Ch 423: Orochimaru And Danzo’s Tacit Understanding
Shua shua shua——
Orochimaru opened his mouth, and a bunch of people flashed from all directions, scaring Mizuki almost to his knees.
“Eh? Third Hokage! And Danzo! Why are you here?”
“Old man is old, but I’m not dead yet! Do you really think I’m blind?”
Danzo snorted coldly, responding to the somewhat stunned Minato, and turned to look at Orochimaru.
“Fourth Hokage, making such a big commotion, those who know it’s the Chūnin Exams, those who don’t, think the Fourth Great Ninja War has begun! Are you going to destroy Konoha!”
“Danzo, you should have been here a long time ago, and you should have seen that person.”
Orochimaru said calmly, ignoring Danzo’s flattery; he was already immune to it.
Danzo, after Orochimaru’s calm remark, immediately calmed down.
Then, his old eyes glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and then stared straight at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru also glanced at his Sensei, Sarutobi Hiruzen, then looked at Danzo.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced left and right, sighing on the spot.
The three old foxes all understood each other’s thoughts.
Impure World Reincarnation Technique? Orochimaru certainly knew it; all three of them knew this.
But the important thing wasn’t Impure World Reincarnation, but the Impure World Reincarnation of Shinzo!
When Shinzo’s corpse was brought back, Orochimaru, who was in Root at the time, had already experimented.
Unfortunately, whether it was because the soul hadn’t gone to the Pure Land or something else, no matter how he tried, Shinzo couldn’t be brought back through Impure World Reincarnation.
Now, Mizuki had used Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Shinzo, didn’t that mean Orochimaru could also bring Shinzo back through Impure World Reincarnation?
Danzo’s old eyes conveyed the meaning to Orochimaru, and Orochimaru instantly understood Danzo’s thoughts and agreed.
The two old rivals who had been at odds for several years reached a consensus at this moment—this matter had to be kept secret from Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But Hiruzen was also a shrewd old man.
His most outstanding disciple, Orochimaru, and his lifelong best friend, Danzo, were exchanging glances in front of him. Did they really think he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was senile? Didn’t he know what these two meant?
All three of them wanted to perform Impure World Reincarnation on Shinzo.
Orochimaru had considerable doubts about Shinzo’s death.
For example, why did Shinzo die so suddenly and so hastily back then?
As for Danzo, he was full of resentment that such a good seedling had not been brought into Root while he was still alive.
He had clearly agreed with Hiruzen to let Shinzo choose, but the guy simply didn’t come back!
And Danzo was also curious about another thing, just how strong Shinzo was!
That Great Fireball Technique just now completely refreshed Danzo’s understanding of this technique, as he observed the battle from the shadows.
Even though he knew that on the battlefield in the Land of Rivers, Shinzo had once faced off against three hundred Sunagakure ninjas with a single fireball, only after seeing the power with his own eyes could he believe that someone could actually use the Great Fireball Technique to this extent!
And judging by Shinzo’s tone, this was only because of Chakra limitations, and he couldn’t release any stronger ninjutsu?
Danzo was so curious that he couldn’t bear it anymore. He couldn’t wait to execute this damn Mizuki, quickly get the Chūnin Exams over with, and then go on a honeymoon with Orochimaru to perform Impure World Reincarnation.
As for Hiruzen, he felt guilty.
He hadn’t protected Kawazakura well, he had let Shinzo down, and for Shinzo, Hiruzen didn’t just see him as an excellent junior, but also had a sense of companionship.
For a moment, the three of them looked at each other, sighed, and the three most powerful people in Konoha didn’t say a word. The others on the scene didn’t dare to breathe heavily either.
What… is going on? Is a Chūnin, or rather, the missing-nin Mizuki, so difficult to deal with?
Kakashi and several others carrying Gaara also appeared on the scene, dropping Gaara to the ground. Kakashi thought for a moment and still asked Orochimaru.
“Fourth Hokage, should we wake up the ninjas who have fallen into a deep sleep first? Maintaining this state, I’m afraid…”
Kakashi didn’t finish his sentence.
He still felt that there were other enemies who hadn’t appeared yet.
“Hmm, go ahead, Kakashi.”
Orochimaru nodded to Kakashi, then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
“Sensei, what do you think should be done with this missing-nin, Mizuki?”
“Humph!”
Hiruzen snorted coldly.
Was Orochimaru asking him about Mizuki?
This was clearly a subtle way of getting rid of him!
Konoha’s laws had already been revised by Orochimaru, so there were clear regulations on how to deal with him, and Orochimaru was the Hokage. Asking him was just to let him give up the scene of dealing with Mizuki, and incidentally send him back to the Sarutobi family home to continue his retirement!
Why didn’t you get rid of Danzo first?
And Danzo too, wasn’t it always that when Orochimaru went east, Danzo would definitely go west? Why was he so quiet today, not saying a word? Not banging the table and stomping his feet?
“Orochimaru, the deceased are like flowing water, judge for yourself.”
In the end, Hiruzen didn’t go against his favorite disciple, but shook his head, vaguely reminding Orochimaru before turning and leaving.
The era of wielding power was over. Now Sarutobi Hiruzen was like a sheathed rusty sword.
When no one came, the sword was gradually forgotten. Once a strong enemy came, even if it meant breaking the blade, he would still cut the enemy a few times to inflict tetanus!
The old man who guarded this Pure Land, even if he had been incompetent, still maintained a respectable will.
Orochimaru watched Hiruzen turn around and leave slowly, and smiled slightly.
His Sensei was actually a ninja worthy of admiration.
“Humph.”
Danzo gave Orochimaru a “I’ll be waiting for you in Root” look and followed Hiruzen.
After all, Shinzo’s corpse was still in Root.
After both of them left, and Kakashi gradually woke up the Genin and Chūnin who had fallen asleep on the ground, Orochimaru looked at the already desperate Mizuki.
“It’s truly unexpected, Mizuki, I didn’t expect you to learn this technique.”
Orochimaru walked to his seat, put on the Hokage robe, and put the Hokage hat on his head.
“This is enough to prove that your talent in certain aspects is not bad, but unfortunately, you seem to have overestimated my strength, and you haven’t figured out one thing.”
Orochimaru raised a finger and gestured.
“This technique was developed by the Second Hokage… and improved by me. Even the version you used is still outdated.”
Mizuki looked up in astonishment, looked at the calm Orochimaru, then lowered his head, a wry smile on his face.
“So that’s how it is, hehehe… haha… hahahaha!!”
The laughter stopped abruptly on the verge of madness. Mizuki seemed to have suddenly remembered something.
“Fourth Hokage, one last time, can I see those two people one last time!”
With a click, he knelt on the ground, and Mizuki humbly kowtowed to Orochimaru.
“Fourth Hokage, this is my last request. After that, do whatever you want with me, even if it’s death, I’m willing. I just want to see Tsubaki and Iruka again.”
“What if I don’t allow it?”
Orochimaru tilted his head, looking down at Mizuki.
This guy, although he brought him the surprise of “Shinzo can be brought back through Impure World Reincarnation,” also caused him quite a bit of trouble.
Especially after this Chūnin Exams, the Impure World Reincarnation Technique would inevitably enter the ninja world’s field of vision sooner, which was what Orochimaru didn’t want to see.
Mizuki gave a bitter laugh.
“Then… then forget it, hey… I also know that I deserve to die.”
“Eh? Sensei Mizuki? Why are you back?”
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