At night, when Cao Ya visited the ninja clan, the three ninjas met in a private room of an izakaya.
They didn't bring anyone else with them, neither Shizune nor Kabuto came with them.
Jiraiya was the most enthusiastic, setting out the food and wine on the table, grilling the pork belly and letting out the aroma.
He also poured a glass of wine for all three of them. Tsunade held the glass gently but did not drink it immediately.
She suddenly smiled and said in a strange tone:
"Is this the first time we have eaten together in these years?"
Orochimaru seemed to have some special feelings. He was very different today from the past.
Everyone in the R&D department is more or less aware of this.
It is also understandable. Who can really completely ignore a partner who has entrusted his life and death to him?
"The meat is roasted, come on, let's have a drink!" Jiraiya was in high spirits and distributed the roasted meat to the three of them.
In today's scene, who among the three is the happiest, Orochimaru and Tsunade are touched and have different emotions, but the happiest one is undoubtedly Jiraiya.
God knows how many nights he had been looking forward to recreating this past scene.
The person who misses the past the most is none other than Jiraiya.
"What's the point of these small cups? Ask the boss to bring some big cups." Tsunade boldly asked for a cup as big as a bowl, filled it with wine, and drank freely.
Jiraiya tried to dissuade him to no avail. Instead, he was fed twice by Tsunade, which made him feel a little dizzy.
Orochimaru remained calm and drank vigorously, but there was no reaction, which made Jiraiya curious.
Tsunade was also surprised and said:
"Orochimaru, you can drink a lot."
Orochimaru rolled his tongue and swallowed a piece of fragrant barbecue without much chewing, and then said with a smile:
"Do you think my R&D department is a joke?"
Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at each other, both stunned.
Tsunade said speechlessly:
"Don't tell me, your R&D department does this kind of research all day long?"
Orochimaru shook his head and corrected:
"It's not my R&D department, this is Konoha's...well, it's no problem if it's from the fifth generation."
Tsunade seemed to have sobered up. She tapped her index finger on the table and said thoughtfully:
"You seem to trust Godai very much. You used to have such an attitude towards teachers...but you no longer have this attitude?"
Orochimaru said softly:
"Who isn't?"
What he said was, for the teacher, the Third Hokage, who among the Sannin was not disappointed in the end?
There are many things that you cannot dwell on, otherwise you will be tempted to doubt certain people.
Jiraiya drank it all in one gulp, put the glass down hard, burped with a bang, and said:
"Forget it, the old man is gone, so it's useless to talk about it anymore."
Weiwei was silent. Indeed, three generations of people have died, and they died because of Orochimaru, a disciple. Are you complaining when you say this now?
Tsunade said dissatisfied:
"Orochimaru, you haven't answered me directly yet."
I want to ask about the true attitude towards the fifth generation, Orochimaru.
Apart from anything else, Tsunade trusted Orochimaru's vision.
Orochimaru organized his words:
"From the perspective of civilians and the small ninja clan, the fifth generation's actions are great and should be followed. As for the big ninja clan..."
He smiled coldly:
"The Fifth Generation also gave them power, but of course there are restrictions. As long as those guys don't mess around, the Fifth Generation should not touch them."
Tsunade asked abruptly:
"What if the Great Ninja are dissatisfied with their current power?"
Orochimaru calmly said slowly:
"Tsunade, the fifth generation's methods are far more ruthless than you think! No one in Konoha can see this more clearly than me."
Jiraiya was quite surprised, the relationship between Orochimaru and Godai was so close? Why didn't I know?
"Don't look at me like this. I am actually in charge of the R&D department, and the nominal director has always been the Fifth Generation." Orochimaru said solemnly, "There are so many departments in Konoha, and the R&D Department is the only one in name only. He is responsible for the R&D Department."
I attach great importance to it, and many of my studies were completed together with Wu Dai."
After a pause, he said in awe:
"I didn't expect that the fifth generation's R&D talent is as good as mine. It was the fifth generation who came up with many ideas first."
Tsunade poured a glass of wine, ate barbecue and said:
"So, you have decided to support the fifth generation?"
Orochimaru spread his hands and smiled, and Jiraiya and Tsunade understood instantly.
Orochimaru didn't try to convince his two friends. They were both grown up and had their own ideas.
However, Orochimaru and Cao Ya have had a lot of contact and have done research together, so they understand Cao Ya. Moreover, immortality is also an important project that the two of them are studying together. It is impossible for Orochimaru to betray Cao Ya.
Cao Ya caught Orochimaru's real desire.
Abolish the daimyo, abolish the aristocracy...real equality...
The development of Konoha is indeed getting better... We can gather together today... I can feel the equal treatment of those little guys... Godai, maybe he is not the son of the prophecy, but this kind of life is very good...
Jiraiya was silent for a while, and then suddenly laughed, laughing, seemingly very happy, with a face full of joy.
Tsunade glanced sideways and shouted:
"Jiraiya, are you crazy?"
Jiraiya waved his hand and said with a smile while drinking:
"No, I just made a decision."
He didn't say what the decision was, as he didn't want to affect Tsunade.
But his decision can be completely seen from his expression.
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, and some thoughts came to her mind.
Did both Orochimaru and Jiraiya choose to support the fifth generation?
What are my options?
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Another barbecue restaurant.
In order to cleanse Shizune, Kakashi, Metkai, Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, Mitarai Anko and others also packed two tables and served a lot of pork belly, both strong wine and low-alcohol wine.
Yuhi Hong joked while grilling meat:
"Shizune, you have learned a lot from Tsunade-sama, right? The director of the medical department must be Tsunade-sama. By then, you will be the deputy director."
Shizune was not shy either, and instead teased:
"Nothing compares to Mr. Kurenai Yuhi of the Illusion Club."
Kurenai Yuhi is the head of the illusion department, and the Kurama family member is the deputy head.
In fact, Cao Ya's most satisfied candidate is Uchiha Itachi, but it is obvious that Uchiha Itachi cannot come back.
After all, the blood debt of the entire Uchiha clan belongs partly to the third generation, Danzo, partly to Uchiha Obito, and the remaining part belongs to Uchiha Itachi.
Although the Uchiha orphan is Sasuke and now hates Itachi, after knowing the truth, he will most likely choose to forgive Itachi.
But can Itachi forgive himself in his heart?
After Cao Ya became Hokage, Itachi sneaked into Konoha and had conversations with him about Sasuke and Akatsuki, but not Itachi himself.
Itachi could never forgive himself.
Death, the pure land, is the only destination for Itachi.
Those Uchiha, old, young, women and children, what sins do they deserve to die for?
Itachi also knew Cao Ya's attitude very well after that conversation, but he no longer cared about himself.
Konoha and Sasuke are the only ones Itachi can't let go of.
In Itachi's heart, Konoha should be in front of Sasuke.
