Naruto: From Fake to Real, Deceiving the Ninja World.

A moment later, he suddenly smiled and placed his hand on Hinata Kumokawa's head.

Indeed, living doesn't necessarily have meaning, but only by living can you find interesting people and things.

Later, Hyuga Kumokawa handed the scroll and the body to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru broke through part of the sealing technique of the scroll, and thus saw the contents of the first few pages of the scroll, learning about the existence of the Otsutsuki clan at the beginning of the ninja world.

Those are "celestial beings" from outer space. Each member is born with great strength and does not need to train like humans in the ninja world. They can be reborn and resurrected using something called "Karma". They are beings that transcend death.

Each group of two members explores the universe, but they have only one goal: to plant something called the "Divine Tree" to devour all life on the planet.

The members of the "main family" will return to their home planet, while the members of the "branch family" will remain on the planet to monitor and ensure that the "fruit" of the divine tree can ripen smoothly.

According to the scroll, the body that had lost its "soul" belonged to a member of the "branch family" of the Otsutsuki clan.

He passed down his chakra throughout the ninja world and left behind descendants, who are now the Hyuga clan.

Because Orochimaru has not yet been able to break the seal on the contents of the scroll, he still does not know why the Otsutsuki clansman abandoned his body. But even so, it is enough to make Orochimaru tremble with excitement and joy.

Such exquisite meridians, such a perfect body—they are completely different species compared to humans in the ninja world!

Eternal life is real; tangible things will die one day, but the "soul" can exist forever!

He only needs to explore the mysteries of the Otsutsuki clan, and one day he will be able to understand all the truths of this world!

Six years have passed since Orochimaru obtained the scroll and the body.

Over the course of those six years, Orochimaru believed he had completely taken control of Hyuga Kumokawa, and the boy looked at him with nothing but admiration.

They cooperated obediently in any experiment.

They even sent the child to get close to the Third Generation, and even to the Root to deliver messages to Shimura Danzo, and he would not refuse despite his fear.

Furthermore, Orochimaru discovered that although this child did not have any ninja talent, he seemed to possess a special curiosity and intuition in scientific research, often inadvertently bringing him inspiration from inconspicuous places.

This is extremely rare.

Even Tsunade, as a "medical master," only used medicine and ninjutsu as means to save lives and had no interest in exploring the secrets and essence of life.

For this reason, Orochimaru felt a sense of camaraderie and was somewhat reluctant to kill the boy's soul.

But in the end, the greed for truth and immortality outweighed that last shred of acceptance.

Until now.

Looking at the boy who suddenly attacked, and at the headless corpse, Orochimaru even felt a little absurd.

It felt as if everything I had experienced over the past six years was an unreal dream.

"you……"

The intense emotional shock caused the usually calm Orochimaru to ask a foolish question.

"What are you doing?"

Fortunately, Hyuga Kumokawa seemed to know what he wanted to ask, so he just smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Orochimaru."

"Just as you told me, true ignorance is not a lack of knowledge, but a refusal to acquire knowledge."

"I also want to tell you that weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival."

"Arrogance is it."

Yes, because of his arrogance, Orochimaru never took a "useless" child, a kid of ten years old, seriously.

Because of his arrogance, he kept his eyes on the "remains" of the Otsutsuki, ignoring all the unusual things he was experiencing.

After all, what can a timid kid who's only ten years old do?

What can a piece of trash who can't even activate his Byakugan do?

Hyuga Kumokawa was like an isolated island that was not open to the outside world. Orochimaru only saw the seemingly normal forest outside, but he did not see the bottomless, calm swamp on the island.

It wasn't until things spiraled out of his control that Orochimaru finally woke up from his daze.

From beginning to end, it wasn't him who chose Hinata Kumokawa, but Hinata Kumokawa who chose him.

He actually got tricked by a little brat?

Realizing this, Orochimaru almost laughed in anger, a ferocious smile rising on his pale face.

"Do you think you can escape from me?"

The moment the words were spoken, Orochimaru vanished from before.

A chilling killing intent erupted at that moment!

It was as if a layer of ice formed from a river had burst open, and the torrent that had accumulated under the ice over the years roared as it poured out towards the Hyuga Cloud River in front of them!

hum! !

A sharp buzzing sound rang out, a sonic boom that cut through the air.

too fast.

The kunai lost its form due to its extreme speed, which was so fast that its entire appearance could not be seen.

As expected, even Orochimaru, whose chakra was almost exhausted at this moment, was not an opponent that he could deal with at present.

The Otsutsuki body that materialized from thousands of "realization points" was ultimately just an incomplete Otsutsuki body, which could only give him powerful talent rather than strength.

Thinking this to himself, Hinata Kumokawa's blue and white pupils reflected the cold light of the kunai, but he remained completely unmoved.

Then, under Orochimaru's astonished gaze, he not only did not dodge, but instead took the initiative to meet the sharp edge of the kunai.

puff!

Crimson, thick blood gushed out instantly, flowing and splashing onto the ground with a sound.

This cut severed half of Hyuga Kumokawa's neck, from his vocal cords and larynx all the way to his cervical spine. Blood would have been choked into his lungs within seconds, and an ordinary person would have almost certainly died.

"Knew it."

Hinata Kumokawa's smile remained unchanged as he watched Orochimaru's lips move, silently saying, "Even now, you still can't bear to pierce my heart?"

Since that's the case, I've won.

Bang!

A deafening roar reached his ears, and Orochimaru instinctively looked behind him, where he saw an old, furious face.

Orochimaru! What are you doing?!

An angry roar erupted, and Hinata Kumokawa slowly closed his eyes, collapsing onto the operating table, his last thoughts surfacing in his mind.

Ha, a useless creature burdened with the life of a caged bird.

Fate really did give me the worst possible "script".

it's fine.

I was born to be the best "actor".

Asking for monthly ticket

Chapter 3 Hiruzen Sarutobi: Kumokawa is a good kid!

Tick-tock...tick-tock...

The sound of dripping water echoed layer upon layer within the arched space, mixed with the whistling of wind coming from somewhere, and the damp, musty smell, along with the old, rusty odor, filled the air.

A completely black cat lay in the shadows, its paws toying with several half-dead white snakes.

Once the white snake stops moving, the black cat will release its paws, and the snake will struggle and writhe, but its paws will firmly hold it down, revealing a kind of wicked humor.

But soon, as if sensing something, the black cat raised its head.

That's why we were able to see its appearance clearly.

This cat is entirely black, but its eyes are one white and one black.

Normal people would just think of it as a cat with one eye, but no one knows that the white eye is the "Byakugan" that the other four great ninja villages dream of.

You should know that the Jonin "Ao" from Kirigakure was known as the "Byakugan Killer" because he possessed a Byakugan, and even appeared on Konoha's gold-lettered wanted list because of it.

No one would ever imagine that a madman would transplant such a precious eye roll onto a cat.

But that's exactly what some people did.

The black cat lowered its head, picked up the white snake's corpse, and leaped into the shadows of the crisscrossing pipes above, as silently as if it were walking on clouds.

Crouching at the corner of the drainpipe, its white pupils dilated slightly, while its black eyes narrowed into slits, it stared at the calm water in the distance.

The murky sewage, deep enough to reach above the knees, gleamed with an oily sheen, reflecting the crisscrossing, rusty pipes overhead.

Snap... Snap...

A moment later, ripples appeared on the calm water, and three swift black figures came treading on the water, their figures twisting into strange shapes in the ripples.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two ANBU members went through a lot of trouble, encountering many traps and decoys set up by Orochimaru along the way, before finally finding the normal path through the intricate underground pipes.

Only snakes and rats like this dark and damp environment, and Orochimaru's habits seem to be really getting closer to those of snakes.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stopped, looked at the rusty door in front of him, his expression turning somewhat gloomy, and raised his hand to signal the ANBU ninja to come forward.

Bang! !

With a muffled thud as the iron gate was forcefully broken open, a pungent stench, a mixture of disinfectant and the sweet, nauseating smell of rotting flesh, rushed out with a cold wind.

The dim yellow light cast bright shadows, but the scene before him made Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils shrink.

The laboratory walls were stained with dark red blood, forming a mottled abstract painting, and the light bulbs hanging from the ceiling flickered due to the vibrations from the broken door.

The ground was covered with layers of dark brown substance, like evidence of a crime that could not be washed away no matter how hard it was washed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi clearly heard the sudden, rapid breathing of the two ANBU ninjas beside him, who were staring intently at the several cylindrical glass containers standing in the laboratory.

The outline of a curled-up human figure could be vaguely seen in the pale green liquid. The skin had a translucent waxy sheen due to long-term immersion, and the exposed muscle tissue was covered with sutures that looked like maggots.

A beating heart could still be seen inside the dissected chest cavity, and snake-like organs were grafted and coiled inside the abdominal cavity, with tangled lines extending out of the container like jellyfish tentacles.

There were many such experimental subjects in the laboratory, with blood-red numbers such as "32", "42", and "65" visible.

The surrounding iron shelves were also piled with glass jars, containing biological organs at different stages of development, which were strangely vividly twitching in the liquid.

"This..." The pupils beneath the mask of the ANBU ninja trembled.

To be honest, although the scene before him was quite shocking, Hiruzen Sarutobi was actually mentally prepared for it.

After all, Orochimaru's earliest involvement in human experimentation was actually with the tacit approval of him and all the higher-ups in Konoha, when he conducted experiments transplanting Hashirama's cells.

Although those people volunteered to become test subjects, just to cultivate users who could use Wood Release and bring it back to life, it also proved that Hiruzen Sarutobi was not a soft-hearted person.

Even seeing this scene before him, Hiruzen Sarutobi still felt reluctant and guilty towards his disciple.

Until, in the deepest part of the laboratory, two overlapping shadows were seen...

Because Orochimaru was facing away from the door, Hiruzen Sarutobi saw first on the operating table a young face and a severed neck.

Hinata Kumokawa's face was no longer smiling; it had long been replaced by fear, and tears slowly slid down his youthful face.

Seemingly having spotted Hiruzen Sarutobi, she raised her hand and opened her mouth in his direction, but no sound came out.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi clearly understood what the child wanted to say.

“My grandfather’s three generations…” he said.

At that moment, Orochimaru, who had heard the noise, turned around. The bright and cold light reflected on his pale face, making his blood-stained, ferocious features appear even more evil and ugly.

The headless corpse at Orochimaru's feet was still gushing blood, turning the laboratory into a bloody hell, creating a brutal and grotesque scene.

This scene had a greater impact on Hiruzen Sarutobi than the experimental subjects.

Most importantly, he knew the child and was very impressed with him.

As the honorary principal of the Konoha Ninja Academy, he often takes time to give speeches at the school, cultivating an image of himself as an approachable elder while also explaining Konoha's "Will of Fire".

On one occasion, he selected Hinata Kumokawa's class and, while explaining the "Will of Fire," noticed the child's face almost overflowing with longing.

Afterwards, as usual, the teacher asked the children to write down their feelings.

Hiruzen Sarutobi originally didn't have time to read those "viewing notes," but he happened to recall that hopeful, innocent face, and on a whim, he dug out that almost dusty "viewing notes."

Then, he froze.