"Thump, thump."
Orochimaru, who was resting, heard a knock at the door.
"Come in."
Orochimaru's assistant, Kabuto, walked in. After Orochimaru became Hokage, his most capable assistant, Kabuto, naturally rose in status and is now an advisor to the Hokage.
"Lord Hokage, this is intelligence regarding Elder Koharu and Elder Homura's embezzlement of war supplies."
Kabuto placed the intelligence he was holding on Orochimaru's table.
Orochimaru flipped through the documents in his hand and was stunned by their contents. He'd really harmed Konoha but enriched himself in the process.
Who do you think should handle this matter?
Orochimaru asked. These two advisors had repeatedly interfered with Orochimaru's decisions since he came to Orochimaru, but Orochimaru was no pushover. He had been gathering intelligence in the shadows, preparing to deliver a fatal blow at any moment. The venomous snake in the dark was now about to bare its fangs.
Minato Namikaze.
"It's Kabuto," he said.
"Haha, not bad, Minato Namikaze is the most suitable."
Orochimaru's laughter echoed in the Hokage's office, giving off an eerie feeling that even his old subordinate Kabuto found hard to bear.
"Leading the Minato, with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio as backup, the Anbu will be at his disposal."
Orochimaru was directly targeting people, and many people at that. He intended to kill the two advisor elders outright. They were getting old and hadn't learned their lesson; well, they might as well spit it all out!
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
After receiving his orders, Kabuto went to find Minato Namikaze.
"Orochimaru- senpai, it's finally time to make your move."
Karot's voice rang out from behind Orochimaru.
"Karot, next time you come to see me, could you please use the door instead?"
Orochimaru deeply resented Karot's visits, but Karot wouldn't change his ways; in fact, he made things worse.
Karot walked to the door, opened it, knocked again, and asked.
"Orochimaru- senpai, may I come in?"
The actions were so perfunctory; you'd already been inside, yet you still had to put on a show. Sometimes Orochimaru even wished he could cut open Karot's head to see what was inside. If only his strength wouldn't allow it.
"What's up?"
Karot only visits when he has something to ask, and won't bother me unless there's something important to discuss.
"I've been wanting to get away for a while; staying in the village all the time is getting really boring."
Karot stated his purpose directly.
"Go out whenever you want, why do you need to report to me about something like this?"
Orochimaru asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This might take a bit longer, so I wanted to let you know. Also, I'm planning to find a few opponents to deal with."
"Are there still any beings in the Ninja World capable of fighting you?"
Orochimaru became interested when this was mentioned. As the person who knew Karot's strength best, he didn't believe anyone could compare to the monster before him.
"Before Chakra existed, this planet was filled with all sorts of gods! I'll go find them and practice my skills."
"You discovered it?"
"Yes, although they are hiding in another dimension, I still managed to detect a trace of their presence. As long as there is a trace, I can find them."
Orochimaru knew about Karot's method of finding people; this ability was simply unsolvable.
When are you leaving?
"Tomorrow, please. My body is already itching for more. Oh, and this is for you."
Karot conjured a fist-sized Light Orb in his hand and delivered it to Orochimaru.
"What's the point of this?"
Orochimaru looked at the Light Orb floating in his hand, and the power emanating from Light Orb warmed his body.
"This is an alarm. If you encounter something you can't handle, just crush it and I'll come back."
Seeing Orochimaru solemnly seal the Light Orb with a scroll, Karot went straight home to say goodbye to his family.
The next morning, Karot left the village without disturbing anyone. Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi were already awake when Karot left; they, too, disliked saying goodbye.
Orochimaru stood on the roof of the Hokage Building, watching Karot leave.
"Hokage, Minato has made his move."
At this moment, the Anbu arrived to report.
"Understood, keep an eye on it."
"Yes."
After saying that, he disappeared.
Today is an extraordinary day for Konoha. When Konoha Minato Namikaze received Orochimaru's order, he was a little surprised because such a big matter was entrusted to him. However, after receiving the information from Kabuto, Minato unusually lost his temper. When an honest person loses his temper, it can be quite serious.
After discussing it with the Orochimaru -Ino-Shika-Cho trio, they began their operation. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio were overjoyed at Orochimaru's assignment. They had previously feared being purged due to their incorrect positioning, but now that they had received Orochimaru's mission, they were ecstatic. As long as their superiors needed them, it meant they had gone from being useless to being useful.
The members of the concubine families and the Mito family were captured by the Anbu led by Minato and the Ino-Shika-Cho, and the Anbu's prison was soon full.
One by one, interrogations began, and arrests were made based on the interrogation reports, causing widespread fear in Konoha. However, some astute individuals realized that Hokage Orochimaru, was now targeting the advisors and elders, as those arrested were all related to them.
"Hiruzen, what should we do now?"
Koharu and Mitokado Homura, went to Hiruzen's house to Sarutobi Hiruzen a solution. Orochimaru, clinging to the cause of Hokage, wielded his blade with unwavering precision and ruthlessness, leaving Koharu and Mitokado Homura completely defenseless.
They underestimated Orochimaru; he was a deadly viper. After Orochimaru took power, their repeated disobedience to Orochimaru orders and their obstruction of progress led Orochimaru to become utterly disappointed in them.
"I told you two to retire before, but what happened? You were greedy for your power, and now that you have nowhere to retreat, you come to me again. What can I do?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at his two old friends and unleashed a torrent of abuse. Did he, Orochimaru, think he was someone to be trifled with? You two dared to try and steal food from his Orochimaru's mouth? He'd kill you without hesitation.
"Hiruzen, please help us. We'd rather resign from our advisory positions."
"Is that all?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen for so long, and this was all the result his two old friends had given him. He looked at them with deep disappointment.
"Do you two think you can get away with it just by resigning now?"
"Now that things have escalated this much, how can we expect it to end so soon? It's going to get bloody."
"What should we do?"
Both Koharu served as the emperor's concubine, and Mitokado Homura felt like headless flies.
"Hiruzen, you have to save us!"
Although these two people are not very capable or strong, they have helped Sarutobi Hiruzen a lot, and Sarutobi Hiruzen cannot stand idly by.
"Wait here for a moment, I'm going to go find Orochimaru. Don't leave until I'm back."
When the bedchamber attendants, Koharu and Mitokado Homura, saw that Sarutobi Hiruzen to plead for them, they nodded in agreement.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen out, the two of them sighed in unison, wondering if they could survive this ordeal.