He continued to look at the documents on the table carefully, and in order to solve the problems that the village was currently facing, it was necessary to have enough knowledge of the village.

As he watched, he frowned. The Konoha Village system, the major ninja clans, domestic intelligence, foreign intelligence.

It's obviously called the village in its name, but after the Nine-Tails Rebellion happened, the things involved can be described as a thousand things. It is true that Konoha has an administrative department to assist the Hokage in handling government affairs, but now is an extraordinary time, and he, the Hokage, must be checked and must be busy.

If the four Hokage hadn't died......

He was stunned.

Yes, he seems to be a retired Hokage, and it was because of the death of his successor, the fourth Hokage, that he had to step up to stabilize the situation.

And after the death of the fourth generation, is it possible that the village can't choose another Hokage?

Thinking of this, he beckoned.

The meaning is obvious.

Sou! A man appeared at his side, half-kneeling.

The members of the dark department who are nearby to protect the Hokage should also be his henchmen.

"Hokage-sama, what are your orders?"

"You,"

I wanted to ask, who do you think in the village can be Hokage?

But when I think about it, in this case, to some extent, I am afraid that it will be used as a political statement.

He wasn't sure if it would be passed out.

What's more, he wasn't sure if his henchmen would misunderstand what he meant, thinking that he was going to leak something out in order to draw people's hearts.

After all, the political tricks in Japan seem to be very accustomed to playing 'ventriloquism', and henchmen are generally people who can interpret the ventriloquism of their bosses, who knows if this henchman will interpret ventriloquism self-righteously and then act?

He couldn't say that he asked this purely to know who in the village could be Hokage, right? It's dubious to say that.

Moreover, you are an old Hokage, how can you not know who can be Hokage in the village?

When you ask that, then it will definitely be considered as an ulterior motive.

So, the same cannot be said.

Be a little more tactful.

"Who do you think are more reliable in the village?"

“…… Of course, the advisor elders, and your disciple, Orochimaru-sama. ”

This is a word that neither side can be offended.

And he immediately got to the point.

His disciple, Orochimaru.

If you are emphasized as a disciple, you will definitely be a successor to the mantle. This is undoubtedly the most reliable politically, judging from the fact that the four generations of Hokage who died are young people, the Hokage of Konoha should be quite stable, so stable, there should be no coup d'état to power, and it is only the third or fourth generation.

This kind of stable succession ensures that there will be no political risk. Coupled with the identity of a disciple, then this Orochimaru should be a good choice.

He thought about it for a moment.

"Call Orochimaru."

"Yes."

Disappear in an instant.

He silently took a drag on his cigarette.

After some time, the door to the Hokage's office was opened, and in the not-so-bright light of the lamp, a man with a cold aura and long black hair draped down, skin as pale as a dead man, and sharp purple eyeshadow walked into the office.

Seeing this person, he frowned, this image is not very kind.

Even in the eyes of ordinary people, it is a little scary. It is true that the profession of a ninja is extremely terrifying, but Konoha is the official institution of the Orthodox Great Power, and the leader of the official institution of such an Orthodox Great Power is better to behave kindly.

But he thought about it, he wanted to retire, what did he do with so much.

"Orochimaru."

He spoke.

Orochimaru was stunned, and the teacher who spoke gave him a very subtle feeling, which was a little different.

His first thought was that the teacher had noticed something.

It doesn't seem strange, after all, it's his teacher, even though he's old, it's the shinobi after all.

But soon, he saw obvious exhaustion on the old face of the teacher in front of him.

His heart trembled suddenly, and there was a subtle trace of pity, sympathy, but also some ridicule and contempt. There is also some fear, the fear that I will become like this, such decay, decay, incompetence, weakness......

A certain three-generation Hokage deliberately showed this fatigue.

He looked tired and said, "Orochimaru, what do you think of the village now?" ”

“…… It's not good. ”

Four generations have died, and there is still the loss of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, the old human pillar force has just passed away, and the new human pillar force has not yet grown. Tsunade ran away from Konoha because of psychological trauma, and that stupid guy from Jiraiya was still addicted to the prophecy of the toads and didn't come back.

Although it has been a few years, I have to say that the death of White Fang is a great loss to the village, both in terms of the loss of a strong person and in the hearts of the people.

And what cannot be ignored is that because of the abnormality of the Nine-Tails on the night of the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha clan was placed in a very delicate position.

The strongest clan in Konoha has a suspicious position, and there is also the elder group behind the scenes, and the entire Konoha people are now panicked, and it can be said that the people's hearts have become more and more discouraged.

The major ninja clans are also restless, and the spies of the major countries are constantly moving, wanting to see the intermingling of the needles.

It can be said that the situation is ugly.

Yes, it is no wonder that the old teacher is so tired in the face of such an ugly situation. Moreover, in this Nine-Tails Rebellion, the teacher's closest companion, Mrs. Biwako, has also ...... After receiving such blows one after another, it is no wonder that the teacher gave him a different feeling than before.

Orochimaru had an enlightenment and accepted the feeling that his current teacher gave him, something different.

"yes, it's not good, the situation in the village is terrible, and I'm already old, it's really hard to hold on."

The meaning of these words is revealed.

Orochimaru's heart moved, and he sensed something, but he quickly felt that he was thinking too much. As far as he knows, when people are old, they already like to sigh.

Moreover, it is not excluded that the teacher is drawing a pie.

Ventriloquist suggests, but as long as it is not explicitly stated, it does not count as a promise.

The shameful trick of the superior.

However, it turned out that Orochimaru still thought too deeply, or rather, the development of things was beyond Orochimaru's cognition.

"Orochimaru, you come to be the fifth Hokage."

For a moment, the atmosphere froze a little.

The darkness lurking nearby, the atmosphere does not dare to breathe at this moment.

And Orochimaru was also stunned in place.

After a while, he pressed the sudden impact, his heartbeat was too fast, and his voice could not hide a little dry and asked, "Teacher, what did you say?" ”

The three generations of Hokage took a slow puff of smoke, exhaled the misty smoke, and said to Orochimaru through the smoke.

"I said, you come to be the fifth Hokage."

“……”

The pale throat couldn't help but shone slightly, and through the smoke, he vaguely looked at the old and tired, but solemn and earnest face.

He was sure that the teacher was serious.