Three days later, in the Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on a chair, and facing him was Orochimaru who had just returned from a mission.
"Orochimaru, here is a mission for you."
Orochimaru had just returned, and was immediately assigned a new mission by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"I sent someone to investigate this mission a few days ago. However, the strange thing is that the bodies of those people have all disappeared, and even the blood on the ground is gone."
The incident that Sarutobi Hiruzen was talking about was exactly the incident of Minato Namikaze saving Kushina three days ago. As for the person behind the scenes, it was naturally Shui Xin.
"This mission is left to you to investigate, and the task of monitoring Kushina can be put aside for the time being."
Orochimaru took the mission scroll, and after understanding the cause and effect of the matter, he left the Hokage's office with the mission.
There were also several members of the Anbu who carried out the mission with Orochimaru this time. They all entered the Anbu at the same time as Orochimaru, so they were quite familiar with each other.
At this time, Orochimaru had not yet turned evil, and his personality was relatively "approachable". He would not lick his tongue and show a creepy smile at any time.
With a few subordinates, Orochimaru set off to the place where the incident occurred.
At the same time, a piece of intelligence was being sent to the Dark Kingdom. Before night fell, the letter fell into Shui Xin's hands.
After reading the content of the letter, Shui Xin frowned. At the same time, the instructions of Kokushibo a few days ago flashed through his mind.
"Did you find out just now? But I can go with the flow... and execute my next plan!"
Shui Xin put down the letter and called Shen Tu, who had nothing to do. He handed the task to him and asked him to get things done.
"Really? Shui Xin? You want me to go on this kind of task? Can't I just go to the Sha Ran Anbu to do it?"
Shen Tu was not in the mood to assassinate some small fish in Konoha Village.
Shui Xin's face did not change: "This is the task arranged by the adults!"
Hearing that it was issued by Kokushibo, Shen Tu pulled his face down and reluctantly accepted the task.
Shui Xin comforted him, "There are rewards for this mission too! Three Blood Soul Orbs... enough for you to use for a while!"
Shen Tu smiled happily when he heard about the Blood Soul Orbs.
Why should he have said that he had a salary earlier? Why did he need to pretend here? Just take the mission, kill those people as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible.
"Shui Xin, I'm leaving now."
Take up the mission, Shen Tu Fei Lei Shen left the temple. He was afraid that Shui Xin would regret and give this good mission to someone else.
...
The Fire Country is close to the border. Orochimaru has arrived here for several hours. During these hours, they have been searching for intelligence.
However, Shui Xin did not leave them anything.
Even the fallen leaves on the ground were blown away by Shui Xin's wind escape.
"Captain Orochimaru! We won't find anything if this goes on!"
Among the members of the Anbu, a perception ninja seemed to have a headache. In the field where he has an advantage, he was completely ineffective.
"Keep searching along the border! We must catch these guys!"
Orochimaru will never tolerate anyone who hurts the village. At this moment, he is a good student who wants to inherit Sarutobi Hiruzen's will of fire.
"Yes! Captain!"
In the forest, the team dispersed and continued to search.
Orochimaru chose a direction and began to search inch by inch.
Time passed unknowingly, and it was late at night in a blink of an eye.
Orochimaru glanced at the sky, released a flare, and prepared to let the rest of the team gather to see if there were any new discoveries.
Ten minutes later, Orochimaru stood there and frowned.
The flare was sent out, why didn't any team member come back.
At this moment, a voice came from behind Orochimaru.
"Are you looking for these guys?"
Orochimaru turned back suddenly, and his eyes instantly locked on Shentu who was squatting on the tree branch. The two looked at each other, and Orochimaru saw the smile on Shentu's face.
"Ah, ah, it turns out to be a shady snake?"
Shinto held a rope in his hand, and the rest of the Anbu members were hanging below the rope.
He had caught everyone more than ten minutes ago. During this period, he had been watching Orochimaru in the dark.
You know, his main task this time is Orochimaru. If he can't change his mind, then this mission can only be considered a failure.
"Are you the mastermind behind the scenes?"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, ready to find an opportunity to save those Anbu members.
"That's right!"
Shinto snapped his fingers and took the blame for Shui Xin.
Before Shinto opened his mouth, Orochimaru rushed over. Before he took action, he threw a shuriken.
And the target of the shuriken was the rope in Shinto's hand.
"Shadow Snake Hand!"
When Orochimaru waved his hand, aA long snake with its mouth wide open flew out. His purpose was to stop Shen Tu from moving the rope.
Shen Tu grinned, not taking Orochimaru seriously at all.
"Earth escape! Fall into the hole!"
A pit suddenly appeared under Orochimaru's feet. Orochimaru stepped into the air and fell into the pit in the blink of an eye.
Shen Tu sneered, made a seal and continued to attack.
"Earth escape! Rock Peak Spear!"
Not far to one side, the Rock Peak Spear fell. Orochimaru dodged in a hurry and barely avoided the attack.
The Orochimaru who fell into the pit just now was actually a snake clone.
"Continue!"
Shen Tu threw the rope in his hand to the ground without panic. This time, Orochimaru did not rush up rashly.
"I'll give you ten minutes. I'll kill one person in one minute. Next, please start your performance."
On the ground, a stone arched up and then turned into the appearance of Shen Tu. This was Shen Tu's stone clone, which had one-tenth of Shen Tu's chakra.
Orochimaru clenched his fists. He felt not only humiliated, but also hateful for his weakness.
"Begin!"
Orochimaru moved, and the stone clone also moved. The two figures flashed, and they used physical skills to fight a few moves first.
After a round of moves, Orochimaru came to a conclusion.
Can't beat it!
The stone clone in front of him was terrifyingly strong, and his skin was thick and tough, so he couldn't beat it at all.
At this time, Orochimaru was still too young and hadn't learned many ninjutsu. In this case, fighting Shen Tu, who had lived for nearly a hundred years, had no chance of winning.
"One minute!"
In the battle between life and death, Orochimaru didn't realize the passage of time at all. When he found it and turned around, he saw his companions dead.
"Don't be impatient! Take your time!"
The distracted Orochimaru was punched away by the stone clone. After hitting several trees, Orochimaru fell to the ground.
"Run... run... run... you can't beat it..."
Deep in Orochimaru's heart, this thought came to his mind. He looked at his legs that couldn't move, knowing that it was caused by fear.
At this time, Orochimaru also experienced the feeling when he first met Sasuke.
"I will never run away!"
If he died, he would die, but if he escaped back to the village alive, he would blame himself for the rest of his life and be looked down upon by the ninjas.
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