Traveling with Indra

Chapter 171 Greeting Shukaku

"I would rather offend the Sage of Six Paths." Naruto raised his hands with a look of resistance. Is Orochimaru asking for trouble?

"...I agree." Sasuke nodded. The danger over there was relatively greater, and all the negative information about him was kept by Sister Mingluo.

"What are you talking about? The teacher just likes to... make the best use of things." Neji was unhappy. What did these two people mean? "Mr. Orochimaru has such research talent, the teacher can't wait to cherish his talent."

Orochimaru saw the resistant look in Naruto and Sasuke's eyes and realized that the 'thing' was them. If he moved closer, that thing would be himself. Now that Neji was looking at him so seriously, he felt a little chill on his snake scales.

"Well, I'm really ashamed. I haven't developed anything worthy of praise, not like this fan." Orochimaru smiled awkwardly, no need to introduce them. "I think the master is very busy. I'm just curious about your fan."

Just take the blame.

It’s not a big deal anyway.

Neji's eyes flashed, and he opened the folding fan and waved it. Several very thin steel wires popped out from the iron skeleton of the fan. "This is Hui... Chakra metal is used as the skeleton, and it is refined with Yin-Yang escape technique, and a few mechanisms are added. It is suitable for my fighting style."

These steel wires are attached with Haki and Chakra, which can make the wind attack more diverse and irregular, with a longer range and can also be used to attack people. It can also be sharper and farther, which is very suitable for him.

When Orochimaru heard about the refining of Yin-Yang Release, he knew that this was the key to absorbing chakra and releasing it. But he had never been involved in this field, and his whole person was brightened by new things.

He stretched out his pale fingers, picked up the thin steel wire and looked at it, and found that the steel wire could also absorb chakra. There is no technology that can make chakra metal as thin as steel wire.

The strange power and spells on the fan bones made Orochimaru's heart beat. What he saw was not a fan, not a weapon, but a master showing off his skills in front of him, stepping on his face and questioning:

Can you do it?

Do you know how to perform Yin Yang Escape?

Are you worthy of being in my lab?

The three kids noticed that Orochimaru's cheeks were slightly red, and his breathing became rapid. They looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes. But Neji didn't say anything, and Sasuke and Naruto decided to be little fools.

Ningji: "..."

What's wrong with this snake?

Something doesn't look right.

The Otoninus were a little worried, but they didn't dare to speak nonsense. They were slapped hard by Orochimaru last time. In addition, the three people in front of them were as strong as Orochimaru.

These small fry should just stay put and serve as guards.

The pounding outside the earth house gradually stopped. Neji looked at the situation outside with his Byakugan and told them that the sandstorm would soon stop. Everyone gathered their things, put on their windproof cloaks again, and walked towards the Sand Village together.

The Kingdom of Wind is very desolate, a boundless desert world. The sky is full of yellow sand like rolling yellow waves, and sandstorms occasionally roar past like a group of ferocious beasts, covering the sky and the sun so that people can't open their eyes.

The residents of the Kingdom of Wind struggle to survive in this harsh environment. They cover their faces with thick veils to resist the invasion of wind and sand. In this world of yellow sand, only tenacious life can survive.

As they walked, they felt their legs sinking. The rolling sand dunes made them feel like they were constantly climbing a mountain. When the wind blew, it would stir up layer after layer of sand waves. They walked for a long time without seeing a single green.

The sky here is always dim, and the sunlight is particularly dim through the filter of sand and dust. There are no prosperous cities, no dense forests, only endless yellow sand.

Ningci thought for a long time and said: "The desert is really difficult to develop."

Sasuke had heard that the Sand Village had fallen into decline, and asked with some concern, "I wonder how many people are left who know puppetry."

"Isn't there a Red Scorpion?" Naruto interrupted, saying that he was going to take down the Akatsuki organization. He had studied his opponent and could start a dungeon at any time.

"His name is Scorpion of the Red Sand." Sasuke started arguing with Naruto again, teaching the last-placed one to have more accurate information.

Neji: ...You guys go ahead and make a fuss.

Orochimaru and his companions saw clearly that if anything happened to these three people, they would listen to Neci. Usually, Sasuke and Naruto would lead the way, while Neci would be responsible for watching from behind.

Is it because he is a year older than you?

Orochimaru couldn't help but think back to the past when Tsunade and Jiraiya were also very noisy and he was responsible for cleaning up the aftermath.

[Tsunade, Jiraiya...will you return to Konoha? ]

[No, there's no need to ask, Jiraiya will definitely reply. Tsunade...maybe she will be reluctant for a while before agreeing.]

[Sarutobi-sensei is dead, none of you can bear to see Konoha disappear.]

In the distance, there was a red-haired boy walking alone in the desert. He had a big gourd behind him, and he was wearing dark red clothes. His green eyes were extremely cold, and there was a word "love" on his forehead. He was none other than Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the Sand Village.

What caught people's attention most were the dark circles under his eyes, which looked as if he had never slept.

"Naruto, go beat him up." Neji confirmed Shukaku's location and kicked the little golden retriever next to him.

"I'll go say hello to Shukaku." When Naruto heard that he had a job to do, he jumped three feet away with joy.

"Be careful, the other side has the advantage of terrain." Sasuke warned from a distance. This is a desert.

"Do not worry."

Naruto's attack was fair and square, and Gaara immediately used sand to form a shield to block it. However, it was broken by the spinning Rasengan, and the two officially met.

"Hello, I'm Uzumaki Naruto, the Jinchūriki of Kurama!" Naruto introduced himself with a bright smile.

Gaara was stunned for a few seconds before he learned to introduce his name. "...Gaara, the Jinchūriki of Shukaku."

"This is the first time I see one of my kind. Let's say hello."

"...Okay." The same kind? Indeed... it's the first time.

The Orochimaru here has no energy to launch the Konoha collapse plan, so the Fourth Kazekage is still alive, and Gaara is not the Kazekage. He has always been lonely. This is the first time he has met someone who is eager to be friends with him. Even if he raises his fist to fight, there is no killing intention at all. He is really saying hello.

As the fight went on, Naruto used the Tailed Beast Transformation, and Gaara also used the Sleeping Technique. The two little monsters collided with each other in the desert, causing the sand to change its terrain wildly, and the entire area was filled with flying sand.

Looking at Naruto's smile, Gaara's green eyes gradually became filled with warmth.