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Anko showed an awkward expression, standing up anxiously and wiping Orochimaru's clothes, "I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru. Next timeā¦ I'll never be careless and not watch where I'm going again."
Anko was so scared she was about to cry.
Orochimaru licked his lips and asked, "What's your name?"
Anko became even more frightened, "No, Lord Orochimaru, please don't tell my parents about this, or my pocket money will be gone!"
Orochimaru remained unmoved, "What's your name? Are you in the Ninja Academy? What grade?"
Anko could only reply miserably, "Mitarashi Anko, graduating next year."
Orochimaru nodded and stepped past Anko.
Halfway through, he paused slightly, "I'll remember you."
Then, Orochimaru walked away.
Watching Orochimaru's departing figure, Anko looked distressed, "I'm doomed. Lord Orochimaru is definitely going to tell my parents."
She walked over, looking at Rin with a pleading face, "Rin, what should I do? Help me think of a solution!"
Rin smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Anko. This is such a small matter. Lord Orochimaru won't take it to heart."
Anko's voice became even more tearful, "You're lying! Lord Orochimaru clearly said he remembers my name."
Beside them, Obito interjected, "Maybe that's a good thing?"
Anko gave Obito a resentful look, "How is that a good thing?"
Obito said slowly, "In fact, throughout Konoha, there are probably enough people who want Orochimaru to remember their name to line up from one end of the village to the other, yet Lord Orochimaru doesn't seem to remember them."
"The fact that he remembers your name means that if something happens, he'll think of you first."
Anko's face turned pale with fright, "That makes it even scarier! I heard Lord Orochimaru is the most sinister of the Three Sannin. He wouldn't want to eat children, would he? I don't want to be eaten!"
Obito laughed, "Then let's look at it from another angle. For example, if Orochimaru suddenly wants to take a disciple, who do you think he'd think of first?"
Anko pointed at herself, "You mean me? Hahaha, are you joking?"
Obito spread his hands, "I've said what I needed to say. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Anko was amused, "Obito, are you unhappy with your Jonin instructor? Are you dreaming of switching to Lord Orochimaru? I'd sooner believe that Lord Jiraiya would take a disciple than that Lord Orochimaru would."
"Especially not me."
Rin, however, noticed the deeper meaning in Obito's words and asked uncertainly, "Obito, is it true?"
Obito smiled, "Take a guess?"
But Rin had already confirmed from Obito's teasing tone that he was serious. She was quite excited and said to Anko, "Anko, maybe this really is a good thing. You might understand in a few years."
Seeing Rin say this too, Anko finally felt more at ease and suspiciously asked, "Are you two hiding something from me?"
Rin shook her head and pulled Anko into the restaurant, "Don't think too much. Just remember, if you really become a disciple of one of the Three Sannin in the future, you have to treat us."
Anko laughed loudly, "If that day really comes, forget treating once, I'd be willing to treat for a whole year!"
Just like that, the group regained their good mood. Uchiha Shisui ordered a whole table full of grilled meat, and everyone ate to their heart's content. After eating, Shisui even paid for Anko's mealā¦
At night, after parting with the others, Obito and Rin went home to visit Obito's grandmother. With no reason left to keep Rin around, Obito could only walk her home.
On the way, Rin asked curiously, "Obito, during dinner earlier, I noticed you kept thinking about something. What were you thinking about?"
Obito nodded and whispered, "I was thinking about how to capture a White Zetsu."
Rin was startled, "Huh? Why do you want to capture a White Zetsu?"
Obito said, "Seeing Orochimaru today suddenly reminded me that it's about time I caught a White Zetsu to trade for his complete Wood Release experiment data."
Rin started to worry, "But catching a White Zetsu is dangerous."
Obito smiled, "Don't worry. Ordinary White Zetsu, aside from their scouting abilities, have very weak combat power. As long as I can find one and act decisively, not giving it a chance to escape, it should be easy to capture."
Rin tilted her head, "Is that so? But didn't you say White Zetsu are very cautious? As soon as there's any disturbance, they leave, and they can even merge with nature."
Obito thought for a moment, "That's true. But during dinner, I already figured out a way. After allā¦ I've spent quite a long time with White Zetsu. I'm one of the people in this world who understands them the best."
Rin was curious, "Then, how do you plan to capture one?"
Obito couldn't resist teasing Rin a little, "Rin, have you ever heard ofā¦ the urge to go to the bathroom?"
Rin's expression turned a bit strange, "Obito, don't tell me this is what you were thinking about during dinner?"
Obito explained, "I didn't want to, but White Zetsu is really interested in this, almost obsessed. We can use this to lure them out."
Rin was dumbfounded, "Obito, is your brain broken? That doesn't sound like a reliable idea at all."
Obito shook his head, "No, I'm sure. This is the thing White Zetsu cares about most, just like how I care about you."
Seeing that Obito wasn't joking, Rin was completely confused.
She didn't understand why this so-called top intelligence expert in the ninja world was so obsessed with the concept of needing to use the bathroom.
Obito's gaze was full of emotion, "Actually, at first, I didn't understand either. But later, I gradually figured it out."
"White Zetsu is actually a plant-based lifeform. They survive by absorbing sunlight and nutrients from the earth, rather than eating food and excreting waste like humans."
"White Zetsu can't experience the urge to use the bathroom, but since they are humanoid lifeforms, they are curious about it. Moreover, human waste is a good fertilizer for plants, which makes them even more interested."
"In short, as long as we show that we understand what the urge to go to the bathroom feels like, White Zetsu will likely be drawn in and reveal themselves."
Rin was speechless, "If that's true, then isn't White Zetsu just a fool? How can a fool like that be a good intelligence officer?"
Obito laughed, "Rin, White Zetsu really is a fool. Especially those created using Hashirama's cells, they even inherited Senju Hashirama's idiocy."
"Besides, talking about the urge to go to the bathroom might seem funny to humans, but to White Zetsu, it could be a very serious topic."
"After all, they're different from us. Their way of thinking is different. White Zetsu might be able to mimic human actions, but they can't understand human thoughts."
Rin nodded, "I see. But, Obito, what do you mean when you say White Zetsu can mimic human actions?"
Obito said, "I forgot to mention, White Zetsu can not only merge with nature but also transform into a specific human, imitating their speech and actions almost perfectly."
Rin suddenly felt a chill, "You meanā¦ White Zetsu can completely replace someone, without anyone realizing it?"
Obito thought about how the Allied Shinobi Forces had discovered White Zetsu during the Fourth Great Ninja War, "Not entirely undetectable, but unless it's someone really close to them, it's indeed hard to notice. Back then, the ninja alliance had to use large-scale confinement to check people one by one."
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