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Chapter 155 Mutual Schemes (First Update)

"Haha, very good! I never expected that in my old age I would be able to take on such a talented disciple as you. It is truly my good fortune!"

The third generation was stunned for a moment when Li Chuan agreed so quickly, then burst into happy laughter.

The two chatted pleasantly for a few minutes in the Hokage's office before Li Chuan returned to his residence.

Only then did he vaguely understand why the Third Generation wanted to accept him as their fourth formal disciple at this time, and why they had just told him that they would hold a disciple-acceptance ceremony for him tomorrow afternoon.

First of all, the Third Hokage was probably really grateful for his contribution during Orochimaru's attack, as he not only saved his own life but also the lives of many Konoha ninjas and villagers.

However, this alone is not enough to make the Third Hokage decide to take on a disciple, because it involves his status as a prince. Even if the Third Hokage were willing, the Konoha leadership would not be.

The identity of a Hokage's disciple has an extraordinary significance.

So at most, if he needs it, Konoha might be willing to give him some ninjutsu as a token of gratitude, just like the second option mentioned earlier.

Therefore, if the first point is invalid, it can only be said that a foundation has been laid.

Secondly, the situation in Konoha is not good right now. Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's disciple, led the Sound Ninja and the Sand Ninja to attack Konoha and even killed the Fourth Kazekage.

If, as in the original story, the Third Hokage dies in this war while saving Konoha and almost takes Orochimaru down with him, then there's nothing to say.

But the result was that he didn't die. As the Hokage of Konoha, the Third Hokage naturally had to pay the price for this. Just internally, he heard that Danzo had criticized the Third Hokage at the meeting that afternoon, bringing up again the Third Hokage's decision to let Orochimaru go because he was soft-hearted.

They even suggested that the Third Hokage was no longer suitable to be Hokage, but this was temporarily rejected by the two advisors.

This incident seemed to have been intentionally spread to the ears of the entire village, most likely orchestrated by Danzo's men, and it did indeed stir up some villagers' resentment towards the Third Hokage.

If the Third Hokage had killed Orochimaru back then, none of this would have happened.

As the prince who saved most of the Konoha ninja and villagers this time, and is now the most popular prince in Konoha, if the Third Hokage were to take him as a disciple, the villagers' resentment could be cleverly resolved by leveraging the goodwill the people have for him.

Thirdly, the issue stems from external factors. Orochimaru's attack on Konoha had a significant impact, inevitably causing dissatisfaction among the Daimyo and the nobles of the Land of Fire.

However, if the Third Hokage were to accept him, the prince of the Land of Fire, as his disciple, it would greatly increase the daimyo's goodwill towards the Third Hokage and allow him to win over the daimyo again, leaving Danzo with no opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Fourthly, and finally, although Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha failed, it still had a huge impact, significantly diminishing Konoha's prestige throughout the ninja world.

If not handled properly, war could break out at any time.

He already possesses formidable strength and healing abilities comparable to Tsunade. Having only studied ninjutsu for a year, his talent is terrifying. With a little guidance to make up for his shortcomings in ninjutsu, he is a definite future Kage-level player.

Having such a disciple is extremely beneficial to the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

He is also a disciple of Jiriku, the head of the Fire Temple, and can bring over the ninja monks of the Fire Temple to help him if a war breaks out.

These are perhaps the reasons why the Third Hokage was willing to accept him as a disciple, and why he went to such lengths to hold the disciple-acceptance ceremony, and why the Konoha leadership did not object.

However, he didn't care about any of that. People are inherently opportunistic; only those who are valuable will be used. The Third Hokage wanted to use him to solve the current predicament Konoha was facing, and he, in turn, wanted to use the Third Hokage to strengthen his own power.

With his chakra nature encompassing all five elements, perhaps no one in the world is more suitable than the Third Hokage to guide him in learning all ninjutsu.

Moreover, as a formal disciple of the Third Hokage, he had the opportunity to learn many ninjutsu techniques.

Although he has now stolen the Book of Sealing Techniques, there are only five forbidden techniques in the Book of Sealing Techniques. Many of Konoha's most powerful ninjutsu are not recorded in the Book of Sealing Techniques.

Forbidden techniques are ninjutsu that are likely to cause danger if learned. For example, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. If someone with a lot of chakra rashly tries to learn it, they may die from insufficient chakra when creating clones.

The Eight Gates Formation results in immediate death upon opening all eight gates. The Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags are uncontrollable when exploding, and most of the time they will kill the caster as well.

Many of Konoha's powerful ninjutsu are not forbidden techniques; they are simply difficult to learn and therefore rarely mastered, so they are not recorded in the Book of Seals.

For example, the space-time ninjutsu that earned the Fourth Yellow Flash the title—the Flying Thunder God Technique!

Does Li Chuan want to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?

Of course I want to learn. His Apparition has a distance limit, and there is a pause of about one second when casting the spell to teleport.

This is nothing to a wizard with poor physical condition, but for a ninja with a strong physique, this one-second pause can easily cause problems if they are too close together.

Therefore, when facing Orochimaru, he would never be foolish enough to use Apparition to attack from behind him; he would only do that when facing ninjas who were not good at taijutsu.

The Flying Thunder God Technique has no cooldown period. Minato used it to instantly kill fifty ninjas, which shows that even if there is a cooldown, the cooldown time is extremely short.

Furthermore, the Flying Thunder God technique has virtually no distance limitations. Wherever the Flying Thunder God incantation is engraved or taken, the caster can sense and teleport there.

Besides learning ninjutsu, if he becomes strong enough in the future, he might even be able to take the position of Hokage.

No one who isn't from Konoha can ever become Hokage, but as long as one has the title, sufficient strength, and the recognition of most ninjas and villagers, becoming Hokage becomes possible.

Moreover, if he becomes Hokage, the Daimyo and the nobles of the Land of Fire will definitely support him.

However, the Third Hokage and the Konoha leadership would definitely not allow him to become Hokage.

But now that they've already got their tickets, it won't be up to them to decide what happens next.

Of course, that's a story for another time. For now, let's focus on learning as many ninjutsu techniques as possible from the Third Hokage.

The next morning, Konoha held a memorial service. Although Li Chuan intervened and most of the seriously injured Konoha ninjas survived, many still died on the spot.

In the afternoon, the Third Generation indeed announced the formal acceptance of Li Chuan as their fourth disciple, and a ceremony was held in the presence of the villagers.

With the exception of Danzo and a small number of others, most of the ninjas and villagers in Konoha were very happy about this.

After the ceremony, Li Chuan led the nobles of the Land of Fire and the Third Hokage and other high-ranking officials of Konoha to the capital of the Land of Fire. The next step was to report to the Daimyo on the events that had occurred in Konoha in the past few days and discuss the next steps.

Before leaving Konoha, Li Chuan secretly met with the spy Kabuto Yakushi, whose identity was still not exposed.

(End of this chapter)