Chapter 856

"Hello, sir!" Orochimaru walked over, and he felt a little nervous. Even he himself didn't know where the tension came from, so he subconsciously used the honorific title.

"Huh?" Xuan turned his head slightly, his eyes awakened from a somewhat turbid state. He was on the road to seeking truth. His state in these days was a bit strange, different from his previous practice. Of course, he could clearly perceive Orochimaru, but he had no mentality.

He came to the tomb of Shimama Senju to better recall the memories of the past and then cleanse his mind, just like walking the past path again. Logically speaking, the Xuanhui in this state is integrated with the surrounding nature and cannot be noticed by outsiders at all, but he did not expect that Orochimaru was extremely talented and possessed the keenness of a snake at such a young age, so he took the initiative to find him.

"Do you know the first Hokage?" There was a topic for a conversation. When Orochimaru saw him standing in front of the first Hokage's grave, he subconsciously asked this question.

After asking, he regretted it. Although the other party was wearing a black robe, he could clearly see his face when he turned his head, including having a quick glance at the academy before. He was only in his twenties and very young.

The first Naruto passed away very early. I'm afraid he was only a few years old at that time, so how could he know him?

Xuan chuckled, did not answer the question, and whispered: "Is there anything wrong?"

Orochimaru took a deep breath and calmed down his nervous mood. He raised the white snake in his hand and said, "It's dead, sir, why do you think life is so fragile?"

Xuan's eyes were slightly lowered. If it were the past, he might not have paid attention to Orochimaru, or he might have guided Orochimaru toward some dark paths, and then looked at him with a smile in the dark.

But now, he is on the road to seeking truth, but he doesn't want to do this. Looking at the young Orochimaru, he suddenly wants to discuss with him the value of life.

Of course, he knew that Orochimaru was not qualified to discuss with him at this time, but after entering this current state, he was nervous. Even if he knew it in his heart, he did not want to change himself now.

"Have your parents passed away in the war?" Xuan asked softly. He did not use special ninjutsu, but with his current realm, he had already stepped into the sixth level in one step. His simple tone had a special effect that stabilized his mind.

Hearing this voice, Orochimaru's mind was inexplicably at ease and nodded, "Yeah, I've just been buried."

Xuan looked up and saw that there were many new cemeteries in the cemetery. After thinking for a while, he said, "Life is as fragile as a cicada's wing, but as tenacious as a weed. There are some things that you cannot simply look at the surface. There are terrifying powers in the human body, but people themselves cannot detect them, and they cannot fully grasp them. In their limited life, chasing too many illusory things leads to the appearance of weakness."

He turned around and looked at the cemetery of Hashirama Senju and said in a deep voice: "Just like the first Naruto, although he was dead, what he left behind still influenced the village and was destined to continue for generations. Therefore, many people think that he was not dead. His eyes kept staring at the village and silently watched the development of the village."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said, "But in fact, no matter how much or good you say, he was still dead. He could not see anything today. This is the so-called truth."

Speaking of this, Xuan felt a little emotional in his tone, and he placed his hand on Orochimaru's head and rubbed it.

The young Orochimaru couldn't fully understand what Chiang meant. He looked down at the white snake in his hand and whispered: "If you die, you can't see it. If you die, you will have nothing..."

"Sir, can you survive?" Suddenly, Orochimaru asked this, his face full of seriousness.

"Uh?" Xuan withdrew his hand and looked at the firm little boy with a strange expression on his face.

After a moment, Xuan smiled and said, "I don't know either, because I have never seen a human who will not die, but I think there is such a person. If you can master all ninjutsu and understand the truth of the world, you should be able to achieve it."

"Are you familiar with the truth of the world?" Orochimaru murmured in a low voice, and then he bowed seriously to Ren, "Thank you for your teachings. My name is Orochimaru. Please give me some advice in the future."

"Orochimaru, I've recorded it." Xuan looked at him and smiled.

After reporting his name, Orochimaru did not ask what he called Ken, nor did he stay for a long time, so he left in the rain. Looking at the back gradually moving away in the rain, Ken retracted his gaze and said to Hashimama's grave: "It seems that I accidentally planted a seed full of curiosity. You should be very satisfied with seeing such a junior, Hashimama."

As the words were heard, a breeze blew, and looking back, the figure in front of the tomb had disappeared, as if no one had ever appeared there.

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One month later, Orochimaru graduated from Ninja School at the age of six, setting the fastest graduation record since he established the academy.

If this kind of thing is usually the case, it will definitely cause a sensation in the village, and may even alarm Naruto and come to visit this genius student in person.

But now it is wartime, a freshman who graduated from Ninja Academy, even a genius, cannot cause too many waves in Konoha.

However, Sarutobi Hizawa, who was in the deep front line, still heard about this. He took the time to write a letter to Konoha himself, praising Orochimaru's talent, and said that he would return to Konoha as soon as possible after the war ended.

Of course, Sarutobi Hinata did not forget that he had a disciple named Tsunade Hime, and he also asked about the situation in the letter.

The war is still cruel. Whether it is the ninja or the people behind, they are growing rapidly. With the corpses of ninjas in each village, new masters have begun to become famous.

For example, the Third Generation Leiying, before the war began, not many people knew his name, but in this battle, he left an extremely deep impression on people and was called the "terrifying thunder beast" by Konoha.

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Chapter completed!