Reincarnated as Naruto, Garp template

Orochimaru!

"Stop!"

Jiraiya shouted, and a Rasengan materialized in his hand.

"I will not go back with you."

"If you want to kill me, then kill me right here."

Orochimaru kept moving.

All he can do now is gamble, gamble that Jiraiya is just as naive as his teacher.

The Ibri clan cannot withstand Kazan for long.

If his junior brother catches up with him, he will surely die.

Even though he didn't have much contact with Kazan, Orochimaru could still tell that Kazan wasn't the kind of person who acted on emotion.

At that point, I'll only have two options: die here or die in the village.

He didn't want to die; he wanted to discover the secret of immortality.

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya called out again, but ultimately did not take a step forward.

And so I watched Orochimaru walk away.

.........

the other side.

Kakashi had arrived, looking somewhat disheveled.

He briefly fought Orochimaru, who spared his life instead of killing him.

"Which direction did Orochimaru escape in?"

"I understand. You can wait here for the Anbu to take these people back to the village. This is Minato's order."

After giving his instructions, Kazan was about to take off.

"Wait for Kazan, bring Puck along too, he's great at tracking."

"Pug?"

"I am a ninja dog, kid, show me respect... Yes, I am a pug, but I am the best of all pugs."

Seeing the guillotine already looming over his neck, Parker chose to follow his heart.

"Then lead the way."

"Yes!"

Parker eagerly followed the scent to track the target.

It was terrified. What kind of person was this? They even ate dog meat!

I don't know how much time passed.

Parker stopped.

"This is it."

"here?"

Kazan glanced around; there was no sign of a battle.

I did see a lonely figure sitting on a rock, gazing at the sky.

He is Jiraiya.

Kazan understood what was happening without even asking.

"So, you just let Orochimaru go like that?"

"Feel sorry......."

He ultimately couldn't bring himself to harm his former friend, realizing that taking Orochimaru back would only lead to his death.

No matter how Danzo tried to distance himself from the incident, Jiraiya and the others knew perfectly well that he was.

The research on the first generation of cells was restarted, and those human experiments were carried out by Orochimaru and Danzo together.

If he were to bring Orochimaru back to Konoha, Orochimaru probably wouldn't survive past the next day.

Am I a failure?

"Rejected by Tsunade time and time again, and unable to bring back his friend Orochimaru..."

His tone was tinged with sadness.

Orochimaru's defection was a huge blow to him.

Kazan was at a loss for words and just stood there carrying the Executioner's Blade.

He didn't speak for quite a while.

"Let's go back and have a couple of drinks."

"Aren't you angry with me, Kazan?"

"You should talk to your teacher and apprentice about this. They are the ones in charge of Konoha. I'm only responsible for killing people."

Kazan tapped the large sword on his shoulder.

That carefree attitude was something even Jiraiya envied.

..........

They went back.

The mission to track down Orochimaru has failed.

This marks Kazan's first failed mission.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze both knew the various reasons, even though Kazan and Jiraiya didn't say anything.

Well...

Things that Jiraiya would do.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even realize it, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So what's next?"

"Classify Orochimaru as an S-rank rogue ninja!"

Minato Namikaze's relationship with Orochimaru was far less close than that between Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He quickly made a decision to classify Orochimaru as an S-rank rogue ninja.

This was almost a kill order.

Thus, this matter is considered closed.

.........

Orochimaru's defection could not be kept secret.

This caused quite a stir in the village.

Those ninjas who worshipped and trusted Orochimaru felt as if the sky had fallen.

Mitarashi Anko is one of them.

She was Orochimaru's disciple, and her admiration for him even surpassed that for Kazan and others.

"This can't be real, right? Kazan!"

Red Bean found the Forest of Death, looking quite disheveled.

The Forest of Death is no longer a place you can just enter casually.

The creatures inside began cultivating immortal arts, and their strength gradually increased.

In time, this place will become a true forest of death.

"it is true."

"You're lying! You're lying!"

Hongdou took two steps back and staggered away.

"I'll go and keep an eye on her."

Red jumped onto Hakimi's head and chased after him.

The Death Forest is no vacation spot; it's fraught with danger.

"Kazan-sensei, even you couldn't bring Orochimaru back?"

"Yeah, he got away."

"Is it because of Lord Jiraiya?"

The weasel is very smart.

Although he doesn't have Kazan's ability to hear everything, he's incredibly perceptive, unlike a child of his age.

"I guess so. Don't just stand there, go catch some fish to raise. My fishpond is so big, these few small shrimp aren't enough to feed us."

"Yes!"

Without saying a word, the weasel went to find the giant fish.

.........

unconsciously.

A considerable amount of time has passed since Orochimaru's defection.

Kazan's house has also been completed.

On that day, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Minato, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, and others arrived at the Forest of Death.

The group had a meal here.