Chapter 459 Rope Tree's Request
While Uchiha Qiushan was carefully sensing the movements in the forest, he felt something was increasingly wrong.
"Huh? Why is this Orochimaru hanging around the Rope Tree?"
Uchiha Qiushan also reacted at this time. It seemed that Orochimaru had now discovered Rope Tree and confirmed his identity. Otherwise, he would never have abandoned his goal and wandered around Rope Tree.
Yes, Uchiha Qiushan was very clear about Orochimaru's goal this time.
Because before this, Uchiha Itachi, who was in the Akatsuki organization, sent him information that Orochimaru had suffered under Itachi's Sharingan.
One of Orochimaru's targets when he came to Konoha Village this time should be Uchiha Sasuke. Even if he had just changed his body, he could still cast a curse seal on Sasuke's body. In this way, Sasuke would basically be unable to escape from his control.
Therefore, when Uchiha Qiushan sensed that Orochimaru had abandoned Sasuke's team and followed around Napaki, he understood his purpose.
However, Uchiha Qiushan was not in a hurry at this time. After slowly eating a string of three-colored meatballs, he looked at the remaining meatballs on the platform, shook his head with some regret, and then hurried towards the position of the rope tree.
At this time, Sheng Shu was already traveling alone in the Death Forest with his mission scroll.
Originally, because Nawaki was not in the team, he was not eligible to participate in this Chunin Exam. The reason why he was able to participate was that he begged his sister for a long time and signed a series of unequal treaties in exchange for this spot.
Therefore, Sheng Shu was still very concerned about this competition. After receiving the scroll, he rushed to the tower alone.
After hearing the rules of the competition, he had already made up his mind.
Although he is very strong now, he cannot be careless. Moreover, he is alone and does not have the advantage in numbers.
Therefore, he decided to wait outside the high tower in the Death Forest for those who would fall into his trap.
After all, by the time those people reach the tower, they will probably be exhausted.
But he had already rested well by that time, and was able to set traps in advance to defeat the team members one by one so as to get the scrolls in their hands.
Moreover, if he is lucky, he might even run into a team that has already collected all the scrolls of heaven and earth. In that case, he won't have to worry about how to judge which kind of scroll those people are holding.
Rope Tree was very fast because he used the Lightning Armor at the very beginning, which made him extremely fast and left the other contestants behind.
Therefore, when he was on the road, he didn't have to worry about being ambushed.
Wow~~~
Just as Sheng Shu was concentrating on his way, the sound of flowing water came into his ears, which made him alert. A smile appeared on his face. He turned around and rushed towards the direction of the sound of the water.
After running for half a day, although Shengshu was not very hungry, he was a little thirsty. He replenished some water here and took a short rest so that he would be in better condition later.
Thinking of this, Sheng Shu quickened his pace.
huh~~
After drinking a gulp of the very clear river water, Sheng Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was thinking about whether to take a rest or continue on his journey, a hoarse voice that sounded very familiar to him suddenly came from behind him.
"Shengshu-kun, long time no see, it seems it is really you..."
After hearing this voice, Sheng Shu immediately turned his head, with an excited expression on his face, and looked at a figure standing not far behind him, and shouted excitedly:
"Teacher Orochimaru!!"
For Nawaki, he was very familiar with Sensei Orochimaru. After all, in his memory, he and Sensei Orochimaru had only not seen each other for half a year. So after seeing Orochimaru, he did not feel the slightest bit of unfamiliarity and greeted him very skillfully.
Fortunately, Orochimaru's appearance has hardly changed over the years, so Nawaki recognized him quickly.
When Orochimaru heard the words that Nawaki was shouting at him, he was also in a trance.
After all, Orochimaru is not without feelings. When he accepted Nawaki as his disciple, he was sincere.
Moreover, Nawaki has a very sunny personality, just like a little sun, warming up Orochimaru's gloomy personality.
So, even though in Orochimaru's memory, he hadn't seen Rope Tree for a long time, but after hearing the shouts, it still brought back those good memories of his previous life.
Orochimaru's eyes were dazed for a moment before he came back to his senses. He looked at Nawase with some warmth and continued:
"Shengshu, long time no see, how have you been lately?"
Hearing what Orochimaru said, Nawaki's face also blossomed with a very happy smile. After touching the back of his head, he smiled and said:
"Teacher Orochimaru, I'm doing fine recently, although I was in deep sleep for quite some time due to my injuries.
Thanks to my sister and brother-in-law, I was able to recover after my injuries were healed. "
At this point, Sheng Shu seemed to remember something, his expression changed slightly, and then he continued to ask:
"Teacher Orochimaru, I heard from my sister that you betrayed the village many years ago. Is this true? Is there any reason for this?"
After hearing what Rope Tree said, Orochimaru's expression changed slightly, and his face turned cold again. Just when he was about to say something, he met Rope Tree's eyes full of concern and without the slightest bit of defense. After a slight start, his expression relaxed a little, and then he shook his head and replied:
"Yes, Nawaki, I have indeed defected from the village, and I have no hard reasons, I just pursue different things."
Hearing what Orochimaru said, Nawaki was slightly startled, opened his mouth, and after thinking for a while, he continued:
"Teacher Orochimaru, can you please return to the village? My sister is now the Fifth Hokage. I will ask her to revoke your status as a traitor. In this way, you don't have to worry about being outside anymore."
Nawaki knew a little about the life of a rebel ninja. Not only was his life in danger, but he also lived in fear all day long. That was why he said such things to teacher Orochimaru.
But what Ropeki didn't know was that Orochimaru, the rebel ninja, was different from others. After he defected, he was still living a very comfortable life because of the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura. Not only did he have countless bases, but even his subordinates were fooled by him and became loyal to him.