A Very OOC Uchiha [Naruto Fanfic]

Chapter 38: Relationships and Letters

[Chapter 38: Relationships and Letters]

"Orochimaru..." I couldn't help but blink at the older ninja before me. "Orochimaru's your sensei?!"

Shiori scoffed, only a small sound-emitting out as a strand of his hair fluttered. "Yes." He glanced at me with his red eyes, cradling the peaceful snake in his lap. "There is no benefit in lying."

I couldn't help but stutter in shock. What— how— does it even make— "No wait," I corrected myself with a thumb and index finger on my chin. "It actually makes a shit ton of sense." No wonder he has so many expectations of me: cuz he was taught by a psychopath! But then my brows knitted together. "But why do you have connections with him?"

"Why not." He shot back with a series of motions from his hands. These swift motions of his hands made it seem more like a stale statement than a question. "I have connections with that toad sage, why not with my teacher?"

I was only more confused. "But Orochinchin's a traitor???"

It was now him who raised a brow. "Orochinchin?"

"Nickname."

The shinobi decided not to comment any further, stroking the long reptile with just a hand. I noted how the snake seemed to lean in with much affection— now that I think of it, it was docile at the exams. "Anyways, despite what he has done, off of the battlefield, he is not a traitor but a teacher." A sigh blew out of him. "I do not care what others think."

I hummed, tilting my head in a thoughtful way. "But that's gonna raise suspicion, ya know?" I'm not even completely sure of you myself, I left out that small comment. I mean, being a spy is unlikely now, with all this suspicion on them.

"It does not matter," Came his curt response. "I pledged my loyalty to Tsunade and Shizune, who just happened to be in Konoha."

Oh. I thought in my head, glancing away from the snake to the headband in his arm. Maybe that's why he put it there. Turning around, I lifted a foot to pace around the room. Wait... if he's in team Orochimaru... and older than Anko then... then that means... My breath hitched, glancing back at him. Oh shit.

I know he was from the second war but... he must have lost a lot, especially since he came with Tsunade. I only watched the adult as the white snake slithered around his body, no malice in their actions. Shiori held a blank face, but I couldn't detect any sadness in his eyes, or anything at all. If anything, all I saw in those ruby red eyes were... contempt. It's as if... he's accepted it. I concluded to myself. That he's ok.

And with that, I just decided that fuck it, let's change the topic. "You said that you had connections with Jiraiya, right?" Shiori merely nodded, only a hint of silent curiosity out of him. The gears in my head were turning. And when I mean gears— I meant my shipping heart was working it's but off. I couldn't help but giggle. "Hey, you think I can use it too?"

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"Hinata-tan~, get some papers and pencils! It's time to get this ship sailed!"

"E—eh? Megumi-chan, you need to stop intruding the compound!"

"Don't worry, you cutie! Nothing can stop me from spreading the love—"

"You...!"

Shit.

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