Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 673 The Last Words [Part 1]

It was a rainy day with continuous drizzle.

In a Buddhist shrine in Konoha Village, Tsunade knelt on a prayer mat, gazing at the large Buddha statue in the shrine, her hands clasped together in silent prayer…

This Buddhist temple was originally an excuse that Yuya used to lure out Otsutsuki Kinshiki.

Although it was an excuse, many monks still came.

Based on the fact that these people were unrelated to Kinshiki Otsutsuki, Yua did not cause them any trouble and fulfilled his promise to fish by building this Buddhist temple.

Today, Tsunade, who had never prayed to gods or Buddhas in her life, knelt on the prayer cushion in the Buddhist hall, looking at the Buddha statue in front of her, her hands clasped together like a devout believer...

And what she prayed for...

There's only one thing...

……

In the Forest of Death of Konoha Village:

Inside an ordinary little house made of gold:

Yuya sat cross-legged on a chair, while Orochimaru fiddled with some equipment beside him.

There is a row of four test tubes on one side of the instrument.

These four test tubes were filled with a liquid of unknown color.

"This place... is filled with the world's deadliest toxins."

If it were injected directly into the body, there would be no chance of survival.

"Even I would die instantly..." Orochimaru said, head down, fiddling with the equipment.

Yuya looked at Orochimaru and sneered, "That only means your body died. You must have kept many spares, right?"

Orochimaru didn't say anything, but continued to fiddle with the equipment.

You Ya took out a pack of menthol cigarettes, put it in his mouth, bit down gently, and then lit it...

"Hiss... Huff..."

With a comfortable sigh, Youya squinted his eyes and enjoyed the moment.

Orochimaru tilted his head slightly, looking at Yua who was enjoying himself, his throat bobbed slightly, and he opened his mouth.

He knew he shouldn't speak at that moment.

At this point, all he needs to do is what he's supposed to do...

He doesn't need to do anything else...

Obviously...

He doesn't need to do anything extra...

Anything else to say...

But Orochimaru still spoke softly:

"Is...is there any other possibility?"

Yuya glanced sideways at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru lowered his head and said softly, "Medicine is advancing every day, but..."

It's just forgotten memories...maybe there's a way...maybe..."

You Ya curled his lip, picked up a notebook with a cigarette in his mouth, and complained, "I originally thought that the first people to advise me would be my son and daughter, but I never expected it would be you, you pervert."

Orochimaru didn't speak, but his hand, hidden in his sleeve, trembled slightly.

"Human memory... is a very precious treasure." Yuya leaned back in his chair, propped his head up with his hand, and chuckled softly. "If one day you forget the most important person or thing..."

That feeling of emptiness in your heart can drive a person crazy.

Orochimaru pursed his lips and remained silent.

Yuya sighed, wrote Orochimaru's name in his notebook, and then changed the subject:

"Speaking of which..."

Since we've come this far, there's nothing we can't say.

I want to ask you, all these years, have you ever hated me?

Orochimaru remained silent.

"Looks like you really do have a lot of grudges against me for kicking you out of Konoha back then~ Well, considering I'm about to die, don't be angry." Yua chuckled.

Orochimaru pursed his lips and turned his head away, too lazy to pay attention to Yua.

"After I left... I'll leave Tsunade to you and Jiraiya to talk to." Yua said with a smile, propping his head up with his hand. "I don't want Tsunade to suddenly come down here while I'm having a good time down there. Please give me more free time."

Orochimaru remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Alright, alright, be more careful when you do experiments in the future. Don't experiment on your own body every day. If you mess it up one day, it will be a huge embarrassment."

"Go, go, let my idiot son and idiot daughter in."

Orochimaru silently stood up, then turned and walked towards the door of the golden hut...

At the entrance of the Golden House, the heads of the Uchiha, Sarutobi, Shimura, Akimichi, Nara, and other clans were gathered.

At the same time, people from Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure also gathered here.

Even now, the people of the four great ninja villages still find it hard to believe that the guy who had suppressed the entire ninja world for seventy years would choose to commit suicide.

It's just that she has contracted the Thousand Hands Disease, which causes her to gradually forget things. It shouldn't be so unacceptable that she can't accept suicide, right?

Even now, they still don't quite believe it.

But looking at the current situation and the oppressive atmosphere, they knew they couldn't speak at this moment.

"Squeak"

The golden gate has opened.

Orochimaru came out from inside.

Jiraiya immediately rushed over and grabbed Orochimaru: "How is it?! Did you try to persuade your brother?! Has your brother still not changed his mind?!"

Orochimaru glanced calmly at Jiraiya, then turned to Yuki and Yuru, who were standing nervously to the side, and said, "The Third Hokage... allows you to go in."

You Lu's face turned pale, and she staggered back two steps. Zhi Shui quickly hugged his wife.

"Huff...huff...I, I'm fine..." You Lu's lips trembled slightly, and her body began to tremble as well.

However, she persevered and did not allow herself to fall into a coma.

Yinmeng, who was standing to the side, blinked and held her mother's hand.

Xiaoyinmeng didn't really have much of an impression of Yuya.

But she also knew that it was because of her grandfather.

Among the Cloud Village group standing nearby, the Fourth Raikage, whose hair and beard had turned white, and the others all looked at Yuki.

After a moment of silence, Youji looked at his son and daughter: "Youli, Shishi, come inside with me."

The two adults nodded silently.

The traveler's wife held his hand, wanting to give her husband strength.

He forced a smile, then led his wife toward the Golden Gate.

Yuru, carrying Nemuro, walked towards Konoha with Shisui.

Among the large group, Naruto and Sasuke stood together. Naruto looked up at the rain that was being blocked by huge trees.

It felt as if even God was weeping for the person who was about to pass away today…

Youji and Youlu walked in with their families.

As soon as I entered, I saw Youya sitting with his legs crossed, looking nonchalant, and smoking.

When they saw the test tubes attached to Yuya's arm, Yuki and Yuru's first reaction was to go up and destroy them.

"Alright, alright, stop staring like that. Sit down, sit down. Don't do anything pointless. I'm the one who wants to die, not someone forcing me. Come on, let me see my precious grandsons and granddaughters~"

You Ji and You Lu let the three children go over. You Ya happily rubbed the cheeks of his grandson and granddaughter, then sighed, "It's a pity I won't be able to see you get married and have children."

Youli and You Shishi remained silent.

Yinmeng blinked her big eyes and asked in a cute way, "Grandpa, why did you have to commit suicide? Couldn't you stay and watch Yinmeng grow up?"

Yu Ya tilted his head, looked at his adorable granddaughter, smiled, and asked softly, "Has Yinmeng ever thought about what might happen one day... Yinmeng might not remember that her father is her father?"

Yinmeng shook her head: "No, Yinmeng won't forget."

The travelogue, his wife, and You Lu all instantly had tears in their eyes.

Shisui remained silent to the side.

Youya stroked Yinmeng's head, his face full of affection.

"Cough cough cough..." Yinmeng coughed a few times, then looked at the cigarette butt in Youya's hand: "Grandpa, can you please stop smoking? Mom says it's bad for your health."

You Ya was taken aback, then smiled and agreed to his granddaughter's request, stubbing out his cigarette in the ashtray beside him.

Afterwards, You Ya and Yin Meng, You Li and You Shi Shi talked about many things, and You Ya urged them to study hard and to bravely pursue the person they liked if they met them. Even if they failed, at least they had tried and would not have any regrets.

After that, Yuya finally turned her attention to travelogues and Yuru.

"Actually... I've known all these years that I'm not a good father."

You Ya led the children back to their parents and continued, "I haven't been able to attend a single parent-teacher conference with you. I often have to work overtime, so I have very little time to spend with you. Most of the time, your mothers take care of you. Many times when you are sick, I can't get back. I know all of this..."

Youya shook his head as he spoke: "Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now. If you have any complaints or accusations against me, I won't blame you, or rather..."

If you also blame me, that would be wonderful, at least...

"It won't be so painful anymore..." Yuki and Yuru finally couldn't hold back their tears.

You Ya sighed, wrote down the names of the people in front of him in his notebook, glanced at them a few more times with some lingering affection, then waved his hand with a disdainful expression and said, "Alright, alright, call the next one. Let me think who to call~"

"Well, let's not keep the people from the other villages waiting too long. Let the four Shadows come in, lest they say I've neglected my guests."

Youji and Youlu didn't move; they just looked at Youya with tears in their eyes.

You Ya sighed: "You guys aren't really going to try to persuade me, are you?"

"...Father...you..." Youji slowly began to speak.

You Ya waved his hand: "Don't open your mouth, whatever you do, don't open your mouth."

Leave yourself some room for maneuver.

Yu Lu could no longer hold back her tears and burst into tears.

When Yuru cried, Yinmeng couldn't help but cry too.

Yuya rubbed his temples, looking troubled, then waved his hand: "Shisui, take them and leave, quickly, quickly."

Shisui hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Yua with a serious expression: "Hokage-sama... are you really not going to reconsider?!"

Youya shook his head and looked at Zhishui with a serious expression: "I really thought about it carefully before making this decision."

Stop trying to persuade me; leave yourself some room to maneuver.

Shisui opened his mouth, his throat feeling blocked, as if he had so much to say, but in the end, he remained silent. Then he took Yuru and Nemuro's hands, turned and left...

The moment they stepped out, Youji and Youlu's legs buckled, but fortunately, someone nearby was watching and immediately helped them up.

Shisui stood at the door, turned his head to look at the Third Hokage inside who had lit another cigarette, sighed helplessly, and looked at the other four Kage.

"Lord Mizukage, Lord Raikage, Lord Tsuchikage, Lord Kazekage, please go in... to see... to see the Third Hokage one last time..."

The four figures looked at each other, their meaning quite clear.

No, are you serious?!

The Fourth Raikage's hand trembled slightly, then he gritted his teeth and sneered, "Playing tricks! I don't believe you, you piece of trash, would commit suicide!"

With that, the Fourth Raikage took the lead and walked towards the Golden Hut.

The other figures exchanged glances and silently began to walk.

Onoki, who was on Deidara's shoulder (yes, the old man is still alive), sighed and then let Deidara lead him inside.

Mei Terumi, the Fourth Mizukage who had become a single woman, hesitated for a moment before going inside.

Gaara looked at his father who was following behind him.

Rasa took a deep breath, then lifted his foot and said to Gaara, "Follow me."

Gaara bowed slightly: "Yes."

The group entered the golden wooden house. As soon as they stepped inside, the Fourth Raikage crossed his arms and looked at Yua with a mocking expression: "Hey Third Hokage, what are you trying to do with this? You really think we believe you'd commit suicide? Pshaw, go ahead and press it down if you dare!"

Yuya, who was holding a cigarette, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and looked at the Fourth Raikage: "You're really far inferior to your father."

Fine, since you put it that way, then I'll...

As You Ya spoke, he reached out to press the button.

The Fourth Raikage's pupils suddenly contracted.

He didn't expect that You Ya wouldn't hesitate at all.

Fortunately, Onoki reacted quickly and made the table float, preventing Yua from pressing it down.

You Ya sighed, "Weren't you the ones who most wanted to see me die? Why are you trying to stop me now?"

The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth and glared at Yua: "What nonsense are you spouting?! The way you're going to die..."

How could we possibly accept such a death?!

You Ya chuckled: "What's so unacceptable about that? Oh, I see."

"It's because my death was so shocking that you'll all only be able to die ordinary deaths from now on, so you're envious~"

"Who would envy someone like you!" the Fourth Raikage shouted.

Onoki looked at Yua, his expression gradually becoming complicated.

"You...you're really sure? Third Hokage...you could actually..."

Yuya curled his lip: "You old codger, you're still alive? You're really good at living. Chiyo, the Third Raikage, and the Third Mizukage, who were from the same era, are all dead."

Onoki's face immediately darkened: "Can't you have any manners?"

"We've been rivals for so many years, and sometimes we're comrades-in-arms too. Do we still need to be polite?" You Ya propped his head up with his hand.

Ōnoki fell silent.

He looked at the rubber syringe connecting the test tube to You Ya's arm, sighed, and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)