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Arochimaru was a brilliant scientist and
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shinobi with such promise that he
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squandered. I find myself thinking about
0:07
it a lot like why he was evil and stuff.
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I know a lot of it spawned from the
0:13
death of his parents and the feelings he
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got after that. Feeling helpless like he
0:18
had no power. That would serve as plenty
0:20
enough explanation. But it still makes
0:22
me wonder about it though. After all, he
0:25
didn't appear to be evil from the very
0:27
start to me. troubled, but not
0:29
necessarily evil. I can't forget when
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Don died insunade's arms, how Orochimaru
0:35
was crying. That was empathy, a form of
0:38
love. That was a gasp from the goodness
0:41
inside of Orochi Maru. So, I can't help
0:44
but wonder what changed since then. How
0:47
was it that Orochi Maru could go from
0:49
crying over the death of a comrade to
0:52
celebrating the death of his master to
0:54
trying to kill the same people he grew
0:56
up with? Well, today I want to look at
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Orochimaru in a whole new light. I want
1:01
to see what would happen if Hirozen took
1:03
a more proactive step in Orochimaru's
1:06
life after the death of his parents to
1:08
see if maybe he could help Orochimaru
1:10
heal from the ordeal in hopes that maybe
1:13
it would alter who he grows up to be.
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Welcome to the Amagi. Only 25% of our
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check if you are subscribed. And with
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that out of the way, let's get into the
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video. Death is something that happens
1:28
to everyone. It's an immutable part of
1:30
living in this imperfect world. The sad
1:33
truth about human life is that just as
1:35
it has a beginning, it also has an
1:38
ending. We do not wander this mortal
1:40
plane forever. Nobody knows exactly when
1:43
they're going to die, and that's a good
1:45
thing. There are just some things we
1:47
should not know, the knowledge of which
1:50
would kill us. But when it happens, it
1:52
doesn't mean it's any less painful.
1:54
Sometimes it happens to the young and
1:56
people look at it and wonder how cruel
1:58
it seems. Death isn't picky and
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sometimes it takes people that we feel
2:03
are unfair to take. Hi contemplated
2:06
these same things when he watched one of
2:08
his own students experience that pain.
2:10
Hi had always had a heart, something
2:13
very hard to hold on to in this shinobi
2:15
world. He admitted he wasn't the best
2:18
leader in the village nor the most
2:19
popular, but he did have heart. The
2:23
world tried to take it away on many
2:25
occasions, but Hisen held on to humanity
2:27
with a death grip, believing that it's
2:30
what his job was, his role. To remind
2:33
the world not to be consumed by the pain
2:35
and hatred, and to remember that we were
2:37
all just little specks floating on a
2:39
little blue marble across the vastness
2:42
of outer space. Orochi Maru was such a
2:45
smart child. His eyes gleamed with
2:47
intelligence. Hi saw a lot of himself
2:50
inside Orochimaru. He loved teaching
2:52
him. Hi loved all of his students
2:55
equally, but each one was different.
2:57
Jeriah was the one who always made
2:59
Hiazen laugh, and for that, he loved
3:01
just teaching him in general, watching
3:03
him clown around during physical
3:05
studies.
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But she was hotheaded. He wasn't as big
3:11
a fan of teaching her, but he knew that
3:13
she was responsible and strong, and it
3:16
made him think that there was a
3:17
possibility that she may one day grow to
3:19
be the first woman Hokag. And as for
3:22
Orochi Maru, while he wasn't the
3:24
strongest by any means, weaker than both
3:26
of his comrades, even frail in some
3:29
aspects, he saw within his eyes the same
3:31
gleam of wonder that Hisin once had. He
3:35
loved to give Arochimaru new scrolls to
3:38
listen to him talk about all the things
3:39
he learned. Arochimaru had a lot of new
3:42
and revolutionary ideas and solutions
3:45
that Hirozen had never heard before. He
3:47
loved teaching Arochimaru njutsu and
3:50
other problems that had to be faced
3:51
moving forward. He saw Arochimaru one
3:54
day becoming a great scientist, even
3:56
earning a Nobel Peace Prize or whatever
3:59
this world's equivalent was for the good
4:01
he did. But right now, he watched as
4:03
Orochi Maru was learning a new lesson.
4:05
One that might be the hardest of all to
4:07
learn. It was a lesson he did not choose
4:10
to learn. Amidst the rain that fell,
4:13
Arochimaru stood there in his pale
4:14
kimono, looking on at the graves, his
4:17
black hair dripping from the rain. He
4:20
either had forgotten his umbrella or
4:21
simply didn't notice the rain. Hi was
4:24
watching innocents die. Orochimaru's
4:27
parents were gone, and with them, a
4:29
piece of Arochimaru died, too. Hi began
4:32
to approach the lad standing over him.
4:34
From here he could see Arochimaru's
4:36
face, a blank stare looking at the
4:38
graves. Are you all right? Hi asked.
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Arochimaru nodded slowly. Are are they?
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He asked pointing at the graves.
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Arochimaru was so young and though he
4:50
learned much about everything, he still
4:52
had much he remained ignorant about.
4:54
Arochimaru had heard of death before and
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accepted it as a natural part of life
4:59
without thinking. But now that he looked
5:01
down at the graves of his parents, oh so
5:03
cruy taken from this world, leaving the
5:05
boy an orphan, he began to question what
5:08
death really was. What is happening to
5:11
them? Why did we bury them? Hi knelt
5:14
down beside Orochi Maru, shielding him
5:16
from the rain with his umbrella.
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Orochimaru, we buried them because they
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died. What even is death? He asked. Why
5:24
did they die? Orochimaru couldn't wrap
5:27
his head around it. Or perhaps he didn't
5:29
want to wrap his head around it. Death
5:31
is what happens when the soul leaves the
5:34
body. The body stops working. They no
5:36
longer possess their souls, which have
5:38
moved on. They lost their souls. Where
5:41
did their souls go? Here isn't shrugged.
5:44
To the afterlife. To heaven or hell? He
5:47
asked. Here stopped and looked at the
5:49
boy. Sometimes only God knew where
5:51
people went. It was never about being
5:54
good or evil after all, but trusting in
5:56
the one God sent. Whether they did that
5:59
or not, Hisin could not know. But as he
6:01
looked at the little boy, the intensity
6:03
in his eyes, Hisin could not let this
6:05
boy's pain increase. "Heaven?" His said.
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"How long will they be gone?" Orochimaru
6:11
asked. "You may not see them again until
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you die one day," Hien said. "I'll die,
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too," Orochimaru asked. Hi took a deep
6:19
breath and let it out. Yes, probably. As
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will I someday, and so will Jeriah
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andsunade, but hopefully not for a very
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long time. Arochimaru's hand trembled a
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bit. As his breathing increased, his
6:33
gaze intensified and his brow turned up
6:36
and stiffened. Hi had seen this before.
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The sudden shiver down the spine.
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Arochimaru was panicking. Inside of his
6:43
own head, he was having a crisis that
6:45
was not being displayed. Orochimaru felt
6:48
his chest tighten as though he were a
6:50
prisoner in a cage made of his own
6:52
bones. Claustrophobia. Tears were in his
6:55
fear-filled eyes. "I don't want to die,"
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his voice tried to scream out. Yet the
7:01
fear gripped his throat like a vice,
7:03
reducing his voice to nothing, turning
7:05
his cry of terror into a breathy
7:08
whisper. "Hi tossed the umbrella to the
7:10
side and embraced the boy tightly."
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"Orochimaru, please be calm," he said.
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You're still alive. Arochimaru's whole
7:18
system was in shock. Hiazen understood
7:20
that there were some things that you
7:22
were better off not knowing. Hi had
7:24
never really thought about it before,
7:25
but currently right now he was
7:28
understanding the concept of an
7:30
information hazard. There was an old
7:32
term that went, "What they don't know
7:34
can't hurt them." For the longest time,
7:36
Hisan always saw it as a convenient
7:38
excuse to keep secrets from people who
7:40
would get you in trouble for something
7:41
you did. But right now, as he felt a
7:43
Rochimaru tremble in his arms, quaking
7:46
from the knowledge he was not ready to
7:47
learn, he understood the concept of the
7:49
infohazard. The idea that there were
7:52
certain pieces of true information that
7:54
just by being known could hurt someone.
7:57
Not just that knowing something might
7:59
bring harm to others, but the emotional
8:01
and mental health issues that may crop
8:03
up from the sudden realization of
8:05
reality. as though one had looked at the
8:07
true form of one of the Lovecraftian
8:09
outer gods and were driven mad by the
8:11
knowledge of the existence of such a
8:13
thing and what Orochiimaru was dealing
8:15
with right now. That information was
8:17
called Thanoos, death. And he could
8:20
sense it growing in the boy, ph
8:22
thantophobia, the sudden and irrational
8:25
fear of death. An existential crisis
8:28
pertaining in particular to the sudden
8:30
realization of the risk that existence
8:32
in the mortal plane was limited.
8:34
Master," he managed to call out with a
8:36
scared and shaky voice. Lifting the boy
8:38
up into his arms, he walked away from
8:40
the graves. Orochi Maru caught sight of
8:43
them and looked away. He couldn't look
8:45
at them anymore. As Hisan held
8:47
Orochimaru, he walked back to his other
8:49
students to see and Jeriah standing
8:52
there. They both seemed troubled. "Is
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Oro okay?" Jeriah asked, his hand
8:57
reaching ever so slightly toward him as
8:59
though he were searching for a way to
9:00
help. It was here that Hirzin saw
9:03
Jeriah's greatest strength. Just like
9:05
Hisin himself, Jeriah's strength was his
9:07
heart. It was love. He'll be okay, Hien
9:10
said. But what about you two? Are you
9:13
okay? Jeriah nodded as didsunade. Both
9:16
of them had been familiar with death
9:18
before. Neither of them held fear or
9:20
worry about death. Walked toward them
9:23
and reached up to put her hand on Orochi
9:25
Maru's leg. Jeriah doing the same. Hi
9:28
hugged the boy a little tighter as
9:30
though to show him that he were still
9:31
here. What can we do to help? Sununade
9:34
asked, her healer's spirit already
9:36
champing at the bit to find a way to
9:37
cure Orochimaru of his pains. Hi put his
9:40
hand on her head. We will be patient
9:42
with him. He's going through something
9:44
very hard. How long will it take him to
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get better? She asked. One couldn't put
9:48
a time on healing the mind. as long as
9:51
he needs," Hisan said. Looking up at the
9:54
rain, then back at the graves, then
9:56
finally toward his students, he spoke.
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"I suggest we take the day off. Go home
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and spend time with the people you love
10:03
and enjoy having some time off. Rest
10:06
does as much good as any exercise,"
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Hisan said. Retrieving his umbrella, he
10:10
held it over himself and Orochi Maru. He
10:13
walked his students to the crossroads
10:14
where they would head to their own
10:15
homes. When they left, he looked over at
10:18
Orochimaru and spoke. I have a spare
10:21
room in my house. I would like you to
10:23
come and stay with Biwako and I. Would
10:25
you do us the honors of coming to our
10:27
home, Orochimaru? The boy didn't answer,
10:29
but he did not protest either. And
10:31
considering that he didn't feel that it
10:33
was good or even safe to leave
10:35
Orochimaru alone by himself, he took the
10:38
boy home with him. Closing down the
10:40
umbrella, he opened the door to his
10:42
house and stepped in. Buo came around
10:44
the side to see her husband, only to
10:46
find him holding a Rochimaru. Oh dear,
10:49
is the poor thing all right? She asked
10:51
as she drew closer to the two of them.
10:53
Hi nodded. I think he'll be okay. He's
10:56
just not doing well right now. I was
10:58
thinking that Orochi Maru could stay
11:00
with us for a little while, he said. Buo
11:03
being privy to the situation and seeing
11:05
how badly he was taking it all, nodded
11:07
in agreement. Of course, he may stay
11:09
with us as long as he needs, she said.
11:12
Hi gave his wife a kiss on the cheek.
11:14
Thank you, Bwako, he said. Sitting the
11:16
boy down, Hisan spoke. "I'm going to
11:19
stop by Orochimaru's home and pick up
11:21
some essentials he'll need to stay with
11:23
us. For now, try to keep him warm,"
11:25
Hisan said. Biwoko nodded. Getting a
11:28
towel, she returned not much longer
11:30
thereafter to see Arochimaru still
11:32
standing there, dripping wet and
11:34
downcast. His eyes could not be seen
11:36
under the thick black hair hanging down.
11:38
The woman knelt down in front of him and
11:40
began to dry his hair. It stuck out
11:42
everywhere now. Pushing the hair back,
11:44
she saw his eyes for the first time.
11:47
They were intense and full of terror and
11:49
tears. She only now began to realize
11:52
just how badly Arochimaru was taking it.
11:54
She threw the towel over his shoulders
11:56
and drew him into a hug. Not only to
11:59
warm him up, but to also give him all
12:01
the affection that she knew he needed.
12:03
She kept him as warm as she could until
12:05
her returned with a small duffel bag. "I
12:07
brought some of your clothes, Orochi
12:09
Maru," he said. "Why don't you change
12:11
into them?" Leading the boy to the spare
12:13
room, he put the duffel bag down on the
12:15
ground. This will be your room for now,
12:17
he said. I know it's not much compared
12:19
to the room you had at home, but I took
12:21
the liberty of bringing some of your
12:22
toys as well, mostly the stuffed ones I
12:25
found around your bed. I hope you don't
12:27
mind. We can fix the room up further if
12:29
you'd like, but for now, why don't you
12:31
get into something a little warmer or
12:32
drier? He opened up the bag and placed
12:35
some of the clothes onto the bed. I hope
12:37
my choices were okay. I chose what I
12:39
thought you might like the most. I'll be
12:41
outside. Choose whatever you want and
12:43
just leave the old stuff in the corner.
12:45
Biwoko and I will wash them for you. Hi
12:48
placed his hand on Orochi Maru's
12:50
shoulder to give him comfort and then
12:51
stepped outside, closing the door behind
12:53
him. As he headed down, he found Bwako
12:56
who was waiting at the foot of the
12:57
stairs. What happened? She asked her
13:00
began to explain. Arochi Maru didn't
13:03
truly grasp death until just today. A
13:06
smart boy like him didn't know what
13:08
death was, she questioned. Here isn't
13:10
shook his head. I suspect he did, but
13:13
blocked it out. I think he chose not to
13:15
observe it because it was an
13:16
uncomfortable subject. He might have a
13:19
pre-established deep-seated fear of
13:21
death and today probably shook him.
13:23
Bwako let out a sigh and shook her head.
13:26
Poor soul. Harrison gave his wife a hug.
13:29
I really appreciate this Bwico, he said.
13:32
She smiled. Honestly, it'll be nice to
13:34
have a child wandering the halls for
13:36
once. That room has been empty for so
13:38
long. I was beginning to think we would
13:40
never fill it, she said. Hi's hug on her
13:42
grew tighter. I know it hasn't happened
13:44
yet, but it will. Just have faith, he
13:47
said. Buuko's grasp grew tighter around
13:49
Hirzin as his lips pecked at her head.
13:52
After a bit of time later, Hien made his
13:54
way back up and knocked on the door.
13:56
Orochimaru, are you ready yet? He asked.
13:59
There wasn't a response. Orochimaru?
14:02
Still no response. May I come in? He
14:05
asked. Yet for the third time, there was
14:07
no response. Here in was slightly
14:10
worried. He opened the door to find a
14:12
Rochim Maru just staring out the window,
14:14
sitting on the bed. He had yet to change
14:16
clothes or anything and was still just
14:18
as soggy as before. Here walked over.
14:21
"Why haven't you changed yet?" he asked.
14:23
Orochimaru kept looking out the window.
14:26
His followed his gaze and realized that
14:28
the direction he was looking led out to
14:30
Konoha Cemetery, where Arochimaru's
14:32
parents were buried. Arochimaru hadn't
14:35
stopped looking. It seemed in spirit he
14:38
was still out there looking at the
14:39
graves. Hi sat on his bed with him.
14:42
Arochimaru, you know that you don't need
14:44
to be afraid, right? Arochimaru didn't
14:47
turn to look at him. Hi continued to
14:49
speak. Death isn't the end. He said
14:52
death is not the ceasing to exist, but
14:55
the transcendence from one plane of
14:57
existence to another. It's a
14:59
transformation. The boy was silent.
15:01
Herizen continued, "The reason why death
15:04
is so hard for humans to grasp is that
15:06
we instinctively expect life to go on
15:09
forever. We live as though we're
15:11
immortal, despite death being
15:14
unavoidable." This sent a shiver down
15:16
Orochi Maru's spine, but the shiver was
15:19
caught by Hirisin's hand, stabilizing
15:21
the boy with warmth and love. "Do you
15:23
know why we treat life as neverending?
15:26
Because we are truly immortal."
15:28
Orochimaru finally looked up at Hirozen
15:31
as he spoke. Hienin took up Arochimaru's
15:33
hand and showed him. Look at this
15:35
Orochiaru. This is your hand. Every day
15:38
as you grow, your body creates new
15:40
cells. One cell turns to two, two to
15:44
four. This is how you grow. But at
15:46
times, cells will also die. Science
15:49
tells us that bodywide the average life
15:52
expectancy for any cell is 7 to 10
15:54
years. Not every cell dies, of course.
15:58
Some live as long as we do, but many of
16:00
them do die. You're about 10 years old
16:02
now, aren't you? This means that chances
16:05
are most of the cells you were born with
16:08
have already died and been replaced by
16:10
new ones. Your body is in a constant
16:13
state of birth and death every moment.
16:16
But you don't feel it because you don't
16:18
know. Just because your cells die
16:20
doesn't mean you stop existing. You
16:22
exist now. And one day, everyone's cells
16:26
will stop reproducing. And the cells
16:28
will eventually die off causing death.
16:30
Herizen said, "But just like now, that's
16:33
not the end." Because the only thing
16:35
that never dies is your soul. Wherever
16:37
it goes, it goes there to live forever.
16:40
That's why we call the afterlife the
16:42
life after because there is life. The
16:45
soul never dies. You know that, Hisen
16:48
said. Arochimaru looked down. Make no
16:50
mistake, your parents are still watching
16:53
you. They just aren't in this dimension
16:55
anymore. It's not that they don't exist,
16:58
it's that they've simply moved away.
17:00
Remember when your parents would leave
17:01
on missions? It's like that when they
17:04
left on missions, they used to come
17:06
back, he said. His nodded. Yes, but they
17:10
are waiting for you, helping to prepare
17:12
a place for you. It's as though they've
17:14
gone to a new country to live. One day,
17:17
you will join them, and when you do,
17:19
you'll have a wonderful home with them
17:20
and all those who went on before you.
17:23
Don't be sad, Orochimaru. And don't be
17:25
scared. Death is not the end. So long as
17:28
you trust in God and trust in his son,
17:30
you'll be okay. All right. Orochimaru
17:33
offered a nod. Hirozen pulled Orochimaru
17:36
into a hug and kissed his head. Now, why
17:38
don't you change out of these clothes
17:40
and into something warmer? Then you can
17:42
come downstairs and we'll have lunch.
17:43
Does that sound nice? Arochimaru nodded.
17:46
Remember that you're never alone. Death
17:48
doesn't remove love. Love like the soul
17:51
is immortal. And Biwoko and I, Jeriah
17:55
andSunady, we all love you too. So never
17:58
fear the lack of love. His stood and
18:00
began to leave the room. Before he did,
18:02
though, he stopped, picking up another
18:04
kimono he had laid out, he looked at it.
18:06
It was orange and grew lighter the lower
18:09
it went, like the sun. The sleeves were
18:11
rolled up and cuffed, and the material
18:13
was soft. He spoke, "Orochimaru, this is
18:16
a wonderful kimono here. I'd be lucky to
18:19
have one just like it," he said with a
18:21
smile. "Maybe you should wear this one.
18:23
The colors are so warm and cheery. Maybe
18:26
if you wore it, the feeling would rub
18:28
off on you," he said, laying it back
18:29
down. "But then again, I want you to
18:31
wear what you want to wear." He then
18:34
moved to the door. "Just please change
18:36
into something warm. I don't want you
18:38
catching a cold. As a side note, I
18:40
actually discovered something neat. It's
18:42
always said that if you're cold, you'll
18:44
catch a cold. That's sort of one of
18:45
those old wives tales that you hear, but
18:47
it's only partially true. A cold is a
18:49
virus, not just being cold. So, you
18:51
don't catch a cold by being cold.
18:53
However, when you are cold, it weakens
18:55
your immune system, particularly in your
18:57
nose, which makes you much more
18:59
susceptible to getting sick. Maybe I'm
19:01
late to the party by not realizing that,
19:02
but hey, I thought it was neat. Maybe
19:04
you will, too. Back to the story. Here
19:06
himself decided to change out of his own
19:08
wet clothes into something warmer and
19:10
nicer. He made his way downstairs where
19:12
Bwako was waiting. So, what do you
19:14
suppose is on for lunch? He asked. I
19:16
don't know. I wasn't expecting you home
19:18
so early, she said. Well, how about we
19:20
have something that Orochi Maru would
19:22
like? He asked. What does he enjoy? I
19:24
one time asked him and he said he
19:26
absolutely loves boiled eggs, so maybe
19:28
we can make some eggs for lunch. Biwoko
19:31
nodded. Then that's what we'll do. At
19:33
about that time, Arochimaru came down
19:35
the stairs. He was wearing the orange
19:37
kimono Hisan had suggested and seemingly
19:39
had combed out his hair. Biwako looked
19:41
back at him and gasped with a clap. "Oh
19:44
my, you look so handsome," she said,
19:46
drawing a faint smile from the boy, the
19:48
first sign that maybe he was on a better
19:50
track toward healing. Biwoko walked over
19:52
and pulled the boy into an embrace. She
19:55
spoke. "I was thinking that for lunch we
19:57
should have some boiled eggs. How about
19:59
you help me?" she asked. Arochimaru
20:01
nodded. He still wasn't speaking, but he
20:03
was at least interacting now. He walked
20:06
into the kitchen with Buicko and helped
20:07
to make some boiled eggs just the way he
20:09
liked them. They all sat down for lunch
20:11
and as they ate, Arochi Maru was more or
20:14
less just picking at his food. He was
20:16
definitely trying, but it was clear he
20:18
had no appetite. Buo reached forward
20:20
with her hand and rested it on
20:21
Orochimaru's. Don't force yourself too
20:24
hard, okay? Eat what you can when you
20:26
can. Nobody will be mad at you.
20:28
Orochimaru nodded. He managed to eat the
20:31
eggs. It took him just a bit more time,
20:33
but it was enough. After that, Hien was
20:36
sitting on the couch spending time
20:37
reading a novel he'd been into.
20:39
Arochimaru just sat on a nearby chair
20:41
doing well, nothing. As Arochimaru sat
20:44
there, Hien would sit his book down and
20:46
move upstairs for a time. He would come
20:48
back down carrying a box. Inside, the
20:51
box was filled with scrolls and books.
20:54
Orochimaru looked at it. His waved
20:56
Orochi Maru over. The boy slowly stood
20:59
and walked to him. Sit down on the couch
21:01
with me," Hien said as he rifled through
21:03
the contents of the box. Hien pulled a
21:05
scroll out. Looking back at Orochi Maru,
21:07
he spoke. Your chakra affinity is earth,
21:10
correct? He added. Orochimaru nodded.
21:13
His then smiled and spoke. These scrolls
21:16
detail information about every chakra
21:18
nature, how it's used, and techniques
21:20
that are common to them. Further, I even
21:23
have scrolls for a yin and yang release
21:25
in here. I even have one on senjutsu.
21:28
How about we read them together? We
21:29
might learn a few new tricks, huh? Make
21:31
our day-to-day lives easier. He smiled.
21:34
Arochimaru returned the smile ever so
21:37
slightly. How about we start with wind
21:39
release? Hi said. He took the scroll and
21:41
sat down beside the boy and opened it
21:43
up. The two read it over multiple times
21:45
and tried to make sense of it. There was
21:47
a weak sparkle in Orochimaru's eyes. It
21:50
wasn't bright, but who could have
21:52
expected it to be? But with the little
21:54
shine there, it gave her hope that the
21:56
boy wasn't entirely dead inside. No, he
21:59
was still feeling the same joy as
22:01
before. The two sat there and read about
22:03
chakra natures all day until supper
22:05
time, in which case Arochimaru seemed to
22:07
have a bit more of an appetite with even
22:09
a bit of a smile remaining on his lips
22:11
as he thought. Under the table, Biwoko's
22:14
hand reached out for her husbands,
22:15
clasping it, their fingers interlocking.
22:18
Biwoko's smile and grip told Hisin that
22:21
this was why she was in love with him.
22:23
what he was doing now was exactly why
22:25
she fell for him in the first place and
22:27
she was so grateful that some things
22:29
never changed. After supper, they
22:31
observed bath time. Buo went first while
22:33
Hiazen entertained a Rochimaru a bit
22:36
more. After that, she called the
22:37
Rochimaru up for a bath. She gave him
22:40
his privacy and told him to take as long
22:41
as he needed. Despite that, she stood by
22:44
the door the whole time to listen. Hi
22:46
not far away. After he was out, Hiazen
22:48
took him and finally they began to
22:50
settle down. Hi would show Orochimaru to
22:53
his room and help him get comfortable in
22:54
the bed. He sat there on the bed after
22:56
Orochimaru was properly tucked. As
22:59
Orochi Maru lay there though, it was
23:00
clear in his eyes that something was
23:02
bothering him. Here slid his hand over
23:05
Arochi Maru as the boy slowly began to
23:07
drip tears from his eyes. "Hey, what's
23:10
wrong?" he asked. Orochimaru wiped the
23:12
tears away. "Sorry, don't apologize. I
23:16
just want to know what's bothering you."
23:17
Orochimaru spoke. I know what you said
23:20
earlier about the afterlife and stuff
23:22
and about how we don't actually die, but
23:25
it still hurts. He said, "I miss them so
23:28
much, and knowing it'll be so long
23:30
before I can ever see them again, I He
23:32
began to cry." Bwako appeared in the
23:34
doorway to watch. Hi knelt down by the
23:37
bedside to get closer to Orochimaru. I
23:40
know how you feel, Hirzin said. "My
23:42
parents are dead, too," Hien told him.
23:45
Orochimaru looked at Hien and spoke. Do
23:47
you ever miss them? Hi nodded. All the
23:51
time. Does it ever get any easier?
23:53
Orochimaru asked. Once more. Hi nodded.
23:56
Yes. All it takes is getting in the
23:58
right frame of mind. And that's a lot to
24:01
ask of you so quickly. Arochimaru looked
24:03
down. He opened his mouth to speak but
24:05
then stopped. Hi nudged him. Go ahead.
24:08
Say what you wanted to say. Don't hide
24:10
it. Arochimaru spoke. I don't want you
24:13
to think I'm some baby. Hi shook his
24:15
head. I would never. Arochimaru looked
24:18
over at Biwako and then back to Hirozen.
24:20
I don't want to go back to being by
24:22
myself. I don't want to go home, he
24:25
said. Biwoko let off a kind smile as
24:27
Hirozen spoke. You wish to live with us
24:30
permanently. As though ashamed, Orochi
24:33
Maru just barely nodded. Biwoko walked
24:35
into the room, kneeling on the other
24:37
side of Orochimaru. I for one would love
24:39
to have you around, she said. Hi then
24:42
spoke. This room is yours for as long as
24:44
you want it, he said. Hi then pulled out
24:47
a book he'd been reading and sat on the
24:48
side of the bed. Why don't I read a
24:50
little bit of this to you? He asked. And
24:53
so he read a little bit of that story to
24:55
Orochimaru until the boy had fallen
24:57
asleep. Once he had, stood up softly
25:00
from the bed. He turned the lamp off and
25:02
slowly began to make his way out of the
25:04
room with Buicko, closing the door
25:05
behind him. Hi and Buicko made it back
25:08
to the living room where Buicko pulled
25:10
out two glasses and a bottle of fine
25:12
sake just a little bit to calm the
25:14
nerves and to cleanse the body. As they
25:16
sat there, the two of them sipped from
25:17
their glasses, only going back for a
25:20
second round after finishing the first.
25:22
You know, Hu, she said, I am very proud
25:24
of you. Here smiled as he looked down.
25:27
Honestly, as I was bringing him home, I
25:30
was a little nervous that you might be
25:31
mad, he said. I was afraid that you'd be
25:33
upset at me for dropping a big
25:35
responsibility back into our lives. You
25:38
know I'm not upset at you, she said. You
25:40
brought home a soul in need and you're
25:42
helping to care for him. This is the
25:44
reason I've fallen in love with you in
25:45
the first place, she said. Hi nodded.
25:48
Still, I was a bit nervous for other
25:50
reasons too, he said. And those reasons
25:52
are. Hi looked over at her. Orochimaru
25:55
is a child and I know that we've he
25:59
stopped short. Biwoko then picked up
26:01
where he left off. It's true. He is a
26:03
child, but that doesn't mean I didn't
26:05
want him here. She drew closer. "You
26:07
know it's not your fault we haven't had
26:09
one of our own yet, right?" she asked.
26:10
Here is a nodded. "It's not your fault
26:13
either." Bwako kissed his cheek. The
26:15
doctor said just to keep trying
26:17
eventually. It will happen. Here is
26:19
nodded. I guess so. Biwoko hugged
26:22
tightly to her husband. It will happen
26:24
eventually. We just got to keep it up.
26:26
And you know, even if it doesn't, just
26:28
being able to spend time with you, it's
26:30
not bad at all. Adoption isn't a bad
26:33
choice either. I would be glad if
26:34
Arochimaru were to call me mom at some
26:36
point, she said. Of course, that's up to
26:38
him. But still, I wouldn't mind taking
26:41
all those instincts and pushing them
26:42
toward him. His nodded. She then spoke.
26:46
It doesn't matter to me. What matters is
26:48
that I have a happy husband who has a
26:50
loving heart. That's what matters to me,
26:52
she said. If we are to have a child of
26:54
our own, it'll happen. For now though,
26:56
let's focus on Orochi Maru. Hi and
26:59
smiled. All right,
27:01
and that's where I want to pause it for
27:03
today. Frankly, I love stories like
27:05
these. I love it when we get to see a
27:07
few characters interact in a way like
27:09
this. And as much as I bag on Hirozen, I
27:11
feel like he's got a lot of potential as
27:13
a character, mostly because of his
27:15
heart. I just sometimes feel like he's a
27:17
bit too afraid to do what the most kind
27:20
and loving thing is. That's why I get
27:22
upset at him. But this story gives me a
27:25
certain love for Hirozen that only a
27:27
story like this can. Here's to hoping
27:29
Orochi Maru has a bright future. We'll
27:31
have to wait and see now, won't we?
27:33
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