Simultaneous travel: Not eating beef

[PS: To explain the previous chapter, from the moment the Nine-Tails was released, in their eyes, Kushina was destined to die.]

As for Minato, I think a real man like him wouldn't watch his wife die and then live on alone. Naruto, on the other hand, has the Third Hokage to take care of him, and at least Minato still thinks the Third Hokage is pretty good.

While Bai Yu and Obito were having a private chat in a room, he had already used the Reaper Death Seal, meaning he was doomed.

It's not that he did nothing at all. What Bai Yu did was protect the village from the Nine-Tails' destruction. In the original work, many people died besides Minato, so don't always focus on him alone.

In the Nine-Tails' rampage, only Minato died from beginning to end. How could nothing have changed? Kurenai Yuhi is alive, Kushina is alive, Iruka's parents are alive, Asuma's mother is alive too...

So, since you've patiently read this far, why not keep reading? Maybe there'll be a surprise!

Hehe, or maybe an even bigger pile of shit?

The main film begins.

The land of water, hidden in the mist.

The once invincible Kirigakure has fallen into internal strife, and even if three cataract patients came to the Land of Water, they would have no time to deal with them.

Obito still knows how to play tricks; this move almost ruined the entire Kirigakure bloodline clan.

It's the beginning of the year, winter isn't over yet, and it's still snowing.

After disembarking, Bai Yu took the two little hands and walked towards Kirigakure.

The Land of Water is quite large, so it will take some time to get to Kirigakure.

I booked a room in the nearest city to rest for now.

In the hotel corridor, Bai Yu turned the doorknob, preparing to open the room door.

"Crunch~".

The door to the next room suddenly opened, and a somewhat disheveled man appeared.

Bai Yu turned his head and looked at the scene, his pupils shrinking slightly.

I thought I might run into him at the very end, but I didn't expect to meet him right away.

He was dressed in white, with disheveled hair and serpentine vertical pupils.

"Oh~, isn't this Shiraha-kun?" Orochimaru greeted him with a sinister smile.

This laugh startled the two children, who quickly hid behind Bai Yu, each grabbing one of his legs.

Bai Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Orochimaru, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Hehehehe~." Orochimaru laughed, his voice hoarse, "I thought Bai Yu-jun was going to attack me, this is really unexpected."

As he spoke, his snake-like eyes looked at the two young idiots, and he waved to greet them, saying, "Interesting, you seem to be two little geniuses. Hello, my name is Orochimaru."

Upon hearing this, the two brats immediately buried their heads in Bai Yu's calves, not daring to look at Orochimaru even once.

"Hehehehe, do I look that scary?" Orochimaru laughed self-deprecatingly.

Bai Yu chimed in, "Is there even a need to ask? They've scared the kids."

Orochimaru didn't mind, and instead said to Shiraha, "It's been a long time. Since you don't mind my status as a rogue ninja, how about we have a drink together?"

"Want a drink..." After thinking for a moment, Bai Yu turned his head and patted the two kids on the head, saying, "Hey, you two want some late-night snacks?"

Two pairs of big, bewildered eyes stared at Bai Yu. Neji glanced at Orochimaru with fear and replied, "Mori, is he... is he a bad person?"

Bai Yu patted his head and said, "Not necessarily. To some children he's bad, but to others he's good."

Neji looked puzzled and said, "It's...it's so complicated, but I'm a little tired..."

Suddenly, Shiro interrupted, "Idiot Neji, who cares if he's a good guy or a bad guy? Anyway, Morishiro is here. I'm hungry and want to eat barbecue. If you're not going, you can stay here and sleep by yourself. Without Morishiro, bad guys will definitely come and kidnap you."

Neji was startled and quickly hugged Shiroha's leg, saying, "Damn it, I want to go eat barbecue too."

"Hehe, what an interesting kid." Orochimaru licked his lips with a maternal smile.

"Let's go." With that, Bai Yu took the two little devils' hands and turned to go downstairs.

Although it was night, the city was still very lively.

Although the Misty Village is embroiled in internal strife, it doesn't affect the lives of ordinary people, who are naturally governed by the Daimyo.

After wandering around for a while, the group arrived at a self-service barbecue restaurant.

The grilled meat sizzled and dripped with oil. Bai Yu opened a bottle of sake, filled two cups, and then handed one to Orochimaru.

"Thank you." Orochimaru accepted the sake.

Bai Yu raised his glass and said, "Cheers."

"..." After a moment of surprise, Orochimaru smiled, clinked glasses with him, and then took a big gulp of wine.

"The taste is not bad." Orochimaru smacked his lips, put down his wine glass and sighed, "Time flies. The last time I talked with Bai Yu was on the battlefield. Five years have passed in the blink of an eye."

“Yeah.” Bai Yu said while busy grilling meat for the two kids, “I still remember the first time I saw you. You and the Third Mizukage were riding the waves right in front of me. I was almost scared to death.”

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's lips curled up, and he said, "Is that so? Back then, Hakuba-kun probably almost couldn't resist killing the two of us, right?"

He looked at Bai Yu with admiration and said, "You are truly an unimaginable genius. I saw your final battle with Fugaku."

You are very powerful, so powerful that I am somewhat afraid of you.

This is highly improbable for a 12-year-old boy.

Bai Yu's hand, which was holding the meat, suddenly trembled.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't escape Snake's words after all.

Snake-like movement: 'Kid, that's so unscientific!'

Bai Yu changed the subject, saying, "You saw it? You were just watching from the sidelines?"

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "That's true and that's not true, but my main body wasn't there at the time. Otherwise, I would have helped you hold off the Six-Tails so you could kill all those Hidden Mist ninjas."

Bai Yu nodded slightly, guessing that Orochimaru must have made some arrangements at the time; it wouldn't have been difficult to have at least one pair of eyes watching.

Orochimaru didn't stop him from faking his death, actually because he wanted to see if Shiraha could truly escape the Caged Bird.

If possible, this would be another wonderful artistic feast.

"Five years have passed, and you must have become even stronger, Shiraha-kun." Orochimaru's snake eyes flashed with a sharp light as he said, "With power comparable to that of a god, why do you still stay in Konoha, that narrow-minded village full of conspiracies and intrigues?"

Why don't you also betray the village, and we join forces? This world will be changed because of us, and no one can stop us from joining forces.

What do you think? Not a bad idea, right?

Orochimaru's eyes revealed a look of madness. "You have great talent, and I have the curiosity to explore everything. Let's join forces to master all the ninjutsu in the world, explore the secrets of this world together, and pursue immortality together!"

What's the point of a short life of just a few decades? Only true immortality is the best!

If you become my ally, I am willing to share my achievements with you.

The path to immortality is lonely; having a companion might be a good choice.

The adult and the two children were all staring blankly at him.

Bai Yu: Oh no, it's coming for me!

[PS: Only a few more chapters of Naruto to finish writing. Next up will be a pure evil seed, a true 'hero'!]