Konoha's task master

Hokage's office.

A few minutes ago, Jiraiya had already returned to the Senju Mansion with the Senju Roden Tree, leaving only Tsunade and Yakumo confronting each other in the office.

Tsunade's eyes were complicated and very empty.

Now she is very confused.

The floor under his feet was full of cracks, the documents on the table were torn to pieces by the rioting chakra, scraps of paper were piled up in the corners of the office, and the glass interface of the paintings on the wall was also shattered due to the rioting chakra.

Yakumo sat on the sofa and looked at his fingers in silence. It stands to reason that he already has the strongest power in this world and can change the underlying color of this world at will.

But he couldn't feel any happiness.

This was a very strange change of mood, just like now... Although he killed Orochimaru again, he didn't feel much happiness, especially since he could feel the sadness in Tsunade's heart.

The family love simulated by Orochimaru was a real family love for Tsunade, even though... the real Senju Nawaki was gone, but she also lost her tough and perfect brother.

Although Yakumo said that it was the rope tree disguised as Orochimaru, Tsunade was unwilling to imagine this statement. After all, it was the memory of two years of early separation that was affecting her.

"Is the old rope tree really Orochimaru?"

A few more minutes passed before Tsunade digested everything that had just happened. Although she regained her composure, sadness still spread from her body and filled the entire conference room.

"You should also know that he is not a rope tree." Yakumo replied.

"Yes, I know."

A look of pain appeared on Tsunade's face, yes... From the first time Yakumo stated that there was Orochimaru's soul inside the rope tree, she knew clearly that the person next to her was not her brother.

"But...hey..."

"But he fits the image of a perfect younger brother in your mind. He is more well-behaved and sensible, especially that sunny smile, which is extremely deceptive.

And he also helped the Senju Clan to regain their peak. What he did... and the family relationship that was born naturally from long-term relationship made you ignore the truth." Yakumo analyzed.

Tsunade didn't answer, she just looked outside the office, looking at the clouds in the sky in the distance, her eyes were distracted and without any energy.

This rather desperate look seemed to have lost interest in everything.

"That person has all the memories of Rope Tree. He can even recall the first conflict we had when we were children. He can recall all the experiences of our life together... How can you say that he is not Rope Tree?"

The expression on Tsunade's face did not change, and she asked numbly.

"Being close to you is nothing but a disguise. Orochimaru's goal is always eternal life. Those touching moments and moments are just the steps that allow him to embark on the road to eternal life."

"When he is strong enough, he will naturally abandon the ladder." Yakumo said.

Tsunade suddenly stood up and said with gritted teeth.

"These are all your speculations. Can you provide any evidence?"

"No, but I imagine my intuition."

Yakumo can only confirm the situation of the Senju Nope Tree because he has the special vision of the soul eye that can observe the soul. This ability cannot be shared with Tsunade, so naturally it cannot be used as evidence.

"Your intuition...I..."

Tsunade opened her mouth, but was unable to utter a complete sentence. After the anger was extinguished, and when she returned to reality from the false world, her heart was extremely chaotic.

She didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.

If the rope tree awakened by Yakumo is really a rope tree, then she should be in a state of extreme joy, but every time this time...bits and pieces of the past two years will appear in her mind.

These memories are like slashing marks with a knife, always appearing in front of our eyes, especially those memories that were once beautiful, but now it is quite heart-wrenching to recall them.

"I don't know what to do."

A few more minutes passed, and Tsunade leaned on the sofa tiredly. She said something that was very inappropriate for her status, and the majestic Valkyrie showed her weak side.

"No matter how true Orochimaru's disguise is, it's still fake."

"But what I recovered was the genuine Thousand-Handed Rope Tree."

Fake things can never become real... Tsunade suddenly agreed with what Yakumo said.

But with the disappearance of the original Senju Rope Tree, there is a high probability that the Senju Clan, which has climbed to the top again, will go downhill again.

This was an outcome she was unable to change.

Yakumo believed that Tsunade would eventually figure it out. After all, what disappeared was just the soul fragment of Orochimaru parasitic on the rope tree. It would not do any harm to the Senju rope tree itself, but would be a blessing in disguise.

In the future, the strength of the soul will increase a lot, and the resistance to illusions will also increase.

"Ah...it's annoying, it's annoying."

Tsunade now has both the joy of the return of the real rope tree, and... the sadness of losing the original rope tree is very painful.

For her... this was a process of repeated torture.

Yakumo took out the water bottle in the storage scroll and took a sip, waiting quietly for Tsunade to regain her senses.

He believed that Tsunade, who had been fighting for half her life, would not be silent for too long because of this incident. She would definitely be able to understand that Orochimaru's seemingly well-intentioned resurrection ceremony was just one of his plans for immortality.

"call…"

Tsunade exhaled deeply, adjusted her condition, and her expression gradually calmed down.

When she was talking to Yakumo just now, she had already begun to stabilize her surging emotions, and now she finally achieved some success.

Now she has basically agreed with the fact that the original Senju Roden was Orochimaru in disguise, and she also believes many of Yakumo's claims.

"According to what you said, Orochimaru was designing it from the beginning."

"That's right..." Yakumo nodded.

"Then why did he want to get the body of the Rope Tree?"

Tsunade was a little confused again. She couldn't understand why Orochimaru wanted to occupy the body of the rope tree. It was absolutely impossible. It was just because of his own bad taste. There must be a reason that she couldn't understand.

"Because of the strength... the rope tree has the strongest Senju bloodline, coupled with Uchiha Madara's bloodline, the fusion of the two... can cause the bloodline to undergo changes similar to those of the ancestors, greatly improving a person's strength."

Yakumo thought for a while and replied that this was an analysis based on his own understanding of the Hokage system and Orochimaru's goals.

"Do Senju and Uchiha have a common ancestor?"

Tsunade's vagina suddenly shrank, as if she heard some terrible news. She didn't expect that the two races, which had a thousand-year feud, were actually members of the same race a long time ago.

At this time, more questions arose in her mind. Since they were members of the same clan, why did they split up and why did they fight for thousands of years?

"The ancestors of Senju and Uchiha are the two children of the Sage of Six Paths. Orochimaru's idea is to reproduce the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths. This will not only greatly improve their strength, but also...gain a thousand years of life."

Yakumo continued to answer that when he was weak, this was the biggest secret in the ninja world, a secret that he could not tell anyone.

But now that he is strong enough, he no longer worries about any impact this incident will have on him, and the Otsutsuki bloodline is not a rare thing. After all, Masako Mori has a purer Otsutsuki bloodline.

"Did Orochimaru succeed?" Tsunade asked.

"Well, this can only be said to be half the success. The two bloodlines have indeed begun to merge in his body, but this fusion will take a long time to complete."

Orochimaru's fusion did not have any guidance, allowing the two bloodlines to fuse instinctively. The disadvantage... is that not only does the fusion take longer, but there are also many hidden dangers and dangers.

In short, Yakumo is ahead of Orochimaru for countless years in this technology, a gap that he may not be able to catch up with in his lifetime.

"The rope tree only needs to be familiar with the power of the body, and after learning the seals of the Wood Release Ninjutsu, the strength it can unleash should only be slightly inferior to when Orochimaru controls the body."

Although due to Orochimaru, Senju Nawaki's awakening was delayed for two years, these two years allowed him to gain a powerful body close to the Six Paths level.

This is...the interdependence of blessing and misfortune.

"Can the rope tree reach the same level as Orochimaru?"

Obviously now...Tsunade has believed Yakumo's words.

"certainly."

"Then I have another question, why didn't Orochimaru choose grandpa's body to resurrect? According to the blood concentration, he should be considered the strongest person in the Senju clan in the past hundred years."

Tsunade's words do make some sense, but the answer is also simpler.

"Because Orochimaru can't defeat the First Hokage."

Several soul splits and repeated heavy blows have made Orochimaru's soul very weak. He can influence the Senju Rope Tree through some arrangements, but he cannot influence Senju Hashirama, who has an iron will and a powerful soul.

"That's it." Tsunade suddenly realized.

"This return, since...you are sure to solve this matter perfectly, why don't you discuss it with me in advance?"

This question stunned Yakumo.

"did not expect."

In the past two years, Yakumo has become accustomed to giving orders in the world of One Piece and One Punch Man. He does everything he wants and never consults with anyone.

Even when he was getting along with the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Long, he was in a dominant position, and now that he was back in the ninja world... he subconsciously ignored that he needed to discuss this matter with Tsunade.

"Do you care what the ants next to you think?"

"of course not!"

"If you are unhappy, you can crush the life, his thoughts or will at any time... who will really listen to them with their heart? The so-called freedom and peace of the revolutionary army are just cheap slogans."

Yakumo suddenly remembered Yinmu's words. His theory sounded very twisted and evil, but it also seemed to be some kind of cruel truth. He told Yakumo that the strong should dominate everything, and other people's thoughts or wills should not be ignored.

"No, no, no, that kind of road is too lonely."

"The king who dominates everything is destined to have no companions."

Thinking hard, Yakumo seemed to have thought through a lot of things. There were indeed many restrictions on him. Most of these restrictions were installed on himself, making him uncomfortable losing himself in the powerful strength.

Let him remember that he is just an ordinary person.

......stable.

This was Yakumo's initial goal when he traveled through the ninja world. Perhaps in the process of getting stronger, he had already lost his ultimate intention, but Tsunade's question made him reflect on himself.

"What do you mean you didn't expect it?" Tsunade asked.

"Probably...I was afraid that you would refuse, so I forgot to ask."

Yakumo had a sincere smile on his face and scratched his head.

This is a little move he often made in the past, but recently he rarely does this shy...or boyish move.

"How could I refuse..."

Tsunade suddenly stopped talking, and they asked themselves... The days when Orochimaru pretended to be a rope tree really made her extremely happy. Even if she recalls the memory of that time now... she will still have this answer.

I have to say... Orochimaru's acting skills are perfect. In another world, he would be worthy of being named the best actor in another world. His acting skills are textbook level.

"That bright smile and sunny temperament really don't fit Orochimaru's personality, but he played the image of the sunny boy very vividly," Yakumo said.

"What is the character?"

"It's probably the label on my body," Yakumo replied.

"Then tell me about the label on Jiraiya?"

Tsunade became interested and asked Yakumo.

【Ronin】,【Famous Teacher】,【Luxury】

"This analysis makes sense. The old man once said that Jiraiya is like the unfettered wind... he never follows the rules and yearns for freedom."

The old man Tsunade was talking about was the Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"What about the tag on my body?" Tsunade asked again.

[Amazing amount of milk], [Strange strength], [Good gambling]

"Amazing amount of milk?"

Yakumo was suddenly startled and quickly thought about how to get over it. After all, if he praised the teacher in person for being so proud, he would probably be rewarded with a blow to the sky guard.

"The amount of milk can be understood as the healing ability. The amount of milk is amazing...it probably describes the teacher as a very powerful doctor!"

"I understand, this is a compliment to me."

A smile appeared on Tsunade's face.

"Not good, there is murderous intent."

Yakumo instantly adjusted his position and dodged Tsunade's sneak attack.

"You brat, do you really think I didn't notice what you were peeking at?"

Tsunade's fist fell into the air and a violent roar erupted.

With a bang, a loud noise exploded in the office.

The relationship between the two seems to have become much closer, and the feeling of unfamiliarity between the two gradually disappeared.

"Illusion, illusion, it must be an illusion."

Yakumo replied with a guilty smile.

Just as Tsunade was about to speak, an ANBU suddenly emerged from the shadows.

"Hokage-sama... sent me to release Minato-sama, but there was no one inside the cell.

The supervisor said...three days ago, he met Namikaze Minato.

In the past few days, only the Hokage has entered the cell."

"I understand, you can go down first." Tsunade waved her hand. The true identity of this ANBU member is a member of the Senju clan who recently returned, so there is no need to doubt his loyalty.

"Namikaze Minato, inside the prison... disappeared."

Tsunade's face became a little solemn.

"Blame me for being impulsive. If I had known, I would have tortured Orochimaru."

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