[Naruto] Once Every Ten Years (Orochimaru)

Misfortune suddenly befell a young girl in the village.

"Your sacrifice is what saved the village. You are heroes, and the village will always remember your selfless contributions. Now, please follow Lord Orochimaru and leave."

For ten years, she had successfully hidden away in the prison of Otogakure. With nothing but a special talent for hiding and not a shred of ability, she knew that being chosen meant certain death.

Living safely in prison was not such a bad choice, at least... she did not have to worry about dying.

"You... I don't think I've ever seen you before?" A voice shattered her peace of mind, and with it the quiet, dull, carefree life she had known.

Golden eyes, ink-black hair

Ten years in chains

A lifetime's worth of resentment

Was there ever love?

One thought, one moment

Nothing but a game

As if life and death had blurred the boundary between them.

P.S. (Why I wrote this story): I once read a story set around the time Konoha was destroyed. Orochimaru was madly in love with an original female character. It was long, and pretty popular, too. But as I kept reading, I couldn't take it anymore. I was screaming internally, How could Orochimaru be in love at that point in time! How could he possibly feel something like love! And setting the author aside, how could all those readers accept that premise so calmly! Could you tell me who he is! Who is he!

And then this story came to be.

I've tried to portray Orochimaru in this story as faithfully as possible to how he was at the time: rational, cold-blooded, and inscrutable, though he occasionally shows a touch of humanity.

So if you're here for a purely romantic story, beware. This isn't a sugary romance QAQ. But the plot is pretty good, too. The general direction is a story about the heroine growing stronger step by step.

Oh, and one more thing: Orochimaru is my favorite. Feel free to throw bricks, but please throw them at me. Go easy on fictional characters, okay? Kisses!

Coming soon: my next Orochimaru story, The Nest Weary of Returning To

This one is very sweet. I might make Orochimaru a little gentler, and he may occasionally say a few romantic things, but I'll still do my best to keep him in character.

She seemed to have forgotten someone.

Sixth Uncle's plum candies, the barbecue at Shaorou Q, and the fireworks in Longquan Town.

She had forgotten not only his voice, but even what he looked like.

"I want to give your memories back to you." Beneath a dark tower, a voice said this to her.

The village's traitor, one of the Legendary Sannin alongside her teacher Tsunade:

Orochimaru.

So it was you.

She shook her head. "No. I don't want to know. I'm happy with my life now. We're on opposite sides, so we can only be enemies."

"I'm afraid... that won't do."

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