The Hyuga clan that started in Konoha

He can be seen on battlefields all over the ninja world.

It was also because of Minato's activeness on the battlefield during this period, plus his outstanding record of killing the Third Mizukage of the Hidden Mist more than a year ago.

Now other ninja villages have issued a notice to the ninjas below, stating that anyone who encounters Konoha's golden flash can choose to give up the mission and will not be punished.

This shows the powerful deterrent effect of Watergate in the eyes of various countries.

In a word, fast!

Many people received their lunch boxes without even seeing Minato's shadow.

It was precisely because of Minato's powerful mobility that at the moment the Battle of Kikyo Mountain ended, the Third Hokage directly transferred him to the battlefield of Iwagakure Village.

The purpose was to get Minato to help Jiraiya, end the war with Iwagakure as soon as possible, and then come back to witness Orochimaru becoming the Fourth Hokage.

"But it's a good thing that Minato didn't come back, as he could have avoided the turmoil caused by the exposure of Orochimaru's human experiments." Thinking of this, Cangsi was also glad for Minato.

Being able to get away from this matter without being affected at all may have paved the way for the Third Hokage to propose that Minato become the Fourth Hokage in the near future.

"Tsk tsk, but why would Orochimaru expose this matter at such an important moment? Is there something else in the middle that I don't know about?" Cang Si frowned and fell into deep thought.

It was really hard for Cangsi to understand how Orochimaru, with his cautious personality, could have exposed such problems before and after the Hokage election.

"There must be something strange here! Could it be..." Suddenly, Cang Si thought of a possibility.

"If it's really as I think, Orochimaru is so unlucky. The only one who could have exposed this matter is probably Danzo." The corners of Cang Si's mouth curved into an arc, revealing a brilliant smile.

Orochimaru and Danzo have a closer cooperative relationship than Souji, and Souji has always known this.

That is to say, Danzo must have known about the fact that Orochimaru was conducting human research on people from the village.

The person most likely to expose this matter is undoubtedly Danzo.

Cangsi didn't believe that with Orochimaru's way of controlling his subordinates, his subordinates would never do such a thing as betraying him.

Since he is not Orochimaru's subordinate, the one who stabbed him in the back is, if not 100%, at least 90% likely to be Danzo!

As for whether the facts are really as Cang Si thought, he dare not make a arbitrarily judgment for the time being.

But Danzo is always the one taking the blame. No matter whether he did it or not, it’s right to put the blame on him first!

Moreover, in Cang Si's guess, the only person who would do such a thing is Danzo.

"But Danzo and Orochimaru were cooperating well, so why would they suddenly do such a backstab? I really can't understand." Cang Si thought, pinching his chin.

Behavior like backstabbing is usually done only when there is a benefit, right?

Cang Si couldn't figure out what benefit Danzo would get from doing this.

"Uh, no way? No way? Does Danzo have unrealistic ideas about that position now? This is too ridiculous! At his age, and now that the Sannin and Minato are at their peak, it will never be his turn!" Cang Si thought of this possibility for Danzo in horror.

This is also the most reasonable guess that Cang Si can think of for Danzo.

Danzo's plan to use Orochimaru for human research damaged his reputation and prevented him from passing the Jonin confidence vote and becoming the Fourth Hokage.

Then, run for election yourself.

This reason seemed reasonable to Danzo, but to Cangsi, Danzo was simply out of his mind!

No one would agree if he ran for the Fourth Hokage!

"Forget it, if things really develop according to this plot, there is no need for me to remind Orochimaru. This is still a good thing for Minato." For a moment, Souji actually felt gloating over the fact that Orochimaru had such a stupid teammate like Danzo.

In general, Orochimaru's return after defeating the Sand Village has brought a huge impact to Konoha.

However, this huge impact has nothing to do with Cang Si.

He already knew Orochimaru's future path, so the only thing that could connect him was probably scientific research.

Even if one day in the future, Orochimaru returns to Konoha as in the original story, Souji has no position to express opposition or approval.

After all, that's the Hokage's concern.

Just like the victory over Kirigakure a year ago, the cheering only lasted for a short while after Konoha defeated Sunagakure this time.

After all, the war has not really ended yet. Konoha's two strongest enemies, Iwagakure and Konoha, are still in a stalemate and it is unclear who will win.

The Hidden Cloud Village has already mobilized a group of ninjas and sent them to the territory of the Land of Hot Springs, looking like they could attack Konoha at any time.

For this reason, Konoha has sent most of the ninjas that can still be used in the village to be stationed in the Kingdom of Hot Springs, and the war between the two sides is about to break out.

So, facing such a severe situation which is not much better than the early days of the war, how can the Konoha high-level officials dare to relax?

The Third Hokage was getting old and had begun to feel that he was no longer able to do things properly, so he came up with the idea of ​​transferring Orochimaru back and arranging for him to familiarize himself with many things in Konoha in advance.

Otherwise, the best option is to let Orochimaru be the commander and lead the Konoha ninjas to the Land of Hot Springs to fight against the Hidden Cloud Village.

After all, Orochimaru had experience in long-term confrontation with the Hidden Cloud during the Second Ninja World War.

Even the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, Bruhi, went berserk under Orochimaru's design, which eventually led to a great situation for the Ninja War in Konoha.

However, the Third Hokage and other Konoha high-ranking officials did not make this choice in the end, but arranged for Orochimaru to return to Konoha in advance.

I want him to slowly take over Konoha's affairs.

Of course, the lower-level ninjas and ordinary people in Konoha were unaware of all this.

Even a great ninja clan like the Hyuga clan only vaguely heard some rumors.

The order given by the Third Hokage was to have the village's jonin and various ninja clans fully cooperate with Orochimaru to become familiar with many things.

As soon as such an order came out, people like Cang Si immediately smelled a different political flavor from it.

Unfortunately, the final development may be beyond the expectations of most people.

Orochimaru returned victorious from the battle, began to get in touch with Konoha's high-level affairs in preparation for becoming Hokage, then Orochimaru's human experiment broke out, and Orochimaru defected...

The follow-up developments of this series of events will probably leave many people stunned.

"I wonder what the Third Hokage would think when he finds out that his best friend stabbed his favorite disciple in the back. I'm really looking forward to it." Cang Si thought wickedly about what expression the Third Hokage would have.

"A normal person would probably have a myocardial infarction straight away," Cang Si teased with a smile.

In this way, the days passed day by day.

After the cheers in Konoha stopped and other people stopped visiting Orochimaru one by one, Souji quietly sent a message to him through Orochimaru's summoning beast.

In Cang Si's opinion, it should be just a normal invitation, but Orochimaru was confused after seeing the letter spit out by the little black snake.

Chapter 247 Inviting Orochimaru to Drink

"Invite me to the pub for a drink?" Orochimaru looked at the letter in his hand, and countless question marks popped up in his head.

The little black snake looked at Orochimaru innocently with its tongue sticking out. That expression basically said that it didn't know either.

"Mr. Cang Si, what on earth does he want to do?" Orochimaru couldn't help but mutter to himself.

It has been almost ten days or half a month since I came back, and everyone else who was supposed to visit has already come.

Only the letter from Cang Si made Orochimaru feel a little puzzled.

It can be said that the only time the two of them met formally in private was when they discussed their cooperation.

After that, even if the two met occasionally, it was always in public, so they didn't talk much.

At most, they exchanged letters privately, but they only talked about research matters.

In other aspects, it can't be said that the two of them had much communication.

Planning to go to an izakaya to drink together is basically something only colleagues or very good friends would do.

But the relationship between the two of them doesn't seem to fit either of these two categories.

Therefore, it was Souji's invitation to have a drink in private that caused Orochimaru to fall into such a dilemma now.

Actually, if you look at it this way, the relationship between Souji and Orochimaru is a bit like that of pen pals.

"Interesting, Mr. Souji, let me see, are you really looking for me to drink, or to talk about something else." After licking his lips with his long tongue, Orochimaru showed a hint of interest.

Having already made up his mind, Orochimaru did not hesitate any longer. He wrote the reply, promised to be on time for the appointment, and let the summoning beast, the little black snake, leave.

Three days later, at a izakaya in Konoha, Souji and Orochimaru arrived as scheduled.

"Lord Orochimaru, you're here." When Cang Si saw Orochimaru coming, he said with joy on his face.

Afterwards, after Orochimaru sat down, he personally poured him a glass of wine.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Cang Si had such leisure time and actually invited me out for a drink." Orochimaru glanced at the wine glass in front of him and said with a playful smile.

"Haha, it's just that I've been thinking about it for such a long time, but I've never invited Lord Orochimaru privately, so I'm going to give it a try today." Cang Si said with a laugh, and did not choose to reveal his purpose at the first time.

After Orochimaru looked at Cang Si deeply, he didn't say anything else. He just picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip.

Orochimaru was in a good mood at the moment because he had made great progress in his research before being invited here.

So it's a rare opportunity for me to have a drink and relax.

When it comes to research, inspiration is not always available. Occasionally, a combination of work and rest can give him more ideas.

Especially now, having witnessed the deaths of so many people on the battlefield and knowing that life is fragile, Orochimaru's desire for immortality has become stronger and stronger.

But after returning to Konoha, there was limited human material to study, so there was no way to achieve success overnight.

In this regard, Danzo helped him a lot and sent many death row prisoners to Orochimaru for him to study.

"My two guests, the side dishes have been served. Please enjoy your meal." Just when Cang Si and Orochimaru fell into silence, the boss brought them three or four side dishes.

"Oh? It seems that Cang Si-kun has even found out my personal taste preferences." After taking a look at the side dishes on the table, Orochimaru said jokingly.

"Since I'm going to invite Lord Orochimaru to drink, how can I not do some homework in advance?" Cang Si said calmly.

It was only after much inquiry that Souji found out that Orochimaru liked to eat eggs, chicken and other foods.

He also knew that when it came to fruit, Orochimaru liked apples.

Of course, this was at a dinner table, and apples were clearly not appropriate to be served.

At this moment, Orochimaru felt more and more that Souji might need his help with something, otherwise he wouldn't have been so meticulous.

Therefore, Orochimaru is now

He looked calm and composed, with no intention of speaking first to break the atmosphere. After all, he was not the one in a hurry.

At worst, you can just come out for a drink and relieve your boredom.

In this way, the two of them kept sipping wine, eating snacks, and talking about some interesting things in the village.

During the conversation, the two did not touch on anything important, as if it was just an ordinary drinking party.

The time spent drinking always seems to pass especially quickly, and before they knew it, the two had been in the pub for nearly two hours.

However, both of them only drank four or five glasses each, and spent most of the time talking about trivial things from all over the world.

"To be honest, Souji-kun, it's really pleasant to drink with you, because you, like me, are mainly for chatting, unlike some people." At this point, the faces of two drunkards appeared in Orochimaru's mind.

Although his relationship with Cang Si was not as deep as those two drunkards, judging from the feeling of drinking alone, Cang Si was undoubtedly more to his taste.

"Hahaha, Lord Orochimaru, you are not talking about Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade, are you?" Cang Si immediately knew who the 'someone' Orochimaru was talking about.

"Oh, it seems that Cang Si-kun has also come into contact with these two." Orochimaru laughed.

That's right. When I graduated, I had been in contact with Jiraiya for several years. As for Jiraiya's personality, not to mention Souji, the other friends also had a deep understanding of it.

Then when he was looking for Tsunade to heal his frostbitten soul, during those days, every time he helped Tsunade win money, she would get drunk and then repeat the same life the next day.

"Lord Orochimaru, just as you said, I had almost the same feeling when I drank with you." Cang Si said with a smile.

This was absolutely what Cang Si really said, without any flattery at all.

Orochimaru is indeed a good drinker. The two of them would take a small sip each time and then start chatting.

During this period, no one would say nonsense and make the other person feel disgusted.

Over the years, based on the friendship we have over the wine table alone, Orochimaru is definitely Souji's first confidant in both of his lifetimes.

"But we've almost finished drinking, and I should go back." Seeing that Cang Si hadn't revealed his intention for a long time, Orochimaru pretended to stand up and said.

"Hey, Lord Orochimaru, don't be anxious. It's still early, isn't it?" Seeing this, Cang Si hurriedly poured another glass of wine for Orochimaru.

This time, Orochimaru was unmoved and even looked up at the sky which had become completely dark.

At this point in time, it is almost 8 o'clock in the evening, close to 9 o'clock, it is really hard to say how early it is.

Cang Si also realized that he couldn't delay any longer.

"Okay, Lord Orochimaru, actually, I want to ask you for help with something." Cang Si touched the back of his head and spoke a little embarrassedly.