A Sarutobi tribesman quietly came to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Are you serious!" Sarutobi's face suddenly changed upon hearing this.
The people just nodded silently.
Sarutobi's complexion suddenly changed from blue to white. He looked at the location of the Fourth Hokage from a distance, his eyes full of sorrow and anger.
"Sandaime, what's wrong?" A minister sitting next to Sarutobi asked involuntarily.
"..."
Sarutobi stood up slowly, forced a smile and said sorry to the man.
He walked all the way from the back of the venue to where the Fourth Hokage was, but happened to meet Orochimaru on the way.
Orochimaru's clothes were slightly damaged and he looked like he had just experienced a battle.
"Sarutobi-sensei." Orochimaru said.
Sarutobi sneered coldly: "I don't dare to take it seriously, Orochimaru, will it be my turn next?"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly: "Sarutobi-sensei, what do you mean?"
Apart from the two of them, there were only Orochimaru's personal ANBU and Sarutobi's attendants, all of whom were their respective confidants.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked gloomy and said bluntly: "Orochimaru, I have given you what you want, even so, are you still unwilling to let Danzo go?"
"Why are you so cruel? He has watched you grow up all the way."
Orochimaru's expression remained normal: "Danzo colluded with foreign enemies and intended to commit rebellion. I have conclusive evidence. I am going to discuss this matter in detail at the meeting later. Sarutobi-sensei can come with him."
Sarutobi felt chills all over after hearing this. After Orochimaru succeeded him as Hokage, he once thought that the other party would try hard to occupy this position. For this reason, he repeatedly gave in and never hindered him.
After all, he was once his beloved disciple. If he could really succeed in Konoha, he would be happy in his heart.
"Orochimaru……"
"Sarutobi-sensei." Orochimaru interrupted him suddenly.
"I actually have a question in my mind."
Sarutobi stared at him coldly.
Just listen to Orochimaru say: "Tell me, if Minato succeeds as the fourth Hokage, how will he be different from me?"
Sarutobi sneered, and immediately said without leaving any mercy for him: "Minato will definitely love his people like his own son and dedicate everything he has to Konoha."
Orochimaru asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Now that Konoha is under my rule, is there anything bad about it?"
Sarutobi choked. If he had to say it, Konoha's recovery was faster than he expected. One of the reasons was that the daimyo was behind it.
But there is no way around it that someone has managed Konoha in an orderly manner.
Orochimaru continued to ask: "Is that where I feel sorry for the villagers?"
Sarutobi said angrily: "How dare you harm your comrades?"
Orochimaru also said: "Sarutobi-sensei, I have already said that Danzo intends to rebel, and the evidence is conclusive. Can such a person be considered a companion, or do you insist on protecting him?"
There, Sarutobi was so angry that he was trembling all over. Orochimaru actually spoke of Danzo's death in such a high-sounding way that he would not believe the absurd reasons given by Orochimaru even if he were beaten to death.
Having dealt with Danzo his whole life, how could Sarutobi not know who Danzo is as a person?
Orochimaru continued to ask: "If Minato succeeds Hokage and someone wants to seize power from him, what will you do, Sarutobi-sensei?"
He grinned and said: "I think I will clear this obstacle for him. After all, you like him so much, don't you?"
"..."
"And besides giving me the position of Hokage, what else did you leave me? A dilapidated village? Someone is going to put me to death. If I don't resist, will I be slaughtered by others?"
"After all, I don't have anyone to help me clear the way."
Sarutobi looked at Orochimaru expressionlessly.
"Is that what you think, Orochimaru, do you hate me?"
But Orochimaru suddenly shook his head: "I made a mistake."
Then he said word by word in Sarutobi's eyes: "You did not leave the position of Hokage to me, I fought for it myself."
He grinned and his smile turned cold: "I don't care about anything others give me. I will clear all these obstacles myself."
"From now on, this is my Konoha, and no one will be allowed to point fingers."
After he finished speaking, he walked past Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Kato, who had been frightened the whole time, quickly followed.
The footsteps gradually became distant, and Sarutobi stood motionless.
The attendant of the Sarutobi clan on the side cautiously called out: "Sandaime-sama."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had always had a tense and cold face, stumbled violently.
The attendant was startled and quickly reached out to help him: "Sandaime-sama!"
Sarutobi steadied his figure, let out a long sigh of relief, and his old face relaxed.
"Dead...dead..."
"What a good death!"
"Danzo, you should have died long ago!"
He was muttering to himself, and suddenly he heard a burst of warm cheers from inside the high wall, as if another game was over.
However, a touch of pain appeared on Sarutobi's face. He hunched over and staggered away.
…
The Chunin Examination finally came to a successful conclusion.
Konoha and Sunagakure each had a group of genin who were successfully promoted to chuunin under the spotlight, and each performed brilliantly. This result made both Konoha and Sunagakure happy.
Zhen exchanged some polite words with Ye Gura, and when he saw the villagers in the audience slowly dispersing, he asked the ANBU to notify the heads of the major families and some high-ranking Jonin in the village to have a meeting in the conference room of the Hokage Building.
He returned to the lounge at the back of the venue alone and saw Huo Men standing in front of the door.
It really knocked the door.
"Enter."
Zhen pushed the door open and walked in. Orochimaru was sitting alone on the sofa, holding a teacup in his hand.
"Hokage-sama, you are so leisurely." After closing the door, Shin released the transformation technique and took off the Hokage's robe.
"Yunyin will be at home soon. I still have time to drink tea."
Orochimaru smiled lightly when he heard this: "Aren't you more leisurely than me? You still have the time to watch a group of genin fight."
Zhen walked to sit on the sofa opposite him and said: "This is a necessary means to enhance the friendship between Konoha and Sunagakure. Maybe Sunagakure will be used in the future battle with Kumogakure."
Orochimaru didn't answer this and looked down at the teacup in his hand, seemingly absent-mindedly.
Seeing his appearance, after some thought, I decided to talk to him about business.
"Lord Hokage, we need to prepare early for this war."
Orochimaru looked indifferent and asked directly: "Who will lead?"
He is Hokage and will not go to the front line unless necessary.
Zhen said: "It depends on your wishes."
Orochimaru glanced at him: "Just tell me what you think."
"Minato, he's very suitable."
"Um."
"I want to go too."
"good."
Orochimaru rubbed the tea cup in his hand and nodded directly to the truth.
Only then did Zhen ask: "Is there something on your mind, Hokage-sama?"
Orochimaru looked at him calmly and asked slowly: "Really, if a person doesn't even have anyone he trusts by his side, isn't this person very pitiful?"
I really laughed: "Why is Hokage-sama so sentimental?"
Orochi was noncommittal: "I am not a god yet."
Zhen Zhen responded slowly: "It's just loneliness. Aren't all strong people lonely?"
Orochimaru smiled: "It seems that you and I are both strong."