"It must be because of Teacher Orochimaru. I knew it—ordinary ninja couldn't withstand the aura around Teacher."
With a single sentence, he dumped all the blame onto Orochimaru. Even the cold and ruthless Orochimaru's eye twitched, and he wanted to teach him a lesson.
Unfortunately, the excuse was far too forced. Yakushi Nonō's gaze remained fixed on Uchiha Yū the entire time.
"Forget it. It seems that incident left a deep psychological scar on you."
Seeing that she was still afraid, Uchiha Yū got straight to the point.
"Do you remember the child I asked you to take special care of? You can hand him over to Teacher Orochimaru now. You won't need to concern yourself with his life from now on."
Having Kabuto Yakushi taken away from her, the fear in her heart suddenly turned into resolve. She slowly stood up. No matter how afraid she was of Uchiha Yū, she had to speak her mind.
"He is still a child. He should not bear darkness, much less become a sacrifice."
Unfortunately, her words did not please Orochimaru. Compared to Uchiha Yū's approachable manner, Orochimaru was far colder and more domineering. A mere Root operative dared defy his will. Even if he killed her here, no one would stand up for her.
Sensing the killing intent beside him growing stronger, Uchiha Yū wore a trace of helplessness as he silently walked over to the two of them.
"There is no need for that, Teacher Orochimaru. This is simply the normal concern an orphanage director has for her children. It was precisely because I valued that concern that I allowed her to remain at the orphanage and care for the children. Otherwise, how could she have had the chance to stay in this place?"
The first sentence was for Orochimaru,