"Don't get angry yet..." Xia Yu wore an innocent expression, looking even more wronged than Orochimaru:
"I honestly never planned to make you take the blame at first. Those old guys brought you up themselves. They didn't know why you'd sent spies here, so they figured you were the one behind all those pregnancies..."
"I swear to heaven, I didn't say a single bad word about you during the meeting. Yep, really!"
"Hmph, men's lips tell nothing but lies. Do you really think I've never heard that saying?" Orochimaru was just about to lose his temper when a figure suddenly came running from nearby, clutching her shoulder.
"Orochimaru! It really is you!"
The newcomer was Mitaraishi Anko.
She was Orochimaru's student. When she was young, her master Orochimaru had left a Cursed Seal of Heaven on her shoulder.
However, this cursed seal was incomplete and couldn't unleash its power. On top of that, the Third Hokage had sealed it once, so its only function was to glow faintly red and ache whenever Orochimaru appeared nearby.
"Oh~ Anko. Tsk, tsk, you've grown up..."
Looking at Anko, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, Orochimaru's lips curved into a gratified smile. "Xia Yu, this girl used to be my cherished student. Bet you didn't expect that..."
Xia Yu nodded. "Mm-hmm, I know. She's my wife now."
Orochimaru: "...?"
As they spoke, Anko ran up to Xia Yu and warned him nervously, "Honey, this is my master, Orochimaru. He's dangerous! Don't get too close to him!"
Xia Yu gently patted Anko's head. "It's fine. Your master is pregnant with my child, so he probably won't attack me. We'll all be family from now on. Come on, call him your big sister~"
Mitaraishi Anko: "...?"
Anko's eyes went perfectly round, and for a