In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 203 Erzhuzi Wants to Defect, Sakura Has No Way Out

Not to mention facing Itachi Uchiha.

So, Erzhuzi had the idea of ​​joining Orochimaru's side, just as Orochimaru sent the Sound Four.

Originally, the Sound Four planned to first beat up Sasuke, just like in the original story, to demonstrate their Cursed Seal abilities and lure him to Orochimaru so that he could gain power like them.

To their surprise, before they could even take any action, Erzhuzi readily agreed.

This made the Sound Four feel like they had punched cotton.

At this moment, the night is deep, and people are asleep.

The vast Konoha Village was silent, with only Erzhuzi's footsteps echoing along the tree-lined path.

Although the time agreed upon with the Sound Four to meet outside Konoha Village has passed.

But Erzhuzi still had no intention of speeding up.

Humans aren't plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? Now that Sasuke is about to leave Konoha, it's very likely he'll never come back.

So I unconsciously slowed down my pace.

But every road eventually comes to an end.

However, before they could even leave the village, an unexpected situation caused Erzhuzi, who was heading towards the exit of Konoha, to stop in his tracks.

At the road corner not far from Erzhuzi, a girl with pink hair and a broad forehead stepped out and blocked his way. It was Haruno Sakura.

"Looks like your hair has grown back and your teeth have been fixed. What are you doing here so late?" Erzhuzi asked, hands in his pockets, looking at Xiaoying with a blank expression.

Sakura glanced at Erzhuzi's backpack, then lowered her head dejectedly. "Because this is the only way out of the village."

She learned that Sasuke was also leaving Konoha. And, unsurprisingly, he was going to find Orochimaru.

"Go back to sleep." Erzhuzi didn't look at Xiaoying again, and walked past her.

"Why..." Sakura shed silent tears, turned to look at Sasuke, "Why...why don't you tell me anything? Why are you always so silent towards me?"

"Why should I tell you everything?" Erzhuzi stopped in his tracks, recalling Qianye's words, "If you need anything, ask him; if you don't, just give it to him." A strong sense of humiliation welled up in his heart.

It was as if, in this woman's mind, she was not as strong as Naruto.

All that exists is that pathetic, unwanted, annoying, and self-delusional love-struck mind.

Thinking of this, Erzhuzi's face grew even colder. "Don't flatter yourself here, and stop meddling in my affairs. This is a cruel ninja world. Instead of wasting your time thinking about all sorts of nonsense, you should focus on learning some techniques and stop holding me back."

Not just Team 7, but among all the students graduating this year and participating in the Chunin Exams, you are the weakest.

Or perhaps giving up one's ninja identity and returning to being an ordinary person would be acceptable.

"But Sasuke, I love you..." Sakura lowered her head, tears streaming down her face, wanting to confess her feelings as she did in the original story, and also to try and persuade Sasuke to stay. But she was interrupted by the impatient Sasuke, "Shut up."

Erzhuzi was very impatient. "What you do is your business. I have no reason to like you, nor any reason to be liked by you. Also, I don't like seeing you clinging to me all the time, and going to Naruto whenever something happens or you're in danger. Your attitude disgusts me."

After saying that, Erzhuzi was about to continue walking.

But Sakura seemed unfazed, letting Erzhuzi's cold words go in one ear and out the other. Since she couldn't persuade him with her sincerity, she could only threaten him, "Don't go. If you leave, I'll shout it out loud."

As soon as he finished speaking, Erzhuzi suddenly disappeared from Sakura's sight and reappeared behind her. "You're really annoying."

With a karate chop, Erzhuzi struck Xiaoying on the back of the neck, and she slowly collapsed, tears streaming down her face.

When Erzhuzi arrived at the rendezvous point with the Sound Ninja Four, they were already hanging upside down under a big tree.

"What exactly is going on?" Sasuke asked in a cold voice, looking at the Sound Ninja Four swaying like swings under the tree.

"Ugh..." The Sound Ninja Four couldn't speak, their mouths were gagged with cloth.

Erzhuzi looked around and, seeing no one, frowned slightly. He casually threw out a kunai, cutting the ropes, and the four of them were finally freed.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Who hung you here?" Erzhuzi asked impatiently.

The Sound Four did not answer, but looked in fear behind Sasuke, cold sweat pouring down their backs.

A slender, fair hand, like a ghost, silently patted Erzhuzi's shoulder.

Erzhuzi was startled and turned around abruptly, but there was no one there.

Another hand patted his back, and Erzhuzi turned around again, but still couldn't see anyone.

And so it went, over and over again, until finally even the Sharingan was activated, but Sasuke still couldn't even touch the other person's shadow.

"Come out, Fujiwara Chiya, stop hiding, I know you're here." Sasuke shouted breathlessly, remembering the first time he saw Chiya on the day the Chunin Exams ended.

"Oh my, my child, how did you guess it was me?" A teasing voice suddenly rang out.

Erzhuzi suddenly turned around and found Qianye already standing under the tree, his eyes slightly narrowed, arms crossed, leaning against the trunk.

"Besides you, no one else would be this bored, and the only one who could make Orochimaru's dogs so afraid is Orochimaru himself."

"Didn't you already leave Konoha? Why are you suddenly here?"

Upon seeing that it was indeed Qianye, Erzhuzi breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression suddenly became serious. In the depths of his mind, he felt that Qianye was becoming increasingly unfathomable. Was it just his imagination?

"It's nothing, I just suddenly changed my mind. Didn't you want me to guide your training? I can agree to that." Chiya glanced at the Sound Ninja Four and said indifferently.

The Sound Four, who were standing nearby, were ordered to bring Sasuke back as soon as possible. Upon hearing Chiya's words, they were all shocked and wanted to speak, but Chiya's gaze made them swallow their words.

"Really?" Erzhuzi's eyes lit up. If he had Fujiwara Chiya to guide his training, and with his Sharingan, killing Uchiha Itachi in the future would no longer be a dream.

As for Orochimaru? He's a guy who's been played like a puppet by Fujiwara Chiya, what business is it of his?

"Don't be too happy yet. I'll only teach you for a month, and after that I won't care about you anymore. Of course, you can also go with these scoundrels; the choice is yours."

In reality, Qianye had no intention of instructing Erzhuzi at all.

Although he took in Mrs. Mikoto, he had not yet degenerated to the point of becoming like Dorgon.

He was just trying to save Erzhuzi's life.

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