Naruto: Immortal Spirit

The night curled up, hugging the earth.

The mountains are vast and the fields are gloomy. On a starless and moonless night, the twilight is as solemn as black velvet.

The wind swept the broken branches and passed through the hidden places of the mountains. A large black hole-like mouth appeared among the mountains of the Country of Grass at some point.

"Love and bond... it's so wonderful..."

Just sitting there seemed to have exhausted all his strength. The old man was as skinny as a withered branch in the autumn wind, but he had a pair of sharp eyes that could not be concealed by the world.

His eyes seemed to penetrate the ground and pierce into the distance.

Xu had endured it for too long, and never before had he felt deeply disgusted by the darkness and cramped conditions underground, as if these were reminding him every moment that his body was about to decay.

"Jue..., I want to go out..."

There was an inexplicable pipe inserted behind him, and although Uchiha Madara's voice was low, it was still sonorous and powerful.

"But……"

"Um?!"

"Yes!"

His steps were slow, and the pipes behind him continued to expand, replenishing the vitality that was constantly diffusing in his body.

"Losing love, cutting off bonds..."

"The light of the Sharingan will bloom in the ninja world again..."

"No one can understand Uchiha's deep feelings..."

Leaning on the huge fan, Madara standing at the entrance of the mountain cave seemed to be completely integrated into the black night. The breeze flowed from the mountains, and the silver hair tips were flying. He quietly felt the beauty of this earthly world.

"Where is the other child? A boy who also covets the Uchiha bloodline and possesses a special spiritual secret technique."

"It seems appropriate..."

Zetsu was half black and half white, with pitcher plants on his head slightly opening and closing. His face was generally expressionless, but half of his face showed a strange smile.

"A young man who knows how to love..."

"It's a pity that he is not from the Uchiha clan... Otherwise, he would be more suitable than Uchiha Obito..."

"Konoha, huh, what a ridiculous village..."

Not knowing what he thought of, Uchiha Madara's eyes suddenly raised, looking in the direction of Konoha with a slight smile.

"Jue, follow the plan..."

"As for the other child..."

"The young man who has seen darkness will definitely help us change the corrupt world..."

"Just pay a little attention..."

"Yes, Madara-sama..."

The mountain wind howled, bringing with it the impending roar, blowing in the stream outside the Konoha camp. No one knew how many unknown secrets there were in the dissipating wind...

In the dense mountain forest, the stream is crystal clear and sparkling. Even at night, it seems to be filled with mist, and the thumping sound of the stream is reflected in Kato O's mind.

Autumn water always brings a little coolness.

Kato Ou likes this kind of coldness. Before something is about to happen, he always likes to stay alone by the water.

"Xujun, you really found a good place..."

"Waiting for you for a long time..."

"You finally came……"

Kato Oo did not look back, his eyes just fell on the water splashes, passing and floating. The root ninja not far away was still vigilant, looking at Kato Oo with a somewhat cold gaze, as if he was unaware of anything. .

"It seems that Xujun is angry..."

"Is it possible that you used all your research results in exchange for meeting me, just to talk about these things..."

Orochimaru's face showed a bit of exhaustion, but he still smiled softly, his long robe whistling in the wind, and he walked slowly by the water, not caring about Kato O's emotions at all, and continued talking.

"The experiment in Longdi Cave can be ended..."

"Your research results are valuable, but they are of little use to the reincarnation of the dead..."

"Maybe Orochimaru-sensei should become a businessman..."

"Before doing business, I already knew how to reduce the value of the other party's items..."

Kato Ou frowned slightly, stood up slowly and looked directly at Orochimaru, with a bit of complexity in his eyes.

From being vigilant to gradually trusting someone close to him, to then being distant, he just felt that he had never understood the elusive man in front of him - his teacher, Orochimaru the Cold Lord, one of the three ninjas.

"Xu Jun, you who are struggling on the edge of fate will never know the vastness of this world..."

"I've found a better material..."

Orochimaru chuckled and took out a scroll from his arms. After unsealing it, a huge glass vessel appeared in front of the two of them, but it seemed to be empty, only emerald green nutrient solution.

"This world is always so magical..."

Orochimaru only injected a little chakra, and a power that Kato O was somewhat familiar with and powerful suddenly emerged from the vessel. The small pieces of blood and flesh floating in the test tube quickly expanded like a balloon.

"Is this... magic chakra?"

"It seems that Xujun still remembers this power..."

After putting away all the things, Orochimaru looked at Kato Oo who was somewhat silent. He didn't know what he was thinking, but there was an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Kirigakure, what a magical place..."

"So, is this also the reason why you chose the Kirigakure battlefield?"

"certainly……"

"Xujun, sometimes, we need to understand what we really want... right?"

The night breeze was quiet, just passing between the two silent people. Kato Oo clenched his fists silently and stared deeply into Orochimaru's eyes. He had waited for so long, but only waited for the result of being given up by Orochimaru. Once What he regarded as the only life-saving straw disappeared so easily...

"Xujun, do you want to fight with me here?"

"I've been looking forward to it for a long time..."

He pursed his lips slightly, and Orochimaru's long tongue seemed to exude an inexplicable cold breath. His faint eyes told Kato Oo that there would probably be no results today...

"One day..."

"In this case, I'm also looking forward to Xu-kun..."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and just looked at Kato Oo with a strange look. This look made Kato Oo feel a special meaning - even a little longing...

"However, as I promised you back then, I can still tell you because the research results are of some use..."

"If you want to learn the sealing technique, which is enough to seal away Danzo's curse, you can go find it..."

"Kushina..."

Orochimaru's eyes, who were still chuckling, slowly lit up, because he saw the scene he had been waiting for - Kato Oo's eyes widened, full of anger and unwillingness, a feeling of playing with a guinea pig, which made Orochimaru He seemed to feel a little more relaxed, and his laughter slowly became louder.

"Haha, hahaha..."

"Xu-kun, you may have never thought that the only sealing master in Konoha, who inherited the Uzumaki clan's top sealing technique, and that the person who can save you is actually always by your side, but you don't know anything about it. It may even become her biggest enemy..."

"Destiny... is really interesting..., Xujun, what are you going to do?"

"It's really exciting..."

Orochimaru's laughter made Kato Oo even more angry. He even wanted to punch the man in front of him in the face. Even if he made a big noise, he slowly lowered his head and held back. The anger in his heart made his voice low.

"Why...why didn't you tell me earlier..."

"You've always known it, always..."

"Humph……"

"Why should I tell you..."

"who do you think You Are?"

"As your teacher, I will teach you the last truth today: This world is dominated by the strong. You, as humble as dust, have no right to ask a strong man to do anything."

"If you have always been a weak person, then it is best to learn to crawl at the feet of the strong and long for the charity of the strong..."

"What a ridiculous bond, do you think no one can understand your thoughts? You are naive..."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly and said nothing more. He just stood quietly by the stream. The autumn colors became thicker and the night wind was as cold as a bone.

After a long silence, Orochimaru's figure slowly immersed in the darkness, but his eyes were still staring at Kato Oo who was standing there.

"Humph……"

Maybe there was a slight sigh, maybe it was Kato Oo's illusion, but he just raised his eyes, but there was only a tube of lavender reagent slowly thrown from the air.

"The things you haven't completed... can temporarily block the perception of the curse seal, although Danzo's curse seal is very strong..."

"But don't forget, I am also a master of curse seals..."

Orochimaru's figure has disappeared, leaving only the last lingering sound, which still clearly reaches Kato O's ears.

"If you want to be a weakling with a ridiculous bond forever, Minato is a good supporter..."

The faint voice and the reagent in his hand made Kato Oo just stare in the direction where Orochimaru disappeared.

He didn't know why, but as he held the test tube in his hand tightly, all the anger in his heart disappeared. He knew how much energy such a thing would consume...

"Teacher Orochimaru!"

Kato Ou hadn't done this for a long time, and sincerely called Teacher Orochimaru, but Orochimaru's figure had long since disappeared, and his world seemed to be getting further and further away from Kato Oo.

"Be careful...that person..."

The increasingly quiet voice slowly dissipated in the wind, and the shadowy mountains seemed to be covered with gauze like cicada wings at this moment, but it was so gentle that it brushed against his face, and he looked at Kato Oo, staring silently.