Sunshine Sasuke, from the forum to the strongest in the ninja world

Otogakure Ninja Village, Orochimaru Base.

The crypt was empty except for darkness.

It's hard to tell whether it's day or night.

After confirming the time for the immortal reincarnation, he said goodbye to Kabuto Yakushi, and Hinata Neji returned to his room.

He sat quietly on the edge of his bed, waiting for the final answer.

He had done everything he could, and all he could do next was wait.

Time passes slowly but steadily between each breath.

During the long wait with no one paying attention to him, Hyuga Neji stared silently at his bandaged hands.

He suddenly thought that he was confined to such a tiny body, but the world outside himself was so huge.

The crowd is huge and life is like a prisoner.

My own strength is really too weak.

And there are too few things that I can control.

Hyuga Neji cannot control how Orochimaru views himself;

Neji at this moment also had no way of knowing whether Uchiha Sasuke would arrive as promised;

As for the more distant future, such as the fate of the caged bird, it is even more like the torch in the crypt.

Dim and flickering, erratic.

Sometimes the torches were as weak as beans, and sometimes they trembled and burned again.

The air currents of fate carried the flames, and the shadows on the wall grew and shrank, just like the young man's faint belief in a bright future.

"Bang bang—"

There was a knock on the door, and a Sound-inducing Ninja reported respectfully outside the door:

"Lord Neji, Lord Orochimaru please come to see me immediately, saying that there is something important."

What is supposed to come will eventually come.

After a period of exploration and familiarity with the rather complicated tunnel route in the cave, Hyuga Neji has roughly mastered it.

He was seen twisting and turning, and soon he came to the door of Orochimaru's hall again.

Looking from a distance, he saw Kidomaru standing alone there.

At this time, I was peeking towards the end of the tunnel, wondering what I was going to see.

"You came!"

After seeing Hyuga Neji, Kidomaru immediately showed a happy expression and said:

"I have fulfilled our agreement. Right now, Uchiha Sasuke is talking to Lord Orochimaru inside.

"Shouldn't it be time to fulfill what you promised me?"

Hearing that Uchiha Sasuke was inside now, Hyuga Neji suddenly felt like his ears were exploding.

He didn't listen to a word of Kidomaru's subsequent words.

After rebelling against the village, Neji was under high pressure all the time.

After meeting Orochimaru, one has to be more careful at all times and keep his brain working fast at all times.

He had to stick to the bottom line without irritating Orochimaru, and he didn't want to be too flattering, lest people look down on him and Sasuke.

All this is really not that easy for me.

Although the time away from Konoha was not long, judging from Neji's feelings.

In just a few days, it felt like half a lifetime had passed.

Kidomaru was still mumbling something in his ear, but Neji was in no mood to pay attention to him at the moment, so he took a step forward and was about to push the door and walk inside.

"Hey? Hey hey?! What are you doing?!

"I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"

Kidomaru quickly grabbed him and asked with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"No, Brother Kidomaru, I you.

"Master Orochimaru, call me if you need anything. I'll go in first and play with you later."

Hinata Neji was excited and his words were incoherent.

He gestured randomly with his hands, but still wanted to rush through the door.

"no!"

Faced with Hyuga Neji's refusal, Kidomaru flatly refused and said:

"You refused last time, and now everyone is here, and you still refuse!

"If we agreed that I would take you to the base, we have fulfilled the agreement. If we delay any longer, I don't know how long it will be.

"Right now, right away, right away! Still using the 'soft fist' that your Hyuga clan has been boasting about all day long, I must show you the power of gold-laced armor!"

As he spoke, Kidomaru formed a dark golden protective film on the surface of his skin and said with a proud look on his face:

"I said, this ninjutsu can completely block chakra. Even if you can really attack acupoints and internal organs, you will never be able to do anything to me!"

"Boom, bang."

Hyuga Neji suddenly struck out with two palms, but Kidomaru remained motionless.

"It's really amazing!"

Hinata Neji clapped and walked directly into the hall.

The whole process took less than two seconds, leaving Kidomaru standing there in a daze.

"Right? I just said it's awesome."

While Kidomaru was boasting, Hyuga Neji had already left, leaving only a ball of air in front of him.

"Crack-"

The sticky gold armor shattered onto the ground, and Kidomaru felt that he was not as happy as he had imagined.

It seems that something is wrong.

Looking at Hyuga Neji's back, Kidomaru was confused.

Could it be that I was perfunctory by him just now?

Hearing the sound behind the door, Uchiha Sasuke turned around and met the bright eyes of the boy in white.

We said goodbye by the Konoha River, but today we meet again, separated by mountains and rivers.

Long journeys, life and death battles.

Intelligence was flying around, and there were overt and covert fights.

Finally, after all this, the two met again as scheduled.

The plan to undercover Orochimaru has finally successfully completed its first phase.

At this moment, both of them had extremely turbulent emotions in their hearts.

Uchiha Sasuke had a little better control and was the first to ask:

"how long?"

What he wanted to ask was the last piece of information that could not be determined clearly - that is, the exact time since Orochimaru's last reincarnation.

Since the message was delivered by Orochimaru's subordinate Shirobo, we had to consider the possibility that they had tampered with the information midway.

However, in his excitement, Sasuke only asked two words, but it was difficult to form a sentence.

"Half a year, cough, half a year ago."

Hinata Neji understood and immediately answered.

His voice was hoarse and dry, and he couldn't help but clear his throat.

"No more unnecessary words. Now, let's talk about - as you said - a deal."

On the steps, Orochimaru, who was sitting high on the chair, broke the moment with words.

Bring Sasuke and Sasuke back to reality.

"Yes, tell me your conditions."

Uchiha Sasuke turned around and looked at Orochimaru again, regaining his rational and calm appearance.

"Two and a half years."

Orochimaru said:

“During this period, I will use all my knowledge to help you gain enough strength.

"But, two and a half years later, regardless of whether you can complete your revenge, I must take your body."

Orochimaru licked his tongue, his eyes full of greed.

"What about the specifics of revenge?"

Uchiha Sasuke showed no fear and continued to press for details of the transaction.

The more details there are, the clearer the information related to Konoha will be.

Seeing Orochimaru's expression startled, Uchiha Sasuke continued:

"What you just said is just something you care about. What I care about is Shimura Danzo's head.

"Two and a half years later, am I going to find Danzo Shimura alone? If I die in that battle, how can I hand over my body to you?

"Or maybe you haven't considered letting me try to take revenge myself?"

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Orochimaru sharply with eyes as fast as lightning.

How can we say accurately about things that are so far away?

Orochimaru didn't know how to respond.