Chapter 785 An Invitation From Orochimaru

Looking at Mitarai Anko who was eating glutinous rice dumplings over there, after repeated hesitation, Uchiha Itachi walked into the training ground.

"Hey, here you are? A cold-faced boy from the Uchiha family."

Keenly noticing his arrival, Mitarashi Anko smiled and raised her head to say hello to him.

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

...To be honest, he has always wondered why a ninja like Orochimaru would accept such a silly-looking apprentice.

"Well, something happened on the way, so I'm a little late."

While putting the things he brought together with those of Zhi, Uchiha Itachi nodded, and Uchiha Itachi responded calmly.

He was the last person he wanted to deal with someone with such a familiar personality... except her.

"Well, don't always be cold-faced. Smile occasionally. Here, here are the three-colored dumplings I brought for you when I came over."

Obviously, the other party did not see his resistance. Instead, he reached out to open the handbag on the side, took out a bunch of three-color dumplings and handed it to him.

Uchiha Itachi had a good eye. When he opened the handbag, in addition to the three-color dumplings inside, he also saw a cup of Coke and a handful of green grapes, which happened to be the three of them's favorite things.

“…”

Very silently, Uchiha Itachi reached out and took the bunch of three-color dumplings.

The guy in front of him simply doesn't know what giving up means. If he doesn't take over this string of dumplings now, he will have a headache later... This is a history of blood and tears that he summarized from his past personal experience.

"I bought these things here specially, and we met by chance today?"

After taking the string of three-color dumplings, Uchiha Itachi raised his head and looked at the other party.

"No, it was Zhi who invited me to be the instructor today. If you don't believe me, you can ask her later."

While continuing to eat her glutinous rice balls, Mitarashi Anko blinked.

"Even though I'm not much older than you, my teacher is Orochimaru-sama. If nothing else, I can definitely give you the best guidance in terms of ninjutsu."

(...instructor?)

His heart moved slightly, while eating the three-color dumplings, Uchiha Itachi did not reply.

I have to say that although on the surface it looks a little careless and unreliable, the other party's ninjutsu level is indeed qualified to become a student of Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas.

Uchiha Itachi originally wanted to find an opportunity to invite Zhi to his home for dinner or something in the evening, but as soon as he was busy with training, he was busy until the sun went down. When everyone packed their things and planned to go home, he suddenly realized He remembered the mission his mother had given him.

But in front of other people, he was really embarrassed to extend the invitation to them, so when everyone dispersed and went back to their homes, he first pretended to go home and walked around, and then pretended to have forgotten something. They also came to the other party's house and knocked on the door.

"Uh... going to your house for dinner tonight?"

Looking at Uchiha Itachi standing in front of her door, Mu Qingzhi couldn't help but be a little stunned.

"Well, so I wanted to ask if you have time."

Pretending to be calm, Uchiha Itachi nodded.

"Also, my brother can do backflips."

"???"

Imagine a scene in his mind where Erzhuzi, who was estimated to be just over a year old, suddenly did a backflip. For a moment, Mu Qingzhi's expression couldn't help but look a little subtle.

...Should I say that she is worthy of being the true heroine among Naruto? He is so talented at such a young age... "Well... what time does your family have dinner in the evening?"

She raised her head and glanced at the sky. After thinking for a moment, Mu Qingzhi asked.

"We have to wait for my father to get off work, which will probably be a little later... Have you decided to come over?"

Unconsciously, Uchiha Itachi's eyes lit up.

——My mother taught me these methods, and they really work! !

"Of course I'll go. Anyway, I'm alone at home and too lazy to prepare food...but I might arrive a little later."

Mu Qingzhi raised a finger in front of her with a serious look on her face.

"Because before that, I have to go..."

"It's okay, let's wait for you, then I'll go back first."

Forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, Uchiha Itachi nodded.

The high-pressure education he received since childhood gave him excellent expression management ability, which is a strong psychological quality that will not change even if the mountain collapses.

……perhaps.

"Well, you heard it, I'm going to a banquet tonight."

After confirming that Uchiha Itachi had left, Mu Qingzhi shrugged slightly and turned to look at Mitarashi Anko behind her.

"It's okay. The teacher probably won't care about the food anyway. We can just come back early then."

Waving her hand, Mitarashi Anko looked unconcerned.

"So, when should we set off? Teacher, he has wanted to see you alone for a long time. If nothing else happens, after today, I will be your senior sister."

Patting her chest, Mitarashi Anko looked proud.

"When the time comes, I'll cover you."

(...It can be regarded as a miracle that he has not grown crooked after being a student under Orochimaru for so long... Or Orochimaru also has a headache for himself as a student?)

While sighing in her heart, Mu Qingzhi turned around and walked towards her room upstairs.

"Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes and leave."

If meeting Mitarashi Red Bean in the barbecue restaurant that day could be considered an accident, then the subsequent encounters were obviously a bit abnormal.

Mu Qingzhi was very sure that after Danzo, Orochimaru also followed her.

She was not surprised by this kind of thing, but she was a little surprised that Orochimaru could wait so long to come to her. After all, if you count carefully, it has been several months since the attack on Kumogakure.

With Orochimaru's attainments, she didn't think that he would not be able to see the natural energy mixed in her ninjutsu. She originally thought that Orochimaru would contact her a few days after that incident, but she didn't expect that it would be delayed until now.

Hmm... When did Orochimaru defect from Konoha?

Looking at the wardrobe in front of her, Mu Qingzhi fell into deep thought.

The timeline of Naruto is a bit confusing, and many things don't have a definite time point. Orochimaru's defection has never been written down. We only know that it was after the death of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze... Could it be now?

As if she remembered something, she turned her head and looked out the window, and Mu Qingzhi's face couldn't help but look a little strange.

Compared to secretly studying, it seems to be more cost-effective to take him away before defecting and study as much as he wants?