Chapter 16: The Great Snake Pill

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  I gazed at Shirabe, whose raven-black hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall. Her delicate features and gentle eyes, which shone with an otherworldly light, seemed to radiate warmth. And then there was that unique, androgynous voice of hers... No wonder she had been mistaken for a girl by the Whirlwind Caller until she turned fifteen. Still, Shirabe herself knew full well that she was male, and if I hadn't already confessed my feelings to her, I would have harbored some doubts myself.

  But understanding the reason doesn't mean I won't burst out laughing, especially when I rarely see a calm face like Bai Pingjing's with many black lines on it, "Hahaha!" I couldn't help but let out a clear and bright laugh, causing Bai Hejun to blush.

  "Brother!" Bai called out to me with a hint of grievance.

  "Hehe, okay, I won't laugh anymore. Don't look like that, you're starting to look like a girl." That face, with that expression, totally looks like a girl's.

  I never thought I'd end up looking like this, with delicate pale silver hair and eyes that are both contradictory and captivatingly attractive. Add to that the fact that my fox whiskers no longer ruin my originally not-bad looks as "Kaito Minami", plus the innate charm of the Fox Tribe... Compared to Haku, I'm far more stunning, and if it weren't for the fact that I initially appeared before Kinnosuke in a way that made him think I "shouldn't" be female, I'd definitely be laughing now.

  "Jun Malu still had a confused expression, 'What's wrong? Bai sister, why is the adult laughing so happily? You seem unhappy?'"

  He let out a sigh and said to Kimarou, "I'm a guy." Bai wasn't really bothered about this matter, but seeing me laugh like that, he couldn't help but explain himself. Seeing Kimarou's somewhat skeptical face, he opened his mouth again and said, "Anyway, just call me Bai directly, no need to add any titles behind it, our status is the same."

  Kunimaru didn't pay much attention to whether the person was male or female, so he didn't make any strange movements like "Uzumaki Naruto" did when he found out that Haku was a girl. What Kunimaru cared about more was what could have made him laugh so happily.

  At this moment, a chill suddenly spread from the bottom of my heart. I looked around and saw a man with black hair reaching his waist, an exceptionally pale face, looking weak and sickly as if he had a serious illness. However, a pair of eyes without pupils emitted a chilling sense of danger, and with his arrival, the air was filled with a faint but indelible smell of blood.

  Is this Orochimaru?!

  After confirming that it was Orochimaru, I no longer had the same vigilance as before. This is because Orochimaru is not an opponent that can be effectively dealt with just by being vigilant. Even if I were to use a large amount of chakra, comparable to or even surpassing Orochimaru's, with the help of Kyuubi's chakra, Orochimaru's experience, ninjutsu skills, and combat awareness are far beyond what I can match at present.

  I quietly stood in front of Shirakawa Kaito, making a subtle hand gesture behind his back to signal him to stop, and asked, "Who are you?" I acted as if I had just met a stranger deep in the forest.

  "Heh heh, kid, are you two together?" The voice of Orochimaru was more attractive than I had expected, with a special magnetism similar to my current voice, only his was the slightly low and hoarse tone of a mature man, while mine was a natural, genderless charm.

  "Yes." I was afraid of saying too much and making mistakes, so I only briefly replied with one word to Daijoubu.

  "Child, are you searching for your own value in existence?" The eyes of Daijamaru suddenly became very gentle and gazed at me.

  I thought Orochimaru would try to manipulate Kimimaro first, but I didn't expect his first target to be me.

  Actually, I quite like Orochimaru. He has always been very determined about his goals and clearly knows what he wants. For the sake of that goal, he is willing to pay any price. When he thinks his past will affect his future, Orochimaru can personally cut off his own past, which is Konoha. This kind of single-minded dedication or obsession makes me admire him. Even though he does many things for his goals that others don't agree with, such as forbidden jutsu and human experimentation, he still firmly moves towards his goal. This persistence is worthy of my respect.

  But this admiration is one thing, and how I will treat him is another matter.

  Is there... value in that? I let out a faint cold smile, "I suppose so!" After all, this is what Jiu had hoped for, just a hope.

  This kid... seems to be a bit different. Orochimaru's original attention was on that little demon who seemed to be from the Takeri clan, but when he approached, he found himself more interested in the little demon who jumped out voluntarily.

  The giant snake narrowed its eyes and paid attention to the child with special hair color, continuing to tempt him: "Follow me! Don't you feel that everything has abandoned you? Follow me... You can find your purpose in life, your value of existence!"

  "Really? Then you... have found your value in existence?" I asked back.

  The gaze of the great snake ball suddenly became fierce for an instant, but soon returned to its gentle eyes. "Of course, so come with me, kid! You can get what you want."

  "What is it that you want? Only the awakening of Kyu, but this doesn't seem like something the Daija can help me with... "What's your request then? Don't tell me there isn't one... This isn't a kind world, speak your true intentions!"

  It seems that he realized his disguise was meaningless, although I don't know how this little devil knew, Orochimaru's originally friendly aura gradually changed to his usual cold and evil atmosphere after hearing my words.

  "As my subordinate, child, I will give you great power. You will find that with great power, everything you desire will be within your grasp." The tone of Orochimaru's voice was no longer filled with the deceitful implications it had before.

  "You want me to do something for you, is that it? So...do you need me or just someone under you?"

  "Smart kid, you... are quite interesting!" The big snake chewed for a few moments before catching the implication of my words, and his eyes revealed a hint of excitement, as if he had found something intriguing. "What can 'you' do? What does 'you' want to do?"

  It's really easy to talk to smart people. "You must have collected many children like me, right? I know medical ninjutsu and can help you treat those kids, which will reduce the loss rate of your 'subordinates'. Of course, I also have a special medical technique - acupuncture. If you need it, I can leave some relevant materials; I love reading books, hoping you have enough books for me to read. Medical skills require practice, and I think there are many experimental subjects in your place, aren't there?" Everything I said was true, and I really needed the collection of Orochimaru.

  "What is your identity? And what must I pay?" The great serpent Maru continued to gaze at the child with interest.

  "You only need to offer a bit of guidance and experience, to your cooperative friends." I said in an extremely calm tone, and after finishing, I slightly bowed my head to show sincerity. The Great Snake Pill indeed has the qualifications to make me bow my head, after all, I am not strong enough yet.

  "You're indeed an interesting kid, but... how do you know I'll definitely agree to your request?" The Great Snake Dan suddenly released a terrifying and intense killing aura, as if he would kill someone to silence them if the negotiation didn't go through.

  "It won't work!" I calmly shook my head, "You need me, and no matter how far it goes, I won't be a threat to you, so you don't have to get rid of me out of fear. Now...you can put away your killing intent, someone is already about to collapse." Unfortunately, the temporarily forgotten White and Kiri Maru, who could withstand the killing intent of Orochimaru like cold air, were already on the verge of collapsing.

  Orochimaru only then noticed again the white and Kiba Inuzuka who were blocked by me not far behind, Orochimaru attributed the main reason for his momentary forgetfulness of these two little devils to his focus on me, and the two little devils' complete lack of threat.

  The big snake pill slightly brought back the joy, he didn't think that a sudden routine matter could find such a child, and maybe there's an extra gift, it's indeed very interesting. "I agree, but what about the two of them?"

  "Bai is someone I met on my journey, and we've been traveling together. We just recently met Kimarou, who's from the Takeru clan. I'm learning medical ninjutsu to cure the hereditary disease of the Takeru clan that Kimarou has." I told about 80% of the truth. "I don't think you have two kids there, do you?"

  "Haha, great, catch up!" Daishoumaru didn't know why he was being so talkative today, not even Jiraiya that idiot had ever received such treatment from him. But his mood was indeed good, a interesting kid actually made him feel a special kind of familiarity, even towards Sarutobi-sensei, he hadn't felt this deep of an impression before.

  I grasped the hands of Shiro and Kimimaro, continuously transferring chakra to them. Although the Great Snake Ball didn't use its top speed, it was still somewhat difficult for a child like Kimimaro to keep up. Both Shiro and I used chakra to enhance our running speed and endurance. I signaled to Shiro with my eyes to teach this technique to Kimimaro.

  All the way, Bai and Junmaru were abnormally silent, I was worried, but thinking of the giant snake pill in front, it's not convenient for me to talk to them, so I can only focus on running while practicing chakra, hoping to reduce the total consumption of chakra. So, I didn't notice that the other hand of Bai and Junmaru, who were holding hands with me, were tightly clenched until their fingernails pierced through and bled.

  I'm still too weak, I couldn't help adults at all, and it's always the adults who protect me, so how can I protect them?! said Bai Xin.

  I'm too weak, I can't help the adults at all. With me being this weak, how can I help the adults get rid of those people who would harm them?! thought Kimaru.

  I want to become stronger! White and Kaito simultaneously made a vow in their hearts.