Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 7 Chance Encounter
The Akimichi clan's BBQ restaurant.

The reunited Sannin did not show the joy of reuniting after a long separation in the box. Or rather, only Jiraiya showed enthusiasm for the reunion, while Orochimaru and Tsunade were quite cold.

Finally, after being enthusiastic for a long time, Zilai did not get the response he deserved, and his chatterbox-like speaking speed kept decreasing. In the end, he looked at a cold man who was sitting in his seat in silence, exuding a cold aura, and a drunk female alcoholic who kept adding wine to her glass. His face, with two streaks of oil on both sides of his eyes like tear marks, wrinkled tightly.

Snapped!
Jiraiya slammed his palms heavily on the wooden table, making a dull sound. Seeing his two companions turning to look at him, his face flushed and he said, "We haven't seen each other for three years. Aren't you happy at all?"

"You haven't changed at all, Jiraiya." Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out in the box. The drunken Tsunade once again turned her attention to her wine glass.

"Don't you have anything else to say besides this?" Jiraiya angrily put his face close to Orochimaru and accused loudly.

"This is a blessing, Jiraiya." Orochimaru whispered, "Sometimes Tsunade and I really envy you."

"Envy me?" Jiraiya was stunned by Orochimaru's incomprehensible words and was a little confused.

From childhood to adulthood, since they had been apprenticed to the Third Hokage, whether it was Orochimaru, who was known as a genius, or Tsunade, the Senju Princess, they were all envied by Jiraiya and the objects of his pursuit. He never thought that one day, he would hear the words of envy from Orochimaru.

At the same time, Jiraiya suddenly felt a strong sense of alienation between his two companions. The familiarity and tacit understanding they had in the past seemed to be overshadowed at this moment. He actually felt a sense of strangeness from the two companions he had grown up with.

"Explain it to me clearly!" Jiraiya scratched his hair madly. What he hated most was people like Orochimaru who could not explain things completely.

"Life is a very fragile thing, Jiraiya. You didn't feel the loss like we did, and you didn't feel the emptiness and fear so clearly again!" Orochimaru stood up, opened the door curtain, and turned to Jiraiya as he walked out: "I envy you! But don't look for me for such boring parties anymore."

After saying that, Orochimaru ignored Jiraiya's calls and walked away quickly.

Jiraiya, who failed to keep Orochimaru, looked at the leaving Orochimaru with a sense of loss. Just as he was about to turn around and seek some words of comfort from Tsunade, he saw Tsunade standing up shakily, and under his stunned gaze, she supported herself on the table with one hand and patted his shoulder.

"Is the party over? Then I'm going home too." Tsunade, reeking of alcohol, slowly left with the help of a little girl who rushed in hurriedly.

In a blink of an eye, he was the only one left in the box.

Just three years!

Three years later, he returned to the village and met his friends again. The familiar buildings and scenery in the village were still vivid in his mind, but the familiar friends made him feel strongly unfamiliar.

Tsunade's decadence and Orochimaru's indifference made Jiraiya feel a little panic from the bottom of his heart. Even though he was a little slow-witted and insensitive, he realized that the two partners who once had a tacit understanding were getting further and further away from him at the moment of reunion.

It seems that the three of them can never regain the atmosphere of fighting side by side three years ago.

Jiraiya felt a little flustered, yet also felt helpless and powerless.

……

"Jiraiya?"

In the office of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had just finished his official business, heard a slight sound coming from the eaves of the door, and without even turning his head, he spoke the name of the person who came.

The Anbu did not stop him, and it was obvious that he was someone familiar with the village, and he liked to go through the gate instead of the main gate. In the memory of the Third Hokage, there was only Jiraiya. In addition, he had received information about Jiraiya's return to the village before, so he immediately knew who was coming.

"Hello, old man." Jiraiya turned over and jumped in through the window, reeking of alcohol.

"You've been a little self-willed this time!" The Sandaime turned around and looked at Jiraiya, who was reeking of alcohol, and frowned. "If it weren't for the fact that you made great contributions in the war and told others that you were recovering from your injuries and traveling, you would have been a traitor now!"

"The war is coming to an end. Even without me, Orochimaru and Konoha can win the final victory." Jiraiya felt a little embarrassed about his arbitrary behavior at that time, but if it happened again, he would still make the corresponding choice.

"Since you're back, don't leave." The third generation felt a headache when he heard this. None of his three disciples made him feel at ease. Even the most caring Orochimaru had been acting mysterious in recent times, as if he had become a different person.

As for Tsunade, she was even more decadent now. Although she was still the head of the medical department, she rarely went to the medical department. She spent the whole day either hanging out in the tavern or in the casino. She turned a blind eye to his words.

"I will." Jiraiya nodded. Originally, he had planned to stay for a while when he returned to the village to meet his apprentice, Minato Namikaze. In the past three years, he also wanted to know how much his apprentice, who he once thought was the child of destiny, had improved.

"There are teachers leading the team..."

"Old man, I already have Minato." Jiraiya shook his head. In addition to Minato, he had just taught three other apprentices for three years, and he didn't want to be a team leader again. Of course, he didn't intend to tell the third generation about the other three apprentices. In his opinion, those three apprentices had their own paths to take in the future.

The rejected Sanda was silent for a while, and did not ask again. Compared with the other two disciples, Jiraiya's disciple Namikaze Minato was indeed a very promising one.

Although he was born in a commoner family, he was extremely talented. After becoming Jiraiya's apprentice, he gradually found the ninja path that suited him.

Speaking of the new generation, Namikaze Minato, who has gradually become famous in the ninja world, may become a landmark figure like the Three Ninjas in the future!

It can be said that the third generation is quite satisfied with and trusts this disciple. He has good character, good personality, strong strength, excellent talent, and is proficient in sealing techniques. In particular, he has combined the Flying Thunder God Technique invented by the second generation Hokage with sealing techniques to form a set of unique fighting style of his own.

With such a disciple, Jiraiya really doesn't need to be a team leader anymore.

"What happened to Orochimaru and Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked the question in his heart after the greetings were over.

In the past three years, the two friends have changed so much that he feels unfamiliar with them.

The Sandai fell silent after hearing this, picked up the pipe beside him and started to smoke. Finally, under Jiraiya's constant urging, he coughed twice and gave an answer.

"He was sacrificed."

Jiraiya's pupils shrank sharply, and his body hunched over a bit. He finally understood why Tsunade had become so decadent.

The Second Ninja World War took away her younger brother and lover one after another. This kind of blow... "Tsunade failed to save Kaidan's life, and she also suffered from hemophobia. Now it is difficult for her to even go to the battlefield." The third generation's face was not looking good either.

"What about Orochimaru?" After a moment's silence, Jiraiya asked again.

"He hasn't seen me for a while." Sandai waved his hand, "Now that you're back, try to persuade them if you can."

Originally, the third generation wanted to let the two of them become team leaders again, but when he thought about it, the two apprentices were now avoiding certain things and avoiding seeing him, and he didn't find a chance to speak up.

But he couldn't speak, but Jiraiya who came back could convey his meaning. He also hoped that Jiraiya's return would restore the close relationship of the three-person team.

"I'll try my best." Jiraiya opened his mouth. Although he felt it would be difficult for him to complete the task, he still accepted it.

At this moment, Jiraiya no longer had the joy and excitement of just returning, and was only filled with melancholy and helplessness.

……

In the dense forest above the Hokage Rock, a green poisonous snake more than one meter long was coiled on the branch of a big tree. Its green body blended with the leaves, as if it was invisible, and it did a good job of fading its figure from the field of vision.

If you don't pay attention, it's easy to overlook its existence even if the distance is quite close.

Whoosh!
A shuriken suddenly came with a whistling sound, accurately hitting the green snake that had hidden itself so well.

The green snake's body hunched over in pain, curled up and then spread out, and it fell from the branch with a snap, struggling and swinging back and forth on the ground.

Article 3!
Nara Lunie walked out of the woods and grabbed the injured green snake on the ground. The injured green snake wanted to struggle and fight back, but was directly covered by a black shadow, and its body stiffened and was then pinched by a hand.

Throughout the whole process, the green snake seemed to have lost its ability to move, and was tightly wrapped by a layer of black shadow.

Venom Collection +1.

After collecting the venom, Nara Shikagane threw the green snake in his hand away.

He has captured more than a hundred similar venomous snakes during this period, and he has dissected and studied twenty or thirty of them.

Toxins were used by Hanzo and the Sand Ninja puppeteers during World War II. Even powerful tribes like Konoha and the Sannin had suffered unspeakable losses in this regard.

If it weren't for a legendary medical ninja like Tsunade, who was able to develop targeted antidotes, the outcome of the Sand Ninja Battlefield would still be unknown.

As for Hanzo of the Salamander, except for the three ninjas, all the ninja troops of Konoha who participated in that battle were almost wiped out.

Therefore, poison has become a means of fighting for ninjas, along with detonating tags, kunai shuriken, etc.

"Are you collecting snake venom?"

A magnetic hoarse voice suddenly sounded behind Lu Nie. Lu Nie turned around subconsciously, and the shadow under his feet instantly scurried out like a snake bending to catch its prey.

Then, after Lu Nie's shadow binding technique connected to the opponent's shadow, it was broken free in an instant.

"You react quickly, little brat of the Nara clan." Orochimaru instantly came behind Lunae, bent down and touched his head.

"Lord Orochimaru?" Lu Nie felt nervous but also relieved.

Although Orochimaru is a dangerous person, he is not yet crazy enough to go to the point of no return. In addition, he has already recognized his identity as a member of the Nara clan, so he should not have any hostility towards this child.

"Are you collecting the venom of poisonous snakes?" Orochimaru asked again.

Unlike other Nara people, Orochimaru felt a strange quality from Shikagawa that attracted him a lot.

This trait made him notice Lu Ne, see his actions, and become a little curious.

"Yes." Realizing that Orochimaru had no ill intentions, Lu Nie relaxed.

"Why? Are there any secret techniques of the Nara clan that require the venom of poisonous snakes?" Orochimaru and Kagawa stood and looked at the collected venom in the bottle in his hand.

"I want to make a mixed toxin." Lu Nie thought about it and did not play any tricks in front of Orochimaru or hide anything. He told the truth.

"You want to use poison?" Orochimaru was really interested when he heard Luna's answer. It was the first time he saw someone from the Nara clan taking the initiative to use poison.

Although the Nara clan is very reliable both as think tanks and battlefield partners, they are unwilling to participate in battle if possible.

"I just want to cultivate a special insect." Lu Nie paused for a moment, and chose to tell the truth. "This insect has a very strong adaptability and vitality. It can absorb toxins and grow and evolve organs and tissues that carry toxins. The stronger and more complex the toxins, the faster it can evolve in this regard. I plan to cultivate it and make it my summoning beast in the future."

"Oh?" Orochimaru's eyes lit up. Having seen the poison of Hanzo's salamander, Orochimaru did not look down on this fighting method. Even if the poison could reach the strength of Hanzo's salamander, it might be able to play a role in deciding the outcome of a battle at a critical moment.

Even though it is not as poisonous as Hanzo's, this kind of evolving toxic physique has terrifying growth potential and is worth studying.

Although all his thoughts were now focused on how to make himself immortal and then learn all the ninjutsu in the world, a certain throbbing in his heart today made him want to figure out what exactly was it about this Lu Ni that attracted him.

"Can you take me to see that special bug? If it is true as you said, I can provide you with enough toxins of different types, including snake venom." Orochimaru made the request, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Nie was undisguisedly scrutinizing.

"Of course." What else could Lu Nie say at this point? He just didn't expect that he would encounter the representative of the master of abduction this time when he went out to fight in the wild every day. But he didn't want to find the meaning of life, and he wasn't confused enough to need someone to chase and lead him!

(End of this chapter)