Konoha: Start with omniscience and omnipotence

Chapter 53 【053】Do you want to become Hokage?

"hiss"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat at the table, took a deep breath from his pipe, and looked at the report in his hand.

The wrinkles on his forehead were almost crumpled into a ball, and his eyebrows were twitching.

After a long time, he put down the report, looked at the people in front of him, and said in a solemn tone: "In other words, in this mission, you not only severely damaged Sunagakure's Rasa and Chiyo, but also wiped out an entire full formation.

The Sunagakure ninja also indirectly caused the death of the One-Tailed Shukaku and his jinchūriki. In the end, he actually successfully completed the mission."

".Can I understand that?"

Orochimaru, who was standing in front of him, bowed slightly and said calmly:

"Yes, teacher."

Although there was no problem in his tone, the slightly raised corners of his mouth were enough to express Orochimaru's attitude.

For any ninja, completing a mission under difficult conditions is considered an honor.

What's more, the enemy is the Sunagakure ninja, including the tailed beasts.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen's frown and long sigh made everyone present feel stunned.

"Oh, Orochimaru."

"You are really going to cause trouble for me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and looked at the mission report with a sad face, trying to sort out the details and find a foothold for his future theory with Sunagakure Village.

At this moment, he didn't notice the corners of Orochimaru's mouth that slowly fell in silence.

"However, Minato-kun and Shouki-kun performed very well."

As he spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head and showed a kind smile to Aida Masaki: "I didn't expect, Masaki-kun, that your physical skills are so amazing, and you can even master your strange powers in such a short period of time.

I’m proficient.”

"amazing."

Aangda Masahui nodded and said, "You are overly complimentary."

His expression didn't change at all, and his answers were flawless.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't pay attention. After a few simple greetings, he began to express condolences to others, showing a completely kind and kind elder attitude.

However, most of the others simply nodded in agreement.

Nowadays, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Sandaime is getting old and he needs a new successor.

As the permanent members of Orochimaru's squad, they themselves represent the stance of the family behind them, and in the statements between the superiors, the two sides are most taboo.

Therefore, as chess pieces, they must cooperate.

Naturally, Sarutobi Hiruzen also knew this, but his expression remained unchanged and he simply exchanged greetings.

After a while, their mission level was upgraded to S, corresponding rewards were given, and they left separately.

After leaving the Hokage's office, the rest of Orochimaru's class dispersed first, and Aida Masaki also planned to visit Minato first.

Because the guy had exhausted his chakra, he had been lying in the hospital since he returned to the village. He only woke up once in the past few days on the road, but he was out of danger.

It has to be said that although Namikaze Minato was born as a civilian, this guy's chakra amount was simply ridiculous.

If he hadn't denied it himself, Aida Masaki would have even suspected that Minato and Tsunade were illegitimate half-siblings - Tsunade-sama's mother, whose hair color was also light blond.

"Jiang Huijun."

Just as he was about to walk to the hospital, he heard someone behind him calling him.

Turning around, he saw Orochimaru approaching with a smile.

"Want to go visit Minato-kun together?"

Aida Masaki was startled and realized that Orochimaru had something to say.

"Okay, Orochimaru-sama."

When they left the Hokage Building, the two of them were just chatting casually about their family affairs. When they noticed that the vague chakra in the sky gradually disappeared, Orochimaru started to talk about the main topic.

"To be honest, Jiang Huijun's performance this time really surprised me."

His voice was a little hoarse, and his vocal cords seemed to have been injured: "Originally, I thought that under the hands of that old guy Chiyo, Jianghui-kun would have to put in some effort."

"I didn't expect that when you came out with Minato, there wasn't even a single wound."

"Didn't Lord Orochimaru also hide something?"

Aida Masaki was equally careless, as if he didn't even bother to hide it in front of him: "Obviously he was fighting against a coalition of hundreds of people by himself, but he was still able to severely injure the 'placer gold', and he was able to remain underground for five hours afterwards.

Earth flow city wall."

"What an enviable amount of chakra."

It's funny to say.

The two people who also hide their true colors in Konoha can only openly mock each other when facing each other.

Just like prisoners in prison, they rarely get a rare break.

"So what? I accomplished what I was supposed to do."

Orochimaru smiled lowly and took out a crystal fragment the size of an eyeglass lens from his pocket: "But, Shohui-kun, you are just using this little thing to make up the number for me, isn't it a bit too much?"

"That's all, I haven't saved any of it."

Aida Shohui spread his hands with a very innocent expression: "I want to get more."

"You don't really think that I can still get a complete crystal while dragging Minato and keeping an eye on Chiyo, do you?"

"I'm lucky to be alive!"

"'Black Puppet' Chiyo has such a prestigious reputation. Her grandson Xia is also a rising star of Sunagakure. At such a young age, he almost killed me with a knife."

Orochimaru shook his head and said stubbornly: "A crystal of this size needs at least two pieces."

"With only this, the comparative experiment cannot be completed."

"Where can I get it!?"

After a while of haggling, Aida Masaki took out the seal scroll with a pained look on his face, divided the remaining half into palm-sized pieces, and barely completed the deal.

During the whole process, neither of them said any nonsense like "Why did you assign this task?"

Coincidentally, I passed a flower shop in the middle, and Masaki Aida greeted the shopkeeper with a warm smile: "Grandma Nagano, please pack two bouquets of carnations and pink lilies!"

"Hey! It's Xiao Jianghui. Our Nana was talking about you a few days ago, and she almost annoyed me to death."

"Speaking of which, it seems that I haven't seen you for a long time, and I am a little busy with tasks."

"Why are young people so busy? Why are ninjas so anxious about their work? While you are still young, you should relax more with the little girl!"

"Ah ha ha"

Looking at the handsome young man with a shy expression and a calm smile in the store, even Orochimaru felt inexplicably unreal.

It is a picture that can make people feel peaceful from the heart just by looking at it from a distance.

Standing on the battlefield, killing decisively and striking with thunder, Aida Masaki are two completely different people.

"Here, Lord Orochimaru."

Aida Masaki walked out the door, said goodbye to Grandma Nagano, and handed a bouquet of flowers to Orochimaru: "If you go empty-handed, Kushina will dislike you."

"Ah."

Orochimaru laughed in a low voice and shook his head.

For some reason, Orochimaru, who had been quite eager to communicate since the beginning, lost his voice at this time and walked silently with Aida Masaki.

Aida Masaki lived in the Fujiwara family on Senju Avenue when he was a child. Because of his delivery work, he often interacted with shops of all sizes along the street. From time to time, he would say hello to store managers, stall owners, and hawkers on the road. People who knew him

A lot, and the tone is very enthusiastic.

It can be seen that Masaki Aida is really popular with everyone and knows how to deal with others.

Most of the people who knew Orochimaru were ninjas. They saw him approaching from a distance, so they stood respectfully on the side of the road. When he passed by, they silently saluted and then left quickly.

Respect and fear.

At first I didn't think there was anything strange about this reaction.

However, when there is a social expert standing beside me, it seems to be quite deserted, and there is a feeling that there are not many people around.

After walking this way, Orochimaru didn't know what he was thinking, and he said abruptly:

"Jiang Huijun."

"What kind of existence do you think Naruto is?"

Aida Masaki smiled and took another fruit basket into his hands. He thought about it and then said uncertainly:

"Then it should depend on what the Hokage wants to do, right?"

"oh?"

This was the first time Orochimaru heard such a strange angle of entry, and he motioned for him to continue.

Aida Masaki said: "If you want to create something from scratch and build a common ideal in this world, then you must learn from the first generation."

"Strong enough and naive enough, it can give everyone an illusory and unrealistic delusion."

"If you want this fragile ideal to stabilize quickly after the illusion is shattered and the leader is lost, then you must learn from the second generation."

"Strong enough and with enough means."

Orochimaru couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this: "According to your statement, Konoha has only been established for a few years and has already lost its original intention?"

"Isn't it?" Aida Masaki asked.

Orochimaru was startled.

Aida Masaki said in a calm tone: "Sakumo-sama's family has settled in Konoha since his father's generation. The Hatake clan is a samurai family. They have worshiped the name of the Iron Kingdom for generations, and their family's swordsmanship is famous in the ninja world."

"They came all the way from the Kingdom of Iron to come here. Do you know why?"

Orochimaru seemed to understand something and asked tentatively: "Because... the will of fire?"

"yes."

Aida Masaki smiled and said: "Wherever the leaves are flying, the fire is endless."

"What the first generation of adults wanted to build was a village where children would not have to go to the battlefield to fight."

"But Lord Sakumo said that he has been killing people since he was seven years old."

"The first generation only protected the children in the village during the years he was alive."

"Then death is like a lamp going out."

Saying that, Aida Shohui took out an apple from the fruit basket and took two bites. It was very crisp.

"In order to ensure that the ideals of the first generation of adults will not disappear, the choice of the second generation of adults is actually helpless."

"Sir Tobirama put aside his fantasies and worked down-to-earth to formulate the village's development strategy. He established a complete ninja village system for Konoha that all villages in the ninja world learned from: ninja school-anbu-hospital-guard force."

"In that era when everything was new and changing, let Konoha become the goal that all ninja villages chase."

"In just a few years, Konoha flourished as a 'ninja village' and became the most powerful village in the ninja world. It was no problem to defeat one against four in the first and second ninja wars.

."

"The second generation has fulfilled all its obligations."

"It's just that he couldn't protect all the children. Even at the end of the war, he had no choice but to send everyone to the battlefield."

After hearing this, Orochimaru was already subconsciously thinking about what his teacher had done.

However, in front of that barrier of knowledge and vision, his thinking seemed to be separated by a thin membrane that was difficult to break through.

Overly familiar people's names, beautiful and painful memories, gradually obscured Orochimaru's vision.

Just as the heavy barrier was lifted, Orochimaru suddenly pursed his lips.

Some don’t want to say it, and don’t want to say it anymore.

However, he still asked the subordinate in front of him as if asking for advice:

"Then what?"

Aida Masaki bit the apple and turned his head, looking at Orochimaru with calm eyes. He abruptly stopped the warm smile on his face and said lightly:

"Instead of relying on a half-year-old child, why not touch your heart and ask yourself?"

"Lord Orochimaru."

Listening to his faint words, Orochimaru looked at him in surprise.

He seemed surprised by his seriousness.

Aida Masaki's voice was surprisingly calm: "You only want to concentrate on the research of chakra. You once told me that you dream of exploring the ultimate in all arts in the world. Why can't you suppress your interest in the word [Hokage]?

"

"Don't you know better than outsiders?"

In an instant, Orochimaru was frozen in place.

Like being struck by lightning.

Aida Masaki's tone did not contain the slightest emotional ups and downs, biting an apple in his mouth and said unhurriedly:

"In the final analysis..."

"Do you really want to become Hokage?"

"Or, deep down in your heart, you are actually very eager to gain enough power to change something as much as possible. Where are the things you cherish?"

"Orochimaru."

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