"Is there a possibility that it is for the 'Chūnin Examination'?" Sarutobi Hiruzen thought thoughtfully.
"What does this have to do with the 'Chūnin Examination'?" Tsunade asked confused.
Danzo was also confused.
He invited the people here, and no one understands the reason why Orochimaru appears here better than him.
It has nothing to do with the Chunin Examination at all.
"In recent months, the only major event in Konoha Village is the Chunin Examination. At that time, outstanding ninjas from all over the world will gather in Konoha Village. If an accident occurs, it is likely to cause catastrophe among various ninjas.
Conflicts between villages." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
After the Third Ninja War, Konoha Village, Sand Hidden Village and several surrounding small ninja villages, in order to increase the feelings between the allies and enhance the strength of ninjas, they specially held this kind of meeting to unite several surrounding ninja villages.
take an exam.
Itachi Uchiha was the first chuunin to pass the exam.
In the absence of war, this is also the best way for ninjas to advance. Therefore, outstanding genin from many ninja villages, including Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village, will choose to participate.
If Orochimaru causes trouble here, he might really start another war.
Tsunade and Uchiha Itachi immediately became nervous. Danzo glanced at their expressions, almost without thinking, and showed a serious expression.
"Don't tell others about this... yet," Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
"Why?" Danzo asked puzzled.
"The war with other ninja villages has just ended, and the villagers are tired of it. Notifying them at this time will increase their psychological pressure. Moreover, these are just my speculations. If the villagers are alerted, the village's economy will be affected.
What should we do? What about the lives of the villagers? Naruto, what you are considering is not just as simple as ensuring the safety of the villagers." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo.
Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood Danzo's thoughts, but in his opinion, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not suitable to be Hokage. Otherwise, he would not have handed over the position of Hokage to Namikaze Minato. After Minato died,
He became Hokage again and never considered Danzo at all.
Danzo looked slightly embarrassed and pretended not to catch Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.
"Then... just inform all departments to be more careful when they are patrolling or on guard?" Tsunade suggested.
Sarutobi nodded, "I'll inform you when it's daytime. You should also pay attention to Orochimaru's movements, and don't be careless because Orochimaru has escaped. Even if he really leaves, he may still come back... Danzo, go arrange the manpower."
, wait until daytime before going to the scene to investigate."
"Yes." Danzo nodded, feeling relieved.
He went to investigate and Orochimaru was safe.
"The others leave first, Tsunade and I will have some small talk." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, signaling Itachi, Danzo, and the "Root" members to leave, and Tsunade locked the door with her backhand.
"teacher."
"How's it going? Do you have an idea?" Hiruzen asked.
"A little bit." Tsunade nodded.
"tell me the story."
"First of all, the Uchiha clan itself has a problem with Konoha Village. After all, when it's time to contribute, they never miss a penny, but they are placed in the corner of Konoha Village. And the police department sounds very nice.
, is actually a thankless job. Even if they didn't realize it before, after so many years, they have come to realize it.
"As for the higher-ups, they themselves are wary of the Uchiha clan, but the real significance of this wariness came after the 'Kyuubi Incident'. Some people may suspect that the Uchiha clan used the Sharingan to control'
Nine Tails', causing it to get out of control."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, "Go on."
Tsunade suddenly remembered what Yusuke Terauchi had mentioned to him about Kirigakure Village. The words came to her lips and she swallowed them back.
Regarding the Uchiha clan, it is better to ask Uchiha Itachi first.
"Then there is the death of Shisui. The death of Shisui is an extremely heavy loss for Konoha Village. At the same time... Konoye Village should also be responsible for this. Until now, I still think so. He did not die on the battlefield, but
He died in the hands of one of our own people. It is hard for me to imagine what kind of difficulties and what kind of situation he was in before a person who was used to death would choose to leave the world in this way. And his
Where are the twin pupils? Teacher, as Hokage, have you investigated this matter?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked solemn and closed his eyes when Tsunade mentioned Shisui.
"He is a descendant of Kagami... Like Kagami, he is an outstanding ninja who deserves to give his back to the other party. I feel extremely sad about what happened to him, but because of his death, the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan has
The conflict is at an extremely difficult stage to mediate. In the Uchiha clan... someone should blame his death on the Leaf Village, right?"
Tsunade was silent.
Although this is not true, it is inevitable that some people in the Uchiha clan would think so.
After bidding farewell to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade felt heavy. When she closed the door to the Hokage's office with her backhand, Shizune quickly leaned against her ear and said, "Itachi wants to see you."
"Where?"
"downstairs."
"Uh... take him to my..."
Tsunade originally wanted to say "office", but was interrupted by Danzo last time. She hoped that this situation would not happen again this time.
"Go to our place."
"Um."
Shizune quickly went downstairs, while Tsunade sighed.
The conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan may break out at any time. If Orochimaru appears at this time, it may be that he comes with bad intentions.
With worries in mind, Tsunade returned home and was about to ask Shizune to warm a pot of wine when suddenly there was a gust of wind behind her ears.
"What do you want from me?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes." Itachi nodded, "There is one thing that I didn't tell Mr. Hokage."
"What's the matter?" Tsunade turned around.
"Orochimaru is not acting alone, there is another person, but that person is a bit strange."
"What kind of weird trick?"
"He looked like he was with Orochimaru, but he didn't interfere in the whole thing. He just watched from the side and said that he was controlled by the curse seal." Itachi thought of the masked man.
"What does he look like?" Tsunade asked curiously.
"I don't know. He has always been wearing a mask." Itachi shook his head, "However, he asked me to be careful about the 'root' and said that the 'root' would act with me. To a certain extent, he was holding me back... and let
What I find puzzling is that 'Gen' obviously knows that such a person exists, but he didn't mention it in front of the Hokage."
"You mean...'Gen' concealed this person."
Tsunade perked up.
"Gen" is Danzo's subordinate.
"Maybe... you think this is a trivial matter, not worth mentioning?" Itachi thought of a possibility.
Tsunade thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed a possibility.
"By the way, since you are here, let's continue the topic that we left unfinished last time. After this period of consideration, you should have a general idea, right?" Tsunade asked.