From Hokage to Visionary

Looking at the approaching Cloud Ninja, Uchiha Sogetsu slowly turned around and said something strange: "Goodbye, Sandaime Raikage."

goodbye?

When the Raikage heard this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

There is no chance of seeing each other again. He is well aware of his injuries and there is no way he can survive.

Gazing at the receding figure, the scene in front of the Raikage's eyes became more and more blurred. He was surrounded by noisy sounds, and could vaguely hear Rui's desperate shouting.

"Don't cry, Rui."

The Raikage held on to his last breath, looked at the blurry figure in his sight, and said: "The Hidden Cloud Village will be handed over to you from now on."

Rui was kneeling on the ground, his face full of tears, screaming in pain.

However, the Raikage could no longer hear. He slowly closed his eyes, and after saying the last sentence, he completely died.

"From now on, you are the Fourth Raikage."

"Do not!!!"

Rui. No, from this moment on, he should be called 'Ai'.

In front of the dead Third Raikage, Ei knelt in a pool of blood. From that moment on, he officially inherited the title of 'Ai' and became the Fourth Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village!

The first order that the Fourth Raikage gave to the Hidden Cloud Village was to kill the Uchiha at all costs!

Holding up the remains of the Third Raikage, Ai, whose face was covered in mud and tears, seemed to become much calmer in an instant.

However, in those crazy eyes, there was an unquenchable rage, as if to ignite all hatred, enough to distort one's will. He stepped on the ruins, his eyes cast towards the figure being chased by the Cloud Ninja in the distance, and said in a hoarse voice of hatred:

"In the name of the Fourth Raikage, I declare war on Konoha!"

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was far away in Konoha, shuddered inexplicably.

The beauty lying beside him was wrapped in a thin sheet. Her graceful and seductive figure was outlined clearly, with mountains and ridges overlapping and undulating continuously.

As if she noticed his actions, the beauty half-opened her eyes and looked at him dazedly: "What's wrong, Hiruzen?"

"No, it's nothing. Maybe I caught a cold."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pinched his brows, feeling a little uneasy, but he couldn't find the source after thinking about it: "By the way, Danzo, what's going on in the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Rock Village recently?"

Danzo 'Beauty' glanced at him in a reproachful manner, lifted her hair in a charming manner, and said: "The Hidden Mist Village is gathering a large number of troops at the border. It's not clear about the Hidden Mist Village for the time being. The old Tsuchikage is too cunning, and the Root ninjas can't infiltrate, but they are probably also gathering troops."

"It's not the Hidden Mist Village, nor the Hidden Rock Village."

As Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking, a person suddenly flashed through his mind. His eyes widened immediately and he subconsciously raised his hand to slap Danzo on the butt: "Oh no, it's the Hidden Cloud Village!"

slap~

The flesh was rolling, and Tuan Zang angrily swung his hand and slapped him in the face: "What are you doing? Are you sick?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was slapped, didn't bother to explain. He hurriedly put on his clothes and prepared to go out: "Not good, something big must have happened in the Hidden Cloud Village. Uchiha Munetsuki asked me before he left. Could he have made things worse again?"

"Shh, stop dreaming, it's impossible."

Upon hearing the name, Danzo was furious and said sarcastically, "The Hidden Cloud Village is not the Hidden Mist Village. There are two great Jinchuriki in charge, and there is also the Third Raikage. Even you may not be their opponent, let alone that kid. What kind of trouble can he cause?"

Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true!

Sarutobi Hiruzen's originally flustered movements suddenly calmed down and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, that's the Third Raikage, who can even suppress the tailed beasts. There's no way he can get into trouble."

impossible! Absolutely impossible!

It must be because I have spent too much time with Danzo during this period.

Alas, I'm getting old and I just can't bear it anymore. Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly made up his mind and planned to go to the Nara family tomorrow.

I've heard that the Nara family is good at making medicine!

"By the way, I heard that Orochimaru has made great progress in his research on Wood Release." Danzo, who was lying on the bed, suddenly said, "I wonder if he told you about this?"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, and then his eyes darkened: "Where did you hear that?"

"Haha, there is one of my spies among his people."

Danzo smiled mysteriously and said playfully, "Also, according to my spies' reports, Orochimaru seems to be somewhat dissatisfied with you."

"I'll go talk to him about this!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't seem to want to dwell on this matter, so he put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

Looking at the departing Hokage, Danzo half-rose up with her arms, the bed sheet slipped off her body, revealing her beauty. She pursed her red lips, and a strange smile appeared on her charming face.

"Hiruzen, I will prove to you who is the right person to be the next Hokage!"

I feel like my brain is being ripped out...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 146 The Return of the White Death

The next day.

Sarutobi Hiruzen called Orochimaru.

During this period, he was busy fighting with Danzo and seemed to have neglected this restless disciple.

Taking advantage of the time when Orochimaru had not arrived yet, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on the chair and carefully looked through Orochimaru's regular reports. The progress of the Wood Release experiment had not been updated for a long time.

"Orochimaru, what on earth are you thinking about?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the report, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.

If it weren't for Danzo's reminder, he wouldn't even realize that Orochimaru had secretly hidden so many things from him, his teacher!

The image of Orochimaru in the past unconsciously emerged in his mind.

Full of curiosity, although he looks cold on the surface, he actually has a warm heart and maintains a positive and optimistic view of things.

But since when, even he didn't realize that his disciple had changed.

He was no longer so positive and optimistic, and was obsessed with trivial matters, focusing all his attention on the completely unreliable research of immortality.

But is eternal life really achievable?

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, this was absolutely impossible, and was convinced that Orochimaru had gone astray.

As a teacher, he must correct it!

dong dong dong.

A crisp knock on the door brought Hiruzen back to reality.

"Come in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened his eyes and assumed the majesty of a Hokage.

Orochimaru, wearing a white kimono, pushed the door open and said indifferently, "Teacher, are you looking for me?"

Looking at Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and pointed at the report on the table: "I need an explanation, Orochimaru."

"What explanation?"

Orochimaru didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, his tone was cold, and he looked like he didn't care at all.

"Orochimaru, at this point, do you still want to deceive this teacher?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a look of deep pain and slammed his hand on the table, causing the documents to scatter everywhere. "Tell me, why did you conceal the news that the Wood Release experiment was successful?"

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, and in his narrow snake pupils, the reflection of the teacher he once respected was reflected.

Ah, his face was covered with wrinkles, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and there were dark circles around them. His whole spirit and energy seemed to have been drained away, and no trace of the arrogance that once belonged to the ninja hero could be seen anymore. All that was left was aging, weakness, sadness, and pity.

Oh, he almost forgot that the highly respected Hokage had already been bewitched by Danzo.

Tsk. When this matter was mentioned, Orochimaru vaguely felt that something was wrong.

If he had never seen the bone church before, let alone 'that person', he might really think that Danzo's transformation into a woman was some kind of ninjutsu.

As for now, it’s really uncertain.

"Speak! Orochimaru!"

As if stimulated by the various emotions flashing in his eyes, Sarutobi Hiruzen inexplicably became angry and stood up and shouted: "I am the Hokage, I am asking you a question! Answer my question!"

"Because I don't think it's necessary."

There was a hint of disappointment in Orochimaru's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. Facing the Hokage's questioning, he said calmly, "Although he managed to survive, his Wood Release is completely different from the first generation's Wood Release. I don't think it's necessary to report a failure like this. Do you have any other questions, Hokage?"

The last word, 'Hokage-sama', invisibly widened the distance between the two of them again.

How could Sarutobi Hiruzen not understand the meaning of his words? His face suddenly darkened, and his voice was unconsciously filled with anger: "Orochimaru, no matter if he is the same as the first generation, he is the only surviving experimental subject. You need to report the progress to me instead of letting others tell me!"

"other people?"

Orochimaru frowned slightly, then guessed who it was and sneered, "I see, was it Danzo who said that? No wonder. Haha."

"What do you mean? Orochimaru."

Perhaps out of guilt or some other consideration, Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously avoided Orochimaru's eyes.

"No, it's nothing."

Orochimaru raised his eyelids slightly, shook his head, and said indifferently: "If there is nothing else, I will go back first, Hokage."

After saying that, without waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen to speak, he turned and left.

When they reached the door, Orochimaru suddenly stopped, turned his back to the furious Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said calmly: "I almost forgot, I'll leave the failed Wood Release experiment to you. After all, it is 'Konoha's important asset', hehe, right?"

After saying that, regardless of how ugly Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was, he directly used the instant body-flash technique and disappeared from the spot.

"Orochimaru"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was stimulated by the beating, sat on the chair, feeling very angry.

He really couldn't understand why Orochimaru became what he is now?

What exactly happened?

Was he really wrong?

A series of chaotic thoughts occupied his brain, and his blood pressure seemed to soar.

The days of hard work have made him feel sincerely that he is overwhelmed and his energy is no longer as good as before, whether it is government affairs or Danzo.

“It seems that I am really old.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned weakly on the chair, slowly emptying himself, pinching his brows: "We must decide on the next Hokage as soon as possible."

Two figures flashed through his mind one after another.

"Minato Namikaze. Danzo Shimura"

Finally, another figure inexplicably emerged from the depths of my mind as if instinctively.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little surprised. Logically speaking, that person would never appear, but he inexplicably thought of this person.

"No, no, only him. Absolutely not!"

He shook his head and forced down the 'bold' thought: "It's a pity for Uchiha Munetsuki."

Even if Orochimaru becomes Hokage, the Uchiha clan must not be allowed to take power!

Once the Uchiha gains political dominance, it will bring disaster to Konoha. This is the philosophy and decision that has been adhered to since the Second Hokage.

Orochimaru, who was walking on the road, suddenly frowned.

Then, he quickened his pace, turned directly into an alley, and entered a secret passage.

Secret passages like this are not usually used by anyone, but they do exist throughout Konoha and are used for evacuating civilians and Anbu operations in emergency situations.

In the dark and deserted secret passage, Orochimaru stopped and said in a cold voice: "Come out, you have been following me for a long time."

Deep within the narrow snake pupils, there was a sharp and murderous gaze that seemed to penetrate the darkness and strike deep into it.

After a while, a figure in a black robe walked out slowly.

He took off the hood of his black robe, revealing his short silver-white hair and an ordinary, middle-aged man's face: "Long time no see, Orochimaru."

Looking at that person, Orochimaru's eyes moved slightly: "It's you. Hatake Sakumo."

It turned out that the person who was secretly following him was none other than Hatake Sakumo, who had disappeared for a long time and was carrying out a secret mission.

"Didn't you go investigate something?" Orochimaru half-squinted his eyes, revealing a slightly interested expression: "From the look of you, could it be that you found it?"