Nawaki didn't deny it. "That's true, but it might have something to do with all the Chakra Grass my master had me take. Those herbs were what allowed me to awaken Wood Release."
"Wood Release... You really are a genius."
Orochimaru could tell that the two Nawakis were completely different people.
The Nawaki before him was extremely confident, and his strength was more than enough to back up that confidence.
He really had no idea what kind of teaching could have made Nawaki so outstanding.
"Senior Orochimaru, could you tell me about the me from your world?"
Nawaki had started calling Orochimaru "Senior" because Orochimaru wasn't from this world.
Nawaki had decided to show him the respect he was due.
Orochimaru didn't refuse Nawaki's request.
"Tsunade Senju and I were teammates from childhood, and Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was our teacher. So naturally, I knew Nawaki Senju too."
"Back then, Nawaki was a little troublemaker who clung to his sister all day. She was such a short-tempered woman, yet she rarely got angry with him."
Hearing this, Nawaki thought of his own sister.
Tsunade rarely got angry with him, either. Even though he'd spent so long traveling outside, when he returned to the village, she'd only scolded him a little and hadn't really gotten mad.
Maybe that was just how sisters put up with their younger brothers.
"After the three of us became famous, Jiraiya traveled all over the Shinobi World, taking on disciples and spreading his ideals. Seeing him like that made me think about taking on a disciple myself."
Orochimaru smiled. "As it happened, Tsunade Senju suggested that I tutor her younger brother in ninjutsu. So I simply took Nawaki Senju on as my disciple."
"After that, I devoted myself to teaching him and focused all my attention