Konoha middle, Hokage Rock above.
At this time, Sōkyū Hatake was standing at the highest position, looking at the beautiful scenery in the distance, his lips slightly pursed, as if he was thinking about something.
"What happened? Mr. Sōkū." At this moment, a small white snake suddenly appeared, and then the figure of Orochimaru appeared in front of Sōkyū Hatake.
"Teacher Orochimaru, there are some things that I can't understand." Sōkyū Hatake played with the small stones in his hands, as if he was thinking about something.
"I am really... flattered that Sōkyū Hatake, who is the number one person today, can call me teacher." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. He knew that Sōkyū Hatake was not in a good state now, but he was not sure to what extent it was, so he could only speak first.
"Teacher Orochimaru, you said... since they already know my strength, why... do they still have to come out and dance around?" Sōkyū Hatake looked at Orochimaru, and there was not much emotion in it.
"Are you talking about [Five Kage Summit] raised by Raikage?" Orochimaru figured it out after a moment's thought. He had just seen such a piece of information.
"Yes, they obviously know that I am stronger than Sage of Six Paths, why can't they be better?" Sōkyū Hatake is a little confused about this matter.
"Because they don't want to be evaluated as the [Last Kage] in future generations, right? After all... As long as they accept your power, doesn't it mean that the era of Five Great Nations or various ninja villages will end with their generation? Even if they willingly surrender to Rōran, their people will not agree." Orochimaru has a much higher vision.
Even though Sōkyū Hatake has been a man for two generations now, he still does not have a too broad vision to view the world. But Orochimaru is different. The long years have made him understand many, many things.
"So they plan to unite to resist me?" Sōkyū Hatake looked up at the moon in the sky.
"That's not necessarily true. They may just want to get an answer, as if to prove their courage to you. After this [Five Kage Summit], even if you subdue them, then in the words of future generations, at most it will be [defeat] rather than [surrender]."
Orochimaru sat on the ground and looked at Konoha below. Although it was already night, many places were still brightly lit, especially in the commercial streets, where many villagers were shopping.
All this is like a microcosm, everyone begins to enjoy the fruits of their work after a day's work.
"Then... could they have other answers?" Sōkyū Hatake said calmly.
"Probably not. They may still be... waiting for you to come over." Orochimaru chuckled.
"Wait for me to come over?"
"Yes, I will wait for you to pass by, and then anger you, and finally you will kill them all, and finally become the public enemy of the entire Shinobi World." Orochimaru squinted at Sōkyū Hatake. The strength of his apprentice can be said to be unmatched, but in terms of politics...
"What if I don't care?" Sōkyū Hatake's eyes were very calm, as if he was talking about something simple.
"What you don't care about is that the final result is Sheer Force unification, and what happens after you? Mr. Sōkū, haven't you noticed that after you achieved the Six Paths level, your emotions became more and more... indifferent?"
Orochimaru's words flashed a thunder in Sōkyū Hatake's heart.
At some point, my emotions seemed to have become somewhat indifferent, even today when I got home and went to Hokage Office to chat with Minato Namikaze.
Are you really indifferent to your emotions?
When?
Sōkyū Hatake lowered his head, looked at his hands, and...
"Yes, you have become indifferent to your own feelings without even realizing it. Think about your initial feelings and your current situation. What should you do at this time?"
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he turned into a little white snake and left the place.
What needs to be said has been said, and it's time to go back and continue his experiments. I don't know what other interesting experiments Mayuri Kurotsuchi has prepared waiting for him.
Under the moonlight, Sōkyū Hatake raised his head and looked at the sky, with various emotions flashing in his eyes.
Well, shouldn't it be time to... look for the lost true intention?
Then, Inazuma appeared next to Hokage Rock, and then Sōkyū Hatake disappeared...
Early the next morning, Hatake Clan was at his temporary residence.
"Sōkū, haven't you been back all day?" Mitaraishi Anko walked out. After washing up and eating breakfast, he still didn't see Sōkyū Hatake.
"Yeah, I didn't come back all night. Pakura just went over to ask Hokage Office. Let's wait and see what the result is." Sara picked up a cup of tea and took a sip gently, but he didn't notice that his hands were shaking a little at this time.
"I just took a look around the street, but I didn't find Mr. Sōkū!" Ayame was a little at a loss. How could Sōkyū Hatake be missing at this time?
On the other side, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who had no idea what was going on, did not speak, but she could feel that the atmosphere here was not quite right, so she did not speak.
Not long after, the door opened and Pakura walked in from the outside.
"How are you, sister Pakura, do you have any news about Mr. Sōkū?" Mitaraishi Anko quickly walked up to Pakura and asked for information about Sōkyū Hatake.
When Pakura came in, Sara stood up instinctively and looked at her anxiously.
"No, Fourth Hokage said that they left after the meeting yesterday. Mr. Sōkū didn't stay either. He doesn't know where Mr. Sōkū is now." Pakura frowned slightly. This thing is indeed a bit strange.
"But Mr. Sōkū is the strongest right now, so he should be fine!" Ayame asked nervously. For them, Sōkyū Hatake is the backbone.
But now, there is no news from the backbone.
"I think so. I'm asking all the intelligence networks to pay close attention. I will know as soon as there is news." Sara took out a device and tapped it a few times.
Suddenly, a series of encrypted Chakra fluctuations appeared quickly, and then sank into the ground, directly entering Ryūmyaku Chakra constructed from Sōkyū Hatake.