From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 210 The Early Collapse Plan of Konoha!
After the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha Village began its reconstruction efforts.

Led by the Second Hokage, Konoha officially signed agreements with other ninja villages regarding war reparations and other matters, and peace once again descended upon the ninja world.

Interestingly, Sunagakure suffered a severe decline in strength after the Third Shinobi World War due to the massacre of many of its elite troops by the Second Hokage, while Amegakure rose rapidly in the neighboring region, resulting in a significant reduction in its mission workload and a hint that it might be overtaken.

As a major contributor to the reparations, Kumogakure was on the verge of bankruptcy, and under the strong pressure of the Second Hokage, it was forced to hand over the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

As for Kirigakure, the huge defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, coupled with the revelation that the major bloodline families had concealed the death of the Third Mizukage, created a climate of fear and turmoil. The Third Shinobi World War had just ended, and now the village was plunged into civil war.

Finally, Iwagakure, under the leadership of Onoki, the two-day scales, was the only village that managed to preserve a significant amount of its strength, despite ultimately losing the third war.

Even after the war, there were faint signs that it was surpassing Konoha and becoming the number one ninja village in the ninja world.

On the other hand, the Third Hokage awakens.

It is said that the roar of the Third Hokage in that day could be heard clearly from hundreds of meters away from Konoha Hospital.

Due to his numerous 'absurd' actions during his tenure, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was stripped of his title by the Second Hokage and instead served as an advisor, working with Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane to find and assist the new Hokage.

When discussing the new Hokage, one cannot avoid mentioning Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru.

Before the war, they both showed a strong desire to succeed each other, but after the war, they made all sorts of excuses, no matter how much Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade them, they still refused to become Hokage.

This caused Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had already made a huge mistake, to be scolded mercilessly by his teacher, the Second Hokage.

Even the passing members of the secret service couldn't help but shake their heads when they heard this.

Having just been scolded, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked out the door dejectedly, his heart filled with endless frustration.

He's so old, yet he acts like a child, letting the teacher spray him right in the face, the spittle almost drowning him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, having removed his Hokage uniform and lowered his straw hat, walked down the street, the whispers of conversations swirling around him.

"Hey, look, it's him!"

Obviously, no matter how low the straw hat is pulled down, if one is too well-known, one will still be recognized.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickened his pace and walked across the street.

"Hey, have you heard?"

You don't mean...

"Yes, that's it!"

"Wow, I never expected that. He always looks so serious, but behind the scenes he's... tsk tsk."

"That's why they say he's the 'Hokage'~ Hmph."

"If you ask me, it's all his fault this time!"

The whispers reached his ears, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned ashen, but he couldn't lash out.

God knows which damned bastard spread the story of him and Danzo after a series of fabrications.

Now things are getting worse. The more outrageous the story becomes, the more ridiculous it gets. I've even heard that a series of "banned books" have appeared on the market, vividly describing his affair with Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted the Anbu to forcibly suppress public opinion, but the Second Hokage rejected the idea.

The reason is: Konoha can no longer afford to lose the hearts of its people.

So, frustrated Hiruzen Sarutobi could only let the 'rumors' spread. He clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead, and gritted his teeth, ignoring the gossip: "Don't let me find out who did this, or else, I'll make sure you die!"

In the crowd, a figure draped in a gray robe silently observed everything.

His lips, which he had been pursing, turned slightly downwards. After a long while, he sighed softly, and his lonely figure disappeared into the crowd.

Hiruzen Sarutobi belatedly realized what was happening and looked back in confusion: "Was it just my imagination? I felt like I saw a familiar chakra just now."

"How does it feel?"

As always, Orochimaru preferred to stay in dark rooms.

He sat in his chair, watching the gray-robed figure appear at the door with a hint of amusement, and chuckled, "It would be quite interesting to take revenge on that person in the same way."

The gray-robed man removed his hood, revealing a handsome face with distinctive short silver hair; he was none other than 'Konoha's White Fang,' Hatake Sagumo.

"I don't feel anything." White Fang paused for a moment, then sighed softly, "It's just that I find it a bit ridiculous that such an outrageous rumor could actually spread."

"Because people are blind, conformist, and incapable of independent thinking."

Orochimaru crossed his hands and said meaningfully, "People only believe what they want to believe, and those who wrong you often know better than you how wronged you are, don't they?"

"He probably feels the same way I did back then."

White Fang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "However, Hiruzen Sarutobi is your teacher. Don't you think it's inappropriate to do this?"

"Me? I just told the truth, what's wrong with that?" Orochimaru chuckled, then stood up, grabbed the scroll on the table, and said with a sneer, "Besides, my dear teacher is planning to force me to become the 'Hokage'."

"that is?"

White Tooth asked.

"Oh, just records of human experiments."

Orochimaru said casually, "He issued an ultimatum: either become Hokage or face trial. Heh, it seems he's been driven to madness by the Second Hokage."

"Is he mentally unstable?"

Bai Ya's lips twitched. Even someone as politically naive as him found it absurd.

Given the political acumen of three generations, they should never have done such a thing, but the result is right before our eyes. Surely they couldn't have been controlled by someone else?

"Who knows? Maybe he really is mentally ill."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "Heh, you actually intend to threaten me with such a despicable method. The once mighty ninja has become so vile."

"So, that's why you're so impatient?"

White Fang stared at Orochimaru, expressionless, and said, "I'll ask you one more time, are you really sure you want to do this?"

"Ah, I'm sure."

Orochimaru sat down again, shrouded in shadow, and said in a ethereal voice, "Konoha is utterly corrupt. There's no point in staying here any longer. My goal isn't to become Hokage. Rather than wasting my precious time, I should pursue what is truly worthwhile."

"Konoha's Collapse Plan."

White Tooth frowned slightly and said softly, "Do we really have to do it this way? You should know the consequences of doing so."

"Of course I know, White Fang."

Orochimaru narrowed his long, narrow eyes and said meaningfully, "However, what if I told you that I have found one of the fragments of the Profane Stone Tablet?"

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ya's eyes widened, and his breathing became rapid: "You... you really found it? So fast? How did you find it?"

It's important to understand that although Adam mentioned the Profaned Tablet, he didn't tell them how to find it.

In just a few days, Orochimaru has already found a piece?

"I'm different from you; I don't like wasting time."

Orochimaru crossed his arms and rested them on his chin, saying each word slowly and deliberately, "I went to investigate the headquarters of 'Root,' and then... guess what I found?"

"Desecrating the stone tablet?"

White Tooth trembled slightly and asked.

"good."

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he suppressed his excitement: "In the headquarters of 'Root,' there remains a trace of blood and flesh with almost identical fluctuations to those of Mr. A of the 'Aurora Society.' Apart from the blasphemous stone tablet that records the 'Twenty-Two Paths of God,' I can't think of any other possibility!"

"What if it wasn't a desecration of the stone slab, but something from the Aurora Society?"

White Fang shook his head, feeling that Orochimaru's guess was wrong, and said, "Since it's the same fluctuation, it could also be related to the Aurora Society and Danzo."

"Hehe, even if it really is an aurora festival, it doesn't matter."

Orochimaru smiled faintly and said, "Anyway, we'll run into Aurora sooner or later, won't we?"

(End of this chapter)