Hiruzen Sarutobi was losing his temper, but Orochimaru gave a sinister smile.
"Teacher, you still haven't answered my earlier question. Were you setting me up?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi refilled his pipe, took a couple of puffs, looked at Orochimaru, and asked in return:
"Orochimaru, were you the one who robbed my Sarutobi Clan's businesses outside Konoha?
"Were you the one who killed my clansmen?"
Orochimaru was utterly baffled by this.
He had been conducting experiments lately, and had started taking action after discovering he could rob nobles. He had had no dealings with the Sarutobi Clan at all.
He had not even managed to steal a single coin before his legs were broken.
But Orochimaru soon understood.
"Teacher, if your people fell victim, then it was probably that person from before.
"I imagine that should be easy enough to verify."
This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi said nothing.
He had indeed sent people to investigate Orochimaru's movements during that period, but he was still waiting for the results.
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi remain silent, Orochimaru continued asking:
"Teacher, why did you have people lying in wait for me?
"Robbing that money was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
"Hehehe, Teacher, can you foresee the future like that old toad on Mount Myōboku now?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache and ignored Orochimaru.
He summoned several Anbu.
"Lock Orochimaru up for now. Don't release him without my orders."
Orochimaru was still sinister.
"Teacher, I really want to know. How could you have been lying in wait for me beforehand?"
Orochimaru now felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi was most likely the mysterious buyer of hashirama cells, and had acted after seeing him break off their cooperation.
In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi was keeping quiet because he did not want to expose Orochimaru's human experimentation.
Then, in the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked