Chapter 95: The Husband Who Wants to Fulfill His Wife's Wish
If it could speak human words, Kitahara would have really wanted to have a good chat with Orochimaru.
Nawaki Senju's existence had always been a mystery. Even during the Fourth Shinobi World War, when Kabuto Yakushi held a grand reunion via Edo Tensei, Nawaki Senju's shadow was nowhere to be seen.
However, from the first day it arrived in the ninja world...
Until now, three or four years had passed. Kitahara seemed to be under some kind of restriction, unable to speak human language, and couldn't even write a single word or phrase. It could only communicate its thoughts using the local chakra of the ninja world.
If it encountered people like Inuzuka Hana or Kisame Hoshigaki who could understand bird language, it could still communicate. This was pretty much a case of heaven never closing all doors.
The friend who had sent it to the ninja world and turned it into a crow had extremely strictly followed Kitahara's requirements. It was probably also out of fear that Kitahara would encounter danger that he had set it up with such vast chakra and a sturdy body.
If not for Kitahara exploiting a loophole with chakra... to put it nicely, it was soaring freely in the sky and forests; to put it bluntly, it was roughing it in the wild.
"Why aren't you speaking? So impolite, Lord Zetsu..." Orochimaru spread his hands and chuckled deeply, "I have long admired you from afar!"
Kitahara: "..."
What is this "spiritual admiration"!
"Are you guessing how I discovered you?"
Seeing Zetsu still silent, Orochimaru slowly raised his head, looked at the shining soul still rising in the sky, and frowned in confusion, "There's someone else!"
Kitahara understood. Its hiding technique wasn't particularly brilliant, but it itself possessed a quality like an abyss that prevented people from looking at it directly. And the perception of a pure soul could indeed catch a glimpse of its trail.
This had already transcended the definition of spirit.
This thing called "soul," apart from Orochimaru, not many people in the entire ninja world understood it... Perhaps only Tsunade's lover, Dan Kato, could understand a little through his family's secret technique.
Nawaki's soul was no longer focused on Kitahara's hiding place; he was looking at the two figures walking out of the woods not far away.
It was a person wearing a loose kimono, closely followed by a woman. It was Uchiha Fugaku and his wife... After settling Sasuke with a clan member, they had immediately chased after them.
Fugaku looked up at the light in the sky, a mischievous smile appearing on his face at some point, "Ha, I thought it was strange just now. I didn't expect it to be that kid Nawaki!"
Uchiha Mikoto whispered beside her husband, "And... Teacher Orochimaru..."
Thirteen years later, the members of Orochimaru's squad had finally met again!
The departed Nawaki Senju, his soul was about to disappear... The remaining three confronting parties were Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru and his spy Kabuto Yakushi, the Uchiha clan head couple, and the S-rank rogue ninja Zetsu, who was so fake it was outrageous.
Kitahara was a bit awkward, "..."
"Senior Orochimaru, you probably wouldn't mind if we have a few last words with Nawaki!" Uchiha Fugaku took a step forward, standing with his hands in his sleeves.
"If it were just me, I wouldn't mind."
Orochimaru shook his head, stroking Kabuto's white hair, and said softly, "Unfortunately, I can't make decisions for Lord Zetsu! And this child's identity cannot be discovered by outsiders! More importantly, you are people I want very much!"
"Is that so?" Fugaku began to undo the complex kimono on his body, "If we can't come to an agreement, then this will be quite difficult!"
Orochimaru licked his lips greedily, "Because your son is so outstanding, I thought I would have to wait a long time for this opportunity. I didn't expect you and your wife to come to me on your own!"
Capturing Uchiha Fugaku and his wife to coerce Uchiha Itachi into defecting to him wasn't a brilliant idea, but he wouldn't miss any opportunity that had a hope of obtaining Uchiha Itachi.
Originally, because Uchiha Fugaku and his wife never stepped half a foot outside of Konoha and were even under the heavy encirclement of the Konoha Military Police Force, yet today they had impulsively appeared before him. It was simply a godsent opportunity!
"And with Lord Zetsu by my side..." Orochimaru automatically classified Zetsu as being on his side, although he knew in his heart that Zetsu was probably not from Konoha.
Nonsense, which human experiment product from Konoha could succeed without his involvement?
Orochimaru watched Uchiha Fugaku still undoing his kimono and sneered coldly, "Chasing after us like this, and wearing such troublesome formal wear, aren't you underestimating us a little too much?"
"Ah..." Uchiha Fugaku tore off the kimono, revealing the short-style undergarments, "Mikoto doesn't have that many friends. As a husband, I must fulfill even a small wish of my wife, no matter what!"
When he heard Nawaki Senju's voice just now, he had vaguely felt a long-lost familiarity. Only after seeing his wife did he realize that the fellow just now might have been Nawaki Senju.
Honestly, he didn't really want to believe it.
The problem was, that fellow Uchiha Obito coming back from the dead had just happened not long ago...
As a result, it really didn't disappoint him.
"No matter what, I must thank Senior Orochimaru! After all, you brought Nawaki back, although it seems this kid's condition is not very good..."
Uchiha Fugaku stood horizontally in front of Orochimaru, "Mikoto, have a few last words with Nawaki!"
He was a Konoha ninja, the father of two sons, and even more so, Mikoto's husband. Even if he had to use his Mangekyo Sharingan today, he would fight Orochimaru here!
Unfortunately, before he came, he hadn't thought that besides Orochimaru, there would actually be a second Konoha rogue ninja... the Flying Thunder God user, Zetsu!
Colluding with Obito, instigating the Nine-Tails rampage, was an unforgivable crime whether to the Uchiha clan or to Konoha!
"Lord Zetsu, shall we do it together?" Orochimaru gave a devilish smile, looking at the disguised Kitahara with a beaming face, "With Lord Zetsu's Flying Thunder God Technique, we can make this quick. Whether it's this child by my side or today's objective, I don't want too many people to notice!"
Orochimaru really didn't take Uchiha Fugaku seriously. In his eyes, Fugaku was just a Jonin with a three-tomoe Sharingan, a character he could easily handle.
Kitahara was still a bit awkward, "..."
It should have just obediently followed its cub to the Konoha Biological Laboratory! Whether it was stirring up trouble outside or catching up on sleep at home, it would have been better than now!
If it left just like that, what if Fugaku and Mikoto were in danger? Leaving the scene with Flying Thunder God and then reappearing as a crow... Of course, that was impossible!
Shouldn't it take the opportunity to leave a Flying Thunder God mark on Orochimaru, see what he wanted to do in Konoha, and trick him a bit along the way!
The black and white Venus flytrap-like figure instantly appeared by Orochimaru's side. Kitahara, forcing a calm demeanor, nodded at Orochimaru and reached out to high-five the middle-aged man with makeup, signaling a deal was made.
A tiny crow-shaped seal was secretly hidden in its hand...
"Lord Zetsu probably wouldn't take the opportunity to place his Flying Thunder God mark on me, right!" Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly; he wouldn't trust anyone.
Kitahara became even more awkward, "..."
In that case... does this mean the deal is off?
You won't even high-five, and you still want me to help you capture Fugaku?
The shame and anger of having its thoughts exposed instantly made the black and white face become furious. The white palm of the Venus flytrap suddenly clenched, and a fist shot towards Orochimaru!
(End of this chapter)
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