Naruto’s Hidden Shadow Snake

"The most essential power?"

Minato considered Jiraiya's words, "What the teacher means is that Oshemaru-sama doesn't really care about power, prestige, or even... his belief as a Konoha ninja, and he is all about improving his own strength. , doing your own research, is that right?"

"Probably so..."

Jiraiya sighed and said, "As Konoha's ninja, the most important thing is to identify with the village and be determined to protect the village.

Although Orochimaru does everything for Konoha, he is also a great ninja recognized by almost everyone, but as his teacher and closest partner, Sarutobi-sensei and I both feel that he has a feeling of distance from Konoha , as if... there is some terrible secret, so unpredictable..."

"is that so?"

After hearing Jiraiya's words, Minato became even more puzzled.

Today is almost the first close contact between him and Orochimaru. For the leader of the famous "Konoha Sannin" in Konoha, Minato still admires him very much. He was shocked.

Orochimaru seems to have everything a ninja of the same period aspires to have, so what's wrong with such a person?

Betray the village? Watergate is really unimaginable.

"Okay, let's not talk about those stupid things, Orochimaru is indeed an indispensable and excellent ninja for Konoha, but... he is too close to Danzo after all."

The conversation fell into a long silence, and Jiraiya finally spoke, staring at Minato seriously, with an extremely dignified tone.

"As I said, Sarutobi-sensei is not young, and Konoha has a lot of talents, so the teacher is already considering, if the next war breaks out, whether he should train a new successor and entrust Konoha's will of fire give him!"

"What?!"

Jiraai said so much before, Minato has always been in the cloud, until this moment of showdown, Minato suddenly realized!

If Sarutobi wants to find someone to succeed him and entrust the name of Hokage, he will definitely find a suitable candidate among his three apprentices first.

Among the Konoha Sannin, Orochimaru is the strongest. Tsunade is the princess of the Senju clan. Although Jiraiya is not bad, he is more concerned about Konoha, but because of his own personality, he himself is unwilling to sit down. Take this big position.

Then the most suitable person for this position is undoubtedly Orochimaru. He has outstanding military exploits and a shrewd mind. Although he seldom moves in Konoha on weekdays, he is well-received.

If we talk about seniors, Orochimaru is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for the next Hokage!

But what Jiraiya said just now explained why Sarutobi was not optimistic about Orochimaru.

Orochimaru is so good that Sarutobi can't see what his heart is longing for.

He himself doesn't seem to care about fame at all, and he has been cooperating with Danzo, and he doesn't usually spend much time in Konoha. These are Sarutobi's worries.

And...Although this issue has not been discussed directly, Sarutobi feels that Orochimaru himself doesn't seem to care about Hokage's position!

The choice of Naruto is a very serious issue, especially now that the ninja world is in turmoil, and Konoha is surrounded by dangers, and everyone wants to pull Konoha down. We must find a strong, powerful person who really loves Konoha to serve as Hokage.

After all, Orochimaru's character and his own attitude are a problem, and Sarutobi is also quite regretful and entangled.

So if Orochimaru is not considered first, there are still some other candidates in Konoha's young faction.

For example, Tsunade, for example, Hatake Mosaku, to put it bluntly, put it in other ninja villages,

Their qualifications are also outstanding among their peers.

If it weren't for Kato Duan's accidental disappearance, he would have a slight chance, if he could make enough achievements in the future ninja war.

But among ninjas of the same generation, once they give up Orochimaru, these people will be overshadowed, at least those outsiders will definitely be puzzled and dissatisfied.

The shadow of the village must be the person that everyone expects, except in particularly critical times, there is an election mechanism.

So if you don't choose Orochimaru, can these people really convince the crowd? Will Orochimaru have other ideas?

This is a problem, a problem that makes Sarutobi very headache, even Jiraiya, an "outsider", can't explain it clearly.

"Oh, by the way, there is another guy." Ji Lai also suddenly said, "If you vote for the election, in fact, Ye Long from the elders should also be eligible to run.

He is a representative of civilian ninjas, and now belongs to the elders, and his achievements and strength are equally outstanding. But the chances are not great. "

"Ah... so it's so complicated."

Minato sighed, now think about the scene of seeing Orochimaru today, that kind of low-key and powerful... Maybe Orochimaru is more suitable to sit in Danzo?

Um? By the way, so what does this have to do with me? Minato suddenly woke up!

Didn't you come here to ask Master Naruto for ninjutsu today? The development of things is a bit inexplicable now!

"Minato, Sarutobi-sensei is impressed by the talent you showed today."

Jiraiya said quietly, "The technique of Flying Thunder God is Master Nidaimu's unique skill, but there have been no successors, and it has gradually become the teacher's obsession, wanting to find excellent descendants to pass it on to.

And you are that lucky kid!"

"Huh?" Minato smiled awkwardly.

"Also, have you ever thought that you are my disciple, that is, the younger generation of Hokage.

Your strength is not bad, and it is difficult to compare with it among ninjas of your age. In the future, if you learn to fly Thunder God, or go to Mt. Miaomu to practice, your strength will improve by leaps and bounds. "

"well enough..."

Minato was dumbfounded by Jiraiya's compliment, "So what about Teacher?"

"So... Sarutobi-sensei is just starting to consider the position of successor. The time is not very urgent. If you can achieve enough achievements in the next ten years... you may not be able to run for the position of Hokage!"

"Ah?! No way!"

Minato was really surprised this time, he loves Konoha very much, but before today he was just an excellent young Jonin.

Before he mastered the technique of Flying Thunder God, did not learn the various powerful sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, and did not go to Mt. Myogi to practice and reach the Kage rank, Minato was not the famous and majestic golden flash!

It was the first time I heard that Jiraiya said that he might be favored by Sarutobi, and that there was a glimmer of hope of inheriting the position of Hokage in the future. Although Minato was excited, he seemed at a loss.

"Don't be surprised, if Sarutobi-sensei finally decides that Orochimaru is not suitable as Hokage, then he will basically not choose someone who is the same generation as Orochimaru, do you understand what I mean?" Jiraiya asked.

"Uh, yes."

Although Orochimaru may not care about it himself, his prestige will also bring great pressure to others.

That being the case, let's rule out all of them and choose a younger ninja to be Hokage, so that some problems will be solved.

"Minato, if you want to become Hokage, the teacher will definitely support you with all your strength, and I clearly recognize your character.

But the premise is that you must be good enough, and... Orochimaru will not earn this position with you from the beginning to the end, otherwise you still don't have much hope, even if the teacher is optimistic about you. " Zilai also said in a deep voice.

"Yes...is that so..."

Minato slowly clenched his fist, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

Few people will ignore the temptation of being a Hokage. After all, the education of the will of fire is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From entering the ninja school, becoming a Hokage is almost everyone's dream.

Ordinary ninjas are dedicated to the village, even if their strength is low, they will have the desire to become Hokage, because this is the village's recognition of his value and everyone's recognition of him.

Not everyone is like Jiraiya or Orochimaru, some people have always been obsessed with this position.

Although Minato is a sunny young man with an open mind, he will not have any intentions about Jiraiya's words of "being Hokage".

He understands that being Hokage is not only a right, but also a responsibility.

"Minato, I hope you will take care of yourself and don't waste your precious talent.

Orochimaru has also become stronger little by little, your talent is not necessarily inferior to him, and you will definitely become a great ninja in the future!"

Jiraiya stared at Minato, there was one thing he didn't tell Minato.

Danzo and the elders' group are becoming more and more powerful, interfering everywhere, which has already made Sarutobi, Hokage, a little out of breath.

In addition, Shengshu of the Qianshou Clan naturally awakened Mu Dun, and the Qianshou Clan became more and more active in the village.

Konoha's current partisanship is so fierce, once a war breaks out, the battlefield will become an extension of politics and intensify.

What Konoha needs is a strong person to lead, so as not to become a mess, just like the first and second generations back then.

Sarutobi had always been optimistic about Orochimaru because he was strong enough.

It's a pity that Orochimaru didn't stand up to share Sarutobi's worries at this time. He was always in a posture of idleness and wild cranes, and he even ran over to cooperate with Danzo to do his own research in the country of rain, which made Sarutobi quite happy. disappointment.

From Sarutobi's point of view, Orochimaru himself gave up the chance to inherit Hokage, and he can only choose other people to train.

And this person can't be a pawn of any other force, it's better not to be in the same circle as the major families of Konoha, Danzo, and the elders.

So Sarutobi saw Minato.

Originally, he was only a little optimistic, but Minato's performance today made him admire.

Minato is young, and he thinks that his consciousness will be high, and his strength will quickly become stronger. He is a commoner ninja and has the support of the Uzumaki clan. He can be firmly grasped by Sarutobi, and he will not "go astray". High cultivation value.

If he can get enough achievements in the future, and Sarutobi properly hides Orochimaru for a while to reduce his influence, then Minato has a great chance.

At that time, Danzo will be old, and Minato's strength will be completely strong, and he will justifiably become the Hokage who can unselfishly lead Konoha's major forces!

Perhaps there is another person who can compete with Minato, that is, Minato belongs to the same generation, Oshemaru's disciple, Tsunade's younger brother Senju Nawaki, he also involves the attitude of Orochimaru and the Senju clan.

Rotoki was also someone Sarutobi Hiruzane cared about very much.

But that is also a question to consider in the future, and Jiraiya is giving Minato some air today.

The two left the teahouse, Jiraiya looked at Minato's serious back, and sighed with some melancholy.

"It would be great if Orochimaru wanted to become Hokage from the bottom of his heart, the teacher wouldn't have such a headache, and Konoha would be stronger.

Orochimaru that bastard... what is going on in his mind every day?!"

.........

"Jiraiya had a long conversation with Minato today. Although I didn't listen to their conversation deliberately, it seemed that Jiraiya said something serious. When Minato left, his expression was in a daze."

In the dark purple space, there was a slight fluctuation in the space. Orochimaru, who was still thousands of miles away from Konoha, appeared in the sprite space calmly, looking at Ye Long and Xie Jiandao in front of him.

Ye Long looked at Orochimaru with a smile and said, "Do you really have no idea about Hokage?"

"The Art of Flying Thunder God is really easy to use."

Xiejian looked at the flying thunder god spell at Dashewan's feet and said enviously.

That was described by Ye Long before. Since Orochimaru, who possesses part of Ye Long's soul traits, can easily learn the technique of flying thunder god, and even touch the more mysterious power of space, then Ye Long naturally has a stronger grasp of it, and for space. Understanding goes a step further than Orochimaru.

Xiejian and Yaotian were not so lucky, except that they did not inherit the space matching characteristics of Ye Long's soul. The energy is not chakra, there is no space ability of the Otsutsuki clan, and there is no possibility of learning the art of flying thunder.

However, all kinds of powers lead to the same goal after all, and the cultivation of immortals to a certain level can also communicate with the world and break through time and space.

Although they didn't have the opportunity to use the Flying Thunder God to master the power of space for the time being, they also left the Flying Thunder God's spells on them.

When necessary, Ye Long and Orochimaru can appear directly beside them, and there is no need to use the "psychic escape" method anymore.

With Ye Long's understanding of the power of space in the future, he can even do things like Orochimaru forcibly pulling Fei Lei Shen Kunai, and forcibly pulling them to his side according to the Fei Lei Shen's spell on them!

You must know that the Flying Thunder God spell created by Tobima deliberately made the space characteristics extremely stable to prevent deviations when it was activated.

Ye Long doesn't need to do this, he can completely modify the new Flying Thunder God spell, making it easier for the target marked with the Flying Thunder God spell to respond to his space power and thus travel!

"I probably guessed that Jilai should have told Minato about that." Ye Long said lightly, "Oshemaru, what do you think?"

"Hehe." Orochimaru sneered, "The current Konoha, the so-called Hokage is just superficially righteous, but in fact he has been constrained too much, and he has completely put himself under everyone's sight.

What's the point of becoming a Hokage with such a high price?"

Ye Long nodded and said, "We solved Tobima in secret back then, but left this mess behind. Sarutobi-sensei is also very distressed. Then you say, who should be in charge of Hokage? Namikaze Minato?"

"We don't need Hokage's seat, and of course I won't give it up easily."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "Hokage represents righteousness and fate, we can use it as a bargaining chip in the game to play a good game of chess.

In the future, I will hold it firmly in my hands!"

"Between five and ten years?! You mean...!" Ye Long couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Dashewan's solemn expression. .

"That's right, in order to facilitate the confrontation between the Sons of Prophecy and harvest that power, it is also to test the guy who threatens us the most..."

Orochimaru said in a deep voice, with determination in his eyes, "The seat of Hokage...Let Nawaki take over for now!"