[Hokage] A rose in mourning for the summer moon

That night.

The moon is black and the wind is high and cheap, killing people, and tonight is no exception.

In Konoha's secret underground laboratory, several doctors fell to the ground, and the blood flowing from their bodies had coagulated.Among them, the one who fell to the side of the recorder and died with a broken neck was none other than Liuhua.

"Captain, the time of death was about 5 hours ago. The data in the laboratory has been destroyed, and some files have been copied." The subordinate reported the situation in a low voice.

I took a look at Liuhua's death condition.Her expression was terrified, her arms were in strange postures, as if she was trying to snatch something but failed.

"Why didn't Konoha's enchantment issue an early warning? What did the Sensing Ninja say?" I asked.

"No exception."

"So, the enemy is either a lurking stump, or... an outsider who sneaked into the village through normal means. Give me a list of the Chunin Exam personnel, from candidates to examiners." I stood up, took off He took off his white gloves and threw them to his subordinates.

In fact, there is another possibility: the "root" people discovered the abnormality of the experiment and cleared Liuhua, which is also a warning to me.

Liuhua was the person in charge of my experiment, and it took me several years to control her subconscious little by little, so her sudden death was very unfavorable to me.I don't know whose hands the data that has been circulated... This is a bit troublesome.

"The list of examiners..." The subordinate hesitated.

"What, is there a problem?"

"Yes. The chief person in charge of the Chunin exam this time is Morino Ibiki of the torture team. He has always been at odds with us Anbu. If you go directly to ask for..."

"Go to Ibixi now for the list, and tell him that I will fill in the Hokage's warrant later."

"Yes, Captain!"

The third generation was awakened from sleep, and only had time to quickly check the Hokage robe over the pajamas, not even wearing the bamboo hat.With his graying hair and beard exposed, I realized he was closer to being an old man than he had been a few years ago.

He asked me about the incident, considered it for a moment, and asked me if I would like to report it to Danzo.When Danzo came, I observed his reaction closely, and gradually became convinced that Liuka's death was not done by "root"; Danzo looked very annoyed, and suspected that I killed Liuka.

Important officials in the village were killed, the secret laboratory was invaded, and it happened to coincide with the sensitive period of the Zhongnin Exam. This matter must be treated with caution.Hokage agreed to my investigation request, but at the same time declared at Danzo's request that if I could not find the murderer within seven days, the matter would be taken over by Root.

The general manager of the Chunin Exam, Morino Ibiki, was very displeased with Anbu's meddling, but when I warned him that if he didn't cooperate, the people who would deal with him in seven days would become "roots", he immediately said Made a wise choice.The vast majority of normal people in Konoha hate the concept of "root". The ninja fascism of cannibalism and righteousness is completely contrary to Konoha's concept; in fact, many people are quite tolerant of the third generation. The criticism is just that Danzo's prestige is grand, and the ninjas dare not speak out.

The dark hills in various places in the village were temporarily placed under my control and turned into our "eyes".The posts responsible for guarding the enchantment have increased their defenses, and the places where foreign ninjas live have also strengthened their guards.Many people expressed dissatisfaction with this, so we secretly recorded those groups that reacted particularly fiercely, and conducted key investigations.

The surging current in the dark did not affect the progress of the Chunin Exam.By the time the first written test was successfully concluded, I had roughly drawn out the range of key suspects.

On the eve of the second exam, I went to meet the key suspect.

The examinee dormitory was mixed with fish and dragons, and I arranged three illusions before entering to avoid causing disturbance.

The weather was clear that night, although it was a new moon, the stars were bright.The corridor lights in the building were turned on quietly, forcing all the shadows into darkness.

The world inside the door is dark, without light.The subject lies sideways on the bed, breathing evenly.

I walk towards her.step.two steps.

There was a crackling sound in the back of the head.A soft arm was twisted into an incredible angle, wanting to wrap around my neck instantly.

"I see. Is that how you killed Ryuka, Orochimaru?"

"Shadow part/body? Hehe...you are indeed the captain of the dark troop. Or, it would be better to just call you Uchiha Natsuki?"

The figure lying on the side of the bed has disappeared.I turned around and saw a young ninja standing not far away, with dark eyes and tongue nervously licking her lips.The snake-like shape matches his name very well. Someone in the ninja world should really study the mysterious relationship between names, appearance, and habits.

I decided to go straight to the point, "Oshemaru, hand over the information you took from Liuhua, and I may consider letting you go once."

Orochimaru showed a weird and sinister smile. "Young ninjas are all very breathless now. Regardless of whether you have that strength...Xia Yue, I found some very interesting facts from Liuhua's experimental data."

He stared into my eyes with a look of longing.

"Feng Yunye... is really a very practical ability. If your talent is not too bad, I would like to turn you into my reincarnation vessel."

Tsk, another one who said that my talent is limited.These geniuses are really annoying to talk about.If the upper limit of talent can determine everything, there is nothing to fight for. Everyone is born to compare the value of talent, and the smartest and most powerful can be the leader directly.

"Don't worry about it." I said, "Do you want to hand over the information?"

"What will happen if we don't make friends?" Orochimaru looked at me with interest, "You don't seem to be surprised by my current situation. When did Konoha's Anbe become so powerful?"

"I'll give you five seconds to think about it. If you don't hand it in, you'll be able to enjoy Konoha's siren immediately. It must be a long-lost kindness for you."

Orochimaru, who had the appearance of a ninja, became suspicious and became less sure.He thought about it for three seconds, and suddenly gave me a proposal. "Why don't we make a deal. I know that you have been pursuing an increase in the number of chakras...Indeed, if you are not limited by your talent, your strength should be far beyond the level of a dark department captain."

"What do you want to say?" I was a little interested.

"As long as you stay on the sidelines, I can teach you the art of reincarnation. As you can see, this body belongs to someone else, but now it is used by me. As long as you master the art of reincarnation, you can definitely find someone with perfect qualifications." Body, I can even help you transplant Sharingan over there." Orochimaru's tone was full of temptation.

"What a big piece of pie." I sneered and snorted, "The art of reincarnation is your foundation. If you teach me, I'm afraid you will kill me next. Transplant Sharingan? You will probably appreciate it more It looks like the eyeballs are soaked in formalin. It’s better to believe in your integrity than to believe that the sun rises from the west.”

"I have a better proposal." I said, "You want to study Sharingan? Instead of relying on the layman Danzo, why not cooperate with me."

"Danzo is the elder of the village, but he is too old. What he can provide you may not be as much as me."

The moon is dark and the wind is high, killing people, and the stars are quiet and people are lonely.

I let go of the knotted hands and opened my eyes.The examinee’s dormitory stood not far away, only the fluorescent lights in the corridor were on steadily, so it was calm; the confrontation and conversation just now seemed to have never happened.

"Captain, are you alright?" the subordinate asked with concern.

"It's just a split/body technique, what can it do." I glanced at the surveillance camera hidden on the street corner, and signaled my subordinates to take away the shielding device.

The three black-clothed Anbu half-kneeled in the shadows, generally tall, short, fat and thin, wearing the same white and red-striped masks, and carrying exactly the same standard ninja swords, quietly waiting for instructions.This deliberate uniformity greatly highlights the tool value of human beings, while infinitely suppressing individual differences and emotions; the so-called "well-trained" is nothing more than this.Until now, I didn't much like the atmosphere like that.

But what do you like in life?Most of the time, it's just a matter of getting used to it.

"Follow me to Hokage's office."

I adjusted the mask on my face, took one last look at the houses lined up in the darkness, and the starry sky above me, before leaping into the deeper darkness.

On the northern cliff, the heads of the four Hokages watched what happened, their expressions were resolute and compassionate, and their lips were tightly shut.

The next day, at the beginning of the second round of the Chunin exam, in front of the chief examiner Mitarai Anko and other candidates, a team of Anbu appeared out of thin air, quickly arrested the three-member team from Otonin Village, and announced that they were about to It is the evil person who sneaked into Konoha and killed the head of the laboratory and a group of cadres.

Without giving them too much time to be shocked, my subordinates knocked people unconscious and tied them up.These people are not weak in combat. If they are caught by surprise, Konoha may suffer a little loss, but once the situation is reversed, the victory and defeat will be clear at a glance.

The ninja who wore a veil on her head watched quietly, her face under the tulle seemed to have an unspeakable smile.Sometimes I think, is it true that those who like to do research have their own perverted attributes, or only perverts can do research well?

Orochimaru sacrificed three of Otonin's subordinates as abandoned sons, and I can avoid giving up power to "root", so that both of us can do things cheaply.

When I appear as Anbe, I always wear a mask, and I hide the collar around my neck with a high collar.However, during the operation, Sasuke kept staring at me out of the corner of the eye, first puzzled and soon surprised.He recognized me.He is only 12 years old, but he is already very keen, and his talent is evident.

I'm not alone in seeing Sasuke's talent.During the second exam, I was dealing with the "murderer". Unexpectedly, just one day later, the chief examiner, Hongdou, sent a message, saying that Orochimaru was among the candidates, and even cast a curse on Sasuke.

At this moment, "Gen" was refreshed, and entangled like brown sugar, insisting that I caught the wrong person, the real culprit must be Orochimaru; I am ineffective, so I should hand over my power.

Orochimaru, fuck me.

"Where's Orochimaru?"

"disappeared……"

In Hokage's office, Hongdou was still in shock and barely managed to report the situation at that time.She is one of the Konoha Elite Jōnin, and was once a disciple of Orochimaru. She has a deep understanding of that guy's abnormality, so she is also very afraid.

"What about Sasuke?"

"The second half of the second test is still going on, Kakashi is trying to seal the curse seal on the child... However, Orochimaru actually used the curse seal of the sky, I'm afraid it can't be easily..."

"I'll go and have a look." I took off the mask on my face and threw it to my side, and my subordinates in the shadows obediently caught it.

Hongdou stared at me with wide eyes, very surprised.Anbu's self-disclosure of identity is a serious violation, of course I understand this.

"Master Hokage, please allow me to come back later to accept the punishment." I knelt down on one knee towards the old man behind the desk and said respectfully.

Hokage sighed, his voice was hoarse and tired that is unique to the old man.I remembered that Orochimaru was one of his most valued and most respected disciples in the past, but later he turned into another appearance that was completely contrary to his expectations. Not only defected, but now he is coming back to make troubles.This must have hit him hard, especially the old people are always prone to fall into memories, as if the most glorious and memorable time in life was the short ten years when he was young, and all the people and things that appeared at that time would be To be remembered repeatedly, and bring infinite sentimentality and pain to myself today.

Huh, so to speak, I seem to be the mentality of the elderly, I am so sentimental that I want to play the shamisen in front of the deceased's clothes, and then sing a few lines, "You buried the mud in the spring, and I send the snow to the world."

To live is to suffer.The longer you live, the more you suffer.

The sentimental Hokage waved his hand and said, "Go."

When I rushed to the depths of the Forest of Death, Kakashi was bit by bit suppressing the curse mark on Sasuke.The paint mixed with blood drew a huge formation on the ground, and the child lay in the middle, already unconscious, with strange curse marks spreading across half of his body.

"Kakashi-senpai," I walked over, "let me come."

The white-haired ninja made mudras with both hands, and could only signal to me with his eyes.The forehead that covered his left eye in the past was lifted, revealing the blood-red left eye of Sangouyu.It was a relic left to him by his former teammate Uchiha Obito. This matter was recorded in the secret file of Anbu, and I knew it when I became the team leader.

Speaking of which, that was also one of my suspicions.

Sasuke looked very painful, his body twitched a few times from time to time, the muscles on his face were tense, and he moaned/groaned in his throat.From the perspective of Sharingan, I saw the surging Chakra flowing freely in his immature meridians, causing great damage, but also expanding his meridians.

Red Dou said that what Orochimaru left on him was the highest level of "Heaven's Curse Seal". It seems that if Sasuke can master this power, his strength will be greatly improved in a short period of time.So, why did Orochimaru do this?

That guy definitely took a fancy to Sasuke's body.I can imagine Orochimaru seeing Lie Xin happy and elated, abandoning the covenant without hesitation, and directly biting Sasuke; from his speech, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to talent.I really should have thought of this sooner.

Orochimaru, the same sentence, fuck me.

I closed my eyes and quickly changed some of my plans.

Chakra flows in the body, constantly converging towards the eyeballs.Orochimaru's vision is very poisonous, the total amount of chakra is indeed the most restrictive point for me, and I have been working hard to improve.Unfortunately, the effect is not as expected.Liuhua's research level is very high, but compared with the achievements of Orochimaru, it is still like a house.

But, who said that those who don't have enough chakra should be willing to admit defeat?

I want Sasuke's body and dream of his age.

When the eyes are opened again, the kaleidoscope Sharingan brings a higher-dimensional vision.Those curse seals running around are like little soldiers waiting for orders, and it is quite clear how to control them.

It's so easy, you can even do it with just one hand.

"Senior Kakashi, please prepare the sealing technique."

"—Toyo Yuno."

The young man's slender bones and muscles trembled slightly; the black curse marks lined up and flowed towards the bitten place on the back of his neck, leaving his body little by little.

"This is……!"

"Be quiet, Kakashi-senpai. I will trouble you to collect these disgusting things."

Orochimaru's research results are quite good, even "Feng Yunye" took a while to clean up.However, it was cleaned up after all.I breathed a sigh of relief, and then I felt cold sweat dripping all over my body, and there was not much chakra left.

Kakashi gave me a hand in time.Worthy of being a good friend.

I took a look and confirmed that the curse seal has been sealed into the scroll, and it can be used as research material for Konoha Lab in the future.

"Thank you, Kakashi-senpai." I took out an injection and punctured it right at my vein; the pale golden potion was pushed into the blood vessel, bringing the familiar burning pain, but it also let Chakra quickly recover.

The total amount of chakra is really my shortcoming... Ryuka is dead, Orochimaru can be used but it is not reliable, it seems that I have to seriously consider a new plan.

It's so strange, I seem to have just realized that "Ryuka is dead".That's a pervert, but why do I still feel uncomfortable when I think about it?

Kakashi squatted beside him, looked at Sasuke and then at me, and sighed for some reason.

"If you're always overdrawn, it's easy to shorten your life." He pulled down the forehead guard and covered the left Sharingan again, with a dull old man's tone, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about this child to some extent." .Uchiha's bloodline is only you two left."

"Not necessarily."

Kakashi probably thought I meant Itachi.But it doesn't stop there.

Sasuke moved a few times, as if he was about to wake up.

Before he woke up, I seized the moment and gave Kakashi a standard smile.

"Senior Kakashi, have you heard of Amway... no, do you want to be a hero and be admired by thousands of girls?"

The masked Jonin seemed to twitch the corners of his mouth, silently took a step back, and took another step back.The expression like dead fish eyes actually became vigilant.

"Don't be like this, senior, it's really a good thing, a good thing with a sense of justice." I made myself smile brighter, trying to be kind and trustworthy, "Let's go hand in hand and expose the conspiracy of the Great Demon King in public, okay?"

The author has something to say: Orochimaru's obsession with "talent" is very clear: he looks down on Jiraiya because he is not talented enough; he runs after the Uchiha brothers because they are both super geniuses.In addition, I think he still looks down on Tsunade a bit, thinking that she is a woman and emotionally weak.

And Xia Yue is a woman and has no talent (Uncle Snake is very demanding), so the alliance failed.

Uncle Snake even touched Sasuke.

So he and his "talent supremacy theory" will soon be rubbed against the ground.