"It seems you two are getting along well. Seisuke - kun, how was the war with Kirigakure?"
Orochimaru asked.
Seisuke said, "Teacher Orochimaru, I accomplished a great feat this time."
"Oh?"
"I single - handedly took down four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist! How about that? Impressive, right?"
"Alone? Without anyone else's help?"
"Ahem, Shibi Aburame from the Aburame clan and Torune Akimichi, the head of the Akimichi clan, were with me."
"Not bad." Orochimaru nodded and smiled. "Although you had their assistance, being able to take down four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist on your own still shows remarkable strength."
Hearing this, Anko quickly raised her hand and asked, "Senior - brother, are you talking about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Kirigakure?"
She had heard about how powerful the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were. Even the Hokage - sama would have to be careful when facing them. Her senior - brother took down four of them alone?
She didn't believe it!
"Yes." Seisuke said with a smile. "By pinning them down and taking them out one by one, it wasn't that difficult. As long as you have the intelligence on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."
Orochimaru said to his young disciple, "Anko, Seisuke - kun's situation is special. The destruction he can cause is beyond your imagination. You're still young. When you grow up, you'll understand his power. However, you'll also become a powerful ninja in the future."
He really liked this young disciple and believed that Anko had the talent to become an outstanding ninja.
Seisuke recalled information about Anko. In the future, she would become a bold female ninja, both in her personality and dressing style. Also, she was probably a special jounin.
Maybe being used as an experiment subject by Orochimaru for the curse mark had something to do with it.
When Orochimaru was researching the curse mark, he tested the initial, immature version on Anko.
Perhaps the curse mark affected her abilities.
Putting that aside for now, but the future Auntie Anko...
He shivered at the thought. It would be better to prevent this junior sister from going down the wrong path.
"I'll definitely become as powerful as Teacher in the future!"
Anko looked at Orochimaru with adoring eyes. Orochimaru just nodded and asked Seisuke, "Seisuke - kun, in that case, Kirigakure, having lost the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, should retreat soon."
"Maybe. I don't know for sure."
After all, Konoha had been adopting a defensive strategy against Kirigakure.
He asked, "Teacher Orochimaru, how was the war with the Land of Wind?"
Orochimaru started fiddling with the experimental equipment and said expressionlessly, "After paying some costs, Konoha invaded the territory of the Land of Wind. After negotiations, Konoha has retreated to the border of the Land of Fire. Shinnosuke is now stationed there."
The stubborn resistance of Sunagakure gave him a headache. To end this boring war quickly, Orochimaru used some people as a decoy to draw out the forces of Sunagakure. Without Chiyo's command, Sunagakure was indeed deceived. After wiping them out in one go, he directly attacked deep into the Land of Wind.
Sunagakure switched to a defensive stance and was stubbornly resisting. There was no longer a need for Orochimaru to stabilize the situation there, so he was called back to Konoha. If there were any problems anywhere, he would be sent to deal with them.
Sunagakure couldn't hold on for much longer because the daimyo of the Land of Wind had cut their funds.
They had lost the war, after all!
For a while, Sunagakure entered an economic crisis. Rasa, who had just become the Fourth Kazekage, was extremely distressed after taking office.
He was constantly worried about money and had lost weight. Recently, he had even set his sights on his own gold dust.
There was no other way. For the sake of the village, sacrificing a little of himself was nothing!
Now Orochimaru was at the height of his fame. There were even rumors in the village that he had returned to Konoha to succeed the Fourth Hokage.
All in all, Konoha had a great victory in the war against Sunagakure.
"I saw a very talented orphan on the battlefield. It's a pity he didn't want to come with me. Otherwise, you would have had another junior - brother."
Recalling the boy named Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru felt regretful. That child was extremely talented, perhaps even a bit stronger than Seisuke.
"Kabuto Yakushi..."
The Dream - fulfilling Master had already met the Science - crazy Man? Well, forget it. As long as Orochimaru didn't die, the Dream - fulfilling Master wouldn't appear.
"Why not just bring him back? He's an orphan anyway."
"He didn't want to, and I won't force him. I have a hunch that one day, he'll come to me." In Orochimaru's eyes, there was a coldness like that of a wild beast.
"Alright then. By the way, Teacher Orochimaru, do you have any Water Release jutsu? Preferably those created by the Second Hokage - sama."
Orochimaru looked at him curiously and said, "The Second Hokage - sama's Water Release? What do you want that for?"
Seisuke put his hands on his hips and said, "I got dominated by someone with Water Release, and I want to get my pride back!"
"Water Release isn't suitable for you. It will be very troublesome for you to learn."
"It's okay. I have shadow clones, which can speed up the learning process."
"Then I'll teach you the simplified Water Dragon Bullet Technique of the Second Hokage. Anko, you listen too."
"Yes!" Anko found a seat and sat down attentively.
Orochimaru came in front of the two and began to teach his disciples. "The Second Hokage's Water Release can rank among the top in the ninja world. His Water Dragon Bullet Technique has been simplified. Although it's still a B - rank jutsu, the number of hand - seals has been reduced from forty - four to four. This requires a deep understanding of Water Release. Otherwise, even if you use it, the power will be reduced.
The hand - seal sequence of the Second Hokage is Rat · Dragon · Hare · Tiger! The way chakra circulates is..."
Orochimaru's class had started!
Seisuke and Anko listened intently. After teaching the simplified Water Dragon Bullet Technique to the two disciples, he also gave them the complete version with forty - four hand - seals.
He told them to study hard.
Not only that, Orochimaru took out two scrolls from his collection and said, "These are two Water Release jutsu simplified and created by the Second Hokage - sama. They're both on these scrolls. If you have any questions, come back and ask me."
"Thank you, Teacher Orochimaru."
Seisuke opened the scrolls. One was a simplified Water Barrier Wall that could be cast with just two hand - seals. The other was Water Release: Wave - Riding Strike, also known as Instant Water!
This was one of the Second Hokage's most proficient Water Release jutsu. It created an environment suitable for this technique using Water Release and could also be used near rivers, lakes, etc. It was a Water Release jutsu that allowed one to slide quickly on the water surface.
It could enable the user to move rapidly in the water, a very convenient Water Release jutsu.
Having obtained these two Water Release jutsu, Seisuke put away the scrolls. He decided to spend the next few days practicing these two jutsu.
After all, he would have to return to the Kirigakure battlefield. Wave - Riding Strike was a must - learn. This way, he wouldn't be as passive as before.
He wouldn't be pinned down by Water Release and be unable to run fast.
This jutsu should be learned first.