Chapter 29 Orochimaru: "Teacher, this is my sentiment towards you!"
At noon, the Akimichi BBQ restaurant wasn't very crowded, offering a rare moment of quiet.
"Teacher, did everything go smoothly for you today?" Kenichi asked curiously, casually placing a slice of beef on the grill, which sizzled upon contact.
"It's been alright, my relationship with the teacher is still tense, but there has been some progress," Orochimaru replied with a gentle smile, his words revealing no fault.
Kenichi nodded thoughtfully, it seemed the teacher's endeavors weren't going very smoothly, but there were some results nonetheless.
"The Third Hokage will surely understand your sentiment," Kenichi said naively.
After all, they were outside, and even though the Third Hokage had stepped down, he still had a significant influence. To prevent eavesdropping, it was necessary to be cautious.
"Sentiment," Orochimaru sighed, then both master and disciple shared a moment of joyful smiles. This sentiment was indeed too heavy, uncertain if the Third Hokage could bear it.
Seeing the beef on the grill cooked, Kenichi hurriedly picked it up before it could burn.
However, looking at the slice of beef on his chopsticks, Kenichi found himself unable to eat.
"Teacher, didn't you call Adzuki?" Kenichi felt a chill down his spine, the resentment seemed quite strong.
"I thought you had called her, Kenichi," Orochimaru remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the person peeking through the door.
Kenichi twitched his mouth but awkwardly turned his head and then called Anko Into the restaurant.
When grilling the meat earlier, Kenichi felt a strong gaze and then noticed Ankoat the door.
Speaking of which, the teacher had only ever invited him to eat at the Akimichi's BBQ, Ankohadn't really come before.
"Kenichi senior brother." Anko Looked at Kenichi with a pitiful gaze, doubting whether she was really the teacher's disciple.
Even though they were all the teacher's disciples, the teacher was so kind to Kenichi senior brother but very strict with her.
"Cough cough... I was just about to go to your house to call you," Kenichi coughed awkwardly.
Fortunately, the little girl wasn't too hard to appease, and after both Orochimaru and he comforted her, Ankoquickly let go of her earlier emotions and started eating happily.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the BBQ restaurant became warm.
"Teacher! Can we take a photo together?" Anko looked at Orochimaru with hopeful eyes, then eagerly stared at Kenichi.
Kenichi scratched his head, indifferent to taking a photo.
"Of course," Orochimaru smiled warmly, his mood quite good today.
So, when Kenichi was ready to go home, he had an extra photo in his hand, a group photo of him, the teacher, and Anko.
"Speaking of which, it seems like Konoha has this tradition," Kenichi looked at the photo in his hand, a group photo of the three.
Such photos existed for Minato Namikaze's team as well, and there were similar photos of Kakashi and Naruto in the future.
But speaking of Kakashi...
Kenichi scratched his head, Kakashi had been away on a mission recently, so consulting him about the Chidori had to be postponed.
When passing by a convenience store, Kenichi went in, planning to buy some bento for dinner.
Just as he entered, Kenichi ran into two acquaintances, strictly speaking, not really acquaintances, having only met once before.
The two Uchiha kids, Shisui and Itachi.
Obviously, they noticed Kenichi too, who could only nod in greeting.
"Hello, thank you for taking care of Itachi last time," but before Kenichi could approach, Uchiha Shisui came over, very politely expressing his gratitude.
Despite being a kind person, he suspected the other of harboring ill intentions, so this thank you was very sincere.
"It's no trouble at all, I find the kid quite adorable," Kenichi waved his hand with a smile.
He kept a respectful distance from the Uchiha clan, even though the Third Hokage had stepped down, Danzo was still around.
But for now, it seemed Minato Namikaze's perception of the Uchiha clan was neither good nor bad, at least not like the Third Hokage and Danzo who suppressed the Uchiha clan.
Minato's attitude towards the Uchiha clan was normal, it's a pity Minato wouldn't live long, otherwise, the fate of the Uchiha clan might have been different.
After the Fourth Hokage died in battle and the Third Hokage returned, the Uchiha clan's situation worsened, their fate was sealed.
Watching Shisui leave the convenience store with Itachi, Kenichi scratched his head, wondering whether to back up Shisui and Itachi's DNA information for cloning experiments.
Orochimaru's research included cloning, which Kenichi was well aware of, though current cloning technology wasn't advanced enough.
Although the failure rate was high, it didn't matter, he could save it for later.
"But these two guys are a bit troublesome, I can't just go up and pull their hair, can I?" Kenichi scratched his head, noting Shisui and Itachi's high vigilance.
"And they're not girls, otherwise, maybe..." Kenichi pondered.
When collecting Kushina Uzumaki's DNA information, he considered rummaging through the Namikaze's trash.
After all, although Kushina Uzumaki was a Jinchuriki, she was also a girl, and girls of a certain age have their period.
So, in Konoha's shops, sanitary pads were sold.
Blood DNA information is easier to extract, but considering it somewhat perverted, and having other methods, Kenichi abandoned the idea.
However, from this perspective, if Kenichi wanted, he could even collect the DNA of most people in Konoha.
After buying the bento, Kenichi returned home to continue developing his ninjutsu.
He had bought a lot of cigarettes recently, making the shop owner suspect he had a bad habit at a young age, even advising him a few times.
This made Kenichi laugh and cry.
Moreover, nicotine's limitations were significant, forcing Kenichi to prioritize collecting radioactive materials.
Of course, Kenichi knew collecting such materials wasn't easy, only taking it step by step, fortunately, he had plenty of time.
Naruto hadn't even been born yet.
(End of Chapter)
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