No one present knew Yamato's true past, but this extraordinary outpouring of emotion gave several perceptive people some ideas. This Root leader seemed somewhat different from the other Root members.
At the very least, he definitely did not lack all concept of companions as he claimed. Otherwise, there was no reason for him to care so deeply about Rin Nohara's death.
Orochimaru looked at the Root leader, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, before he casually said, "If I remember correctly, all the test subjects were very young! That means you should be a year or two younger than Kakashi now, shouldn't you?"
On the other side of the battlefield, after hearing the information Orochimaru had revealed, Sarutobi's eyes gleamed. Such a young ninja had not only mastered Wood Release, but more importantly, still retained his humanity. If he could be guided onto the right path, he would surely become a pillar of Konoha in the future.
Yamato had no idea what the two were thinking. While maintaining his hand seals to control the Wood Release, he spoke coldly. "What Orochimaru-sama should be concerned about right now isn't me, but how to keep the Hokage-sama here, isn't it?"
Yamato's feelings toward Orochimaru, the man who had shaped his current fate, were complicated. If this cold-blooded figure had not used them for experiments, he would not have suffered that painful childhood. Yet at the same time, without Wood Release, he would never have caught Danzo's attention or become the current Root leader, "Kinoe."
Before the experiments, Yamato had merely been an ordinary orphan, without even the aptitude to become a ninja. The power and status he possessed now had all come from that experiment years ago!
From a certain perspective, Orochimaru was the benefactor who had changed his fate. Yet