“······Time is too tight.”

Standing under an old tree that was unknown how old, Orochimaru sighed with some distress.

This time, the incident happened too suddenly, so he had no time to erase all his traces. He could only choose to erase some clues that were most likely to cause trouble to him and eliminate them as much as possible. As for other things that were not easy to interfere with themselves, he could only give up.

For example, his apprentice, Hongdou.

And Kummaro... It's a pity. It's all because of the influence of Nagarjuna. He placed Kummaro on Konoha instead of sending him to his base in other places outside the world... However, with Konoha Ninja's temperament, whether it's Hongdou or Kummaro, they should be able to survive smoothly.

There is still a chance to take them away from Konoha in the future.

Now what we should consider is how to escape from the Kingdom of Fire.

Leaving Konoha is just the first step. It is not enough to be considered safe before leaving the land of the Kingdom of Fire. Although the old man let him go, the old man is no longer in power. Mizuno... If Mizuno catches up, it will be a big trouble. If a few masters cooperate, it will be impossible to keep him.

"It's time to go there!"

Orochimaru was not in a hurry to travel.

He closed his eyes, outlined the whole picture of the Kingdom of Fire and the surrounding countries in his mind, marked out the routes of escape, leading to different countries, the Kingdom of Kawa, the Kingdom of Kushu, the Kingdom of Taki, the Kingdom of Shi, the Kingdom of Bird, and the Kingdom of Tian... His base has long been spread all over the ninja world.

However, not all bases are used, and most of them are actually idle and standby.

"The country of Shino and Bird are too far away... The relationship between Kusino and Yuno and Konoha is too close... The group of warriors in the country of Iron bit people and are as desperate as mad dogs... Is Kawano, Takino and Tano? Choose one of three... Which one should I choose?"

Orochimaru closed his eyes and pondered.

The country of Sichuan is the isolation belt and buffer zone between Fire and Wind. The land area is quite large, but the terrain is narrow and long. There are many mines in the country, and there are no ninja villages. I don’t know how many corpses have been left on this land, but after the end of the three battles, the place has temporarily settled.

Takino Country avoided World War II and World War III because of its good luck. It was conservative and closed, and it was also a good place to hide. However, some time ago, he sent a message from his subordinates of Takino Country. Takino Country suddenly turned against the Kusato in the secret war with Kusato. It was suspected that there were powerful masters to help Takino Country... waiting to be selected!

Finally, there is Tianzhi Country.

A small country with harmless humans and animals, without a ninja village, or even a decent army, because the domestic products are abundant, there are even fewer thieves. It is sandwiched between the Iron Country, the Kingdom of Tom and the Kingdom of Fire. The Kingdom of Iron Country is permanently neutral, so that the Kingdom of Tian does not need to worry about the invasion of the warriors. The Kingdom of Tom and the Kingdom of Frost are mortal enemies. They fight to the death as the horsemen of the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder, and have no time to pay attention to the Kingdom of Tian...

"That's it!"

Go to the country of field.

Orochimaru made up his mind, but he couldn't just go straight to Tano Country...... He quickly outlined the best route of escape in his mind.

First go to the Kingdom of Grass, then turn from the Kingdom of Grass into the Kingdom of Taki. Then go east and pass through the Kingdom of Iron, and finally settle in the Kingdom of Tian for a while... I originally wanted to go to the Kingdom of Rain to use the Kingdom of Rain to protect him, but when I think about the danger hidden in the Kingdom of Rain, I still gave up. [Reincarnation Eye], such a dangerous thing cannot be rashly touched - before he completely completes the technique of immortality.

Speaking of which, wouldn’t the powerful master suddenly emerge from Takino Country have anything to do with Nagarjuna?

Orochimaru moved towards the northwest and thought to himself.

———

"Woom!!"

The one-eyed ninja dog named Heimaru barked twice.

"Here I turned again, and the target went north."

Inuzuka claw said with a tense face. The seemingly strong tomboy kept complaining. He first followed Shimizu to investigate the missing population case under the order of the fourth generation. As a result, he found Orochimaru's head all the way. He thought the matter would be suppressed and the mission was over.

However, he was then recruited by three generations of adults to pursue Orochimaru's whereabouts, and then forced to requisition by Jiraiya to continue tracking Orochimaru...

Is this a strife?

It's definitely arguing with Orochimaru!

But she is more than the one who is good at tracking in the village? But after looking at Yamaakachi next to her...At least someone is sympathetic to me...

"north?"

Jiraiya frowned and grabbed his hair with extreme annoyance.

"Why did you run north again... Where is this bastard Orochimaru going?"

Sometimes east, sometimes north, sometimes west... Orochimaru's whereabouts were erratic, like a headless fly, which caused great trouble to the tracking work. He was almost lost due to the river and the deep underground several times.

Fortunately, hiding in a river or underground can block the odor, but it cannot eliminate the remaining traces of chakra.

Yamaakaya Hiichi and Inuzuka Paige together, they bit Orochimaru's tail all the way and kept getting closer.

“Sense it.”

At this time, Shanzhong Hai suddenly made a sound.

"Just in the north, there is only one target, no one around, and is moving slightly westward in the north, about three kilometers away."

"good!"

Jiraiya was greatly energetic and didn't care where Orochimaru was going to escape. In short, as long as he intercepted the ball before he left the border, he would use his fist to teach this ball that had been growing on his feet since he was a child.

A distance of three kilometers.

It's not difficult to chase.

As long as Orochimaru doesn't accelerate suddenly...

———

"Hey, Nagarjuna, where are you going?"

In the forest, Uchiha Ryuri stared at Naruto with dissatisfaction.

I easily deceived the patrol of the border guards and returned to the Kingdom of Fire, but did not go deep into the hinterland of the Kingdom of Fire, but wandered in the forest near the northern border... This kind of work is not exciting and interesting at all.

It’s better to read a book!

"have no idea."

"have no idea?"

Uchiha Liuli's voice was raised by octave, but the tender childish voice sounded not harsh at all.

"Patient! Liuli, we are ninjas. In addition to talent, we must also have enough patience. Ninjas who cannot learn to endure are destined to have no future... Especially geniuses, pride and impulsive, and arrogant geniuses... At least nine of the ten such geniuses are caused by their lack of patience and they have put themselves in various places of death!"

Nagarjuna is not anxious or impatient.

There is no need to worry. This time I went out and said I was watching Orochimaru's lively. This is a small reason. The other reason is that he thought he had been working behind closed doors for too long and needed to change the environment to relax his depressed mood.

“········ Are you going to hunt that Orochimaru?”

When Uchiha Ryuri heard Naruto's preaching, he raised his eyebrows unhappily at first, but at the end he heard it thoughtfully, smoothed his frowning eyebrows.

"Hunting Orochimaru..." Naruto laughed in silence, "I thought too much. Hunting that poisonous snake is not that easy, and hunting him may not get what I want. The most precious thing about that poisonous snake is not anything else, it is his brain."

Nagarjuna reached out and patted her head.

"That guy's brain is the most valuable thing, and it is also something that cannot be forced. I am more inclined to cooperate for the time being than using force to force him. That poisonous snake has many disadvantages, but it is somewhat considered a guy who keeps his promise."

The title of a man who masters the core technology of the ninja world is not something he can do.

Genetic transformation technology, cell transplant technology, soul transfer technology, and even cloning technology and artificial human technology in the future... and even the immortal arts. Orochimaru's brain is definitely one of the most valuable brains in the ninja world.

"Flipping!!"

The harrier eagle swooped down in the sky, circling around Nagarjuna with its wings. When Nagarjuna stretched out his arms, the harrier eagle's claws clasped his arm and stopped.

He didn't really plan to find Orochimaru with luck.

This time, with him coming to the Fire Country, more than ten of the top perception ninjas in Taki Ninja Village, as well as the domesticated Harrier Eagle as messengers, avoiding the defense zone of the border guards and opening a search line in the north to find Orochimaru's whereabouts.

Naruto is not the roundworm in Orochimaru's belly, so it is impossible to know what Orochimaru is thinking.

But he knew that Taromaru was one of the longest-running old nests. Even after hiding from the five major countries, he successfully established the Yinnin Village in Taromaru in the future, so he guessed that Orochimaru was most likely going to Taromaru.

The future will be changed beyond recognition because of his appearance.

But history has its own inertia. Orochimaru set up nests everywhere in the ninja world for a long time before Nagarjuna really affected the future.

Nagarjuna took out a brief report from the mailbox on the back of the Harrier Eagle.

The report itself is not long. With Nagarjuna's reading speed of three lines at a glance, he finished reading the entire report in a blink of an eye.

To sum up, the content is very simple.

That is—

Orochimaru, discover!

"Okay, Liuli, you can go and have a look at the fun."

———

Konoha Village.

The mansion of Orochimaru is hidden in the underground training ground.

A group of people blocked the entrance to the training ground.

"Who are you?"

Junmaru was like a wolf cub who had exploded. Facing the sudden appearance of so many people in front of him, he showed his fangs that had not yet been tempered. His handsome and cute face was full of vigilance and defense, especially when looking at Mizuno, it was more appropriate to describe it as fear.

His expression changes cannot be concealed by these adults.

"What a keen little guy."

"Does Naruto be the strongest among us by instinct?"
To be continued...