A certain corner of Konoha Hidden Village.

In a strictly guarded laboratory.

The four or five-year-old child with smooth black hair placed the tray in his hand on the ground beside the door. Then, he stood up on tiptoes while holding on to the wall, and fiddled with the knob several times.

, and then the door lock of the laboratory was unlocked.

It's daytime outside.

But there is no difference between day and night in a laboratory in a closed space. There are extremely bright lights all the time.

If you stay there for a long time, your skin color will become abnormally white.

The same is true for the children who walked into the laboratory carrying a tray, and the same is true for the man and woman who are sleeping in the laboratory.

The black-haired boy in a kimono stood up on tiptoe again and placed the tray full of food on a relatively empty table in the laboratory. Then, he walked over to the sleeping woman lying on a certain experimental table.

Next to him, he raised his hands and gently pushed the other person. While pushing, he shouted: "Ogasan, get up and have breakfast."

After a while...

The black-haired woman lying on the table woke up leisurely. She first rubbed her eyes, and then wiped the corners of her mouth. Then, while grabbing her messy black hair, she still showed a little smile to the child standing next to her.

A dazed smile: "Orochimaru, good morning. Uh... is it morning now?"

"Yes." Orochimaru, who was four or five years old, nodded and showed a small smile.

"Soga, then you go call your dad. I'll go wash up first." The snake mother casually rubbed her son's head, yawned, stood up and left.

So, the black-haired boy walked to a corner of the laboratory, where two bedrolls were spread out on the ground. A young man with the same messy black hair was lying on his side, sleeping soundly. Like his wife and son,

His skin color is also quite unhealthy white.

Orochimaru knelt down, put his hands on his knees and looked at his father for a while, then stretched out his hands again and gently pushed the other man's body: "Odo-san, get up, it's already morning."

After a while...

The young man with short black hair woke up leisurely like a wife. He rubbed his eyes and then the corners of his mouth in a family-like manner, and then fumbled around on the quilt next to him.

Orochimaru silently handed over the things in his hands: "Dad, your glasses are here."

"Ah... thank you." Dad Snake took the glasses, put them on the bridge of his nose, touched his son's head, then stood up and went to the bathroom in the laboratory to wash up.

Orochimaru saw that his parents were going to wash up, so he walked around the laboratory, and finally...

As always, he stood still next to a jar containing "things that maybe should be mosaicd", with his hands lying on the edge of the table, and his eyes unblinking.

A young child, and experimental objects that he should never be exposed to at his age.

To an outsider who doesn't know what's going on, this scene can be said to be horrifying. But the three members of the family obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with this, well, until Senju Tobirama pointed it out.

But there is no doubt that it is a little late.

Because Orochimaru may have really inherited his parents' talents and hobbies, and has shown great concern and love for these since he was a child. But as Senju Tobirama said, as a person who has not yet formed a fixed outlook on things,

The child, he really needs to receive the right guidance and education.

Not long after.

After washing up, Snake Mom and Dad came out of the bathroom.

The former also washed his hair under the water pipe, while the latter tied up his long hair and matched it with a white coat, once again looking a bit "elite". However, since he came to Mu

Empress Ye can safely stay in the laboratory and conduct research. The couple who barely leave the house seem to smell of medicine from the inside out, and their skin color is unhealthy and fair. If they go out, they will be easily infected.

People regard him as "Frankenstein".

Of course, they themselves don't mind.

Orochimaru doesn't mind either, or in other words, he has long been accustomed to this kind of life and likes his parents very much. At least his current dream is to spend time in the laboratory with his parents after returning from school, and a family of three will spend every day

Have fun doing various experiments.

Regardless of whether it can be realized in the future, at least his current wish is indeed true.

The family of three just sat at the table and ate the breakfast that Orochimaru had brought before him. Some of them were made by the latter himself, and some were bought in advance and reheated this morning. There is no doubt that his parents are too "indifferent to worldly affairs"

, Orochimaru has a super ability to take care of himself and others at a young age.

"Dad, Mom," he said while drinking milk, "there is a lunch box for you to eat today in the kitchen cupboard. Don't forget to eat it at noon."

"Don't worry." Snake Dad said with a smile, "I won't forget it."

"You forgot yesterday..." Orochimaru corrected, "I opened the cupboard when I came back and found that the food was still in there."

"Um..." Snake Dad scratched his head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Orochimaru, my parents happened to study the key points at that time, and couldn't take their hands off for a while, and then they forgot."

"Don't worry." Snake Mother said with a smile, "Mom will also remember it today."

Orochimaru finally nodded with confidence and said, "I will bring today's dinner and tomorrow's lunch back after school. Mom and dad, what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever, anything is fine."

"Go ahead and buy it. By the way, is there still money in the drawer?"

The couple's answers were the same as before.

Orochimaru didn't feel lost or anything, he just nodded as usual: "Also, it's enough for us to survive this month."

"That's no problem."

After breakfast.

The couple habitually dropped what they were holding and returned to the experimental table. One of them held an experimental dish and the other held a record book and began to discuss with great interest.

Orochimaru stood at the table and seriously began to clean up the mess of breakfast.

"By the way, Orochimaru." The snake mother suddenly remembered something and looked at her son, "Are there any activities at your school today?"

When the snake father heard this, he immediately became concerned.

Orochimaru looked at the unfinished expressions on his parents' faces. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head obediently and replied, "No, there is nothing. You can just study at home."

"Soga..." Snake Dad nodded, "Then be careful on your way to school and come back early after school. When our experiment comes to an end in a few days, we will take you out for a big meal. You can think of the time in advance.

What do you want to eat?"

"Yes." Orochimaru nodded vigorously, and then he left the laboratory with the tray. The moment the door closed, he heard his parents say——

"This kid really knows how to take care of people..."

"Let's take him to have a good time when we have dinner another day."

"That's right."

…

Something like that.

The black-haired boy who walked towards the kitchen carrying the tray slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this is a pair of irresponsible parents who devote themselves to their work and even let their children, who are only a few years old, take care of themselves and their daily lives. However, life is like a human being.

You know whether your drinking water is cold or warm, and as long as you feel it is okay, then it is absolutely fine.

Not to mention...

Even if they are such parents, they are still parents who are living well.

Orochimaru thought of the two new "friends" he had made at the Ninja School. They both looked cheerful, and one of them had a very high status. But even so, his parents were gone. So compared to the rest,

, as long as he could still see those two familiar figures when he opened the door of the laboratory, he felt that everything was fine.

Therefore, he still has a good impression of the current Konoha, because his parents have said that he feels that he is not a qualified ninja. If he had not defected to Konoha, he might die on the battlefield one day. However, now

In Konoha, they don't have to go out of the village to do tasks or fight, they only need to do research in the laboratory.

On the contrary, he can also see his parents every day.

This is good.

Moreover, he also has some yearning for the Hokage-sama who looks very serious at first sight, not only because of his identity, but also because his parents always look up to him with admiration and admiration when mentioning him, saying that the main research direction of the laboratory now is the other party.

It was his fault, and most of the time when we encountered problems, it was the other party who gave us advice. There is no doubt that that gentleman is not only a qualified Hokage who knows people well and is responsible for his duties, but is also a very powerful researcher.

...It would be great if he could be like this one day in the future.

It seems that a seed was planted in the tender heart of a little child.

after a while.

Orochimaru, who went to school alone, crossed the peaceful streets of Konoha and went to the Ninja School where he studied. Since there were no classes on the school anniversary, he did not carry his small schoolbag as usual.

As soon as he arrived at the school gate, he heard a particularly hearty greeting——

"Orochimaru!!!"

The glances from all around following the sound made him slightly uncomfortable, so he quickly stepped forward, walked up to the other party and shouted in a low voice: "Good morning, Jiraiya."

"Morning!"

"Good morning, Tsunade." Orochimaru took the initiative to greet the blond girl standing next to the silver-haired boy.

"Yes." Little Tsunade nodded, "It's early for you, Orochimaru."
To be continued...