In the living room, Orochimaru and Qi, the former and short-lived master and apprentice, sat face to face on the tatami. Although there were two cups of hot tea on the coffee table, no one touched them, and there was only a strange silence floating in the room.
Finally, it was Orochimaru who broke the silence. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"The murderous aura in you has been restrained a lot. You are not like you used to shout and kill at every turn. In this regard, that kid Anko is really not as good as you. You are indeed born to be a ninja."
Looking Qi up and down, Orochimaru couldn't help but lament that it was indeed not lucky that Qi was able to progress to where he is now in just a few months. This ghost has such a good mentality that he doesn't look like a ghost.
"And there are fewer flaws..."
He put the cup back on the coffee table,
"That's my disciple. You haven't met him yet, right?"
"Indeed, I have never seen it before, and this is the first time I have even heard it."
Qi replied.
Of course he knows Anko, but the problem is that he has never seen it since time travel, and no one has mentioned it, so his answer is not a lie.
He sympathizes with Anko. This eldest sister's life... at least the life in the comics perfectly interprets the writing of the three words "unlucky".
"Oh."
Orochimaru glanced at Qi with a smile, his eyes are the windows to the soul, Qi's strangeness at that moment did not escape his observation, but he was too lazy, the subject was not here anyway.
"The war is over, do you have any thoughts?"
"..."
Qi was silent for a moment, but he still spoke because he knew that to Orochimaru, any other words he said were nonsense.
"I don't need to have any ideas now."
"Of course, you are Special Jonin, and you are also a member of the Jonin clan."
Orochimaru's eyes flickered under the light,
"Fourth Hokage's election will start soon, aren't you ready?"
"Teacher, you should understand my temperament. I don't care about this kind of thing. Whoever is Hokage is the same to me."
Qi shrugged,
"Besides, how interested are you in the location of Hokage?"
"You are really honest and straightforward. It's a pity that some people will be dissatisfied."
Orochimaru smiled, and seemed a little happy,
"Hokage, I really don't care about that thing, but I also have a group of people who need to be taken care of. Since the superiors pushed me out, I can only fight for them."
Seeing this smile, Qi really wanted to say: Orochimaru Can you honestly run for Hokage and continue to be a decent role? Then what is the point of doing experiments? The methods of immortality are gone, why do you need to play with such heavy taste...
But he really didn't have the courage, so he had to reply with some empty nonsense.
"Then Hokage should be yours. After all, you are the most proud disciple of the third generation."
"It's not as simple as yours. There are a lot of people in the village who oppose me, but forget it, I didn't come here with you in the first place."
Orochimaru laughed loudly. His performance at this time had fully understood that Hokage was probably worth less than a piece of toilet paper in his heart, and his desire for heavy taste was still high and strong.
"Let me ask you, what do you think of the forbidden arts in ninjutsu?"
He finally got to the point, but he didn't know whether this was a problem or a temptation.
"What kind of forbidden technique?"
Qi decided to play dumb without hesitation. He didn't want to deal with such a sensitive issue.
"There are too many types of forbidden arts, and the differences are too big. It is not convenient to judge. This is also your own."
"Why avoid it? I don't remember that I taught you this kind of hypocrisy. You even killed my subordinates."
Orochimaru waved his sleeves with interest,
"You know what I'm asking. Let's speak from your heart. I know that you are different from ordinary people, because there is no disgust or rejection in your eyes. If you were that kind of vulgar person, I wouldn't teach you anything in the first place."
His tone is so loud and his attitude is so arrogant, but... he does have the ability...
"Must?"
Qi was a little embarrassed. Youdao said that walls have ears. Who knows if there is a guy like Gen in the area who, due to a serious lack of entertainment options, ends up lying in the corner all day long, eavesdropping and peeking into other people's private lives.
"If someone can eavesdrop on what you and I are saying today, I, Sannin, will be in vain."
Orochimaru smiled contemptuously, breaking Qi's fantasy. It was obvious that this master was in an abnormal mood, and he actually wanted to involve Qi, a half-disciple, to discuss such a strong argument with him.
But it is estimated that except for Qi, a time travel party, he can't find anyone in Konoha who can discuss this matter with him seriously. Danzo can accompany him for a while, but what the old man cares about is whether the technology can be used on himself, and he is not interested in other discussions at all...
"Okay."
Qi had no choice. After all, he was the one who taught him the theory of ninjutsu, so he had to give him face. To be fair, the dislike he had towards Orochimaru from his previous life had long since disappeared. His only taboo was that he was afraid that this man would use him as a guinea pig.
"I'm not good at other things, but in my opinion, forbidden jutsu is just a ninjutsu with too many side effects. It's not much different from other ninjutsu."
Licking his lips, looking at Orochimaru's expression that seemed not to be very satisfied, he added helplessly,
"Ninjutsu was originally developed by humans. In the era before the rise of ninjas, Ninjutsu was probably called evil arts. This has nothing to do with the power itself, but is determined by people's ethics."
At this point, Qi also sighed. Human beings are social creatures after all. As the earliest companion of society, ethics has great influence. In this world of feudal system, it is naturally first-class.
As far as Qi himself is concerned, he is actually a person with a relatively strong sense of ethics. However, as a time traveler and a former Hokage comic fan, although he doesn't like what Orochimaru does, he can't say he hates it that much.
Compared to madness? Those mad scientists in the world of science and technology are considered awesome. They can just blow up a planet. That's what they call true villains and truly insane. Compared with them, Orochimaru is at most a myocardial infarction, and it's an attempt.
Wanting to study immortality is actually nothing. From ancient times to the present, not many people like Orochimaru want to study immortality. The most they can do is that the scene is too tasteful and hinders the viewing. It is a big deal.
"You are indeed different from them. I regret it a little."
Looking straight at Qi, Orochimaru suddenly sighed in a regretful tone,
"It's a pity. I shouldn't have let old man Danzo take you away so that you could continue to learn from me."
He shook his head regretfully, as if he was not cheating.
However, he regretted it, but Qi was so shocked that his hair almost stood on end. He had not forgotten how Orochimaru cared for Anko, who regarded him as his own.
This is also where he is taboo about Orochimaru. He understands it, but his determination is too scary. He also killed his only formal disciple, Cursed Seal, his only master. Is there anything else in this world that he can't do?
Qi believes that Orochimaru is not a cold-blooded ghost, but it is also certain that this guy's emotional line and values are quite different from ordinary people. He is probably the only one in this world.
"Take it."
Orochimaru threw a bamboo tube and fell into Qi's arms.
"What is this?"
Qi was stunned, but he reached out and caught it immediately.
"You don't need to open it now, it won't do you any good."
Orochimaru stood up and walked towards the entrance.
"In a few months, if I'm still here at Konoha, you should destroy it immediately to avoid getting into trouble, but if I'm gone, the things inside are what I leave to you."
"What do you mean?"
Qi's scalp suddenly tightened, Orochimaru What does this mean? Declaration of rebellion?
It's a pity that no one will answer him anymore. Orochimaru's figure has disappeared without a trace. Only the bamboo tube is still in his hand. It seems to be extremely weird... and hot to the touch!