"Teacher Orochimaru, stay home and focus on your research. I'll take you out to have fun next time!"
A Luo had cultivated quietly for a year. After celebrating his eleventh birthday, he began to get restless again.
Standing at the base's entrance, A Luo waved at Orochimaru, then happily turned and ran off.
"Brat..."
Leaning against a tree trunk, Orochimaru watched the child run away and raised a hand to slap the tree.
He had only just settled down for a little while, and now the brat was going out to run wild again. He really couldn't be left unwatched for a moment.
"Teacher, go a little easier. If you damage it, I'll have to come all the way back..."
A young face emerged from the tree, glaring at Orochimaru with grievance and telling him to be a little more careful.
He was leaving home this time to handle something important, so Teacher Orochimaru could not take his anger out on his tree while he was gone!
"Take care of yourself and come back early. And... don't trust Itachi Uchiha too much."
Orochimaru raised a finger and poked the blurry face on the forehead, telling the brat to be a little more cautious.
There were some things he could not say in person, so while A Luo had not gone too far, he deliberately had him return through this tree to listen to a few more words.
He knew Itachi Uchiha would not hurt A Luo and would even protect him with his life if danger arose.
But when Sasuke was involved, he was still dangerous.
Some time ago, when Itachi Uchiha came to see A Luo, Orochimaru had brought up a rather sensitive subject.
Once the Uchiha clan's Sharingan awakened into the Mangekyō Sharingan, eyes connected by blood were