Working for Lord Orochimaru was no easy task, but he was a good lord deep down inside. You knew that, however not everyone could see it. He cared for you and Kabuto quite deeply.

“Move faster.” he ordered, his footsteps kicking off from tree branch to tree branch.

You attempted to keep up, but your foot slipped, and you tripped on a bump in the branch. You began to fall.

Before you could reach the bottom, Orochimaru’s arm snaked down, wrapping around your body and pulling you up to safety.

“You need more training.”

He said simply.

“Are you hurt at all? We wouldn’t want you to be, we still have far to go and I do not want to carry you.”

He grabbed your chin hard.

You were aware he kept you around because you were powerful, but you could sense that you were just a little more than a tool to him…