Chapter 278 The Will of Fire Was Digested
Screen turn
Dou came to the river and washed his hands. He stared at his reflection in the river in a daze.
'Why did the Dean forget me?'
'Why don't you remember me? Why?'
"If that's the case, then who have I been all along?"
'What is all that the dean has given me?'
"She gave me my name, she adopted me, and even these glasses..."
Dou took off his glasses and stared blankly at his reflection in the river.
'Who is this person?'
'This is not me, not the real me.'
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Ninja World
"Ah. Since the dean didn't recognize me, does that mean I'm denying myself?"
"The dean has always been Dou's belief. But now, Dou's belief has collapsed..."
"I feel like if I insult Kabuto I can still survive, but if I insult Nono, I'm afraid Kabuto will hunt me down throughout the ninja world."
"In fact, it was just that Kabuto didn't have the strength at the time. People without strength can't even protect the most important people to them."
"Konoha Village has lost two excellent medical ninjas and two very good spies."
on screen
Orochimaru's face suddenly appeared on the water in front of Kabuto.
Then, Orochimaru's hoarse voice was heard.
[It seems that you don't see yourself clearly. ]
As he said that, Orochimaru emerged from the water, looked at Kabuto's face and said: [You have become an excellent ninja indeed. ]
【I remember you, Dou.】
Kabuto was startled by his sudden appearance.
[You...seem to be...]
Orochimaru said: [I have been watching you and Nono. Come with me, I will tell you what you want to know. ]
【What do I want to know? 】
[Why the dean wants to kill you, and why she doesn't remember you. Don't you want to know the answers? ]
Screen turn
Kabuto, still wearing his Iwagakure ninja vest, came to Orochimaru's experimental base.
[This is my base, no one else knows about it. In other words, you are the first guest. ]
Dou looked at the bookshelves and lab equipment around him and asked, "Why did you bring me to a place like this? What do you want to do?"
[You want to know more and more answers. This is a good thing. People can't escape the desire for knowledge. That's why you came here with me. ]
Kou tore off his forehead protector: [Then please tell me quickly! Can you answer all my questions? ]
[Then I'll be frank. I've been planning to kill you and the dean together.]
Dou was startled, then asked: [What do you mean? ]
[You are too good as spies. Because you know too much. ]
Dou's pupils shrank: [This... I asked the village to ignore their own safety and spent so much time collecting information, but now...]
Orochimaru looked at Kabuto and said calmly: [Intelligence can sometimes be more lethal than powerful ninjutsu and weapons. You are now a dangerous person in their eyes. From the beginning, you were destined to have such an ending. Even your mutual destruction was already written in the script.]
Kabuto stared at Orochimaru blankly, memories of the orphanage coming to his mind.
Orochimaru continued: [After you left the orphanage, Danzo immediately told the director the real reason for your departure. In order to get the relief money for the orphanage, you became a sacrifice and entered the Root. The director begged him to return your freedom, and Danzo proposed a condition in exchange, which was that several years ago, he ordered her to assassinate a man. Strangely, the assassination target was you.]
Dou's pupils trembled violently.
Then he asked: [That was a condition for my freedom! Why didn't the dean realize it was me? ]
[I said before, the purpose from the beginning was to make you perish together, so they did something tricky.]
[Hands and feet?]
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Ninja World
"This trick is to change the photo, right?"
"Is this how Konoha treats its meritorious officials?"
"It's really hard to imagine that our savior Naruto actually lives in the same village with such a dark guy. I'm already worried about Naruto's growth environment."
"This method is too despicable!"
The Kingdom of Thunder
Yunyin Village
"Konoha is really something! There are such talents in the village, but they are still afraid of them!"
"If we in Kumogakure had such an outstanding talent, we would definitely cherish him more than Konoha!"
on screen
Orochimaru threw out a stack of photos.
[In order to prevent you from meeting, the locations you infiltrated were arranged to be far apart. The dean could only know whether you were safe or not through the growth photos, but she didn't know that the photos were replaced with someone else's during the process. Gen took a long time to replace the other person with you. Using a long time to brainwash is one of Gen's common methods. ]
Seeing Kabuto looking at the photo on the ground without saying a word, Orochimaru said: "This is another Kabuto. So when Nono attacked you, she never dreamed that you were Kabuto. In her eyes, you are just a double agent who betrayed the village. 】
Hearing this, Kabuto slowly raised his head, his entire face trembling slightly, staring at Orochimaru and asked: [And you were sent by the Root to eliminate the survivors, is that right? ]
Orochimaru praised: [You don't know yourself at all, but you are very smart now. ]
Kabuto quickly formed seals with his hands, chakra wrapped around his palms, and suddenly pounced on Orochimaru in front of him.
Kabuto placed his palm on Orochimaru's neck and stroked it hard.
"Ah-"
Blood splattered.
Orochimaru's pupils shrank into a tiny dot.
Kabuto's emotions were completely out of control. He raised his hand high and chopped down at Orochimaru under him.
[I have always wanted to know what I am?! I want to give myself an explanation! ]
[I thought I finally got it, but because of you, I lost myself again! ]
[Glasses should be the bond between me and the dean, and the name should belong only to me! ]
Although he was yelling hysterically, Kabuto did not stop his movements and Orochimaru's blood splattered everywhere.
[The person who will never forget me no matter what happens should be the dean! ]
[But now everything has changed! ]
[Then who am I...?! ]
After yelling the last sentence, Kabuto gasped violently, the chakra wrapped around his hands dissipated, and his emotions gradually calmed down.
Dou took two steps back and sat down on the ground.
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Pure Land
Nono was already in tears as she watched the crazy and irrational Kabuto on the screen in front of her.
Danzo deadpanned, "This is all for Konoha. You and Nono know too much. Any risk of information leaking out would be a huge blow to Konoha. I will never allow this to happen."
Madara looked at this scene with no expression either.
Hashirama's eyes were full of self-blame and shame: "I'm sorry, Kabuto. This is all the village's fault..."
Tobirama was silent.
Did Danzo really do this for Konoha?
Yes.
Does Danzo have the Will of Fire in his heart?
His heart is in the dog's stomach, and the will of fire has probably been digested long ago.
How many powerful enemies did Danzo bring upon Konoha?
Tobirama recalled it carefully.
I want to clean up the house even more.
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