dark color

Continuous blood soaked the entire field of vision, the fear and screams of the clansmen, the unbelievable expression of the father, and Sasuke's distorted face due to hatred.The sharp pain seemed to have penetrated directly into the inside of the brain, and even hard beatings could not expel it.

In the dark night, Uchiha Itachi sat up suddenly.The red pupils flickered twice and turned into dull black.The young man's slightly heavy breathing resounded in the empty room, and soon the silence was restored.The young man covered his eyes with one hand expressionlessly. The pain continued, even worse than before, but the young man didn't move at all.Putting on his coat, Uchiha Itachi's movements were clean and neat, maintaining the habit he developed when he was Anbu, without making a single sound.He walked a few steps, opened the door, and when he put down his hands, the bright red color had returned, and he walked out almost indifferently.And on his face, the slight struggle has disappeared, replaced by an almost cold firmness!

Orochimaru stopped what he was doing, and put away the spread scroll.He didn't turn his head or stand up, but said in an indifferent tone, "Haven't slept yet?"

Itachi was silent for a while, but still met the pair of golden eyes that turned away because he couldn't wait for the answer, and clenched his hands slightly, "There is something I want to tell you."

"Can't even wait for daytime?"

Orochimaru slightly bent the corner of his mouth, showing a cold and mocking smile, "Itachi, this is not like you."

"what,"

The young man was expressionless, "A new deal, are you interested?"

He lowered his eyes, he already, couldn't wait any longer.

Orochimaru turned around, his golden eyes were as cold as a piece of inorganic matter, making it impossible for anyone to peek, "Tell me about it."

Naruto who was sleeping next door snored sweetly, turned over and fell back into a deep sleep.

#################################### Kyuubi lay on the table boredly, fiddled with a small ceramic Make jars, turn them over and over again.

"Bastard! Stop! Let me out!"

An exasperated roar came from the jar.

"Hey!"

Kyuubi became interested instead, he sneered, and fiddled with it harder.

"Bah!"

"Bang!"

The sound of the jar being knocked over was mixed with the curses of the unknown creature in the jar, and the small laboratory suddenly became extremely noisy.

"Lord Nine Tails."

Taking off his glasses with a wry smile, the silver-haired young man had to stop what he was doing, "Are you bored?"

"Well,"

Kyuubi stopped moving, and snorted coldly, "Where did that guy go?"

"Master Orochimaru?"

Pushing his glasses, he said, "It seems that he left the base after giving orders to the two Shikigami-sama... It seems that it has something to do with Naruto-sama."

"That guy again?"

Kyuubi frowned, "Forget it!"

He got up, walked to Dou's side, and looked at his research subject with some curiosity. It was a humanoid creature sleeping in a culture tank covered with sensors all over its body. All kinds of data were being collected continuously through the computer. To the eyes of the bag.Although he was saying this, the young man's movements were not chaotic at all, he watched the flashing data methodically, and recorded one or two from time to time.

"When will this thing wake up?"

After watching for a while, Kyuubi said disgustedly.

"Recent progress has been going well, and there is probably not much time left."

Dou smiled, "The materials brought back by Mr. Orochimaru saved a lot of time."

"yes."

Kyuubi nodded, but the silence didn't last long, the creature in the jar started talking again, "Hey! Let me out! Anyway, I'm also Tangtang..."

"very noisy!"

Picking out Tao's ears, Nine Tails grabbed the pot with a "slap", and kept shaking it between his hands, with a malicious smile on his face, "I'll go out for a while."

Dou didn't stop him, but bowed slightly with a slight smile.And when he turned around, the creature in the cultivation tank frowned uncomfortably.

#################################### When I heard the news of Gaara’s death on the first day of the new year, Naruto was stunned After waiting for half a minute, he jumped up and shouted, "What's going on! That Gaara, how could he die!"

At that time, the boy could not accept such a hasty death in his heart.

Orochimaru quietly waited for him to calm down before slowly telling him the whole thing, including Akatsuki's plan, the tailed beast in his body, Konoha's entanglement with the Uzumaki clan, and of course, Gaara It was because of the fact that the tailed beast was taken out and died.

"Then, is it because Mr. Orochimaru's companion took out the tail beast from Gaara's body, so he died?"

Naruto was a little confused.

"Yes."

Orochimaru nodded coldly, looking indifferently at the boy's sky blue eyes that gradually widened, "This is Akatsuki's base."

"how come……"

As if his thoughts were completely disturbed by so many news, Naruto hugged his head involuntarily. Suddenly, he remembered something, raised his head and said, "Then, Mr. Orochimaru, you really... didn't stop..."

"why?"

Orochimaru asked calmly, "It's only natural for Kazuo Jinchuriki to die."

"Varied……"

Orochimaru looked at him, and Naruto's strange look appeared in his golden eyes, "From the moment he used that sealing method, he was doomed to death. The day he stripped off the tailed beast was the day of his death."

"……how so……"

Naruto murmured, "As long as you don't take out the tail beast, it will be fine, Mr. Orochimaru..."

He was about to speak, but he was stunned by the man's eyes and couldn't utter a word.His impression of Gaara is still in that chance encounter before the Chunin exam. He only thinks he is a stinking guy, but he has no memory of the process of the game.What's more, that person is Sand Ninja after all, and what Naruto said at this time is just out of the naivety of young people about life, which is nothing more than a matter of course.And after being with Orochimaru for so long, he also more or less understood some things-for example, what missions mean to ninjas.

After being silent for a while, Naruto said sullenly, "Teacher Orochimaru, am I also Akatsuki's mission?"

Orochimaru glanced at him and nodded.Seeing the boy's instantly depressed face and eyes without a trace of resentment, Orochimaru's eyes softened slightly, and he stretched out his hand to touch the short golden hair.

He didn't say anything, but Naruto suddenly understood what he meant.I will protect you.Silently thinking about the unspoken words of Orochimaru, Naruto lowered his head, and suddenly felt a strange sour feeling surround his heart, even his eyes were the same.

Orochimaru's forehead was quietly lying on the table not far away, with Konoha's logo and a deep scratch.This was the first time Naruto saw this symbol representing rebellion. In the past, Orochimaru was dressed in casual clothes, and he only found out his identity today.Mr. Oshemaru is a member of the organization that arrested him.But strangely, Naruto didn't feel the anger of betrayal in his heart, because that person... Mr. Orochimaru still looked at him as usual.With indescribable emotions in his heart, Naruto looked away, trying his best to cover his red eyes. Teacher Oshemaru did not give up on him.But where is Mr. Oshemaru who betrayed Konoha and is about to betray Akatsuki for him?

Seemingly understanding Naruto's expression, Orochimaru stood up lightly and said, "Don't worry."

The dark long knife flashed a dull light in his hand, just like that person's eyes, blinking brightly, but with supreme arrogance.

###################################### "Sure enough here."

Nine-Tails' voice interrupted Naruto's movements, the boy stopped suddenly, staggered and fell to the ground.Sweat soaked his whole body, Naruto gasped with his mouth wide open, and for a moment he didn't even have the strength to speak.

"Hmph, it's still so weak."

Glancing at him with disdain, Kyuubi approached lazily, while throwing the pot in his hand, "Here, your things."

"Ahhh-"

Accompanied by a scream, Naruto hurriedly took the jar in his hand, "Hachi... Eight tails!"

"What is it called? How can it be so easy to break!"

Kyuubi sneered, "Coward!"

He turned around and said to Orochimaru who was standing on the side, "You are still the same, the apprentice you choose has no discernment."

Orochimaru's cold eyes softened slightly, and he stretched out his hand to Kyuubi, "Come here."

Kyuubi didn't say a word, but still changed into its original form under the man's gaze, and leaped into the man's arms one step at a time.The unlucky Hachio was still yelling loudly, "Let me out! Let me out! You actually locked me in a jar like an octopus! When I come out, the first thing I do is kill this brat!"

"Why...why, you are the one who can turn into a human!"

That cry was full of unwillingness.

"very noisy,"

Kyuubi lowered its long ears and covered his head, "I would have given this guy to Akatsuki if I had known."

Orochimaru slightly bent the corners of his lips, and lightly brushed the fur on Kyuubi's back, "What happened?"

"I happened to hear a little noise when I went out for a walk."

Kyuubi lazily said, "There is a lot of movement in the base, can you not go back?"

Orochimaru frowned slightly, then said, "Is it for that Gaara?"

Hearing this, Naruto also struggled to straighten his upper body.

"what,"

Kyuubi nodded, "Sent a small team to rescue them, all of them belonged to Sand Shinobi. That Chiyo was also among them."

Hearing this name, Orochimaru's hand tightened suddenly, and Kyuubi gave him a clear look, "Scorpion went out to fight, I don't know why he didn't kill that old woman. Chick!"

He sneered, "I was seriously injured and almost died. It's really useless."

"That person is not dead."

Dashewan couldn't hear any authentic tone, and couldn't distinguish between happiness and anger.

"Why, you really want him to die?"

Kyuubi said with a smile, with a bit of cruel killing intent already in his tone.

"...So that's the case, is it because the time has come earlier? That little girl hasn't grown up yet..."

Orochimaru did not answer his question, but after thinking for a moment, said, "In that case, Gaara was taken away?"

"kindness,"

Glancing at Naruto, Kyuubi nodded slightly. "That technique, as expected..."

"All right!"

Orochimaru interrupted him for the first time, his golden eyes flashed with a colder light, besides that, there was something deeply hidden. "In this case, that brat can survive."

He said to Naruto, but he stopped explaining to the boy's eyes that suddenly brightened.

Naruto looked at him ignorantly, but he couldn't find a clue from that expressionless pale face.But he vaguely understood that at this time, Teacher Dashemaru was not suitable for questioning.

So he stayed obediently, holding the pottery pot and said, "Hey, Hachio, are you really taken out of my body by Mr. Orochimaru?"

In fact, what the boy wants to ask more is, is such a humble guy who was put in a jar as an octopus really the majestic tailed beast in the legend?However, after staying with Da Shemaru for so long, he has learned a little bit of the way of speaking... But such a small skill, in front of Yao who has lived for an unknown number of years, is nothing more than a trick.

The tailed beast in the jar snorted unhappily, and immediately saw through his intentions, "Why, you think I'm weak and not worthy of the reputation of Eight Tails?"

"what……"

Naruto scratched his head, thinking that it might be because Teacher Orochimaru is too powerful, but he swallowed the sentence and changed the subject, "Master Orochimaru told me that Akatsuki was collecting tailed beasts. , the stripped tail beasts must be sealed again, since this is the case..."

The boy blinked his eyes as blue as the sky, "Why are you here?"

Eight tails was silent for a while, crouched in the jar and let out a secret laugh, and said seductively, "Let me out, and I'll tell you."