Chapter 224: Orochimaru
Chapter 224 Orochimaru
The sound of water droplets kept ringing in the passage.
At the end of the passage there is an iron door, inside is a huge well-equipped laboratory.
The bottle is full of animal parts, neatly placed around. There are many short and long tables arranged vertically and horizontally, on which there are test tubes, distillation bottles and other utensils.
There are also cables in the aisle, and the lights are a little white, making people squint unnaturally when they raise their heads.
In front of a table, a slender figure stood there, holding a notebook full of words, thinking about something there.
Wearing black and soft long hair, her skin is as transparent as a candle.
He opened his mouth with fang-like fangs, and let out a magnetic husky laugh that made the body tremble.
"It's still a little bit... It's almost finished..."
Exactly what was about to be completed, no one knew except himself.
"However, I also want to thank that guy Danzo for providing me with so many experimental subjects... Unfortunately..."
He was holding the notebook, his mind was no longer on it, and he sighed softly.
"Mr. Sarutobi seems to be a little wary of me. There are still things I haven't got... Should I wait a little longer? But... I don't have enough experimental subjects."
It is simply stupid to stick to such things as human ethics.
But... Can I really be ruthless? The man began to question himself.
Sarutobi-sensei, Jiraiya, Tsunade...the village where he was born and raised...
An incomparably complex color appeared in the man's eyes.
In the end, he just sighed quietly and didn't say anything.
At this moment, the door of the laboratory was opened.
A small head poked out from the crack of the door, looking for something in the laboratory with curious eyes.
Seeing the man doing research work in the laboratory, she walked in from the outside.
"Mr. Orochimaru, you are indeed here."
It was an eleven or twelve-year-old girl who spoke to the man, with a hearty smile on her face, as if she was very familiar with the man.
"It's Hongdou, have you finished the homework assigned to you?"
Orochimaru turned around and saw the girl with a smile on his pale face.
The girl is his student, her name is Mitarai Anko, she is a lively and lovely child.
"My homework, I just finished it, Mr. Orochimaru."
The girl replied with a smile.
"Then why come to me? I still have work to do."
Orochimaru put down the notebook in his hand and said.
"Mr. Oshemaru, don't you get tired of staying here all day?"
Hongdou asked curiously.
"It's not boring at all. This is something that must be experienced in seeking the truth. If you can't bear this bit of boring, you will not be able to pursue the truth."
"Truth?"
"I want to become an immortal ninja and learn all the ninjutsu in this world, so I have to do various experiments."
Orochimaru said without concealment.
There is actually nothing to hide about this matter, because his teacher Hiruzame Sarutobi, as well as his friends Jiraiya and Tsunade all know his ideal.
It's just that they all regard it as an unrealistic and boring fantasy of his childhood. But Orochimaru knew that he was serious.
In their cognition, no one is immortal, and it is nonsense to learn all ninjutsu in the world.
"Why do you have to do this kind of thing, Oshemaru-sensei? In my opinion, you are already very good, Oshemaru-sensei."
Hongdou said.
Oshemaru shook his head, and patiently answered Hongdou's question: "No, this power is not enough. There is no limit to speak of in the pursuit of truth."
"Really? I still don't quite get it."
Hongdou tilted her head, looking incomprehensible.
Orochimaru didn't care, and then remembered something, looked at Hongdou and said, "Speaking of which, you are now a Chunin, do you have any gifts you want?"
"Gift?"
"That's right, as a gift for you to become a Chunin."
Orochimaru smiled while stroking Red Bean's head.
"Anything is okay?"
Hongdou asked.
Oshemaru nodded: "As long as I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy your wish."
"I only have one wish, and that is to go on a trip with Mr. Oshemaru."
Adzuki looked at Orochimaru's eyes, full of anticipation.
"travel?"
Orochimaru frowned slightly.
"Can't you, Mr. Oshemaru?"
"It's not impossible, but I can't leave the village for too long. The time I go out to travel with you may be back in less than a week."
"Enough is enough. I will look forward to this trip, Oshemaru-sensei."
"Since you don't object, then it's settled like this. We'll set off the day after tomorrow. Before that, it's up to you to choose the place."
Orochimaru said.
"Well, I see. I won't bother you, Mr. Orochimaru, and we will meet at the gate of the village the next morning."
Hongdou smiled and nodded, then left the laboratory.
"What a quickie..."
Orochimaru shook his head with a laugh.
Immediately, he turned around and looked at the notebook that had been placed on the table just now, his snake-like vertical pupils deepened.
"But, how long can this peaceful day last? It's really exciting...Longevity..."
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When the night comes, the streets are brightly lit, and people come and go, making it very lively.
"I didn't expect you to return to the village first. After such a big thing happened, Tsunade didn't come back."
In the barbecue restaurant in the center of Konoha, Orochimaru accepted the invitation of Jiraiya to treat him, and dined here with Jiraiya.
"You can see that, that woman has gone crazy. I haven't contacted her for a long time. If she didn't have regular contact with the village, I really thought she was missing."
Jilai also sighed helplessly, and complained a little about Tsunade's behavior of not returning to the village.
"Probably because I don't want to see the desolation of the village today."
Orochimaru said so.
Slowly poured himself a cup of hot tea and drank it without touching the barbecue on the shelf.
There was an intriguing smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he knew something inside.
"It is true that the village has changed very quickly recently. Although it seems that nothing has changed, I always have an ominous premonition that something will happen."
"What are you referring to? The man behind the Nine-Tails Incident?"
Orochimaru played with the teacup and looked at Jiraiya.
With the occurrence of the Nine-Tails Incident, it is an indisputable fact that Konoha's overall strength has declined.
If it wasn't for the death of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, Yunyin would not have dared to restart the war with Konoha at this time.
On the surface, this incident has passed, but as Konoha's high-level ninja, Orochimaru is very clear that the follow-up impact of this incident is not over.
Hokage is directly under Anbu, and has been secretly investigating this incident.
It is said that the Uchiha clan is also involved, and the scope is too wide.
"That's right. There are rumors that the three disciples of Shuo Mao did it, but I think there is something else behind this incident, which is not as simple as we thought."
Ji Lai also looked serious.
Seeing that Orochimaru fell silent, he naturally changed the subject at the right time:
"Speaking of which, Sarutobi-sensei said that your recent behavior is a bit strange. Are you having a conflict with Sarutobi-sensei?"
"No. I've been doing research in the laboratory recently, but I don't have time to take care of other things."
Orochimaru answered with an unchanged expression.
"No wonder you look more and more gloomy now, and you almost didn't recognize it. I tell you, don't do those studies."
Jiraiya also watched Orochimaru's increasingly sinister temperament, coupled with that candle-like transparent skin and snake-like vertical pupils, he was a real dangerous element.
"Jiraiya, even you, don't try to interfere with my decision. This is my lifelong dream."
Oshemaru snorted softly, expressing dissatisfaction.
"In other words, have you not given up on your unrealistic dream of longevity?"
I also remembered something.
Oshemaru has revealed this ultimate ideal to him and Tsunade more than once in the past.
“I will not give up lightly on the path of pursuing truth.”
Orochimaru said firmly.
"How can a person live forever. Pass our will to the next generation and let them complete what we have not completed. This is a ninja."
Silai also shook his head bored, feeling that Orochimaru, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, became neurotic.
In the familiarity, there is a hint of strangeness that cannot be concealed.
"You still have such a naive idea. Now that Minato has sacrificed for the village, where is the son of prophecy you mentioned?"
Orochimaru asked rhetorically.
Jilai didn't answer either, he just ate the barbecue depressedly, probably couldn't find anything to refute Orochimaru.
"Compared to my dream, the son of prophecy you speak of is truly out of reach."
Oshemaru stood up from the seat, looking at Jiraiya who continued to bury his head there.
He knew that the death of Minato had made Jiraiya very painful and annoyed.
When regretting why Nine-Tails rioted, he was not in the village.
"It's nothing, I'm leaving first. In addition, I would like to remind you again, if the three disciples of Shuo Mao were really behind the Nine-Tails incident, don't rush over there as soon as your head gets hot, you will definitely die."
After saying something similar to advice, Orochimaru stood up from his seat and walked out of the private room.
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After separating from Jiraiya, Orochimaru was very upset.
Did not choose to return to the laboratory, but wandered aimlessly in Muye Village to dissipate the irritability in his heart.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the night market in the center of the village, the outskirts of the village seemed extremely peaceful, and Oshemaru felt that his heart became quiet along with this peaceful environment.
Just as he was about to turn back, he suddenly heard the sound of metal colliding from deep in the woods.
That was the unique sound made after the shurikens collided with each other.
Orochimaru stopped quickly and looked towards the sound source deep in the woods.
Across a dense jungle, it has not been artificially mined.
The shade of the tree covered Orochimaru's figure. As one of the Sannin, as long as he didn't want to expose his breath, even the Jonin would not be able to detect his existence.
With the help of the shade of the trees, the boy who was practicing in the open space in front of him naturally couldn't detect the breath of Orochimaru.
The boy was about five or six years old, wearing long sleeves and trousers with the round fan logo embroidered on it.
Uchiha clan? Moreover, I seem to have seen this child somewhere. Orochimaru thought to himself.
In the woods under the moonlight, the boy's face looked extremely calm, not at all the expression that a child should have.
The practice site was simply made in the open space. A large number of kunai and shurikens were scattered there in a mess, with countless gaps and remnants.
On the trees around the boy, there are crisscross steel wires, connecting countless traps.
The boy was holding his breath with a calm face at this time, a kunai appeared in each hand, and it was self-evident what he wanted to do.
He flung Kunai out at lightning speed, cut the steel wire, and triggered a chain of traps.
In the dark depths of the forest, Kunai and Shuriken shot towards the boy like raindrops.
The boy seemed to be frightened, and stood there without moving.
Oshemaru's face changed slightly when he saw this scene. Naturally, there was no danger to him at this level.
But for a five or six-year-old child, it is already seriously out of bounds.
However, before Orochimaru came to the rescue, the boy had disappeared from the spot, avoiding the first round of kunai and shuriken.
The boy jumped into the air, turned his body over, and pressed his fingers towards the ninja tool bag on his waist. He drew out a kunai from it, and swiped it gorgeously in front of his eyes.
Every step is just right to avoid the kunai and the shuriken, and every blow is just right to knock down the kunai and the shuriken flying towards him.
All the kunai, shurikens, and attack trajectories induced by the trap were basically seen through by the boy within an instant.
A few seconds later, another batch of shattered Kunai and shuriken appeared on the ground.
The boy landed on the ground lightly and silently, panting slightly.
There are also several scratches on his clothes, which were scratched by Kunai and Shuriken without noticing.
The boy frowned slightly, to the extent that he couldn't avoid it all?
In other words, I still have room to grow, far from reaching my limit.
So, he began to rearrange the traps, and continued to hone his ability to dodge and counterattack.
Orochimaru, who peeped at this scene in the shade of a tree, was a little stunned.
Subconsciously, Orochimaru sticks out his tongue, and licks his mouth lightly, with a strange light in his eyes.
Uchiha…
The boy who was practicing there shivered suddenly.
Turned around without hesitation, and shot out the kunai in his hand.
Two leaves fell in an empty place.
Illusion? The boy was slightly puzzled when he saw only two leaves falling, but no figure.
The feeling of being peeped by others disgusted him very much. It was as if a snake was licking his body with its tongue, making him feel physically repulsed and disgusted.
—Oshemaru has left the woods.
He stood outside the woods, staring into the woods, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Interesting, I didn't expect to be able to do this without opening Sharingan. If Sharingan is awakened in the future... I really look forward to the future of this child. Maybe it can..."
The evil light in Orochimaru's eyes became more and more intense.
While he was thinking, a shuriken suddenly flew through the air, attacking with a sharp wind.
Orochimaru staggered away without even thinking about it, but the breath of wind wrapped around the shuriken still cut a wound on his face, bleeding out.
Orochimaru stared at a certain place with a gloomy expression, and there were two figures standing there at some point.
Both of them were wearing black coats, and they looked at each other with Orochimaru.
Oshe Maruyin sneered and said: "Oh, who did I think, isn't this our beloved Danzo-sama? Why did you come here suddenly when you have time?"
Naturally, the leader of the two is Danzo Shimura, the leader of Genbu. Standing meticulously beside him is Ryoma, the deputy commander of Genbu.
"You are. Not in your laboratory, what are you doing in a place like this, Orochimaru?"
Danzo's face was calm, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.
"Don't get me wrong, I just come out for a walk occasionally... But I didn't expect to find such an interesting kid. I remember his name is Uchiha Itachi, is that the right name?"
Orochimaru chuckled.
The oil girl Ryoma narrowed her eyes, and stared at Orochimaru with murderous eyes.
"What do you want to say?"
Danzo asked calmly.
"It is impossible for the two of you to follow me, so the purpose of appearing here is obvious. That child must be very important to you... no, to Root."
Orochimaru seemed to have guessed something.
Danzo remained unmoved, just took a step forward, and said to Orochimaru: "Don't forget our agreement, exposing everything is not good for both of us."
"Of course I know this. It's just that your appearance of wanting to kill someone is too scary."
"Hmph, there are some things that you cannot interfere with."
"So, are you still going to disobey Sarutobi-sensei's order and deal with Uchiha's affairs according to your own ideas? That kid is indeed very good, but he is not qualified enough to deal with the powerful Uchiha clan. Be careful playing with fire and setting yourself on fire."
"This is not what you need to worry about. There is nothing else, just go back to your stronghold and continue researching."
Danzo issued an order to evict guests.
"As you wish. But forgive me, I have been hiding in the dark, it is impossible to sit in the position of Hokage."
Orochimaru seems to be advising Danzo.
"Is it after you failed to compete for the Fourth Hokage, the loser's thoughts?"
Hearing Danzo's words, Orochimaru couldn't help laughing.
Without saying anything, Orochimaru disappeared from the spot.
"Oshemaru's courage is getting bigger and bigger, and he seems to have forgotten who is behind his research. Without the help of Root, none of his research can be completed."
The oily girl Ryoma snorted dissatisfied.
"Don't say that, at least his brain is worthy of recognition, as long as he can keep studying for us, a little contradiction is nothing."
"The Uchiha Itachi thing..."
"Wait and see for a while, now is not the best time to contact him."
Danzo shook his head, and after finishing this sentence, he turned and left.
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Rainbow Country, an abandoned wooden house in the mountains, surrounded by dense trees and covered with white snow.
The woman with long red hair stood on a snow-covered branch, as if standing guard there, and inspected the surrounding environment to see if there was any abnormality.
On some trees next to her, there are also ninjas hiding.
The breath is well concealed, and it is obvious that this aspect has been strictly trained.
They use the latest radio communicator in the kingdom of ghosts to communicate with each other, which can easily transfer information.
As time passed, the snow fell more and more, and the eyes were covered by pale snow.
In this terrible environment, everyone did not complain, but insisted on standing guard at their own position, scanning the surroundings without blinking.
The red-haired woman is obviously the team leader. She sensed something at this moment, and pressed the button to trigger the radio on her lips to turn on.
She softly communicated with the rest of the team:
"Attention, there are strangers breaking into the security range. At 3 o'clock, at 250 meters, three people. At 11 o'clock, at 310 meters, six people. At 7 o'clock, at 260 meters, four people. Solve the enemy as quickly as possible, and don't let anyone go!"
After the red-haired woman gave the order, the three figures dispersed from the three trees and rushed towards the three directions the woman pointed at.
The attackers didn't know their whereabouts had been exposed.
They used the wind and snow to cover up their breath, and lurked forward cautiously on the snow.
"The target is not far ahead, are you ready?"
The leader ninja of one of the teams turned around and asked in a low voice.
"yes."
"Okay, listen to my orders later, and attack at full speed. The target is the head of the fourth Mizukage Kutachi Yakura!"
The lead ninja pulled out his ninja knife from behind, and his eyes showed a bloodthirsty light.
The subordinates are also ready to go, ready to attack.
"Now! The action begins!"
The lead ninja saw that everything was ready and charged forward, followed by three subordinates.
At this time, on the snow-covered road ahead, snowflakes fluttered frantically, and a figure appeared there silently, blocking their way.
"Anbe? Don't get in the way here!"
The leading ninja's eyes were fixed, and the ninja sword drew a sharp slash like a full moon in the air, and then passed across the figure's body.
"Wh-what!?"
There is no substantial touch of the flesh, just like passing through the unobstructed air.
"What's going on here? It's just right to hit the cut, why can't I feel it..."
I don't know what happened. In the eyes of the leading ninja, it was almost a sure-kill blow, but it didn't feel like it hit the flesh.
It was the first time in my life that I felt this weird feeling.
Illusion? The lead ninja thought about it, but rejected the idea. This sense of slashing without substance is more ethereal than illusion.
The figure crossing the road is just a teenage boy with a hedgehog head. On his clothes, there is a very iconic round fan emblem embroidered.
"You belong to Uchiha...Why do Konoha's ninjas appear here?"
The lead ninja noticed something now, and looked at the boy in amazement.
Their goal this time is clearly to assassinate the fourth Mizukage Kutachi Yakura, why is there a Konoha ninja here?
Could it be that their intelligence was wrong? Impossible, they have made a lot of preparations in advance, and it is impossible for such low-level mistakes to occur.
The hedgehog-headed boy didn't care what these people were thinking. He stood there with his hands in mudra, and immediately spit out a fireball from his mouth, rushing towards one of the enemies.
The man jumps out of the way, avoiding the fireball.
"Be careful, he's behind you!"
Thinking that it was too late for support, I could only shout a reminder.
"What?"
The man turned his head in astonishment, only to see the young man with the hedgehog head who was still on the snow, but at some point appeared behind him, mysteriously.
His right eye glowed red, and a wonderful black pattern appeared in the eye.
Where the red eyes watched, the air was directly twisted into a vortex state, and the space also produced an abnormal sense of distortion.
One of the attackers, like a magic trick, magically erased traces from the air and disappeared.
The other three attackers, including the leader, stared wide-eyed, watching this scene in disbelief, completely unaware of what happened.
The hedgehog-headed boy stared at the remaining three people with his red right eye, and said to them:
"First solve one, next, it's the turn of the three of you."
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