Half an hour later.
Red Bean, carrying a huge serving of char siu tonkotsu ramen, skipped and hopped back to the courtyard.
But then he discovers his junior from elementary school standing next to her favorite cherry blossom tree... Filling in the gaps?
"Excuse me, my dear Haruko."
Do you have a problem with this tree?
Hongdou asked with a strange look, "Is it because your teacher isn't coming to accompany you in your cultivation that you're so bored you don't know what to do?"
"Of course not." Qingchuan shook his head, his sweet smile making him look so innocent.
"I just feel that this cherry blossom tree has been with me during my cultivation for so long, it's time to fertilize it a bit..."
Although Aokawa admitted that he and Orochimaru were completely incompatible, and his desire to kill Orochimaru was growing stronger every day.
However, the two had a very good understanding when it came to communicating with Hongdou.
The teacher who has been secretly conducting live experiments.
And a disciple who was determined to kill his own teacher.
The only red bean that was somewhat normal.
Aokawa and Orochimaru understood each other without saying a word.
"Fertilize?" Red Bean looked at the soft ground with some suspicion. "Really?"
Although something just feels off...
But I can never quite put my finger on it.
Red Bean was a little puzzled.
"certainly!"
After the shovel finished filling the hole, Qingchuan stomped his feet on the ground a couple more times.
"The cherry blossoms will definitely be beautiful this time next year!"
Qingchuan was in a great mood after burying the two roots.
I took the ramen and sat down under the cherry blossom tree to enjoy the delicious meal...
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Root base.
"My lord, the mission to capture Haruko Uchiha appears to have failed."
"Should we send more people?"
"The allotted time for the mission has already passed," a root officer reported cautiously.
Danzo narrowed his one eye slightly. "Are you sure it's only Uchiha Haruko?"
"No other Uchiha clan members got involved?"
"No," the Root member quickly replied. "No Uchiha clan members have been found near Lord Orochimaru's residence."
"Furthermore... during the mission, another of Orochimaru's disciples, Mitarashi Anko, was not present."
After quickly finishing his report, the root commander immediately lowered his head.
Danzo Shimura's expression grew increasingly grim...
"So... there's only one person?"
The matter is obvious.
There are generally only two possibilities for roots that fail to return after the stipulated time.
Mission failed.
Or perhaps they betrayed their roots.
The former is clearly more likely.
But the two identical tasks and the same outcome were all because of a little girl...
This is a bit of a slap in the face to the root of the problem!
The first time, there might still be some room for explanation.
After all, it was in the Uchiha clan's territory, and coincidentally, he was encountered by both Uchiha Shisui and Hatake Kakashi, who already had some connection with the Uchiha clan.
The mission failure is within a reasonable range.
But that time, they only dislocated one arm!
Although Danzo saw it as no different from death... it was Root that ultimately ended that worthless life.
It's a rule that the root doesn't allow mission failure!
But this time...
"Even a low-ranking Uchiha ninja dares to attack Root...?"
"Orochimaru, you've really trained a fine disciple."
A cold snort.
Danzo slammed his cane on the ground and strode out with a fierce stride.
"Come, follow me to find Orochimaru!"
...
At the end of the dimly lit corridor.
Screams rose and fell.
Danzo and his men moved with great speed.
Even he felt a little creeped out.
Without a doubt, the master behind this horror was clearly devoid of humanity.
Danzo frowned deeply.
Finally, it came to an end.
Pushing open the door, Orochimaru was still there in front of the operating table.
It seemed that they had not noticed the arrival of the roots at all.
"Two of my men were killed by your Uchiha disciple."
It seems they don't want to stay here even for a second longer.
Upon entering, Danzo stated his purpose directly.
"It's not appropriate for Root to send more people to target a single Uchiha."
"Since she is your disciple, please go and bring her to the Root yourself."
There was no criticism of Orochimaru's "lack of discipline".
Danzo's tone was the same as when the two dead Root members and Aokawa had spoken at the beginning.
Orochimaru's research, for the roots, for Konoha...
This is extremely important.
Danzo will not compromise with anyone or anything.
But... this Wood Release, the power of the First Hokage, is obviously an exception.
His work didn't stop; Orochimaru chuckled lightly, a laugh filled with disdain.
"I see."
They sent out two Root members in an attempt to bring Haruko back.
interesting...
If you had seen the scene of my first meeting with Haruko, you probably wouldn't have made such a stupid decision...
That girl will never bow down to anyone.
Even now, they still keep saying things like, "The teacher should chop me on the head!"
Orochimaru's smile widened, and he stopped what he was doing. He turned his head and spun around in a half-circle to look at Danzo, whose brows were furrowed.
"Please rest assured..."
"I will give you a satisfactory answer."
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