"Everything is ready, Lord Orochimaru."
It was late at night. In the courtyard of Konoha and Orochimaru's mansion, a group of Konoha Ninja was ready to go. Their whole bodies were bathed in the moonlight, which looked quite strange. One of them stepped out of the queue and saluted Orochimaru, who was facing away from them.
"Yes, I understand, but Mr. Iwatake, what do you think of this place Konoha?"
Orochimaru turned around. He was now wearing a standard Konoha Ninja suit instead of the usual kimono.
"Your father once sacrificed his life for Konoha. I want to hear what you think now?"
He looked at the subordinates in front of him with a smile, as if he had no idea what he was going to do next.
"That is a thing of the past. I have nothing to remember about this organization."
The man named Iwatake showed an indifferent expression,
"My father was your subordinate before he died, and so am I today. That's all. The time has come for you to leave."
There was indifference in his eyes, as if everything was just business.
"You've been arranging it for so long, isn't it just for now? I don't think there's anything to hesitate about."
"Oh my, do you think I'm hesitating?"
Orochimaru seemed very surprised,
"Do I feel like I miss old things so much?"
"Then what are you waiting for? You even put on Konoha Ninja's clothes, or are you waiting for someone?"
Iwatake doesn't seem to know what it means to understand the superior's intention.
"That disciple of yours? Companion? Or... teacher?"
Before he finished speaking, everyone felt that the air around them seemed to have become colder.
"You have murderous intentions, which means I am right, doesn't it?"
Iwatake bowed gently,
"Then Lord Orochimaru, please tell me how long it will take."
"Don't make unnecessary guesses, Iwatake."
After calming down the murderous intention at that moment, Orochimaru glanced at Iwatake,
"I put on the combat uniform because there are still a few people in this village who can fight me. You guys set off first and everything goes according to plan. If you set off with me, you won't survive. It's okay for them to face me, but how many moves can you take against you?"
"Understood, then let's arrange the route to the north in advance."
Iwatake bowed his head and no longer dwelled on this issue.
Orochimaru is not wrong. Today, there are still several masters of the same level as Orochimaru, Konoha. Since the war has ended, they all stay in the village.
Regardless of whether it is Yellow Flash, or Jiraiya, one of Sannin, or even Third Hokage today, it is easy to kill them...
"Let's go!"
He turned around and waved his hand, and immediately led the group of people to jump up and down, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"He is really a frank subordinate. He has the same temperament as his father."
Watching Iwatake leave, Orochimaru shook his head. Of course he meant that killing intention just now, otherwise he would have been better off letting this guy go down...
"Should I really be father and son... Forget it, let's go see my disciples."
He smiled a little, walked into the house, and walked slowly around the mansion like a normal person.
Not long after, he had walked to a door, and the girl's painful sobs could be faintly heard from inside...
"Squeak..."
He opened the door and walked in.
"Lord Orochimaru."
Several ninjas in the house turned around and saluted Orochimaru.
"How is the child doing?"
Orochimaru asked nonchalantly, while his eyes were fixed on the girl lying on the floor, lying in a ball.
"It seems to have failed, but it did leave a life behind."
"Orochimaru... Teacher..."
The girl on the floor seemed to wake up a little because she heard the voice of Orochimaru. She struggled to raise her head and see clearly.
"Teacher..."
The girl's sobbing voice sounded very sad.
"Why..."
"Oops... did you still fail?"
Facing the girl's cry, Orochimaru appeared very indifferent. He just looked at the girl indifferently, as if she was a stranger.
"You disappoint me so much, Anko, it seems you are not worthy of being taken away by me."
The cold words once again deeply hurt the girl's heart. If she could, she really wished she was dreaming.
But the pain on her shoulder that almost penetrated into her soul told her that this was reality...
But she didn't understand why the kind teacher in the past suddenly became so strange.
"Lord Orochimaru, do you want to kill her?"
The ninja on the side asked Orochimaru,
"If you leave her here, she will probably be discovered."
"No need..."
Orochimaru squatted down, stretched out his hand, and gently stroked Anko's cheek as usual.
Feeling Orochimaru's movements as usual, Anko now felt creepy, and her body even froze.
At this moment, Orochimaru's palm seemed to pause for a very brief moment. As a direct contact, Anko noticed this, but she believed that this should be an illusion caused by severe pain. As of now, this illusion cannot save the scars in her heart...
"Leave her here."
Orochimaru retracted his hand and stood up,
"It's a reward for her surviving. A girl can't ruin my action plan."
His indifferent face showed a smile again, just like he usually faced his subordinates. This familiar expression let the ninjas present know that Orochimaru had already made a decision and there was no need for them to say anything more.
Originally, it was not their turn to intervene in matters between master and apprentice, but they were still eager to do so.
"Let's go."
Taking one last look at Anko, Orochimaru walked out, followed by other ninjas, and soon they all left. Anko was the only one left in the relatively empty room.
"Orochimaru... Teacher..."
It hurts! It hurts!
It's not the body that's hurting, but the pain in the heart. At this moment, Anko is crying loudly as if she wants to drain her tears for the rest of her life. At the same time, mixed with her angry roar,
"If you don't kill me now, you will definitely regret it!"
"Lord Orochimaru..."
The ninjas who had just walked out of the door felt Anko's resentment from the depths of their souls, and they couldn't help but stop.
"It doesn't matter, let's go."
Orochimaru didn't even look back. Although the ninjas present couldn't see his expression, they could hear that his tone was very calm.
"There's nothing to worry about, she's just a failure."