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"The old man has stepped down now, Orochimaru, you should come back to the village with me!" Jiraiya advised.

Orochimaru remained silent. He really didn't expect that his teacher would abdicate for such a reason. Sarutobi Hiruzen worked diligently as a Hokage for his entire life, and he was about to retire. Unexpectedly, he would lose his integrity at this time and leave a stain.

This is different from what Orochimaru imagined. In his imagination, Sarutobi Hiruzen should be like the fourth generation Hokage Minato Namikaze... When the village is in danger, as the teacher of the Hokage, he stood up without hesitation, and died in the battle with the enemy to protect the safety of the village, thus gaining the recognition of everyone.

This is the ending of the teacher imagined by Orochimaru. If the teacher really died to protect the village, then the villagers of Konoha Village would definitely admire him very much, and let him leave his name in history.

However, who would have thought that the once highly respected Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was hailed as the strongest Hokage in history, was actually a man who used his position to coerce and bribe the major families to ask for a sky-high price of "filial piety fees". After this matter was jointly exposed by the major families, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only step down sadly...

Orochimaru originally thought that his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen would be recorded in history with a glorious name and become a great figure admired and praised by future generations. But now it seems that this beautiful vision has become a bubble and has become out of reach.

In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen did make many wise and correct decisions during his tenure as Hokage. He devoted countless efforts to the prosperity and development of the village and won the love and trust of the villagers.

Unfortunately, when the corruption and bribery were exposed, everything changed dramatically. Those brilliant achievements in the past suddenly became insignificant, as if they had never existed.

People will only focus their eyes on the indelible stain on him, and criticize him without mercy.

This is the cruel reality, and it is also the so-called human nature. Once a person makes a serious mistake, no matter how many shining points he has had in the past, it is difficult to resist the condemnation from the public.

Think of the legendary ninja known as the "White Fang of Konoha" - Hatake Sakumo. He gave up the mission to save his companions, causing huge losses to the village.

Even if Hatake Sakumo's strength is extremely strong, even if he has won many military exploits during the Ninja War, even if even the three ninjas of Konoha have to respect him.

But such a person, after the mission failed, instantly became the target of public criticism, suffering from the blame and complaints from the whole village. In the end, even the rescued companions turned against him and mercilessly pointed the spearhead at the former hero.

Hatake Sakumo eventually couldn't stand the ostracism and chose to commit suicide. Even such a person couldn't resist the harm caused by rumors, not to mention Sarutobi Hiruzen who was driven out of office for corruption and bribery...

In this case, it is almost a luxury to want to wash away one's own stigma and regain recognition. Sarutobi Hiruzen may only spend the rest of his life in endless regret, silently bearing the contempt of the world, until the moment of his life, he can be free.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "The teacher must not die in such a cowardly way. It seems that I have to be the bad guy..."

Hearing what Orochimaru said, Jiraiya blinked and asked curiously: "Orochimaru, what do you mean by this? Why don't I understand?"

Looking at the curious Jiraiya in front of him, Orochimaru chuckled and said: "Hehe, since you don't understand, forget it. Some things are not the time to tell you now. But I believe that you will understand it naturally in a short time."

"Oh..." Seeing that Orochimaru seemed unwilling to explain too much, Jiraiya nodded tactfully to show his understanding.

After all, he has known Orochimaru's character for so many years. If the other party doesn't want to say it, then even if he asks again, he may not get an answer.

At this time, Jiraiya would never have thought that... Orochimaru has already begun to think in his heart how to let their beloved teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen die in a seemingly glorious way.

If he knew what Orochimaru was thinking, he would definitely try his best to stop him, but unfortunately he didn't know...

"So, Orochimaru, are you willing to go back to the village with me?" Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru expectantly. How he hoped to hear those three words from Orochimaru - I do!

Unfortunately, ideals are full and reality is very skinny.

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "There is nothing in the village worth staying for, so I don't plan to go back."

Hearing this, Jiraiya felt as if a basin of ice water was poured over his head, and the whole person instantly became extremely lost. He slowly lowered his head.He lowered his head. Before this, he had always believed that as long as he successfully found Orochimaru, he would be able to persuade him to return to the village. But now that he really faced Orochimaru, he deeply realized that things were far from as simple as he imagined.

Just when Jiraiya was extremely disappointed, Orochimaru's next words made him brighten up. This sentence was like a ray of light in the darkness, which made him refreshed.

"When my realm reaches the foundation-building stage, I will return to the village to see my teacher..." Although Orochimaru's voice was not loud, every word was clearly transmitted to Jiraiya's ears.

"Really?" Jiraiya raised his head suddenly, his eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

Although he didn't know what Orochimaru meant by "foundation-building", it didn't matter. Because he understood that as long as Orochimaru was still willing to return to the village to visit his teacher, it meant that there was still hope for all this.

Orochimaru's eyes flickered as he said, "Really, I will go back to the village to see the teacher in three years at most. I hope the teacher will still be alive by then, and not die so early..."

Jiraiya did not hear the hidden meaning of Orochimaru's words. He said happily, "Don't worry, the old man is in great health. It will definitely not be a problem for him to live another ten or twenty years!"

Jiraiya was looking forward to the scene of Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen reuniting as master and apprentice three years later. That scene must be very touching...

"Haha, that's good!" Orochimaru licked his lips, as if hinting at some unknown secret. And all these subtle movements and changes in expression were completely ignored by Jiraiya on the side.

"Since you are fine, you can leave. I will naturally go back to the village to visit the teacher when the time is right." Orochimaru said.

"Haha, then you must not forget that although the old man doesn't say it, he still misses you very much in his heart. After all, you are his most proud disciple!" Jiraiya scratched his head and laughed.

"The most proud disciple?" Orochimaru murmured, "Don't worry, I will definitely make my teacher's name go down in history..."