The four members of the Uchiha Military Police Force Sixth Squad—Captain Uchiha En and another person carrying the huge cloth bag, and the other two holding snacks—followed behind Orochimaru, attracting intense attention from pedestrians along the way.
In the hearts of the villagers, the Uchiha Military Police Force members had always been perceived as arrogant, disdaining to waste words with them. No matter what happened, they would just arrest people and leave, unwilling to say more than a few words. They were considered very unapproachable.
But now, what they saw was completely different from their impression.
"No way, are those the arrogant Uchiha Military Police Force?"
"Is it real or fake? Am I dreaming?"
"I didn't expect them to have such a side!"
"They don't seem that unapproachable."
"They probably just aren't good at expressing emotions, right?"
Along the way, the four of them listened to the villagers' whispers, blushing with embarrassment, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into.
"Thank you. As a token of my gratitude, these are for you."
Orochimaru, to thank the four, picked out some snacks and gave them to them.
The four didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the snacks from Orochimaru. After losing face to such an extent, they deserved some compensation. Afterward, they continued their patrol on the streets.
"How cute, that girl named Orochimaru."
"Orochimaru..."
"Don't you think that name sounds familiar?"
"Orochimaru? Isn't that the genius who improved the soldier pill formula?"
Uchiha En suddenly remembered who Orochimaru was, and his hand trembled, almost dropping the lollipop he was holding.
"Orochimaru? Wasn't it Orochimaru who defeated Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Youka not long ago?"
"Eh—!!!"
"After all, she's the Hokage's disciple. It's normal for her to have the strength to defeat Yashiro and Youka, especially since they haven't awakened their Sharingan yet."
It was well known that there was a world of difference between Uchiha with awakened Sharingan and those without.
"How old is she?! And she's not from any of the major Ninja Clans. I never thought such a powerful existence could emerge from a civilian Ninja."
Uchiha En listened to his teammates' words, a look of emotion on his face.
Shouldn't the most important thing be that we were used by such a powerful genius?
The three looked at their dear captain speechlessly.
What 'not enough Chakra to maintain Shadow Clones'? Who are you trying to fool!
They had foolishly fallen for it!
These snacks... what should we do with them?
On the other side, Orochimaru sat on her bed, rubbing her itchy nose. In her hand was the Akimichi Clan's insights on Yang Release Chakra nature transformation. Looking at the small mountain of snacks piled up, she mused that she couldn't eat it all, and she didn't particularly like snacks.
When Tsunade arrives, I'll let her pick some she likes, and send the rest to the Orphanage.
Orochimaru decided on the distribution of the snacks. As for Jiraiya, he was selectively ignored by her; that guy was training on Mount Myōboku and she didn't know when he would return.
The Akimichi Clan was a very honest clan. They sent over hundreds of scrolls, each containing the Akimichi Clan members' insights on Yang Release Chakra nature transformation recorded during their Multi-Size Technique training.
Many scrolls were covered in dust, and from their condition, it was easy to tell that these scrolls were quite old.
Although the content of each scroll was largely similar, there were also some differences, which greatly benefited Orochimaru in her understanding of Yang Release Chakra nature transformation.
Her main body plus Shadow Clones read all the scrolls from morning until evening.
Up until now, Orochimaru's mastery of Yang Release Chakra nature transformation had been focused on medical applications. However, the Akimichi Clan's insights on Yang Release Chakra nature transformation allowed her to advance her mastery even further.
No longer limited to medical applications, Yang Release Chakra nature transformation could also be used to strengthen the body. The Multi-Size Technique was a Yang Release Ninjutsu that stimulated cells with Yang Release Chakra, causing them to expand rapidly.
So, with mastery of Yang Release Chakra nature transformation, the Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique... No, simply making the body larger is useless to me.
If I can learn the Eight Branches Technique and Sage Mode from Ryūchi Cave, then even the Susanoo of the red-eyed disease family might not be able to withstand a fight.
Orochimaru looked at the sky outside, noticing that the ANBU Ninja who had been secretly protecting her for some time had retreated, which meant no one was watching her anymore.
Did they give up?
Considering that I might have been put forward to attract attention, continuing to expose spies hidden in Konoha would be more trouble than it's worth. Besides, the soldier pill formula can be obtained by analyzing the soldier pill, so there's no need to specifically obtain the formula.
Orochimaru could roughly guess why those successive spies and traitors had disappeared.
The next day, Tsunade carried a cloth bag and looked at her reflection in the glass. With her face covered, she looked no different from a thief.
"Orochimaru, we look like thieves like this!"
"Sealing the snacks in scrolls is too wasteful. Let's just deliver them to the Orphanage like this."
Orochimaru walked out of her house with a cloth bag on her back, glanced at her reflection in the window, and agreed, "Yes, it really does look like it."
The soldier pill matter was concluded. Next, she could continue her training in Chakra nature and shape transformation, as well as her research into skincare products.
"Orochimaru, wait for me!"
Tsunade followed behind Orochimaru. Thinking of how many people would stare at them along the way, her cute little face flushed red with embarrassment and shyness. She glanced at Orochimaru ahead, then bit the bullet and quickened her pace to walk beside her.
The Orphanage was located in a secluded area, surrounded by mountains and water, making it easy to be self-sufficient.
In terms of natural environment, the surroundings were quite good, but in terms of living conditions, the Orphanage's environment was not great, even somewhat harsh.
Almost all the orphans in the Orphanage were children who had lost their homes and parents in the First Shinobi World War, were homeless, and lacked the ability to survive.
"Thank you very much! Thank you both so much!"
The Orphanage director, a kind elderly man, was moved to tears when he saw the snacks Orochimaru and Tsunade brought. In his eyes, these two Genin were also children, yet they were willing to spend money to buy so many snacks for the children in the Orphanage. What kind-hearted children they were!
The director's legs were somewhat inconvenient, clearly disabled. He also had knife scars on his face and burn scars on his arm caused by Fire Release, seemingly from not receiving timely treatment after the First Shinobi World War, which left him disabled and unable to continue his Ninja career, leading him to become the Orphanage director.
Orochimaru looked at the children in the Orphanage, their eyes sparkling with longing as they gazed at the snacks. She took out barbecue restaurant vouchers from her arms and gave them to the director, smiling as she said, "Grandpa Director, here are some barbecue restaurant vouchers. They should be enough for the children to have a barbecue meal."
"This... I can't accept this. You've already brought so many things."
The director did not take the vouchers Orochimaru offered.
"Please take them. The vouchers were given to me by a friend."
Orochimaru slipped the vouchers into the director's hand and pulled Tsunade to walk out.
The director looked at the vouchers in his hand, then looked up at Orochimaru and Tsunade's retreating figures, and called out loudly, "Wait, children, you haven't told me your names yet!"
"Orochimaru."
"Tsunade."
Orochimaru and Tsunade paused, turned to the director, and stated their names.
Orochimaru... isn't that!
The director's eyes widened. A few days ago, he might not have known who Orochimaru was, but now, most people in Konoha knew her name.
Tsunade... isn't that the First Hokage's granddaughter?!
The director looked at Orochimaru and Tsunade's retreating figures in shock, never expecting them to visit the children in the Orphanage.
It turns out, Hokage-sama still cares very much about the children in the Orphanage!
The director, having made some assumptions, shed tears of emotion.
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