[Hokage] Terukawa

Orochimaru was also a war orphan.

Orochimaru has a dormitory assigned, but they haven't been back to live there recently.

When not going back to live, Orochimaru will be in love with those bottles and jars in his exclusive laboratory... It sounds weird.

Orochimaru is bound to win the position of the Fourth Hokage.

I temporarily spent an afternoon to collect and organize the basic information of Orochimaru, and finally got some meaningful results but the above three items-although it was not satisfactory, it did not exceed my expectations.In the impression of most ordinary Konoha villagers, he still maintains multiple meanings of mystery, as if he has carved "cautious" and "elusive" deeply into his bones.

Everything is reasonable.

I pondered silently.

...So if it's not unexpected, Orochimaru may be watching me in the dark right now.

Then see.

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The night is quiet, the moon and stars are sparse.

I turned over and jumped off the wall of my residence, which was more than half a person's height, and landed smoothly.There are a few falling hoarfrost hanging on the branches that pass by in front of my eyes, and the night around me is so quiet and peaceful that it seems to be caged under a wide curtain.Winter has not yet come to an end, so as always, the moonlight is still calm and bright, and the night is as usual, far and clear, dotted with three or two small blue stars, weaving awe-inspiring and cold together with the frost on the branches.

The sky above the head, the land under the feet, the stars and the moon in the sky, the ice and frost in front of the eyes, the breath of cold winter permeates the night.I exhaled warm water vapor from my nose, and the cold air seeped into my body in the next moment. I was refreshed and didn't feel cold.

…For now, keeping out the cold is the one that I like the most among the many benefits of chakra practice-this is certainly not enough to convince me to go out on such a cold winter night, but there is no way, Stuck at the moment when everything is sensitive and everything is easy to be over-interpreted, if you want not to be involved in inexplicable disputes, you must learn to be cautious at all times-especially I have just been used as a chess piece during the day. Put on the chessboard, and Orochimaru is simply one of the centers of the vortex.

Therefore, you can't go to find Orochimaru during the day, it's too eye-catching, and in comparison, it will be much more secretive at night.I believe Orochimaru will not like the extra troubles out of thin air.

Perhaps the ground was a bit too cold. The little white snake that I put on the ground from the warm sleeves shook the tip of its tail. Its swimming speed was astonishingly faster than in the daytime. shadow.I quietly stuck to the shadow by the wall, and started to follow the little white snake. Thanks to my excellent night vision ability, I wanted to avoid the perception of the night watch ninja while hiding my figure. This set of operations is very important to me Not too difficult.

After a long while, I silently stood firm on an uneven and slightly soft ground, looked around, and the little white snake that had completed the task rubbed off the scales flatteringly with my acquiescence. Dust, re-coiled into my sleeves.

This place...is in the depths of a remote alley. The lights of the main road outside the alley are blocked by the corners and eaves on both sides. The space I am in is even darker and cramped. Someone is in conflict with others here, and the unprepared side will definitely suffer a dark loss.

Instinctive and necessary vigilance is indispensable.I subconsciously tensed my nerves to observe my surroundings, and my feet took a few steps on the spot—maybe I was too focused during this process, so that when I finally noticed the slight vibration from the soles of my feet, I was frightened one jump.

——It turned out to be the manhole cover of a Guli well.

I watched in shock that the Guli manhole cover, which was covered with sand so that its outline could not be seen at all, turned slowly, and finally sank slightly and made a soft "click", as if a ring in the retro mechanism was touched, and finally It snapped back into place where it should have been.

A not-so-large circular hole appeared at my feet. I looked down, and vaguely saw a flat ground in the chaotic darkness.

"This..." This is not the same as the biological research laboratory I imagined... Isn't it a little too close to the people?

At this moment, a cold and slightly hoarse voice came from the thick shadow below. Even though I had already prepared in my heart, I still got goosebumps from such a close contact.

The voice in the dark seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said: "Captain Yasaka, you are finally here, I thought I had to wait until dawn."

I rubbed my arms with my fingers calmly, but my answer was calm: "It's been a long time, Master Orochimaru. As you know, some of Anbu's procedures are the most complicated and rigorous procedures in Konoha. The situation is really not what I want.”

Whether it's Anbu with a contradictory attitude or yourself with unclear meanings, it is a big trouble for me to avoid.Since you can put a white snake in my file box without anyone noticing, then you must have seen all the things that happened in the Anbu... I just hope you can have a little awareness of being troublesome, Stay away from me, an unknown person—this is what I really want to express under the cover of layers of speech skills.

It is impossible for a person like Orochimaru to fail to understand what I mean, the voice hidden in the shadows did not answer immediately, but a few hoarse laughter from it made me a little uncomfortable.

After confirming the identity of the person below, I stopped procrastinating and just silently calculated the distance in my heart before jumping directly down.

The ground is firm and the footing is steady and quiet.I stood upright firmly, and there was nothing else in the tunnel except for the slight friction of the cloth.I blinked my eyes that had adapted to the darkness, and quickly found a few light-colored clothes corners and long black hair hanging down in the dark chaos.Of course, the most conspicuous thing is the pair of slender golden eyes that are slightly raised, they are faintly flickering, and the subtle angles that are slightly narrowed seem to be smiling, but they seem to be erratic in the darkness Measuring, elusive, cold as if it were just two reflections passing by from time to time on the polished metal.

For Da Shemaru's eyes, I can feel that he is looking at me very carefully-it is a very uncomfortable look, it doesn't seem to be looking at objects, but it doesn't seem to be looking at people.This straightforward and weird discomfort reached its peak after I leaned over to say hello in a flat tone-interest, curiosity, inquiry, curiosity from a researcher, condescension from a confident and strong... He didn't seem to be satisfied with me. There is obvious malice, but it still makes my whole body feel extremely uncomfortable.

I looked at him for a moment, and finally lowered my eyes very naturally.

"Master Orochimaru."

"...Oh," Orochimaru uttered a meaningless monosyllable as if bewildered, followed by a strange laugh from his nasal cavity, "Welcome Captain Yasaka to my laboratory, um... ...the situation is sensitive and your prudence and caution are appreciated."

Just ordinary pleasantries.

I opened my mouth, but before I could utter the first word, the person standing on the opposite side with a half-smile suddenly interrupted me: "Complicated etiquette is more suitable for formal meetings, and informal meetings are more suitable. I like the informal way. Captain Yasaka, now is the rest time, and there is no one else here, maybe it would be better to relax the restraint on yourself a little bit."

His tone was light when he said this.

——Unbelievable, you actually know that you are looking for trouble during your break?

Although Orochimaru said so, I know that this is definitely not a moment to relax, and it is definitely not wise to relax our vigilance in front of him.

"Yes."

I responded sternly, but I didn't and didn't intend to make any changes in my actions.

"...Hehe, interesting."

Orochimaru's gaze fixed on me for a few seconds, then suddenly the corners of his lips curled up, and an unexplained laugh slipped out of his nasal cavity.

"Then Captain Yasaka, please follow me."

Directly below Guli Well is the end of a corridor, perhaps it is because of this that it is not taken care of by the lights in the corridor.I haven't gone far with Orochimaru before my vision brightens up again.

What unfolded in front of my eyes seemed to be a completely closed long corridor, only the doors on the left and right sides were arranged staggeredly.The entire promenade can't be seen at the end at a glance, it is deserted and simple, many details are similar, and the distance between the ceiling lights has not changed much.I walked silently behind Orochimaru, thinking that if I hadn't counted my steps silently from the beginning, people would easily lose their sense of space and distance here.

As if he had guessed my mind, Orochimaru kept walking, and only said in his low and cold voice: "The closed space has advantages and disadvantages. In order to avoid certain unpleasant events, I have set up a simple illusion here. , until your strength reaches a certain critical point, you cannot see the end of this corridor."

"...Critical point?" I asked.

"Elite Jnin? Or a little higher? Ah... It may also vary from person to person," Orochimaru said, "Probably as long as it surpasses me who performed the spell back then."

...There are indeed not many people who can see through this place, but they will not be few either.But for those people, the illusion has no effect at all, and the corridor is just an ordinary corridor.I believe that few people who are not strong enough will come to take a walk in the laboratory corridor of Orochimaru-of course, people like me who have been "invited" here certainly don't count.

Before the thoughts in my mind had time to dissipate, Orochimaru, who was leading the way, turned abruptly to the left.He reached out to open a metal gate on the wall and stepped in. The bright light immediately illuminated the corner of the corridor under my feet and his feet.

I cautiously stopped outside the floor tiles of the laboratory, and only glanced up at the scene inside the laboratory—very well, there is nothing that looks very sensational, which makes the feeling hanging in my heart The boulder is half down.

"Captain Yasaka, please come in."

Orochimaru turned around with an unpredictable smile on his face.

"Please forgive me, in order to invite you over... I used a very special method... Hehe, Captain Yasaka, I think you are a smart person, maybe you have been guessing my... plan all the time on the way here? Do you mind sharing with me the conclusion you have guessed?"

mind?share?Do I have the right to choose "no"?

And ah, as far as you and I are now in terms of our respective situations and the contrasting identities, any normal person will question your intentions, right?So please don't take this common sense phenomenon as a tool to exert psychological pressure on me!

I looked at Orochimaru's smile speechlessly, and after a while, I said calmly, "I just remembered some rumors about the fourth Hokage that I often heard recently."

"Rumours...the speaker has no intention, the listener has intention, or vice versa," Dashemaru narrowed his golden eyes slightly, and the smile on his pale face deepened, "Captain Yasaka, the civilians in the village don't know That's all, but you know it's not a rumor."

...The fact that calling me here is really related to the factional struggles of those Laoshizi...Then you should go to the third generation, why are you looking for me as a thug who fights or is low-end?

I still kept my expression on my face, but my nerves tensed up a bit.

"Okay, Captain Yasaka, let's not talk about that, let's talk about business."

Orochimaru suddenly changed the subject.

"The fabric sample you handed in after returning from Yuno Country was handed over to Konoha Hospital, right?"

The change of subject was a bit abrupt, but I was relieved.

"Yes, Oshemaru-sama. Because the enemies I encountered in Tango Country were too weird and weird, so..."

So I kept the rag that Kakashi wiped my palms with, the white slime on it when I ran my hand knife through the "dough".

"I brought the fabric sample back to the village. It was supposed to be handed over to the Konoha Research Institute, but..."

"But at that time, the Konoha Research Institute was closed due to an inexplicable accident, and you were responsible for a series of death compensation work, so you took the next best thing and handed over the fabric sample to Konoha Hospital—— A square piece of cloth, isn't it?"

"Yes, I asked them to pass it on my behalf." I affirmed.

"Then the sample has not made any mistakes from the beginning to the end...it's so rare, it's unbelievable."

Orochimaru laughed again.

"Captain Yasaka, the sample fabric was finally sent to me. The experiment report has also come out. I invited you here late at night, just to let you read the experiment report."

While speaking, he quickly delivered a notebook to my hand. For some reason, his series of actions showed a bit of eagerness.

I looked at the notebook that was forced into my hand for some reason, and I always felt that his attitude was a bit... weird.

...seems like something hot to touch.

The movements of my hands paused, and I opened the notebook under the gaze of Orochimaru.

The purpose of the experiment: to determine the types and characteristics of the remaining cells on the sample fabric

Subject 1: residual highly active cell aggregates (white)

Subject 2: residual viable cell mass (red)

Other test subjects: cell pellets for laboratory controls

experiment procedure:………………

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Experimental phenomenon 1: Residual highly active cell aggregates (white) phagocytize residual viable cell aggregates (red) at a slow rate

Experimental phenomenon 2: Residual highly active cell aggregates (white) quickly phagocytized the cell aggregates used in the laboratory control at a fast speed

Experimental phenomenon 3: Residual viable cell aggregates (red) phagocytize laboratory control cell aggregates at a slow speed

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Experimental conclusion 1: After comparing the data, it can now be determined that the remaining highly active cell clumps (white) are the unique woody cells of Qianshouzhujian

Experimental conclusion 2: The two types of cell clumps remaining on the sample fabric are both highly active, and the cell clumps (white) are the best. Considering the length of the two types of cells in vitro, it is preliminarily judged that both of them have high research value

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"The cell clumps on the cloth are still divided into red and white?"

Looking at the experimental notes in my hand, I frowned suspiciously.

"Yes."

"They are still active?"

"Yes."

"That white thing is actually a wooden cell?"

"Yes, it has the same origin as the technique of wood escape and cuttings you have seen."

"The white human figure and the wood escape·cutting technique appeared at the same time, which means that the outflow of intercolumn cells... Ah, you have read my mission report."

In the middle of the conversation, I suddenly realized that something was wrong. I only described the specific process of the soup country mission in detail in the first mission report—and I handed that mission report directly to the Third Hokage.

Orochimaru looked at me with a smile, and there was no flaw in his expression.Obviously, he was affirming my judgment, but it was precisely because his statement was so frank and straightforward that I couldn't figure out his real attitude.

...Three generations of adults, what kind of work are you master and apprentice doing?

I didn't get an answer, but it was equivalent to getting an answer. I didn't have any more interest in Dashemaru's pale smiling face. I just frowned at the moment, and then moved my eyes back to the experiment report in my hand——Intuition tells me that this thing is far more powerful than What it shows now is more important, I always feel...

"Has Captain Yasaka discovered anything new?"

Orochimaru's voice came from above me, low and hoarse, making it difficult for people to distinguish between likes and dislikes.

"..." Flipping the experiment report in my hand back and forth, I was silent for a moment, and finally hesitated, "Since the white cell clumps are essentially wooden cells, the red cell clumps...?"

"Oh, oh... so you noticed it."

Orochimaru suddenly laughed.

"That's not a wood escape cell."

"Isn't that a wood escape cell?"

I repeated word for word.

"Then what exactly is it?"

——This time, I didn't wait for Orochimaru's answer.

The empty laboratory fell into silence, and I suddenly felt that this suffocating silence turned into an invisible big hand at this moment, easily pinching my beating heart, and my whole body felt chills, I——

I waited for a pale and cold hand.

A pale and cold hand caressed my cheek, then slowly slid down to my chin, and finally supported my chin firmly.

It only exerted a little force, and I raised my face uncontrollably.

"yes……"

That pale, smiling face was pasted at some point.

"... Tell me, what exactly is it?"