I'm drawing manga in Naruto

"I didn't expect you to sit in such an out-of-the-way spot. The barbecue restaurant you chose is newly opened and the seating isn't big enough. I'm so sorry."

Hinata Kazuhiko bowed slightly in apology.

however……

The smile on his face unconsciously reminded Akabane of Sai from the manga.

No, his fake smile was even worse than Sai's.

Chapter 140 Do I look like that kind of person?

"Kihiko-kun, we really like this spot."

Orochimaru said calmly.

"No, how can this be?"

Hyuga Kazuhiko smiled and said, "You are the elite of our class."

"No need, we can sit here."

Akabane frowned slightly.

Their words should be clear enough; if this guy still doesn't know what's good for him...

Hyuga Kazuhiko narrowed his eyes slightly, his smile unchanged, and said, "In that case, I hope you enjoy your meal."

After saying that, he nodded and left, naturally heading to the next table.

Akabane looked around.

There were thirty or forty people, half of whom were disciples of clans, and the other half were commoners who had successfully passed the exams to become genin.

In terms of food treatment, Hyuga Kazuhiko achieved equality.

However, upon closer inspection, differences can still be observed.

The closer to Hinata Kazuhiko's table, the better their strength and aptitude. That was why he wanted Akabane and the others to change seats.

"Our class is the first graduating class after the war, and in the future..."

Hinata Kazuhiko spoke gently to the people at the next table.

"hypocritical."

Jiraiya muttered to himself.

"Eat faster."

Akabane silently ate his meat, intending to finish quickly and leave as soon as possible.

Orochimaru clearly shared the same idea.

The two of them buried themselves in their food, using the quickest way to fill their stomachs and grilling methods, completely ignoring the taste.

And Jiraiya...

He had just eaten a few slices of meat when he suddenly clutched his stomach and ran to the toilet: "Ugh!! It's happening again, I need to go to the toilet!"

"Tch, this idiot, he clearly had diarrhea this afternoon, but he still came because he heard there was barbecue."

Tsunade sighed softly.

"Never mind him, let's keep eating."

Orochimaru took a few more bites, his mouth stuffed full of food.

It's quite rare to see someone with his unhurried and unhurried personality like this.

Tsunade continued eating at her own pace, completely ignoring their unusual behavior. After a while, Akabane and Orochimaru stopped.

The two exchanged a glance, then turned to look at each other.

Nobody noticed this side.

very good……

Without a sound, the two used shadow clones and transformation techniques to slip away from Tsunade's presence.

Tsunade was sitting with her back to the camera, completely unaware that the two suspicious figures had left.

We left the barbecue restaurant.

Using their transformation abilities, the two blended into the crowd.

After a while, they arrived at a rather desolate area on the outskirts of Konoha.

Orochimaru then asked, "What role did you say you were going to give me?"

"The main villain is equivalent to the big boss in the early stages."

Akabane replied, "The schemer who orchestrated the Chunin Exams, a Konoha rogue ninja."

Orochimaru remained calm at first, but upon hearing the words "scheming manipulator" and "traitorous ninja," he couldn't help but turn around and exclaim in surprise, "Are you kidding me?"

"Based on my current plot concept, this is how I plan to draw it."

Akabane shook his head and said.

Do you think I resemble that kind of person?

Orochimaru is incredible.

Good question...

Akabane pinched his chin and looked Orochimaru up and down.

Then, he sat down cross-legged, took out his drawing board and brushes, and quickly sketched the scene where Orochimaru had studied Yamada.

Once the painting was finished, Akabane turned the canvas over.

"what?"

Because it was nighttime, even ninjas with excellent eyesight could not see clearly for a while.

Orochimaru moved closer and finally saw the painting clearly.

The person above had their back to them, but their actions and demeanor were filled with an evil aura.

Upon closer inspection, the image above looks very familiar—

"Is this guy me?"

The young Orochimaru was stunned, pointing at himself without saying a word for a long time.

"Yes, when you were researching Yamada."

Akabane withdrew his chakra, and the ink dissipated automatically.

Orochimaru paused, then coughed lightly, forcing himself to remain calm: "Different angles will produce different effects."

The atmosphere fell silent.

After taking a few steps, Orochimaru suddenly paused.

He looked around, confused, and said, "How did I get here?"

"I really wanted to ask you where you wanted to go, but seeing you looking so thoughtful, I didn't have the nerve to ask."

Akabane said.

"Never mind, Danzo's not around for the time being anyway, I'll show you my lab."

Orochimaru said.

So that's how it is; this is his laboratory.

Akabane looked around, trying to find an entrance, but it was too dark at night, and he wasn't a professional sensory ninja, so his search was in vain.

"Don't bother looking, the lab entrance isn't this way."

Orochimaru wandered around and finally arrived at a crevice in the rock.

He lay down and squeezed into the crevice in the rock.

Akabane's eyes widened.

Dude, if you can get in, what am I supposed to do?

"come in."

Orochimaru crawled inside and waved from the other end of the crevice.

"..."

Akabane remained silent for a moment, then formed hand seals and used Earth Release to cross the rocks.

Not long after, he went down into the laboratory.

However, there was still rock below. After searching around, they finally found a gap in a corner and slipped into the laboratory.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to actually find this gap."

Orochimaru smiled.

Although he didn't achieve his goal, he didn't care.

Akabane looked around.

The lab is quite large, but it's just one room with a door on the other side, so it looks like the outside might be the base of the Dark Organization.

He immediately realized that Orochimaru had deliberately created that crevice in the rock so that he could secretly enter and exit.

What do you use for your experiments?

After watching for a week, Akabane asked casually.

"The most common animal is the rat, because there are many of them here, and they are easy to catch."

Orochimaru replied, "Secondly, there are rabbits, but once we caught a lost deer, which might have escaped from the Nara family."

"They really accept everyone who comes."

Akabane wandered around for a while and sure enough found a pair of small antlers. It seemed that this deer was not very big.

"It is a rare experimental material, so I can only apologize to Lu Ming."

Orochimaru's tone was flat.

Using these materials, they developed software modification techniques; that's quite remarkable...

Akabane admired him greatly.

Orochimaru now is flawless in every way.

Even if the Third Hokage discovers that he is conducting research experiments, Danzo, who lured him, will only be blamed.

"Akabane, do you know that what I really want to study is not ordinary ninjutsu, but the mystery of life and immortality?"

Orochimaru, in a low voice, led Akabane to a corner.

Then, he took out his most treasured possession—the shed shell of the white snake.

"A snake's shed skin? It is said to symbolize good fortune and rebirth."

Akabane paused for a moment.

The white snake molt that appeared in the comics, indeed...

"If a person could master luck and rebirth, wouldn't they never die?"

Orochimaru muttered to himself.

"Luck is something no one can control."

Akabane said.

“That’s right, that’s why I want to find out the secret to regeneration.”

Orochimaru carefully put it back.

"Regeneration is easy, but immortality is difficult. The First Lord's body was said to be able to heal any injury, but what happened in the end?"

Akabane was not optimistic.

Even though Orochimaru seems to have "succeeded" later in the manga, he still doesn't believe that it's immortality.