[Naruto] Once in ten years (Orochimaru)

After Kabuto Yakushi left, Chinohan had recovered some speech ability. She slowly moved her gaze back from Kabuto Yakushi's leaving figure and looked at Orochimaru with a calm expression. After a moment, she asked lowly but without hesitation. :"when?"

Orochimaru folded the information in his hand and did not look at Qian Yehan immediately.

Qian Yehan moved her legs, which were still numb, for a moment, and continued: "Are we about to arrive at the base? Or is it halfway? Or even...could it be from the beginning..." While her mood was extremely complicated, it became even more complicated. Feeling more like being fooled.

"From the time I left until you arrived at the base, everyone around you was my shadow clone." Orochimaru was stating a fact and seemed to be explaining something.

"So..." It was Orochimaru who spoke to her at the gate of the base. It was Orochimaru who took her to the woods. It was also Orochimaru who carefully pulled her to avoid being hit by the wall. From beginning to end, there was no impact at all. Doppelgänger. She didn't know why things suddenly became like this. Such a shocking fact made her unable to take precautions. She didn't know how to deal with it, or even what to say next. She lowered her eyes, her throat was still a little tight, she Clearing his throat, he tried his best to restore his voice to normal, and then slowly said: "Lord Orochimaru, please go ahead... don't fool your subordinates anymore."

Hearing this, Orochimaru chuckled lowly: "Fooling? You just asked me to play with you, called me that, and even hugged me. If you want to use this word, wouldn't it be more appropriate to use it on you? Something."

Hearing this, Qian Yehan bit her lower lip, and her cheeks gradually turned a faint red. She really regretted why she suddenly made such a request at that time. She knew clearly that if she wanted to be stable, she would never like it. She went to Orochimaru, but now she realized that she was really hopeless. She found with some confusion that she couldn't forget the feeling just now. Rather, she was actually reluctant to forget it. It was a completely different feeling from before. At that moment, after she inadvertently let go of the defenses she had subconsciously built up every time she saw Orochimaru, Orochimaru not only did not hurt her, he actually indulged her requests so much. This was not the Orochima she had in mind. However, she couldn't deny that he was him, the Orochimaru who was helpless in the forest but still agreed to her request, the Orochimaru who hugged her tightly above the treetops, the Orochimaru who pulled her in the darkness. Orochimaru, whose hands were holding her to prevent her from falling, was right here at this moment.

However, although she wanted to hug him without caring about anything, there was still a nerve that kept stimulating her to stay calm all the time, always alerting her not to be emotional. She slowly raised her eyes, the redness on her cheeks had not faded completely, and her eyes But he gradually became clearer: "Lord Orochimaru, my subordinate wants to know something."

Orochimaru raised his eyebrows slightly, gesturing for her to continue.

"Under what circumstances...would you kill your subordinates?" Qian Yehan knew that this was not an easy answer, so she continued to explain: "For example, if your subordinates knew the secrets of your base, you would be disadvantageous to them. For example, if your subordinate is an experimental subject but fails, will you conduct experiments on your subordinates even if you lose your life?" This question has been bothering Qian Yehan from the beginning to the end, but for a long time she But she didn't know whether she should ask, because if she got the most likely answer, she wouldn't know how to face it, maybe she would be disappointed, maybe she would be scared, or she might be afraid that Orochimaru might speed up his action. However, now, she is facing a more dangerous thing. The answer that was originally despairing to her may be able to help her save her from the edge of the cliff. After she finished speaking, she looked at Orochimaru steadily with her eyes, her mood was much calmer than she expected. She knew that no matter what answer she got, she could accept it: "Master Orochimaru, you don't bother to answer. A little experimental subject is lying."

Their eyes met, Orochimaru's golden eyes contained a hint of inquiry. Time seemed to pass very slowly. Chinohan seemed to feel that her legs, which she had just regained consciousness, began to become sore and numb again. She moved her legs and changed them. A standing posture, but his eyes never left the opposite pair of eyes from beginning to end.

After a long time, Orochimaru looked away, smiled softly, and replied calmly: "I will, I will do the two possibilities you mentioned."

After receiving such an answer, Qian Yehan felt relieved at first subconsciously, and then she felt her chest was tight, and her breathing began to become more and more painful. She gritted her teeth, took deep breaths several times, endured the pain and tried to calm down. Her heartbeat was accelerating. She closed her eyes to prevent her expression from changing too much. When her heartbeat slowed down a little, she opened her eyes and looked at the unchanging pair of golden eyes not far away, with a faint hint of excitement. Smile: “Thank you for your honesty.”

Orochimaru stepped closer, and slowly raised his right hand to cover Qian Yehan's cheek. With a smile on his lips, he said softly: "If you dare to leave me, what you just said will become possible. So... He smoothed the hair between Qian Yehan's forehead: "In order not to be killed by me, you have to be good and don't always think about running away, you know." The hand smoothed Qian Yehan's bangs, and then gently Patted the top of her head.

The person opposite didn't respond. After a moment, she still stood there blankly. If her lips hadn't subconsciously pursed her lips, it would have been as if she hadn't heard Orochimaru's words. Half a minute later, Qian Yehan slowly raised his eyes, and after meeting Orochimaru's gaze, he slightly wanted to dodge, but in the end he suppressed the urge.

"So, can I understand that as long as my subordinates don't run away, you won't kill them, right?"

Orochimaru did not directly reply to Qian Yehan's words: "You don't need to use the title 'subordinate', and if you like, you can also call me by the title just now."

Qian Yehan was startled. She opened her eyes slightly and stared closely at the golden eyes opposite, trying to see any trace of conspiracy. However, after a long time, she saw nothing but calmness. After a long while, she slowly replied: "I... don't dare." In the end, she did not dare to accept it completely.

"That's alright." Orochimaru raised a hand: "If you don't want to go back to your room, you can follow me to the laboratory."

Seeing this, Qian Yehan nodded slightly and placed his hand on Orochimaru's palm.

On the way, the two didn't speak for a long time. Qian Yehan suppressed the questions in his heart and finally asked tentatively after walking halfway: "Lord Orochimaru, why did you agree to me staying outside just now?"

Orochimaru glanced sideways at Qian Yehan: "I remember that I responded to this question at that time. As long as you don't run around, you can agree to some innocuous requests."

"Then...why did you agree to...a hug?" Qian Yehan continued to ask.

"It's the same reason."

"Oh..." Qian Yehan's voice became slightly softer, and seemed to contain a trace of imperceptible loss. She paused and said, "Why don't you identify yourself and keep letting me mistake you for your shadow clone?"

"Ha." Orochimaru chuckled, and his tone became teasing: "Do you really want to ask me something?" He turned his head and saw Qian Yehan frowning slightly, and saw him looking over. He quickly looked away: "But all I can tell you now is that, at least to me now, you are special and I can't let you leave me."

Chinohan felt a little embarrassed when Orochimaru poked her mind, but after hearing this answer, she became a little confused. Orochimaru said that she was special, so what was so special about her? Is it the third form of the curse seal? Or corpse veins? She seemed to feel that to a certain extent, Orochimaru had not changed. He was still the original crazy experiment enthusiast. Because he was a very important experimental subject, he took more care of her. But...if that's the case, why does the way he handles things when he's pretending to be a shadow clone be so different from before? Even if he reveals his true identity, she will only be more grateful to him. From this point of view, the identity of the shadow clone seems to be holding him back. It is precisely because of knowing him that Qian Yehan feels more confused at this time. He puts profit first, so... is there any need for him to do this? At first, she did wonder whether this might be a trap set by Orochimaru, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that if she had not said those last words to Orochimaru, she would most likely not be able to hear Kabuto Yakushi's voice. For something with such a low probability of success... After thinking about it for a long time, she had to regard it as a coincidence.

But precisely because it was an accident, it was even more difficult for her to understand this fact. She asked herself, if this was the case, could she let go of the defenses she had built up over the years? Can she...like him with confidence?

"Lord Orochimaru," Chinohan said in a low voice, "I have one last question." She couldn't help but add modest words. If you look closely, you can see that Chinohan's hands shook uncontrollably a few times while speaking. : "Of course, if you don't want to, you don't have to answer." She paused for a few seconds and breathed out slowly: "I would like to know why you wanted to kill me so many times in the first place? And now... you have the same problem. Any ideas?”

The silence lasted for a long time. For a while, only the footsteps of the two people could be heard in the silent corridor. There was no word for a while. Qian Yehan carefully raised his eyes. Orochimaru's profile was calm, as if he had never heard the previous words. , she lowered her eyes and felt her palms begin to sweat slightly. It seemed that Orochimaru probably wouldn't answer. She sighed slowly. She didn't know if it was because she was too nervous before, but after sighing, she actually felt a little... Comfortable.

"Why do I have murderous intentions? You are so smart, don't you know?" Orochimaru suddenly spoke. His voice was not high or even loud, but it was so frightening that Qian Yehan's whole body shook and he subconsciously raised his head.

"As for now," Orochimaru stopped: "If you can stay by my side obediently and let me know that you will never and have no chance to tell me, it wouldn't be a bad thing to keep you. After all, this matter Only you know the matter, so now you can barely be regarded as the person who understands me best." As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru turned the doorknob next to him and pulled Qian Yehan in.

Only then did Qian Yehan realize that the two of them had arrived at the laboratory. She looked around and saw a man who was tied up lying on the experimental table among many complex instruments. She looked intently and couldn't help but shrink her pupils.

It’s been a long time, Narita-kun.