Konoha: Naruto, trained by Aizen

Although the oil woman Neri appeared calm on the surface, the worms inside her body were poised to pounce.

She would intervene at the slightest sign of trouble.

"It's Lord Naruto." The gazes that fell on Naruto were quite surprised, and their hostility vanished instantly.

Naruto is on par with Orochimaru, and they communicate with each other on an equal footing.

Chapter 169 Orochimaru, You'd Better Watch Your Words

"Who goes there?" Several ninjas appeared in front of Naruto's team and asked in a gloomy tone.

“The Konoha Roots have come to make a deal.” Naruto handed the Sound Ninja token to them.

After examining him for a moment, the ninja nodded and led Naruto toward the Sound Village.

The residents who came and went were used to it and their lives were not affected by the arrival of Naruto and his friends.

The Sound Village is self-sufficient and does not need to trade with the outside world; its internal agriculture is sufficient to support the villagers.

Compared to the villagers of Konoha, the villagers of Otogakure are more detached from worldly desires.

Having experienced days of homelessness and starvation, their demands on life have become shockingly low.

"Eh!!" A gasp quickly caught the attention of Naruto's team from the crowd.

Then a boy holding a stall looked at Naruto with a bewildered expression.

He really wanted to say hello, but when he noticed Naruto's teammates, he immediately changed his expression and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, so cool, they're ninjas from other villages!!"

The boy's innocent words made the oil-loving woman, Nelly, who had been somewhat suspicious, look away.

They just assumed he was a naive kid who had never seen the world.

This boy was none other than the child who lived with Bai.

His eyes darted around several times, then he abandoned his stall and ran home.

"Naruto-sama is here? And there are ninjas from Yoshinobi?" At home, Haku, who was preparing lunch with Karin, covered his mouth and chuckled. "It seems he said he came to represent Konoha on a mission."

"Isn't Konoha full of bad guys?" the boy said indignantly.

His and his sister's family was torn apart because of the war in Konoha.

When Konoha faced off against the major ninja villages, some smaller ninja villages were also forced into the battle.

Compared to the major ninja villages, the smaller ninja villages lack sufficient resources, and even a small-scale battle could bring them to the brink of collapse.

The boy's parents died in the war, and from then on he harbored resentment towards the Great Ninja Village.

But he didn't dislike Naruto; in fact, he admired Naruto.

He learned about Naruto's ambitions simply from Haku's words.

They even regard Naruto as a great hero who shoulders the responsibility of saving the world.

Although Naruto was wearing a mask, he still recognized Naruto from his bright blond hair and familiar spiritual pressure.

"Luckily, I was quick-witted and pretended not to recognize him, otherwise Naruto would have been exposed!!!" The boy danced around excitedly, taking credit for his achievement in an exaggerated way.

"Yes, yes, our Xiaonan is the best." Bai gently stroked the boy's hair and looked at Karin: "Karin, it seems you'll have to hold back for a bit. It seems like Lord Naruto has something important to discuss."

Karin immediately became frustrated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The girl has been training very hard all this time, just so that Naruto can see the results of her efforts.

This earns praise.

"It's okay, Karin-neechan. Even though you're not as good-looking as Haku-nii and you're a bit silly, Naruto-sama will still smile at you." Konan stood on tiptoe, touched Karin's hand, and comforted her.

..........

After being led around, Naruto's team arrived at the secluded laboratory area.

After navigating numerous stairs and corridors, they were finally about to meet Orochimaru.

Throughout the journey, the oil woman Neri was in a state of tension and tautness.

He might even whisper a reminder to Naruto and Rock Lee:

"Be careful later. If things go wrong, retreat immediately."

Faced with the cowardly Aburame, Naruto gently comforted her, "Don't worry, the relationship between Root and Orochimaru is still very strong. He won't do anything to us. All we have to do is complete the transaction."

“…” Upon hearing Naruto’s words of comfort, Aburame Nerei suddenly became very displeased.

He had grown up in the Root, and was indifferent to things like life and death.

Why was Naruto more composed than himself during this mission?

Is he really not afraid of death?

Do not! ! !

He's such a newbie!

He had no idea how terrifying a Kage-level powerhouse who loved research could be.

Aburame Nerei recalled the details of her research with Orochimaru.

Back then, Orochimaru held the bloodstained ninja's organ in his hand, gently licking it with his long, scarlet tongue, and said in a dazed tone:

"This fishy smell is quite strong. It seems that the research has a certain impact on the organs. Let me experience it again."

Just thinking about that scene made Aburame Neri's hair stand on end.

She thought her research was already disgusting, but she never expected that someone would go even further than her.

That scene is etched in my mind and I can't forget it.

From that moment on, she placed Orochimaru on her inviolable blacklist.

then.

She spoke earnestly in a senior's tone: "You haven't had any contact with Orochimaru, so you don't understand how terrifying he is. I've worked with him before. This research fanatic might dissect you without warning, so you should always be cautious."

"Sukko-ichi!! Queen Insect, you actually worked with Orochimaru. Whose research ability was more outstanding between you two?" Rock Lee asked exaggeratedly, intrigued.

"Research ability?" Aburame Neri scoffed. "When it comes to research, I'm second to none!"

"Hmm? I have a question." Naruto said thoughtfully, "You must have been very young when Orochimaru didn't defect, right?"

No matter how you calculate it, Nellie, the Aburame, was definitely no older than six years old at that time.

"Ahem!" The oil-woman Neri blushed and changed the subject.

..........

Inside the laboratory.

Orochimaru sat gracefully in the chair, gently wiping the blood from his hands.

Just before that, his subordinates had already given Naruto's team information about their upcoming arrival.

"It seems Naruto did a great job. That old bastard Danzo actually sent him directly to take over the Hollows." He couldn't help but sigh.

Having worked with Danzo for a long time, he naturally knew how difficult it was to gain Danzo's trust.

That guy is suspicious and greedy.

Even with the person you trust most, you will still harbor a sliver of doubt.

Naruto's ability to gain Danzo's trust in such a short time naturally proves his capabilities.

This made Orochimaru feel more at ease about cooperating with him.

Besides Naruto, Orochimaru had another target he was interested in.

Oil Woman Nerei.

A look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

I vaguely remember that before I defected from Konoha, I was helping Root with some experiments.

At that time, the root department sent many scientific research talents to assist.

Although I was supposed to be an assistant, I was mostly there to monitor people.

These so-called scientific research talents are just poorly gifted, and after a few years they are all useless.

Later, the root group quietly launched a scientific research talent program.

The so-called scientific research talent program is one such program.

Children aged 4 to 10 from the root system are sent to the laboratory to learn closely from researchers.

Let them win at the starting line.

So, in another sense, these children can also be considered Orochimaru's disciples.

There aren't many research talents at the root level, and there are really very few outstanding ones.

These children are among the tallest of the short.

But what impressed Orochimaru the most was that Aburame Nero was completely different from the other children.

As a child of the Aburame family, Aburame Nerei would cultivate her body into an insect hive from a young age.

Children from oil-producing families are generally calm and detached, which is consistent with the characteristics of researchers.

Nereid, the Aburame, was also one of them.

Upon arriving at the laboratory, she showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she calmly observed her surroundings, her muscles tense.

They are clearly ready to flee at any time.

Orochimaru had never seen such a spineless child before, and he immediately became interested in her.

Afterwards, Orochimaru displayed his scientific research 'talent', scaring the little brat Aburame Nero so much that she almost lost control of her bladder.

The oil maiden Nellie brought back some of the fun he had as a child, so the impression was still quite deep.

Of course, what he found most unforgettable was an experiment he gave to the children in the Root Research Genius Program.

Dissecting the human body.

While the other children were "seriously" exploring, the Aburame Neri stood on a chair, meticulously manipulating the insects on her body to move the organs of these corpses, muttering to herself: