Naruto Kakashi

His eyes returned to the main battlefield of the Kirigakure coup.

The coup of the Taketori clan ended much faster than expected. Although the strong appearance of the Taketori boy during the period, it did not help the Taketori clan to reverse the decline. Even until the end of the battle, the Taketori clan failed to break through the commercial street.

The Taketori clan is powerful in combat, but it is too overestimating their capabilities to fight against a village.

In fact, it is estimated that no one except themselves thinks that their coup can be successful. Even if the news is not leaked and the village is defenseless, the result will not change.

In the end, the Taketori clan was almost wiped out, and only the strong Taketori boy survived.

No one should have survived originally, but for some unknown reason, the Kirigakure ninjas made some mistakes when shrinking the encirclement, and the Taketori boy used this to stand out from the encirclement.

The Kirigakure ninjas didn't pay too much attention to the escaped Taketori boy.

Because although the young man broke out, he was obviously at the end of his strength.

So everyone in Kirigakure only sent three teams to pursue them, while the others immediately rushed to the Mizukage Building.

Compared to the Taketori boy, the Mizukage Building with the barrier activated was what they were more worried about.

However, although they arrived near the building, they waited until the barrier was broken before entering the building, and before the building collapsed, they brought out the Yondaime Mizukage who was unconscious in the corner.

However, just as everyone hurriedly took Goji Yagura away from the collapsed building, no one noticed that a figure with a scarlet left eye suddenly appeared in a residence not far from the building.

The Kirigakure ninjas who rushed to the Mizukage Building here rescued the Fourth Mizukage. On the other side, the Kirigakure team assigned to chase the Taketori boy also gained something.

They finally caught up with Taketori boy in the woods outside the village.

The Taketori boy was far more tenacious than the Kirigakure ninjas imagined. He was able to get rid of two pursuing Kirigakure teams even though he was already exhausted.

But this is already his limit.

At this time, the Taketori boy finally stopped and leaned weakly under the tree, staring blankly at the three Kirigakure ninjas who slowly surrounded him.

He was exhausted and had no strength left to resist.

However, the pursuing Kirigakure team was obviously very wary of the Taketori boy and did not approach rashly.

The Kirigakure team's caution gave the Taketori boy a short rest, but this was not enough to restore his strength, and the feeling of powerlessness in his body became deeper and deeper.

The Taketori boy no longer looked at the Kirigakure ninja, but tilted his head and chose a more comfortable position.

Suddenly a beautiful little flower appeared in his field of vision. The bright and full flowers firmly attracted the young man's attention.

This is a flower that grows between the roots of a tree. If the boy Taketori hadn't happened to be leaning under the tree, it would have been difficult to spot it even if he was passing by the tree.

It’s a beautiful flower, but what’s the point of having it blooming here and not being appreciated?

Seeing this flower, the boy Taketori couldn't help but think of himself.

He has been gifted since he was a child, and even the Taketori clan was afraid of his talent and kept him in a cage.

This time was actually the first battle in his life, but he didn't expect it to be a battle of genocide.

However, the boy did not have any feelings for the Taketori clan, because apart from sharing the same blood, he had never experienced any sense of belonging from them.

He has always relied on instinct in his actions since he was a child.

He followed the instinct of survival to fight, and followed the instinct of survival to escape, but he did not know what the meaning of his survival was.

In the past, his meaning was to be used as a tool to fight. Now that the Taketori clan has been destroyed, what is the meaning of his life?

But this is no longer a problem for the boy, because he is probably going to die soon.

After careful observation, the three Kirigakure ninjas finally determined that the young man in front of them had no ability to resist, so they boldly began to approach him.

The sharp blade in his hand gradually approached the young Taketori.

Susu~ At this moment, two masked Kirigakure ninjas came out of the jungle.

"ANBU?" Inoue, the captain of the three-man team, looked at the sudden appearance of Kirigakure ANBU and suddenly felt wary.

Because as far as he knew, there was no ANBU team among the team participating in the hunt for the Taketori boy.

However, ANBU's operations are very confidential, and Inoue does not rule out the possibility that he does not know about it because he does not have enough authority.

What reassured Inoue was that the two ANBU ninjas who suddenly appeared did not approach them rashly, but stopped outside their attack range.

Then Inoue saw one of the ANBU ninjas suddenly lift the mask on his face, revealing a handsome-looking ninja wearing glasses.

"Mizuno." Seeing the face of the visitor, Inoue couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Inoue knew Mizuno, had been teammates with him, performed missions together, and even had his life saved by him.

It was only later that Mizuno was transferred to ANBU, and Inoue had less contact with him.

"Inoue." Seeing Inoue, Mizuno also showed a kind smile on his face. He opened his arms slightly and walked forward naturally, as if he wanted to give his old friend a hug.

Inoue had no doubt that he was there and immediately went to greet him.

But as soon as the two of them got closer, Inoue suddenly saw a cold light flashing across his eyes, and then he felt a pain in his throat.

Inoue covered his bleeding neck and looked at Mizuno in front of him with wide eyes, a look of disbelief on his face.

Then Inoue heard the screams of his two teammates again. He used his last strength to turn his head and saw his two teammates wrapped around their necks by two snakes. Then Inoue's vision went dark and he was dead. .

The screams soon began, and Inoue's two teammates quickly followed in his footsteps and fell softly to the ground.

After killing the two people, the two snakes twisted their bodies and climbed onto the ANBU ninja next to Kabuto.

The ANBU ninja crossed Kabutori and came to the boy Taketori, then lifted the mask on his face, revealing a cold face with snake eyes, it was Orochimaru.

"What's your name?"

"Taketori Kimimaro." Kimimaro had been staring at the little flower under the tree. It wasn't until Orochimaru came to him that he turned his head, "Can I ask you a question?"

Orochimaru's cold face made

"What's the point of living?"

This question is both familiar and unfamiliar to Orochimaru, because it has been a question that he has thought about for a long time, and now he has the answer.

"Living is not necessarily meaningful, but if you continue to live, you may find something meaningful." Orochimaru glanced at the small flower at the foot of the tree, "For example, if you find this flower, and I find you."

"follow me."

Orochimaru's words shocked Kimimaro's body, and his empty eyes once again shone with light. At this moment, he once again found the meaning of living.