Terrifying Teacher and Disciple (Fifth Update-Please Subscribe, Please Vote Monthly!)

Was it all true?

Everyone frowned slightly, unsure what to make of it. Could it be that the Hokage wanted to protect someone from his own village?

There was nothing wrong with that in principle, but the current situation was not suitable for such a move.

"Hokage, just tell us what you think," Ōnoki said.

"My view is that Orochimaru really did leave the Akatsuki Organization, and everything Sasuke said is true as well."

"Everyone, don't forget: Yasuo is Yasuo, and Akatsuki is Akatsuki."

"Yasuo was someone who dared to draw his blade against even his own organization's leader without hesitation, someone who would throw caution to the wind. To Yasuo, could an order from Akatsuki really be that important?"

"Then let's assume that Yasuo's contact with Orochimaru was a personal decision."

"For example, Yasuo found Orochimaru after he defected, but didn't attack him. Instead, he concealed the information and secretly reached some kind of agreement with Orochimaru. That isn't impossible."

"Moreover, judging from Sasuke's earlier account, we can reach one conclusion: Yasuo and Orochimaru seemed very familiar with each other. They may have known one another for a long time."

Ōnoki and the others realized that Jiraiya's words did make sense.

An organization was an organization, and an individual was an individual.

If all of this had been Yasuo's personal actions, then everything could be explained.

"If that's the case, I suspect Yasuo is secretly plotting something. I suggest we capture Orochimaru first and interrogate him."

"I agree. Regardless of Orochimaru's relationship with Yasuo, Orochimaru is the only known person among us who once joined Akatsuki. He must know something about Akatsuki's intelligence, and that will help us break out of our current predicament."

"Seconded..."

Jiraiya felt a headache coming on. Based on his understanding of Orochimaru, by the