Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 8 Visit and Decision

The arrival of Orochimaru surprised Nara Shikakichi and his wife, especially when they saw Shikagawa being led by Orochimaru.

"Lord Orochimaru is very interested in my bug and wants to come and see it." Lu Nie said the key points concisely with an obedient look on his face.

"Don't worry about me, this is just an accident, I'll just take a look at the bug and leave." Orochimaru nodded to Nara Shikakichi and his wife, and pointed out that this was just an accident. As for what Nara Shikakichi, a smart man, thought, Orochimaru didn't want to care at the moment.

Watching Orochimaru and the other man walking towards the backyard, Nara Shikakichi and his wife Nara Yuno looked at each other, and saw a little worry and helplessness in each other's eyes.

The Ino, Shika and Chou clans have been able to stay in Konoha for such a long time in a low-key and stable manner. In addition to being smart, they also know how to judge the situation and stand on the right side when necessary and compromise when necessary. They have always been the Hokage's think tank and a trustworthy family.

If possible, Nara Shikaji didn't want his son to get too close to Orochimaru. The other party was gradually walking into a dangerous dark road and getting too close to the root organization that called itself the Dark of Konoha. He didn't want his son to be exposed to these things now.

"It seems that your parents are very worried about you following me." Orochimaru followed Lu Nie and said softly.

"You may have seen it wrong." Lu Nie shook his head.

"I didn't see it with my eyes." Orochimaru did not show any emotion towards Luna's denial, but continued calmly: "I felt the uneasiness from their chakra."

"Chakra?" Hearing Orochimaru's words, Lu Nie subconsciously raised his head.

To be honest, although the most unforgettable thing about Orochimaru in our memory is his immortality and his mastery of various forbidden techniques, if we analyze and trace the roots, it can be said that it is his understanding and utilization of chakra.

Orochimaru is one of the very few who can approach the level of the Six Paths in chakra techniques.

"Chakra is a product of an even mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy. It is said that chakra has the ability to communicate and peek into a person's heart, to build a spiritual bridge, and to share memories and emotions. This statement is somewhat unrealistic.

"But those who are experienced and extremely sensitive to chakra can 'smell' the current psychological fluctuations of their master from the other's chakra." Orochimaru explained to Luna.

"Of course, some elite ninjas will be able to maintain their inner peace very well, or give you a false perception."

Lu Nie nodded. He felt that Orochimaru seemed to be a bit of a teacher. Of course, the premise was that the person he wanted to be a teacher had the talent and gifts he valued.

For example, his right-hand man in memory, the one called Yakushi Kabuto, is like this.

“Are you doing some research as well?”

After entering Lu Nie's workshop, Orochimaru glanced around and easily figured out what the instruments in the room were used for, and roughly deduced what kind of experiment he was doing based on the materials placed in the room.

Without obtaining Lu Nei's consent, Orochimaru began to flip through Lu Nei's research records on the table with interest. While reading, he looked at Lu Nei thoughtfully.

Lu Nie was frightened by Orochimaru's glance, so he had to pull away and pick up the insect he was raising.

It was indeed carried out!

The green bug, which was once the size of a palm, has grown to the size of an adult's arm a few months later. It is soft all over, and even its once green skin has become much whiter.

【Name: Unknown larva
Quality: Blue (You have chosen an evolutionary path for it. When it is cultivated to perfection and advances to the next stage, it will cocoon and evolve +)

Characteristics: Nothing special. The only characteristic is that it has strong vitality, strong adaptability and excellent transformability.

Skills: Cricket Pupa (Crawling), Eating, Spinning Silk, Multiplying (Hidden)

Evaluation: How far it can grow depends on the cultivator's skills and feeding.

Conclusion: It is now a bug with some fighting power, although not very strong. 】

He put the insect from his arms onto the table. The blue-white insect, sensing the departure of its master, hung its head in the air and sniffed the air with its mouthparts. After identifying the direction, it crawled towards Lu Nie's position on the table.

However, the next moment, the green-white worm that was happily running towards its owner on the table was lifted up by a hand. The green-white worm was a little flustered by the sudden attack, and the color of its body suddenly changed from blue-white to a lot of colorful, and black liquid began to seep out of its body.

"what?"

Feeling the burning pain transmitted from the surface of his skin, Orochimaru immediately used chakra to isolate himself from the insect body.

Seeing that its counterattack did not have the desired effect and made people let go, the Blueworm used its last resort in panic. Its body suddenly expanded a lot, and the whole body curled up into a ball. Finally, it used its size and weight to push away Orochimaru's hand, fell on the table and rolled around, and quickly came to Lu Nie's side, leaning against the edge of the table with its head raised, inexplicably dazed and acting coquettishly and complaining to Lu Nie.

Lu Nie quickly took out a piece of black paste from the side and put it next to the mouth of the green-white worm to calm it down. The green-white worm, which had a very low IQ and looked like a human baby, immediately forgot its panic after feeling safe around Lu Nie. It lowered its head and moved its mouthparts, trying hard to swallow the black paste into its stomach bit by bit.

"This is?"

For the first time since Orochimaru came in, a look of strong interest appeared on his face. With shining eyes, he looked at the blue-white worm that was eating, and at Shikagawa who was touching the blue-white worm's body to comfort it.

"That liquid just now, was it the venom you made for it?"

"Yes." Lu Nie nodded.

"Then why did its body suddenly expand? Is it its own characteristic?" Orochimaru shook his head in confusion, "No, this way of expansion gives me a sense of familiarity."

"It's the Akimichi clan's multiplication technique." Seeing that Orochimaru had noticed something unusual, Lu Ni still honestly gave the answer.

"The Technique of Multiplication?" Orochimaru's eyes showed even more interest. Lu Nie's answer immediately answered his doubts.

Orochimaru certainly knew about the Akimichi clan's multiplication technique. During the war, he even had members from the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans under his command. From his previous experience, there were many similarities between the multiplication technique and the one he remembered.

The only thing that surprised Orochimaru was that the secret technique of the Akimichi clan could appear on a bug that seemed to have no intelligence but only instinct! The three clans of Pig, Deer, and Butterfly have different physiques. The Akimichi clan, which represents the butterfly, has the characteristic of digesting a large amount of food quickly, storing it in the body in the form of fat, and releasing it when needed, or bursting it out in one breath.

This process is very much like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.

If other people wanted to learn the Akimichi clan's multiplication technique, even if they had the method to practice it, they would be stuck in the mastery of Yang Dun and their physical condition.

Could it be that this insect's physique is strong enough to adapt to the changes of the multiplication technique?

Possessing Yang Dun?

Orochimaru was tempted for a moment. The famous Wood Release and physical fitness of the Senju clan can strictly be classified as Yang Release. Life with Yang Release attributes is naturally strong enough to recover, and can have more chakra and endurance than ordinary ninjas.

Now that he has begun to pursue immortality, he naturally has something to pursue in Yang Dun.

Of course, Yang escape is just a general term. For Orochimaru, the most worthy of his research and work is undoubtedly the Senju clan. As for the Akimichi clan, although they also have Yang escape, their effect and power are far inferior to Wood escape. It is not worth wasting his time.

But the bug in front of him and the research record at hand made Orochimaru feel curious about Lu Nie. Coupled with the familiar characteristics of Lu Nie, Orochimaru made a vague decision in his heart.

"Let's go. Next time we meet, I will give you a gift you need." Orochimaru did not ask any more questions. Instead, he closed the record he was reading and put it away, then took the initiative to say goodbye.

Lu Nie took him back to the front yard, and together with his parents, he sent Orochimaru out of the Nara clan's residence. After watching his figure completely disappear into the night, they returned home.

In the room, after Nara Shikakichi asked about the meeting between Lunae and Orochimaru, he did not ask any more questions and let Lunae have a good rest.

He just wanted to find out what Orochimaru was planning, and from the questioning, he learned that Orochimaru had no obvious ill will towards Lu Nie. After realizing this, Nara Lu Ji was relieved.

Although he was reluctant to let his son get too close to Orochimaru and be influenced too deeply, as the most powerful candidate to succeed the Fourth Hokage in the future, Orochimaru also had an outstanding reputation in Konoha at this moment. If he really had any intentions towards his son, he would not have any good way to deal with it alone.

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The home of the Sandaime Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was somewhat stunned when he saw Orochimaru coming to visit him late at night. He had felt his apprentice's alienation and indifference towards him during this period of time. He originally thought that this almost cold war situation between master and apprentice would continue for a while, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly come to visit tonight.

Is that Jiraiya?
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it, and it seemed that he could only thank Jiraiya who had just returned to the village. According to the report from the Anbu, after Jiraiya came back, he met with Tsunade and Orochimaru in private.

"You haven't come to see me on your own initiative for a long time." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his favorite disciple and said subconsciously.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment as he looked at the teacher in front of him who was already somewhat old. The traces of time on his body gradually became more profound, and the teacher whom he once knew and admired gradually became a disappointment to him.

What pushed him to pursue immortality was not only the death of his apprentice Nawase, the death of Tsunade's lover Dan, and the fact that he had seen many lives being treated as worthless in wars, but also the changes in his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was getting older and more unfamiliar, which was another factor that crushed him.

He couldn't imagine whether he would become as foolish and cowardly as the Third Hokage when he reached his age! A Hokage who gradually began to compromise was no longer worthy of his admiration.

He needed a new pursuit, one that would interest him and prevent him from ending up like his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen in the future.

But can he tell this to the teacher in front of him?

impossible.

The teacher's current thinking is already outdated. Even if he is willing to communicate, the two will only quarrel over ideological issues, leading to a further breakdown in their relationship.

After thinking of this, Orochimaru instantly retracted the impulse in his heart.

"I came here to tell you that I want to be the team leader." Orochimaru said.

"Team leader?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's right hand holding the pipe suddenly froze in mid-air, and his somewhat cloudy eyes looked at Orochimaru standing in front of him with surprise.

"Why did you suddenly figure it out?"

In the past, Sarutobi Hiruzen had planned to let Orochimaru and Tsunade become the team's leading teachers, but the two had no interest in raising children.

Jiraiya at least has Minato Namikaze to show off, but Orochimaru and Tsunade...

Tsunade's decadence was due to the deaths of her brother and lover. Orochimaru said that after failing to protect Nawaki and causing his death, he no longer had the motivation to become the team leader again.

"I just found a very interesting child." Orochimaru licked his tongue, thinking of the familiar qualities in Luna that were very similar to him in some ways, and said softly.

"Who will be the lucky one?" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled. In his heart, Orochimaru was the one who truly integrated all his disciples, with talent and brains, and he had a unique insight and learning ability in ninjutsu.

Compared to Jiraiya, who was obsessed with pursuing an illusory prophecy, and the decadent Tsunade, Orochimaru undoubtedly placed a large part of his hopes on him.

"He's a child of the Nara clan." Orochimaru paused and said the name Nara Shikagawa.

"Luoji's child?" Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately thought of Lune's information, and even more so of Lune's performance that he had seen on the day of the assessment.

If someone else wanted to become Nara Shikagawa's leader, like Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya, he would definitely hesitate. But since the leader is Orochimaru, all these can be ignored.

"He is indeed a very talented child like you. As long as you can gain Shikaji's approval, I agree." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. "Are there any other candidates?"

"Mitarashi Anko, please add her in as well." Orochimaru added the family members who once served under his command.

(End of this chapter)