Lu Renjia can fly, so leaving the village is very easy for him.
Although he was in the same class as Minato Namikaze, he was not famous and not many people knew him.
The ninja world has only recently returned to stability, and Konoha Village's barrier still has many flaws.
Slipping out quietly isn't difficult.
After leaving the village, Lu Renjia quickly found Orochimaru's basement laboratory by relying on his Observation Haki and telekinesis.
However, at the very moment he hit the ground...
Orochimaru, who was in the laboratory, sensed this and immediately became alert.
There is actually a sensory barrier around the laboratory. Although it is not harmful, it can transmit the slightest movement of the outside world to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, now possesses Kage-level strength.
In less than a minute, he discovered who the person was.
"Lu Renjia, what does he want here?!"
Orochimaru knew Lu Renjia because he met him while investigating Minato Namikaze during the competition for Hokage.
He's just an ordinary Jonin, without any special abilities like Bloodline Limits.
This is his secret, and it must never be known to outsiders.
Orochimaru walked toward the entrance of the laboratory, holding a kunai in his hand.
Lu Renjia walked to the hidden entrance of the laboratory and stopped.
He squinted, staring at the inconspicuous large rock in front of him.
When he reached out to push, the large rock suddenly split in half.
A dark figure wielding a kunai swiftly thrust it towards his throat.
Lu Renjia had anticipated this, and golden light suddenly burst forth from his body.
With a clang, the kunai pierced through the golden light.
Orochimaru's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to create distance.
"boom!!!"
A huge palm print instantly appeared on the ground where he had just been standing.
"What kind of technique is this? Isn't Lu Renjia just an ordinary Jonin?!"
Orochimaru was completely stunned by the golden light.
Not only can they cover the body to defend against attacks, but they can also converge to launch an attack.
However, now that he had already taken action, he was determined not to let Lu Renjia return to the village alive.
If Minato Namikaze finds out that he is conducting human experiments, even the Third Hokage and Danzo will not be able to protect him once it is made public.
"Shadow Serpent Hand!!!"
Orochimaru suddenly swung his hands at Lu Renjia, and white snakes gushed out from his arms like a fountain, tearing at him.
The golden light converged in front of him, forming a wall to block the attack of the snakes.
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and noticed this phenomenon.
Its neck suddenly stretched out, and its entire head flew towards Lu Renjia's side.
Approaching Lu Renjia from behind, he opened his mouth and spat out a Kusanagi sword, swiftly thrusting it towards the weakest point in the golden light.
However, Orochimaru only saw what Lu Renjia wanted him to see.
Golden light surged forth again, but the golden light on his back was even thicker than the one in front of him.
"clang!!!"
The Kusanagi sword was blocked; even though its blade was bent into a U-shape, it still couldn't break through the strange golden light.
Lu Renjia suddenly snatched the Kusanagi sword from Orochimaru's mouth and slashed it down at his neck.
At this time, Orochimaru had not yet developed the Reanimation Jutsu; if he died, he would truly be dead.
Driven by the instinct to survive, he desperately shook his head to the side.
Lu Renjia didn't intend to kill him, so he slowed down and only left a shallow cut on Orochimaru's neck.
Orochimaru, having retracted his neck, touched his slashed neck, relieved to have escaped unscathed.
Immediately, his eyes sharpened as he stared at her, and he said coldly, "The Lu Renjia I know doesn't have these abilities. Just who are you!"
"Two-faced, Orochimaru, aren't you the same kind of person?"
Lu Renjia looked at the entrance to the laboratory and glanced at Orochimaru with a mocking expression.
"Orochimaru, it seems there's a secret hidden in your lab!"
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes turned cold.
He is like a venomous snake, capable of launching a fatal attack at any moment.
Seeing this, Lu Renjia reminded him, "Are you sure you want to fight me? This location isn't far from Konoha. If others find out, things will get complicated."
The data in the lab was Orochimaru's hard work; he couldn't bear to throw it away without knowing why.
Then, he said in a cold voice, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"There's no need to stare at me so warily. I'm only here to make a deal with you, Orochimaru."
Lu Renjia was afraid that if he continued to bluff Orochimaru, Orochimaru would unleash his full power, and he would end up with nothing.
Orochimaru was stunned upon hearing this.
I initially thought Lu Renjia was sent by the Bofengshui Sect to search for "evidence" against him, but it seems that's not the case now.
Seeing Orochimaru's stunned expression, Lu Renjia said, "Orochimaru, why don't we go inside and talk?"
Orochimaru had no reason to refuse this proposal; the laboratory was his domain.
But seeing Lu Renjia's fearless expression, he was not confident that he could defeat him.
The two quickly entered the laboratory, where several culture chambers were arranged on both sides, each containing a few young children.
"These must be the experimental subjects for Hashirama cells. It seems Orochimaru has successfully developed Hashirama cells," Lu Renjia thought to himself.
Orochimaru was quite surprised to see that Lu Renjia was not shocked by what he saw.
"Could he have known all along that I was conducting human experiments? No, besides Danzo, there's absolutely no way anyone else could have known. Could he be one of Danzo's men?!"
Thinking of this, he tentatively asked, "Mr. Lu, this is quite unexpected. But what do you want to trade with me for?"
"Hashira cells. If I'm not mistaken, these children are experimental subjects of hashira cells!"
Lu Renjia got straight to the point, revealing Orochimaru's true nature.
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru coldly replied, "You're Danzo's man!"
"Pshaw, Danzo, who is he? Do you think I'm someone he can control!"
Lu Renjia scoffed at Orochimaru's speculation.
"You're not one of Danzo's people, so how do you know all this?!"
Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Lu Renjia looked at him with disdain and sneered.
"You thought you had kept your affair with Danzo well hidden, but Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about it a long time ago."
"They just had reservations and didn't stop it. Otherwise, do you really think they could do these things right under the Hokage's nose?"
Orochimaru fell silent upon hearing this, and only spoke after a long while.
"That's quite a surprise, Mr. Lu. It seems you're not exactly a peaceful person either."
"I can trade you Hashirama cells, but what are your bargaining chips?"
After Lu Renjia's reminder, Orochimaru realized that this place was no longer a secret base.
Right now, I just want to move as soon as possible and find a new base.
However, he needed to get rid of Lu Renjia first.
As for killing him to silence him, Orochimaru didn't think he could take down Lu Renjia in a short time.
The golden light alone rendered him helpless.
Unexpectedly, Lu Renjia's bargaining chips shocked him to his core.
“I don’t think you’re interested in anything else. So I’d like to trade 10 years of my lifespan for the Hashirama cells you possess!”
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