Under the Bamboo Forest of Naruto

"Grass---Qian---Lan---Yi---"

Orochimaru's pupils widened to the extreme, and he spoke word by word. There was a slight tremor in his tone, but this was not caused by fear, but a sign that Orochimaru was extremely excited.

Arashi Kusanagi, who appeared in front of Orochimaru, first looked down at his own body and gently shook his delicate hands, as if he was getting used to this body made of chakra.

"You are really surprised! Someone who is not of my clan's blood can actually find this place. But do you know that sometimes knowing too many secrets is not a good thing?"

After he was almost used to it, Kusanagi immediately turned around and said to Orochimaru, with a hint of coldness and a hint of threat in the last part of his words.

As if echoing Kusanagi Arashi's words, the chakra ball on the top of the rock wall also vibrated violently at this time, and the violent chakra inside seemed to burst out at any time.

Although Kusanagi's body is now just an energy body composed of a ray of remaining consciousness combined with the energy of the dragon vein, with the huge amount of chakra of the dragon's veins, Kusanagi is still sure to leave Orochimaru behind.

For Orochimaru, Kusanagi actually felt a hint of threat instinctively. It is strange to say that considering the gap in combat power between the two, Kusanagi is confident that with this remaining consciousness, he can defeat Orochimaru.

Orochimaru defeated.

For a weakling like Orochimaru who was always underneath, Kusanagi actually felt a little threatened. This threat gave Kusanagi the feeling of being like a poisonous snake lurking deep in the grass.

It's strange, the three guys he faced back then were each countless times stronger than Orochimaru, but the threat they brought to him was far less than the guy in front of him.

"It's all worth it to meet a legendary figure like you, the Sage of Six Paths."

Orochimaru's pupils shrank again, but then Orochimaru actually licked his lower lip excitedly and responded, seemingly not caring about the threat in Kusanagi's words.

"Six Paths Sage? A legendary figure? Are you talking about that guy from the Otsutsuki clan? I don't remember that I left too many traces in this world?"

Hearing this, Cao Qianlanyi was slightly startled and then asked.

"As long as you are willing to take the time to explore, you will always gain something, just like the dragon veins here."

Orochimaru's answer to Kusanagi Arashi's question seemed to be meaningful. At the same time, Orochimaru's pupils shrank again when he heard the surname Otsutsuki, and he seemed even more excited. After all, there was something in Kusanagi Arashi's words.

The amount of information revealed is not ordinary.

"Hmph! You alone dare to covet the power of our clan!"

Hearing this, Cao Qianlanyi's eyes froze, and the murderous intention contained in them became even stronger. The chakra ball above his head even separated several strands of chakra and lingered down, and came to Cao Qianlanyi's side to gather momentum.

Cooperate.

"Rather than the power contained in the dragon vein, I am more curious about the birth of the dragon vein!"

Orochimaru didn't seem to hear the threat in Kua Qian Lan Yi's words, and continued to talk to himself. Orochimaru really felt the threat from Kua Qian Lan Yi. There was something slightly wrong.

There was a hint that he might be left here. Even though he still had the possibility of resurrection, Orochimaru also didn't like the feeling of being killed.

.......

Liuyu didn't know anything that happened in the Dragon Vein Ruins. At this moment, she was immersed in the illusion of Mikazuki Sokon's reappearance.

At this moment, the Caoqian Clan's camp was full of people. From time to time, several Caoqian Clan members with nervous expressions passed by, and they looked nervously at the perimeter of the camp.

On the outskirts of the station, a group of Kusanagi ANBU would pass by from time to time, and the cold eyes behind the masks also confirmed from the side that the relationship between the two parties was not harmonious.

This scene seems to have happened once before...

Looking at these faces that overlapped with those in her memory, Liu Yu showed a trace of nostalgia. Even now, she can still call these clansmen who have watched her grow up affectionately by their names.

At this moment, Liu Yu was floating past like a ghost. Through the layers of walls, she knew that all this was just a reappearance of the past scene, and all she could do was be a bystander.

At the same time, she also knew that these scenes were not what Mikazuki Munechika wanted her to see.

Following the inner guidance, Liu Yu slowly walked through the layers of guards and arrived at the ancestral hall of the Caoqian clan. At this moment, the security outside the ancestral hall of the Caoqian clan was even higher than that outside the residence. Every Caoqian clan member

The ninja's face was full of nervousness.

...

At the same time, in the deep mountains behind Caoyin Village.

"Creak, creak -----"

Looking at the cold corpse in front of him, Cao Qianyu's face was gloomy and terrifying, the veins on his arms and wrists popped out, and there was a crunching sound between his fingers.

"Cengceng----"

However, the sound of footsteps that followed made Cao Qianyu no longer have time to mourn the sacrifice of this tribesman.

"Damn it, can you finally bear it?"

The faces of the two Cao Qianyu tribesmen next to Cao Qianyu were also covered with anger. They looked at the dozens of Cao Qianyu ANBU who appeared around them and said with gritted teeth.

"Clan Chief Cao Qian, I don't know what you are doing here so late at night?"

The leading Kusagakure ANBU asked in a cold tone after standing still. At the same time, he raised his left hand slightly to signal to the subordinates around him. His right hand touched the long sword on his back. If there was any mistake, he would draw the sword and slash it.

The response that the captain of the Kusanagi Dark Force received was Cao Qianyu's cold eyes, without a trace of emotion in them. Killing intent surged in the silence.

...

"Is this what happened the night I was born?"

Liuyu murmured softly, this was the only explanation for everything that happened in front of him.

Having grown up to this point, Liu Yu can deeply understand how much the power of bamboo escape can help improve his strength. Knowing how powerful this power is, the overreaction of the Ura clan is "justifiable".

Just like back in Konoha, Danzo, who was afraid of this power, made the same decision as the Ura clan.

Power that is too powerful and cannot be controlled by oneself is not allowed to exist. This is a general rule in this ninja world. The Kusachi clan, the Uzumaki clan, and the Uchiha clan are all examples in the past...

Although he had never met his mother, Liu Yu could guess that under the leadership of his mother, the Kusachi clan must have entered a very prosperous stage, although this prosperity did not meet the expectations of his father and mother.

Therefore, his mother must have become a thorn in the side of Caoyin Village's senior officials, who would like to get rid of her as soon as possible. And the time when her mother gives birth is the best time for them to take action.

Just when Liu Yu was thinking about this, there was a sudden commotion among the people on guard, and a man quickly passed through the crowd with a gloomy and terrifying expression.

On the man's back was a rather delicate-looking girl. At this moment, the girl was covered in blood, her pale forehead was covered with dense sweat, her eyes were closed, and she was obviously in a coma.

"no, do not want"

"Danger...Danger"

"Quick...Run"

"..."

However, despite falling into a coma, the girl still chanted subconsciously, as if she was worried about someone important.

The man was Ryuu's uncle, Kusanagi, and the girl on his back was Kusanagi who had been taking care of him since she was a child. On the other side, the medical ninja of the Kusachi clan, who had already received the news, came forward to check on the two.

.

Although she was worried about Kusanagi's condition at the moment, all this was just an illusion of the past, and even if Ryūha wanted to do something, she couldn't do it.

.....

"All the secrets are inside!"

Feeling the emotion conveyed by Mikazuki Munechika again, Liuyu retracted his inappropriate thoughts, looked at the black stone boundary monument in the ancestral hall and muttered to himself, and then began to approach the black boundary monument.

Arriving in front of the black stone boundary monument, the Mikazuki Munekika in Liuyu's hand began to fluctuate violently again, and created a strange resonance with the black stone boundary monument.

Then a burst of space ripples appeared on the black boundary monument that only Liu Yu could see. This space ripple magnified extremely quickly, swallowing up Liu Yu's entire body, and then disappeared again.

...

"This is???"

As soon as he entered the ancestral temple space, Liu Yu was shocked by the scene in front of him.

At this moment, the ancestral temple space was filled with the smell of blood, and in the center of the ancestral temple space was a woman lying on her back.

"Mother...Mother..."

Although she had already had a premonition that she would see her mother in this vision, Liu Yu could not help but tremble in her heart the moment she actually saw her mother.

At this moment, Kusanagi's pretty face was pale, her forehead was covered with thin beads of sweat, and there was a bright red ooze on the left side of her abdomen, making her look extremely weak.

Seeing this scene, not only did Liu Yu feel distressed, but even the Mikazuki Munechika in Liu Yu's hand began to hum on its own, as if he was worried about its former owner.

Not far from the side of Cao Qianyuna, there was a member of the "Cao Qian" clan who was pierced by sharp bamboo. The eyes of this corpse showed strong resentment, but more importantly, he was unwilling to accept it, and his hands were dripping with blood.

Kunai was still pointing at Kusa Chihana until the last moment...

In addition, there is a corpse of a female clansman inside the ancestral temple space. The wound on her back penetrated her. She must have been attacked suddenly.

...

At this moment, Kusanagi's entire attention was focused on the crying baby in her arms, whispering something in her mouth...

"Don't you want to hear your mother's last words?"

Just when Liu Yu was staring blankly at everything in front of him, an inappropriate voice sounded in his ears again. Liu Yu turned his head and looked at Kusanagi Lanyi with a complicated expression and said, "Have you known all this for a long time?"

"No? I don't know how all of this happened. Everything in front of me happened because of you and has nothing to do with me. I'm just a bystander."

Cao Qianlanyi shook her head slightly, denying Liu Yu's guess, and the clear and graceful figure with determination from back then flashed through her mind again.

"Everything started because of me!"

Whispering these words aimlessly, Liu Yu walked towards his mother with heavy steps...

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ps: This chapter can be compared with Chapter 8: Shadows Under Power.

In addition, the more I write, the more I realize that I am not strong enough in writing. I can’t perfectly express the situation I had envisioned in words. I wrote a few hundred words the day before, but when I opened it the next day, I covered my head in shame.

I closed my eyes and couldn't bear to look directly at my head. I wanted to modify it, but I couldn't do it.

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