"What exactly did he mean?" Shiki finally relaxed a little, his tense nerves easing slightly at this moment.
He began to mull over Orochimaru's words—the man known among Naruto fans in a past life as Snake Uncle. What was it he was trying to say?
The last descendant of the Uzumaki Clan? How should he face the future?
Could it be about the upcoming attack on Konoha?
But wasn't Shiki supposed to be a relatively insignificant character in that event?
And what was that rumor Orochimaru mentioned?
Why would he have news about his mother?
"Shiki, let's go."
Kakashi patted Shiki's shoulder, and for a moment, his eyes revealed a trace of depth.
"Go back?"
"Yes. But first, we need to hand Sasuke over to Anbu."
Chapter 151: Tenten's Fight
"Senpai Kakashi, you look pretty rough," said someone wearing a white mask with a monkey pattern. Behind him stood two others wearing identical masks.
Actually, this kind of mask wasn't new to Shiki. At least a few years ago, he had fought against many people wearing such masks.
But
that was all in the past now.
"Just now, Orochimaru came."
Kakashi tried his best to keep his tone calm, but the Anbu in front of him were instantly filled with terror.
"What!"
"You're saying Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, Senpai Kakashi?"
"That S-class rogue ninja?"
Even with time passing, the name had gradually faded from these Anbu's ears. Some even thought Orochimaru might already be dead.
But when the name was spoken again, it still carried enough weight to inspire fear.
Orochimaru—
Konoha's highest-ranking traitor.
Once a candidate to become the Fourth Hokage.
Looking at their astonished expressions, Kakashi couldn't help but sigh. In truth, hadn't he worn the exact same expression when he first heard Orochimaru's voice?
When the battle that earned the Sannin their fame took place, Kakashi himself had still been a child.
At that time, Orochimaru—most prominent among the Sannin—naturally possessed astonishing strength.
Even Sanshouo Hanzo, known in the Ninja World as a near-deity, had no choice but to acknowledge them as true adversaries and bestowed upon them the title of "Sannin."
Yet
no one ever imagined that someone originally destined to possibly become the Fourth Hokage would research forbidden jutsu—and ultimately defect from the village.
Even Jiraiya, his fellow Sannin, couldn't stop him.
Memories flew through Kakashi's mind, and he nodded, giving those present a definite response.
"Sasuke is entrusted to you. Besides treatment, make sure someone guards him well." As Kakashi spoke, in truth, he felt this so-called protection was actually meaningless.
He knew Orochimaru's ways inside out. Regarding Sasuke, he probably wouldn't use forceful means.
He would simply let Sasuke fall into his arms willingly.
"Understood!"
"Please rest assured that under the protection of our Anbu, even if he is one of the Sannin, there's no way he could take Sasuke away!" After responding to Kakashi, this young Anbu captain turned to another Anbu member behind him and ordered,
"Tianhe! Go inform Lord Third and give him a full report of everything that's happened."
Right after saying that, the Anbu member codenamed Tianhe instantly vanished from the scene.
The remaining two members disappeared as well after receiving Sasuke's body from Kakashi.
Kakashi watched them leave, marveling at how efficient the Anbu still were. Yet as former head of the Anbu himself, how could he not know that against *that* person, even the entire Anbu force would be helpless?
Not because that man possessed overwhelmingly superior combat strength, but because of his bizarre techniques and the countless people willing to sacrifice themselves for him.
"Kakashi-sensei, I think it's time for us to leave," Shiki reminded, seeing Kakashi lost in thought.
"Hmm. I wonder how far along the Chunin Exams have progressed by now." Kakashi nodded. Actually, he had intended to say something else to Shiki.
But looking at the usually cheeky and playful boy now wearing a serious face, Kakashi suddenly found himself with nothing more to say.
He almost forgot that the kid was actually the most mature Genin of his generation.
Just a few years ago, he stood bloodied in the battlefield, surrounded by many fallen Anbu. Blood stained the ground everywhere, painting a grim picture of death.
Yet none of the Anbu died.
Or rather, besides that Chunin whom Fu Yamanaka tried to frame and kill, not a single Anbu ninja perished.
Who could possibly execute such a meticulously calculated plan?
And back then, Shiki Uzumaki was still a child.
Even though Shiki remains young today, at least his thinking is independent and unaffected by outside interference.
The two of them also vanished into thin air. Compared to the previous Anbu members who disappeared, Kakashi's speed goes without saying.
As for Shiki's pace, it wasn't slow either—it was probably due to years of rigorous physical training.
Unable to learn complex chakra-intensive Taijutsu techniques or study the Eight Gates method—a powerful but dangerous martial arts system—his body had become especially conditioned for pure physical prowess.
At this moment, their disappearance exuded an Anbu-like quality—an utterly silent vanishing act.
Perhaps Orochimaru's presence had sharpened their senses.
Where moments ago the atmosphere had been so tense, now only the polished floor and old walls remained.
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