Chương 96: Yang Cheng: Today I'm here to betray my master and ancestors!

Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!

* As a venomous snake shot out from Orochimaru's sleeve with lightning speed, Yang Cheng, to Orochimaru's astonished expression, made the same move the next second.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand 1" 3 The two venomous snakes tore at each other in mid-air, eventually killing each other. However, Yang Cheng, who had just landed, kicked Orochimaru with a Tempest Kick.

Seeing the slash that had just been enough to split a summoning beast in two hurtling towards him, Orochimaru didn't choose to be overconfident and instead used a mud clone to replace himself.

The earth clone, along with the large tree behind it, was split in two, but Orochimaru's main body reappeared on a tree branch more than ten meters away from Yang Cheng.

"Kid, why did you use that ninjutsu? Who are you?!"

The ninjutsu Orochimaru was referring to was naturally "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands".

As Orochimaru's original ninjutsu, it is almost unique in the entire ninja world. Although "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands" is only a C-rank technique, it is quite powerful among C-rank ninjutsu because it does not require hand seals and its attack method is difficult to defend against.

And most importantly, although "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands" is a C-rank ninjutsu, it is not something that just anyone can use.

Even with the Sharingan, it is impossible to copy the same technique.

The snakes that appear from the Hidden Shadow Snake Hand are essentially spirit beasts, and they are stronger and more intelligent than ordinary snakes.

The Sharingan can copy ninjutsu, but it cannot summon snake-type summoning beasts. Therefore, this technique is the Sharingan's bloodline limit and cannot be copied or used.

This is why Orochimaru was so surprised when he saw Yang Cheng use the "Hidden Shadow Snake Hand".

"The ability to use 'Shadow Serpent Hands' was naturally taught to me by my teacher. Could it be that you taught me?"

Orochimaru was visibly taken aback by Yang Cheng's words, but he quickly guessed who Yang Cheng's "teacher" was.

After all, it's not hard to guess. Since his defection from Konoha, Orochimaru has taken in many lackeys and henchmen, but he hasn't taken in any more disciples.

Currently, apart from Mitarashi Anko, there is no one else who has inherited his mantle and remains in Konoha.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru smiled and licked his lips, saying, "I see. You're Anko's student, right?"

I never imagined that kid from back then would now be teaching such outstanding students.

After learning that Yang Cheng was Anko's disciple, Orochimaru's gaze towards Yang Cheng changed noticeably.

If he had only felt some appreciation for Yang Cheng before, now he felt more gratified in addition to appreciation.

"Kid, Mitarashi Anko is your teacher, so do you know who I am?"

At this moment, Orochimaru still believed that Yang Cheng treated him as an ordinary Chunin Exam candidate, so he asked with a meaningful smile.

"I don't care who you are! In this Forest of Death, you are my enemy!"

Yang Cheng didn't expose Orochimaru's identity directly because it wasn't necessary. After all, whether the other party was Orochimaru or not, he was prepared to use most of his true strength to fight.

Yang Cheng slowly drew the long sword from his back, cut his finger with the sword, and formed five hand seals on the ground: Hai-Xu-You-Shen-Wei. The next second, he slapped his hand on the ground.

Soon after, as a large cloud of white mist enveloped the forest, Yang Cheng summoned a large white snake with white scales all over its body, red eyes, and a body tens of meters long, using a spirit summoning technique.

If Yang Cheng can use "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands," then Orochimaru is not surprised that he can also use summoning techniques.

However, when he saw the white-scaled serpent that Yang Cheng summoned using the spirit summoning technique, he looked at it with a strange expression.

Summoning Jutsu is only a C-rank ninjutsu, but the gap between its upper and lower limits is quite large.

Some people use summoning jutsu, but can only summon a ninja cat or dog, which has almost no combat power except for reconnaissance and search.

However, some people use summoning techniques to summon war weapons comparable to tailed beasts. The most representative figures should be Hanzo of the Salamander, who was once a demigod, and the former Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

Orochimaru's current unusual state is due to the fact that the strength of the summoned beasts he can summon is closely related to the amount of chakra the user possesses. There are countless snake-type summoned beasts in Ryuchi Cave, and Orochimaru doesn't recognize them all. However, such a massive summoned beast is simply not something an ordinary genin could summon.

In other words, besides Yang Cheng's impressive taijutsu skills and ninjutsu talent from the beginning, his chakra reserves were probably far greater than those of an ordinary ninja.

"That wicked disciple Hongdou actually taught such a genius student!"

As one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, Tsunade aside, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, these two best friends, have always disliked each other.

Although Orochimaru always mocked Jiraiya as a mediocre ninja, he had to admire Jiraiya's eye for talent when it came to taking on disciples.

Anko is indeed outstanding compared to ordinary ninjas, but when compared to Minato Namikaze, she always falls short. This is also why Orochimaru always felt that he was outdone by Jiraiya.

However, looking at Yang Cheng in front of him now, Orochimaru was somewhat moved.

Your disciple Jiraiya is awesome, but my grand-disciple Orochimaru is equally gifted!

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was indeed a genius, but perhaps he didn't have the same strength as Yang Cheng at that age?

Seeing Yang Cheng's remarkable talent, Orochimaru was about to reveal his identity and offer Yang Cheng even greater power, provided he was willing to follow him and accept his guidance.

But before he could finish speaking, Yang Cheng, standing atop the white snake's head, looked down at the forest below and addressed the white-scaled serpent beneath his feet: "Bai Xue, use Wind Release ninjutsu."

Upon hearing Yang Cheng's command, the white-scaled serpent nodded, opened its mouth wide, and immediately unleashed a strong gust of wind!

"Wind Release: Vacuum Dayama!"

A summoning beast that is tens of meters tall, even if its ninjutsu is of the same level as a ninja, will be even more powerful due to its size advantage.

Therefore, the wind-style ninjutsu that Bai Xue used at this moment caused most of the Death Forest to be swept up like a level 10 typhoon.

Meanwhile, as Shirayuki used Wind Release ninjutsu, Yang Cheng, who was above her, also formed hand seals, and in the next instant, his chest bulged and a huge fire dragon spewed out of his mouth.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

"Combination Ninjutsu: Exploding Flame Dragon Dance Technique!"

The wind fueled the fire, and the fire borrowed the power of the wind; the combination of the two B-rank ninjutsu directly unleashed a power of approximately three times the sum of its parts.

Summoning beasts are enormous in size, and their ninjutsu is even more powerful. Yang Cheng, on the other hand, has a much larger amount of chakra than ordinary people because he shares power with other worlds.

The scorching heat enveloped the entire forest almost instantly. Before Orochimaru could even utter a word, he felt a terrifying heat wave rushing towards him!