Shindai, with his backpack, headed to the Village gate to meet up with Orochimaru.
Upon arriving at the Village gate, Shindai saw a man wearing a black cloak, black sunglasses, with a purple mark tattooed on his right cheek, who didn't look like a good person, standing in front of Orochimaru, seemingly conversing with him.
However, it looked like only Orochimaru was doing all the talking, with the other party occasionally nodding, which made Shindai feel that the man was somewhat dismissive towards Orochimaru.
Shindai was a little curious, who was this guy, so high and mighty, that he was so dismissive of Orochimaru, one of the Leafs Sannin?
Orochimaru noticed that Shindai had arrived and looked towards him.
The man in front of Orochimaru also looked at Shindai, then said something to Orochimaru and left.
Shindai could guarantee that he didn't want to gossip in his heart, but sometimes he just couldn't control his mouth.
Shindai walked up to Orochimaru and asked curiously, "Lord Orochimaru, who was that arrogant-looking guy just now? He seemed so dismissive of you, it's really too much. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stand it!"
Orochimaru asked expressionlessly, "Do you want to know who he is? Or do you want to stir up trouble?"
"Uh... I'm just curious, I don't have any bad intentions, how could I stir up trouble~"
Shindai really wanted to slap himself; habit truly was a terrifying thing.
"You don't need to know. Let's go."
Orochimaru coolly turned around and walked towards the Konoha Village gate.
Shindai mumbled, "He's really mysterious."
Orochimaru and Shindai hurried towards the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass.
To be honest, in just two days, Orochimaru already had some regrets.
This guy, Shindai, was too annoying; his mouth barely stopped on the road.
Moreover, what he said also left Orochimaru speechless, giving him the feeling that this kid's brain might have some issues.
"Lord Orochimaru, I heard that Lord Jiraiya had his ribs broken by Lady Tsunade for peeping into the women's bathhouse. Did Lord Jiraiya ever peep at Lady Tsunade bathing?"
"Lord Orochimaru, I heard that Lady Tsunade always loses when gambling. Could I trouble Lord Orochimaru to set up a game for me with Lady Tsunade? How about a nine-one split then?"
"Lord Orochimaru, is your cool, pale skin natural? It looks quite handsome. Do you think my skin can also become cool and pale?"
"Lord Orochimaru, are your snake eyes real? Or are they colored contacts? They look quite... unique."
"Lord Orochimaru..."
...
"Shut up!"
Just as they were about to reach the border, Orochimaru finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
Shindai immediately covered his mouth, indicating that he would shut up.
Orochimaru let out a slight breath, then said to Shindai, "Next, I'm giving you, as my subordinate, your first order! No more asking these random questions. You can ask questions related to the mission, or questions about your research."
"Oh, okay~"
Shindai pouted aggrievedly; he still had many questions he hadn't asked, and Orochimaru hadn't answered a single one of his questions. Shouldn't he at least answer one?
How stingy!
When Orochimaru saw Shindai's expression, an inexplicable anger rose within him.
He was the one being harassed, and this kid was feeling wronged himself?!
Orochimaru told himself there was no need to be angry, ignored Shindai, and continued on their way.
And Shindai finally stopped asking questions that made Orochimaru feel harassed, instead asking some professional questions.
But weren't there a bit too many questions?!
Orochimaru threw a scroll to Shindai: "These are the technology research materials I've prepared for the Village after my recent iterations. You read them first, and if you have questions after you're done, then ask me!"
"Thank you, Lord Orochimaru, Lord Orochimaru, you are so kind!"
Shindai happily took the scroll; this was good stuff.
Although Orochimaru was a dangerous person, he was still quite generous!
Orochimaru and Shindai finally arrived at the border outpost.
Although it was called an outpost, it was made up of simple tents and looked very crude.
Moreover, excluding the Ninja on missions outside, there were only about 30 people in total.
Orochimaru said to Shindai, "Next, Shindai, you and the others will take turns patrolling. If I have any actions, I'll take you with me. I'll arrange teammates for you tomorrow. For now, you can go to logistics to be taken to a tent to rest."
"Alright, Lord Orochimaru, I'll leave then."
Shindai left alone to find the logistics personnel.
Seeing Shindai leave, Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of liberation.
....
Sunagakure.
Pakura had just finished speaking with a Sunagakure Advisor and was leaving.
Pakura was in a bad mood because during this time, she had approached four Advisors in total; three had explicitly refused to support her, and one's stance was unclear.
Sunagakure had a total of ten Advisors. Excluding Chiyo and Ebizo, there were eight other Advisors.
In other words, even counting the Advisor with the unclear stance, gaining the support of the other four Advisors would only put her on par with Rasa, not to mention that Chiyo and Ebizo held significant weight.
Therefore, Pakura's path of gaining Advisor support to compete for Kazekage had essentially failed.
Pakura was very troubled; if things continued like this, getting Shindai back to Sunagakure would be a distant dream.
Just as Pakura was about to head home, a Kunai shot towards her.
Pakura dodged backward, avoiding the Kunai.
"Who's there!"
Pakura wanted to pursue, but the other party had already disappeared.
Pakura looked at the Kunai and found a small bag tied to its end.
Pakura untied the bag; inside was a small square box and a note.
Picking up the note, she saw scrawled handwriting on it.
Seeing the writing, Pakura raised an eyebrow and immediately recognized it as Shindai's handwriting.
Because Shindai's handwriting was... very distinctive, and Pakura had seen it countless times, so she could recognize it right away.
[Pakura, after you get this box, first press the blue button to activate this device. Then, if Sunagakure sends you, especially if Rasa sends you on a secret solo mission, press the red button on that small box. Remember, carry the box with you at all times, and if you get that kind of mission, you absolutely must press that red button.
I'm telling you, take this matter seriously, otherwise, the next time we meet, I'll hang you up and beat you! The kind that makes you cry for your mom and dad! Remember!]
Pakura finished reading the note and just found it amusing.
Hang her up and beat her? On the battlefield that time, who exactly hung up and beat whom?!
Pakura pressed the blue button on the small box, then put the box into her Ninja tool pouch.
Pakura sighed; she still had to visit the remaining Advisors, and then she needed to seriously think of other methods.
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