Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

When Kanpū calmed down and recovered his composure, he realized that he was already sitting face to face in Orochimaru.

‘This is a little embarrassing.’

Orochimaru has black hair with a shawl, plain face like snow, and his golden vertical pupils staring at Kanpū with smile but is not a smile, and slowly spoke: “Please help yourself, it won’t taste good when it’s cold.”

Kanpū’s shivered all over upon hearing this.

Orochimaru’s voice is hoarse, low and cold, like a hell devil whispering in his ear, making him shudder.

While speaking, Orochimaru had already peeled off a boiled egg and swallowed it whole: “The egg tastes good, taste it, Kan! pū! kun!”

The brows under Kanpū’smask wrinkled.

‘Kanpū… kun?’

‘Kun?’

The word kun is not used indiscriminately. In Naruto World, this ‘kun’ is usually used by elders to call juniors, or a more intimate call between peers.

‘Is Orochimaru treating me as a junior?’

‘No!’

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‘This is the weasel’s New Year’s greeting to the chicken!’ (T/N: It is a Chinese idiom. The idiom refers to people who may have bad intentions. It stems from the fact that weasels eat chickens and therefore it is unlikely they would send sincere blessings to a chicken.)

The alarm bell in Kanpū’s heart was ringing loudly, but he said respectfully: “Orochimaru-sama, I am in a mission, so it is really not suitable for me to eat!”

“You really don’t give me face, Kanpū… kun!” Orochimaru swallowed another egg, and the way he spoke the word ‘kun’ became a little deeper.

Kanpū’s mouth twitched slightly: ‘He is really a weasel. He loves eggs so much?’

Kanpū took a deep breath and changed the subject: “For Orochimaru-sama to call me out, it should be more than just eating, right?”

“Hehehehe…”

Orochimaru’s mouth moved, and he let out a series of sneering laughter of unknown meaning.

Kanpū felt that a stone and a knife were frantically rubbing against each other on his ear, and the sound made him feels goosebumps!

But at this time, he couldn’t lose his momentum, so Kanpū sat upright on his knees, with his back straight.

“Indeed.”

Orochimaru said slowly, “At the risk of being discovered by my teacher, I asked Kanpū-kun to come out. There is indeed something, no, it should be that someone wants to have a chat with you, Kanpū-kun. He…”

“He? Who is it?” When Kanpū saw Orochimaru didn’t continue his words, he couldn’t help himself.

“Kanpū-kun, you should take off the mask.”

Orochimaru changed the conversation and said, “This is not an Anbu’s interrogation.”

Kanpū hesitated, feeling as if he was being brought into Orochimaru’s rhythm. ‘Should I try to resist at this time?’

Kanpū looked towards Orochimaru’s golden vertical pupils. Those eyes are like golden purgatory, captivating. Kanpū had some heart palpitations, but he finally refused!

“Orochimaru-sama, please don’t make it awkward for me. Anbu stipulates that you are not allowed to take off your mask during the mission.” Kanpū pulled up the tiger’s skin.

Orochimaru smiled: “Kanpū-kun, you seem to be very afraid of me.”

Kanpū’s face twitched: ‘Look at what you said, what does it seem to be, it is true.’

“Orochimaru-sama, let’s talk about business.” Kanpū said righteously.

Orochimaru peeled another egg and swallowed it whole again, then took a mouthful of apple porridge, and then he said: “Have you ever heard of Shinnō’s name, Kanpū-kun?”

“Shin… nō…?”

Under the mask, Kanpū’s eyes shrank, ‘Did Orochimaru… investigate me?’

‘Or, like in the original work, he is having an idea with Shinnō’s Body Revival Technique?’

The intersection of Kanpū and Shinnō was three years ago, and the intersection of Orochimaru and Shinnō was Body Revival Technique!

‘However, in the original work, Orochimaru would only send Sasuke more than ten years later to snatch the Body Revival Technique from Shinnō!’

At this point in time, Orochimaru probably still doesn’t know the Body Revival Technique… right?’

Kanpū’s thoughts spun rapidly.

“Kanpū-kun should know him.” Orochimaru picked up a mixed egg onigiri, but the onigiri was a little cold, so Orochimaru put down the onigiri, picked up the hot boiled egg and peeled it.

Kanpū watched Orochimaru’s slender fingers peeled off the egg shell piece by piece. At this moment, he felt that the egg was his head.

“Cough.”

Kanpū cleared his throat and said, “I do know that Dr. Shinnō who once came to Konoha Hospital to exchange medical skills a few years ago. At that time, I followed my mother to the hospital to play, and then got to meet him.”

“Is it just that?” Orochimaru finished peeling the egg shell, then he swallowed the egg whole, and then took another mouthful of apple porridge.

“What do you mean, Orochimaru-sama?” Kanpū asked carefully.

“Might Duy!”

Orochimaru said in a low voice, “The tavern where Shinnō used to live in is very close to Might Duy’s house. Shinnō’s purpose in coming to Konoha is not to exchange medical skills, but for Might Duy!”

Hearing this, Kanpū’s heart jumped, ‘Three years has passed since the incident, and Might Duy also has died. Things have changed, so how can Orochimaru still investigate to this level?’

“Might Duy trained Eight Gates Released Formation, so his body is full of internal injury. In order to get close to him, Shinnō specially prepared a medicinal bath that can heal the internal injury in the human body. Am I right, Kan, pū, kun?”

After Orochimaru ate four boiled eggs, he seemed to be full. He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, then straightened his waist, and his golden vertical pupils looked towards Kanpū with strong pressure.

Kanpū nodded slightly: “Yes, Dr. Shinnō did prepare a medicated bath for Might Duy.”

“So, what is Shinnō’s purpose?”

Orochimaru asked curiously, “Is it the Eight Gates Released Formation?”

Kanpū was stunned, as he really didn’t know this!

Although Kanpū once suspected that the mysterious numbers recorded in Shinnō’s scroll were the Eight Gates Released Formation, it was not the case. As for what it actually is, Kanpū didn’t have the slightest clue.

So.

“I don’t know Shinnō’s purpose.” Kanpū speak frankly.

“Then, what is your purpose?”

Orochimaru finally issued a soul torture question, “Shinnō is a famous doctor in the Shinobi World, with brilliant medical skills! No one knows his true identity as a Shinobi! Even I have only recently learned about this! Kanpū-kun, you should be in the second grade back then, and you should not have known this information! So, what is your purpose of approaching Shinnō?”

Kanpū’s face twitched, ‘Is this guy Orochimaru coming toShinnō or me?’

Kanpū took a deep breath and said: “In order to take Shinnō as my teacher and learn medical skills!”

Orochimaru was stunned: “Medical skills?”

Kanpū continued: “At that time, my father told me that I did not have the talent to train Konoha-Style Kenjutsu, and the teacher in the Academy also said that I did not have the talent to become a Shinobi, so I wanted to be a doctor like my mother!”

Having said this, Kanpū’s mind flashed with realization, and at this moment, he finally understood what Orochimaru’s purpose was!

‘Orochimaru was not aiming at Shinnō’s Body Revival Technique, but at the real reason why I was able to transform from a mediocre student into a genius.’

‘He came for the Collection Technique!’

Kanpū turned solemn.

“You don’t have the talent to become a Shinobi, so you want to be a doctor?”

Orochimaru smiled, “Then, what’s going on with you now?”

‘Sure enough!’

Kanpū was silent.

‘How to fool Orochimaru this time?’

‘The harder you work, the luckier you will be?’

‘As long as you work hard, you can master any Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Konoha-Style Kenjutsu, and Kekkei Genkai?’

‘∑(っ°Д°;)っ F**k, won’t I be dissected?’