? This morning, in the forest next to Land of Water village.
"No, it's not like that, try again..."
Bai, who was practicing using chakra to climb trees, fell from the tree again.
Since Bai has been gifted since he was a child, Yu sees that Bai has already refined a lot of chakra, and has already Awakening the fusion of water and wind chakra attributes Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
It's just that no one has taught Bai how to use it, so yesterday Yu taught Bai how to use chakra to climb trees Water Walking. Taking advantage of the day when the snow melted and the sun came out, Bai went to the forest on the edge to practice alone.
"No, we must succeed this time..."
"We must not... let Master Yu down!"
After climbing up, Bai fell down again. He gritted his teeth and continued to concentrate chakra into the soles of his feet, and walked up against the big tree.
Bai doesn't like fighting, but for Master Yu's needs and to protect his important people, he must persevere.
He concentrated on condensing chakra and practicing climbing the tree again and again. Unknowingly, fine sweat had covered his flawless white face.
Bai, who was concentrating on his cultivation, didn't notice that at this moment, under a big tree across the creek, a white-haired boy about his age was sitting there and looking at him quietly.
What a beautiful person... the boy marveled.
"What is he working so hard for? What is the meaning of living?"
Looking at Bai falling and getting up again and again across from him, the white-haired boy lowered his head in silence and thought.
"Huh?"
Finally, he noticed that there was someone watching him from across the stream, so Bai turned around and looked back.
He has white hair, a pair of emerald green eyes, his skin is slightly pale, and his forehead is dotted with two vermilion marks. He looks handsome but his eyes are looking at him dully.
"Who... are you?"
Bai Yi wiped away the fine beads of sweat on his face and looked at the boy opposite him in astonishment.
"Uh... sorry!"
The boy's voice was a little awkward, as if he had disturbed the practice of the beautiful young man opposite.
"Nothing..."
Bai smiled and shook his head, looking at him with some confusion, "Why... why are you here alone?"
"Alone..."
The boy murmured and lowered his head silently. There seemed to be an unknown past hidden in his ice-green eyes, and his tone was a little erratic, "Yes, I have always been alone, and I don't know why I am here..."
"Don't know?"
Bai was stunned. The white-haired boy's eyes looked like his past. If he hadn't met Mr. Yu yesterday, would he have the same lonely and empty eyes?
"The look in your eyes is very similar to that of me before..."
Looking at the boy opposite, Bai's mouth curved beautifully.
"The old you?"
The boy looked at Bai, and from Bai's eyes, he could see that there was something he never had living in them.
"Yes... but now I have met Mr. Yu..."
Saying this, Bai's face showed a happy smile, "I won't be unwanted anymore..."
"I will never be unwanted again..."
The white-haired boy silently recited these somewhat awkward words, looking at Bai with a look of envy and expectation.
Watching Bai's smiling face gradually expand, dazzling and beautiful under the sunlight, the white-haired boy was slightly in a trance.
What a beautiful smile, is it because of what he said about Master Yu?
So, will anyone smile like this to me?
Suddenly, the color of hope in the white-haired boy's eyes became more and more intense.
"I hope you will meet someone who needs you in the future..."
Seeing the white-haired boy opposite him in a daze, Bai turned his head and continued his practice.
Someone who needs me?
The boy thought blankly. He was hated and feared by his tribe. He was kept in a cage like a wild beast since he was a child. He was like a fighting tool and would only be released when fighting.
Whether he is used as a weapon or as a human shield, he has no idea what the meaning of his existence is in this world, and who would really need him?
"Haha, what two lovely children..."
At this time, a low, hoarse and somewhat evil voice suddenly sounded.
The white and white-haired boy turned around in shock, and saw a pale-faced, long-haired man with a pair of narrow snake eyes, a slender figure, and wearing a gray robe, standing on the water of the creek at some point.
"You are?!"
The evil temperament exuding from this man and the aura of killing galloping across the battlefield made Bai almost suffocate.
"It's you?!"
The white-haired boy recognized the identity of the man in front of him. Not long ago, Kaguya Clan of Land of Water launched a coup. When he was sent by his tribe to fight Kirigakure, he had seen this man on the road and said some strange things to him.
"Huh?"
Feeling the pressure on Bai, the boy suddenly pulled out a white bone knife from his palm, held it across his chest and jumped in front of Bai.
"Oh? As expected of the Kaguya Clan's child..."
"You are Awakening Kekkei Genkai at such a young age, and fighting has become your instinct. There is no fear at all, only excitement..."
Seeing the behavior of the white-haired boy, the long-haired man was a little surprised. He chuckled and stuck out his scarlet tongue from his mouth and licked his lips and said.
"Kaguya Kimimaro... that's your name, right?"
Immediately, the long-haired man softly spoke the white-haired boy's name.
"How do you know my name..."
Boy, no, Kimimaro heard the man opposite say his name, his eyes tightened, and he looked at him more warily.
"Haha..."
Feeling Kimimaro's hostility, the long-haired man remained unmoved and turned his eyes to Bai: "So... another lovely child, can you tell me your name?"
"..."
Bai was so shocked by the powerful aura exuded by the long-haired man that he was speechless.
Suddenly finding two children with such outstanding qualifications, the long-haired man licked his lips excitedly and slowly stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch the faces of the two children.
"His name is Bai."
Suddenly, a sound that should not belong to this forest suddenly appeared, and the long-haired man's movements stopped abruptly.
Even I didn't notice his appearance...
The long-haired man frowned and turned his head just in time to see a handsome young man in black clothes and white hair walking towards them.
"I said, his name is Bai, is there any problem?"
After getting closer, this handsome young man stood in front of them and revealed the identity of the long-haired man, "Senior Orochimaru, one of Legendary Sannin..."
"It's you?!"
Looking at the sudden appearance of Yu, the long-haired man Orochimaru's narrow pupils shrank, but soon an evil smile appeared on his face again, "Who do I think..."
"It turns out to be my junior brother, the genius ninja who killed Kirigakure Fourth Mizukage a few days ago, Mr. Yu..."