Chapter 44: Orochimaru!
    The Yamanaka n has recently made a lot of money from the sale of
    the Healing Stones, and the pockets of the developer and producer,
    Ryo, were also getting lled.
    When Obito and Rin arrived, the 4 of them enjoyed a good meal in the
    barbecue shop. The charm of barbecued meat was strong enough to
    even keep Obito o
    of quarreling with Kakashi.
    After the barbecue, the 4 walked around the streets of Konoha talking
    about the recent situation.
    “Obito, who is the one to be our instructor now?”
    “That, I don’t know.” Being an Uchiha, Obito usually is well informed
    about whatever happens in the vige. Rin tried to ask him this
    question but she didn’t expect him to have no answer.
    “Huh, you already know that you are together in a group?” Ryo didn’t
    hear their teacher dividing them into groups yet. So he asked them
    about it.
    “Before the exam, Obito told me that everyone will pass. And he also
    said that we will be in a team together.”
    “It seems that the war ising soon!” The xed
    results should only
    mean that they are needed in the uing war.
    Ryo remembered how the 3 world war originally erupted. It was
    because the 3 Kazegake went missing. Back when Jiraya went to the
    sand to collect information, there were so many internal problems
    there, and it’s safe to assume from his description that it’s because
    Sasori went Rogue.
    Actually, it was after that fact that Sasori assassinated the 3
    Kazekage who came to pursue him. The Sand used this as an excuse
    to wage war. The world war seems to be really close.
    “Kakashi, Obito, Rin. The war is about to begin. Everyone will be sent
    to the battleeld.
    These are Healing Stones that I made, 30 of them,
    10 for each of you. Their eect
    is simr to that of the Healing Palm.”
    Ryo distributed the stone to his friends.
    Kakashi already knew what it was, so he took them. Obito and Rin saw
    him do it and did not refuse.
    “There’s only so much that I can do. Be careful on the battleeld.
    Especially Obito, I’m relying on you. You’re a hero.”
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    He knew that Obito was taken in by Madara in the Kannabi Bridge
    battle, and that Rin was identally killed by Kakashi a year before
    Minato became the 4 Hokage. But that was in the Manga. Now this is
    his real world.
    He can never guarantee that their experience in the Manga would not
    be repeated. Now he just can try everything possible that he can do in
    hope that all three of them survive.
    After bidding farewell with the 3, Ryo went back to the 3 training
    ground, where Yugao was still waving her sword. This was no easy
    feat for a four year old girl.
    “Yugao, stop, I have something to say to you.”
    Hearing Ryo’s voice, Yugao stopped her practice. He never interrupted
    her training, this must be something important.
    “What’s the matter Ryo Nii-san?”
    “Yugao, starting tomorrow, I want you to stoping to the 3
    training ground.”
    “Why?”
    “There is a war that’s about to take ce. Ryo Onii-san needs to make
    some preparations.”
    th
    Yugao nodded her head. Although she had never experienced the
    war, she was already terried
    because of the words of her parents
    and her surroundings.
    “Ryo Nii-san, after the war ends, I want you toe teach me.” Her
    bright smile brought warmth to Ryo’s heart.
    After seeing her leave, Ryo began going all out on making healing
    stones. The 3 knows that he can make 30 per day, but he actually
    can go beyond that.
    A monthter, Ryo made 1100 stones. He gave 900 to his n to sell,
    and still had over 200 in hand.
    Now that he has that, he became rxed. He doesn’t have to make
    any more stones. Over the past 3 months, he made over 2700 of
    them. 2500 are enough for the vige to go through this war.
    Now, he needs to work on his wind release. The 1 enemies that
    Konoha is going to face in the uing war are the Sand Ninja, who
    have many wind release users.
    Ryo was not worried about the puppeteers of the Sand. I can cope
    with their speed and physical attacks and with their poisons as well.
    But he didn’t know much about wind release. He wants now to learn
    as much as possible about it.
    Minato was an expert in wind release, but unfortunately he has just
    be the tutor for the Kakashi three. He shouldn’t be avable.
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    Jiraya was sent back by the 3 to the Sand vige to get more
    information. With both of them away from here, Ryo decided to go to
    Konoha’s library in order to nd
    the info he wants.
    Suddenly, right before leaving the 3 training ground, Ryo felt a
    strong unfamiliar aura behind his back.
    It was closing in on him. Ryo quietly entered the Ice Elementization
    mode and opened up his Yin seal.
    Ryo walked away from where the aura wasing, but it closed in on
    his really fast: Ryo directly went into his Lightning-Ice Chakra mode
    and as the one behind him attacked, he avoided it!
    Ryo looked at the attacker: Long ck hair, golden snake like eyes,
    purple eye shadows, pale skin: It was Orochimaru!
    “Orochimaru San! Head of the technology core in the vige!” Ryo use
    to be a fan of Orochimaro! This is the Ninja who believes the most in
    science, cell culture, human experiments, reincarnation, and cloning.
    “Ryo Kun, meeting you for the 1 time, I couldn’t keep myself from
    testing your skills! Please don’t be oended
    by this.” Orochimaru’s
    voice was hoarse and emotionless. But Ryo heard kindness within it.
    They are both believers in science, so he was biased towards him.
    “You are Orochimaru san?”
    “Yes that’s me!”
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    Ryo was actually relieved when he knew that the attacker was
    Orochimaru. At this point in time, he still had feelings for konoha, and
    was still respectful to his Sensei Sarutobi. Ryo wasn’t worried at all.
    “Ryo Kun, I heard that you sessfully developed the Healing
    Stones?”
    When Orochimaru returned to Konoha from his mission the Land of
    Earth, he heard from the 3 about Ryo sess. This wasn’t the 1
    time he heard about his name. He heard before of this little kid
    parable to Tsunade.
    At 1 , he thought that this was just a pawn put there to stabilize the
    medical system after Tsunade left. When he found out he saved
    Sakumo from taking his own life after all doctors considered him
    dead, he was impressed by this feat, but he thought that he is being
    extremely overhyped. Nobody in his eyes would get close to
    Tsunade’s skill, and nobody knew Tsunade’s skill better than him.
    Ryo’s sess with the healing stones was what nally
    got him
    interested.
    When he wanted to meet him, he heard that he was always training in
    the 3 training grounds. So he went there to nd
    him, and he didn’t
    expect to bump into him on his way out.
    “Yes Orochimaru san. I’ve developed them indeed!” Orochimaru
    looked at the kid who was interested in talking to him, and had to
    admit his excellence from the way he dodged him!