Seeing Orochimaru looking at him, Shin'un smiled, instructed the ninjas around him to hand over the camp, then called to Yūichi and Shiina Kō, and ran straight towards Orochimaru.
"Teacher, it's been a long time."
Upon reaching Orochimaru, Shin'un was the first to greet him, while Shiina Kō beside him bowed respectfully with a smile.
As for Uchiha Yūichi on the far left, although he appeared unchanged on the surface, a closer look would easily reveal that he was standing with his legs taut and his head slightly raised, gazing at the sky.
He looked just like a primary school student who was being punished by the teacher for not doing his homework and was afraid that the teacher would call his parents.
Shin'un stood to the side, smiling as he observed the changes in Yūichi.
He certainly knew why Yūichi reacted this way after seeing Orochimaru.
About a year and a half ago, when Amegakure had not yet withdrawn from the battlefield, the war was even more intense than it is now.
Under such circumstances, Shin'un's team was naturally very busy. The continuous high-intensity missions and killings made the mental state of the three members of the team somewhat unstable.
Among them, Shin'un and Shiina Kō are alright, but Uchiha Yūichi's personality change is very obvious.
Perhaps the Uchiha Clan did indeed have a genetic advantage in this regard. During that period Uchiha Yūichi Uchiha Yūichi, like most Uchiha clan members, always had a cold face. Even when he spoke normally, the way he spoke made it sound sarcastic and unsettling.
Most importantly, perhaps due to excessive pressure or other reasons, Uchiha Yūichi gradually showed a tendency to torment his enemies on the battlefield.
Since things had become this serious, Shin'un directly sent a letter to Orochimaru, who was on the other side of the battlefield at the time, informing him of Yūichi's changes.
Therefore, Orochimaru, as the battlefield commander, directly issued a transfer order to bring Yūichi to his side.
It wasn't until three months later that Uchiha Yūichi returned to the Shin'un squad to report for duty.
Shin'un still doesn't know what kind of torment Uchiha Yūichi went through while he was with Orochimaru.
All we know is that after he returned, his mental state improved considerably; he was even described as sunny and cheerful, and his tendency to torment his enemies disappeared until a year later when it began to reappear.
From that point on, Shin'un noticed Yūichi every time Yuichi saw Orochimaru, he would stand up straight like this, as if being "punished."
When Shin'un, out of curiosity, asked Uchiha Yūichi what kind of mental treatment he had received, he would only turn pale and show an expression of not daring to look back on the past, waving his hands repeatedly, but stubbornly refusing to say what he had experienced.
"How are things?"
Just as Shin'un was smiling as he watched Yūichi reminisce about the past, Orochimaru stepped forward, looked the three of them up and down, and then revealed a sinister smile that could stop a child from crying. He looked at the three of them and asked.
"It's alright, just carrying out the same tasks as before, though it's a bit tiring."
As Shiina Kō spoke, he smiled and raised his right hand as if presenting a treasure, condensing a small, rapidly spinning whirlwind on it.
"Also, I'm starting to get the Wind Release you had me practice more proficiently, teacher."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Shiina Kō's words, Orochimaru took a few steps closer to observe the small whirlwind in Shiina Kō's right hand up close.
After observing for a while, Orochimaru nodded in approval and then said:
"Not bad, your mastery of Wind Release Chakra has reached the point where you can use Wind Release Ninjutsu."
"Now you can try practicing Ninjutsu."
At this point, Orochimaru pulled out a Wind Release Ninjutsu he had prepared beforehand from his ninja tool pouch on his waist.
"This is Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, a good choice for beginners to practice."
After saying that, Orochimaru smiled and handed the scroll in his hand to Shiina Kō.
Thank you, teacher.
The unexpected surprise brought a smile to Shiina Kō. After bowing in gratitude, he immediately took the scroll and began to examine it.
Seeing Shiina Kō's delighted expression, Orochimaru smiled like a doting father, and then finally turned his gaze to Shin'un and Yūichi standing to the side.
"Clap clap!"
Orochimaru took a few steps closer and patted Yūichi the shoulder.
" Shin'un said that your mental state has started to seem off again lately?"
Upon hearing this, Yūichi shuddered, turned around and glared at Shin'un, then quickly said:
"Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely pay attention."
Orochimaru saw Yūichi stand even straighter and nodded with a smile.
"I hope it's as you say, otherwise I'll make you wear a mask and only shorts next time to help the female ninjas relax."
"Those female ninjas say they really miss you, their sweetheart with your well-defined abs."
"Uh~"
When Orochimaru casually revealed his dark past, which he had kept secret until now, Yūichi's face immediately turned pale, and he lowered his head, feeling utterly dejected.
Orochimaru smiled upon seeing this and turned to look at Shin'un at the very end.
"I heard you lost an arm yesterday because of your own Lightning Release?"
Orochimaru smiled, his gaze sweeping over Shin'un's right arm, which was tightly wrapped in bandages.
"Ah, wasn't the situation urgent? And we also had to save several other Konoha Ninja..."
Shin'un had anticipated Orochimaru bringing this up and responded with a helpless expression.
Orochimaru shook his head, his smile remaining unchanged.
Knowing his teacher's temperament well, Shin'un immediately realized that Orochimaru would probably hold a grudge about this for a while.
"Alright, let's go. I'll take you to my tent; I have something to discuss."
After inquiring about the current situation of his three disciples, Orochimaru did not linger. He turned around and led Shin'un and the other two straight towards the center of the camp.
Seeing this, Yūichi quickly followed, fearing that Orochimaru might still be there saying something. Shin'un and Shiina Kō followed at the same time.
The group walked quickly and soon arrived at a huge tent under the watchful eyes of the Chunin.
"Teacher, what is this?"
Looking up, Shin'un gazed at the beginning and end of the tent in front of him, a sense of doubt creeping into his heart.
Even if this were the tent of a battlefield commander, it was far too enormous.
Based on a rough visual estimate, Shin'un estimated that the tent was probably at least twenty meters long and six or seven meters wide.
Orochimaru walked up to Shin'un and asked him a question in surprise.
"Teacher, are you living in such a big tent all by yourself?"
"Yes, my tent is huge, and there are some really fun things inside. Do you want to take a look?"
Noticing Shin'un's confusion, Orochimaru gestured for the three of them to go inside and investigate.
Nodding, Shin'un ignored Orochimaru's words, which sounded somewhat familiar to him, lifted the tent flap in front of him, and went straight inside.
Upon entering the camp, Shin'un was immediately surprised by what he saw.
"This is... a Gundam?"