Naruto: Reborn as Orochimaru-Chapter 403

Sleeping, with no memory?

Hearing this, Chōji looked speechless.

"Naruto, it's normal for people to not remember anything while sleeping!"

"That's right, Naruto, what kind of strange rumor did you hear this time?"

"Sakura?"

Hearing this voice, Naruto suddenly turned his head and saw a little girl with pink hair walking toward him. He immediately greeted her with a grin, "Hi, Sakura!"

Sakura put her hands on her hips and sighed. "Hey, you! Why are you always talking so much these days?"

"I don't talk that much! My dad was the one who told me about this!"

"Oh?"

Hearing that it was Naruto's father who said it, everyone except Reige perked up.

After all, they all knew that Naruto's father was the lord of the Land of Frost—Namikaze Minato.

"Naruto, when exactly did this happen?"

"What time? What time at night...?" Naruto was briefly stunned, then touched his chin, thinking back carefully.

As Naruto recounted his memory, the children around him looked surprised!

They had never heard about this before.

After all, only a small number of shinobi had participated in that battle!

Not to mention, kids their age all went to bed early. Even many adult shinobi weren't aware of the incident, let alone children!

The only reason Naruto knew about it was that he happened to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. At that time, he noticed that the moon had turned red and thought it was strange. Then, after being struck by Tsukuyomi, he woke up to find that he had wet himself in the living room. That was how he realized something had happened before the other kids did.

Most civilian shinobi were confused about the event, but since it didn't cause them any real harm, they didn't take it too seriously.

At most, it became an interesting topic for casual conversation.

Of course, the reason why Uzumaki Reige remained so calm was that she knew it must have something to do with her parents.

She clearly remembered that two days ago, a woman had suddenly appeared in her house. She had a cold expression and an overwhelming presence that sent chills down one's spine!

That woman had seemingly appeared out of thin air. According to her father, it was related to the red moon that night.

As the children continued chatting, Sasuke's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Big brother?"

On the distant street, two young Uchiha, each carrying a ninja sword and clad in armor, were walking toward them, talking and laughing.

Both were extremely handsome and wore the Uchiha clan's uniform.

Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui!

Upon hearing Sasuke's voice, Itachi glanced in his direction and smiled.

"Sasuke! Hmm? You don't have school today?"

"What? Brother, did you forget? Something big happened a few days ago, so classes have been suspended for days! School only resumes tomorrow! Speaking of which, big brother, what exactly happened? Does it have anything to do with that white-haired woman from Reiyue's family?"

Seeing Sasuke looking so eager, even Shisui, standing beside Itachi, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Sasuke, it's classified. How could we tell you? Don't put your brother in a tough spot."

"Ah? Really?"

Sasuke's enthusiasm instantly deflated when he heard that it was a secret.

After all, curiosity was in human nature!

"Alright, you guys head back first. Shisui and I have some business to take care of."

"Fine..."

Sasuke reluctantly agreed.

As they watched the two walk away, Chōji's eyes filled with admiration.

"Sasuke, my dad told me that your brother isn't even fourteen yet, and he's already capable of fighting a Kage-level opponent. Is that true?"

"Of course! I've always admired my big brother!"

Just as Sasuke finished speaking, he noticed something off—Sakura, not far away, was gazing at him with a dreamy expression.

"Sasuke is so cool!"

"I think I'm cooler than him!"

Bang!

A slap landed on Naruto's head from out of nowhere.

Clutching his head, Naruto looked innocent. "Why did you hit me, Sakura? I was just telling the truth!"

"Naruto, don't insult my Sasuke!" Sakura shouted at him in anger. "If you keep saying nonsense, I won't forgive you!"

In her heart, Sasuke was the most handsome boy. Even if Naruto was the son of the city lord, he could never compare!

While a group of seven- or eight-year-olds chattered away in the streets, inside the office of the Lord of the Land of Frost...

A silver-haired shinobi, clad in a vest and carrying a ninja sword, was reporting to Namikaze Minato.

"According to the hospital's report, Guy's leg was fractured, but it's nothing serious. He should be able to walk again in half a month."

"I see," Minato nodded. "That's good. By the way, Kakashi, get ready and head to this location for a mission."

As he spoke, Minato handed over a map.

Kakashi accepted the scroll without hesitation and nodded. "Understood."

———

Might Guy, after opening the Eighth Gate, should have suffered a completely shattered leg.

However, since he was still young, and with Orochimaru's enhancement formula, his injuries weren't as severe this time.

Fully armed, Kakashi moved swiftly, though doubts lingered in his mind.

The location marked on the map was within the Land of Sound.

Why had Minato-sensei assigned him a mission there?

After all, Orochimaru's Otogakure was within the Land of Sound—a fact widely known in the ninja world.

Otogakure had its own shinobi.

No matter how he thought about it, this mission shouldn't have fallen to him.

But when he arrived at the designated place and saw the two figures standing outside a massive wooden house in the remote forest, he was stunned!

In the front yard of the wooden house, beneath a large tree, a girl with painted cheeks gently caressed the scarred half of a man's face.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Obito, thank you... for everything you've done for me!"

Obito, having discarded his mask, revealed a rare, gentle smile.

"Rin, I should be the one thanking you."

"Thank me?" Rin wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes, looking puzzled. "For what?"

"For being willing to live here with me in seclusion."

"Silly Obito, you've done so much for me. How could this be a burden?" Rin wiped her tears and smiled. "But I am surprised you chose the Land of Sound."

"What's so surprising?" Obito chuckled. "Lord Orochimaru resurrected you, which means I've been given a second chance too. Watching over this land for him... I don't see anything wrong with that."

"Fine, fine. You're always right."

"Rin," Obito gazed at her with warmth, "just listen to me this once. After we get married, you can decide everything, okay?"

"You... What are you talking about? I never agreed to marry you..." Rin blushed slightly.

Obito grinned foolishly. "Hey, you agreed to come here with me. Isn't marriage just a matter of time?"

"I won't!"

"What if I insist?"

"You...! We'll talk about it later!"

Rin pretended to be angry.

Obito immediately stepped forward, showering her with sweet words, trying to coax her.

As they laughed and chased each other around, a familiar voice called out.

"Kakashi?"

"Obito? Rin...?"

(To be continued.)

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