Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Orochimaru put down his scalpel, turned around, and looked intently at Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

"Ninth day, do you know how many students I've taken on as my teacher?"

Yamanaka Hatsukyu said, "I know, Nawaki-sensei, myself, and Mitarashi Anko."

Orochimaru nodded: "The three of you are my official students, just like Minato Namikaze was Jiraiya's student."

"Besides the three of you, I've taught a few other children, but I didn't take them on as students..."

Yamanaka Chukyu chuckled and asked, "Is one of them Yakushi Kabuto?"

Orochimaru: "Tsk, your mysterious intelligence channels... are surprisingly accurate."

"In short, I've taught quite a few students, but none of them have been satisfactory."

"Nawaki is a clumsy little guy, just a smaller version of Jiraiya."

"Red Bean's mind is full of sweets; she's like a smaller version of Tsunade."

"Kabuto is still too young, his personality is not yet formed, and his talent is difficult to show."

"Only you, Yama-no-Ku, are the most intelligent. No, it's not so much intelligence as wisdom, but wisdom that I must value highly."

"You have to believe how much I, Orochimaru, value you."

Yamanaka Chuku feigned a trembling expression: "Orochimaru-sensei, the gentler your voice and the more sincere your emotions, the more frightened I become."

"Stop trying to scare me. Just tell me, what deadly thing am I supposed to do?"

Orochimaru smiled with satisfaction: "Good, as expected of the wisest student!"

"Mountain Ninth Day, I need you to deal with the Fourth Raikage!"

Mountain Dinner No. 9: "Me?"

Orochimaru: "Yes!"

Shanzhong Chujiu: "..."

"I'm only fourteen years old, just a Special Jonin. Me, going to fight the Fourth Raikage, A?"

"I can't do it, absolutely not."

Orochimaru's neck had somehow grown longer, and he stood in front of Yamanaka Hatsukyu, but his head was resting on his shoulder from behind.

"Don't be so scared, teacher. I didn't ask you to fight that barbarian one-on-one."

"You don't need to pretend in front of the teacher. The teacher has long discovered that you are good at commanding. Even a ninja army of tens of thousands of ninjas can be organized in an orderly manner."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to give me the most appropriate advice at every crucial moment."

Shan Zhongchu stammered, "I, I..."

Orochimaru chuckled hissingly: "You think I didn't know it was you?"

"I am Orochimaru!"

Yamanaka Chujiu wiped his face, clicked his tongue, and said, "I knew I couldn't keep it from you forever, Teacher."

"Since Orochimaru-sensei has made this request, then I will reluctantly do my part to help you hold off the Fourth Raikage and his Cloud Village army."

"And please take care of the children of the Rising Sun Organization for me."

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his eyes, tilting his head as he asked, "You even guessed that?"

Yamanaka Chujiu didn't say anything, but which reader doesn't know that Orochimaru is the strongest child kidnapper in all the worlds!

none of them!

When Yamanaka Chukyu was naming the Rising Sun organization, he had already thought about it in his mind.

He not only developed several of the children's exceptional talents by bringing them together to form an organization, but also educated them to be exceptionally outstanding.

Orochimaru could sense the presence of Rising Sun simply through instinct; there was no way he wouldn't be interested in this organization.

Among the children of the Rising Sun Organization, 100% already have Orochimaru's people; they're just listening with their ears and watching with their eyes open.

Yamanaka Chuu shook his head: "I'll take this mission, but the Fourth Raikage is no easy opponent. I won't be able to hold him off for long."

"Whatever Orochimaru-sensei's plans are, hurry up and come to my aid as soon as possible."

Orochimaru smiled and promised, "Don't worry, I won't really put you in any danger."

He had absolute confidence in Yamanaka Hatsukyu, even though Hatsukyu considered himself a special Jonin and wasn't even sure he could kill Shimura Danzo.

But in Orochimaru's mind, Yamanaka Hatsukyu was a terrifying monster!

This kid's apparent strength is only that of a Chunin, but no matter whether he encounters Sand Village ninjas or Iwa Village ninjas, whether he faces Chunin or Jonin, whether he is a puppeteer or an explosive ninja, he can always retreat from the battlefield unscathed.

What terrified Orochimaru even more was that Yamanaka Hatsuku could pinpoint his location at any time!

In ninja battles, intelligence is king!

Orochimaru's greatest strength is not his Orochimaru-style ninjutsu, his Ryuchi Cave summoning technique, or even his endless stream of life-saving ninjutsu, but rather his ability to retreat whenever he wants and to appear whenever he wants to attack.

Even the Byakugan, which can see through objects, would have its vision disrupted by the Orochi-ryu Substitution Technique, making it impossible to pinpoint Orochi's location.

Orochimaru's ability to appear and disappear without a trace is what makes him so troublesome for everyone.

But Orochimaru was never able to hide himself from Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

No matter what kind of substitution technique Orochimaru uses, or how many clones he creates, Yamanaka Hatsukyu can always detect and lock onto them in advance.

Even when the two were more than a kilometer apart, Orochimaru was naturally discovered.

Orochimaru's confidence was severely damaged as a result, and he suffered from prolonged depression, constantly feeling insecure.

Orochimaru was not a good person. After confirming that only Yamanaka Hatsukyu could lock onto him, he tried to kill Yamanaka Hatsukyu more than once to eliminate any future trouble.

However, he failed to take action each time because he could not lock onto the ninth day of the mountain, resulting in a shameful defeat.

Because he couldn't resolve the issue of Yamanaka Hatsugu through violence, Orochimaru went to great lengths to take him on as a student, knowing that his student wouldn't threaten his life...

Right?

(Obito Uchiha secretly gave it a thumbs up!)

Yamanaka Chukyu had no idea how terrifying he was in Orochimaru's eyes.

If he finds out, not only will he be incredibly proud of himself, but he will also be able to solve the great mystery in his heart.

Yamanaka Chukyu knew that Orochimaru liked to abduct children, was good at training disciples, and could make geniuses take off, as well as make ordinary people grow to their limit.

But he knew even better that Orochimaru didn't like taking on students.

The first student, Nawaki, was the eldest grandson of the First Hokage and the younger brother of his classmate Tsunade. The second student, Mitarashi Anko, was entrusted with a child by her companion. Both of these students were people to whom she could not refuse.

Only the third student, Uchiha Sasuke, was a student who gained Orochimaru's favor and was formally accepted as a student because of his talent.

As for why Orochimaru favored Sasuke's talent, and why his motives for teaching Sasuke were not pure...

Then don't worry about it!

Has Orochimaru formally taken on any disciples?

Have you been fully committed to teaching?

Yamanaka Hatsukyu felt he lacked Sasuke's talent and Orochimaru's desired bloodline limit, so he couldn't understand why Orochimaru would take him as a student.

However, as a Konoha ninja, he still needed Orochimaru's help and had no choice but to accept Orochimaru's kindness.

They could only feign joy and accept it, while remaining on guard with trepidation.

Orochimaru and Yamanaka Hatsukyu share the same idea:

If I get along well with this monster, he won't kill me.