Orochimaru exuded a cold, sinister power.
He confidently licked his lips. He believed that his powerful aura would surely intimidate Naruto and Sasuke, those two little brats, even though Sasuke had previously scoffed at his status as a rogue ninja.
But in the entire Ninja World, there were not many people who possessed such an aura.
His subordinates had not helplessly submitted to his tyranny because of his strength. Rather, it was because of this aura of his that they could not help but submit.
Of course, if Sasuke and Naruto still refused to submit, he did not mind showing them a little of his strength.
Seeing Orochimaru narrow his eyes and look down on them, Naruto did not care about his gaze. What concerned him was what Orochimaru had said. "Orochimaru, from the sound of it, you intend to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
Orochimaru looked at Naruto's expression and said with a grin, "Oh? From Naruto-kun's expression, it seems you are defending Hiruzen Sarutobi? That's right. I do intend to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi."
Upon hearing Orochimaru confirm it, Naruto's eyes flickered with emotion before quickly returning to calm. "You can't kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, because I still want to be friends with him."
Orochimaru could not help but laugh at Naruto's words. "Oh, hahaha... Naruto-kun, you must be joking, right? As far as I know, Hiruzen Sarutobi also played a part in leaking the news that you were the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Because of that, Naruto-kun suffered through coldness and loneliness throughout childhood. Even so, you still want to be friends with Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
"Yes," Naruto said firmly. Not only did he want to be friends with Hiruzen Sarutobi, he wanted to sincerely be friends with him.
However, Naruto quickly thought of something else. It seemed this Orochimaru knew quite a lot.