On this day, the autumn is high and crisp, and the sky is cloudless.

Before going out, Orochimaru had to tidy up his appearance according to the usual practice.

Lapels, lapels, well-cut fabrics, dark and thick, long below the hip line—

It is a costume similar to the suit of the earth, which has become popular among the general population in recent years. Orochimaru believes that although ninjas are ninjas, they are still social groups in nature, and they have a certain social nature, so they cannot be out of touch with the times, and in terms of dressing, they do not necessarily always wear ninja costumes.

Human beings are civilized creatures, especially in the diplomacy between the two countries, and they need to pay more attention to etiquette.

"Master, you are so handsome!" While helping Orochimaru tidy up his clothes, Hongdou admired in his mouth, his eyes lit up, completely like a little girl.

Orochimaru smiled slightly and patted the little head of the red bean.

"Learn the sealing technique and wait for me to come back."

"Well, Master, you can go with confidence!"

Little Red Bean patted his chest and said it was no problem.

In this way, after a few simple explanations, Orochimaru left home.

The negotiation location with Iwa Ninja Village was set in the territory of the Grass Country, which is the neighbor of the Fire Country.

The Land of Grass, a small country sandwiched between the five major powers, opened the prelude to the Great War in the Third Ninja World War, Iwa Ninja Village crossed the country of grass and raided the Land of Fire. The position of the country of grass is not neutral, and providing logistics for Iwa Shinobi Village can be said to be an accomplice in guiding the war.

Of course, this is also the helplessness of a small country, the world war is like a whirlpool, the gods fight mortals suffer, and the weak national strength will definitely fall into it.

The Land of Grass is very close to the Land of Fire, and it only takes half a day to reach it if you travel quickly.

"Orochimaru-sama, I heard that you are going to negotiate with Iwa Shinobi Village on behalf of the Fire Country?"

"Orochimaru-sama, peace depends on you!"

"Orochimaru-sama, go early and come back early! We wait for your news! ”

Along the way, you can hear the inquiring and concerned voices of the villagers, and Orochimaru can see the anticipation on their faces, as if he is looking at the bridge of hope.

This is very important news, and it has spread throughout Konoha in just a few days.

There was even a little girl who held a bouquet of flowers to the flower shop and trotted all the way to the big snake pill to hand it over.

Orochimaru accepted the flower and nodded to the little girl in thanks.

"Orochimaru."

An old voice came to my ears.

When I turned around, I saw the figure of three generations of Hokage standing in front of me.

"This mission is very important, and I hope you can complete it successfully." The three generations of Hokage had a pipe in his mouth and patted Orochimaru's shoulder, "I've already said that there will be three members of the Shadow Department to come and assist you, and I ordered it to go down, and they will wait at the gate of Konoha Gate." ”

"Oh, thank you so much."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and grinned.

"Anyway...... Old man, don't you have any idea when you see your dear students going to war for the country? The shadow clone is too insincere. ”

Yes, under Orochimaru's writing wheel, the three generations of Hokage in front of him are just a chakra.

"Konoha's post-war repair work is already making me anxious." The three generations of Hokage said helplessly, smoking a cigarette in his mouth, even if it was a shadow clone, he couldn't avoid the habit of smoking, "By the way, I heard about it from Jiraiya...... You seem to want to make a difference? ”

The old man's eyes were firmly fixed on the Great Snake Pill, and his originally mediocre momentum rose sharply at this moment.

Orochimaru smiled lightly, undaunted, and replied calmly, "That's right, I think the root cause of the war is that human beings have not used ninjutsu over productivity. ”

"Really?"

The three generations of Hokage stared at Orochimaru without blinking.

After a long time, the old man collected the momentum on his body, let out a long sigh, and the old cheeks full of ravines looked even older.

"Accept you as my disciple, perhaps...... It was the biggest mistake of my life. ”

"Is that so?" Orochimaru was noncommittal and shrugged his shoulders, "Old man, you are already old, people must learn to be flexible...... Your biggest mistake was not deciding to pass on the Hokage's position to me. Watergate was indeed a good candidate, but he was destined for only a brief period of peace. ”

"For you, I'm not sure what kind of risk this poses. Sometimes, being conservative isn't necessarily a bad thing. ”

The old man shook his head, not intending to say more on this topic.

"In short, the first thing you need to do now is to maintain the current peace."

"It's a test. Otherwise, you won't have any place in Konoha. The influence of the shadows will spread to the entire village, and even I won't be able to protect you. ”

"Don't forget the lesson of Konoha White Fang."

After saying these words, the old man turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared in place.

Orochimaru looked at the place where the teacher had disappeared, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The old man's words still echoed in his ears, like a big bell ringing constantly.

"Konoha White Fang? A victim of the times. ”

Orochimaru muttered softly to himself, and then walked in the direction of the entrance of the village.

Konoha is a relatively large village, and although most of the buildings in the village are civil and brick structures, people come and go, and it is very lively, even in the midst of war, it is also a prosperous scene.

The area of the village is naturally not small, and Orochimaru walked for almost half an hour before arriving at the gate of Konoha.

Konoha's gate is still so high, with a wall more than ten meters high, and a heavy and solid alloy door. There were two gatekeeper ninjas sitting in the pavilion at the door, and when they saw Orochimaru approaching, they all stood up and saluted him.

From a distance, there were already three figures in civilian clothes standing at the door.

"Orochimaru, why did you come so late!" One of the figures jumped up and shouted—listening to the voice, it seemed to be the little girl from the Hyuga family?

When I got closer, sure enough, the white eyes of the logo were still beautiful.

The difference is that she is no longer dressed as a dark ninja today, but wears a delicate lace plaid shirt, a pair of blue jeans underneath, and a beautiful hair tied into a ponytail, which is thrown behind casually, with a hint of liveliness, like a little girl next door.

"Seek refuge, don't be unreasonable to Lord Orochimaru!" A tall man next to him scolded.

This tall man, Orochimaru, also has a fate, that is, the person who wanted to handcuff him that night.

His name is Shiiya Umetaro, and his authority in the dark department is not low, and he belongs to the captain rank.

As for the three, there is still one left......

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.

It was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy with short silver-white hair, dressed in casual clothes, and wearing a mask on his face, and when he saw Orochimaru looking at him, he bowed slightly.

Kakashi Hachiki!

Orochimaru subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

That's right, this man...... It was he who was determined to get the seed clone stem cell candidate!