"Orochimaru, what are you planning to do to the Sarutobi Clan?"
Jiraiya and Orochimaru arrived at the laboratory.
No one else had come with them. Minato and Kushina had gone grocery shopping and were cooking dinner.
Tsunade, meanwhile, had taken Dan Katō's hand and gone off to spend some time alone together.
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya with a smile in his eyes.
"What are you talking about? I'm the Hokage of Konoha. There are people in the village embezzling funds and abusing their authority, so of course I have to investigate."
Jiraiya's face darkened. "You know that's not what I mean."
Orochimaru's expression turned cold again.
"If Tsunade hadn't wanted to avoid killing too many innocent people, these Sarutobi Clan members would already be my experimental materials."
Looking at the coldness in Orochimaru's eyes, Jiraiya finally felt that this was the Orochimaru from his memories.
Jiraiya considered it for a moment before speaking. "This time, it was Shamu's handiwork again, wasn't it?"
Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya, neither confirming nor denying it.
Jiraiya's eyes flashed.
"What Shamu excels at most is killing multiple birds with one stone."
"By going after the Sarutobi Clan this time, you reclaimed Kushina's property and eliminated the threat posed by the Sarutobi Clan."
"The old man's reputation is completely ruined now, and the Sarutobi Clan's reputation has gone down with it."
"A ninja clan like that will never be able to rise to the upper ranks again."
"Kushina and Dan Katō being revived was also Shamu's doing. Even if he didn't do it alone, he must have contributed the most."
Orochimaru nodded slightly. Jiraiya still had some skill.
"How did you know?"
Jiraiya explained.
"Shamu treats the people around him very well. From the moment he met Naruto, he first had Sasuke become Naruto's friend."
"Then