Chapter 361 - 359 The Transformation of Void

The kitchen was filled with an enticing aroma; delicious soup simmered in the pot.

"Mmm-hmm…"

Uzumaki Chigusa sat on the beige table used for ingredients and dishes, her expressive red eyes glistening with moisture.

Her long, straight legs hooked around Orochimaru's neck, one hand covering her mouth, the other supporting her body. All her muscles were contracting and twitching, and glistening saliva dripped from the corner of her mouth.

"Ugh…"

Orochimaru struggled for a moment, tightly locked by those leg-like shackles.

"Huff… huff…"

Uzumaki Chigusa, her face flushed and her red lips slightly parted, panted as she lay on Orochimaru, her body trembling.

After a moment, Uzumaki Chigusa recovered from her daze, shyly looking at Orochimaru's flushed face and slightly reddened golden eyes. She reached out and brushed away the slightly curly red hair from her cheek, blinking innocently.

"This… this isn't my fault…"

"Are you trying to suffocate me and make me a widow?"

Orochimaru glared at Uzumaki Chigusa in annoyance, using Water Release to conjure two blobs of water to wash his face and rinse his mouth, then tidied her up a bit.

"I didn't… it's just that you're so amazing…"

Uzumaki Chigusa hugged Orochimaru, nuzzling into his neck, her head resting against his chin, a hint of fondness in her eyes.

She didn't want to return to the Land of Waves. After finally waiting for the war to end, she wanted to be with Orochimaru forever.

Alas, she could only dream.

"Orochimaru, in the kitchen, you can't possibly do without that, right?"

Uzumaki Chigusa stared at Orochimaru's apron, a trope often used in many forbidden books.

"What?"

Orochimaru pretended not to understand Uzumaki Chigusa's hint.

"That thing!"

Uzumaki Chigusa whispered into Orochimaru's ear.

"I would never do that kind of thing in the kitchen!"

Orochimaru truly didn't know what this terrible person was thinking.

"But aren't we still in the kitchen…"

Uzumaki Chigusa leaned into Orochimaru's embrace, her finger poking at his chest repeatedly.

"You have the nerve to say that!"

Orochimaru, his face dark, pinched Uzumaki Chigusa's cheek. Wasn't it her who kept asking? Otherwise, why would he be in the kitchen, doing such a thing so early in the morning!

"Ouch!… Are you just going to pretend you don't know me after putting your pants back on? *sniffle sniffle*… We just had a deep, soulful exchange, and now you're turning your back on me? I really am a pathetic woman… *sniffle sniffle*…"

Uzumaki Chigusa covered her face, secretly peeking through her fingers to observe Orochimaru's reaction.

"My pants never came off, okay? Also, how many times have I told you, no one makes a 'sniffle sniffle' sound when they cry."

Orochimaru looked helplessly at the dramatic Uzumaki Chigusa, feeling that he rarely had a moment of peace in her presence.

"Doesn't taking mine off count?"

Uzumaki Chigusa blinked playfully.

"Alright, stop being clever."

Orochimaru lifted Uzumaki Chigusa from the table, letting her lean against him.

"You drank it all, didn't you…"

Uzumaki Chigusa looked at the table, which showed no trace of anything.

Bang—!

"Ouch!"

Uzumaki Chigusa cried out in pain, clutching her head.

"Don't say such embarrassing things!"

Orochimaru clenched his fist. With this terrible person around, he had become much more irritable.

"Speaking of which, Orochimaru, your tongue can extend as long as a snake's, can't it…"

Uzumaki Chigusa stuck out her tongue, her rosy cheeks turning even redder.

After breakfast, Uzumaki Chigusa didn't linger at Orochimaru's house; she was worried she truly wouldn't be able to leave.

Orochimaru sat in the passenger seat. As Uzumaki Chigusa drove the sports car to a stop at Konoha's main gate, he said to her, "Chigusa, I'll see you off here."

"After returning to the Land of Waves this time, I don't know when I'll see you again."

Uzumaki Chigusa gripped the steering wheel tightly, her cheeks slightly puffed out. She glanced at Orochimaru, instantly transforming into a pitiful woman who had been used and abandoned, saying with immense sorrow, "Orochimaru doesn't seem to miss me at all. Was it really just a game between us?"

"Because I know that even if I asked you to stay, you wouldn't."

Orochimaru unbuckled his seatbelt, leaned over, and kissed Uzumaki Chigusa's red lips, tasting lipstick.

"Be careful on your way. I'll visit you often in the Land of Waves."

Orochimaru gently stroked Uzumaki Chigusa's cheek, looking into her red eyes, which shimmered with moisture.

"You promised, no going back! If you don't come to see me, I'll cry! I definitely will cry!"

Uzumaki Chigusa looked at Orochimaru seriously.

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Orochimaru looked amusedly at Uzumaki Chigusa, who was acting like a child.

"Just because you haven't before doesn't mean you won't in the future. Orochimaru's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea!"

Uzumaki Chigusa poked Orochimaru's chest with her finger.

"Well then, so you don't cry, I will come to see you."

Orochimaru formed a hand seal with one hand, activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, and his figure vanished from in front of Uzumaki Chigusa.

"Sigh…"

Uzumaki Chigusa let out a soft sigh, adjusted her emotions, opened the car door, and went to register at the guard post.

On a bustling commercial street, Sasori held Akagitsune's hand with his left and Eryu's hand with his right, his smile innocent as he asked his parents, "Mom and Dad, when is Grandma coming to see me? Can we go see Grandma instead?"

Akagitsune and Eryu paused slightly, the couple exchanging glances, revealing a gentle smile tinged with bitterness.

"Sasori, your Grandma… she will come to see you, she will…"

Eryu stroked Sasori's head, not wanting to tell him what had happened between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Given the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure, my mother probably won't be able to visit us in Konoha for a while… Akagitsune thought of his mother, unable to visit them in Konoha due to the Third Kazekage's foolish decision, and he felt an intense hatred for the Third Kazekage in his heart.

He hated his stupidity, hated him for leading Sunagakure to betray Konoha, hated him for imprisoning his mother, and even more, hated him for preventing Sasori from seeing the Grandma he wanted to see.

Hokage Building, conference room.

"Yesterday, Uzumaki Chigusa, the clan head of the Uzumaki Clan, came to Konoha. She rejected Lord Mito's request. Without the support of the Uzumaki Clan head, it is almost impossible to persuade a child from the Uzumaki Clan to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag from his pipe, slowly exhaling smoke.

Uchiha Hikaji was not attending a meeting for the first time, and he was aware of Konoha's desire to select a child from the Uzumaki Clan to be the Jinchuriki.

He had once considered having a child from the Uchiha Clan become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but upon thinking about the potential consequences, he decisively abandoned that idea.

Having been appointed Assistant Hokage, his position was already very high; any higher would be Hokage, and he knew very well that he could not become Hokage with his current strength.

"Konoha cannot lose the Nine-Tailed. We don't know how much longer Lord Mito can hold on; we must find a suitable Jinchuriki candidate as soon as possible."

Utatane Koharu's brows furrowed. The Uzumaki Clan now had no connection to Konoha.

The survivors of the Uzumaki Clan had settled in the Land of Waves, which was the territory of White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company. It was impossible for Konoha to send people to abduct a child from the Uzumaki Clan.

"Should we select a suitable candidate from within the Village? No one would want their child to become a Tailed Beast's vessel, would they?"

Danzo Shimura said in a deep voice. In his opinion, apart from Lord Mito, anyone else becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would be an unstable factor, akin to an exploding tag that could cause immense damage to Konoha at any time.

"What about the children from the Orphanage? Without families, they are very suitable to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Homura Mitokado thought of the Orphanage that received funding from White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company.

"Lord Homura, with all due respect, if they have no family in Konoha, and we seal the Nine-Tailed inside them, will they willingly fight for Konoha?"

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