Not far from the Konoha Hospital, there is the Konoha Ninja Tomb, and near the Ninja Tomb, there is the memorial monument of Konoha .

After leaving the hospital with his pocket, Orochimaru came here by the way.

He remembered his other disciple, and now that he was about to accept a new disciple, he inevitably felt something, and the distance was very close, so he came over to take a look.

In front of the memorial monument, his eyes quickly found the name engraved on the monument - rope tree.

“…… Do you want to be the Hokage? ”

Stunned for a moment, his forehead was still a little uneasy with sweat, and after thinking about it, he still replied, "I haven't thought about it." ”

Dou didn't think he should be the Hokage, he was a very practical person, and he didn't think that he, an orphan he picked up outside the village, could become the shadow of Konoha.

His greatest hope now is to live well with the dean.

He thought that his thirst was small.

"You have what it takes to be the Hokage." One hand pressed on the head of the pocket and rubbed it.

Let Dou frown and endure it.

"After all, you are my disciple."

"I wasn't born in Konoha."

"It doesn't matter, you're an orphan created by Konoha through the ninja war."

“……”

Dou bowed his head a little speechlessly.

Of course, he understood that this was making up an identity for him, and it was not difficult for Orochimaru, who was going to be the fifth Hokage.

What's more, so many people died in the previous ninja war, and it was very easy to arrange the identity of a family that died in the Konoha war.

That is, in the village in the future, there will be an additional pair of titular parents, even though they are dead.

"I don't have a thirst for the Hokage."

"That's because there's very little you crave in the village. When you have more thirst for the village, you will also desire to become the Hokage, just like the countless people who have grown up in this village. ”

"Orochimaru-sensei! I'm going to be the Hokage! In my mind, the hearty voice of the rope tree flashed, and the bright and sunny smile.

Then came the lively rope tree, acting on his own, because he was negligent, or too proud, so that he liked this disciple.

Die from the explosion of the detonator, such a picture.

Death was casual, casual as if it were a joke of fate.

Life is something that can be easily destroyed.

Whether it's a rope tree, or broken.

"Let's go."

Turning around, Dou hurriedly followed, while walking, he couldn't help but look back, looking at the tilted memorial monument, and also saw a white-haired young ninja, silently walking to the memorial monument...

After Orochimaru left, there were three generations left here, Ye Naiyu, and Jia.

Nonoyu looked at the three generations.

Although Orochimaru-sama said that she should take care of A, in her opinion, someone as important as A, she needs to consult the three generations before she knows what to do.

"Just like Orochimaru said, Tianshan, you come and take good care of A."

"Yes, three generations."

Ye Naiyu replied solemnly, and then, after sorting out her mood well, she still walked to Jia, who was standing silently on the side, still with a solemnity.

She couldn't help but be solemn, after all, she knew that Jia was a wooden ninja. As an intelligence expert, she certainly understood what the Wood Ninja in the village meant.

It was the power to create a ninja village and end the troubled times, and it could even be said that it was a symbol of Konoha.

But soon, Ye Naiyu saw his restraint and discomfort from Jia's somewhat tense body.

After all, he is no longer a ninja of the roots.

For him, who was used to staying at the roots, he must have been at a loss, so he couldn't help but be restrained.

Seeing A's mood, Ye Naiyu smiled gently.

"Can I take off my mask?"

“……”

A silently looked at the three generations.

In Ko's opinion, he needs to accept orders from the three generations of Hokage-sama.

The third generation nodded and said, "You will listen to Tianshan's words in the future." ”

A breathed a sigh of relief.

He understood.

Just treat this woman as his superior.

Thinking about it, his mood also settled down a lot, so he raised his hand and took off the mask, revealing a face that could be said to be dull and his eyes were blank.

“……”

This is a typical root ninja, who wears out the self as much as possible and exerts the ninja's tool attributes to the extreme.

As an elite from the roots, Nonoyu has seen too many ninjas like this. Most of them are selected orphans who have experienced the war.

Again and again, she saw orphans being made into tools, and those who did not meet the standards would be cruelly abandoned, or damaged, and felt worthless, and would be abandoned.

After witnessing such a scene again and again, she didn't want to see such a scene again.

That's why she wants to adopt these orphans and keep them away from the fate of being used as tools.

The child in front of her was what she was afraid to see.

So, she smiled and narrowed her eyes.

"A, is it?"

"Yes." Like a subordinate following orders, A bowed his head and replied.

"You don't need to be so formal."

Nonoyu continued to smile and said, "I hope to see you smiling." ”

He then looked up and showed a smile that looked kind, but his eyes were still blank.

Those who are a little more sensitive know that this is a smirk.

The third generation also saw such a smile and took a puff of cigarette.

Coo-coo.

"Hungry?" Orochimaru asked to the side.

Dou bowed his head a little embarrassed, and then he nodded.

"Then I'll take you to get something to eat."

"But Orochimaru is big、"

"Call the teacher."

“… Teacher, don't you have to do something? ”

"It doesn't have to be that rushed, and a little later will allow them to see where they are. I'm the Hokage, and I'm going to dominate them, not them. ”

"That's right."

Thinking about it subconsciously, Lord Orochimaru...... Who is his teacher going to dominate?

Since the teacher emphasized this, that is, there is a contradiction between the 'they' he is going to meet and the Hokage line represented by the teacher, the high-level Konoha high-level?

The teacher seemed to have said that he was going to accept another reserved disciple.

And the disciple of the Hokage, this is not a simple identity.

So, is it to use the identity of the Hokage's disciple to exchange benefits with 'them'?

Therefore, the purpose of the teacher is to alleviate the conflict with 'them', so as to better dominate 'them'.

Just as I was thinking like this.

Orochimaru patted him on the shoulder.

He came back to his senses and looked at the ramen restaurant in front of him.

Hanging down the white cloth, you can see the ramen.

Orochimaru lifted the hanging white cloth and went inside.

"Yo, Orochimaru, long time no see."

The pocket that followed in together, looked at the uncle who greeted Orochimaru with a smile, and smiled heartily, but looked very greasy.

After Orochimaru sat down, the uncle put his arm on Orochimaru's shoulder, pushed it with his elbow, and said with a very familiar look.

"That's right, I'm actually the Hokage."