Chapter 128: Orochimaru's Plea for Help
Panda was practically losing his mind. How could this guy be so stubborn? Why was he so obsessed with the murder case?
Get the priorities straight!
The key point was that this person was someone you absolutely could not afford to offend!
"No, this goes against the justice I believe in." Raccoon said with a stern expression as he turned and walked away. "Once I find conclusive evidence, I will arrest him…"
Panda was completely dumbfounded. Just how stubborn did this guy have to be to insist on arresting the Hokage?
"Still, isn't that stubbornness exactly what you like about him?" Octopus ANBU chuckled as he walked past. To him, everything that happened today was incredibly entertaining.
Meanwhile, inside the office, Li Jiexuan couldn't help scratching his head again. What kind of mess was this? On his very first day in office, he was already being targeted by his own subordinate?
But today was ultimately just a formality. Li Jiexuan was completely unfamiliar with ANBU operations, so there was nothing he could really decide anyway. After putting away his ANBU mask, Li Jiexuan was just about to go look for Tsunade when someone he never expected came to see him.
"Orochimaru?"
The usually cold and expressionless Orochimaru was actually crying, tears streaming down his face. "Li Jiexuan, I really have no other choice…"
Is this really the aloof final boss Snake Sage I know?
Li Jiexuan was completely stunned. He frowned and said, "Talk. What exactly happened?"
"My parents… they've been surrounded by the Sand Village ninjas!" Orochimaru dropped straight to his knees in front of Li Jiexuan. "Our family has always been single-line inheritance. I've searched almost everyone I can, but no one is willing to go save them."
Hearing this, Li Jiexuan raised his eyebrows. "That's impossible."
By all logic, Konoha was not such a heartless village. How could it make such a decision? Orochimaru's clan might not be large, but its strength was definitely not weak. After all, Ryūchi Cave—the strongest of the three great summoning sanctuaries—was not something just any clan could possess…
"They say the information is fake!"
Orochimaru took out a slip of paper:
We are surrounded in the Dead End Canyon of the Land of Wind. Send rescue immediately.
Li Jiexuan froze for a moment. He could basically be certain that this message was forged, because it did not contain Konoha's prearranged distress code. But then he turned to look at the tearful Orochimaru…
Li Jiexuan knew very well that for Orochimaru, even if there was only a one percent chance, he would never give up.
"Please, Li Jiexuan!" Orochimaru clenched his teeth and growled. "If you're willing to go there, I'll serve you for the rest of my life—do anything you command."
Hearing this, Li Jiexuan couldn't help but pause, a glimmer of unreadable light flashing in his eyes…
"Ding…"
Follower Quest: Orochimaru's Request.
Quest Objective: Go to Dead End Canyon in the Land of Wind.
Quest Rewards: 100,000 points, one Kage-tier treasure chest, Eternal Follower Orochimaru.
He hadn't expected that Orochimaru would be willing to go this far for his parents. But thinking about it, it made sense. This was still the young Orochimaru. The reason he later became the cold and ruthless Orochimaru…
Was precisely because of his parents' deaths!
This also showed, from another angle, just how deeply Orochimaru valued emotional bonds. However, with rewards this generous, the difficulty of the quest was probably no less than rescuing Senju Tobirama…
More importantly, Li Jiexuan had killed the Kazekage not long ago. If he appeared in the Land of Wind now, he would inevitably face relentless pursuit to the death.
One man against an entire country?
Li Jiexuan couldn't help grinning. The boast he had made himself—he would have to see it through, even with tears in his eyes.
This quest, I accept!
"I understand. I'll help you." Li Jiexuan helped Orochimaru to his feet. "Time is critical. We leave immediately!"
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