Chapter 93: Orochimaru, You Don't Celebrate New Year's?
Konoha's New Year was very lively, with people visiting relatives and friends everywhere on the streets. It was a rare time of celebration.
Kitahara, using a transformation jutsu to take on Zetsu's appearance and wearing a conical hat snatched from who-knows-where, cautiously trailed behind Uchiha Itachi and Shisui.
The Konoha Biological Laboratory, it didn't know the way...
As for transforming into Zetsu's appearance, it was so that it could use Flying Thunder God to escape in time if discovered. If too many Flying Thunder God users appeared in the ninja world, it would arouse others' suspicion.
These two guys, Itachi and Shisui, did they want to feel the New Year's atmosphere in the village? They specifically chose crowded and lively places.
In the afternoon, the shops in Konoha, big and small, had already started to open for business. Kitahara even sharp-eyedly saw its own cub casually queuing up to buy a bag of Three-Color Dango.
Uchiha Mikoto's reunion dinner is clearly delicious, why are you sneak-eating sweets again? And cub, don't you have a mission to do!
Kitahara watched from a distance, feeling indignant in its heart.
A familiar light laugh suddenly came from its ear...
"Heh heh heh... Still want to eat sweets like before? In this aspect, Anko is very much like you. See that little girl queuing in front of the two Uchiha brats..."
"Teacher, don't joke."
The reply came in an unfamiliar youth's voice, "Besides, in this state, I can no longer taste the flavors of life."
"Sorry, this is the best I can do. A jutsu that can truly bring someone back to life is not a realm I can step into right now."
This guy is really confident! To be so arrogant as to think he can master resurrection in the future. Kitahara couldn't help but glance sideways, seeing the two people beside it who were also wearing conical hats...
One was clearly a youth; his voice sounded extremely unfamiliar, and his appearance couldn't be seen clearly as his head was bowed.
But the other person was all too familiar... Evil snake-like eyes, a sharp, triangular face—Orochimaru!
Kitahara fell silent, "..."
Orochimaru, are you sick!
It's the New Year. Instead of preparing a reunion dinner for your orphanage at your base, you come to Konoha for New Year's? Are you reminiscing about your youth!
And in just a few short days, who knows where Orochimaru had abducted another young boy from... Who knew what this snake's preferences were...
He doesn't recruit proper adult masters, but instead likes these teenagers. Even if it's for future reincarnation, isn't he collecting a few too many teenagers!
Complaints were complaints, but Kitahara was very interested in the person Orochimaru had chosen to bring to Konoha.
After all, looking at all the babies Orochimaru had adopted, they were a bit like American cars, usually not very fuel-efficient...
After observing for a while, the youth in the conical hat suddenly stood up, "Teacher, let's go."
"Is there nothing special here worth reminiscing about anymore?"
Orochimaru stretched out a hand that was so fair it was almost sickly and placed it on the youth's shoulder beside him, asking doubtfully, "I remember you should have liked it here very much!"
"Not anymore." The youth seemed a bit embarrassed, "Konoha has really changed so much! I didn't expect it to be so prosperous in the blink of an eye!"
"Behind the prosperity is decay and backwardness."
Orochimaru sneered with a cold face, then, feeling his words might be too much of a blow to the youth, he instantly put away that expression.
Orochimaru squeezed his shoulder and sighed almost inaudibly, "Let's go!"
Seeing them leave, Kitahara glanced at Shisui and Itachi, who were still there, changed its own target, and turned to follow Orochimaru.
The Konoha Biological Laboratory could be visited anytime, but Orochimaru appearing in Konoha offered much more room for manipulation.
The problem was, this small group was rather strange. The places they went were too bizarre, circling around Konoha in a scattered manner.
They even got close to the Hokage Building! This kind of behavior was practically courting death. You should know, even during the New Year, ANBU would have people on duty.
Fortunately, Orochimaru had self-awareness and only stayed near the Hokage Building for a while before leading his people away.
Kitahara was a bit confused by his actions.
And the final destination of these two, no matter what, was something Kitahara could never have imagined: it was actually the Uchiha clan grounds!
This guy Orochimaru, is he finally going to make a move on this clan?
As a crow, should it turn a blind eye to Orochimaru's actions? Or should it use this opportunity to purge those who provoked its cub at the clan meetings!
What a not-so-difficult choice!
The problem was, if this guy Orochimaru really had such guts, he would probably soon learn what true forbearance meant.
Speaking of which, Uchiha Fugaku was indeed a person who could forbear even more than Orochimaru!
As they approached the Uchiha clan grounds, their pace slowed down.
Kitahara gradually began to hear their voices again. The first sentence the youth spoke made it a little puzzled.
"How is Mikoto? Is she still as gentle and beautiful as ever? Did she marry Big Brother Fugaku as she wished?"
"Mm..."
Orochimaru's voice sounded a bit unpredictable, "The six or seven-year-old genius ninja we saw just now is their son, Uchiha, Itachi."
When speaking of Itachi, Orochimaru's voice was filled with unconcealed fanaticism, "Uchiha Itachi is a true genius, more outstanding than both me and Tsunade."
"I remember you and Teacher Tsunade both graduated from the Ninja Academy at six, right?"
Orochimaru shook his head and replied seriously, "That was the specialty of the wartime era. Uchiha Itachi, whether in terms of strength or intellect, far surpasses us at that time."
"Last year, he was permitted to graduate by the old man on his first day after entering the Ninja Academy. In less than half a year as Jiraiya's subordinate, he was promoted to Chunin."
"Not only has he awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, but his chakra reserves are also astonishing. Moreover, Uchiha Itachi also possesses a Sage Mode comparable to the First Hokage's."
"I have to say, this little brat has already become the top choice for my longevity plan. However, even I don't dare to lightly say I can defeat him now."
The youth probably wanted to ask about Itachi's parents, but Orochimaru seized the topic of Uchiha Itachi and wouldn't let go... He has a problem with his brain...
When Kitahara started eavesdropping, it felt smug. This is the cub I raised, full of a sense of accomplishment...
As it listened, its expression gradually became unpleasant. This guy Orochimaru was actually eyeing its own cub's body. This was even worse than Uchiha Izumi.
After reaching the entrance of the clan grounds, the youth suddenly stopped, "Teacher, I'll go in by myself. I just want to take a look at Mikoto and Big Brother Fugaku from a distance."
"It's fine."
Orochimaru helped the youth adjust his conical hat and said softly, "I'll go in with you. After all, I haven't seen my other disciple for a long time either."
"We can't stay here for long. Come out as soon as possible, and I will dispel the Edo Tensei." After a pause, Orochimaru suddenly said, "Sorry for not being able to let you see Tsunade."
"It's not Teacher's fault; I requested it myself. After all, in this state, even if I saw my sister, I don't know what crazy things she would do."
The youth raised his head, revealing a shattered face under the conical hat, "Still, thank you, Teacher, for fulfilling my wish..."
The youth swallowed the rest of his unfinished words. When he returned to the world of the living, he was still a bit worried that Orochimaru would control him to do something to harm Konoha.
Perhaps he himself didn't know that something like a lingering obsession always exists.
(End of this chapter)
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