Chapter 243

[“If you want to know yourself, you have to face and admit who you really are. It’s because I failed to do this that I lied to others and to myself... People who can’t admit themselves are doomed to fail, just like me in the past.”]

[Itachi’s words evoked memories of Kabuto. He restrained the arrogant smile on his face and said in a deep voice: “How much do you know about me? I have been exploring who I am in my own way... Always...”]

[At this time, a white-haired boy with a head injury appeared in the sky. He leaned against a broken tree and was dying. He was in a battlefield where a war had just taken place.]

[Fortunately, a gentle woman dressed as a nun found him and treated him. It was a pity that perhaps because of the head injury, the boy could not remember his name or who his parents were. ]

["Does Uchiha Itachi feel that he has failed somewhere? Could it be that Sasuke has deviated from his arrangement and therefore feels that he has failed? If so, then he is really stubborn!"]

["That's not right. Judging from Itachi's remarks, he should also feel that it is wrong for him to arrange Sasuke's life arbitrarily, so failure must not refer to this matter!"]

["Are you going to reveal Kabuto's past next? These people often reveal some incredible information every time they recall!"]

["Did you lose your memory due to the war? A survivor on the battlefield!"]

["She is a kind and beautiful young lady. Something must have happened to her next, so Kabuto's temperament has changed drastically!"]

[Based on this, the nun took in the boy and brought him back to the orphanage where she was the director. ]

["This is the first memory... From the beginning, I was nobody... I had nothing, I didn't know who my parents were, and I didn't know my own name."]

[A boy named Urusi in the orphanage had a bad attitude, but he didn't seem to have any malicious intent. He proudly instructed the white-haired boy to say thank you after receiving help from others, but he was also troubled by not knowing how to address the boy. 】

【So the director named the boy Kabuto and said that from today on, she was his mother. The boy liked the name very much. To express his gratitude, he came to the director's office alone at night after everyone else fell asleep, and happened to hear the conversation between the director and two orphanage employees. 】

["That's how Kabuto got his name. So casual."]

["Children in orphanages definitely don't get any profound names. Simple and easy to understand names are the most appropriate."]

["He seems a little dumb, but he's quite polite. Why did he turn himself into a ghost?"]

["It's probably Orochimaru's fault. Scientists focus on practicality the most. They are the least concerned about aesthetics. Even a cool guy like Sasuke still looks ugly after activating the curse seal!"]

"Dean..." Kabuto's expression was sad and confused. He thought he had completely let go of the past for so long, but when he saw the face of Yakushi Nono again, he couldn't help but recall the scene of him killing her.

Orochimaru on the side watched Kabuto's expression change with interest. He really wanted to know what choice Kabuto would make after the content played on the sky screen ended.

Should he continue to stay by his side? Or find a way to return to Konoha and the orphanage? Or take another path? No matter which one it is, Orochimaru is full of expectations, because this is the change he wants to see the most.

[It turned out that because of the war, the country and the village's aid to the orphanage was already seriously insufficient. Now there is another child, and the operation of the orphanage has become even more difficult. ]

[Kabuto, who was outside the door, heard their conversation and made a sound because he was too frustrated, attracting the attention of the three people in the house. The fat female nurse was not very good because of the funding issue, but she still took Kabuto to the clock diligently and told him the time to turn off the lights in a test. ]

[At first, Kabuto looked at the clock with an embarrassed face and said nothing. It was not until the dean put her glasses on his face that Kabuto easily told the specific time. ]

[In this way, the dean gave the glasses to Kabuto. Listening to her gentle words and looking at her gentle smile, Kabuto, who had always been expressionless, shed tears and choked up to thank several people. 】

["It turns out that Kabuto is still nearsighted. I thought his eyes were just for decoration!"]

["So even the Sage Mode can't improve the problem of myopia? Kabuto, who calls himself a dragon, still wears glasses now!"]

["That's not right. He may have been nearsighted when he was young, but his eyesight must have become stronger after ninja training. It's so strong thatHow could he still have a defect like myopia at that stage! "]

["The name is a mark...glasses are a tool...from the beginning, I was nobody..."]

["From the beginning, I...had nothing."]

[A few years have passed, and Kabuto has completely integrated into the orphanage. He has learned medical ninjutsu, and together with other people in the orphanage, he maintains the existence of the orphanage by treating ninjas on the battlefield in exchange for money.]

["Although you are not a ninja, you are very skilled in medical ninjutsu..." A Konoha ninja who was being treated said to Kabuto in a hoarse voice: "Your name is Kabuto, right? Do you want to be a ninja? I think you can become an excellent ninja...you can definitely..."]

["No! You just lost your memory, why do you complicate the problem and feel that you are nothing?"]

["He didn't think so since he was a child? If so, his brain circuit is a bit abnormal! ”]

[“Hmm... this highly recognizable voice, is it that man!”]

[“Orochimaru is really sharp-eyed, he immediately took a fancy to Kabuto!”]

[The person being treated revealed his true face, and it was Orochimaru who had not yet defected at that time.]

[Faced with Orochimaru’s recruitment, Kabuto said frankly: “I don’t have any such idea. I just want to make as much money as possible for the orphanage and stay here to help the director. She is so kind to me, but all I did was give her a pair of glasses.”]

[Orochimaru, who failed to recruit, was not discouraged and stopped the topic lightly.]

[As night fell, three uninvited guests came to the orphanage.]

[“You, who are called the “walking priestess”, are now taking care of children here...” Danzo brought two followers and greeted him in a procedural manner: “It’s been a long time since we last met, and your complexion is getting worse and worse, Nono.”]

(To be continued)