Root Headquarters.
In the dim corridor, a thin figure walked forward slowly. He could have been silent, but he deliberately made footsteps.
But even so, even Root's most keen Sensory Ninja seemed to turn a blind eye to him.
Even though he knew that he was Konoha's most wanted criminal, he was still allowed to walk in this Konoha darkest place.
"I haven't been here for a long time. What's wrong with your Guard? Why don't you do anything without receiving the money? Didn't Teacher Sarutobi allocate money to you to "protect" Konoha?"
Seeing the bandaged Danzo appear in front of him, the visitor shrugged and asked slightly sarcastically.
"...Orochimaru, as Konoha S-Rank Missing-nin, you actually dare to appear here, you are so bold." Danzo narrowed his eyes and gestured to the bodyguard beside him, "Take him down."
However, before the other party could take action, after hearing his words, Orochimaru, who had a pale face, smiled sinisterly, and his body turned into several venomous snakes and scattered in all directions.
"Hmph... isn't it Original Body?" Danzo deliberately knocked the ground with his cane, "We need to be more vigilant in the future. Don't you even know that such dangerous elements are sneaking in?"
At this time, Orochimaru Original Body, who was outside Konoha, received the memory of the clone and was thoughtful.
"Danzo is being monitored? You didn't refute what I said. It seems that it was really the old immortal Third Hokage who did it... Hehe, there are some changes, Teacher Sarutobi."
On the other side, Kabuto wearing glasses heard Orochimaru talking to himself and frowned. "No wonder the contact with him was interrupted for so long. It seems that it is impossible to directly recruit him as a helper."
"It doesn't matter, it was originally used as an insurance, so forget it if it doesn't work. But I have to say that the posture he deliberately made is a bit like Third Hokage's sanctimonious look. It's really ugly."
His snake eyes narrowed at a dangerous angle.
"Go to the village and call Kimimaro and the others, and then you all go to Secret Base outside Sunagakure to hide in secret and obey my orders." Orochimaru said coldly, "Target, hunt Fourth Kazekage!"
"Also, if necessary, you can contact Akatsuki's Scorpion at any time... hiss, he thinks you are still under his control, and maybe there is something that can be used to exploit them."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru." Dou Lingming then disappeared in front of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru looked up at the moon and murmured to himself, "I wonder if that beast Sunagakure is as crazy as Three-Tails. I originally wanted to get some information about the so-called Tailed Beast through Danzo... Be cautious and get in touch first."
"After all, it's a father-son relationship. It would be troublesome if we got involved."
The night was silent, with only the moonlight in the sky quietly watching everything that was about to come.
"So, you already knew this?" Naruto blinked and looked at the two closest people in front of him... or rather, one person and one beast.
"When Kakashi attacked you, how did you think you escaped Genjutsu in the end?" Nine-Tails chuckled, "Without my handling, you still want to be so free?"
"Including your confrontation this time, Lord Kurama and I can see that Kakashi is trying to clarify the issue of how you actually fight with others. This is something you are really lacking at the moment. But we didn't expect that he would use his own body as a teaching material." Minato gently touched Naruto's head, "At least this shows that he still feels guilty about what happened before."
"Naruto If you don't stop at that moment, I'll cut off his arm and I think we can even it out."
"Ah ha ha ha ha, Kurama you really love to joke, how could you possibly do this!"
Naruto finally came to his senses and understood the cause and effect of the matter. He made a fuss at first, but after calming down, he also understood their good intentions.
"Naruto, you are already a Ninja. Although it is different from me back then, it can barely be called a peaceful era now, and there is no need to go directly to the battlefield."
Minato also continued to show his continuous improvement in teaching level over the past few years, and began to teach Naruto at every opportunity.
"But Ninja's path is destined to be filled with blood and tears. Even though we all know that you are already very good now, as a father, I still want to ask you one more question after you have experienced it today."
"Are you really ready to take other people's lives?"
Minato's question is very pointed. If it were before this, Naruto himself might not have much idea about this issue--
But today is different. When Naruto first experiences that his power can hurt others at will, how will he feel?
"... To be honest, I don't know. But if this is necessary, I already know what I am going to do!"
Naruto did not give an answer immediately, but Nine-Tails and Minato could see that he had been thinking about this question all day.
"Dad, can you tell me how you experienced it?"
"Okay, it was my first time setting foot on the battlefield..."
Nine-Tails looked at the reflection of Inner World, which was still as bright as day, and looked at Naruto, who could dance with Minato's plain explanation, and felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
[Speaking of which, Naruto in his previous life, what did he think at that time...]
In a blink of an eye, it was already the morning of the next day.
And today, Hokage Office welcomed a guest early.
As Third Hokage walked into Office with a leisurely look, he saw Danzo who had been in the room for a long time, and deliberately showed a surprised look. "Assistant Danzo, why are you here so early today?"
"Orochimaru sneaked into Root last night, and I discovered his evil intentions."
"Orochimaru! He actually appeared? What a troublesome thing!"
Danzo looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance with a blank expression. He probably had so many informants around him that he might have sent Anbu out to chase Orochimaru a long time ago, and he still looked like he didn't know anything about it here.
"I already know about this and will start arranging people to investigate, but it's time to issue tasks to a new batch of Genins soon..."
"In the past, the task arrangements for new students Genin had to be reviewed by Advisor."
Danzo suppressed his anger and reminded.
"Of course, of course, so I went through these missions with Yan, Koharu and the others." Third still looked cheerful, "It is very suitable as the initial mission for the freshmen."
"What about me!"
Danzo finally couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the table. "Sarutobi, do you still take me, Hokage Advisor, seriously? I was not notified of the meeting, and Anbu's actions were not discussed with me. Now I don't even have permission to review the tasks of the new student Genin!"
"I am not considering that you have worked too hard to lead Root to cultivate Anbu talents. You don't have to worry about some small things." Third picked up the pipe and slowly exhaled, "But it seems that you are still very willing to contribute to Konoha, so..."
He took out a task book that had been prepared for a long time and handed it to Danzo. Third's voice was still so steady. "Orochimaru's matter will be left to you to handle, how about it?"
Opening the task book, Danzo looked at the clearly written content report that even he knocked on the floor a few times yesterday, and he was already clear in his heart.
He glanced at Third Hokage angrily, and Danzo didn't even say a word and just slammed the door and walked out.
"This guy is getting more and more out of control." Third shook his head and sighed, then turned his back to the window and asked, "Then Kakashi, you can come in."