Flying Thunder God Technique. If it weren't for my carelessness, it wouldn't have hit my right hand!"

Obito remembered the scene just now, nodded slightly, and said: "What about the second?"

"The second is Distance!"

Orochimaru said, "When Gekko Kanpū used Flying Thunder God Technique to save Uchiha Sasuke, that black sphere also flew back! Unless Gekko Kanpū deliberately holds back, otherwise… Hmph, it can only mean that the black sphere can't stray too far from Gekko Kanpū!"

'As expected of a legendary Shinobi…' A trace of admiration appeared in Obito's heart, and then, he thought, 'But I'm not bad either. Give me a little time and I can also find these information!'

Orochimaru continued: "Fortunately, I got to fight with Gekko Kanpū in advance, otherwise, when the plan officially starts, all of us will suffer a lot from that black sphere!"

Obito couldn't refute it.

If he hadn't seen the previous scene, he might really died under this black sphere!

"By the way, your right hand…" Obito looked towards Orochimaru.

"Don't worry." Orochimaru opened his mouth wide and a brand new Orochimaru covered in mucus crawled out of his mouth.

'Molting?'

Obito narrowed his eye, and saw that Orochimaru's right hand had already recovered, but …

"Can't your left hand be regenerated too?" Obito asked.

Orochimaru shook his head.

When he took Shin's body, his left hand was already missing, so he couldn't regenerate it directly through molting.

For example, if Orochimaru were to take a blind person's body who had his eyes removed, he wouldn't be able to directly grow new eyes through molting unless he first transplanted a pair of eyes before molting!

Unfortunately, Orochimaru's body had been eroded by Hashirama's cells to the point where he couldn't 'attach' a normal arm anymore.

But Orochimaru wasn't worried. After taking Shin's body, he started using the cells of this body to cultivate his left hand and should be able to complete it before the Konoha Crush Plan begins!

Orochimaru turned his head and looked towards Forest of Death.

Although he was defeated by Kanpū again this time, he was not discouraged. Firstly, he had found the flaws in the Truth-Seeking Ball. Secondly, once he transplanted his left hand and injected the last vial of Firs Hashirama's cells t Cell, with Wood Release, Sharingan, and Steel Release, Orochimaru believed he still had a chance to win!

'I haven't lost yet, Gekko Kanpū…' Orochimaru's heart surged with determination.

Just then, Zetsu suddenly emerged from the ground and said: "There's information that I just found out. The Shinobi named Shinno was killed by Gekko Kanpū, and it's said that he was grounded into dust. It's really terrifying."

'Gekko Kanpū must have used that black sphere to kill Shinno!'

Orochimaru and Obito looked at each other and saw each other's guess from the other side.

"Without him, would Land of Sky still participate in the plan?" Obito asked.

"Of course, the Land of Sky was wiped out by Konoha. Now, even their leader Shinno is killed by Konoha's Shinobi. Once they know this information, they will definitely come out in force!" Orochimaru, who understood human nature well, said confidently.

"Leave the transmission of information to me." Zetsu said with a laugh.

...

Hokage Tower.

After returning from the Forest of Death, Kanpū rushed here immediately and reported to Minato that Orochimaru had sneaked into the Chunin Exams.

After listening to Kanpū's report, Minato's expression gradually became serious, "Orochimaru is indeed plotting something during this Chunin Exams."

'Unfortunately, Shinno died too quickly, otherwise…' Minato felt some regret.

"Hokage-sama, there's another important thing!" Kanpū then narrated his encounter with Orochimaru, embellishing the process.

"Orochimaru used Steel Release Kekkei Genkai?" Minato looked puzzled.

Kanpū said: "Hokage-sama, I suspect he has mastered the Chimera Technique!"

"Chimera Technique…" Minato showed a pensive expression, then his pupils contracted after a while, "Hiruko?"

As the village's Kage, Minato still has some impression of the outstanding Missing-nin from the village.

"Yes, Hiruko's Chimera Technique."

Kanpū nodded and said, "Orochimaru probably used this Forbidden Technique to devour a Steel Release Shinobi, thus obtaining the Steel Release Kekkei Genkai."

Hearing this, Minato's expression became increasingly grim, 'If it's really the Chimera Technique... then Orochimaru may still have other Kekkei Genkai! That lunatic…'