The things Orochimaru asked Gojo Yoru to buy were camping equipment.
Backpack, tent, sleeping bag, water bottle, cooking tools, and so on...
Only two items were unrelated to camping: storage scrolls and soldier pills.
Gojo Yoru still had plenty of these at home, so he didn't need to buy extra.
After buying all the equipment, Gojo Yoru took Uzumaki Kushina to buy cameras, two of them, one for each.
Although digital products were very expensive in this era, it was nothing to Gojo Yoru.
Not to mention the remuneration he earned from missions recently, which he only needed to split with the village and Orochimaru—without two other teammates taking shares, he earned much more than other Genin.
Just the inheritance of the Gojo family was enough for Gojo Yoru to squander for many years.
After buying the cameras, it was already dinnertime.
"Yoru, be careful on your mission outside the village tomorrow, and take lots of pictures."
"What, not leaving a photo together?"
"Dressed like this, I don't want to take a photo with you."
After finishing dinner at Gojo Yoru's house, Uzumaki Kushina couldn't wait to go back and tinker with her new toy.
Seeing off Uzumaki Kushina, Gojo Yoru took the camping equipment to the basement, packed and organized them using storage scrolls, compressing a large number of items into a backpack.
While organizing, Gojo Yoru couldn't help but complain in his heart: "I've awakened a 'Space-Time Kekkei Genkai,' yet I don't have a personal dimension. How embarrassing."
"I wonder if the principle of storage scrolls can be applied to the Chakra points of the human body, transforming the points into interdimensional spaces that can store items? Others can't do it because they lack space-time power in their bodies and can't absorb space-time power. But not only do I not lack space-time power, I also have the Uzumaki Clan's Scroll of Seals to help."
The more Gojo Yoru thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
Because this was simply an alternative version of the Yin Seal.
However, for now, Gojo Yoru only dared to think about it.
Putting all the storage scrolls into the backpack, Gojo Yoru rummaged through a box again and soon took out two white wristbands.
These two wristbands were also a type of storage scroll, generally used to store shuriken and kunai.
Gojo Yoru used them to store his Chakra blade and camera.
After doing all this, Gojo Yoru carried the backpack out of the basement, then showered and went to sleep.
The next day, 8:50 AM.
Carrying his backpack, Gojo Yoru arrived at the village entrance ten minutes early, waiting for Orochimaru's arrival.
Orochimaru didn't make him wait long and soon appeared using the Body Flicker Technique.
"Orochimaru-sensei."
"Orochimaru-sama!"
Gojo Yoru bowed immediately, as did the two Chunin on duty at the village entrance.
As the Third Hokage's most proud disciple, as much as the future Orochimaru was feared, the current one was admired.
Hearing Gojo Yoru's address to Orochimaru, the look in the two Chunin's eyes instantly changed.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Orochimaru nodded to Gojo Yoru, then took out two stamped exit permits and handed them to the two Chunin: "Sorry to trouble you."
"No trouble at all, please wait a moment, Orochimaru-sama." The two Chunin were flattered and quickly verified and let them pass.
In the ten years since coming to this world, this was the first time Gojo Yoru had openly walked out of this village.
Seeing that Orochimaru didn't take him using Body Flicker to travel, and appeared alone just now, Gojo Yoru finally couldn't help but ask, "Orochimaru-sensei, what mission are we going to execute?"
"S-rank mission."
"Huh?"
Gojo Yoru stared blankly at Orochimaru, thinking there was something wrong with his ears.
Orochimaru was very satisfied with Gojo Yoru's expression and repeated with a playful smile: "It's an S-rank mission. Scared?"
Recovering his senses, the corners of Gojo Yoru's mouth curled up, and he deliberately boasted: "Not scared. Geniuses should do what ordinary people cannot do."
Gojo Yoru didn't believe Orochimaru would take him to his death.
If he really encountered danger, he would just expose his Space-Time Kekkei Genkai.
After spending this time together, Gojo Yoru had acknowledged Orochimaru of this period and was mentally prepared for the other party to know his secret.
Orochimaru, who hadn't turned dark or developed the Cursed Seal of Heaven yet, would only be happy to know Gojo Yoru had a Space-Time Kekkei Genkai.
Respecting others' privacy very much and knowing Gojo Yoru liked to hide things, Orochimaru hadn't even asked Gojo Yoru how he hid his Chakra aura when using the Phantom Body Flicker Technique until now.
Naturally, Orochimaru didn't know the source of Gojo Yoru's confidence.
Seeing Gojo Yoru showing no fear, he couldn't help but smile and explain: "Your courage is commendable, but this S-rank mission is somewhat special. It's an espionage type."
"Espionage type? We're going to gather intelligence?"
"Mhm, be prepared to camp in the wild for a long time. This will be a tormented wait."
"Yes."
Gojo Yoru soon discovered why Orochimaru called it a tormented wait.
For the next half month, Orochimaru took Gojo Yoru to uninhabited places like forests, snowy mountains, and deserts.
With excellent grades in academic classes, Gojo Yoru knew which countries Orochimaru took him to even without looking at a map.
The forest was at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers, the snowy mountains were the Land of Iron, and the desert was the Land of Wind.
The key was that Orochimaru took Gojo Yoru to these places and did nothing but... wait.
Sometimes waiting for a day, sometimes maybe two or three days, then going to a certain place and retrieving a scroll.
As for what was inside the scroll, Gojo Yoru didn't know, and Orochimaru didn't show him.
During this time, Gojo Yoru's only function was cooking for Orochimaru.
If it were someone with a personality like Uzumaki Naruto, they would have been unable to bear it long ago.
But Gojo Yoru could endure loneliness very well, passing the time with training every day without complaint.
Obedient children get rewards.
That night, Orochimaru looked at Gojo Yoru, who was boiling water for his bath, and suddenly asked, "Did Hayate and Mio leave you a summoning scroll?"
Gojo Yoru, with his back to Orochimaru, instantly held his breath.
Calming his emotions as quickly as possible, Gojo Yoru turned to look at Orochimaru and shook his head: "A summoning beast scroll? No, they didn't."
Orochimaru asked with a smile, "Then do you hate snakes?"
"Of course not. I think snakes are very cool creatures." Gojo Yoru shook his head repeatedly.
"In that case, like me, sign a contract with Ryuchi Cave."
Orochimaru bit his finger, formed seals with both hands, and summoned a giant snake.
The giant snake spat out a super-large scroll from its mouth, which landed in front of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru opened the scroll and said to Gojo Yoru, "Write your name on the scroll with your blood. In the future, you can use the Summoning Technique to summon snakes from Ryuchi Cave to assist you in battle."
"Yes, Orochimaru-sensei."
Gojo Yoru no longer hid the joy in his heart, looking excited.
Finally, the Ryuchi Cave scroll!
As long as he signed a contract with Ryuchi Cave, once his Chakra amount was sufficient, Gojo Yoru could train in Ryuchi Cave Senjutsu, turning his Chakra into Space-Time Sage Chakra.
Space-Time Chakra formed by the fusion of three energies was already powerful enough. He dared not imagine what kind of boost he would get after fusing natural energy.
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