Hokage Building.

Under the guidance of the herald's dark department, Orochimaru came to the door of the Hokage's office with familiarity.

After a slight hesitation, Orochimaru raised his hand and knocked on the door a few times.

"Knock knock~"

"Come in!"

The loud voice of the teacher ape flying in the office came from the office.

Unlike the usual soothing and tired tone, in Orochimaru's ears, the teacher's voice was a little happy at this moment.

As soon as Orochimaru's hand reached the doorknob, the door opened from the inside with a "bang", and a large face with oil paint on his cheeks came into view.

"Orochimaru!"

"It's you......" Orochimaru frowned slightly, and then a smile squeezed out of his cold face, "Jiraiya...... When are you back. ”

"I just came back, and I came to see the teacher." Jiraiya put his arms around Orochimaru's neck and dragged him into the office.

"You gloomy fellow, did you go to some hot spring and hide in a hidden corner to get material? I actually let the dark department look for you for so long. ”

"I'm not you." Orochimaru shook off Jiraiya's hand with a little disgust, slightly retracted his expression, and greeted the smiling three generations of apes in the upper seat, "Teacher, I'm late." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I just came back from vacation, so I'm just calling you." The third generation looked at his most proud disciple with a smile, "Didn't bother you, did you?" ”

"No......" Orochimaru paused for a moment before he spoke, "I met that person at the training ground. ”

"Who?" didn't wait for the three generations to speak, and came over again with bright eyes, "Whose girl is it?" ”

Orochimaru pushed Jiraiya away with disgust, "Stay away from me!" You idiot! ”

Then he adjusted his clothes a little, looked at the teacher who was still kind, and said slowly, "That kid from the Uchiha family...... Uchiha Tokumitsu. ”

Miyome nodded, with a relaxed smile on his face that was rarely seen.

"That arrogant little kid of the Uchiha family? The deputy commander of the North-Western Frontier Defense Forces? Jirai was also a little surprised, the name reminded him of an unpleasant experience of eating deflated, "What is that narrow-minded kid doing again......"

Orochimaru ignored the gibberish Jiraiya, and just looked at the three generations silently.

"How?" The third generation sighed slightly, leaned back on the chair behind him, and his waist pole suddenly relaxed.

"The strength is good...... Orochimaru said.

"It's already the writing wheel eye of the three hooks...... Really, you can be a shinobi at such a young age, and the Uchiha's bloodline is really enviable. Jiraiya then interjected: "But teacher, you actually let him serve as Shuomao Shangnin's deputy, which is really surprisingly good to him." ”

Regarding the words of the student Jiraiya, the three generations also shook their heads with a wry smile.

"Stupid!" Orochimaru reprimanded mercilessly, "Among the mobile troops of the Shuomao Shangnin, the main combat ninja is basically drawn from the Uchiha clan, if he doesn't become a commander, can others recruit those ninjas to fight?" ”

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya, who was unabashed, fiercely, "The power of the ninja clan is an indispensable part of Konoha, if you mess around like this, sooner or later you will push the ninja clan to the opposite side of the village!" ”

"But Shikaku, Haiyi, and Dingza are also from the ninja clan...... Jiraiya defended himself unconvinced, "If you want me to say, it's still the Uchiha people who are a little stingy, and they don't study in the village's ninja school, so they don't have feelings and bonds with the village's friends to ...... like this."

Orochimaru didn't bother to pay attention to Jiraiya, who had committed childishness again.

If you're not the Hokage's apprentice, the heir of Pig Deer Butterfly won't bother to pay attention to you.

For Jiraiya, a fellow disciple, Orochimaru's heart is also very complicated.

not only looks down on his lascivious and prodigal personality, but also admires his tenacity in some aspects; And since childhood, they have gotten along, from ninja school to being accepted as an apprentice by the three generations, and after the test of the lower ninja and middle ninja periods, the last three of them were promoted to upper ninja together, and the friendship between each other cannot be shallow.

But in Orochimaru's view, Jiraiya sometimes seems to be too simple-minded, often thinking about complex things too simply, and then recklessly going forward, although it may sometimes be able to play an unexpected role in facilitating, but more will only make the situation more dangerous and complicated.

"By the way, what about Tsunade?" Jiraiya continued to look at himself and said, "Doesn't she know that the handsome Jiraiya-sama is back?" So sluggish~"

"Mito-sama has been in poor health lately, and Tsunade is taking care of him." For Jiraiya, a living treasure-like apprentice, the third generation has a little headache in love, "You still don't talk nonsense, otherwise Tsunade will beat you to Konoha Hospital for a month......"

"Konoha Hospital is also good, I remember a few little nurses who are quite grin-hee......"

Orochimaru ignored Jiraiya, who was interrupted by the mixed subject, and just looked at his teacher silently.

After the three generations filled the tobacco, they rubbed their fingers slightly and lit the fire, and took a big puff beautifully.

"You've tried it against him."

Orochimaru nodded silently.

"What do you think?"

"The illusion is strong." Orochimaru was concise and to the point, and added at the end: "There is also the so-called Yan Dun...... It's not simple, either. ”

Miyome nodded silently and took another puff of his pipe.

Covered by the thick smoke, the three generations with drooping eyelids sighed with some helplessness: "Ninja clan ninjas of the double blood inheritance limit...... It's scary to think about. ”

Orochimaru and Jirai were also silent.

Although Jiraiya usually behaves more out-of-the-box, he is actually a determined and reliable ninja, and after a conversation between the teacher and his classmates, he naturally understands what the two say behind what they say.

The Hokage's office fell silent.

"I remember...... Uchiha Tokumitsu isn't even ten years old, right? Zi Lai couldn't stand the gloomy atmosphere, and was the first to break the deadlock, "No matter how genius you are, it's just a child, it's not too difficult to get it, right?" ”

Both Miyome and Orochimaru shook their heads.

Judging from the overall routine, the Hokage series and the big A are almost the same. At first, he approached amiably, then cut in with a heartfelt approach, and even purposefully induced through various vague but extremely seductive words, such as "Hokage's pose", and in the process, the target will get more or less benefits.

After the target is truly heart-to-heart, it will be a gentle fall or an order that is contrary to the family's position to test the bottom line, if the temptation is successful, it is confirmed that he is already a qualified "Will of Fire" heir, then he will be trapped for the rest of his life.

In the past, this routine inherited from the second generation of the Thousand Hands can be described as invincible, through the ninja school, which is a very good propaganda weapon, civilian geniuses and ninja elites have entered the Hokage's pocket, while constantly enriching the Hokage's direct team and other institutions, it also gives the Hokage a chance to meddle in the internal affairs of the ninja clan.

But this move, in the most cutting-edge Uchiha Tokumitsu of the Uchiha clan in the contemporary era, has been confirmed to be completely out of order after several rounds of testing and testing.

"Alright." Miyome knocked the ashes in his pipe, "How about we go visit Mito-sama together?" By the way, you can also take a look at Tsunade. ”

At the last sentence, Miyome winked his left eye meaningfully at Jiraiya.

"Hey...... Jiraiya smirked and nodded.

Orochimaru is indispensable.

Miyome picked up the bell on the desk and shook it, summoned a dark man, whispered in his ear, and waved him down to prepare.

As a Hokage, it is more cumbersome to visit an old-timer of the ninja clan, especially the widow of the original Hokage, both in terms of procedures and etiquette.

The three of them put aside the topic of Uchiha for a moment and started talking and laughing in the office.

When the Shadow Minister's report was ready, the three of them went to the Vortex Land under the escort of the Shadow Guard and the Shadow Minister.

……

Although he was a little dissatisfied with the negligence of Sarutobi in the battle to rescue the country of Vortex, Uzumaki Mito felt that after a round of beating, Sarutobi's attitude had softened a lot, so he no longer shook his face.

Uzumaki Mito received the three of Sarufei in the main hall of the Senju Mansion, accompanied by Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina.

Maybe it's because the granddaughter's company or the Uzumaki family has settled down, so that Uzumaki Mito can rest assured, so his complexion looks a lot better than before.

After a few people talked for a while, Uzumaki Mito motioned for Tsunade to go down with a somewhat sleepy Uzumaki Kushina, and Sarutobi also knew what he meant, so he also let Jiraiya, who was already ready to move, and Orochimaru, who was sitting indifferently on one side, also go out for a walk.

"My time is running out." After a moment of silence, Uzumaki Mito said, "Maybe it won't be long before I go to the Pure Land and meet with the pillars." ”

"Mito-sama......" Sarutobi was also a little stunned when he heard this.

As the most famous figure of the founding generation of the village, Uzumaki Mito is a figure who overwhelms the ninja world in terms of both personal prestige and personal strength.

In terms of prestige, the wife of the "God of Ninja" Thousand Hands Pillar, and the origin of the princess of the Uzumaki clan, everyone in the ninja world has to give her a few faces.

In terms of strength, as a strong woman who awakens the bloodline power of the Vortex Clan, even among the Vortex Clan in the heyday of the Empire, she is the strongest person who is unique, not to mention that there is the power of the Nine Tails that can be driven at your disposal.

Although she is getting older, Uzumaki Mito is already dying, but no one dares to take it lightly, and it is with her support that Konoha F4 was able to succeed to the throne smoothly and lead the Konoha ninja to win the second half of the first ninja war.

Now, hearing this bad news, it still came out of the mouth of Uzumaki Mito himself, which made Sarutobi not panic.

"The Sun Slash...... I'm very old and tired. Uzumaki Mito waved his hand to stop what Sarutobi was about to say, "Although I am already in my old age, I am not old and confused, I know what I am talking about, but don't panic." ”

Like reprimanding a child, Uzumaki Mito quieted down Sarutobi in a few words.

"There are three things that I am most concerned about, and I will arrange them before I go to the Pure Land." Uzumaki Mito continued.

"The first thing is about Tsunade and Flytree, they are both my juniors, the bloodline of the pillars...... Suncut, you have to teach them well, just as you did to a few of you back then. ”

"I understand, Mito-sama." Ape Fei Ri replied with a solemn expression.

"The second thing is about the Thousand Hands Clan." Uzumaki Mito sighed, "The thousand-handed bloodline can't stand the toss anymore, so in the future, we will continue the policy of the time when the door is still there, and let the surviving clansmen go into hiding, the thousand-handed clan...... It's a historical name from now on. ”

Ape Fei Ri nodded silently.

"The third thing is about the Nine-Tails." Uzumaki Mito raised his head and glanced at Sarutobi, who was visibly nervous, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

"Mito-sama...... Wouldn't it be ...... if the Nine-Tails were drawn out in advance" He didn't continue, but Uzumaki Mito also knew what he wanted to say.

"I should have a few more years to live." Uzumaki Mito said slowly, "These days, I will teach Kushina, and in the future, she will succeed me as the Nine-Tails Pillar Force and continue to protect the village......"

Ape Fei Ri's lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to say something but didn't say it.

"If you have something to say, just say it, don't hold it in your stomach." Uzumaki Mito glanced at him, "Don't be like that little ghost head in the group, hiding a ghost mind full of unsightly ghosts. ”

"Don't dare to ......" Sarutobi smiled bitterly and saluted Uzumaki Mito, "It's just that the relationship between the Uzumaki clan and the Uchiha is a little too ......"

"I can't interfere with him in his affairs, he has his own ideas, but ......" Uzumaki Mito changed his words, "Hizai, have you ever wondered why Ashina and the Uzumaki people are willing to get closer to the opponent of the millennium, Uchiha?" ”

"It's the same ninja ...... And asylum. ”

"It's me, the Hokage, who is incompetent......" Sarutobi sighed with a wry smile.

"There's nothing wrong with what you're doing, and there's nothing wrong with Ashina." Uzumaki Mito squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was a little tired, "It's normal that the position of the ninja clan conflicts with the interests of the village, but you, as the Hokage, have to deal with the relationship between the two, and what the village wants is a balance......"

Ape Fei Ri nodded in agreement.

"What you're worried about is that Kushina will lean toward the Uchiha clan with the family......" Uzumaki Mito saw through Sarutobi's thoughts.

Ape Fei Ri Slash also smiled bitterly.

"Kushina will be raised in the land ......of the Thousand Hands Clan," Uzumaki Mito leaned back in his chair, "When she is older, let her go to the ninja school to study, and on the family side, I will also tell them not to contact Kushina again......"

"But...... The Uchiha has always been a ......"

In front of Uzumaki Mito, it is not easy for Sarutobi to say it too directly.

"The Uchiha may be arrogant, but they are reliable companions and comrades......" Uzumaki Mito raised his eyelids lightly and stared at Sarutobi, "...... You won't forget the mirror, will you? ”

"......No," Sarutobi replied with a bowed head, "it's my ......"

"You're the Hokage!" Uzumaki Mito decisively interrupted Sarutobi's words, "As the head of the village, naturally you have to do what people can't do!" Endure what you can't bear! ”

"Yes!" Ape Fei Ri replied in shock.

"Don't you care about your apprentice Orochimaru? I think Uchiha Tokumitsu is a good whetstone......"

When the ape flew to hear the words, he was also speechless.

"Tsuruma suppressed Madara, and Tsuruma killed Izumi......" Uzumaki Mito glanced at Sarutobi again, "Sarutobi...... You're also very nice......"

"It's just that if Orochimaru can convince that Uchiha Tokumitsu, doesn't it mean that your choice is right?"

"Mito-sama...... It's ......"

(End of chapter)