Ordinary people might have been scared by this and only wanted to stay far away from Shue.
However, Orochimaru was different. He sensed that Shoutu had quickly concealed his dangerous aura after revealing it in a flash. He guessed that Shoutu did not want to be discovered while hiding his strength.
In order to avoid being suspected by Shoutu, Orochimaru did the opposite and deliberately approached Shoutu.
Of course, this was only one of his goals.
The other reason was that Orochimaru was not only curious about Shue Shikawa's true strength, but also about the strange and dangerous aura that he had inadvertently revealed. He wanted to use this opportunity to lay a foreshadowing for future contact.
No matter what Shue was trying to do, Orochimaru had no intention of asking.
Not only that, but for his own sake, Orochimaru also decided to continue hiding the truth for Shin. As for how to reply to the group trove? The old man would only get one piece of information: There was nothing unusual about Hidekazu.
Orochimaru had a deep understanding of Tanzang's character. If this old ghost knew the true strength of Shue Nishikawa, it was very likely that he would do something irrational.
And judging from the shrewdness of Shue Yichuan who had endured for many years, he was not someone to be trifled with.
If these two people had a conflict, it would be harmful to the village.
No matter what the result was, Orochimaru was not willing to see it.
Anyway, Hideki never betrayed the village, so there must be something he couldn't tell her about hiding his strength.
Everyone had secrets, so why did he have to dig to the bottom?
Orochimaru thought so and did not mind.
As long as it didn't involve principles, Orochimaru was still very generous to the ninjas in the village, especially those he found interesting.
Or rather, it was someone he thought was valuable.
Although Shoutu looked innocent, he was cunning and mysterious. His true strength made Orochimaru shudder.
If he could make use of Shingi Shirakawa and even further control him…that would be an extremely tempting target for Orochimaru.
The real reason why Orochimaru hid the information about Shin Shikawa was to plan for his future development.
He didn't care about the consequences of losing control.
In any case, there was Teacher Yuan Fei and a large group of experts left behind from the previous era inside the wooden leaf. If Zi Chuan Xiu harbored evil intentions and did something bad, that would truly be courting death.
This was the confidence that the Kanye Ninjas had in the village in this era, and also Orochimaru's confidence in his own vision.
Shouta did not know that Orochimaru had already figured out a little about him. Otherwise, with his personality, even if he did not kill Orochimaru, he would still think of ways to threaten and control him.
However, Orochimaru was not as beautiful as him. Would he compromise with him?
Without a real conflict, no one knew what the outcome would be.
After parting ways with Orochimaru, Shue went to find the leader, Jounin, whom he had met before, and asked about the next arrangements.
"The village ninjas stationed in the Country of Rain have already begun receiving supplies. We can leave after they finish their work.”The leader, Jounin, was a slightly plump middle-aged man. He spoke with a relaxed expression. Hidekazu guessed that this guy most likely knew the inside story of this mission.
Shue heard that this fatty was from the Autumn Dao Clan, but he couldn't be bothered to remember his name.
When he heard the fatty say that the mission was completed, he did not pester him anymore and went to find a place to rest.
After finding a large tree with luxuriant leaves as a shelter from the rain, Hideki lay flat on the relatively dry grass and slowly closed his eyes.
At this point, Hidekazu could finally heave a sigh of relief. He did not use Countercurrent to recover in this battle, so Chakra had exhausted his body completely. In addition to the " friendly " communication with Orochimaru, Hidekazu could not wait to find a place to sleep.
Soon, Shue fell asleep. Even the rumbling thunder and the rain around him could not wake him up.
A few hours later, the team prepared to return.
When they arrived, there were six teams and twenty-four people.
When they returned, there were only three teams left, less than ten people.
Although the war brought about irrepressible pain, life still had to go on.
After understanding this, Yamamoto Saida and Shirakawa Yui temporarily put aside the sadness of their good friend's death and prepared to return to the village... Only then did they realize that their captain was not on the return team.
After searching for a while, the two of them finally found Shoutu, who was sleeping soundly under a tree.
"Seriously, why are you still sleeping?”Shirakawa Yui complained impatiently.
She still had some resentment towards Shue Shikawa, but she was no longer as angry as she was at the beginning. Perhaps Yamamoto's consolation had worked.
" Captain Hidekazu." Yamamoto Saida bent down and nudged Shikawa Hideki.
"Please wake up. We should go back.”
" Uh..." Hidehide Shikawa opened his sleepy eyes, and Yamamoto Saida's slightly blurry face gradually appeared in his vision.
"Are you leaving? Give me a moment…"
Hidekazu slowly got up with his hands on the ground. He stretched and yawned a few times.
"Ah…Alright, let's go.”
She took a few steps forward, and the raindrops instantly drenched her whole body.
But he didn't care. Instead, he raised his head and closed his eyes, feeling the refreshing pleasure brought by the cool rain.
As his consciousness gradually returned to him, Shigawa Hideki strolled in the rain. As he walked forward, he waved his hand without looking back.
"Come over here, I have something to tell you.”
Yamamoto Saida and Shirakawa Yui looked at each other and quickly followed.
"After this trip back to the village, our team will probably be disbanded.”Hideki reached out his hand, gesturing for Yamamoto and Shirakawa Yuki to finish listening.
"I will apply to be transferred to the Dark Group. With my strength, I believe Lord Naruto will not refuse.”
"Why?" asked Yui Shirakawa.”
" Why..." Hidekazu muttered to himself. A look of confusion flashed across his face.
"I've thought about it for a long time, but I still feel that my strength is growing too slowly.
Joining the Dark Group might be the path I was destined to take.”
"Ever since the last mission, I thought I was already very strong.
But if I had been a little stronger and ended the battle as soon as possible, would Fujino Yoshi not have died?”
"You guys who didn't protect your companions are weak, but I who didn't protect everyone…I'm still weak.”
Yamamoto Saida opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw Shikawa Hideki's expression, he swallowed the words in his stomach.
" No," Sho shook his head and sighed." In times of war, life is like grass…If you want to live well, you can only try your best to become stronger."
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