In a dense forest three hundred miles north of Konoha Village, a group of four people were walking through the forest.
The leader was Uchiha Makoto, and his team of four had been searching for a day and a half.
However, no trace of Orochimaru has been found.
"I never thought that one day we would be ordered to capture that person. Before I joined ANBU, I also participated in the Battle of Mount Kikyo with Orochimaru.
When I think about possibly fighting Orochimaru, I can't stop being excited! Hopefully we find him first! "
There was bloodlust and excitement in Nighthawk's tone. From his tone, it seemed that he was determined to win over the injured Orochimaru.
In this regard, Uchiha Makoto could only say that his IQ may be due to his height and body shape.
He still doesn't know who is the hunter and who is the prey.
Although Orochimaru was injured after fighting with Jiraiya, this was the most terrifying thing.
They were already the second batch of ANBU to hunt down Orochimaru. Only 6 of the 15 people in the first batch came back alive.
If Orochimaru was in full condition, he might not be too lazy to take action when encountering ANBU members chasing him and just leave.
But the injured Orochimaru will definitely kill him when he encounters trouble.
"Nighthawk, can you have some brains? You must not have a crow's mouth. I don't want to meet Orochimaru!" The female ninja codenamed 'Bobo' complained. She was the one with a good figure and was good at water escape.
"Me too." The ANBU codenamed 'Yu Lei' next to Uchiha Makoto also agreed. He is a new member of the ANBU who recently joined the ANBU and is good at lightning escape.
Seeing that his teammates had no motivation at all, Nighthawk felt a little unhappy, and then asked Uchiha Makoto: "Where are you, Yufeng? Do you think so too?"
"Yes." Uchiha Makoto nodded, "I haven't lived enough yet, and I don't want to die for the time being."
Facing Uchiha Makoto's straightforward answer, Nighthawk's face froze under his mask.
"snort!"
Even Uchiha Makoto, who was far more powerful than him, said this. He had nothing to say, but secretly scolded them for being cowardly.
It's rare to encounter such an important task and such a good opportunity.
If he could catch Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin, with his own hands, he would become famous among the entire ANBU. After leaving the ANBU, he would become even more famous in Konoha and be reused in the future.
Who can resist this temptation?
Especially since Orochimaru was seriously injured, this opportunity was once in a lifetime.
With the strength of their team, there is no chance of taking down Orochimaru.
It's a pity that his teammates are too timid.
Seeing Nighthawk's silence, Uchiha Makoto sneered in his heart.
Although the ANBU are all elites and are much stronger than ninjas of the same level, the strength of most of them is concentrated at the level of elite chuunin, and there are only a few who have the combat power of jounin.
According to Uchiha Makoto's observation, the captain of each team is a jounin, and the outstanding members of individual teams are jounin. The total number of jounin in the entire ANBU will not exceed 15.
Before the third war, the Uchiha clan had more than thirty jounin including special jounin.
Special jonins each have their own specialties, but the special jonins of Anbu are basically good at fighting and tracking.
Because they were in the same team, Uchiha Makoto had also investigated Nighthawk.
Nighthawk comes from a small Konoha family. Before entering ANBU, he was a special jounin and was good at wind escape and perception.
As a relatively rare sentient ninja, he is very confident in his own strength and is a person with a relatively domineering personality.
Apparently his personality didn't change after joining ANBU.
Originally, if Uchiha Makoto had not entered the sixth class, after Pheasant retired, Nighthawk would basically be the squad leader.
The situation is now unknown.
Uchiha Makoto also understood his little thoughts, but it didn't matter.
Anyway, Uchiha Makoto was not prepared to stay in the ANBU forever. When Kakashi recovered, he would definitely resign from Minato Namikaze.
After all, he could still help Namikaze Minato without being an ANBU.
Although there are some good people here, most of them are unscrupulous in doing things. He doesn't like this atmosphere very much.
Especially for those who are also root members of ANBU, there is no lower limit for what they can do.
In the past two months, Uchiha Makoto had several conflicts with members of the Roots during missions, and he beat each other half to death.
Roar!
Just when Uchiha Makoto was about to wander around a few more times and return to his life, Warwick's warning suddenly appeared in his mind.
Uchiha Makoto hurriedly used [Blood Hunting]. There was someone in a cave ten meters ahead, and the other person's aura was hidden.
If Warwick hadn't reminded him and used [Blood Hunting] to the extreme, it would have been difficult to find the opponent.
Judging from the chakra perception, it is very powerful, it should be Orochimaru.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Makoto paused in his progress, stopped on the tree trunk, and then took out the map.
Seeing him stop, the remaining three team members also stopped on the surrounding tree trunks.
Yu Lei asked doubtfully: "Yu Feng, what's wrong? Did you find something?"
"I may have eaten something bad and am feeling a little unwell. From the map, there seems to be a small town not far to the east. Let's go there and take a rest." Makoto Uchiha said with a slightly depressed tone, as if he was really It's physical discomfort.
"This... okay." Yu Lei was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect this to be the reason.
Bobo on the side heard this, nodded, and said: "I agree, the task is not rushed. I also want to take a rest. Let's go to the town to resupply and take a rest."
Seeing that the three of them were unanimous in their opinions, Nighthawk's face darkened under his mask. In his opinion, the three of them must have been cowarded and deliberately delaying time.
Thinking of this, Nighthawk said: "In that case, let's go together, but there is no need to rush, let's search nearby first before going.
As he spoke, he pointed to a huge rock in front of him, looked at the small cave below, and said, "That cave looks suspicious to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped down from the tree and walked towards the cave.
Uchiha Makoto saw this and did not stop him. Any more words would easily arouse suspicion.
No matter what, Nighthawk was seeking death, and he couldn't stop him.
With his current strength, although he is no match for Orochimaru, he is not without the power to fight.
Especially against the injured Orochimaru.
He said that before, mainly because he was afraid of trouble.
And if the Third Generation really wanted to kill Orochimaru, where would it be their turn?
Letting ANBU and the others hunt down Orochimaru is not just about dying, it's basically just a show.
If you are serious, you will lose.
wrong!
It's dead!
Even if Uchiha Makoto could defeat the current Orochimaru, there was no guarantee of catching him and taking him back.
In the world of Naruto, Orochimaru's strength may not be ranked among the top ten, but his life-saving ability is definitely among the top three.
The moment Nighthawk stepped into the cave, Uchiha Makoto's muscles tensed up and he suddenly became alert.
boom!
The nighthawk suddenly flew out of the cave, flew ten meters away, and slammed into a thick tree.
He vomited blood, tilted his neck, and lost consciousness.
Da da...
Slow footsteps came from the cave, and Orochimaru was seen walking out holding his left waist. His already pale face was now bloodless.
The vertical pupils like poisonous snakes exuded cold murderous intent, and the air seemed to have a stagnant feeling.
Feeling Orochimaru's oppression, Uchiha Makoto felt a chill in his heart. Is this a genuine Kage-level powerhouse?
Uchiha Makoto also killed many people, but his momentum and killing intent were far less powerful than Orochimaru.
But his aura alone won't scare him.
"Because of the injury, he can't even maintain his calm posture?" Uchiha Makoto thought to himself that Orochimaru's behavior was a sign of his weakness.
However, the skinny camel was bigger than the horse, and he didn't want to offend him.
However, there was no need for Uchiha Makoto to take action. Nighthawk, who had been 'instantly killed' just now, suddenly appeared behind Orochimaru.
The ninja sword in his hand was slashed, and with a grunt, Orochimaru's head fell to the ground.
However, before the proud smile on his face ended, he discovered that Orochimaru on the ground turned into a puddle of mud.
"No! It's a soil substitute!" Nighthawk's expression suddenly changed.
"Latent Shadow Snake Hand!" Orochimaru suddenly appeared from the ground at Nighthawk's feet.
Four thick pythons emerged from his sleeves and attacked Nighthawk.
Directly wrap the Nighthawk tightly and tighten it quickly at the same time.
"ah!"
There was a crunching sound, Nighthawk's neck was broken, and his body was twisted into a twist.
"Nighthawk!"
Seeing that Nighthawk, whose strength was second only to Uchiha Makoto in the team, was instantly killed, Bobo and Yulei screamed in shock, feeling chills all over their bodies.
Uchiha Makoto looked indifferent. He had already lost since Nighthawk, as a perceptive ninja, failed to discover Orochimaru.
He actually wanted to pretend to be attacked and attempt a sneak attack.
How naive!
In fact, if Uchiha Makoto had used [Flash] just now, he would have had a chance to save Nighthawk.
But their relationship was so bad, and he thought about it for just 0.5 seconds, and the Nighthawk was gone.
It doesn’t matter anyway.
Replacement of personnel in ANBU is a common occurrence.
At this time, Orochimaru, who instantly killed Nighthawk, turned his attention to them.
"Makoto-kun, I didn't expect you to be among the people chasing me. It's been a long time since I saw you." The murderous intent in Orochimaru's eyes weakened slightly, and his demeanor returned to his usual state, as if he was an old friend reminiscing.
Uchiha Makoto's expression behind the mask was stunned. He didn't use the Sky Sword, didn't use swordsmanship, and didn't open the Sharingan. How did Orochimaru recognize him?
Seeing that Uchiha Makoto did not respond, Orochimaru said to himself:
"I said, I like the look in your eyes."
