Forced to sell misery

Kingdom of Wind

The wind and sand are still as noisy as ever. The desert always gives people a sense of desolation and the sadness of the end of the road.

——I don’t know whether I should be glad that his burial place will be my hometown.

As the Kazekage, he didn't die on the battlefield, but was stabbed by the enemy on his own territory. How pathetic...

The sword blade pierced his body and Luo Sha fell down.

"The Kazekage of Sunagakure is no match for us." Kabuto pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with some pride.

"what about me?"

A black stick came flying through the air, startling Dou. He stepped back the instant he reacted, but he was unable to dodge and was pierced in the cheek.

The black stick pierced deeply into the sand under his feet with great force. Obviously, if he couldn't avoid this blow... he would really die.

Wiping the blood oozing from his cheek with his fingertips, Dou looked at the person who came with a rare look of surprise.

Shaking off the remaining blood on the sword, Orochimaru was not surprised at all. He just couldn't help but lick his lips with his tongue, and a trace of inexplicable fanaticism flashed in his eyes.

"Long time no see, Jingye-kun."

"Ah."

Jing Ye stopped after sweeping his eyes over Luo Sha who fell to the ground, his whole body exuding a terrifying aura.

Unfortunately, he was still a step late.

"What a terrifying murderous aura—" Looking at Jing Ye, Orochimaru sighed in a nostalgic manner.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Jing Ye-kun has grown a lot."

"Orochimaru,"

With his pupils dyed scarlet, Jing Ye looked at Orochimaru. He didn't address him with honorifics, didn't say anything polite, and didn't want to say any more nonsense. Jing Ye just called out the name calmly. His voice was extremely cold, as if it had been frozen.

"I once said that I have no opinion on your pursuit. However, if you can't stop the death in time, I will stop you."

"is it?"

With a strange curve at the corner of his lips, Orochimaru looked at Jing Ye with interest.

The once simple and somewhat ridiculous child is still as willful as ever.

I really want to try it... How much have you grown?

Looking at Orochimaru who was looking at him, Jing Ye suddenly felt itchy -

It was that look again... that sticky, eager look as if looking at some kind of delicacy...

That is definitely not a normal way to look at someone!

This bastard...

The black stick gathered in his hand, and Jing Ye suddenly felt the urge to kill. However, the moment he made his move——

The white bone spurs shattered the moment they collided with the black stick, and the black stick in his hand stopped at the opponent's throat. Jing Ye looked at Kimimaro who suddenly appeared in front of him, and lowered his eyes.

"Step aside!"

"Sorry," new bone spurs grew out of his palm, and Kimimaro took a fighting stance, but suddenly his body shook and he started coughing violently -

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The bright red blood splattered on the ground, and Kimimaro fell to his knees as if exhausted, but his green eyes were still looking at Jing Ye firmly. Kimimaro struggled to stand up again.

"Kimimaro!"

Kabuto was also surprised. As the doctor who was mainly responsible for treating Kimimaro after he was diagnosed with the blood disease, Kabuto naturally knew Kimimaro's physical condition...

"Has it reached its limit..." The look in Orochimaru's eyes when he looked at Kimimaro was more like the regret of seeing something precious being damaged than regret and concern.

"I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru!"

After wiping the blood from the corner of his lips, Kimimaro stood up shakily.

"But, as long as I'm alive..." Holding the bone spur in his hand, Kimimaro looked at Jingye, his emerald green eyes seemed to be burning with flames - even if the price of this flame was his own life, he said, "As long as Lord Orochimaru still needs me, then I still have a reason to fight for you!"

"Wait, Kimimaro," Orochimaru looked at Kimimaro with satisfaction, a sharp light flashed in his snake-like pupils, and he said slowly and methodically,

"I have handed you over to Jing Ye Jun. Although you still work for me, how can you draw your sword against Jing Ye Jun, whom I recognize?"

"Feel sorry……"

Kimimaro was stunned for a moment, then obediently put away his weapon and stood there, looking helpless like a child who had done something wrong.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Without a reason to fight, Kimimaro's tense mind relaxed, and the discomfort that had been barely suppressed before burst out completely - he let out a heart-wrenching cough, and Kimimaro raised his hand to cover his mouth in vain, but still couldn't stop the blood surging in his throat. Kimimaro knelt on the ground, as if he wanted to cough out his entire heart and lungs -

The sticky blood flowed along the lines of the palm, falling drop by drop onto the sand, splashing dark, mottled marks.

Looking at Kimimaro like this, Jing Ye suddenly became speechless...

Why...why would you do this for that bastard! ?

He has clearly given up on you.

"Lord Jingye."

After vomiting blood, Kimimaro's condition improved a little. Regardless of his clothes being stained with blood, Kimimaro hastily wiped the blood from his lips, obeyed Orochimaru's wishes, lowered his head to Jingye, and walked in front of him.

"Please forgive me."

"Orochimaru……"

I knew that facing Kimimaro in this state, he would not attack casually... Orochimaru, that bastard!

Jing Ye clenched his hands - it was undeniable that he really didn't have the mood to take action now.

Looking at Orochimaru with gritted teeth, Jing Ye wished he could skin this bastard alive!

"You're going to regret this, Orochimaru!"

——After crushing the black stick in his hand, Jing Ye still chose to stop.

"Kamiya-kun is still the same as always," Orochimaru sighed in an ambiguous way while looking at Kamiya, "He is an overly kind child."

"..."

Is this guy mocking him? !

Jing Ye gritted his teeth fiercely.

"Just because I can't do it this time doesn't mean I'll let you go easily next time!"

"Oh yeah, I'll wait and see."

After leaving behind this sentence which was not a provocation but seemed to Jing Ye to be very provocative, Orochimaru left.

A sharp light reflected from the lens, and Kabuto followed Orochimaru.

The two of them were really cool and didn't even say goodbye when they left.

After glaring at Kimimaro fiercely, Jing Ye was about to explode——

Ah ah ah ah ah!

That bastard Orochimaru was sure that he wouldn't just sit there and watch Kimimaro die!

That's why he was so confident that he could just leave Kimimaro to him and walk away!

And that bastard was sure that Kimimaro was loyal to him, so he threw this guy to him to give him a headache!

It is undeniable that Orochimaru made the right bet.

This is what really made him unhappy.

Jing Ye took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the unhappiness in his heart.

Now, there are more important things - Orochimaru is gone, so what about the Fourth Kazekage Rasa... and Orochimaru's plan to use Sunagakure to launch the Konoha destruction plan during the Chunin Exam...

How to do?

Should I tell the people in Sunagakure directly?

But, from what standpoint should he get involved in this matter?

Will Sunagakure...believe him?