Naruto: The Uchiha remnants of the Senju clan!

Chapter 30 Orochimaru: You little rascal, you really make me happy.

"For a ninja, survival is the most important thing."

Orochimaru casually draped the towel he was using to dry his hands on the shelf of the lab table and turned around.

His golden vertical pupils fell on Qingyu, and he planned to teach Qingyu Earth Release ninjutsu.

"Today I'll teach you an Earth Release ninjutsu."

Instead of starting with the most basic chakra theory like school teachers would, he jumped straight to a more practical level.

Orochimaru led Qingyu outside, raised his right hand, and formed several hand seals with his long, pale fingers.

The moment the last seal fell, a ripple suddenly appeared on the hard stone floor beneath Orochimaru's feet, and he silently disappeared into the ground as if he had sunk into water.

Qingyu stood still, her gaze sweeping over the cracks and then over the surrounding ground.

Orochimaru then burrowed underground.

The next second, the ground beneath Qingyu's feet suddenly cracked open.

A hand reached out from underground and firmly grasped his ankle.

The hand controlled its strength well, just enough to prevent Qingyu from moving without hurting him.

Qingyu looked down and saw Orochimaru's head emerge from the ground.

"This is 'Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique'."

Orochimaru released his grip, and his entire body rose from the ground. The place where he had stepped automatically returned to its original state, and even the cracks disappeared.

"Use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese martial arts) to infiltrate underground and launch a surprise attack when the enemy is completely unaware."

"When dealing with ninjas whose strength is far weaker than oneself, one move is often enough to defeat them."

Qingyu's eyes lit up.

"This is a great ninja technique for escaping."

He was quite frank.

"If you can't beat them, just burrow underground. Hiding underground can also block a lot of damage and save your life."

Orochimaru, who was adjusting his cuffs, paused slightly upon hearing this.

He raised his eyes and re-examined the black-haired, black-eyed child in front of him.

When people learn a new ninjutsu, their first reaction is usually how to use it to attack, how to use it to defeat their opponent, and how to use it to prove their strength.

This is a ninja's instinct, and also a child's nature.

But Qingyu's reaction was completely different.

His first thought was to escape and save his life.

Orochimaru's lips slowly curled up, as if he had heard something that truly pleased him.

"Qingyu, what do you think is the most important task for a ninja?"

Orochimaru didn't offer a direct comment, but instead asked a question in return.

"Live on."

Qingyu answered without hesitation.

This was indeed what he was thinking.

With his special ability system, he has an infinite future as long as he continues to live.

"Only by surviving can we have a future."

Orochimaru was somewhat surprised.

He never imagined that a six-year-old child would understand this principle better than the adult ninjas on the battlefield.

This reminded him of his previous disciple.

Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki.

That child was quite a genius back then.

She has a cheerful and enthusiastic personality, like an inextinguishable flame, warming those around her wherever she goes.

But it is precisely this cheerfulness that makes him too carefree.

Coupled with the enemy's treachery, Rope Tree ultimately died young in the explosion of the detonation tag, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.

Orochimaru witnessed that moment firsthand.

From that day on, he fully understood the fragility of life.

Life is like a bubble in a test tube; it bursts at the slightest touch, meaningless and worthless.

That's why he started pursuing immortality.

Only eternal life can bear eternal truth.

"Qingyu... no, Qingyu-kun."

Orochimaru snapped out of his reverie and refocused his gaze on Kiyoyu.

"After gaining the Sharingan, have you noticed any changes?"

Qingyu raised her eyes and met those golden vertical pupils.

Being stared at like that is like having a snake slowly crawl up your spine, its cold scales scraping against your skin.

Even if Orochimaru does nothing, his natural sense of oppression will instinctively make people want to back away.

But Qingyu did not retreat.

He stared directly into Orochimaru's eyes.

After all, Orochimaru cannot release genjutsu from his eyes.

And he is capable of it.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes back into you.

Orochimaru seemed to realize something and subconsciously lowered his gaze slightly, landing on Qingyu's nose.

This is his instinctive reaction when dealing with Sharingan users.

Habits formed over many years have long been etched into muscle memory.

After making this reaction, Orochimaru chuckled to himself.

Qingyu is just a child.

What threat could a Sharingan with only one tomoe pose to him?

"have."

Qingyu nodded, her expression becoming more serious.

"I feel like I've been wasting time all along."

"I didn't realize there were so many ninjutsu techniques in the world waiting for me to learn. If it weren't for the Sharingan, I probably would have spent my whole life learning them."

Orochimaru's gaze shifted upwards again, landing on Qingyu's dark eyes.

According to his research, as well as the information left by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, members of the Uchiha clan would fall into a state of hatred after awakening their Sharingan.

As the Sharingan evolves, this emotional distortion becomes increasingly severe, becoming more obsessive and extreme, and the heart becomes filled with dangerous things.

The Uchiha clan members often do inexplicable, hysterical, and incomprehensible things.

According to this theory, a kind and sunny Uchiha before awakening his Sharingan could very well transform into an extremely evil Uchiha after awakening his Sharingan.

Examples like Qingyu, who were born with the Sharingan, are theoretically almost exclusively used to prove the existence of the saying "the Uchiha are born evil".

However, based on Orochimaru's observations over this period, Kiyoha did not show any extreme tendencies.

This child is perfectly normal.

He is even more rational than most Uchiha who have awakened their Sharingan.

This made him even more curious.

Now, Qingyu's words seem to have triggered some kind of underlying code within Orochimaru.

To pursue ninjutsu.

I long for time.

Orochimaru felt that Kiyoha resembled him somewhat in appearance.

Why would you think that?

Orochimaru asked.

"Because the time was just too short."

Qingyu said without any hesitation.

"Because the time is just too short, I think time is the most important thing for everyone. Only in this way can there be enough time to learn ninjutsu or the truth. No wonder there were people in the Warring States period who tried to find the art of immortality."

Kiyohara's answer immediately stunned Orochimaru, silencing him.

Immortality...the truth...

These two keywords made Orochimaru realize that Kiyoha might be the same kind of person as him?

Unlike those frogs in a well or ninjas who only have a limited perspective, they broke free from worldly constraints.

"Hehehe..."

He stood in front of the lab table, his golden vertical pupils slightly narrowed.

You are such a delightful child.

[Collectible trait detected: Viper's Gaze]

[D-Tier Trait: Viper's Gaze]

[Effect: You possess an extraordinary level of caution, enabling you to quickly deduce the most advantageous choice for yourself even in chaotic situations.]