Konoha Shenwu

Chapter 556 The Snake and the Knife ([-])

"Hey, the man next to Orochimaru looks a bit like Kakashi?"

Terumi Mei who was on the side was puzzled.

"Isn't this Uncle Shuo Mao?"

Kai said vaguely with a large piece of barbecue stuffed in his mouth.

Kakashi nodded, also a little puzzled.

In the photo, both of them look like teenagers.

Orochimaru was not as gloomy as before, he smiled a little shyly but it was a smile from the heart.

But Sakumo smiled brightly while carrying the ninja short sword that was not yet famous, and he didn't have the powerful and fierce spirit that he had later.

Especially the line of words under the photo shocked Kakashi even more.

As a gift to my friend, Orochimaru.

The characters are like the person, and these characters are like Hatake Sakumo's sword skills.

Although it has not yet reached its peak, it is filled with a sense of sternness that has leaped over the photo, allowing Kakashi to recognize the owner of the font at a glance.

It was written by his father, Sakumo Hatake.

Looking at this photo and the self on it, Kakashi was a little surprised.

In his impression, his father almost didn't have any close friends, and he was a loner when he was the minister of Anbu. Almost all the people who came to their Hatake's house were to talk about official business. It can almost be said that the outside of the big families who came and walked around can be said to be deserted.

Otherwise, if my father had a close friend back then, why would he be in a desperate situation.

Thinking back to the few times I encountered Orochimaru before, it seemed that I heard Orochimaru praising his father.

Thinking about it now, that kind of admiration seems to be not only an admiration for Shuo Mao's strength, but also a sense of nostalgia in his tone.

More importantly, Kakashi thought of one thing, that is, when Orochimaru defected, he stopped Orochimaru. At that time, his strength was still not worth mentioning even in front of the injured Orochimaru, but Orochimaru showed up. Unexpectedly, he didn't kill him but left directly.

At that time, he thought it was because Orochimaru was seriously injured and Anbu of the third generation was constantly chasing him, but now it seems that Orochimaru let him go for Sakumo's sake.

Kakashi knew his father well. He was able to take a photo with Orochimaru and write a message in his own hand. I am afraid that the relationship between the two is far closer than that of ordinary companions.

Konoha 17 years.

The fifth practice field of Muyinyin Village.

Hatake Sakumo held a short knife in his right hand and was slashing continuously, his clothes were soaked in sweat.

one thousand 110 five
One thousand 110 six
One thousand 110 seven
Five thousand!

"It's not enough, it's not enough, this level of swordsmanship is still far behind! How can this kind of swordsmanship surpass ninjutsu and revive Hatake's prestige!"

Shuo Mao whispered in his heart, but the movements in his hands did not stop at all.

Damn, it's still not enough!

As Shuo Mao said, he swung the knife even harder.

As if sensing Hatake Sakumo's will, the short knife shone with light when it swung it again.

click!
A transparent saber aura was thrown from the blade, and gently across the tree trunk, a big tree was directly cut into two by Shuo Mao.

Shuo Mao looked happy, and said with a smile: "It's a success, I can finally send out the saber energy!"

"Are you practicing?"

Suddenly a timid voice sounded not far away.

"who is it!?"

Turning his head to look, it was a child in a white kimono with long hair at the corners of his eyes and eyeshadow, who looked only five or six years old.

It was Orochimaru in his childhood.

Sakumo glanced at Orochimaru, then turned and left.

When he was practicing, he didn't like to be disturbed by others.

Seeing Sakumo leave just like that, Orochimaru didn't stop him, but just stared blankly at the marks left by the knife.

The cut surface is extremely smooth, and it has reached the level of exhaling the sword energy.

Of course, these Orochimaru don’t understand. If you ask him to say something about ninjutsu at this moment, he may still be able to say it. After all, ninjutsu is the mainstream, but let him say a thing or two about the sword spirit of the samurai who has long since declined. It's a bit embarrassing for three, four, five.

Although he didn't know what it meant to release the saber energy, he knew that the person in front of him was very powerful.

"Is he a ninja? He's so powerful. He's obviously not a few years older than me." Orochimaru whispered softly as he watched Sakumo leave.

This was the first encounter between Orochimaru and Sakumo.

"Hey, Orochimaru, what are you doing? The ninja school is about to start, don't you want to prepare?"

Jilai appeared out of nowhere, and patted Orochimaru on the shoulder heavily.

"look."

Orochimaru didn't mind Jiraiya's rude approach, and pointed to the big tree that was cut off by Sakumo.

Ji Lai was also taken aback when he saw this, and exclaimed: "What a powerful sword technique."

"You also know how to use swords?" Orochimaru's eyes widened in disbelief. His childhood friend knew something that he didn't even know, if not.

"Hahaha, what cut the tree was not a knife? Could it be that it was cut with a saw?" Ji Lai also laughed.

"Idiot~"

Orochimaru whispered, then turned and left.

Maybe if I stay with this guy with no IQ for a long time, I will become stupid myself.

However, the person just now seemed very interesting.

Orochimaru thought of this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then continue to come here tomorrow.

Maybe it will be interesting.

The next day, Shuo Mao was still practicing his sword skills here.

For him, he would not change his training place because of a brat.

Orochimaru also appeared on the sidelines on time and just quietly looked at Sakumo who kept waving his sword.

Out of the corner of his eye, Sakumo, who was swinging the knife, saw Orochimaru standing there, and with the idea of ​​teaching the unlucky boy not to appear here in the future, he stretched out his hand and threw the knife out.

call out!
The short knife slashed across the air and nailed to the tree beside Dashewan.

hum!
The tail of the dagger kept vibrating, causing a slight echo.

"Aren't you afraid just now?"

Shuo Mao said coldly, although he was young, but the inspirational Fuxing Hatake family got him, he already had a fighting instinct, and he had amazing judgment. He could really feel that the child in front of him was never afraid.

"Not afraid."

Orochimaru replied with a smile.

"Why aren't you afraid?"

"If you are not afraid, you are not afraid."

"Hi, my name is Orochimaru. I'm not afraid because you don't have killing intent." Orochimaru said softly, with a gentle smile on his face.

Hearing Orochimaru's words, Hatake Sakumo was also taken aback, an interesting guy.

"My name is Hatake Sakumo."

Under the sun, the two looked at each other.

After completing the practice again, Hatake Sakumo inserted the dagger into the scabbard behind his back, intending to turn around and leave.

Seeing the back of Shuo Mao leaving again, Orochimaru suddenly said: "Suo Mao, why do you practice?"

Hearing that, Shuo Mao paused when he left.

Why practice?
Shuo Mao himself didn't know this question.

Because he has been asked by his father all the time.

The Hatake family was originally small in number, but in Shuo Mao's father's generation, there are only a handful of people.

And the Hatake family was once incomparably brilliant in the era when the warriors were the mainstay, perhaps the meaning of my practice is to revive the name of the Hatake family.

"do not know."

Finally, Shuo Mao spit out three words softly.

"Then can I follow you to learn knife skills?"

Orochimaru asked again.

"it is good."

Hatake Sakumo left Orochimaru with only one "good" and that lonely back.

(End of this chapter)