I don't believe in the will of fire

It was already the second day after Uzumaki Shenyue returned to the village. Because of the tense nerves during the mission, the fierce battle and the final rush, everyone present was physically exhausted. Therefore, after seeing this situation

, Tie Yun, who was the leader of the team, directly ordered the team to be disbanded after returning to the village.

Even though he is a member of the Senju clan and is one level stronger than most ninjas in terms of chakra and vitality, his face is a little pale and his body is a little exhausted after a mission of this level, so he can only wait a few days for the agreed barbecue.

The queen of heaven.

The other companion was an ordinary ninja with no sense of existence. He had no special bond with the two of them. He said a bland hello and left.

As an ordinary chuunin, he is incompatible with Senju Nezuki and Uzumaki Kamizuki in every aspect. Perhaps this is the difference between commoners, nobles, and geniuses.

Uzumaki Kamizuki doesn't like to play partner games. In the three years since he became a chuunin, his partners have changed batch after batch, and he doesn't care much about it.

After seeing everyone leave, Uzumaki Kamizuki did not go home directly. He looked at the brightly lit Hokage Tower in the distance and walked towards the street stalls alone.

He was a little hungry.

It is a pity that the famous hand-made ramen in the later plot has not appeared in Konoha at this time. Moreover, the village at this time is still in a tense war atmosphere, so there are not many places to eat on the street.

Uzumaki Kamizuki had no choice but to find a random ramen shop.

What was a bit surprising was that he met an acquaintance here.

"Hello, Lord Orochimaru!"

"Oh, it's Kamizuki-kun. It's been a long time since I last saw you." Orochimaru's iconic hoarse voice sounded. At this time, Orochimaru was only in his twenties and had not yet become the perverted Frankenstein of later generations, so

, it still looks very gentle.

"Did you just come back from your mission?"

Orochimaru sensitively smelled the smell of blood emanating from Shenyue.

"Yes, I just returned to the village, so I didn't have time to clean it. I'm really sorry."

"Haha, no need to apologize. The smell of blood is the most common thing for ninjas. Sit down and don't be formal."

Shenyue sat down and ordered a bowl of barbecued pork ramen before continuing: "Speaking of which, before I thank Orochimaru-sama, if it weren't for the ninjutsu scrolls you lent me, I'm afraid I would have died among other ninjas.

It’s in my hands.”

"Haha, you're welcome. Besides, I don't think Shenyue-kun will die in such a place." Orochimaru said without concealing his admiration for Shenyue: "Those people in the village, even the teacher, are all because of themselves."

Ignorant and short-sighted, they chose to give up thinking about a genius like Shenyue Lord. They naively thought that this could cover up the light of Shenyue Lord, but they didn't know that this was just the work of a frog in the well."

"Lord Orochimaru, you have given me too much praise."

"If you can't live up to the reputation, Lord Shenyue should know it best in your heart. Haha, I really look forward to Teacher seeing the light bursting out from Lord Shenyue. However, at that time, what kind of situation were the two sides in?

The position cannot be guaranteed."

Even though Orochimaru praised Shenyue unabashedly, Shenyue's face remained expressionless. But Orochimaru did not look disappointed, and instead admired Shenyue even more.

"Shenyue Lord, if you need anything in the future, you can come to me. I'm looking forward to seeing how far you can go."

After saying that, Orochimaru stood up, pressed Shenyue's shoulder and slowly left.

It wasn't until Orochimaru's figure completely disappeared that a slight change appeared on Shenyue's face, and she sighed: "As expected of Orochimaru."

"Hello, your ramen!"

"Thank you..."

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Before the rising sun in the morning had completely risen from the other side of the mountain, there was a knock on the door of Shenyue's house. After opening the door, a person who surprised him appeared in front of him.

"Minato, what are you doing here?"

Shenyue's expression couldn't be described as welcoming, but even a little impatient inside.

Minato's expression was also a little embarrassed, but he still asked firmly: "I want to ask Shenyue if you know where Kushina has gone. I haven't seen her for several days."

Of course Shenyue knew that since he was suddenly not allowed to visit Uzumaki Mito and was suddenly sent out to perform a mission, he had this hunch. After returning, he could not sense the existence of Kushina's chakra, and even more

It confirmed his thoughts. But he must not say it out loud. His identity was already very embarrassing in Konoha. He was not prepared to cause too much trouble for himself before falling into an irreversible situation.

"I don't know, and what are you asking me about Kushina? Shouldn't you know better than me?"

"Sorry, Shenyue...because you are all from the Uzumaki clan, so I thought you would know."

"It's true that we are both members of the Uzumaki clan, but you should also know that my relationship with her is not very good."

Hearing Shenyue's words, Minato seemed hesitant to speak, but finally couldn't help but said: "Actually, Kushina and I both understand that you must have some unavoidable reasons. We are obviously the best friends.

."

Shenyue's expression did not change, and she still looked impatient and said: "If you just want to tell me these things, then please come back."

After that, regardless of Minato's expression, he closed the door directly.

Just looking at the empty room, Shenyue was also a little disappointed. Four years ago, Kushina and Minato were regular visitors to this room, but since the Chunin Examination, everything has changed.

I thought that after showing my talents and talents in the Chuunin Exams, I would get the recognition and attention of the village, but I didn't expect that what I got in the end was deliberate neglect and heavy surveillance.

From that time on, Shenyue clearly realized that in the eyes of Konoha's top management, he was just a backup jinchūriki, and they did not need him to have extra thoughts and too many uncontrollable factors.

Therefore, from that time on, he began to slowly hide himself, gave up all his ties in this village, and began to become indifferent to everyone around him. Until now, I am afraid that only the brainless Shengshu

Guys, you have to be able to get along with him.

Looking back now, it was really disgusting for me to pretend to be innocent at that time and always talk about the will of fire.

However, the arrival of Minato also reminded him. If he guessed correctly, Kushina should have become a Jinchuriki now. His position in Konoha has become even more embarrassing. After the identity of the Jinchuriki substitute is gone,

, he doesn’t know whether things will develop in a good direction or a bad direction, but no matter what, he must prepare for the worst.