After Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura left Hokage's Office, they hurried towards the Sarutobi Clan.
The two people looked solemn. When people on the street saw the two consultants' demeanor, they all gave way, secretly guessing that something big had happened in the village.
The courtyard of the Sarutobi Clan is quiet, and Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi is holding a small pot and watering several pots of Orchid on the windowsill leisurely.
He was wearing a loose-fitting Kimono, and there was an old dog named Danzo lying at his feet.
During this period of time, Third is free at home, raising flowers, playing with dogs, practicing calligraphy, and teaching his grandchildren. Apart from being a little more free than before, he is doing better.
But the problem is that the old man Third is a restless person, so he has been looking for opportunities to recover. If Naruto hadn't said before that there were many things to do after the unification of Shinobi World, and he might need his help, the old man might have been unable to sit still at home.
At this moment, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura walked in one after the other, their footsteps making a hasty sound on the stone road.
"Koharu, Yan, what are you doing?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the kettle and straightened up in surprise.
"Did something big happen in the village?"
Utatane Koharu did not answer immediately, but winked at Mitokado Homura.
Mitokado Homura took out a document from his arms, Utatane Koharu grabbed it and almost threw it in front of Third.
"Hiruzen, please explain to me what is going on?"
Third caught the document, looked down, and saw that it was Marriage Registration Application.
Taking a closer look at the applicant column, the names "Hiruzen Sarutobi" and "Utatane Koharu" were actually written.
And the font looks like it was signed by the two of them themselves.
His pupils shrank, and he was confused at first, and then a scene flashed through his mind like lightning. It was the scene some time ago when he personally handed a blank registration form to Orochimaru.
At that time, he went to tease Orochimaru, and of course he also had the idea that Orochimaru and Jiraiya could get married. After all, the three apprentices were all over fifty and single, and he, as a teacher, had no choice.
When I saw this application form again today, Third immediately thought of his good apprentice.
"I know," Third suddenly laughed and shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "This must be Orochimaru's doing."
He looked up at his two old friends and slowed down his voice. "After seeing Miwakan's child before, I asked Orochimaru and Jiraiya to get married as soon as possible so that they could register their children.
As you also know, in Konoha, illegitimate children have no inheritance rights.
As Miwakan, Parents, Jiraiya and Orochimaru must get married as soon as possible, the better!"
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura looked at each other, and their tense shoulders finally relaxed a little.
After they heard that this form was related to Orochimaru, they had already vaguely guessed what was going on. It was just that Hiruzen gave the form to Orochimaru, and that weird guy Orochimaru casually forged the handwriting of them and Third, and sent this ridiculous registration form directly to Hokage's Office.
Thinking of the scene where Orochimaru was laughing secretly, the two of them were still a little confused.
Now that they heard Third's words, the two of them felt a lot more relieved.
Compared with the trivial matter that Orochimaru disgusts them, it is more important to them that this fake watch is confirmed to be a fake watch.
"This Orochimaru is also true."
Utatane Koharu gritted his teeth and said, clenching the hands in his sleeves slightly.
"I don't care about the children I gave birth to. It seems like we, the elders, need to persuade her more!"
She had nowhere to vent her pent-up anger.
Today, Orochimaru is under house arrest by Sixth Naruto Uzumaki. In name, he is cooperating with the village in Forbidden Jutsu supervision and technological research and development. In fact, he has great autonomy and is immersed in experiments that are difficult for ordinary people to understand all day long.
But others don't know, and Elder, who has lost power like Utatane Koharu, has no way of knowing the inside story. They can only think that Orochimaru is now a prisoner.
From Utatane Koharu's point of view, Orochimaru at this moment is undoubtedly an excellent punching bag.
It can't really pose a threat to the village, but it also allows her to take a beating as an elder.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is so smart, he understood Utatane Koharu's plan as soon as he heard these words.
He sighed secretly in his heart, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face. "Ahem...Orochimaru is a woman now. There are some things that Koharu would be more appropriate for you to say."
He paused, then suddenly turned around and looked into the room, as if remembering something important, "No more, I have to go and see how little Miwakan is doing. Jiraiya's two apprentices don't have much experience in raising children. It's up to me, an old man, to run more diligently."
This is not entirely an excuse.
Nagato and Konan are currently living in Jiraiya's home and taking care of Miwakan.
Both of them were orphans and have a natural tenderness for children, and they often go to Konoha Orphanage to help.
I heard that Orochimaru's subordinate Kabuto Yakushi also gets along well with them and occasionally goes to the orphanage to visit the children together.
Third frequently goes there out of concern for his disciples, but the deeper reason lies in the observation of these two former core members of Akatsuki.
When Akatsuki joined Konoha, there was considerable opposition in the village.
Even though Nagato and Konan are disciples of Jiraiya, the power and past experiences they once possessed, even with the endorsement of Sixth Naruto, still make it difficult for many people to feel completely at ease.
Third used the excuse of visiting Miwakan, but in fact he was secretly paying attention to their status and movements.
The situation between these two people and Orochimaru is different.
Third knows that Naruto attaches extraordinary importance to Orochimaru. ANBU outside the institute is not a monitor, but a channel to transmit needs.
These ANBU now mostly take orders from Sixth, but Sarutobi Clan still has his descendants serving in it, so Third can always hear some rumors here and there.
ANBU has a small establishment, usually less than one hundred people, and the strength of its members is mostly between Chunin to Special Jōnin. Occasionally, regular Jonin holds positions such as Anbu Captain.
The so-called Special Jōnin refers to those Ninja who are outstanding in certain fields but whose comprehensive abilities are not up to the standard Jonin.
Such as Ebisu, Genma Shiranui, Gekko Hayate, Ibiki Morino, Mitaraishi Anko, etc. Although they are often called Jonin, they are actually Special Jōnin.
Special Jōnin enjoys the preparation of Jonin, but the overall strength is not as good as Jonin.
Of course, there will not be those who are short-sighted and add Special Jōnin as the suffix when calling Special Jōnin. Generally, they will call so-and-so Jonin or so-and-so adult.
And those like Kakashi, Might Guy, and Asuma that have fully reached the Jonin level are Jonin and Konoha's real top combat power.
Ninja, physical skills, and genjutsu are unified into combat categories. It does not say that you need to reach Jonin in all three types of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu to become Jonin. In that case, basically only those with all three skills like Maruboshi Kosuke can be called Jonin.
Thinking of this, Third felt a complex emotion in his heart.
He turned around and walked towards the house, his pace seemed leisurely, but in fact it was as if he had escaped from the scene with a bit of ease.
The old dog followed at his feet, its tail wagging slightly.
Third kicked it lightly.
"Danzo, you stay and look after the house."
The old dog barked twice, then curled up between two flower pots and began to sleep.
Utatane Koharu watched Third leave, gritted his teeth, and finally said to Mitokado Homura, "Let's go to the research institute. I want to see what Orochimaru has to say this time."
The sunshine was still gentle, and the courtyard returned to tranquility. But under the shadow of Konoha, those subtle waves never really subsided.