Time flew. After seven days of Tobirama's special training, this hastily assembled three-person team had finally begun to look like a proper squad.
There was no denying that Tobirama had some skill as a teacher. It was just that producing the Konoha F4 had rather tarnished his reputation.
But really, setting aside their rotten sides and judging them purely as ninja, they had been reasonably competent in their youth. Hiruzen Sarutobi had even been outstanding when he was young. After all, he had earned himself the title of Shinobi Hero through his exploits in the Shinobi World.
"Tetsuya."
"Yo, morning, Tobirama! Nice weather today."
"Stop changing the subject. Have you forgotten that you still haven't told me what you promised?"
"Ahahaha, have I?"
"Don't play dumb!"
Tobirama stepped forward, blocking Tetsuya's escape route.
"You said that if I taught those three what it meant to be a competent ninja squad, you would tell me a few things about Konoha, Monkey, and the others. Have you forgotten?"
"No, no, of course I haven't. Ahahaha, I remember everything."
"Then isn't it time you told me?"
"All right."
Seeing that he could no longer dodge the issue, Tetsuya shrugged and spoke.
"It's nothing too serious, really. The Joint Chunin Ninja Exams are about to start, right?
"Your dear student Hiruzen Sarutobi's dear student Orochimaru plans to use this joyous occasion to send his teacher off to the next world.
"And give Konoha a thorough treatment in the process, cutting out the rot right at its source."
"Orochimaru! That fellow plans to kill his teacher!"
"Yep, that's right."
As he spoke, Tetsuya added something inwardly.
*In the original timeline, killing your teacher was practically a tradition in your Hokage lineage. Orochimaru killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, Nagato killed Jiraiya, and Obito killed Minato. It was practically