"Lord Third?" The three youngsters exchanged glances when they heard that Hiruzen Sarutobi would be leading them on the mission.
Ever since Hiruzen Sarutobi had largely stopped managing Konoha Village, Konoha had no longer placed as much importance on promoting the so-called Will of Fire.
In particular, no one mentioned Hiruzen Sarutobi's title as the "strongest" Hokage anymore.
Everyone knew it was just a joke.
Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not weak now, but he no longer managed much of the village's affairs. Those matters were all handled by his three disciples.
Konoha would inevitably gradually downplay Hiruzen Sarutobi's presence. To a new generation of Konoha ninjas like Itachi Uchiha and Kabuto, Hiruzen Sarutobi was relatively unfamiliar.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had nominally taken Itachi Uchiha as his disciple, he had scarcely taught Itachi at all. Orochimaru had been the one teaching him.
"That's right. You must follow your teacher's arrangements, especially you, Anko. Don't act recklessly."
Orochimaru was quite confident in his three disciples. Perhaps only Anko's temperament was a little too unruly.
"Pay particular attention to Shennong, that doctor who has traveled through various countries. His medical ninjutsu is exceptionally advanced, so there must be some unspeakable secret behind it."
After giving the three of them a few instructions, Orochimaru sent them to find Hiruzen Sarutobi.
As early as several years ago, Shennong had begun wandering through various countries in search of a way to revive Zero-Tails.
Sky Ninja technology had been preserved, and recreating it would not be difficult.
However, to power the enormous Sky Ninja Fortress, they needed Zero-Tails' strength.
Shennong knew very well that without Zero-Tails, the Sky Ninja could never be Konoha's match. Thus, the current Sky Ninja Base was merely manufacturing various aircraft while repairing the Sky Ninja fortress. They were not yet prepared