"Kazekage, that's going too far..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked embarrassed at the Kazekage's words.
"Too far? The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki defeated his opponent like that.
"Hokage, are you planning to use some old-time ninja 'poop bomb' on the battlefield instead of a Tailed Beast Bomb?"
The Kazekage's tone was mocking.
Orochimaru had launched the Konoha Collapse Plan not only because of his personal grudge against his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his goal of luring Sasuke away, but also for another reason.
Orochimaru's "destruction of Konoha" was essentially the same as Sasuke's later idea: both aimed to spur development through revolution.
Orochimaru was simply more "artistic" about it, saying, "I'll use the wind of Konoha's destruction to set the windmill spinning again."
Later, when Tsunade asked him why he had changed, he said, "I used to want to be the wind that pushed the windmill. Now I enjoy waiting for the wind."
From this, it was clear that Orochimaru really did like the wind.
No wonder he killed the Kazekage and impersonated him.
(Rasa:?)
"Nine-Tails?! I didn't expect you to have even learned that, Kazekage."
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately gave him a wary, assessing look.
He'd been thinking that even if the Mizukage and Tsuchikage had some kind of plan, the Kazekage probably wouldn't get involved. He hadn't expected...
"Even ordinary villagers in Konoha call him a demon fox. Is that really such hard information to come by?"
The Kazekage gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a disdainful, exasperated look.
Although Orochimaru had transformed into Rasa, he knew how experienced his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was. So he'd chosen to wear a hat that obscured his face, leaving only his eyes visible.
"Haha, haha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, then laughed awkwardly.
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