Uchiha Yato was not overly flustered. He simply explained what he knew.
"After the First Hokage passed away, he left behind certain legacies for the village."
"You can think of them as important means of protecting the village."
"And knowledge of these matters is passed down between Hokage."
"So it is perfectly normal that you do not know. There is no need to dwell on it."
At that point, Uchiha Yato suddenly shifted the subject and spoke again.
"I only learned about these things after inheriting the Fourth Hokage's position. But how did you learn about them, Mr. Orochimaru?"
Uchiha Yato had considered the fact that Orochimaru from the parallel world knew about this. After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi had genuinely intended, at first, to groom Orochimaru for the position of Hokage.
At this moment, Orochimaru from the parallel world did not disappoint everyone's expectations.
"Of course, I heard it from my teacher. After all, if not for Yato-kun, I believe that I, in this world, would have chosen to leave the village as well."
Ever since arriving in Uchiha Yato's world, Orochimaru had constantly pondered why the versions of himself in the two worlds differed somewhat in temperament.
When Orochimaru first met the version of himself from Uchiha Yato's world, he realized that this man trusted Uchiha Yato immensely.
Even now, his relationship with Uchiha Yato was merely that of employer and employee, as well as collaborators. A closer relationship as companions was absolutely impossible.
Yet he had seen that bond in the Orochimaru of Uchiha Yato's world—or rather, he had seen something he could not understand.
During this time, Orochimaru from the parallel world had also learned what Uchiha Yato had done in this world. While it moved him, it also made him understand Uchiha Yato's uniqueness.
In their