Inside the Orochimaru’s office…

Orochimaru: Elder…

Shang: What is it?

Orochimaru: Before you want something from me, could you put your robe back on?

Orochimaru then glances at the unconscious body of his disciple, Mitarashi Anko whose face is red and eyes replaced with spinning spirals. She was knocked out from seeing the half-naked muscular body of Shang who takes off his robe in front of Orochimaru.

Shang: Okay.

Shang says before removing his white wig and putting his robe back on.

Shang’s thoughts: What a failure… I thought I could see Orochimaru’s stunned expression if I show up with a combined cosplay of King of Fighters’ Orochi and Fullmetal Alchemist’s Alex Louis Armstrong. I didn’t expect there will be a casualty. Well, I will try that another time.

Orochimaru: And then what are you here for, Elder?

Orochimaru says without looking at Shang. In his mind, he is thinking of new training lessons for Anko.

Shang: Why are you so cold to me, Orochimaru? I am at least half a teacher to your teammates.

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Orochimaru: You are half a teacher to them but not to me, so don’t expect me to warm up to you.

Orochimaru then carries Anko from the floor and leaves her on the couch.

Shang: Is that your new disciple? I have never seen her before.

Shang looks at cute unconscious Anko.

Orochimaru: That’s none of your business. So what are you here for?

Orochimaru waves Shang’s attention from Anko.

Shang: Want to move to someplace private? Too many ears will be bad for the two of us.

Shang says, looking at the view outside Orochimaru’s office window.

Orochimaru:...Come with me.

In a secret room….

Orochimaru: Elder, your request is too much for me. I don’t see the benefits in go against the entire Konohagakure for this.

Shang: Don’t treat me like an idiot. The stuff you are doing before Hiruzen’s back is enough for him to brand you as an enemy of the village.

Orochimaru: What did you know!?

Orochimaru is surprised that someone like Shang who is not involved in the dark side of Konohagakure would know about the stuff he is doing.

Shang: Detection and guesses. Your reaction just proves I was right.

Orochimaru:....So you know about the clone that Danzou created from your sample?

Shang: No. Knowing him, I am not surprised he will do that.

Shang’s thoughts: So he did create a clone of me.

Orochimaru: Not surprised? I see… No wonder you are the author of The Devotion of Suspect X.

Shang: Eh, you read that?

The Devotion of Suspect X is a popular mystery novel originally authored by Higashino Keigo in Shang;s modern world and Shang is a fan of it.

Seeing that the future Jiraiya could make money from writing, Shang reproduced Keigo’s work some time before becoming the head of the Konoha Hospital. He later forgotten about it when he started having many zeros on his checkbook.

Orochimaru:...Only out of interest.

Shang: Cheh…

Orochimaru: But the book makes me want to ask you one question.

Shang: What question?

Orochimaru: Maniwa Clan… You are the one who wipe it from existence, right?