Kakashi sat upright, and seeing Shikaku pouring himself tea, he quickly picked up the tea cup with both hands.
He guessed that Lu Jiu called him here for something, but what it was was still unclear.
"How do you feel about being in ANBU?" Shikaku asked.
"I'm used to it."
"ANBU are all elite ninjas in the village, but for someone like you, Kakashi, to go to ANBU is a bit of an indignity. Your light should not be obscured."
"You praise me very much." Kakashi bowed his head and said.
Shikaku picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said thoughtfully: "Kakashi, what do you think of the fourth generation Hokage of the village?"
Kakashi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this: "What... do you mean?"
Just listen to Shikaku say slowly: "As one of the three ninjas, Orochimaru was also a genius ninja like you when he was young. He became famous in the ninja world during the Second Ninja War and was a benchmark for countless ninjas in the village."
"He has saved the village from danger several times. He is a hero of Konoha. He is powerful and intelligent. These are the auras he has."
"As a ninja alone, there is no one in the entire ninja world who is better than him."
"Am I right, Kakashi?"
Kakashi was speechless, Shikaku was right, but there was obviously a sequel to what he said.
He sat there with a dull face. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask and couldn't tell what his expression was.
"Mr. Shikaku...what do you mean?"
Shikaku's eyes moved slightly, swallowed the words he had prepared, and said: "Kakashi, do you know about Minato and Kushina?"
"What's wrong Minato-sensei?"
"Don't you think Minato and Kushina should have gotten married long ago?"
Kakashi thought for a moment after hearing this, and after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed true. It was indeed time for Minato-sensei and Kushina-san to get married, and the war was over.
"But the Yondaime prohibited them from getting married because Kushina was a Jinchuuriki. After Minato asked him, he said that if the two wanted to get married, the tailed beast must be stripped out of Kushina's body.
"
"The reason is simply that Minato was once his competitor for the position of Hokage."
"Kakashi, do you know what will happen to the jinchuriki without the tailed beast?"
will die!
Of course Kakashi knows that Rin is now a Jinchuuriki.
"Kakashi, what do you think..." Shikaku said quietly.
"Is Orochimaru a qualified Hokage?"
Kakashi was horrified, and all the hairs on his body stood up.
"You are Minato's student, and you know Minato's character very well."
"You are now the ANBU directly under the Hokage, and you should also know something about Orochimaru."
"Before Orochimaru succeeded Hokage, did you ever think that the fourth generation would be someone else?"
"Originally, the Fourth Hokage was supposed to be a hero whom the people aspired to, someone who could shoulder heavy responsibilities and devote himself wholeheartedly to the village, rather than someone who handed over all the work to his subordinates but stayed in the research institute all day long without doing anything.
An irresponsible but power-hungry guy!"
The words Lu Jiu said became more and more shocking. He stared at Kakashi closely: "Why did I come to you, why did I tell you this without reservation, do you understand?"
Kakashi suddenly stood up, then froze in place and remained motionless for a long time.
The education he received since childhood was to be loyal to the village and to the Hokage.
But how come there is a conflict between the two when they get to Shikaku?
After a long silence, he slowly sat back down.
He asked: "Where is Minato-sensei?"
Lu Jiu said calmly: "There are many things that Minato is not suitable to do, so we can do them for him."
Kakashi already understood.
His identity is that he is the ANBU directly under the Hokage, and he is also a true confidant of Hinata. He can do many things...
His eyes flickered slightly, and the figures of his teacher and Orochimaru flashed in his mind.
"What...should we do?"
#
The next day.
Kakashi suffered from insomnia. He came to the ANBU dormitory with tired eyes. It was his turn to be on duty today.
"Morning, Kakashi."
"Morning, Qingji."
In the lounge, some team members greeted him. There were only twelve people in the Hokage's personal bodyguards, and except for him and Kai, they were all from the Hinata family.
The two of them take turns every day, and the members on duty will also rotate in the morning and afternoon if they are just standing guard. The two Anbu in the Hokage Building usually work on helping Zhen run errands, but since Zhen got that beautiful female secretary, their work
It's even easier.
They are only used when there is some confidential information that needs to be conveyed.
The rest were all at the research institute, sent by Orochimaru on their own bizarre missions.
Kill people, capture people, find things, capture beasts, help with experiments...
"Why do you look so lethargic? Did you not sleep well last night?" Hinata Qingji asked with a smile.
"Maybe I was tired yesterday when I practiced with Huomen and Kai." Kakashi said calmly.
Because of Zhen's orders, Huomen and Kai rarely came on duty and practiced all day long.
For them, there is no difference between real orders and Orochimaru's orders, both must be implemented seriously.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the ANBU of the Hyuga clan, Mamoto is their clan leader.
And Kakashi himself sometimes feels that he really decides everything in the village.
From disputes between villagers to diplomatic relations with other countries, Orochimaru never interfered with anything. When he met with ministers of other countries and ninjas from other villages, he always appeared in person without any stage fright. He showed that he was completely a ninja.
The aura that the leader of the strongest ninja village should have.
This is what Kakashi felt when he was a personal guard.
Over time, outsiders may think that Hinata of Konoha is really the most influential person in Konoha Village.
What Shikaku said yesterday was absolutely correct. In Konoha, there is no problem in saying that Hinata is really the Hokage.
I just can't say it out loud.
Kakashi didn't know what Orochimaru was studying all day long. He had never entered Orochimaru's research institute. No matter how close he got, he would only stand outside the gate.
Apart from the Hokage, there are only two people who can enter the institute: Hinata Shin and Mitarashi Anko.
There are also some prisoners on death row, but they never came out after entering, so they are probably dead.
Although I am sometimes curious in my heart, what does Hokage-sama study all day long?
But he couldn't guess such a thing.
Kakashi changed his clothes and followed his ANBU colleagues outside the research institute.
As soon as they arrived here, Anko came out of the research institute: "Kakashi, Lord Orochimaru wants you to go in and see him."
Her words stunned all the ANBU present. This was the first time.
"Kakashi, what are you doing? Come in." Anko said again, then turned around and entered the research institute.
Kakashi felt the surprised looks in his colleagues' eyes and hesitated for a moment before walking in.
When he entered the entrance of the research institute for the first time, he felt that the temperature here was a bit low.
The decoration next to it is bright and gorgeous, the walls are painted with snow-white paint, the floor is made of brightly reflective tiles, and there are all kinds of strange and weird instruments.
Following Anko, he walked inside and saw Orochimaru standing in front of the instrument table, mixing a tube of reagents.
Lying on the operating table was a corpse with its belly opened, which made Kakashi feel slightly uncomfortable.
"Lord Orochimaru, Kakashi is here." Anko came to Orochimaru's side and said with a smile.
Orochimaru stretched out his hand and rubbed Anko's head, and said with a smile: "Well, you can go ahead and do it."
"Hokage-sama." Kakashi stood behind him and bowed.
"Kakashi."
Orochimaru did not turn around to look at him, but continued to prepare his own reagents.
"At first, I didn't expect that I could actually draw you into the ANBU."
Orochimaru's words sounded strange, like chatting, but also like paving the way for what he was going to say next.
"How does it feel to be in ANBU?"
Kakashi immediately said, "The ANBU members are all elite ninjas in the village. I can get better experience here, and I can also work for the Hokage. It is a very lucky thing for me."
Orochimaru chuckled: "Really? It seems you are used to it."
Habit……
Kakashi's heart moved slightly.
Orochimaru continued to smile and said: "I thought you would think that you are underachieving in the ANBU?"
His laughter was hoarse and deep, making people feel inexplicably hairy.
Kakashi slowly opened his eyes, looking at Orochimaru's back in front of him, fear gradually filled his heart.