Me and countless me.

Chapter 47 Destined to Lose

"Nothing, Anko."

Orochimaru didn't explain too much, and then he saw a girl named Shizune also walking towards the cemetery with an umbrella, and came to another tombstone, worshiping quietly, and constantly speaking something.

Orochimaru was silent again. That was Kato Dan, who also died while carrying out an operation with him. Moreover, it seemed that he was in charge...

He wanted to escape from the cemetery, but he couldn't help but stay here, and kept asking himself a question.

How afraid are you of death?

Are you more afraid of your teacher's disappointment in you or of death?
Am I more afraid of being forgotten, or am I more interested in the techniques in this world?
Orochimaru felt a little confused.

He was so obsessed with studying magic in order to avoid death, avoid tragedy, and to prevent himself and those around him from dying.

But why did he still have to witness so many deaths in Konoha Village, deaths happening around him, and even his own teacher was unwilling to believe him?

So he wanted to see the answer to this question and understand the reason behind all this from the hearts of those who wanted to talk to the dead.

Understand what you are thinking.

"Teacher Orochimaru, the war will soon be over. You don't have to be so sad."

Thinking that Orochimaru was just sad, Anko Mitarashi reached out her hand and grasped Orochimaru's cold hand, and carefully placed the umbrella in her hand on Orochimaru's head, but got herself drenched by the rain.

Orochimaru didn't say anything, but just quietly took the umbrella, then hugged Red Bean and asked her to get closer to him.

However, Red Bean, who was close to him, only felt a chill, while Orochimaru felt a warmth.

After a moment of silence between the two, Orochimaru spoke.

"Hongdou, you seem eager to go to the battlefield again?"

He asked, and Anko, not really understanding what Orochimaru was thinking, nodded.

"Yeah, everyone went to the battlefield, but I didn't. I felt like a coward. And everyone was showing off on the battlefield, especially Qingtan, the Wood Release Ninja... Really, he looked like an ordinary guy before, a guy who was always talking nonsense, and he was competing with me for the red every day!"

When Mitarashi Anko mentioned carbon cleaning, she snorted coldly with some dissatisfaction.

Orochimaru didn't know what to say about his disciple. He protected his disciple too well and he didn't understand how terrifying the battlefield was.

I thought the part she saw was the most terrifying battlefield.

Just like...

Just like the rope tree at the beginning.

However, he quickly suppressed the throbbing in his heart, stroked Hongdou's head, and asked.

Because he often heard the name of this man called Qingtan from Hongdou, he knew that Murata Qingtan was Asuma's teammate, like a bodyguard, but he really didn't know him well.

"So Anko, do you have someone you care about? Whether it's someone you hate or someone you like."

Red Bean still didn't understand what Orochimaru meant. After thinking about it for a while, she spoke out.

"As for my favorite, it should be Hong, right? She's very gentle. As for the person I hate the most, it should be Qingtan, because he looks very mature all day long. I really don't understand why Hong likes him! I just think he's just average! He's like an old man, very boring. He thinks about the meaning of ninja's existence every day. The last time we met, he was talking about what if ninjas could do ordinary people's jobs..."

Red Bean began to constantly complain about Li Ke's faults, and Orochimaru just listened quietly, then stroked Red Bean's head. He didn't know what kind of person Murata Kiyotan was, but he knew very well that his disciple might be heartbroken.

By the time she, like Jiraiya, realized that his concern for Li Ke was due to his love for her, the Wood Release Ninja named Murata Kiyotan would probably have already entered into marriage with the girl named Yuhi Kurenai.

Moreover, the thoughts of this Wood Release Ninja... are very dangerous.

So he hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Hongdou, sometimes, you have to hold on to the things you care about. If you relax for a moment, you will lose everything."

He couldn't help but think of himself. If he hadn't relaxed because of Nawaki's pleading, and hadn't relaxed because of Kato Dan's ability, wouldn't he have let the people around him die? Wouldn't he have let the teacher give up on him?
Looking at the confused look on Mitarashi Anko's face, Orochimaru seemed to see Napaki again. He knew that this was not good, but he couldn't help thinking so, and thought of his teacher again.

and the teacher's decision.

He knew why his teacher distanced himself from him. It was because he was too close to Danzo, and his methods were very similar to Danzo's. They were both willing to sacrifice some of their own people to achieve their goals.

But when he sacrificed those people, they were either traitors with evil intentions or people who had already made up their minds, which were not the same as Danzo.

As for experimenting...

How could he accept failure after so many people sacrificed their lives?
Thinking of the faces of those volunteers who had severe rejection reactions but still asked him with concern whether someone had succeeded in the Wood Release experiment, Orochimaru fell silent again.

The emergence of new Wood Release ninjas proves that Wood Release is not a flash in the pan.

"So...I am right, teacher..."

Muttering these words in his heart, Orochimaru no longer looked at Tsunade who was being comforted by Shizune, but clenched his fists and walked towards his home with Red Bean.

He has found a technique that can resurrect the dead. After he has completely studied Wood Release, he will be able to concentrate on studying that technique.

And when the research is successful one day, I will go to see Tsunade myself.

As for now...

He really didn't have the face to see the other person.

So, so…

"Hongdou, I have something to ask of you."

Orochimaru suddenly looked at his disciple Red Bean.

"Hmm? What is it, Orochimaru-sensei?"

Hongdou looked at her teacher with some confusion and then asked.

"When Murata Kiyotan returns to the village, can you help me arrange a meeting with him? I have something important to ask him."

Hongdou was stunned for a moment, then her face turned pale. She thought that she had said something bad about Li Ke, and that made Teacher Orochimaru want to punish Li Ke!
So she asked in a low voice.

"What do you want?"

Orochimaru hesitated, because he himself didn't know what identity he should use to meet the Wood Release Ninja!
　Orochimaru will have a more important role, so he is the one in these two chapters.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)