Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"Great!"

Anko cheered.

"You're the best! Ito! Uoooooooooooooo!"

She took the bag and spun around happily.

"Be careful, don't spill it."

Seeing her happy look, Ito Toru couldn't help laughing.

A few minutes later.

"Ahhh!"

Hongdou swallowed a three-color meatball in one bite and chewed it in his mouth.

"So... you returned just before the situation in the Water Country became turbulent?"

"You're really sharp."

"Although I didn't go out of my way to find out, I heard that the Land of Water has been in a lot of trouble recently, with the conflict between the Mizukage and the Daimyo..."

"Alas, fortunately we don't have this situation."

There was a look of relief on Hongdou's face.

"And it's none of our business. Those are issues that the big guys need to think about."

"You can't say that."

Ito Toru shrugged: "It is still somewhat related to us."

"Just like Minato Namikaze, isn't our friend going to become Hokage too?"

"Well, that's true."

Hongdou scratched his head and then ate another one.

"By the way, how is Sensei Orochimaru doing? I think you should have seen him when you went out this time, right?"

"I've only seen him a few times. He's in pretty good spirits and has invented some new things."

"What, is it delicious?"

"It's edible, but it's probably not something delicious. If you're interested, I'll bring you some next time I see him."

"No, no, no."

Red Bean Bitter Melon Face: "I met Orochimaru teacher when I was out on a mission before. He said he would give me a gift, and then his neck suddenly became very long!"

"It's just like the monster in the monster story!"

"I was so shocked at the time that I thought someone was impersonating him."

"But he didn't seem to have any bad intentions. He just bit me on the neck and left this."

As Hongdou spoke, she pulled open her collar a little, revealing skin as white as mutton-fat jade and the conspicuous three-magatama seal.

"Ito, do you know what this is?"

"The Heaven's Curse Seal, Orochimaru-sensei finally gave this to you."

"Curse seal? Is it something powerful?"

"Well... it's really powerful. If you can control it, you can gain extra chakra. Even in dangerous situations, you can use this curse seal to directly summon Orochimaru-sensei."

"so smart?!"

Anko's eyes widened, "I thought it was just something really ugly!"

"However, this should be a relatively mild case."

"Can I try?"

Ito Toru became somewhat interested.

"No problem, just try it!"

Hongdou is very confident in Ito Toru, as she has witnessed Toru's medical ninjutsu skills with her own eyes.

For convenience, she pulled the collar, which had been retracted, wider.

"There's no need to be so exaggerated..."

Ito Toru looked serious and pulled his collar back a little.

Then place your finger on the seal.

"Um……"

He closed his eyes and felt it.

This curse, like the one he had studied before, was similar to a sealing technique.

Some of Orochimaru's chakra and Jūgo's sage human cells are sealed inside.

If activated, the chakra inside can be released.

Then, using the recipient's own chakra as fuel, it begins to circulate chakra in the body in a low-profile version of the sage body!

It's a very smart approach.

Just like the flint of a lighter.

However, this curse obviously reduced many of its functions.

For example, the second stage.

Although the second stage of the Sound Four looks very powerful, it actually puts a huge strain on the body.

So they didn't dare to use it at will. This was the case when Kimimaro and Gaara fought in the original work. At the beginning, they fought against Naruto and Drunken Fist Lee consecutively and didn't lose much.

Therefore, he did not want to start the second stage and add strength to his body which already could not bear it.

It wasn't until Gaara arrived that he had to open it.

Then it didn't take long for his remaining health bar to be burned out...

In the original work, although Orochimaru would not deliberately pit his subordinates, he would not deliberately protect them either.

This is equivalent to giving them a switch. If they don't press it, they will live a mediocre life but live a long life. If they press it, they will gain power but die young. As for whether to press it or not, it is up to them.

Most people choose to flip this switch.

But here at Red Bean.

This switch is limited.

Will not reach the limit state.

"Teacher Orochimaru has been very good to you. He really treats you as his successor."

Ito Toru sighed and withdrew his hand.

"If you encounter any unavoidable situation, you can also use the power inside, but the price is that the burden on your body will increase, and part of your physical condition will be permanently changed."

"I'm not sure what the changes are, but there are definitely changes."

"Is that so?"

Hongdou didn't quite understand, but she soon became happy.

"That is to say, Orochimaru-sensei still cares about me, and he is doing this for my own good!"

"Ah."

"That's good~"

Hongdou patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I knew that Orochimaru-sensei wouldn't cheat me!"

"You'd better eat your three-color meatballs. They're almost cold."

"Oh yes! Aa ...

After saying goodbye to Hongdou, Ito Toru returned to his room.

He also needs to have a good rest.

……

dong dong dong.

Toru Ito was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who..."

He opened his eyes sleepily.

It's already dark outside the window.

It was quiet outside.

"it's me."

Yuina's voice came from outside the door.

"Aren't you going to sleep so late..."

Ito Toru yawned and sat up with difficulty.

"Open the door."

"I'm coming."

He rubbed his eyes and opened the door.

Yuina, who had been standing outside the door impatiently, pushed the door open and walked in.

Bringing in a cool night breeze.

His body trembled after being blown by Ito Toru, but he became much more sober.

"what's wrong?"

Yuina didn't answer, but closed the door first and leaned her back against the door. Her face was a little pale and her breathing was slightly rapid.

It was like seeing something horrible.

"What happened?"

Ito Tetsuya put away his lazy expression and asked with a little seriousness.

He knew Yukina, a very strong-willed girl, and he had never seen Yukina so panicked.

"Ito, I...I seem to have discovered something terrible."

"What's so scary about that?"

Ito Toru turned around and poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her: "You are a little too nervous now, drink some water first."

"Thanks……"

Yuina took the water, and the slight warmth on her palm made her feel a little relieved.

"Gulu, Guru."

She drank it in small sips, and some color returned to her face.

"Tell me, what scared you like this?"

Ito Toru asked with concern.