As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present fell silent.
"You say you're Lord Orochimaru's disciple? Who would believe that!" The Uchiha clansman was still shouting. Fugaku Uchiha angrily shouted, "That's enough, Iwa. Shut up!"
"Captain..."
"Shut up!"
"Yes."
Fugaku scrutinized Kiyosuke, observing him with his Sharingan. He saw a strong Fire - natured chakra and said, "You claim to be Lord Orochimaru's disciple. Do you have any proof?"
Kiyosuke raised his hand, revealing the little white snake on his wrist, and said, "This is a snake given to me by Teacher Orochimaru."
The little white snake raised its head, sensed the complex scents in the air, and flicked its tongue.
"This is indeed Lord Orochimaru's summon beast."
In the entire Konoha, only Orochimaru played with snakes. This white snake had little offensive ability but was used by him to transmit messages during the war. As the most powerful member of the Uchiha clan at present, Fugaku had seen this kind of white snake.
Just a snake alone couldn't prove that the kid in front of him was Orochimaru's disciple. But at least it could show that there was a close relationship between them. Otherwise, this white snake wouldn't be in his hand.
The Anbu also recognized it and said, "However, this matter still needs to be reported. Also, we haven't heard that Lord Orochimaru has taken in a disciple. And come with us."
"Then report it. I'm sorry for the trouble. I'll be more careful next time."
Do you really think there'll be a next time?
Apologize sincerely but do it again next time!
Everyone twitched their mouths, feeling helpless.
"Let's go."
The Anbu was about to take Kiyosuke away when the people on Fugaku's side spoke up. "Wait a minute. You Anbu are meddling too much. This is within the jurisdiction of the Konoha Police Force. This kid should be taken away by us."
"His ninjutsu has endangered the safety of Konoha. He should be taken away by the Anbu." As the direct troops of the Hokage, the Anbu wasn't afraid of the Uchiha clan.
"I think it would be better if I took this kid away."
A hoarse voice, as usual, deep and magnetic.
"Lord Orochimaru."
"Lord Orochimaru."
Both groups greeted Orochimaru.
As a disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and one of the Sannin, with remarkable military achievements, many Konoha civilians thought he was the best candidate to succeed the Hokage. Moreover, his strength commanded their respect.
From the shadows, Orochimaru stepped out and said, "Sorry to trouble you all to come here. This kid is under my care. I'll take him away."
He rushed over as soon as he heard the explosion. Now it seemed that Kiyosuke was responsible for this.
He turned his head and glanced at the large crater Kiyosuke had created, asking, "What ninjutsu did you use to turn this place into such a mess?"
Kiyosuke replied, "It was the one you mentioned before. I tried to practice it today. Because I didn't have enough chakra, I used a Shadow Clone instead. I innovated based on your idea and divided it into two moves."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he said, "Not bad power."
He turned to look at Fugaku and the Anbu. "This kid is a bit reckless, but he was just practicing ninjutsu. There's no need to take him away."
"Yes."
After he finished speaking, the group of Anbu disappeared in a flash.
As for the Konoha Police Force, Fugaku said, "Then we'll take our leave, Lord Orochimaru."
"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Fugaku. Oh, and congratulations on your wedding."
"I don't deserve such praise." Fugaku was neither servile nor overbearing as he led his men away.
Now that Orochimaru was here, he wouldn't continue to pester. Doing so might offend him, and the Uchiha clan, who were already surrounded by enemies, shouldn't make another powerful enemy.
Looking at the messy surroundings, Orochimaru said, "Use that ninjutsu on me again."
"Ah, okay."
...BOOM!
There was another explosion. The two waved their hands to disperse the dust in front of them. Orochimaru received the memory from the Shadow Clone and said, "The power could seriously injure a jonin who isn't prepared. If they're on guard, your Shadow Clone won't survive."
That meant this move could only be used by surprise. Of course, it would be a different story if the main body used it.
"Understood."
"Alright, go back and continue experimenting with your ability."
"Yes."
Great, he didn't hear about me using his name to bluff...
In the laboratory
Orochimaru took out a piece of paper and handed it to Kiyosuke.
"What's this for?"
Orochimaru explained, "This is a chakra - testing paper. It can test the nature of your chakra."
"I'll give it a try." He was also eager to know what nature his chakra was.
Under Orochimaru's guidance, he injected chakra into the chakra - testing paper in his hand. Subsequently, half of the paper was cut, and the other half was burned to ashes.
"Wind - natured and Fire - natured chakra from birth? Not bad..."
Suddenly, he had an inspiration and murmured, "Could it be that the combination of these two natures has given rise to this special Kekkei Genkai? Besides Blaze Release, can the combination of wind and fire also create this special Kekkei Genkai? I should have tested his chakra earlier..."
Seeing Orochimaru start to mumble to himself, Kiyosuke knew he was at it again. No wonder he could master core technologies. This spirit of research was truly admirable.
He had seen this many times in the past half - year. Every time he saw Orochimaru like this, he felt sorry for him because the starting point was wrong. No matter how many steps he deduced, he couldn't get it right.
But for the sake of his own life, he chose not to say anything. He was afraid of being killed.
"Come here for an experiment."
"Okay."
He obediently followed behind Orochimaru, silently watching Orochimaru hit a dead - end...
...
In the days before the graduation assessment, Kiyosuke didn't go to school. He was on leave the whole time. People who didn't know might have thought he'd dropped out. In fact, he was still being experimented on by Orochimaru, who was collecting data.
However, after repeated experiments, Orochimaru still couldn't figure out the secret of Kiyosuke's body's ability to turn into an element. He couldn't find a breakthrough and finally had to give up. After a year of research, he hadn't come up with anything useful, so he temporarily turned his attention back to his previous experiments.
And Kiyosuke also realized how extreme Orochimaru's preferences were.
Although it hadn't reached the point of using humans as test subjects yet, experimenting on snakes and other animals, dissecting them, and turning them into all kinds of strange shapes was really hard to accept.
"When you go to the battlefield, you'll understand that this is actually not that bad."
Orochimaru said softly.
Suddenly, he asked, "Mr. Kiyosuke, I have a question for you. What do you think a shinobi is?"
What is a shinobi?
Shinobi originally existed for war. During the Warring States period, various ninja clans were hired to fight each other. They were no different from tools. Similarly, it's the same in the current villages. It's just that it has expanded from ninja clans to ninja villages. Every shinobi can be sacrificed and lose their life for a mission.
Orochimaru was taken aback. He looked deeply at Kiyosuke and smiled, saying, "Your view is really interesting. But in a way, you're not wrong. In my opinion, a shinobi is someone who masters all ninjutsu. To that end, I want to learn all ninjutsu."
"Isn't having the Shadow Clone Technique enough? As long as you have enough chakra, you can easily compress the training time."
This was the most overpowered training method in the Naruto world. With the Shadow Clone Technique, training could be completed very quickly, and experience could be accumulated rapidly.
"Correct. This has always been my dream. What about you, Mr. Kiyosuke? What do you want? Why do you want to become a shinobi?"
"Why...?"
Kiyosuke looked confused. He said, "Just to survive. To survive in this cruel world."
"Not a bad aspiration."
Orochimaru commented, "Striving for the continuation of one's own life is very good."
"I think so too. Haha."
"Then, Mr. Kiyosuke, you have to train hard and amaze everyone."
"Yes."
"Go and collect 100 milliliters of mixed venom for me." He took out a test - tube and gave it to him, asking him to do the work.
Just now they were talking about life and ideals. How could he suddenly ask me to do something?
Bah!
...