"Orochimaru..." After hearing Mitarashi Anko's report, Naruto Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand holding the pipe stopped, and the curling smoke seemed to blur his eyes.
How long has it been since I heard from my beloved disciple?
If Orochimaru hadn't made a mistake and deviated from the path he had arranged for him, he wouldn't have betrayed Konoha and become an S-class rebel ninja.
It has been more than ten years. Sarutobi Hiruzen thought that he would never see Orochimaru again as the Hokage. Unexpectedly, Orochimaru chose to hide his figure during this period and enter the second exam.
"Hokage-sama, we should immediately interrupt the Chuunin Exams..." Mitarashi Anko said sternly: "Orochimaru must have some unknown conspiracy. If the Chunin Exams continue, Orochimaru will only take advantage of him.
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Sarutobi Hiruzen came to his senses a little, put down his pipe, and after pondering deeply, he said in a deep voice: "Continue with the Chuunin Exams, and I will arrange for ANBU to strengthen defenses.
No matter what kind of conspiracy Orochimaru has, since he covets the Chunin Exam, he will always appear in the end, and he will remain unchanged in response to all changes. This time Orochimaru cannot escape Konoha Village!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was somewhat sonorous and resolute, and he had no intention of stopping the Chunin Exam.
The notice of the third battle of the Chuunin Examination has been sent to the nobles of the Fire Country and other countries. The nobles have also begun to set off. Businessmen from various countries came to Konoha Village one after another, bringing...
A series of economic revitalization and issues related to Konoha's interests cannot be stopped by Orochimaru.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also believed that Orochimaru would not be able to do anything to Konoha even in the end.
As the largest ninja village in the ninja world, Konohagakure is not easily slaughtered by others.
And Orochimaru doesn't have that qualification yet.
Ten years ago, it was because he could not bear his thoughts that he let Orochimaru go. Now that Orochimaru has returned to Konoha Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen does not intend to let Orochimaru leave Konoha Village this time.
"But, Hokage-sama..." Mitarashi Anko became a little anxious. She is the person who can best understand the terror of Orochimaru. If she continues to be a chunin, it is hard to imagine what Orochimaru will do.
"Anko! Don't mess yourself up because of Orochimaru's appearance." Seeing Mitarashi Anko's panicked look, Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and gave a light drink.
Konoha Village is not afraid of Orochimaru. On the contrary, Orochimaru should be afraid of Konoha Village. Mitarashi Anko's appearance clearly disgraced the ninjas of Konoha Village. She couldn't even control her emotions well.
"Yes..." Mitarashi Anko knew that her mood was in chaos after seeing Orochimaru. Even if she was awakened by Sarutobi Hiruzen, she could not adjust her mentality.
At this moment, Hatake Kakashi's ninja dog Parker jumped in from the window of the Hokage's office.
"This is what Kakashi asked me to bring to you." Parker jumped from the window to the Hokage's desk and released the scroll he was biting. "My mission is completed."
With a 'bang' sound, Parker completed his task and disappeared from the Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was slightly tense. It was probably not an easy matter for Kakashi to use his ninja dog to communicate.
Before that, Sarutobi Hiruzen already knew that Hatake Kakashi rushed over to deal with the problem of Uchiha Sasuke's curse seal in Team 7, and there should be no need to use the psychic thin ninja dog to communicate when it was so urgent.
Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the scroll with a bit of an emergency mentality and opened it to read.
At the beginning, Hatake Kakashi reported that Uchiha Sasuke's Heavenly Curse Seal had been sealed by him with the evil-sealing seal, and he was safe for the time being. Uchiha Sasuke insisted on taking the chunin exam, and then Haruno Sakura heard about Orochimaru and Hinata.
The conversation between Neji confirmed that Haruno Sakura reported that Hyuga Neji wanted to become the Hokage of Konoha after becoming a chuunin.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed and his expression darkened.
Want to become Hokage?
Becoming Hokage after the Chunin Exams?
Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"You are too talented, Hyuga Neji, can't you restrain your ambition? Are you still not satisfied after controlling half of the separation of Hinata's family? Are you starting to covet the position under me?" Sarutobi Hiruzen originally thought.
He planned to quickly transition from chunin to jounin to Neji.
But I didn't expect that Hyuga Neji wanted to make progress so much that he wanted to sit in his own position.
After several calculations in his mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his gaze from the scroll: "You should continue to pay attention to the second exam. I have sent ANBU to search for Orochimaru's traces in the Death Forest and protect the second exam. Orochimaru's
If you have any news, please notify me as soon as possible."
"Yes, Hokage-sama." Mitarashi Anko had no choice but to answer directly.
"Go down first." Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was cold.
"Yes." Anko Mitarashi left the Hokage's office and continued to the Forest of Death to invigilate the second exam.
"Invite the leader of the Hyuga clan, Hinata Hiashi, to come and discuss matters." Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's calm face, his eyes flashed with coldness.
Sarutobi Hiruzen could tolerate Hyuga Neji's strength, and even planned to discuss with Danzo Shimura, Mito Kadeni, and Koharu Koharu to give Hyuga Neji a position so that Hyuga Neji could contribute to the Leaf Village.
Hyuga Neji doesn't care about himself as the Hokage, and Sarutobi Hiruzen can tolerate it, because he can understand the arrogance of these young geniuses. As long as he doesn't cause damage to Konoha Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen can tolerate it.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi would never tolerate anyone getting involved in the position of Hokage, with the exception of Danzo Shimura.
If it's just an ordinary teenage ninja saying they want to become Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen can encourage them to work hard.
But Hyuga Neji said that he would become the Hokage of Konoha after the Chunin Exams. Hiruzen Sarutobi was almost certain that with Hyuga Neji's power, he would definitely want to kill himself and use force to become the Hokage of Konoha.
Konoha Village must not fall into the hands of people who rely on force to rule. Hyuga Neji will definitely lead Konoha Village into the abyss.
Without the recognition of other people in Konoha Village, he wanted to use force to make everyone recognize him as the Hokage of Konoha. Sarutobi Hiruzen would never let Hyuga Neji do such a thing.
Soon, Hyuga Hiashi from the Hyuga clan came to the Hokage's office.
"Hizu, you are right. Hyuga Neji has lost control because of his own genius. After the chunin exams, I will lead you to deal with Neji." Sarutobi Hiruzen said coldly.
Hyuga Hizatsu once hinted that Sarutobi Hiruzen would cooperate with him to solve the troubles of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Neci.