bookpower Chapter 165: Missing Pieces (2)
Chapter 165: Missing Pieces (2)
Chapter 165: Missing Pieces (2)
"It is quite weird for you to set your arrogance aside. Last time we met, you WERE arrogant, yes? Not in yourself but in your ability to research and find the problem to everything without sacrificing anything but... general moral values. Not that you Shinobi had such decency in the first place. And here I imagined that you were dead. Thinking your soul was probably consumed by the reaper instead of the King of Hell. After all... you have become so different. I could not even register your chakra signature if not for you adopting your male form. Quite the coincidence, no?" Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only
Not the least bit disgusted by the slithering accent with a raspy undertone, Orochimaru leans against the railings and looks in a particular direction, and replies to the tiny arm-sized snake coiled around the metal bar of the railing in her undisguised voice.
"Ironically, change is perennial. Not man. I just understood that and set aside my arrogance."
"For someone who speaks of change, you still continue to lie," the snake hisses but the words are magically transported to her senses.
Smirking, Orochimaru nods, "Well, I AM a bitch that way."
"And who is that? I sense someone with my senjutsu chakra and the physiology of those freaks of nature adopted by Rikudo."
Orochimaru blinks in surprise for two reasons.
'She can only sense one of them? I'm sure both have my chakra and the kekkei genkai she is talking about... and Rikudo?'
"Is that Kekkei Genkai... close to the Sage of Six Paths?" Orochimaru questions.
"And there is that arrogance. Instead of answering me, you are set on finding answers for yourself."
Mocking a sigh, Orochimaru hums, "That's Mitsuki. My... well, survivor."
"Poor soul."
"Not really. I stopped my previous habits long ago. In fact, I stopped them the moment I had my second success after achieving harmony with the Senjutsu chakra left by you."
A little surprised which shows in her voice, the snake questions, "And how did that happen, do tell. You are one of the most stubborn shinobi born... well, not naturally, of course. But for a weapon, you sure have a dull and bendable side."
"You don't say," Orochimaru smiles and heaves somewhat, "And why should I tell you anything? You can't do anything to me without your real body. And for that reason, Ryuchi Cave shall never appear near Konoha because it has the support of Mount Myoboku and Shikkotsu Forest."
The snake slides up on the metal bar and raises its head, "That may be true. But what of it? I would have devoured you had you failed in adopting your sage mode, even an imperfect one. You now show value."
"For what, exactly?" Orochimaru questions.
"Let's see," the snake hisses, "It's a Prophecy I am supposed to bard down to anyone courageous and capable enough to enter the Ryuchi Cave."
Orochimaru finally looks at the snake with a mocking smirk, "Please keep your bullshit to yourself. As if some prophecy will ever keep me interested."
"It could be about the fate of this world, no? Are you not interested?" The snake questions.
"I am interested in the fate of few individuals," Orochimaru returns to look at one particular direction, "But of the world, no. Change is perennial. But my ambition is to become an unchanging force of nature."
"I thought with the recent changes you gave up on it... to know everything. Some things never change, I see."
"And you said that after achieving Sage Mode, I will have the resources to pursue my dreams."
"I lied," the snake replies, "But you decided to latch your hopes onto me because no one else would, right?"
Orochimaru grows silent and a merry giggle escapes the slithering mouth, "Now THAT is a surprise. Did you find someone else to latch your hopes to? Is it that boy Mitsuki? He certainly has massive potential but... sigh, to be interrupted by a bug-eating buffoon."
The snake melts into the metal railing and disappears while Orochimaru hears an abrupt and loud greeting, "Yo? Why are you looking at that orphanage so intently? Looking to adopt?"
"I didn't think you would return so quickly, Jiraiya. You must already be on your way to Konoha for something else before you got Sensei's words, right?"
Laughing, Jiraiya nods, "Yeah, I was. But still... why are you watching that orphanage so creepily? You know the double standards, right? If Tsunade gets down with a child, it's fine. If you did..."
"Maybe I'm interested in a young boy, too," Orochimaru smirks.
"That's even worse," Jiraiya blanks out, "And it actually makes me feel a bit better about my own tastes."
'Take a hint already!' Orochimaru hisses internally. Why is it that every wayward chick would pick up on the hints instantly but not a single guy ever did?
"Just let it go... you're never going to get it," Orochimaru groans rarely but she does so now.
"Maybe you're interested in stuff like that? You know, you could get a lot more privacy into women's lifestyle by transforming into one. I tried that with the civilians for my book but given how differently they would react to a man, and meaner, too, I just decided to peep on their baths as a man!"
"Your smugness is unwarranted right now," Orochimaru stares hard at Jiraiya, a bit exhausted. How can a man be this close to the truth but still not see it?
As they leave, she turns to direct her gaze over to the orphanage... and feels a similar conflict.
She knows the truth about what she 'needs' to do. Ordinarily, she would have killed Mitsuki the moment she felt these considerations bubble within her chest but now...
Now she wonders if she has it within her to be THAT decisive.
'Maybe Tsunade's do-goodness rubbed off of me... after all, I can't possibly feel empathetic for a child out of nowhere...'
"Hey, maybe we should finally try and get a date for ourselves? Seeing Tsunade reach down than the acceptable age really got me thinking we should at least try."
Orochimaru looks at Jiraiya and then shrugs, "You DID try to get a date, remember? And your stunts drove the woman of your dreams to, as you eloquently quote, reach down than the acceptable age."
Jiraiya felt that one and shot Orochi an annoyed glare.
"No need to look at me like that. Or did you expect a snake to not snap back after your consistently ridiculous questions?"
To be fair, Orochimaru just felt like being a little petty. The quicker Jiraiya or Hiruzen realizes she's a she, she wouldn't need to stay in a disguise. After all, her revealing the fact that she's a woman and a sage at that would not have THAT great of consequences from Hiruzen and Jiraiya's side...
But she is at the point where they either catch onto her hints or she stays hidden.
"Fine, let's just go and have drinks..."
"Jiraiya."
"What?"
"I have a favor to ask."
"Sure, what is it?"
"Years ago, when I entered Ryuchi Cave, Snake Sage said something about a prophecy. It's safe to assume from Mount Myoboku's and Ryuchi Cave's rivalry that the Old Toad Sage must have equal might, or insight, at the very least. Ask him for me if he knows anything about this prophecy."
"A prophecy? Since when did you start believing in stuff like that?"
"I don't."
"So? What did this prophecy say?" Jiraiya questions after a moment of silence and Orochimaru looks at him for a moment before smiling, "Just ask the Old Sage whenever he wakes up. I heard that ever since Kai requested an audience, he has been feeling especially sleepy."
Jiraiya rolls his eyes and nods.
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Alternative Title: Prime Mommy; The Persistent Snake; Jiraiya Driving Chicks to Rob the Cradle; Orochimaru is Petty That Way; New Tsundere Snake Just get the Hint!
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