Sasuke roughly told the story of his encounter with Orochimaru, but he concealed part of his abilities, and emphasized that Orochimaru seemed to want to get his Sharingan, weakening his fighting ability and Sharingan.
of expressiveness.
He took the initiative to reveal his ability to fly. After all, it was already exposed to the Anbu, while Susanoo concealed it.
How could the Sandaime, a human being, not see Sasuke's little thoughts, but he did not expose it. Regarding the strange power of the Uchiha clan, he can be said to be one of the people in Konoha who has the most say.
He lit his pipe again and Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked it.
"Sandaime-sama...are you going to suspend the Chuunin Exams?"
Hongdou on the side asked with some concern.
As a former disciple of Orochimaru, she has complicated feelings towards Orochimaru, and she also knows the horror of Orochimaru's strength in mastering so many forbidden arts. If he has been lurking in Konoha, then this Chunin Exam will be disrupted.
The chickens and dogs are restless.
The chuunin examiner Izumo behind her also helped:
"I remember Orochimaru is one of the three legendary ninjas in Konoha. Even the ANBU can hardly be his opponent. He is still an S-level ninja in the wanted manual..."
"I originally heard that he was dead, but I didn't expect..."
Unexpectedly, the Sandaime Hokage waved his hand and said:
"Need not."
"Although the situation is worse than expected, it is not to the extent that the competition needs to be suspended, and the examination will continue as usual."
"But, Sandaime-sama."
Anko struggled with her expression. When she mentioned Orochimaru, she felt the curse mark near her neck begin to hurt.
She wanted to say something else.
"red beans."
The Sandaime Hokage glanced at the examiners in front of him, his expression suddenly became sharp.
"The Chuunin Exam has long represented more than just the promotion ceremony for Chunin. What's more, this exam is an unprecedented multi-national joint exam. Princes, daimyo, famous figures and even movie stars from all over the world will come here. This represents more than just our Konoha.
His face is the face of the Country of Fire, you should know that, right?"
Everyone was silent.
This is indeed not only about appearance, but also about finances and their jobs.
Konoha Village is Konoha Village, and the Country of Fire is the Country of Fire. This is the relationship between Party A and Party B.
The Leaf Village is a war contractor of the Fire Nation. They are paid to kill people for work.
In other words, the money in Konoha Village is all grown by the farmers of the Fire Country with a hoe and a transplant.
The ninjas can neither promote productivity nor adjust production relations, they only exist as weapons.
This Chunin Exam is actually an arms race. If the weapons are not sharp enough, they will lose the meaning of their existence.
In this exam, the performance of the genin represents the strength of the bottom of the village, and also represents the future of the village.
Villages that perform well can obtain more commissions from nearby countries, and their own country will also receive additional financial subsidies, that is, military expenditures.
There are various interest entanglements and nepotistic connections. Even if the Sandaime really wants to pause, there will probably be a lot of people who will object and continue to push forward.
If the Chuunin exams were interrupted because of the lurking of a traitorous ninja, then Konoha's strength would also be questioned.
The position of the Third Hokage may no longer be stable.
After all, only a Kage recognized by most people is a Kage, otherwise he is just a ninja with strong personal abilities.
The ninja world is a cruel world. The older generation built the ninja village through fighting, and the new generation must use their young flesh and blood to defend the glory of the ninja village.
Everyone is forced to move forward, this is the meaning of ninja existence.
"Don't worry, even if Orochimaru really has some tricks, I'm still here."
The Sandaime Hokage pulled on his Hokage cloak.
"This old dog of mine still has a few teeth."
At the same time, he revealed another news.
"Jiraiya is already on his way back."
Hongdouzi raised his head at the same time, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Jiraiya-sama is coming back?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and looked at Sasuke.
"Sasuke, as long as I'm still alive, Orochimaru can't do anything to you."
Sasuke glanced to the side and said nothing.
"Let them continue to participate in the game. I am very much looking forward to their next performance."
Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored Sasuke's hidden caution and stood up to leave.
Team 7, accompanied by Hong Dou, returned to the original point in the Death Forest.
After Anko and others left, Naruto couldn't wait to ask:
"Sasuke, Sasuke, what just happened inside? What did you say?"
"Damn it, I was swallowed by that big snake. I finally used a shadow clone to come out. I was taken away again before I participated in the battle. Kakashi-sensei didn't say anything to me and treated me like a child."
After hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke hesitated for a moment, but chose to find an excuse to fool him.
"There seems to be something wrong with the ninja who can summon a big snake that attacked us just now, so we are involved in the investigation. It has nothing to do with us. Let's continue to participate in the competition."
"Eh? Is that so? Okay."
Naruto sighed, and then punched the void a few times.
"That guy with the long tongue actually did this to me. Next time I see him, I will definitely give him a black nose and a bruise on his face."
Seeing Naruto's somewhat childish and heartless behavior, he suddenly felt envious.
If only he could be as simple as Naruto, not having to think about anything and just work hard to improve his strength.
But the truth about the demise of the Uchiha clan... and the words he just heard from the Sandaime Hokage made him feel a little tired of the world he lived in for no reason.
A guy like Orochimaru appeared in the village, but as the Hokage, the Sandaime did not choose to stop the exam, but chose to continue the exam...
Sasuke imagined for a moment, what would be the consequences if it was not him who was targeted by Orochimaru, but someone else, such as Sakura or Naruto?
Their strength may not be able to compete with Orochimaru, and they will eventually be attacked and robbed.
And this possibility is that as long as Orochimaru is not caught and does not leave, all the other Konoha ninjas have the possibility of being harmed.
As Hokage, what exactly does he protect?
For no reason, he thought of the world of Teyvat in his dream.
If it were that Wendy guy, what choice would he make?
Suddenly there was a ball of unreasonable anger in my heart, and I wanted to vent it.
"Naruto, protect Sakura, I'll get some water."
he said.
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect Sakura this time."