When he asked about it, Orochimaru sensed that something was wrong.
"It should be related to Sarutobi Asuma. He likes Yuhi Kurenai too."
Yang Hao voiced a guess. The person behind this was clearly not targeting him, but Yuhi Kurenai, wanting her future father-in-law to take Kurenai away.
After thinking it over, the only one with such a motive was Sarutobi Asuma—or rather, the people behind Sarutobi Asuma.
"The old man's methods aren't this crude."
"A mother's love truly is great."
With only a little thought, Orochimaru guessed who it was.
"Yuhi Shinku is a smart man. What did he say?"
He had great confidence in his disciple's abilities. Moreover, based on the intelligence he had received, Yuhi Shinku should already have been persuaded.
"Uncle Shinku agreed to support me, but he won't do so at all costs. He also advised me not to force things too much."
Yang Hao explained his future father-in-law's stance. That man understood the situation clearly.
"With your talent and gifts, there's truly no need for you to be overly fixated on the position of Hokage."
Orochimaru agreed with that. This disciple was simply too outstanding; there was no need for him to waste away in Konoha.
"Didn't Teacher want me to become the Fourth Hokage?"
Yang Hao was surprised. This man had once very much wanted him to become Hokage.
"You've misunderstood one thing. Making you the Fourth Hokage is merely a process, not my true goal. Nor should Hokage be your final destination."
Orochimaru smiled as he explained. What he wanted was to surpass that fool, to surpass Teacher's calculations.
As long as this disciple performed better than Namikaze Minato, he would count it as a victory.
If he could force the old man and the others to resort to despicable methods, that