This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Such a statement is simply ridiculous.

The experiences of the two people in the original work are enough to show that Sarutobi Hiruzen is cold-blooded, comparable to Danzo Shimura.

The first one is Kakashi.

First up is Kakashi Hatake's father, Sakumo Hatake.

"Konoha White Fang" is a great hero who made outstanding contributions in the Second Shinobi World War and a powerful man with the combat power of Kage.

He was forced to commit suicide because of such a funny thing as the mission failed due to rescuing his companions.

Regardless of who is the mastermind behind this incident, whose interests did Hatake Sakumo affect to end up in such a situation?

As the Hokage of Konoha and Hatake Sakumo's direct leader, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not even stand up to say a word for Hatake Sakumo and allowed Hatake Sakumo to die unjustly.

That’s not all. Now that Hatake Sakumo is dead, we should at least be nicer to his orphans, right?

As a result, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched helplessly as Kakashi Hatake fell into the Root organization. How could Sarutobi Hiruzen not know what the "Root" was?

It wasn't until Kakashi was sent by Danzo to assassinate him that he realized he had shot himself in the foot and accepted Kakashi into the Anbu.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen was really a sentimental person, he would never sit idly by and watch Kakashi suffer such a miserable fate.

This is nothing. Naruto's experience has completely revealed the true nature of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, was willing to die for the village and even sealed the Nine-Tails into his son's body.

Such behavior is enough to be said to love the village more than anything else.

The results of it?

After the death of Minato Namikaze, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Naruto suffer discrimination in the village and live a miserable life every day, but he remained indifferent, as if it was supposed to be so.

In fact, the reason for this result is very simple.

Whether it was Kakashi Hatake or Naruto Uzumaki, they lost their usefulness after their fathers died.

So someone as cold-blooded as Sarutobi Hiruzen could watch the tragedy happen without doing anything.

Even if you think deeply, perhaps the deaths of Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake may be related to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

So the answer has been fully revealed at this moment. Even if Danzo Shimura wanted to assassinate him, he would tolerate it, not for the so-called "brotherhood".

But it is because Danzo still has great value.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is so cunning that he can be said to be the best in the ninja world.

The title of "Darkness of the Ninja World" should not be exclusive to Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions also deserve this title.

Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen did nothing, his attitude of ignoring the occurrence of darkness is even more terrifying than the evil Danzo Shimura.

It is simply a foolish dream for Ryosuke Mizunoe to want to learn immortal arts from such a deep-minded and extremely cunning person like Sarutobi Hiruzen.

And there is only one path left.

That is the successor who established a contract with the three holy places.

At this point in time, there are only three heirs to the three holy places.

These are Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples: Tsunade Senju, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.

Chapter 180, Heart-beating Ryosuke

Even if Mizunoe Ryosuke wanted to learn immortal arts from the descendants of the three holy places, it would be extremely difficult.

The most difficult one among them is Jiraiya!

That’s right, the most difficult one is Jiraiya, who seems to be the easiest to talk to!

Jiraiya, a ninja with mediocre talent, underwent a drastic change after entering Mount Myoboku, and rose to the top of the ninja world, becoming a true legendary ninja.

Judging from his combat power in the later period, Jiraiya is also the strongest among the three ninjas!

After all, unlike Jiraiya who specializes in combat and has activated the Sage Mode, Orochimaru has focused his skills on technology, while Tsunade has focused her skills on medical care. These two have completely gone astray.

Jiraiya comes from a grassroots background and is kind to others. His behavior is impeccable. He is a veteran and a good teammate.

Especially judging from his attitude towards Naruto, Nagato and others, he is definitely a person who is not lacking in justice and has kindness in his heart.

But all this cannot cover up one problem.

That is Jiraiya, the one among the three ninjas who was most thoroughly controlled by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

To a certain extent, Jiraiya can be said to be completely obedient to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

First of all, Jiraiya's opportunity to become the successor of Mount Myōboku came from an unclear source, which easily made people wonder whether Sarutobi Hiruzen had any involvement in it.

Secondly, this can be seen from the life trajectories of the three ninjas in the original work.

Tsunade developed hemophobia after the deaths of Kato Dan and Nawaki, and has completely fallen asleep.

In order to conduct forbidden research on immortality, Orochimaru directly chose to rebel against Konoha.

This result shows that Sarutobi Hiruzen has limited control over these two people and is completely unable to interfere with their will.

Jiraiya was the complete opposite. After the two men defected and lay down, Jiraiya still accepted Sarutobi Hiruzen's orders without complaint.

He walks around the ninja world all day, performing some difficult tasks for Konoha.

Jiraiya's feelings for Tsunade are known to everyone.

For this, Jiraiya even lost the opportunity to improve his relationship with Tsunade.

After all, Tsunade had just lost her husband and brother at that time. Everyone knew that this was the best time to take advantage of the situation, but Jiraiya was too busy to take care of Tsunade at all.

This shows how much control Sarutobi Hiruzen, or the village, has over Jiraiya.

Even in the original work, when Sarutobi Hiruzen died, Jiraiya was still the only one who worked hard for him.

Tsunade didn't even attend Sarutobi Hiruzen's funeral.

If Ryosuke wanted to realize his idea of ​​learning fairy arts by making friends with Jiraiya, Sarutobi Hiruzen would still be an insurmountable obstacle.

Because Jiraiya will definitely seek Sarutobi Hiruzen's consent on this matter.

Similarly, Orochimaru and Jiraiya's situations at this moment are extremely similar.

The first question is where did Orochimaru’s Ryuchidong inheritance come from?

Is there also intervention from Sarutobi Hiruzen or Konoha?

But even so, from Ryosuke's point of view, getting the opportunity to learn fairy arts from Orochimaru is much easier than from Jiraiya.

The most crucial point is that Orochimaru is ambitious and a selfish person.

As long as Ryosuke can offer something that Orochimaru is interested in, there is actually nothing that cannot be traded.

From the original work, we can see from the transaction between Orochimaru and Danzo Sasori that Orochimaru's credibility and reputation are still good.

However, if he wants to obtain the magic of Ryuchi Cave from Orochimaru, he has to wait at least until Orochimaru defected from Konoha. Ryosuke probably can't wait that long.

Furthermore, the White Snake Immortal of Ryuchi Cave is obviously not as easy to talk to as the Big Toad Immortal on Myoboku Mountain and the Slug Immortal in the Wet Bone Forest.

If the White Snake Immortal takes the opportunity to make things difficult for Ryosuke, then it will be even more difficult for him to obtain the immortal technique.

The last one is the one that Mizunoe Ryosuke thinks is the easiest.

That is - Tsunade!

The moment he thought of Tsunade, Mizunoe Ryosuke felt extremely excited.

It’s not just because of Tsunade’s beauty, nor is it because of cough cough, those who understand will understand.

As a man, it is impossible to say that Mizunoe Ryosuke has no thoughts in this regard.

But what makes Ryosuke even more excited is the huge benefits that Tsunade brings!

First, Tsunade is a woman.

The intimate relationship established with the opposite sex will be stronger than that with the same sex.

Everything in the original work shows that Tsunade is a person who values ​​love and friendship very much. As long as you can establish a close enough relationship with Tsunade, you will not have to worry about not getting the method to practice immortal arts.

Second, Tsunade’s identity.

The first thing that can be confirmed and affirmed is that the way Tsunade obtained the Wet Bone Forest Summoning Scroll was definitely not from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Because Hashirama Senju's magic has already explained everything, the summoning scroll in the Wet Bone Forest must have been left behind by Hashirama Senju.

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As the princess of Senju, it is reasonable for Tsunade to inherit Senju's property.

This is just the present. Ryosuke knows very well in his heart that Tsunade's potential in the future is more than this. She will also inherit the position of the Fifth Hokage.

This also means maintaining a friendly personal relationship with Tsunade, and in the future Konoha will definitely be able to turn enemies into friends.

And the friendship of Konoha is equivalent to the friendship of the prince.

These two points alone are enough for Mizunoe Ryosuke to set his sights on Tsunade.

In fact, long before coming to Rain Village, Ryosuke had already had similar ideas in his mind.

What he didn't expect was that he would meet Tsunade in Rain Village.

At that moment, he made up his mind not to miss this opportunity.

Saving his life would be the best way to bring him and Tsunade closer.

Originally, Ryosuke only wanted to escort Tsunade to escape and earn a favor, but he didn't expect that by chance he would follow Tsunade to the Wet Bone Forest.

This is like a person who wants to go to a temple on the top of a mountain to burn incense. When he is worrying about where to get up the mountain, a cable car suddenly appears in front of him, leading directly to the top of the mountain.

Happiness comes so suddenly!

Since God gave Ryosuke such an opportunity, he naturally knew that he had to seize it thoroughly.

However, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Mizunoe Ryosuke knew that the more it was at this time, the more he couldn't panic.

Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Ryosuke's eyes.

Whether from the perspective of politics and interests, or Tsunade's personal appearance and strength, Mizunoe Ryosuke has absolutely no reason to "let go" of Tsunade.

Ryosuke slowly picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip of the tea in the cup.

He recalled the conversation he had just had with Tsunade, and after confirming again and again that there was nothing wrong, he smiled with satisfaction.

The reason why Ryosuke would rather reveal the secrets of Kirigakure to justify his own explanation than to make up a reason in front of Tsunade is not just to have a "clear conscience".

The most important thing is that he has to use this method to avoid the eyes of Tsunade's "person behind the scenes".

"There is a god above your head," this saying is just right here.

"According to the time, Tsunade should be back soon."

Mizunoe Ryosuke smiled slightly, everything was under his control.

Chapter 181 No need to apologize at this moment

In the towering forest, Tsunade was currently holding a small basket across her body, actually picking edible mushrooms in the forest.

While picking mushrooms in the forest, Tsunade seemed a little absent-minded, and her mind seemed to be flying somewhere unknown.

"Xiaotsuna, your boyfriend didn't lie just now."

"Everything he said was true."

Although there was no sign of Slug Sage around, his voice still rang in Tsunade's ears.

The Slug Sage is the "person behind the scenes" that Mizunoe Ryosuke refers to.

Ever since Ryosuke learned the secret technique of Yin Dun, he knew it very well.

For a master who is proficient in Yin Dun, it is very easy to tell whether the person in front of him is lying.

And where is this?

This is the Wet Bone Forest!

Here is the most unfathomable summoning beast in the ninja world - the Slug Sage.

Ryosuke was not so naive as to think that Slug Sage would avoid the conversation between him and Tsunade.

As for whether the Slug Immortal can escape into the dark?

There is no reason why the slug immortal who practices magic "six, eight, seven" would not know the Yin-Yang escape technique.

For the Slug Immortal, it is probably easier to tell whether a person is lying than to breathe.