The truth is that the lost power has turned Sarutobi Hiruzen into a monster.

And now Mutian Noguchi's performance has undoubtedly made this monster even crazier.

Mutian Noguchi's subconscious rebuttal undoubtedly expressed a fact. That is, no one in Konoha Village today thinks Sarutobi Hiruzen will continue to be the Hokage for too long. Even a teacher like Mutian Noguchi thinks Sarutobi Hiruzen is a kind old man who is about to retire. Facing him, you can just say whatever you want to say, without too much fear.

And this obviously stimulated Sarutobi Hiruzen's already twisted and crazy power heart.

So in the audience not far away, Shokuhou Misaki noticed that Sarutobi Hiruzen's smile was changing. No longer as hypocritical as before, the slight change in the arc of the mouth corners makes this smile look like a beast thirsty for blood. Shokuhou Misaki has no doubt that if this face is stained with a little blood, the horror and weird feeling can even be used to make a horror movie.

Oh my God!

Feeling the sea of ​​blood and corpses that this smile may bring, Shokuhou Misaki couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. At this time, she realized that the audience's observation ability may not be a good thing. Because this observation ability can not only allow her to see the strange human heart, but also the terrifying dark abyss deep in human nature.

Just as Shokuhou Misaki was amazed at the darkness of human nature, Mutanoguchi, who had not yet sensed the danger, said again:

"Hokage-sama, although it is not a war period now, our Konoha has just experienced the Nine-Tails Rebellion and has suffered serious losses. At this time, we undoubtedly need to promote some special talents to boost morale. As a genius of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Itachi's early graduation will undoubtedly inspire people and let the ninja world know that our Konoha is now full of talents."

"Furthermore, after graduating early, Uchiha Itachi can also make more outstanding friends. Hokage-sama can completely arrange an excellent teacher like Orochimaru for Uchiha Itachi. Such Uchiha Itachi will definitely become an excellent pillar of Konoha in the future."

Hearing Mutanoguchi's suggestion that Uchiha Itachi could become a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, after graduating early, the originally angry Uchiha clan ninjas immediately calmed down their anger. The reason why they didn't want Uchiha Itachi to graduate early was that they were worried that the future head of the Uchiha clan would become an outlier among his peers and lose the chance to become Hokage.

But if Uchiha Itachi could become a disciple of the three ninjas, he would undoubtedly enter the direct lineage of the Hokage. In this way, not only would Uchiha Itachi's chance of becoming Hokage greatly increase, but even the situation of their Uchiha clan would be much better. Such treatment is much more important than the connections in the ninja school.

So, the Uchiha clan members who were originally hostile to Mutian Noguchi instantly used their face-changing skills at this moment, and looked at Mutian Noguchi with gratitude in their eyes.

Compared with the excitement of the Uchiha clan, other ninjas heard Mutian Noguchi's words, but they whispered to each other.

Among the candidates for the fifth generation Hokage, Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, has the highest voice. If Orochimaru accepts the young head of the Uchiha clan as a disciple at this juncture, it will inevitably cause a drastic change in the situation within Konoha. With the support of the Uchiha clan, Orochimaru's position as the fifth Hokage was basically determined.

Could it be that the position of the fifth Hokage would be determined today?

Shokuhou Misaki, who was also sitting in the audience, was secretly surprised when she heard Mutanoguchi's answer:

I thought this Mutanoguchi was just a clown. Now it seems that he is much smarter than I thought!

In fact, as a ninja who fought his way up from the bottom, Mutanoguchi was by no means a stupid and reckless clown. He knew that his proposal for Uchiha Itachi to graduate early would offend both the Uchiha clan and the Konoha high-level officials. So while he was proposing, he also proposed that Uchiha Itachi could become the disciple of the third Hokage.

In this way, not only did it appease the emotions of the Uchiha clan, it would not cause unrest within Konoha, and the Konoha high-level officials could accept it. As for whether Uchiha Itachi would become a disciple of the three ninjas because of his proposal, Mutanoguchi knew with his toes that it was impossible.

The disciples of the three ninjas are the direct descendants of the Hokage lineage and the future quasi-high-level officials of Konoha. Unless the Konoha high-ranking officials were crazy, they would never allow Uchiha Itachi to become a disciple of the Three Ninjas. In Mutian Noguchi's opinion, Sarutobi Hiruzen could have recommended Uchiha Itachi to become a disciple of Orochimaru.

, and then secretly reminded Orochimaru to reject Uchiha Itachi.

In this way, Uchiha Itachi graduated early, did not become a disciple of the three ninjas, and successfully became an outlier in Konoha. And all the pots will be taken by Orochimaru. Even if the Uchiha clan is really angry, they will only target Orochimaru. And the Konoha high-level officials are still pure and flawless white lotuses in name, and everything is so perfect.

So Mutian Noguchi is confident that his proposal will definitely be recognized by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

And he will definitely soar to the sky because of this outstanding performance, and completely get rid of the shackles of his bottom-level origin!

Mutian Noguchi thought everything was beautiful, but unfortunately Sarutobi Hiruzen's ideas were very different from his. However, before Sarutobi Hiruzen expressed his views, someone spoke in advance.

As a famous ambitious man in Konoha, Shimura Danzo would naturally not allow Orochimaru to become the fifth generation Hokage, because this means that he will be farther away from the position of Hokage. Moreover, as a pure racist, he would not allow the Uchiha clan's bloodline to join the Hokage's lineage and pollute the purity of this lineage. So as soon as Mutian Noguchi finished speaking, Shimura Danzo snorted coldly:

"Nonsense!"

"Children should study hard in ninja schools. Konoha has not yet reached the point where it needs to use an Uchiha kid to boost morale. Besides, Orochimaru is Sarutobi's disciple and one of Konoha's three ninjas. If he wants to accept a disciple, he must undergo a strict examination. Otherwise, if Konoha has a genius in the future, will the three ninjas have to accept him as a disciple?"

Danzo's rebuttal was well-founded, but Mutian Noguchi had no interest in refuting it at all.

Of course, Mutian Noguchi did not dare to refute it. Because if he talked back to the Hokage in Konoha, he still had a chance to survive. But if he talked back to Danzo, the Root would come to his door tomorrow to kill him.

Seeing that Mutian Noguchi did not dare to refute under the majesty of Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen became more determined to exterminate the Uchiha clan. At this time, he felt more and more that the so-called power is essentially violence. If you don't show your violent side, no one will take the power in your hands seriously.

Later, facing Mutian Noguchi's proposal, Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage, finally expressed his opinion.

"Mutian, you are right."

"Uchiha Itachi does need an excellent teacher, and Orochimaru is indeed very suitable to teach him."

"Let's do this. After this parent meeting, I will arrange a special exam for Uchiha Itachi. If he passes, I will recommend him to become Orochimaru's disciple. Of course, whether he can become Orochimaru's disciple depends on whether Uchiha Itachi can get Orochimaru's approval. If he does not get Orochimaru's approval, let him continue to stay in the ninja school and study hard!"

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's answer, everyone present fell into a stagnation.

If nothing else, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude towards Uchiha Itachi is too tolerant!

It's fine to recommend Uchiha Itachi to become a disciple of the three ninjas, but without becoming a disciple of the three ninjas, he can actually let Uchiha Itachi continue to study in the ninja school.

What does the Hokage mean by doing this?

Does he not want to continue to suppress the Uchiha clan?

Or is it because he really wants Orochimaru to become the fifth generation Hokage, so he is ready to make the Uchiha clan the power of the fifth generation Hokage?

In short, this drama solved by the little man Mutian Noguchi has reached its climax at this moment. The representatives of different forces in this Konoha village were caught off guard by Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision. Especially the look that Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, as if he was looking at an old man with Alzheimer's disease.

Only the Uchiha clan was jubilant about Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision, because Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude undoubtedly showed that the third generation Hokage was undoubtedly fair in facing the problems of the Uchiha clan. The Third Hokage is really a good man. All the malice of the high-level officials against the Uchiha clan was done by Danzo.

Just when everyone couldn't guess Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts, Shokuhou Misaki in the audience was shocked by Sarutobi Hiruzen's scheming. Because in the grand drama just now, Shokuhou Misaki has been promoted from a Sequence 9 audience to a Sequence 8 mind reader.

At this time, Shokuhou Misaki can not only observe the inner thoughts of others through expressions and body language, but also feel the inner thoughts of others through ninjutsu similar to spiritual secret techniques. Combined with the plot of the original work, Shokuhou Misaki has already understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's calculations.

It turns out that in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, not only the Uchiha clan is an obstacle to his reshaping of the authority of the Hokage, but Orochimaru, who is most likely to become the fifth generation Hokage, is also an obstacle to himself. The reason why he agreed to let Uchiha Itachi become Orochimaru's disciple is actually because before killing the Uchiha clan,

He had to get rid of Orochimaru, the bigger threat, first.

Especially since Orochimaru's own disciples were not clean, some human experiments would ruin their reputation if they were exposed. So as long as Sarutobi Hiruzen exposed these problems, not only would Orochimaru lose his foothold in Konoha Village, but Uchiha Itachi, who was Orochimaru's disciple, would also become an alien in Konoha.

Such a calculation could be said to kill several birds with one stone.

On the one hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed his great glory and correctness as a Hokage in public and maintained his consistent image. On the other hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen could also suppress Uchiha Itachi, the future young patriarch of the Uchiha clan, while forcing Orochimaru away, making the Uchiha clan more isolated in Konoha.

In short, Sarutobi Hiruzen taught Shokuhou Misaki the most important lesson at this moment.

He made Shokuhou Misaki understand what a real Hokage is and what the means a Hokage should have.

The seemingly open and aboveboard generosity and magnanimity can also force the opponent into a terrible abyss.

While lamenting Sarutobi Hiruzen's methods, today's parents' meeting at the ninja school finally ended. Everyone's mood is complicated, and everyone is worried about the future changes in Konoha. While Shokuhou Misaki is excited about the promotion of her ability, she is also more and more impressed by the unfathomable human heart.

Even Mutian Noguchi can have such calculations. Among the many unknown people in this ninja world, there must be more Mutian Noguchi. The reason why they did not appear in the original work is just because the Naruto world attaches too much importance to bloodline. If they are given the same opportunity, the child of destiny like Uzumaki Naruto will not be taken seriously by them at all.

Shokuhou Misaki realized Mutian Noguchi's methods, and Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally realized it too.

However, unlike Shokuhou Misaki's admiration for Mutian Noguchi, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who came from a big family, has an instinctive disgust for Mutian Noguchi, who came from a commoner family. Especially the performance of Mutian Noguchi just now, which undoubtedly made him feel the taste of the same kind. In Mutian Noguchi, there is the same greed for power as himself.

So after the parents' meeting, Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Danzo:

"That Mutanoguchi is a talent, let him join your Root! Doesn't he want to go further? Just let him improve!"

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's order, Danzo, who was still dissatisfied with Sarutobi Hiruzen's approach, snorted:

"What our Root needs is excellent tools, not such a scumbag who can only use tricks!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, took a puff of his pipe and said:

"Tools? In addition to tools, you Root also need materials for experiments, right? Orochimaru, this guy, has recently conducted experiments in Konoha, which is absolutely not allowed! This Mutanoguchi, just treat those experimental materials as Substitute!"

Hearing that it was used as an experimental material, Danzo's dissatisfaction was slightly dissipated, and then he said:

"Sarutobi, are you really going to let Uchiha Itachi become Orochimaru's disciple? Do you know how bad the situation will become after Orochimaru gets the support of the Uchiha clan?"

"Of course I know!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly:

"But I know more that Orochimaru has done a lot of tricks without our knowledge. The reason why I let Uchiha Itachi become his disciple is to distract his attention. In order to prevent him from reaching too far and even threatening the lives of our own people in Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said this, and the whole person gradually blended into the night.

Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's departing back, Danzo frowned slightly. His instinct reminded him that there must be something behind Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision. But Danzo racked his brains and couldn't figure out what Sarutobi Hiruzen was planning.

However, there is one thing that Shimura Danzo can be sure of, that is, Sarutobi Hiruzen has changed.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen's best partner, Shimura Danzo can clearly feel the hypocrisy behind Sarutobi Hiruzen's smile and the endless desire under the disguise. He has a feeling that his partner has become a stranger. The Sarutobi Hiruzen who once dared to stand up at the critical moment has disappeared forever.

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