I'm drawing manga in Naruto

"I recently helped them expand their business, mainly in the area of ​​dream training. Although the effect is not as good as real dreaming, it can at least popularize it."

Akabane explained.

“Very good. Later, you can have them train the people in the Dark Division as well. They are indispensable for spiritual energy.”

Danzo's expression remained calm, but he felt a little uneasy inside.

Isn't the contract scroll yours?

Why is it that when I speak to the Dream Eater clan, all I summon are big, dumb creatures, while Akabane is able to get along with everyone and speaks to them easily?

We were here first!

He glanced at the disciple secretly, his emotions a complex mix.

"I'll try my best to explain..."

Akabane is also in a difficult position. Baku's tastes are somewhat picky, and he might not agree to some business deals, especially since Danzo is another contractor.

"Go find Orochimaru. The base will be finished in a few days, then you won't need to come to the Anbu to look for him."

Knowing that Danzo was upset, Akabane didn't dare to linger and disturb him. After getting permission, he turned around and went to find Orochimaru.

It's almost noon now, and if we wait any longer, we might not be able to gather a big pot of frogs.

Upon arriving at the laboratory, Akabane discovers that Jiraiya is also there.

What embarrassed him the most was—

Jiraiya used the Sexy Technique, taking on the form of a woman to flirt with her in various ways, and occasionally changing his form and size.

Abnormal!

Akabane felt out of place with the two of them and prepared to close the door, which he had opened a crack in.

"Is there a problem?"

Orochimaru glanced over and keenly noticed that Akabane was outside.

Ok?

Jiraiya turned around, saw the person through the crack in the door, and darted to a corner, transforming into a completely different form.

Akabane pretended not to recognize her identity, coughed lightly and said, "You're... doing research, aren't you? If you're busy, I'll come back later."

"Jiraiya has figured out the training method from your manga, so I asked him to demonstrate it to help me with my research. I taught him the one-handed Rasengan."

Orochimaru is very frank.

Jiraiya blushed and said angrily, "Orochimaru, you promised not to tell anyone!"

“When you were peeping, Akabane was watching you from behind, and we were both watching when you were getting beaten up.”

Orochimaru gave him a strange look.

"what!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened, wishing he could disappear into the ground.

He was publicly executed again?

"Ahem, it's nothing, it's all a misunderstanding, you can continue your research."

With Jiraiya here, it's not appropriate to directly bring up the matter of eating frog meat...

"roll!"

Jiraiya angrily "shouted"—he was still in his transformed state, so his voice was a bit delicate.

Then, with a whoosh, he vanished using earth magic.

Well, even God is creating conditions for me.

Chapter 224 Don't grab it, take only what you can eat!

Jiraiya still knows shame?

Orochimaru was stunned for a few seconds. He had always thought that Jiraiya's personality meant that he could draw that kind of thing in public, and that the word "shame" was not in his vocabulary.

I need to apologize later...

He pondered to himself, then looked at Akabane.

Food, comics.

He hasn't read the comic yet today, but after reading the previous plot points, he can guess most of it, so he's not in a hurry to finish it.

However, he really likes the food.

Orochimaru picked up the food and asked while eating, "You must have something to do with those things. Jiraiya is gone. Tell me what you need me to do?"

"I want to make frog hot pot tonight, so I'd like to ask your snake to help me catch some frogs and bullfrogs."

Akabane rubbed his hands together.

Frog meat hot pot?

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then stuffed a few mouthfuls into his mouth, before forming hand seals and quickly summoning a bunch of small summoning snakes.

The snakes he summoned possessed greater intelligence than ordinary snakes. He crouched down and communicated with them. Soon after, the snakes dispersed and left from the crevices in the rocks.

"No problem, they will stun their prey, I can just send a shadow clone over to collect it."

Orochimaru sat down and continued eating, while picking up a manga to read.

As expected, the plot unfolded once again, with him appearing on screen to do bad things. It was the first time Orochimaru had ever seen "himself" doing bad things, and he was still a little uncomfortable with it, but now he was completely indifferent.

Anyway, it's not me.

Moreover, the contents of this volume seem to explain, in some way, why Orochimaru evolved from a Hokage disciple into his current form.

War, death, and the pursuit of immortality.

Orochimaru glanced at it a few times, then silently closed the book.

After finishing his business and delivering the gifts, Akabane got up to leave, but Orochimaru stopped him: "Akabane, do you think if the teacher doesn't agree to me doing this research, I'll end up like the characters in the manga?"

"Who can say for sure about the future? For example, the death of Nawaki. If it hadn't happened, Orochimaru might not have turned out the way he did later."

Nawaki is Orochimaru's disciple.

As can be seen from the manga, Orochimaru valued him highly, training him almost like a personal disciple and pouring all his heart and soul into him.

His death was a huge blow to Orochimaru.

Human beings are too fragile.

After listening, Orochimaru fell into deep thought. He had a very strange feeling that the characters' personalities, goals, and so on were very similar to his own, almost like another direction in his life.

of course……

He doesn't think he'll become that kind of person.

The current Konoha supports his research into various ninjutsu, he has teachers and elders who value him, and a group of companions with whom he has a good relationship. There is absolutely no reason for him to betray the village and become a rogue ninja.

As for human trials.

While it may be impossible to develop ninjutsu precisely and quickly, having a relatively sound development system makes the development of many ninjutsu far more effective than the efforts of an individual.

"gone."

Akabane waved his hand.

He already had a source for frog meat, and he didn't want to stay in the dimly lit laboratory any longer. Fortunately, the research institute would be open in a few days, so he wouldn't have to come here every day.

Although I feel bad for Danzo, who would want to go to the Anbu for no reason!

"If you're going to make frog meat hot pot, you'll have to prepare one for me. I can't have worked so hard all afternoon only to have you and Tsunade eat all the meat in the end."

Although I don't know what frog hot pot tastes like, since someone as lazy as Akabane would go to the trouble of having him prepare it, it must taste pretty good.

Even someone like Orochimaru was curious about what it tasted like.

"Ahem, what are you saying? I just want to eat, it's not because I'm inviting anyone or anything. But since you put it that way, I'll invite Tsunade to eat too."

Akabane is shameless.

Orochimaru stared blankly.

This guy was the one who planned to ask Tsunade for help, but now the blame has fallen on him.

Forget it.

Orochimaru shook his head slightly, too lazy to bother with such trivial matters.

How can you have hot pot without alcohol and soft drinks?

There's no cola or beer, but many families in Konoha brew their own fruit wines.

For example, the mead of the Thousand Hands Clan.

So he went to the Senju clan and, with great difficulty, met Tsunade through Mito Uzumaki. He told her he wanted the Senju clan's honey wine and invited her to a dinner party.

Tsunade didn't refuse—especially when she heard that Akabane was going to cook himself, and even Mito Uzumaki wanted to get involved.

To ensure the food was fresh, Akabane went to great lengths with Tsunade to ask the Nara clan for spices, and also went to the forest to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables.

It's worth mentioning that Akabane specifically redeemed the Sakura Rush when the two of them were alone, and then showed off his purchase on the spot.

Before making the change, Tsunade might have had many doubts.

Although Cherry Blossom Rush is merely an extension of superhuman strength, it essentially requires the user to have an extremely thorough understanding of the human body's chakra, muscles, and so on.

This requires an extremely high level of understanding of medical ninjutsu, but the Palm Healing Technique dispels all doubts.

In short, the afternoon was so dull and boring.

As evening approached, Orochimaru brought his prey into the shop.

A large basket of meat frogs, each one plump and incredibly delicious-looking, but—behind him followed Jiraiya.

Akabane stared at Jiraiya with a strange expression and said, "Don't you feel guilty about eating this?"

"No way, frogs and toads are not the same thing."

Jiraiya was also very excited.

Frog meat hot pot, just hearing about it sounds so appealing!

Not only that, he also volunteered, saying, "I'll help you deal with these frogs."

"Hmm...that works too."

Akabane felt something was off.

This guy is being too proactive. Not only did he eat it, but he also helped with the preparations. But why would I refuse free labor?

He demonstrated the solution, and Jiraiya quickly mastered the technique with ease, his efficiency astounding everyone.

As he slaughtered, he muttered under his breath, "You damned Bunta, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"

The others pretended not to hear, silently mourning for Jiraiya.

Although Gamabunta wasn't as old as he would be in later generations, and was still relatively young, he was more than capable of bullying Jiraiya. It's likely that he was bullied quite a bit when he was training on Mount Myōboku.

"By the way, Jiraiya, what did you eat at Mount Myōboku?"

Tsunade was somewhat curious.

The natural energy of Shikkotsu Forest is extremely corrosive, which is why she has never been there. Of the three sacred sites, only Jiraiya has actually visited them.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's face fell, and he said mournfully, "Don't even mention it, it's like a nightmare."

"You'll have a chance to eat it in the village soon; the toads have recently expanded their business to Konoha."

Akabane is processing the base material.

Even Jiraiya feared him like a snake or scorpion...

Orochimaru was quite interested. He was a strange person; he wanted to try anything he hadn't tried before, especially things that Jiraiya was afraid of.

After much effort, Akabane created a less-than-perfect hot pot broth. Many of the ingredients used in Sichuan hot pot could not be found in Konoha, so he had to use similar substitutes. Although it had a similar texture, the overall taste was still not quite authentic.

The fragrance gradually spread through the woods.

"It seems we've arrived at just the right time; we can start eating as soon as we get here."