When Karot returned home in the middle of the night, he found Hatake waiting for him.
"Father, you haven't rested yet!"
"You're back."
Ever since Karot disappeared, Hatake Sakumo has been suffering from insomnia every night.
"Kindness."
"It's alright, I'm going to rest now."
Seeing that Karot had returned safely, Hatake Sakumo was relieved.
"Kakashi will be very happy to know you're back."
Hatake Sakumo poured Karot a cup of tea.
"It smells so good."
Karot took a deep breath. The aroma of tea was uplifting.
"I don't know, he might blame me."
"Karot said after taking a sip of tea."
Hatake was also in a dilemma after hearing Karot's words. Kakashi and Karot were currently supporting different people, and during the time Karot was away, Kakashi had also brought Minato to visit Hatake, the implication being that they wanted to gain Hatake Sakumo's support. Only Hatake Sakumo represented the Hatake Clan, while Kakashi was not the Clan Head.
Both his left and right hands were his most beloved, making it a difficult choice for Hatake Sakumo. However, the news of Orochimaru's "Human Experimentation" made Hatake Sakumo determined to support Minato, but at this critical moment, Karot returned. This made things complicated.
"Father, just choose the team that suits your heart."
Seeing Hatake Sakumo's dilemma, Karot said this. Hatake Sakumo is a decisive person. After all, a person who is not determined could not have reached his current position. It is only because this matter involves his two sons that Hatake Sakumo is hesitant.
"Okay, I understand."
Hatake Sakumo took a deep breath, his mind made up.
"I'm going back to my room to rest now. As you get older, staying up late is bad for your health."
Hatake Sakumo finished his tea and went back to his room.
"My own bed is still the most comfortable."
After tidying up briefly, Karot lay down on the bed to rest.
The next day, Karot was woken up by Hatake Sakumo. Today, a meeting would be held at the Hokage Building to investigate Orochimaru's Human Experimentation, and all Jonin were required to attend. When Hatake Sakumo and Karot entered the meeting room, it was already almost full. It was the first time that all the clan Clan Head and commoner Jonin had attended.
"Sir, over here."
At this moment, Shisui Teuchi.
"Father, I'm going now."
After saying goodbye to Hatake Sakumo, Karot left. As the head of his clan, Hatake had a fixed seat, while Jonin could sit anywhere, which resulted in small groups sitting together.
Karot was seen sitting next to Uchiha Shisui, and the Jonin present kept glancing over. Karot's reputation was simply too great; his influence alone surpassed that of some clans.
Once seated, Karot had a chance to observe that Shisui was surrounded by four Uchiha Clan ninjas, all of whom Shisui had recruited during this period.
Upon seeing the look in Karot's eyes, Shisui introduced them to Karot one by one. These Uchiha were very polite, greeting Karot politely. Who says Uchiha aren't all unruly? They just admire the strong. These Uchiha greatly admired Karot's deeds.
Another group of Uchiha glared angrily at them, believing they had disgraced the Uchiha. Only Uchiha Itachi looked at Shisui, who was chatting and laughing with Karot, with complicated emotions.
He didn't understand why Shisui was going against his father. Itachi believed that Minato Namikaze could integrate the Uchiha into the village. Therefore, Itachi chose to support Minato Namikaze, just like his father, which led to the estrangement between Itachi and Shisui.
"Hi, Karot."
At that moment, someone Karot never expected appeared in front of him.
"Teacher Matsushita, what brings you here?"
Karot and his group are now Orochimaru's supporters, and recent rumors have been very detrimental to Orochimaru, with many being targeted and even regretting leaving his Orochimaru. For Matsushita to dare to come and greet them is quite audacious.
"Aren't you going to invite me to sit down?"
Matsushita joked.
"Of course not, teacher, you're doing me a favor by coming over."
As a commoner Jonin, Matsushita Hokuto had the right to make his own choices. And Matsushita Hokuto's actions seemed to have turned on a button, with people coming over from time to time to say hello and then sit down.
"You?"
Karot looked at these ninjas who had chosen to support him because they trusted him, and for a moment Karot felt the weight of that trust in his heart.
"Smack."
At that moment, Matsushita Hokuto placed his hand on Karot's shoulder. Karot turned his head and their eyes met. The man's single glance contained everything.
"Karot."
A loud shout echoed throughout the conference room. Dai, dressed in a green bodysuit, came up to Karot and hugged Karot tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"I heard you were missing, and I was so worried about you. Now that you're alright, I've decided to reward myself by running five hundred laps around the village."
Dai's enthusiasm was almost too much for Karot to handle. Ever since Karot saved Dai and his father on the battlefield, the two had been seeing each other, and Karot even introduced Dai to Orochimaru. Orochimaru designed a more scientific training method for Dai and treated his hidden injuries for free. Dai was always grateful to Karot and Orochimaru, and when Orochimaru's Human Experimentation were exposed, Dai went out into the streets to defend Orochimaru. He was a simple-minded but very sincere person.
"Senior Dai, please sit down."
"All right."
Dai also knew the occasion, so Jade East Bay cooperated.
Sarutobi Hiruzen led the Sannin and Minato and the others in. Everyone was finally here. The show was about to begin.
"Today's meeting is mainly about Orochimaru's Human Experimentation."
Sarutobi Hiruzen the lead and then had the information distributed. The people below whispered among themselves as they looked at the information in their hands.
"Quiet."
Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped the table.
Orochimaru, do you have anything else to say?
All eyes turned to Orochimaru. They wanted to see what he would say now that the evidence was Orochimaru.
Orochimaru calmly closed the documents in his hand and said...
"What kind of evidence is this? I could produce something like this myself and change my name to Danzo. It's rare to find that Danzo also conducted Human Experimentation."
"Orochimaru, stop spouting nonsense! Danzo an elder of Konoha, would I, Danzo, do such a thing? Don't try to change the subject."
Danzo immediately retorted that he aspired to be Hokage and couldn't afford to have any stain on his reputation. However, Danzo's cleverness backfired; he had already inherited the biggest stain: the Anbu. He was secretly pleased to Anbu this powerful organization under his control.