Chapter 84 Finally home

It is said that you know your destiny at forty, Orochimaru has a very clear understanding of himself.

He, Orochimaru, was born with roots of darkness.

The sun-drenched Konoha leaves often made Orochimaru feel out of place.

Creatures like snakes like to hide in dark corners and surprise the world, don't they?

Under the sun, it's always hard to use your hands and feet.

Orochimaru poured another full glass of wine, briefly clinked the glasses with Jiraiya, and drank it all in one gulp.

My eyes gradually became blurred.

Was I drunk?

Looking at Jiraiya across from him dimly, his cheeks were filled with blush.

It turns out that guy Riraiya is also drunk.

Unfortunately, we are not the same kind of people after all.

My best friend...

The next day, the sun rose three poles.

Jiraiya woke up groaning with a headache.

Well, the wine yesterday was really good.

Remember I opened two more bottles later? Or three bottles?

No, where is Orochimaru?

Jiraiya looked at the empty tent and was slightly startled.

Just as he was about to call someone, the door curtain opened from the outside.

Nara Shikaku walked in quickly.

Seeing Jiraiya standing swaying, his steps slowed down a little, but he kept talking.

"Jiraiya-sama, even though we defeated Sunagakure, as a commander, you shouldn't be so slack..."

Jiraiya heard Nara Shikaku's advice, and his hangover head hurt even more.

After finally waiting for a break in Nara Shikaku's words, Jiraiya quickly interrupted: "Have you seen that guy Orochimaru?"

Nara Shikaku smiled helplessly, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jiraiya.

"Lord Orochimaru left early in the morning. He said he had a mission and asked us not to disturb you."

"If it wasn't too late, I wouldn't want to come in and call you like this. There are still a lot of official duties to be done in the camp..."

Jiraiya succeeded in forcing the lazy Nara to become Xianglin's wife, which is gratifying.

Jiraiya responded perfunctorily to Nara Shikaku's nagging and opened the message Orochimaru left for him.

The letter was very short, only two sentences.

"Watch how my gust of wind turns the windmill. I look forward to being reunited with you, idiot Jiraiya."

Jiraiya ignored Nara Shikaku's nagging, holding the letter and looking into the distance.

In fact, there were a lot of things that Jiraiya didn't say to Orochimaru last night.

For example, as I have said before, advise him to leave his roots.

Jiraiya only thought about the long days to come, but unexpectedly Orochimaru only stayed for one night.

Orochimaru left in a hurry because he was on a mission.

Compared to this mission, whether it was coming to see Jiraiya or Umino Kazuoki, it was just incidental.

Orochimaru needs to join up with Aburame Ryoma at the root in the Land of Rain to carry out this mission together.

Deploying the two major forces at the root is not only a sign of sincerity, but also a form of self-protection.

If only one person is sent out, at least Orochimaru is not willing to try it easily.

After all, the person I want to meet this time is a demigod.

Thinking of the person he was about to meet, Orochimaru washed his face with his tongue excitedly.

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After several days of trekking, Konoha's convoy transporting the wounded finally left the Kingdom of Kawa and entered the Kingdom of Fire.

Except for the first day of the march, the sound of fierce fighting kept ringing in my ears.

Other days are exceptionally quiet.

Every day, Kamfang would change dressings for the injured in the team on time, and sometimes he would go to other teams to help.

After the team settled down, Umino Ikkaku went to chat with several jounin from the transport team. As Kazuoki expected, one of the jounin was also an old acquaintance of his father.

Soon, everyone became familiar with each other.

Then, Kakugi discovered that when his team went to collect the daily meals, the portions would always be more abundant.

Among the injured, Kakugi is undoubtedly the most famous one.

From time to time, someone would come to strike up a conversation, as if watching a rare animal.

There was also a kunoichi of a similar age who boldly sent a letter.

Tsunoki didn't put on any pretense of being a genius and took it calmly.

I responded enthusiastically to everyone's greetings and accepted all love letters as ordered.

As time went by, the heat gradually dropped. But everyone's impression of the hornwood is very good.

In this way, without any twists and turns along the way, the convoy entered the Kingdom of Fire.

Not long after entering the Land of Fire, a team of ninjas arrived, a team sent by the village to meet them.

With a team of ninjas to escort and help, the convoy moved faster.

In just a few days, the team returned to the village.

Along the way, not even a single robber opened his eyes.

The security in the Country of Fire is still good.

When we returned to the village, it was almost afternoon.

The team brought the wounded to Konoha Hospital for unified arrangements.

While arranging for the wounded to be admitted to the hospital, the village also notified the wounded's family members one by one based on their family information.

Relying on the merits of repelling Ye Cang and the commonality of everyone's injuries, the group of people won a precious, small independent ward.

As soon as they were settled, Umino Xiaozhen ran in with Iruka in a hurry.

When the mother and son saw the miserable state of Umino Ikkaku and Kakugi, especially Umino Ikkaku's arm hanging aside, Iruka burst into tears instantly.

"Brother!" Iruka shook his nose and hugged Kazuoki.

Umino Xiaonee also walked to Kazuoki and asked in a low voice about Kazuoki's situation.

There was just uncontrollable worry and distress in his eyes.

Kakugi comforted his brother while explaining his injury to his mother.

Kakugi had to briefly tell his mother about the battle with Ye Cang.

Although the story of Kakuzu's defeat of Yakura had already spread in Konoha, when he heard his son recount the thrilling experience, Little Needle still clenched his fists involuntarily.

"Don't worry, Mom. My injuries are the same as everyone else's, it just rubbed a little bit of Zhuo Dun."

"After the doctor's treatment, there is no serious problem. The rest is just recuperation."

When Xiaozhen heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. She, who had some knowledge of medical ninjutsu, also understood what was going on.

The Scorching Release Chakra that caused Kakugi and the others' injuries has been removed, but the damaged muscles and meridians need to be warmed and nourished if they do not want to affect their future use.

Even if he is treated with Celestial Art every day, and supplemented with medication to stimulate cell division and growth, it will still be a long process for the muscles that have been burned to the point of losing most of their vitality to recover and rejuvenate.

Before that, Kakugi and the others had better not use chakra, which would mean losing their fighting power, so they were sent here.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhen was temporarily relieved.

After being hit by the Burning Escape, there is still a possibility of recovery, so that my husband and son will not become disabled from now on, which is already the best outcome.

But even so, Umino Xiaozhen was still a little upset.

After talking quietly to her son again, Xiaozhen walked over to Umino Ikkaku.

As soon as my mother left, Iruka, who had been listening to the whole process, suddenly said:

"Brother, are you going to die?!"

Kakuki:? ? ?

Kazuoki sighed, and then saw Xiongshou raising his only remaining hand, desperately covering his mouth, suppressing laughter.