[Hokage] One tit for another

The dark corridor is still a cold and solid cage, the torches flicker on the reddish-brown walls, the flames flickering and flickering, making a slight sound.

But the door of the cage that was always tightly closed in the past is now open, and the people huddled in the dark corner are no longer numb and cowering. Although they are still wearing tattered clothes, their faces are shining with strange light.

"Sasuke-sama! We will definitely live up to your expectations!"

These experimental subjects lined up to receive the seal inhibitor from me, and then bowed deeply to me, as if they wanted to stick their noses to the ground.They looked at me with shining eyes, it was an indescribable frenzy, like a blind man finally seeing the sun.

I sat on the couch with a cold face, without saying a word or showing anything.But this does not affect their enthusiasm in the slightest. They have already gained freedom. I thought that the first thing they did when they came out of the cage was to snatch the inhibitor and escape, but they did not. On the contrary, they were still reluctant to part when they left. Three steps He glanced back at me, as if expecting me to ask them to stay.

I thought I behaved badly enough, but I don’t know how the brains of these experimental subjects grow. It may be that too frequent experiments have destroyed their logical thinking ability. No matter how bad my face is, they still like to get close to me Show loyalty.

... Who needs their loyalty, hey? !

It's pitiful enough for a group of brain-damaged experimental subjects to be imprisoned for so long, can they have something to offer?Wouldn't it be nice to walk away happily with the inhibitors in hand?Why do you have to come to me?

No matter what I say, I will definitely live up to my expectations, I don't even know what else I can expect from them!

I glanced back thoughtfully, noticing my gaze, Suigetsu grinned at me unabashedly, looking very proud, Xianglin pushed his glasses unnaturally, and Chonggo obediently turned his head Pretend not to see.

Definitely what they did!

The effectiveness of curse seal inhibitors varies according to each person's physique, generally ranging from one month to three months.Although the research process is relatively complicated, the ingredients are simple and can be mass-produced.

I sent three to each of them, and if I'm lucky, it can last for half a year.When I posted it, I didn't think too much, I just wanted to release all the people in this stronghold, let them go back to their respective homes, and find their own mothers.But it is a pity that most of the experimental subjects of Orochimaru have neither mother nor home.They have been in the cage for too long, and they have already forgotten what real freedom looks like, and they don't know how to live outside.

They can't even find the meaning of going out and living.

Although they were happy that they were no longer tortured by the curse mark, these people were like domesticated dogs. Even if the collars around their necks were taken off, they would not dare to leave the kennel for half a step.

But what does this have to do with me?

I also distributed the medicine, and I opened the door. They are benevolent and righteous, and they can do whatever they want.

...Yes, I originally had such an idea.

But obviously Xianglin and Suigetsu didn't think so, and they didn't know what they said. The next day, people from the entire stronghold lined up in front of me to express their determination, saying "Master Sasuke" one by one, shouting "Swear to die for Master Sasuke!"

What is the effect?

They just depend on me, right? !This is not helping me, it is clearly asking for trouble!Some experimental subjects are no longer children, why are they still thinking in the second grade, and shouting slogans is nothing more than that, but they even make arrogance to let me dominate the world!

What era is the story of "Becoming the God of the New World"?Although this is indeed attractive, I have already passed the second grade in my previous life!And the price of the second year is that I was beaten up in the wind on the side of the road in the middle of the night, and I had a fever the next day when I went back.He was forced to lie on the bed and drank plain porridge for three whole days!three days!

I know what Xianglin means. The people in the northern stronghold are all extremely powerful, and they need my inhibitor regularly. They are very grateful to me, and at the same time they cannot betray them.It's as if the free Chinese cabbages on the side of the road have automatically jumped into my basket, and I don't need to spend any more effort to throw them out.

But I don't like to eat cabbage!

When I realized it, all the people in the stronghold had left, and it seemed that they were going out to make a difference for "Sasuke-sama".

The northern stronghold returned to a deserted look, and even the guards rebelled tremblingly, and slipped away among a group of fanatical brain-damaged experimental subjects.

I felt inexplicably aggrieved in my heart, but after thinking about it carefully with the knife in my hand, I found that I didn't seem to have anything to complain about.At the beginning, I took over part of Kaduo's property, but some places were left idle because no one took care of it. This time, I picked up a lot of cabbages at once, and finally kept those properties from being abandoned.

"Hey, Sasuke! Where are we going next?" Suigetsu sat next to me with a smile, sipping his drink.

I looked down at the knife in my hand, was silent for a while, and said, "Go and kill Orochimaru."

The sound of Shuiyue drinking the drink stopped abruptly, he choked on a mouthful of water, and the water was scattered everywhere, he coughed and moved the cup away.

"Ah, you're so disgusting! Stay away from Sasuke!" Kaorin couldn't stand it, pulled Suigetsu away, and took the place beside me.

"Hey, is that all you want to say? Isn't that the point?" Shuiyue yelled loudly, pointing at me with one hand, looking at Xiang Lin and Chong Wu, "Didn't you hear what he said?"

Chongwu and Xianglin didn't answer the call for a while, it's not that they didn't hear, but they just didn't know how to react.

"I am alone." Not "we", but "I".

I added.

Shuiyue was taken aback.The air seemed to be frozen for a second, Zhongwu looked at me silently, and Xianglin sat beside me, hesitating to speak.The atmosphere seemed to be a bit weird, especially Shuiyue, all the smiling expressions on his face were suppressed at once, a bit like when we first met, but not quite like... not the vigilance and unrulyness at that time, on the contrary A little more annoyed.

"What did you say?" Shuiyue stood in front of me, squinting her eyes and asked.

"I..." Of course I went to kill Orochimaru alone, what else?

Before I said anything, Shuiyue suddenly threw a punch, wiped my face and hit the back of the sofa behind me hard.

The soft and thick sofa back made a muffled sound, and then fell apart.Xianglin jumped up suddenly, and said loudly: "Shuiyue, you bastard, why are you crazy?"

"You should ask him!" Shuiyue said, pointing at me.

……what happened?

I stood up in time before the sofa collapsed. Facing Shuiyue's sudden accusation, I felt that the hand was about to poke my face, so I frowned slightly.

"Although I am also very angry, but...but you are not allowed to shoot Sasuke!" Xianglin clenched his fists and roared.

Very good, it seems that it is not only Shuiyue who is angry.

Although I'm just stating a fact, why are they angry?Could it be that the old love for Orochimaru is still hard to get rid of?But even if they intercede, I can't let Orochimaru go, because that guy didn't intend to let me go from the beginning to the end.

"Don't you think he's too annoying?" Shuiyue yelled back not to be outdone, he turned his head to look at me, and asked, "Hey, you go kill Orochimaru, what about us?"

you?

I looked at Shuiyue blankly, he looked very angry, the punch just now seemed to be really going to hit me in the face, but he restrained this weird impulse at the last second.

...but how do I know what they're up to?

Obviously my reaction made Shuiyue even more angry, he stepped forward and grabbed my collar, and asked viciously: "Do you think we are all burdens?"

"I told you, don't be arrogant, don't underestimate people!" Shuiyue gritted her teeth, a cold light flashed through her jagged teeth.

No, I never underestimate anyone, but you guys are a bit of a burden.

I can walk the road in five days. A person who has walked for twelve days eating, drinking, having fun is not qualified to say such a thing.

I blocked Shuiyue's hand holding my collar, nodded honestly, and gave a "hmm".

Shuiyue was stunned, staring at me with wide eyes, her lavender pupils dilated, full of unbelievable anger.

I looked over his shoulder and looked at Xiang Lin and Shigego, and found that both of them had horrible faces.

In the next second, Suigetsu rushed over: "You're 'huh', right? You're actually 'huh'?! Stop looking down on people! What's so great about Uchiha? How dare you treat us as a burden?!"

The room instantly turned into a vast ocean, half of the water moon melted into the water, and half of it turned into a human form. One of his arm muscles swelled up, and he smashed head-on, as if with the force of a thunderbolt.

"Shuiyue, calm down." Chongwu and Xianglin dissuaded from the side.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, I raised my hand and grabbed Shuiyue's wrist, and suddenly threw him behind me, Shuiyue didn't even react, and hit the wall firmly.

I didn't make much effort, the wall just shook and cracked a few cracks.

"Shuiyue, what do you mean?" I frowned and looked at him.

"Okay, so fast." Xianglin finally realized, she looked at me, couldn't help holding her hands in front of her chest, "As expected of Sasuke!"

But Shuiyue was so angry that his eyes were red. His complexion was originally fair, as clear as water from melting snow, so the slight redness in the corners of his eyes was very conspicuous. He glared at me and took a deep breath.

After a long time, Shuiyue hammered the ground angrily, splashing the accumulated water on the ground.

"Suigetsu, although I don't want to admit it, but now we really can only hold Sasuke back." Chong Wu stepped forward, frowning and said in a deep voice.

Shuiyue gritted her teeth and didn't speak for a long time before she snorted mockingly: "So?" He half-kneeled on the ground, looked up at me sideways, and said, "What are you talking about, anyway, you didn't intend to talk to us in the first place anyway. Together. To you, I am nothing more than an experimental subject, and I can't beat you, so I don't have the qualifications to be a companion at all, right?"

companion?

I froze, this was a new aspect I hadn't thought of.

Could it be a companion?Speaking of it, I really haven't thought about how to define the relationship between us. It's nothing more than a small goldfish and the owner, the brown candy that can't be shaken off, and the big guy who provides food, housing and transportation?Suigetsu, Xianglin, and Chonggo are all by my side as a matter of course, and I just let it go. After all, I seem to be used to Suigetsu twittering around me, and Xianglin is an assistant, and Chongwu is a research object.

So... can you still be a companion?

I walked up to Shuiyue and looked at him thoughtfully.

"You, you, what are you going to do?!" Shuiyue yelled, seeming a little guilty, looking at me vigilantly like a cat with fried hair, as if he would jump up if I made a slight move.

"You're a companion," I said, reaching out to him to pull him up from the ground.

What do children think nowadays, they have to talk about their qualifications as companions?

Shuiyue looked at me blankly, as if she didn't understand what I meant.His body was still covered with water, and his hair was wet, seeping down drop by drop. The white hair seemed to melt from the ends, and the clear water droplets meandered down the side of his face.He stayed there for a long time, so long that I felt that I was a bit silly for stretching out my hand, and when I was about to take it back, he suddenly shook his hand, as if to open my hand.

But obviously the action seemed very impatient, but when he touched my hand, he grasped it tightly.I don't know if it's my illusion, but I just feel that for a moment, he grabbed my hand very hard, and his palms were tightly pressed together, revealing a sense of solemnity.

Shuiyue stood up with my strength, quickly let go of my hand, and muttered: "Che, it is said that we are companions, but it turns out that we are going to throw us away..."

Although he still didn't quite understand why Shuiyue was angry, but then he seemed not so angry for some reason.

Xianglin had expected my choice a long time ago, and she had prepared a lot. When she told those plans, I was surprised.

Xianglin plans to go to the southern stronghold, which is the one she used to guard. There are also many experimental subjects there. She wants to use the developed inhibitor to persuade the people there to return to our side, just like the northern stronghold.

And Zhongwu also wanted to protect more people from the curse seal, so he decided to go with Xianglin.But in the situation of two to one, Shuiyue had no choice but to reluctantly express that he would also go.

But I feel that Shuiyue is quite happy, not as reluctant as he is.

Before leaving, I gave Xiang Lin a short knife, of course, hoping that if someone dared to bite her, she would stab her with the knife.And the contract of the rabbit family that Baikeng me at the beginning can finally be transferred to others. Although I don't like rabbits, I value them and I seem to like them very much.

As for Suigetsu, I gave him the scroll that sealed the stitches and explosive swords. It is said that he has always wanted to collect the famous swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

but me……

Winter is here and it's time to kill snakes.