No Place for You in the Plan

"Orochimaru, what are you planning to do to the Sarutobi Clan?"

Jiraiya and Orochimaru arrived at the laboratory.

No one else came with them. Minato and Kushina had gone grocery shopping to cook dinner.

Tsunade, meanwhile, had taken Dan Katō's hand and gone off to spend some time alone together.

Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya with a smile in his eyes.

"What are you talking about? I'm Konoha's Naruto. There are people in the village embezzling funds and abusing their authority, so naturally I have to investigate."

Jiraiya's face darkened. "You know that's not what I mean."

Orochimaru's expression turned cold again.

"If Tsunade hadn't wanted to avoid killing too many innocent people, those Sarutobi Clan Members would already be my experimental materials."

Looking at the coldness in Orochimaru's eyes, Jiraiya finally felt that this was the Orochimaru from his memories.

Jiraiya considered it for a moment before speaking. "This was Natsuki's doing again, wasn't it?"

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya without confirming or denying it.

A sharp light flickered in Jiraiya's eyes.

"What Natsuki excels at most is using schemes that kill multiple birds with one stone."

"By going after the Sarutobi Clan this time, you reclaimed Kushina's property and eliminated the threat posed by the Sarutobi Clan."

"The old man's reputation is completely ruined now, and the Sarutobi Clan's reputation went down with it."

"A shinobi clan like that will never be able to rise to the upper ranks again."

"Kushina and Dan Katō being revived was also Natsuki's doing. Even if he didn't do it alone, he was still the one who contributed the most."

Orochimaru nodded slightly. Jiraiya still had some skill.

"How did you know?"

Jiraiya analyzed, "Natsuki treats the people around him very well. Ever since he met Naruto, he first had Sasuke become friends with