Chapter 5 Ashes to dust, dust to dust

The next day, Orochimaru woke up early in the morning.

Last night I was planning my future and thinking about the big explosion before I fell asleep. I didn't feel sleepy this morning. I actually slept a lot in the past two days.

After checking the energy stored in his body, he found that it was not much less, which made Orochimaru sigh in relief.

If you use three detonating talismans a day, it will be too much to bear over many years, and it is estimated that the demand will increase in the future.

After washing up, Orochimaru began to go out for morning exercises.

This habit was developed in his previous life, and it has not changed even after changing his body and soul.

"It's just in time to get more familiar with this body, and to adapt to the surge in physical strength yesterday."

Thinking of this, Orochimaru ran towards the outskirts of Konoha. He planned to run around Konoha a few times, and at the same time, he could see with his own eyes what Konoha Village was like only in anime and memories.

As he jogged all the way, he looked at the unique wooden architectural style in this world. It was similar to the Forbidden City that Orochimaru remembered from his previous life, but the craftsmanship was still a bit inferior.

If this house catches fire, it will be very busy. It will burn a large area!

However, Orochimaru felt relieved when he thought that the ninjas in this world would always give you a water escape.

The ninjas of Konoha can go into battle to kill enemies externally, and they can catch cats and mice internally and work part-time as fire fighters.

Orochimaru has a certain understanding of this national system based on ninjas, whether in the past or present life.

Not to mention that the major ninja villages are just small places, these ninja villages are the main places responsible for training ninjas. In the previous life, they were the training bases of the special forces, and the shadow of the village for generations was the leader of the special forces.

The Sannin, White Fang, and these are the kings of special forces, and they were all achieved through real achievements.

These thoughts flashed through Orochimaru's mind, and the surrounding houses and buildings also passed by his eyes.

I don't know when, maybe because of the bumps, the little white snake stretched its head out from behind its hair and looked forward.

"Huh? Xiaobai, are you hungry? I'll take you to find food."

Xiaobai was the name given to him by Orochimaru. The little guy seemed to like Yasuo's name when he heard it. Snake Nobuko licked his cheek from time to time.

At this time, Orochimaru had arrived at the outskirts of Konoha Village and placed Xiaobai in the grass on the roadside. He planned to pick him up when he came back later.

No villagers came here so early in the morning, so I wasn't afraid of hurting anyone.

When I passed the cemetery on the edge of Konoha, I looked up and saw that it was still deathly silent. I guess the funeral would not be held that early, and it would usually be around 8 o'clock.

In this way, Orochimaru ran around Konoha Village seven or eight times before stopping.

The current circumference of Konoha Village is only five or six kilometers, and it is only half the size of the Forbidden City at most. After all, there will be a war after more than ten years, and the strong men have been captured. How can there be such a large population.

"Huh..., it seems that this body is not strong enough. I am already out of breath after just over 30 kilometers."

Compared with normal people in his previous life, his physical fitness is already inhuman. It would not be a problem to win a world championship and break records casually, but it is really not enough in this world.

In terms of taijutsu and physical strength, Orochimaru is weak. Compared with ninjutsu and genjutsu, Orochimaru is still far behind. The ability value of "Book of Masters" is only 7.

When Orochimaru's body first felt tired, the energy stored in his cells replenished him in time, and Orochimaru was revived with full blood, just like a normal person.

When I go out and tell people that he ran dozens of kilometers in a short period of time without being out of breath, no one believes him.

"Not bad ability. This energy is really good. It not only replenishes the previous consumption, but I can also feel that my body is more powerful than before."

This is not his illusion. This feeling can only be due to the fact that the energy contained in the cells has increased, and the activity of the cells has also increased.

"It seems that I will have to spend more time exercising in the future, and strive to become a straight man as soon as possible!"

Thinking of this, Orochimaru was in a good mood. After greeting Xiaobai, Orochimaru walked directly towards the cemetery.

At this time, the number of pedestrians on the road had begun to increase. It was spring, and it rained heavily during the plum rain season, and soon it started to drizzle.

"It's raining again, what an unpleasant weather!"

I had just been caught in a heavy rain two days ago, and the scene of Tsunade crying in the rainy night was still vivid in my mind. This dull scene was really unpleasant.

Arriving at the depths of the cemetery, many ninjas had already gathered together, presumably to attend Kato Dan's funeral.

At a glance, Orochimaru saw many familiar faces in his memory.

As an elite Jonin of Konoha, Kato Dan was kind-hearted and had made many friends. He also sacrificed his life to protect the village and was Tsunade's lover. All the major families gave him face.

Many people came with their descendants, and Orochimaru saw the trio of Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hizashi, Aburame Shiya, Ino Shikacho, etc. These would either become family patriarchs or ninjas with great reputations in the future.

At this time, they were all in their teens, some in their early teens, and they all followed their adults one by one.

These people also saw Orochimaru swimming slowly in the rain. Those who knew him would nod politely to him. Even those who had never met him had heard of the reputation of the Sannin.

As for the juniors they brought, they all asked in low voices. After learning that it was the popular Sannin Orochimaru, their eyes were full of awe or yearning.

After all, he is only a half-grown child, and once he becomes famous, everything that will happen to the world will happen to him.

Orochimaru didn't care about the eyes of others and went straight to the front of the crowd.

Kato Dan's relatives had suddenly arrived. A woman was holding a several-month-old girl in her arms. The girl was also crying at this time, as if she was also crying for the loss of her loved one.

The little girl must be Shizune, who was born late last year and is Kato Dan's niece.

Slowly coming to the side of a few people, Orochimaru looked at Tsunade who was crying so hard that she didn't know how to comfort him, so he just stood silently.

I had just lost my brother not long ago, and now I have lost my lover. No one can bear such a big blow, and the words of comfort are useless no matter how nice they are.

After a while, the crowd separated again, and a middle-aged man in his forties also came forward and slowly took off his hat. It was none other than the Sandaime, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The Hokage's attendance at the funeral was also the greatest respect for the shinobi who sacrificed their lives for the village.

"Ashes return to ashes, soil returns to earth, and souls return to the pure land; wherever the leaves dance, so does the fire!"

After a series of eulogies, there was a collective moment of silence.

It was Orochimaru's first time to attend such an event since he came to this world. Although he did not inherit Orochimaru's original emotions, he did not have much deep friendship with Kato Dan.

But as both Sannin, Orochimaru would naturally stand on Tsunade's side, and the etiquette must be in place.