He bowed again, his cool voice lowering slightly as he reminded them, "Our teacher said that the Senju possesses backups of everything contained in the Scroll of Seals."
"What if they researched it, and we didn't...!"
He stopped there, leaving the teacher to ponder the matter carefully.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had deliberately refused to comply for the sake of his image, couldn't help but widen his pupils upon hearing the last sentence.
This reaction wasn't acted; it was his genuine reaction.
In fact, after what his disciple had said, he was already prepared to pause and then readily agree.
But to my surprise, the student brought up something I had always overlooked.
yes!
Senju possessed a copy of everything contained in the Scroll of Seals.
I knew from the beginning that I was sharing it with others to learn from, and I even researched some of the ideas behind it.
Would the Senju do that?
The answer is yes, Senju would definitely not leave these things unused.
Especially if that old geezer is still around, then the Senju will definitely not overlook the Scroll of Seals and this technique.
Perhaps the information they have is more complete than what I have.
After all, he couldn't guarantee whether Teacher Tobirama had conducted any private research!
I realized this was a point I had previously overlooked.
This could destroy our own point!
While inwardly reflecting on his carelessness, he continued to act out the script as before.
After a look of shock, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately looked up at Orochimaru, who was bowing and secretly observing him.
His face first showed an expression of utter Senju, then turned ashen.
After a moment, having reached the stage of expressionlessness, he closed his eyes slightly, sighed, and said in a deep voice, "I can let you study the thing."
"But this needs to be under my supervision, and if there are any results, only the two of us can know about it."
"If they don't need it then, we won't need it either."
"Just as Lord Hashirama said, the affairs of the living should not be interfered with by the dead."
"Let Pure Land, just like its name, be clean and pure!"
After saying that, he sighed again, befitting his status.
The reason for wanting to supervise Orochimaru is not because they don't trust this disciple.
Rather, he was afraid of some unexpected factors.
As for whether or not to use it when that battle arrives?
He'll find a way to force Orochimaru to use it!
Upon hearing his teacher's approval, Orochimaru almost couldn't contain his joy.
As for what came after that, he just let it go in one ear and out the other.
Teacher, you are so kind!
You know, we wouldn't have the Senju if they didn't exist.
The impact on subsequent wars will be far greater than you can imagine.
There will naturally be a way to get you to agree to use it at that time.
Although he thought this way, he outwardly assured him, "Teacher, don't worry, this research is precisely to counter the fact that the Senju have something we don't."
"Even if you don't supervise, I want you to supervise, because with you around, I can concentrate on my research."
"Whether to use it and how to use it is entirely up to you."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head slightly.
Hearing the student's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction.
He gestured for the two to wait a moment, then stood up and walked to the center of the wall behind him.
Looking at the Konoha emblem above, with his back to the two people, he stretched out his hands and mobilized his Chakra, quickly forming the seal release technique according to the pre-set sequence.
When the last '' seal came out, he suddenly pressed his right hand on the center point of the exclusive mark.
With this movement, black lines emerged from his palm and gradually covered the wall.
"Click-clack-click-clack~!"
A series of mechanical clicking sounds rang out.
The wall slid to both sides, revealing a large opening about the width of a person, and the lights inside turned on in response to the movement of the wall.
After all the commotion, including that of Hiruzen Sarutobi, ceased, they stepped sideways into the space behind the wall.
This place contains the highest secrets of Konoha. If that step is not performed according to the settings, in addition to an alarm, a self-destructing seal will be activated after a certain period of time.
It's fair to say that, apart from the Hokage and those he authorizes, the only way for anyone else to get in is to force their way in.
Looking at the secret room illuminated by the lights and the various File placed on the bookshelves on either side.
He walked straight to the offering table in the center of the secret room, following the established pattern.
This pattern is the internally designed Warning array; if you go to the wrong place, a piercing alarm will sound.
It can be said that the arrangement of this secret room was the result of countless calculations.
From the seal at the entrance to the magic circle and the seals on the items, every step is fraught with countless pitfalls.
Looking at the large Scroll placed on the offering table in front of him.
After opening the Hand Seals with his hands, he picked up the large Scroll, about a meter long, from the table.
This contains all the Konoha Rank A and above techniques, as well as all the forbidden ideas left behind by Teacher Tobirama.
He spread it out on the table and found the page with the 'Forbidden Technique: Impure World Reincarnation ' that he had examined before.
He took out a small Scroll from his waist and began to carefully make rubbings.
They left the Hokage Building, each carrying their new appointment.
Carrying cloth bags, the two strolled unconsciously along the street.
At this time, the sun had reached its zenith, marking the hottest moment of the day.
But it's only early spring.
So I went to the riverbank and enjoyed the river breeze.
The two people, dressed in gray robes, did not feel hot at all; on the contrary, they felt a little cool.
Following the river, look in that distant direction.
After a long silence Jiraiya suddenly spoke up and asked, "Isn't that the place up ahead where that brat always blasts fish?"
Hearing his friend's words, Orochimaru, who was looking across the river, also turned his gaze toward the place his friend had mentioned.
Looking at the riverbank behind the Senju Clan Compound and the iconic Taiseki Head, he nodded silently.
Yes, that's where it all began!
This marks the beginning of the confrontation between the two sides.
This is the location they identified based on all the intelligence they gathered.
However, he knew that his friend brought this up not to ask anything, but because he was thinking of the friend who had left.
They never saw each other again after the day they returned to the village.
I just heard that she seems to have found new teammates and started a new mission career recently.
And she gets along well with her fiancé, the one with Wood Release.
According to their friends, they have seen the two shopping and gambling in Konoha on several occasions!
And her two new teammates, according to intelligence, are also geniuses no less than theirs.
A sword made of Hatake, a bizarre body!
It seems... their relationship can never go back to what it used to be!
This was a fact they knew in their hearts from that night.
But it's only now... that I've truly realized this.