In other words, in the eyes of Orochimaru, who has experienced the ups and downs of life, although Naruto lied, he could clearly feel that everything Naruto said was without malice. And then so that Orochimaru can be relieved to confirm...... In addition to Jiraiya, there is another person in this world who dares to try to help and save him without fear of the eyes of the world and regardless of any consequences.

There is a saying that only after losing can you know how to cherish ...... And this kind of friend who treats each other sincerely is the most longed-for existence in the heart of Orochimaru after leaving the village as a traitor.

It is precisely because of this that Orochimaru was able to expose Naruto's white lies out loud, for fear that Naruto would misunderstand his meaning, he took the initiative to add another sentence to appease Naruto's mood.

“…… Ahh......h I thought that my acting skills should be considered very good......"

Seeing Orochimaru's words, there was neither anger nor ambition in his eyes. So that the gaze appears exceptionally clear and soft, and people can't help but feel at ease and relaxed. Naruto, who suddenly heard that Orochimaru had seen through all this, and felt frightened again, slowly came to his senses in disbelief. Immediately, he adhered to the idea that smart people talk to smart people, and there is no need to waste too much of his tongue, and he generously admitted Orochimaru's guess in disguise. And the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more vigorous, and he teased and ridiculed pointedly.

"Now, I don't have the name of the third generation of Hokage's grandfather to help me cover up...... Orochimaru, in this case, will you still believe every word I say? ”

After the lie was exposed, Naruto's words were no longer pretending to be polite "Adult" suffix. Immediately replaced by Orochimaru's soft gaze without the slightest malice, as if he was a peer, he looked calm and calm.

"Knowingly...... If I won't believe it, why should I expose your little man's bad excuses? ”

At the same time, noticing the slight difference in Naruto's words and quietly changing titles, Orochimaru was slightly stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile even more in his eyes - because Orochimaru understood in his heart that he had something in common with Naruto's psychological thinking logic...... This change undoubtedly meant that Naruto had seen himself as a companion - and then raised an eyebrow slightly, pretending to complain dissatisfied, and then stretched out his hand to Naruto and gestured.

And this gesture is one of the most common gestures when ninja sparring. It is also a gesture used to signal the end of the antagonistic relationship at the end of ninja training - the seal of reconciliation.

And this electric light and flint, as if he was in a dream, the huge contrast between the development and changes before and after, made Naruto's whole mind inevitably have a little unreal feeling of trance. Even more subconsciously, according to Orochimaru's performance in the original book, he wondered wildly, could this be another conspiracy of Orochimaru...... It wasn't until Orochimaru took the initiative to bend down and hand the hand that had formed the seal of reconciliation to Naruto's eyes that Naruto woke up like from a dream, revealing a relieved smile.

After all, in terms of Naruto's personal understanding of this world through the present...... A strong person of Orochimaru's level will either not take the initiative to succumb easily. Or, it is to throw an olive branch from the bottom of your heart. There will not be any tricks to damage your image, interspersed with them.

“…… Hey, that's right. ”

Thinking of this, Naruto raised his hand, scratched his head and smirked, but it didn't make Orochimaru wait for even a minute or a second in embarrassment. Instead, he lifted his other free palm up, and with a skillful movement, he formed a seal of reconciliation and hooked it with Orochimaru's fingers.

"Ahem...... Well, I feel sorry for you very seriously, Orochimaru...... Because, from this moment on, you're on a thief ship! Moreover, it is still the kind that can be squeezed without any benefits~"

"Sorry...... It's better to say that all of this is expected by your stinky boy, right? ”

Accompanied by the deepening of the conversation, and the faint awareness of the truth. made Orochimaru feel more and more mysterious about the little guy who always looked trembling and vulnerable when facing him in front of him. Then his words paused slightly, as if he had made a decision, or let go of some burden in his heart, and continued to speak word by word with a smile in his eyes.

"Teacher, he ...... I've really found a pretty good candidate for the Hokage......"

Just like in the original plot, Orochimaru finally gave up taking Sasuke's body. Instead, he chose to assist from the side, so that he could see for himself how far Sasuke could go...... Under Naruto's deliberately reassuring words, invisibly, the desire for immortal life no longer seemed so strong at the same time. In the bottom of Orochimaru's heart at this moment, more types of emotions emerge, which is curiosity.

I wonder if he is so amazing at such a young age. In his gestures, he is a little similar to his former self...... In the future, he will follow his own old path. Or stick to your heart and continue to move forward without complaint or regret?

"Don't say that...... At first, I didn't expect it to become what it is now...... To be honest, I thought you would be a little more difficult to get along with than you are now! ”

In a good mood, and hearing Orochimaru's obviously relieved and relaxed tone, Naruto couldn't help but feel a little fluttery. So much so that under the development of this situation, even after bringing Naruto to this Naruto world, he has been constantly conceiving and perfecting, which is nothing more than the absurd idea of the Arabian Nights, once again has an extra grasp of success! After complaining and responding with a big grin, he raised his head slightly, looked at Orochimaru's gaze without dodging, and continued simply and straightforwardly.

"But then again...... I do have one thing that I hope you can do for me. ”

"Huh? So soon, are you in a hurry to start assigning me tasks? ”

Naruto talked, without any hypocrisy to hide it, nor did he have the slightest evil thoughts, which made Orochimaru realize in a trance, as if he had returned to the past, and it was still the glorious moment of Konoha Sannin, and he was smiling and discussing something with Jiraiya. And the corners of his mouth rose slightly, almost driven by instinct, and subconsciously responded habitually.

"Let's talk first...... If it doesn't do any good, I won't necessarily do it. ”

"Of course, there is a clear distinction between public and private, I still understand this kind of thing...... Ahem, as long as you can get this done, then, as a reward......"

Naruto, who is good at observing people's hearts, doesn't know that Orochimaru, who seems to be responding to threats, is just looking for an excuse for himself to step down with dignity. And then nodded slightly in understanding, Naruto, who responded as usual, but in this understatement, he threw out a far beyond the expected range of Orochimaru. It can even be said that it is enough chips for Orochimaru to refuse!

"Perhaps, I do have a way to let you get the immortal life you expect, and it's the kind that you don't have to worry about attracting accusations and scolding from others, maybe you can~"

……

The clock is still ticking......

But unlike the nervousness, uneasiness and hesitation that inevitably surfaced when facing Orochimaru at the beginning......

At this moment, Naruto's heart was already full of joy and confidence. Even quietly, the original, just trying to keep Orochimaru away from the absolute and avoid being misled by the black absolute bewitchment, quietly changed it to save the love bond of this awkward master and apprentice......

Because of this, unconsciously, it was originally just a whim, trying to give Orochimaru advice with a "lie" full of good intentions. made Naruto inadvertently bury another foreshadowing that was enough to write the course of history......

Of course, after these two people opened their hearts, what did they talk about and plot......

In addition to the two people who are the parties, there is probably no third person who can explain clearly......

Of course, at the same time, there are two ends of the story......

Just as Jiraiya and Tsunade, the happy enemies who have been entangled for most of their lives, with the help of Naruto, finally confronted their hearts and pierced the last layer of window paper between the two. And Orochimaru accidentally blew up Orochimaru's favorability under Naruto's "spoiler cheating" guidelines according to the original plot's "spoiler cheating" guidelines, and he didn't have much hope of repaying the favor. So much so that Orochimaru temporarily put aside his paranoid pursuit of eternal life, and was extremely patient and discussed with Naruto like a peer......

As another important goal of Naruto's trip, it was also the "main mission" that prompted Naruto to leave the village restlessly again after spending the night in the village...... It should have been under the order of the "Tuan Zang's handwritten letter", secretly hiding and silently observing the development of all this, but at this moment, what happened?

Let's turn this timeline a little bit forward when the camera cuts, back to when Naruto made up his mind to go to war with Orochimaru, that is, to persuade Shizune and the others to leave and go their separate ways......

That is, Ye Noyu separated from Shizune and the others, and followed Naruto's guidance, and went to look for the adopted son Yakushi who had been thinking about him in these past years......

……

At this moment, Ye Nayu, who had just separated from Naruto's party, was following the direction that Naruto had pointed out before leaving, and he was quickly shuttling between the uneven buildings with his teeth clenched.

"Whew, whew, whew...... I've run so far, I don't think I'll be caught up again......"

Perception to the extent of reaching the limit, always tense all over the body. It wasn't until he couldn't detect the slightest breath from Orochimaru in the range of perception that Ye Naiyu slowly slowed down a little as if he was relieved. Then he pressed his hand to his chest and patted it gently, trying to make the pounding heart that seemed to be overloaded slowly relax a little. While gasping for breath violently, he muttered in a low voice with self-reproach and guilt.

"I really didn't expect that one day, I would need the cover of a child to be able to escape in embarrassment......"

It's not that Nonoyu was frightened by Orochimaru's strong strength...... It's because everything that happened between the lightning and flint is really shocking. So much so that for a while, it was a little difficult for Ye Naiyu to digest and accept.

Because, not everyone can have as many opportunities to contact with strong people as Naruto......

You must know that in addition to the fact that since the moment he was born, Naruto's body has been inhabited by an extremely fierce [proud] and fierce tailed beast, which has cultivated a body of courage far beyond ordinary people. Naruto was still young and had an unstable foundation, but under the personal guidance of Jiraiya, not only did he have great progress in various abilities, but he also completely reached the point where he could ignore the oppression of the powerful people at the film level! So much so that in the face of the sudden attack of Orochimaru, a shadow-level powerhouse, he was able to think about countermeasures without changing his face, and calmly launched a counterattack!

It was precisely because of the existence of these solid foundations that when Nonoyu and the others fell into despair, Naruto was able to completely overturn the extremely unfavorable battle situation with his own strength! And invisibly, and the three of Ye Naiyu, who were desperate and desperate to do their best, were able to barely resist Orochimaru's attack in the state of joining forces against the enemy, and suddenly felt embarrassed and unbelievable from the bottom of their hearts.

And among them, if you want to say that because of the scene you saw with your own eyes, the one who felt the deepest impact was probably none other than Ye Naiyu......

After all, compared to the female ninja of Nadeshiko Village, who does not have a shadow-level powerhouse in the village, she has been by Tsunade's side since she was a child, resulting in a somewhat vague mute to the concept of the strength of a shadow-level powerhouse......

Ye Naiyu, who used to serve as an errand in the root organization, but in the process of performing tasks for the Xiao organization, he has seen all kinds of strong people of various classes. And under this premise, in the stark contrast that he has seen and experienced with his own eyes, it is naturally enough for Ye Naiyu to deeply understand how insurmountable the seemingly simple difference of one level is in terms of strength comparison.

Under this cognition, which is almost fixed as common sense, after Ye Naiyu and Orochimaru fought hard, he realized more and more clearly that the strength comparison between himself and Orochimaru was like the difference between Firefly and Haoyue. And in the face of the reality that it is difficult to hurt Orochimaru even if he tries his best, whether it is this weak body that is almost exhausted of oil or the desperate fact that he can't compete with it, it is enough to make Ye Naiyu silently, and it is more and more difficult to rise up the futile thoughts of resisting and struggling!

(End of chapter)