"These goods can't be put into a scroll."
Xue Ge recalled the earnest words of the Root member who had been managing the warehouse.
He hefted the black bundle on his back, several times his size and holding several crates, and carefully kept to the shadows as he made his way to Orochimaru's laboratory building.
Unexpectedly, Orochimaru seemed to be waiting for his delivery this time, and had come out to wait at the entrance early.
When he saw that Xue Ge was the one carrying the goods, Orochimaru visibly froze for a moment, then smiled inscrutably. "Oh, Xue Ge-kun-did Danzo send you to deliver something to me?"
Xue Ge looked at Orochimaru, understanding dawning.
No wonder that address looked so familiar-I'm a regular here. How could it not?
"No, the job just happened to fall to me." Xue Ge dragged the goods around in front of him. "These are the goods Root sent you."
Orochimaru stroked a crate, and Xue Ge saw a snake slip out of his sleeve and burrow into the bundle.
After a while, Orochimaru nodded and told Xue Ge, "Go back and tell Danzo the quality is good. The next delivery is in two months. Don't forget."
"All right." Xue Ge nodded and prepared to leave. Unless there was something he needed to do, he really did not want to linger at Orochimaru's place.
"Speaking of which-" Just as he turned, Xue Ge heard Orochimaru's sinister voice behind him. "Don't you want to know what these goods are, Xue Ge-kun?"
"-" With his back to Orochimaru, Xue Ge narrowed his eyes.
Supplied to Orochimaru by Root, impossible to store in a scroll, weighing this much-
He did not need to look to know what was inside.
"No, I don't." Xue Ge shook his head. "I'm