Me and countless me.

Chapter 284 The Death of the Third Hokage
Earth Escape·Seismic Core!
Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen wielding the golden cudgel transformed from Sarutobi's transformation, Orochimaru launched his earth escape ninjutsu without hesitation, and in an instant lifted the ground of the Sarutobi mansion, forcing the two men to fall to the ground.

Among Li Ke’s many infrastructure projects, Konoha Village naturally benefited the most.

Not only are there subways and railways already being laid, airports and various highways planned, but the groundwater system is also the most complete.

So at the moment the earth broke, the two people fell into the sewer where groundwater was constantly flowing. At the same time, two fire dragons appeared beside the two people and crashed towards each other.

And the moment he landed, Sarutobi Hiruzen formed a seal without hesitation.

Five Escape·Dalian Bullet Technique!
However, after seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's previous hand seals, Orochimaru did not intend to be polite and directly formed the same hand seal as Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Five Escape·Dalian Bullet Technique!
The two violent compound ninjutsu collided with each other, but it was obvious that Orochimaru's Great Chain Bullet Technique was no match for Sarutobi Hiruzen's. It was defeated and destroyed at the moment of collision, and the chakra creation that became even more violent also turned into the most ferocious attack and rushed towards Orochimaru!
Spiritualism·Triple Rashomon!

The moment Orochimaru used Rashomon to block the attack, he instantly left. His judgment was extremely correct, because Rashomon only blocked the attack for a moment before it was destroyed, and the sewer system of Konoha Village was completely paralyzed at this moment!
"Teacher's technique is still so terrifying."

He couldn't help but sigh.

I can't win in a head-on battle. Facing my current master, I have no chance of winning at all!

Orochimaru was very clear about this matter, and he was sure that the teacher in front of him also knew about it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is powerful enough, and his Five Elements Escape Technique has been almost developed to the extreme by his teacher. Without a bloodline limit, he can only use techniques to supplement himself, and in the process he constantly maintains the existence of Konoha Village.

In terms of physical skills, although he is not as good as the Raikage, he can also compete with him, or even suppress him. As long as he is given time to form hand seals, he can kill the Raikage with one blow.

Not to mention ninjutsu, no Kage from any village can compete with his teacher in ninjutsu. As long as the teacher appears on a front, that front will be extremely stable. As long as he stays in Konoha Village, no one will dare to sneak attack Konoha when Konoha's front collapses in all aspects.

Because this means they will release an extremely terrifying enemy.

Yes, rather than letting Sarutobi Hiruzen take action on the front line, the Kages of the major ninja villages would rather have him guard his home!

This is also why Shadow does not easily appear on the battlefield!

Family business is the most important!
However, Orochimaru could sense Sarutobi Hiruzen's confusion.

Because if Sarutobi Hiruzen had not been confused, when his technique, which could not even be called the Five Elements: Great Link Technique, collided with his teacher's real Great Link Technique, he would have been killed directly instead of being unharmed.

"Teacher, you are old."

Holding the Kusanagi sword, Orochimaru said as he attached pure wind chakra to his blade, while on the other sword, lightning flashed continuously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not answer. He looked at Orochimaru who was showing him various five-element escape techniques. He felt relieved because Orochimaru's progress was far beyond his past. But he also felt resentment, helplessness, pain, and struggle...

He wanted to rebel because he wanted to protect Konoha Village, but now let’s not talk about whether there is any possibility of success. Even if he wins, what will happen?

Without Utane Koharu and Mitokado En, there is no Orochimaru, the last heir.

Who else can I choose?
Is it true that he will be Hokage until he is seventy or eighty years old?
Jiraiya and Tsunade?

If Jiraiya could be trusted, then there was no way he would not call Jiraiya to discuss the matter together, and with such a big commotion, Jiraiya would definitely come.

As for Tsunade, she suffers from hemophobia and cannot take on the responsibility in a short period of time!
So he knew very well what Orochimaru was thinking at the moment, and his hands began to tremble.

"Orochimaru, it's not too late to turn back now. Go back and explain to Minato Namikaze. The village will not make things difficult for you. You are still young, and you still have a long way to go."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was calm, but Orochimaru knew what he was thinking.

How could Minato Namikaze kill them both? Even Murata Kiyotani wouldn't do that, but what would the other ninjas think of them? What would they think of Sarutobi Hiruzen?

But Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu died inexplicably, and there must be an explanation no matter what. Either I or Sarutobi Hiruzen will give the explanation.

And if Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to preserve his reputation, he could just kill Orochimaru here. Without any explanation, Sarutobi Hiruzen could get himself out of this matter.

But what if Sarutobi Hiruzen himself wants to take the blame?
“But will you agree with the young people’s path?”

Orochimaru asked this question the moment he rushed towards Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he also answered it the moment Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand to block.

"I will not become a hindrance to Konoha!"

He did not answer whether he agreed or not, but stated that he would not be an obstacle, so the answer was obvious!
Sarutobi Hiruzen was hit by Orochimaru's sword and flew backwards. The golden cudgel in his hand continued to show its terrifying power. The underground water pipe system that Li Ke had spent more than ten minutes to build also began to endure an extremely terrible test at this moment!

The five or six meter thick reinforced concrete walls were shattered in an instant, as if they were made of plasticine. The terrible shock wave was just the stones splashed by the aftermath, which easily pierced through Orochimaru's body, but hit Sarutobi Hiruzen's body, but could not hurt Sarutobi Hiruzen at all!

A series of attacks that were so fast that ordinary ninjas could not see clearly kept erupting between the two people. Whether it was wind blades or lightning coming out of Orochimaru's body, or spikes attached with flames or mud, they all disappeared under Sarutobi Hiruzen's most basic and ordinary power!

But if Orochimaru himself were hit directly by Sarutobi Hiruzen's golden cudgel or fists and feet, Orochimaru was very sure that he would die on the spot!

There are only three ninjas who can fight against Sarutobi Hiruzen now, but they are not the three ninjas alone. Instead, only when the three of them attack together can they barely be considered as one Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Attack, Orochimaru only had to attack, because he was in a situation where he could be killed by Sarutobi Hiruzen at any time, but it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who kept retreating! Because of Orochimaru's attack at the cost of his life, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no way to break through the opponent and end this battle!
There were no fancy ninjutsu, because there was no time to use them at this moment, nothing else, just a series of attacks!
Finally, when Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to retreat to the wall, Orochimaru's trick was finally useless. The golden cudgel transformed by the Monkey King smashed towards Sarutobi Hiruzen's head, but at this time, Orochimaru's figure suddenly changed in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He is no longer the Orochimaru who is fighting for life and death now, nor is he the cold, mature and reliable young man. Instead, he is the young man who held the white snake in his hands, stood in front of his parents, and mourned the passing of his life!
The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang out. Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart was pierced by a sharp blade, and his limbs were bitten by poisonous snakes. Orochimaru's body pierced the sword in his hand with an unnatural length and pierced into his heart. However, the golden hoop in his hand stayed beside the opponent's head, proving that if he wanted to, he could smash the opponent's head before Orochimaru killed him.

The golden cudgel fell, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's legs went limp, but he fell into Orochimaru's arms, feeling the other's snake-like cold body and the warm water droplets on his cheeks. Sarutobi Hiruzen had a lot to say, but now he couldn't say it.

And what could he say?

He could not let go of the death of his comrades, nor could he ignore their contributions to Konoha, but he also could not ignore the changes that the new generation had brought to Konoha.

He doesn't know much, he just wants Konoha Village to get what he wants best.

At this moment, he finally understood one thing, many things. "Ah... I am really old, Orochimaru..."

"Yes, teacher, you are old."

Orochimaru slowly drew out his sword, his long hair was loose, and no one could see his expression except Sarutobi Hiruzen. Sarutobi Hiruzen also slowly fell backwards, he stretched out his hand to touch Orochimaru's cheek, but he only touched it for a moment, and then he slipped away involuntarily. The poison and the wound of the pierced heart made him only able to say his last words.

"Everyone will grow old and eventually become a memory... Orochimaru... remember... to eat well..."

The moment he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand fell into the dirty water, and his eyes closed, no longer resisting the impending death. Vaguely, he saw the young man and his former team again, but he did not hear Orochimaru's answer.

“I will not become a memory.”

However, when Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a trance, his revolving lantern made him see a figure with white hair and red eyes, and next to this figure was his teammate, his comrade-in-arms from his childhood.

"Is it the memory of practicing with the teacher?"

Seeing this scene, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt extremely peaceful, but at this moment, he found that the silver-haired and red-eyed figure was a little bit wrong, because the other party was looking at him silently, and...

Revealed a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan!!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was so shocked that he wanted to open his eyes, but at this moment, he couldn't open them.

Looking at the dead figure of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru was silent for a while, but just when he turned around, an Anbu with silver hair, a Sharingan, and a Raikiri in his hand, but no one knew his name, jumped out of the pit, looked at the fallen Sarutobi Hiruzen, then looked at Orochimaru who was looking at him, and without hesitation took out the flare from his waist and fired it into the sky.

Not only that, he also grasped a sealing talisman and crushed it!

So, in an instant, the Watergate Residence:

"Um, Minato...ah..."

"Wait! Kushina! Someone's looking for me! Wait! Someone might die! It's Kakashi! It's Kakashi!"

At the same time, in Qianshou Old House:

Li Ke was keenly aware of the talisman he had left for Kakashi, but looking at Tsunade who had entered a frenzy, and his own broken pelvis and legs that were now being treated by Tsunade, he began to wonder if this was the death reflected by the rock-paper-scissors game between him and Tsunade.

But this way of dying is too embarrassing, being crushed by a King Kong meat-mincing kitten, and then dying from excessive blood loss or something like that...

But just as he was thinking this, the hairband behind Tsunade's head, who was doing pioneering exercises, suddenly broke, causing her golden hair to fall loose and also causing her to freeze in the middle of her absorbed activities.

Coincidentally, Jiraiya, who was rushing towards the Rain Village, had his wooden clogs suddenly break at this moment, almost causing him to fall to the ground. Like Tsunade, he was overwhelmed by an involuntary feeling of sadness.

He turned his head to look in the direction of Konoha Village, but he could see nothing except lush trees. He could only see countless raindrops hitting the ground and the leaves, causing the withered leaves and branches to fall to the ground with the rain.

So, he couldn't help but speak.

"Teacher, and... Orochimaru?"

Such a big event happened in Konoha Village, and naturally the whole village was in an uproar. Kakashi naturally failed to catch Orochimaru, because when the disheveled Minato Namikaze and Li Ke and Tsunade, who walked with strange postures, arrived at the scene, Orochimaru had already escaped.

No one would hide the details of Konoha's barrier and patrols from someone like Orochimaru. Therefore, when Kakashi was unable to stop Orochimaru, Li Ke and Namikaze Minato, who arrived too late, were unable to stop Orochimaru from leaving.

But just looking at the third generation being rescued by everyone, Li Ke couldn't feel happy in his heart.

And Tsunade...

Looking at Tsunade who was crying in his arms without any concealment, and Yuhi Shinku who was so shocked that she didn't even care about the death of Sarutobi Hiruzen, he felt helpless.

To be honest, he really didn't want Sarutobi Hiruzen to die, but Orochimaru really helped a lot by making Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utane Koharu, and Mito Kado En take the blame.

And there is only one possibility for Orochimaru to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen at this time.

I don't want my teacher to die in disgrace.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the two advisors wanted to rebel, and Orochimaru wanted to give his teacher a good reputation and thus killed his teacher. Only in this situation would Orochimaru take the initiative to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen and his teacher at this time.

Because Orochimaru knew very well that there was only one possibility for Sarutobi Hiruzen's rebellion, and that was failure.

"But why doesn't Sarutobi Hiruzen want to see clearly?"

Li Ke sighed and hugged Tsunade tightly. Since everyone saw it, he would not say anything more, and he had done what he should do. Although it sounded like a scumbag, he still wanted to marry Yuhi Kurenai. If Yuhi Kurenai didn't mind, he would still marry her. As for Tsunade...

Although I really like it, having sex once doesn't mean I can get pregnant, nor does it mean anything, not to mention that it was forced.

His will is as strong as steel, okay! This time he was just trying to comfort the other party.

Looking at Uzumaki Kushina who was crying and looking very sadly, and Namikaze Minato who was looking at him with a complicated expression, Li Ke shook his head helplessly.

But Li Ke can be sure of one thing.

That is Tsunade's illness, and it might be even more serious!

(End of this chapter)