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Chapter 28 "Godfather, Love Me Again" Plan

Compared to the righteous indignation of everyone in Tobirama's office, the Third Hokage's reaction was much more subdued.

He knew, of course, that Danzo and Orochimaru had gotten together.

He even knew about the Wood Release experiments.

That period was a time when Konoha was very weak.

Hatake Sakumo's suicide gave Sunagakure an opportunity.

They launched an attack on Konoha, citing the assassination of the Third Kazekage as the reason.

Not long after, the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Stone Village, and the Hidden Mist Village also declared war on the Hidden Leaf Village.

Konoha fought against four opponents, and although they won the war, a great many people died.

In this situation, Danzo wanted to study the First Hokage's cells and replicate the Wood Release ninjutsu. The Third Hokage, in order to enhance Konoha's fighting strength, turned a blind eye to it.

They spent a lot of manpower and resources, but in the end they only managed to produce a Yamato.

Compared to the First Hokage, Yamato's Wood Release is like comparing earth to heaven.

The First Hokage used Wood Release to conquer the world, while Yamato used Wood Release for landscaping. This statement perfectly illustrates the difference in Wood Release ninjutsu between the two.

This level of Wood Release naturally wouldn't satisfy the Third Hokage.

However, the subsequent experiments did consume too much resources, and post-war Konoha could not withstand such consumption. After acquiring Yamato and transferring him to his direct ANBU, he ordered Danzo to close the laboratory and seal all the data.

"I did nothing wrong. It was all for Konoha."

The Third Hokage instinctively offered a vague excuse, then realized that he was alone in the Hokage's office and didn't need to explain himself to anyone.

[Through their collusion, Danzo strongly supported Orochimaru at a high-level meeting.]

[It's unclear whether Hiruzen didn't want Orochimaru to become Hokage, or whether he didn't want Danzo to have an easy time, but he strongly supported his grand-disciple Minato Namikaze to become the Fourth Hokage.]

At this moment, Minato emerged, using his achievements from the Third Shinobi World War to offset the disadvantage brought by the hothead.

At the same time, Minato was indeed within the daimyo's acceptable range.

With the Daimyo's approval, the Fourth Hokage was officially confirmed.

"Was the Fourth Hokage named Minato Namikaze?"

Looking at the young man in the picture, Tobirama couldn't help but nod.

He is handsome and dashing, with a style reminiscent of his younger days.

"I wonder how many military achievements he made that could offset his age disadvantage."

Hiruzen seemed quite satisfied with this grand-disciple.

Orochimaru was his disciple.

Minato Namikaze is his grand-disciple.

He would be very proud of either of them becoming the Fourth Hokage.

"By the way, is he Jiraiya's student or Tsunade's student?"

Lost in thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't see the envious, jealous, and hateful look in Danzo's eyes beside him.

But even if he saw it, I doubt he would care.

Hiruzen ignored him, but Danzo took the initiative to speak up, saying, "No wonder Orochimaru became a rogue ninja later; it turns out someone treated him unfairly."

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Hiruzen sneered and replied, "I don't know about fairness, but I do know that someone will desecrate the First Hokage's corpse decades from now."

"You damn monkey, you son of a bitch!"

"Also, why are you getting so worked up about not making Orochimaru Hokage? Besides, isn't the Fourth Hokage my grand-disciple? He has nothing to do with you either."

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Danzo was speechless after being choked by Hiruzen, and could only point at him angrily.

Seeing this, Tobirama understood that without the bond of friendship, Hiruzen would probably no longer give Danzo any face.

[Minato Namikaze, as a junior, became Hokage, while Orochimaru, as a senior, didn't even get the position of advisor.]

[The main reason is that Hiruzen believed Orochimaru didn't understand the Will of Fire and disregarded life.]

These words were also relayed by Danzo to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, feeling deeply humiliated and desiring his godfather's approval, initiated the "Godfather, Love Me Again" plan, aiming to pull off a stunning heist.

Upon hearing this plan, Danzo was utterly shocked, shouting, "Snake, don't be impulsive! Other people need money for experiments, but you're risking your life!"

Danzo said this, but he also let Orochimaru do whatever he wanted.

As expected, the snake cub went too far and used ninjas of all ranks in the village as guinea pigs.

The intelligence gathered by Hiruzen's ANBU (Anbu) gradually pointed to Orochimaru.

After receiving the intelligence, he led his secret service to clean house.

[He slays the old, vigorous, and psychic ape demon, confronting his unfilial son directly.]

Orochimaru, with a shy yet persuasive tone, retorted to Hiruzen, "How dare you lay a hand on your adopted son!"

[Then, a deafening, piercing sound shattered the experimental subjects, killing the entire group, including the Third Generation.]

The Third Hokage, barely clinging to life, slumped to the ground, his eyes conveying nothing but resignation.

[The Monkey Demon glared at Hiruzen, cursing inwardly.]

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[Orochimaru, having read his adoptive father's expression, made a last-minute escape.]

To spare his beloved student, Hiruzen went through the motions, sending his ANBU to pursue Orochimaru right in front of Danzo.

[Danzo inwardly exclaimed "What an actor!" and had already sent people to help Orochimaru escape from the Land of Fire.]

And so, Orochimaru was abandoned by his adoptive father for over a decade.

Tobima's office.

Everyone was stunned by the images on the screen.

Is Hiruzen Sarutobi so indecisive now that he's old?

And then there's Danzo Shimura, who's secretly helping Orochimaru, who's already a rogue ninja. What's he up to?

"Teacher, it seems I'm really not suited to be Hokage."

Hiruzen sighed.

The more he looked at this review, the more he felt he was not good enough to be the Hokage.

The absurd contract that didn't require compensation could be explained with many excuses.

For example, Konoha was under too much pressure at the time and urgently needed to free up manpower from the battle with Iwagakure, etc.

But this time, knowing that Orochimaru had made a mistake, he not only failed to punish him, but also let him go.

How can he face the residents of Konoha and his subordinates who supported him as Hokage?

"Don't worry, I'm not dead yet. You can still learn at your own pace."

When Uchiha Kagami and the others heard Tobirama say this, they exchanged glances.

With his statement, it was basically confirmed that Hiruzen Sarutobi would be the Third Hokage.

Unless an accident like Hiruzen's death occurs, the position of Hokage will definitely belong to Hiruzen once Tobirama grows old and retires.

This time, Danzo was very well-behaved and didn't say anything.

His backside on the screen wasn't clean either.

They secretly conducted Wood Release experiments to help rogue ninja escape.

Both of these acts are extremely serious sins.

Furthermore, he sensed the change in his former comrade Hiruzen's attitude towards him, so he was even less likely to make trouble for himself.

Hiruzen felt he was a failure as Hokage.

The Third Hokage, on the other hand, felt he had succeeded.

The only blemish is probably letting Orochimaru escape.

"I should have just killed him with one blow back then, so he wouldn't have secretly returned to Konoha and caused trouble."

After muttering something harshly, the Third Hokage frowned as he saw the words "Godfather, love me one more time."

Although he didn't know the specific meaning, judging from Orochimaru's personality, he was most likely here to take revenge on him.

"Let them retaliate then. This time I won't hold back."

(End of this chapter)