Ninja at the top of the food chain

Chapter 400 Curious
Seeing that someone finally paid attention to him, Yahiko ignored the cold feeling that Orochimaru gave him, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, my name is Yahiko, may I ask who you are?"

"You can call me Orochimaru."

After finishing speaking, Orochimaru inadvertently licked his lips, and from the corner of his eyes, he secretly glanced at Konan behind Yahiko, feeling a little dry mouth for a moment.

That kind of gaze has nothing to do with the relationship between a man and a woman. To put it bluntly, it seems to be the instinctive reaction of a cold-blooded animal when it suddenly finds a prey that interests it.

Perhaps because he sensed Orochimaru's veiled gaze, Xiaonan's face was full of tension, and his little hands unconsciously grabbed Yahiko's sleeves, shrinking his body back again.

Buried deep in his heart, the fear of Lei Luo made Xiao Nan involuntarily reject those people who were related to Lei Luo in front of him.

Even if he has made up his mind and finally chose to come here with Yahiko, prejudice is prejudice, and things like psychological shadows will not disappear out of thin air.

Besides, the man sitting across from him, named Orochimaru... Xiao Nan always felt that the other party's spirit seemed a little abnormal, and his temperament made her shudder even more.

On the other side, noticing that Xiaonan seemed to feel his attention to her, Dashemaru couldn't help restraining his restless mood a little bit, and asked Yahiko with a polite look:
"Yahiko, are you and Konan civilians of the Land of Rain?"

Before, Orochimaru heard the conversation between Yahiko and Namikaze Minato at the door, so he inevitably began to think about Leiluo's purpose of caring about Xiaonan.

Although Orochimaru didn't feel that there was anything special about Xiao Nan, he knew who Lei Luo was.

With Lei Luo's indifference and ruthlessness, coupled with his greedy character of wanting to squeeze out every ounce of resources, Orochimaru doesn't think that the other party will be aimless, and has the slightest sympathy for some war orphans that can be seen everywhere.

In other words, there must be some value in Xiaonan, but he, Orochimaru, has not discovered it yet.

and so……

Perhaps because of nature, Orochimaru instinctively began to study Xiaonan's mind.

And this kind of research, if you think about it casually, you know that it can never be a good thing. Xiao Nan, who has a keen intuition, may be so scared because he has noticed a little clue.

Yahiko didn't notice the secret "interaction" between Orochimaru and Konan, and when he heard Orochimaru's question, he replied without thinking: "Yes, we are all war orphans in the Land of Rain, and we are considered civilians in this country."

"My parents were affected by ninja fighting and died a few years ago, and Nan..."

Looking sideways at Xiao Nan, Yahiko's eyes flashed with pity, he patted Xiao Nan's shoulder, and said honestly: "She and Lei Luo...sir had a relationship."

"I think it's probably because Xiao Nan met Master Lei Luo before, that's why he attracted his attention?"

Yahiko's address was changed very quickly, except that it was a little unnatural at the beginning, within a few words, he opened and closed his mouth and said "Lord Lei Luo", which not only showed respect for the latter, but also meant to be close .

However, after listening to Yahiko's statement, no one in the audience cared about the question of titles, but all focused on what Yahiko said.

There was silence for a while, and everyone was thinking about a question: How could Yileiluo's useless personality be connected with a war orphan in the Kingdom of Rain?
Because Lei Luo seldom revealed his past in the usual small talk, his whole body revealed a sense of mystery, as if shrouded in layers of mystery.

Therefore, at this moment, everyone couldn't help but speculate about the relationship between Xiao Nan and Lei Luo, and they were even more curious about Lei Luo's past.

Especially Orochimaru, as the "veteran" who first got acquainted with Lei Luo, he naturally knew some of the latter's "development history", but...

Orochimaru knew that when he first met Lei Luo, the opponent's strength was already terrifyingly strong, so what about before?

What was Lei Luo like before?
Strength cannot be obtained out of thin air, even if Lei Luo was extremely powerful at that time...

But if the opponent doesn't have a calm and rational character, it is impossible to use that ability to the present level to defeat those extremely powerful opponents.

The kind of heart that can remain unmoved no matter what kind of enemy is in front of it...

The kind of mind that can keep calm at any time and make all kinds of plans...

That kind of combat style... Either it can give the opponent a fatal blow if there is a slight chance, or it can be violent and swift, and it can always firmly control the rhythm of the battle in the early stage...

It cannot be formed overnight.

At the age of the other party's seventeen or eighteen years old, if he grew up through normal channels, there is no chance of him getting to where he is today.

From getting acquainted with each other, fighting side by side, until now, after several life and death experiences, Orochimaru thinks that he has a little understanding of Lei Luo.

Therefore, he was even more curious about Lei Luo's past.

What kind of experience allowed Lei Luo to hide his strength for so many years, until he met him for the first time, before revealing a little bit?
What kind of experience has created a ninja like Lei Luo who is the best in the ninja world in terms of thinking, will, ability, character, and strength?
Thinking of this, the smile on Dashewan's mouth became more obvious, and the interest revealed in his eyes became more intense. He kept looking at Xiaonan, and asked with a smile:

"Xiao Nan, would you mind telling me how you met Lei Luo?"

Hearing this, Xiao Nan was stunned, and instinctively looked at Yahiko, but saw that the latter hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head imperceptibly.

She immediately lowered her head, stopped looking at Orochimaru, and put on an attitude of no comment.

Noticing the small movements between the two, Dashemaru's smile froze, his eyes gradually turned cold, and he asked Yahiko:

"Yahiko, what do you mean?"

Sensing the chill in Orochimaru's voice, although Yahiko was a little scared in his heart, he still pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, and said with a big grin:

"Master Orochimaru, I think it's better to talk about the matter between Xiaonan and Master Lei Luo after Master Lei Luo comes back."

"Sorry!"

After saying these words, Ya Yan took Xiao Nan's little hand, and the two quietly found an inconspicuous corner and sat down, then they didn't say a word, making it clear that they didn't want to say more.

The reason for making this choice at the risk of offending Orochimaru is actually very simple.

Because Yahiko has been observing non-stop since entering the house, observing Namakaze Minato at the beginning, as well as Orochimaru and the other two uncles in front of him.

(End of this chapter)