Chapter 368 Conversation

The land of thunder.

This country has many towering mountain peaks, and the deafening thunder often swirls in the mountains, hence the name.

The rivers on the central mountain range create a tortuous coastline at the mouth of the sea. It is a special country with steep mountains near the sea. In addition, there are many hot springs in the country.

Today, the economic development of the Kingdom of Thunder may not be able to catch up with the Kingdom of Fire, but its military strength is no longer inferior to that of the Kingdom of Fire.

This is all a blessing for delaying the third Ninja War. Even if the combat power of Kumo Ninja Village is not stronger than that of Konoha, it will not be much inferior.

Chasing the clues left by ancient documents, trying to pry open the cracks in the door of truth from each text, you may not be able to pry the door open, but you may be able to glimpse the yearning that is within reach.

After Orochimaru left the Kingdom of Earth stronghold, his first destination was the Kingdom of Wind.

He avoided the people he saw along the way, and also avoided the populated areas in the oasis. With a heart willing to be lonely, he traveled through every inch of the land in the Kingdom of Wind. Finally, he paid off his hard work and found what he was looking for. thing.

This is not the driving force formed by the desire for knowledge, but the ambition that no one in the world can match...

After traveling through the Kingdom of Wind, he turned to the Kingdom of Thunder, which is famous for its clouds and thunder.

The clone of Bai Jue, who was always paying attention to Orochimaru's movements, reported his whereabouts to Ye Zi, so Ye Zi came here after finishing everything.

This is a high mountain with a flat top, not as high as the surrounding mountains. When you look up, you can see white clouds lingering here. Looking further away, you can see a large thundercloud covering the mountains. There are faint thunders and thunder lights flickering.

Orochimaru stood on the edge of the flat roof, his long hair and clothes rustling in the oncoming wind, and his snake eyes painted with strange eye shadows quietly stared at the mountain and lake below.

The lake is as blue as jade and is surrounded by mountains. The mountain wind blowing is blocked by the mountain walls, making the lake as calm as a mirror.

For some unknown reason, Orochimaru stood here for a while.

Orochimaru lowered his head and looked at the lake. He suddenly raised his head, curled up the corner of his mouth, and showed an evil smile. He did not look back. The sound of a pebble being moved was first heard in his ears.

A man walked up from the bottom of the steep slope as if walking on flat ground, about two hundred meters away from Orochimaru.

The person who came had short black hair, with bangs falling to his eyebrows, and a pair of dark, piercing eyes. Wearing a black combat uniform, hanging from his waist was a long knife with blood-colored ripples carved on the scabbard.

This person was Ye Zi who was following Orochimaru's movements. He walked slowly towards Orochimaru. The latter did not look back. He still lowered his head and stared quietly at the lake below.

When Ye Zi walked to Orochimaru's side and looked with him at the calm blue lake below, Orochimaru said aloud: "It seems that my movements have been under your surveillance."

"I don't deny it." Ye Zi said calmly.

Orochimaru let out a hoarse laugh and said lightly: "So, why did you come to me now?"

Ye Zi did not answer the question and instead asked: "What are you looking for?"

Hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with frightening light, just like the look of a python that had been hungry for a long time when it found its prey. It was an unparalleled desire, as if it could make the cold blood boil.

"Fragments," he replied.

"Fragments?" Ye Zi didn't know why, and looked sideways at Orochimaru's strange face.

This man was the first person he met when he came to this world. From then on throughout the journey of his life, no one knew what was in those cold snake eyes.

Orochimaru smiled low and said calmly: "Human beings are a kind of existence bound by 'time'. I want to be liberated from this bondage. To this end, I will travel every inch of the ninja world to find the things lost in history. fragments, piece it together into 'truth'."

He stretched out his hand, his eyes fell on the pale palm, and said: "I want eternal life... This is the process and basic condition of mastering the truth of the world."

Without any concealment, Orochimaru revealed his ambition in front of Ye Zi.

eternal life?

Ye Zi is silent, he even has the art of resurrection. Eternal life is nothing, his goal can be called wishful thinking.

"You haven't answered my question yet," Orochimaru said.

Ye Zi looked at him and said, "I want strength."

Orochimaru said in surprise: "Even if you have the ability of the first Hokage, is it still not enough to satisfy you?"

Ye Zi's eyes were as cold as ice and he said: "It's not enough, far from enough."

Orochimaru was silent for a moment.

Ye Zi said: "I am very interested in what you are looking for now. You said it is related to the Six Paths, right?"

Orochimaru nodded slightly. The information he collected from a large number of documents finally converged and pointed to the legend of the Six Paths Sage.

Ye Zi showed a cold smile and said, "You give me what I want, and I'll give you what you want."

That was the sentence that led to the partnership in the first place.

"Do you just want power?" Orochimaru's eyes moved away from the blue lake and turned to Ye Zi's face.

Ye Zi was silent for a moment, and then said: "I want to find a way to go back."

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Orochimaru's eyes changed slightly, and his thoughts went back to the time when Ye Zi just graduated from the ninja school. At that time, this was his dream when he introduced himself... and the gaffe and aphasia that night when he mentioned the Rinnegan Eye and the Six Paths Sage.

"Where...are you from?" Orochimaru asked.

"My soul comes from a world you don't know." Ye Zi looked cold.

Orochimaru revealed his ambition, and Ye Zi also revealed his secret and purpose.

As I come into contact with more and more things, in this world where I can play with my soul and travel through space, this kind of thing is nothing.

His soul comes from another world. What does that world look like and how is it different from the ninja world?

Ye Zi just put it all into one sentence: The world you don't know.

Therefore, the simplified words were not enough to surprise Orochimaru.

"This is really...unbelievable." A little surprise appeared on Orochimaru's face, but he was not shocked. The words and deeds Ye Zi had shown in the past had made his speculations inclined. Now, after what Ye Zi said personally, he Only then was he convinced of his guess.

The surprise lasted for a moment and then calmed down.

Orochimaru was exposed to a lot of forbidden arts, and his knowledge was extremely extensive. These factors and his previous guesses allowed him to quickly accept what Ye Zi said.

It can be said that Ye Zi's existence is special. His soul does not belong to this world... So, if he dies, where will his soul belong? Will you go to the Pure Land?

And... how can Ye Zi go back? This kind of thing can be said to be illusory.

The conjectures derived from this caused Orochimaru's emotions to rise uncontrollably.

"You don't seem surprised?" Ye Zi looked at Orochimaru who looked calm.

"Why be surprised?" Orochimaru smiled coldly. What he had seen, heard and done in the past determined that he could accept any impossible information.

He looked at Ye Zi with interest and said, "I am becoming more and more interested in you."

"I don't want to be noticed by you." Ye Zi had a cold expression on his face. Being stared at by Orochimaru, he felt a chill on his skin for a moment.

Orochimaru maintained a cold smile, with a look of anticipation in his eyes.

"What would it be like if you succeeded?"