Looking at the two brothers who had fallen into a coma, Kiyosuke clapped his hands. Glancing at Mizuki's face, he clicked his tongue in disdain, grabbed Mizuki's hair, and ignited a flame, turning that head of silver hair into a mess like a bird's nest.
He let out a sneaky laugh, but suddenly felt a chill.
"Si ~Why do I have a bad feeling? I'd better scram."
He left the two brothers there. Anyway, there were no dangerous wild beasts in the vicinity, so they wouldn't die. His intuition told him that if he didn't leave soon, there would definitely be trouble.
At this moment, the grass rustled. Looking closely, it was a small white snake.
Oh, it's just a snake. It scared me.
Wait, a snake...
"Young man, your body is quite extraordinary!"
A magnetic voice filled with intense interest made Kiyosuke's skin crawl. His body stiffened as he turned around, and what came into view was a purple yukata.
Well, he's short, there's nothing he can do about it.
Looking up, he saw a pale face with golden vertical pupils staring at him. Those eyes were full of curiosity about the brat in front of him. Kiyosuke felt as if he was being targeted by a snake ready to catch its prey.
Seeing this face, this look, and the cyan - blue magatama earring, there was no need to guess who the person was.
The legendary Sannin, the Cold Lord, Orochimaru!
Kiyosuke: "..."
Orochimaru
Gender... currently male, hobbies... perhaps female.
He was a seeker who had mastered core technologies, a person who was not bound by worldly conventions...
ennnn...
A person not bound by worldly conventions, cruel and ruthless, fond of abducting children, and conducting all kinds of illegal experiments.
Oh no, I'm sure he saw what I did just now. This look is exactly the same as the look I have when I look at those... pictures.
As one of the future leaves of Konoha, he thought he should stay away from this person.
However, he was afraid that Orochimaru wouldn't let him go...
Just now, that white snake crawled into Orochimaru's trouser leg. Orochimaru licked his lips and said, "I didn't expect that going out for a stroll to look for inspiration would lead me to discover such an interesting thing. What's your name?"
He had come out for a walk. When he heard the sound of a fight, he came over to take a look. Unexpectedly, he happened to see the scene where Kiyosuke used his ability to teach Kin a lesson. Although there was water vapor, he saw it clearly. The ability to use flames without performing hand - seals intrigued him greatly.
"Asa, Asakawa Kiyosuke."
Facing Orochimaru, Kiyosuke felt an enormous amount of pressure.
"Asakawa... Are you the son of Asakawa Taiga and Asakawa Keiko?" Orochimaru remembered these two names. On the battlefield of the Rain Ninja Village during the Second Shinobi World War, Asakawa Taiga, a jounin - level shinobi, sacrificed himself to complete a mission. Not long after, on the same day, the medical unit where his wife was located was also ambushed, resulting in the deaths of many people, including Asakawa Taiga's wife.
The couple died on the same day, leaving behind only a three - or four - year - old son. At that time, he was the one who retrieved the couple's bodies personally.
Looking at Kiyosuke, his eyes softened a bit. It seemed as if he saw his own childhood self. However, Kiyosuke was much stronger than he was as a child.
"Do you know my parents?"
"I met them a few times." Orochimaru didn't want to dwell on this topic. He said, "Mr. Kiyosuke, your ability is very special. Can you show it to me again?"
Oh no, this guy has his eyes on me!
But facing Orochimaru, Kiyosuke could only brace himself and make a flame ignite on his palm.
"No need to perform hand - seals?"
"No need."
"Is it your clan's Kekkei Genkai?" But as soon as he said this, he refuted this theory. If Kiyosuke's father also had this ability, he wouldn't have died so easily on the battlefield. Moreover, in Konoha, the Kekkei Genkai were only the Sharingan, the Byakugan, as well as the Genjutsu that manipulates the five senses of the Kurama clan and the Shintenshin of the Tsukimichi clan.
However, the latter two clans had long declined and become insignificant small clans.
Could it be that this child's ancestors had this special Kekkei Genkai? Due to the long time span, it hadn't awakened and the clan declined. And this child accidentally awakened it.
"What is Kekkei Genkai?"
Kiyosuke asked innocently.
Orochimaru briefly explained what Kekkei Genkai was. Looking at him extinguish the flame on his hand, he asked, "Don't you feel the heat?"
Generally speaking, the power of a jutsu is proportional to the risk. The more powerful the ninjutsu, either the risk is so great that it is classified as a forbidden jutsu, or it consumes a large amount of chakra. But looking at this child, he didn't seem to be burned at all, nor did he seem to be over - consumed by chakra.
"Don't feel it."
"When did you acquire this ability?"
Kiyosuke looked at Orochimaru cautiously and said weakly, "A, after my father and mother passed away."
The fear and wariness in his eyes were noticed by Orochimaru, but he ignored them, regarding it as a child's fear of a stranger. He didn't care. It was normal. He was already used to it. What's more, this was a child who had lost his parents since childhood. It was normal for him to be vigilant and fearful. After all, in this child's eyes, he was a stranger.
Did the activation of a special ability occur due to emotional fluctuations?
Would Konoha add a new Kekkei Genkai?
Not being able to figure out Kiyosuke's ability for the time being, he said, "Mr. Kiyosuke, are you interested in coming to my place to take a look? My house is quite big. There are many novel little toys there. When you're tired from playing, you can sleep there directly."
He looked like a creepy uncle trying to abduct an elementary school student.
Kiyosuke thought that if he went, what awaited him would be a cold operating table and a sharp scalpel.
Is he going to dissect me?
Uncle Orochimaru, no! Uncle Orochimaru!
"No, my parents told me not to play at a stranger's house. Goodbye, uncle."
With that, he turned around and was about to run away. Unfortunately, as soon as he turned around, several snakes emerged from Orochimaru's sleeves and tied him up.
The cold snake bodies bound him tightly, and the snakes as thick as an arm hissed at him.
Oh no!
Orochimaru smiled and said, "Mr. Kiyosuke, you're really cautious. But I won't do anything to you. I'm just curious about your ability. Come with me."
Uncle Orochimaru, no! Uncle Orochimaru!
"Help! Someone is abducting a minor! Help!"
Kiyosuke shouted at the top of his lungs.
"No need to shout. This is indeed a good place for training. Not many people come here, so I like to take walks here. Even if you shout yourself hoarse, no one will come."
"Hoarse! Hoarse!"
Orochimaru: "..."
Is this child's IQ really okay?
To avoid making Kiyosuke overly wary, Orochimaru loosened the snakes coiled around him and said, "Mr. Kiyosuke, I'm Orochimaru, a disciple of the Third Hokage. You don't need to worry that I'll do anything to you. I just want to figure out the source of your ability. I won't harm you. And looking at the sneaky way you've been acting, you also want to hide this ability, right? As long as I figure it out, in the future, you can use this ability openly in the village. How about it? Do you want to come with me?"
He held out his hand to Kiyosuke, eagerly anticipating what choice the child would make.