Chapter 256 The Truth of Pursuit

Konoha Village.

Orochimaru returned to the laboratory.

But he saw Mitarashi Anko pacing back and forth at the door.

A smile appeared on Orochimaru's face:

"Little Anko, what's up, you finally come to see the teacher?"

Anko hesitated for a moment, but still plucked up the courage:

"Teacher, I want to know why you didn't take me with you when you left."

"What is my sealed memory?"

Anko was originally a cheerful person, but in front of Orochimaru, she was like a docile kitten.

Especially seeing Orochimaru's usual appearance, Anko seemed to have returned to the time when she followed Orochimaru's teacher.

Orochimaru became her teacher when she was very young.

She also liked Orochimaru very much at that time, and was always proud of being Orochimaru's disciple.

But in the end, Orochimaru defected and she lost a part of her memory.

After she woke up, she was told that Orochimaru wanted to satisfy his endless desire for exploration and to pursue more powerful power.

So, she went beyond the boundaries that ninjas should abide by and began to dabble in the development of forbidden techniques.

In the end, she even conducted cruel human experiments.

In the end, she was discovered by the Third Hokage and defected.

As a disciple of Orochimaru, Hongdou was subjected to endless interrogation and surveillance.

The identity of the once proud disciple of the Three Ninjas has also become a symbol of shame.

So she resented and hated Orochimaru.

And the curse mark left by Orochimaru on her neck would break out from time to time, reminding her.

She will always have the mark of Orochimaru on her body.

At this time, Hongdou hated Orochimaru more than she loved him. After suffering for so many years, Hongdou finally let go of some of it.

The announcement in the village caught Hongdou off guard.

Orochimaru was wronged. When Hongdou saw the news, her first reaction was to find the Third Hokage to verify it.

After getting the affirmative reply from the Third Hokage, Hongdou's hatred in her heart became less, and was replaced by confusion.

Since Orochimaru was wronged, why didn't he take her away back then?

Afterwards, Hongdou was abducted for no apparent reason, only to find out that Orochimaru was an insider of Uchiha.

After a struggle, she chose to tell the Third Hokage.

Unexpectedly, the Third Hokage gave her a bigger surprise. Orochimaru was actually an undercover agent who had infiltrated Uchiha.

Today, she finally mustered up the courage to come to Orochimaru, just to know what the sealed memory was.

Orochimaru seemed to have expected it: "I thought you didn't have the courage to ask me. If you want to know, come with me."

Then he turned and walked into the house.

Hongdou calmed down and followed behind Orochimaru.

There was an operating table in the room, and there was a stool in front of the operating table.

Orochimaru pointed at the stool and motioned Hongdou to sit on it.

Hongdou was a little nervous, but she sat on it obediently.

Orochimaru moved his fingers and then formed a seal.

Finally, he pointed his fingers at Hongdou's head.

"Resolve!"

A black dividing line appeared above Hongdou's head.

Then they all broke one by one and finally dissipated in the air.

In Hongdou's mind, memories flashed one after another.

Taro Island, Jiro Island, Mother Island, Strange Island...

At that time, Hongdou wanted to become an excellent ninja like Lord Orochimaru.

But Hongdou saw the half-human, half-fish monster in the fish tank.

That visually impactful scene touched Hongdou's heart greatly.

While she didn't trust Orochimaru in her heart, she was cursed by Orochimaru.

"Because your desire to gain power is not enough, your thoughts and hatred are not enough."

"But as the only survivor, you may have some value. Then come with me."

Orochimaru stretched out his hand, but Hongdou turned away and refused.

Orochimaru was not disappointed, but just said:

"Then I will go find a better child..."

Hongdou's memory was restored, and she knew it.

She was not abandoned back then, but it was her own choice.

However, recovering her memory does not mean untying the knot in her heart.

"Have you recovered your memory, little Red Bean..."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice brought Red Bean's thoughts back to reality.

"Do you know why you wanted to erase this memory?"

Red Bean shook her head. In her memory, Orochimaru did perform cruel human body transformation, but the village still vindicated Orochimaru, which made Red Bean very confused.

"Little Red Bean, this world is not pure black and white, gray things are everywhere."

"Many of the experiments you think are taboos are actually tacitly approved by the top leaders."

"All forces will do whatever it takes to improve themselves."

Orochimaru lowered his eyes, as if he recalled many past events.

"You are too naive to understand the meaning of cruelty."

"When all your relatives and friends are slaughtered, you will hate yourself for not using any means to improve yourself."

"This is the truth you have been pursuing for many years."

Orochimaru looked down at Hongdou and said something that made Hongdou's heart fluctuate violently.

She is no longer the ten-year-old child she was back then.

She has already understood some things, but she deliberately did not touch them and just did her own tasks in a law-abiding manner.

But all of this was completely exposed by Orochimaru.

Naive...

Red Bean's eyes were blank: "Did the Third Hokage know about the human experiment back then?"

Orochimaru leaned over and asked with oppression: "What do you think, little Red Bean?"

Red Bean's pupils shrank suddenly, and her body leaned back involuntarily.

The body fell back suddenly, but fortunately there was an operating table behind her.

Red Bean suddenly bumped into the operating table behind her.

"So, little Red Bean, do you accept this cruel world?"

"Or continue to immerse yourself in your innocence?"

Under great psychological pressure, Red Bean felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and sweat all over her forehead.

Her three views for many years seemed to be shattered at this moment.

She felt sore all over and couldn't breathe with her confused mind.

"Knock... knock... knock..."

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Orochimaru tilted his head and stood up.

"Come in."

The person who came in was Kakashi, and his cloned eyes had entered the final adaptation stage.

So I need to come here often.

As soon as Kakashi came in, he saw another Red Bean in the room.

But Red Bean was sweating and fell on the bed with a flushed face.

Kakashi was stuck at the door for a while, not knowing whether to go in.

Orochimaru looked at Red Bean with a deep face: "Little Red Bean, I hope you will think about it before you come to see me next time."

"Come in, Kakashi."

Orochimaru said and ignored Red Bean, but turned and walked into the room inside.

Kakashi glanced at Red Bean and saw that Red Bean was distracted, as if she had lost her soul, and collapsed on the bed.

I don't know what happened.

Kakashi instantly thought of something terrible.

He swallowed and tried not to think about those things.

Who am I! ?

Where am I! ?

Why did I come here! ?

What did I see! ?

Damn it! Damn it! Will I be silenced?

Kakashi was sweating slightly on his head, and he wished that his other eye would be blind too.

This way, you won't see things you shouldn't see.

Kakashi swallowed his saliva, his mind full of random thoughts.

He followed Orochimaru inside with stiff limbs.

When he passed by Red Bean, he didn't dare to look at her any more, nor did he dare to say a word to her.

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