Things just got serious!
This idiotic impostor actually told Orochimaru about his own origins.
That's nonsense!
"You're lying. I'm a ninja from Otogakure!"
"Ha! Otogakure? You're still clinging to that ridiculous name?" Orochimaru burst into laughter.
Mid-laugh, he suddenly pulled out a comic book from within his robe and tossed it directly into Ye Liang's hands.
"This was found near Fake Ye Liang! Do you still want to hide your identity?"
Ye Liang was stunned.
His expression turned shocked.
"The original Naruto manga!"
This was actually the Naruto manga!
Holy crap! What the hell is happening here?!
How did Orochimaru get his hands on something like this? If this schemer discovered his true identity, things would truly become dangerous!
He never expected Fake Ye Liang could be so careless, letting such an important item fall into Orochimaru's hands so easily!
He immediately prepared to strike!
Since Orochimaru now knew too much, he absolutely couldn't be allowed to live. This old schemer must die!
A black orb quietly formed in his hand.
But at that moment,
Orochimaru suddenly dropped to one knee and solemnly looked up at Ye Liang.
"My lord, please stop hiding. Aren't you *the* God of this world?" He gazed at Ye Liang passionately, his face filled with devout faith.
God?
What the hell! What's going on here!
Orochimaru actually believed he was the God of this world!
Has this old man's brain been smashed by a door or something...
"My lord, only a god could possess complete knowledge and omnipotence over this world. And this book clearly foretells events yet to come—it's obviously not a good omen. Therefore, you've come to save our world, haven't you?"
Orochimaru continued speaking.
He spoke persuasively, radiating unshakable confidence in his own conclusions.
Ye Liang's face had already darkened.
"Lord Ye Liang... are you really *the* God?" Itachi beside him stared at Ye Liang in shock. People do believe in gods in this world—like Hidan's immortal evil god, or the Shinigami summoned by Minato Namikaze's Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
In short, all sorts of gods have appeared, though none have ever revealed their true forms.
"N-no… That's right. I am a god. An omniscient Creator God. Your world is heading toward catastrophe, which is why I have come to save it!"
"Haha... Ha... Hahahaha!" Ye Liang awkwardly chuckled.
This was way too freaking dramatic and over-the-top!
Throughout history, this was the first time Ye Liang had ever spoken like such a melodramatic anime character!
But given the situation, what else could he do but explain it this way...
"The Creator God, huh?" Orochimaru mused aloud.
The concept of a Creator God was somewhat terrifying. While gods came in many forms, the Creator God was always considered the most powerful being across any world.
He became even more respectful.
"Might I ask, my lord—who exactly is that person who looks so similar to you?"
"He is an Evil Deity!"
"That's also my archenemy! I came to this world because of him this time!" Ye Liang said firmly.
He naturally knew who that similar figure in the air reminded him of — the Evil Deity!
Orochimaru understood instantly!
The accumulated doubts in his mind suddenly became clear, as if a blockage had been cleared!
No wonder that fellow's plan was so radical. It turned out he wasn't actually a benevolent god.
Orochimaru had indeed noticed something off about Fake Ye Liang long ago.
His White Zetsu plan was actually implemented by Orochimaru for him!
First replicating the Zero-Tails mask, then using Hashirama cells to replicate White Zetsu — overall, this was an extremely demanding project. Although Fake Ye Liang was also a cross-over expert, with just his intelligence, how could he possibly utilize such powerful technology?
So he contacted Orochimaru immediately.
The first time Ye Liang crossed over, Orochimaru had already made contact with Fake Ye Liang. At that time, however, the two didn't have a particularly close relationship, so when Ye Liang spoke those nonsensical lies, Orochimaru didn't take them seriously and just followed him away.
"Then tell me about what's going on here."
Ye Liang suddenly asked.
Since Orochimaru thinks I'm a deity, why not play along and get some useful info? Might as well go full god-mode while I'm at it.
"That fellow made me conduct human experiments for him. However, the more I progressed, the more I realized the danger of this project. He actually planned to transform every living person in the world! That was too terrifying, so I regretted what I'd done!"
As Orochimaru spoke, he licked his lips and continued.
"Therefore, when I discovered Your arrival, I specially placed that divine inscription scripture I couldn't understand on the instrument above. You'd definitely come once you saw it."
Divine inscription scripture?
That diary...
"...What about now? Where did this fellow go?"
Ye Liang asked again.
"He said he went abroad to search for the final key. He's already been gone for quite some time."
"Abroad?"
Ye Liang pondered.
Suddenly he slapped his forehead!
He knew where Fake Ye Liang had gone!
Shippuden contained no clues about Kaguya's portal, but Boruto's story had one!
Boruto's story featured a time-space turtle that Orochimaru had once searched for when the Otsutsuki Clan attacked the ninja villages.
This time-space turtle could not only travel between Kaguya's World but also alter fate and travel through time!
"He actually went looking for that turtle!"
Ye Liang was shocked.
Once he found it, I'd be finished for real!
Although Ye Liang possessed tremendous power now, if Fake Ye Liang killed the version of himself from several years ago, everything would be lost!
"I must stop him!"
Thinking thus, Ye Liang made his way out of the secret chamber in the Land of Craftsmen.
At this moment, the surrounding desert violently trembled. Large amounts of yellow sand poured downward, while the White Zetsu corpses Ye Liang had previously burned began gathering toward the center.
At the center lay a black expressionless mask, obviously a replica of the Zero-Tails.
"What's going on? I didn't set up anything like this!" Orochimaru exclaimed in confusion.
"Of course it wasn't you who set this up—it was someone else!"
No sooner had Ye Liang spoken than another figure appeared beside the White Zetsu—this one was clad in black.
"Orochimaru! How dare you bring this guy here! Once Lord Ye finds the time-space turtle, he won't let you off!" Black Zetsu snarled angrily before quickly burrowing into the ground.
At this moment,
the hundreds of thousands of White Zetsu drawn by the masked man in black suddenly assembled together, forming a horrifyingly massive giant White Zetsu—nearly dozens of meters tall, towering over the entire underground cavern.
Startled, Ye Liang quickly pulled the two people beside him in close.
"Move!"
With a loud shout, the group instantly teleported to the outer edges of the ruins!
[Flying Thunder God] shuriken had already been placed outside the ruins, just in case—all thanks to Ye Liang's foresight.
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