After a while, the sarcastic laughter stopped.
Orochimaru said with a serious expression: "Jun Yuan, be my disciple."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan was slightly startled, then shook his head, "I'm sorry, Orochimaru-senpai, I already have a teacher."
"who is it!"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: "Is he the one who taught you the Hatake sword technique?"
"That's right, let senior see it."
"Although you have perfectly integrated the Hatake Sword Technique into your physical skills, and can even be said to have transcended the framework of the Hatake Sword Technique, I still saw some traces of the Hatake Sword Technique in your moves."
Then Orochimaru showed an interested look, "No one in the Hatake clan seems to have such sharp swordsmanship. I am very curious about who your teacher is. Yuan-kun, can you tell me."
"My teacher is Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo."
Faced with Orochimaru's question, Uchiha Yuan spoke.
An angry look flashed in Orochimaru's eyes, and he thought Uchiha Yuan was teasing him.
But when he saw Uchiha Yuan's eyes, Orochimaru's anger quickly receded.
It could be seen from Uchiha Yuan's eyes that his answer was serious and he was not joking.
Orochimaru's snake eyes flickered faintly, and he said: "Yuan-kun, Sakumo-senpai has died long ago. Can you tell me how a dead person became your teacher?"
"Because I can see the souls of the dead."
After hearing Uchiha Yuan's words, Orochimaru's originally calm aura suddenly became restless for the first time.
For the first time, an expression of astonishment appeared on his face. After a moment of silence, Orochimaru showed an interested look and said, "Being able to see the souls of the dead, is this the special ability of your Sharingan?"
"Senior, I am disappointed. The blood successor of the family has not awakened in me, and I have not opened the Sharingan."
Orochimaru frowned slightly, "It's not the Sharingan..."
Then he took a deep look at Uchiha Yuan and said with a smile: "Yuan-kun, you tell me such a confidential matter, aren't you afraid that I will leak it?"
Uchiha Yuan also smiled and said: "So Orochimaru-senpai, will you tell others?"
Orochimaru just smiled softly and did not answer, but asked: "Yuan-kun, what is the purpose of telling me your secret?"
Uchiha Yuan's expression became solemn and he said: "Senior Orochimaru, I want to cooperate with you."
"cooperate?"
Orochimaru looked Uchiha Yuan up and down, with an evil smile on his face and said: "Yuan-kun, what can you give me? Or what do you have that will allow me to cooperate with you."
Uchiha Yuan asked: "Senior gave up the fight for the position of Hokage, so what made him give up must be a more ambitious goal. I wonder if you can tell me what that goal is?"
Orochimaru looked up at the night sky, staring at the silver moon without moving.
After a while, he slowly said: "In front of that eternal moon, no matter who it is, you or me, or the ancestors who are as powerful as the gods of the ninja world, they are as incomparable as those insects and ants. Small.
Life is fragile, and I want to find the ninjutsu that can make life immortal. "
"As expected of Orochimaru-senpai, this is a great and elusive goal."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan said without any surprise on his face.
At the same time, he secretly thought: Sure enough, Orochimaru has already had the idea of looking for immortality. Perhaps he has secretly conducted human experiments at this time.
"So Mr. Yuan, you want to cooperate with me, what is your purpose?"
Uchiha Yuan said: "Teacher Sakumo once said that among the three ninjas, only Orochimaru-senpai has the most knowledge and is the most sane and rational person. I want to be able to exchange ninjutsu training with my seniors so that I can advance on the road of cultivation. Go faster and further.”
Orochimaru smiled and said: "Interesting, according to the news from the village, Yuan-kun, you are only good at physical arts and are not very talented in practicing ninjutsu. How do you want to communicate with me about ninjutsu?"
Uchiha Yuan opened his hands, and a ball of flame and an arc of electricity appeared on each hand.
Then the flame changed rapidly, and after several condensations, the color of the flame turned into silvery white.
At the same time, the flashing electric light in the other hand condensed into a shuriken.
"The changes in the shape and nature of chakra are really exquisite and incomparable control; I never expected that Lord Yuan's use of chakra has reached such a high level."
Seeing this, Orochimaru showed admiration and couldn't help but praise.
It was obvious that the strength that Uchiha Yuan showed in front of him at this time did not match the intelligence coming from the village.
But Orochimaru didn't care about this at all. Everyone has secrets. As long as there is no threat to him, the stronger Uchiha Yuan's talent is, the better.
Similarly, it is precisely because of understanding Orochimaru's thoughts that Uchiha Yuan reveals part of his true power.
"Jun Yuan, in a few days I will arrange for you to become a member of my direct army."
Orochimaru said before leaving.
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan smiled and said respectfully: "Thank you, Orochimaru-senpai."
The troops directly under Orochimaru are not only his confidants, but also the command level for the Sunagakure battlefield.
Four days later, Uchiha Abuchi, who was resting in the camp with Senju Gen, was called to the headquarters.
In front of many Jonin, Orochimaru listed Uchiha Yuan's achievements during this period as if they were meeting for the first time, and then announced that he would be transferred to the direct troops.
After joining Orochimaru's direct troops, Uchiha Abuchi was directly promoted from genin to jounin.
Two months later, the weak Sunagakure could no longer hold on and officially surrendered to Konoha for peace; the troops on both sides at the border began to withdraw, and Orochimaru also returned to Konoha under Konoha's orders.
However, it seems that after knowing the news of Sunagakure's surrender, Iwagakure and Kumogakure's offensive against Konoha suddenly became fierce.
As a result, most of Konoha's forces against Sunagakure began to rush to these two battlefields.
There are several small countries between the Country of Fire and the Country of Thunder, which serve as buffer zones between the two major countries.
The Kingdom of Yu, adjacent to the Kingdom of Fire, has now become the main battlefield between Konoha and Kumogakure.
"Captain Yuan, the village's camp is three miles ahead. But at the moment, the camp is being attacked by a large force of Kumo ninja."
A Konoha ninja came to a marching team and reported to Uchiha Yuan.
This time, the support troops rushing from the Sunagakure battlefield to the Kumogakure battlefield were led by a captain and five squadron captains.
Uchiha Yuan is one of the squadron leaders, commanding a troop of three hundred people.
However, although his strength was recognized by the ninjas, after becoming one of the five squadron leaders, many ninjas were secretly dissatisfied, thinking that he only obtained his high position by relying on Orochimaru's favor.
At this moment, several Konoha ninjas in the team looked at Uchiha Abuchi with jealousy in their eyes.
