“There is also Shimura Danzo. Although he did not commit a fatal mistake, he is guilty of this crime. But he has gone to Kirigakure now, and I have no right to order him to come back.”

“Please ask the Fourth Hokage to order Shimura Danzo to return to the village for investigation.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s tone was filled with murderous intent.

As the former Hokage and the Hokage who has served the longest, Sarutobi Hiruzen also wants to quietly exit the stage of the times as a “hero”.

The Will of Fire and his reputation after death are everything to him. He will never let go of anyone who stands in his way of Ninja, even if they are his best friends or beloved disciples!

Namikaze Minato listened silently for a long time, then nodded solemnly to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The worst-case scenario did not happen.

His teacher, Jiraiya, did not choose the wrong teacher. Between personal feelings and the justice of the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen chose the latter.

Just destroy relatives!

Maybe anyone can do it after talking about it, but when it comes time to make a choice, only then will they understand the torment involved.

At least, if Orochimaru was replaced by Kakashi, Minato would still feel heartbroken when giving such an order.

As for why he didn’t substitute Gojo Jieyue’s body… Minato didn’t dare to think about it.

“I will order Elder Danzo to return to the village for investigation in the name of the Hokage. As for Orochimaru… I’ll leave everything to you, Sandaime.”

“When do you need me to take action?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his golden cudgel. Even after retiring, he still took good care of it, and there was not a trace of dust on the cudgel.

Namikaze Minato pondered and said, “The plan to strike the Kusanagi ninja will be in a few days. In order to avoid people’s unrest, the operation to arrest Orochimaru must be carried out secretly before the plan begins.”

“If time goes on for too long, I’m worried that Orochimaru will notice something and try to escape from the village.”

“Similarly, the prerequisite for Elder Danzo to return to the village is that the matter concerning Orochimaru has not been exposed, otherwise…”

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s expression froze for a moment, and he shook his head slowly: “Not really.”

“I know Danzo. Although he has ambitions, he is different from Orochimaru. He is still loyal to Konoha and will never defect from the village. Even if the worst comes to the worst and he wants to overthrow the existing order of Konoha, he will definitely come back and replace the Fourth Hokage.”

“As long as you, the Fourth Hokage, give the strongest order to have Danzo return to the village for investigation, he will definitely come back.”

“I still believe in my own judgment on this point. So, there is no need to consider that Danzo chose to rebel against the village and establish his own country after receiving the news that Orochimaru was arrested.”

Minato nodded: “Okay, I believe you, Sandaime.”

“In this case, in order to avoid any further complications, the plan to arrest Orochimaru… shall be set at midnight tonight!”

“Ah.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s voice was cold, he raised his hand and stroked the shaft of the golden cudgel: “I hope my old tricks can still work on that evil disciple.”

Neither of them mentioned whether Sarutobi Hiruzen could kill Orochimaru with his current strength.

Because such questions are somewhat redundant.

Even though he is old and his strength has declined with age, Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the “strongest Hokage of all time” with the title of “Professor of Ninjutsu”.

Capturing and killing Orochimaru cannot be said to be a sure thing, but it can be said to be a sure thing.

……

……

late at night.

After returning to his residence, Orochimaru felt uneasy.

My right eyelid kept twitching, as if foreshadowing something was about to happen.

But, what else can happen?

The laboratory is located in a secret place and all traces have been dealt with. We just need to find an opportunity to clean up the wasted materials.

Sensei Sarutobi was also persuaded by him to ask Minato Namikaze for the position of commander of the blitzkrieg force on his behalf.

“Wait a few more days, just a few more days, and I can sever this bond and pursue the path to immortality.”

Orochimaru clasped his hands on the railing next to the window.

The moonlight shone through the thick clouds, sprinkling half of his face in patches. The light and shadow intertwined, and an indescribable gloom appeared between Orochimaru’s brows. It was windy and rainy outside, and the crisp raindrops hit his pale face.

Behind him, a pool of black mud was emerging from the ground in the yard behind him, turning into a vegetative state.

“who?”

The moment Black Zetsu showed his head, Orochimaru sensed it.

Turning around, Orochimaru looked at the monster in front of him who was wrapped in two halves of a large fan blade, his expression solemn.

Judging from his attire, he is not a Konoha ninja.

As one of the three ninjas, he was surrounded by someone without even noticing any presence… Who is this person?

“Don’t be nervous, Orochimaru of Konoha~ I’m here to make a deal with you.”

Black Zetsu spread his hands to show his harmlessness.

Black Zetsu had collected intelligence about Konoha a long time ago, and combined with the tracking and observation during this period, after seeing Orochimaru’s secret laboratory… Black Zetsu was convinced that Orochimaru was the kind of ninja with darkness in his heart.

It’s a pity that he is not a member of the Uchiha clan, otherwise he would be a very useful chess piece.

“Make a deal? I’m not interested in making a deal with foreign invaders.”

Orochimaru was very cautious. He clasped his hands in front of his chest, ready to form hand seals to take down the mysterious ninja in front of him.

“Ah, ah, what an unfriendly start~” Black Zetsu threw out his chips: “Orochimaru… you have been researching Impure World Reincarnation, but when it came to the stage where ‘dust covers the body, revealing the true form of the deceased, with only one tenth of its strength remaining’, the progress of the experiment came to a standstill.”

“And because of Konoha’s increasingly strong defenses, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for you to obtain the necessities you need for your experiments. These things are very distressing to you, right?”

what? !

The snake’s pupils suddenly shrank, and Orochimaru found it hard to believe that the mysterious ninja in front of him even knew the progress of his research on Impure World Reincarnation.

It was obvious that during his most recent experiment, he had set up several layers of anti-spying barriers inside and outside.

“Who are you?”

If he even knew this kind of secret information, then did he also know about the other taboos he had violated… Orochimaru’s eyes became filled with fear.

Never let the other person leave your house alive.

This will ruin everything.

“Let’s just activate the barrier seal,” Orochimaru thought.

“My name is [Ze].” Black Zetsu said, “I am someone who can provide you with some insignificant help.”

Impure World Reincarnation~ What a magical technique. It must be said that the cousin of the Ashura Chakra Reincarnator, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, is an absolute genius in the development of ninjutsu.

After all, a place like hell is an unknown existence to Black Zetsu. Perhaps even his mother didn’t know that such a place existed in the Ninja World.

Summon the souls of the dead from hell to take on flesh, giving them rebirth in both spirit and flesh, giving them most of their previous powers, or even powers that surpass their previous powers.

Although the original plan was to have Obito supervise Nagato, and let Nagato, who had the Rinnegan installed, perform the Rinnegan technique to resurrect the dead Madara.

But plans cannot keep up with changes after all, even though Nagato is now walking on the predetermined path arranged by Black Zetsu.

Who knows, maybe there will be another reincarnation of Ashura Chakra coming to disrupt things in the future?

This is the bloody lesson that Black Zetsu learned through several reincarnations.

Therefore, a back-up plan is necessary!

Madara, who was resurrected by developing the Impure World Reincarnation to its limit, is not useless! If Nagato doesn’t obey in the end, Madara can teach this disobedient chess piece a lesson.

The same goes for Uchiha Obito.

It doesn’t matter even if he is killed by the Konoha ninja. The Konoha ninja will never think that Black Zetsu can use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to resurrect people.

As long as the Impure World Reincarnation is developed to its full form, many obstacles that have troubled Black Zetsu can be easily solved.

“Help…?” Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and his pair of hands that were pressed together slightly separated.

It has to be said that Black Zetsu’s words hit the mark of his heart.

“I can provide you with the human materials needed for the experiment, as well as funds and venues, help you avoid being hunted down by the Leaf Village, and provide you with strong protection.”

“Or, if you want to continue staying in Konoha to complete the experiment, I can assist you.”

“So, what’s the price?”

“The price is that I need you to help me revive two people and control them according to my orders when necessary.”

Orochimaru secretly calculated in his heart…

All of his secrets seemed to be exposed in front of this vegetative man.

A pretty scary intelligence ninja.

“Not a bad deal… But how can you convince me that you can do this?”

“Do you know the miracles of the Rain Country?” Black Zetsu asked leisurely.

Orochimaru was stunned: “Miracle? What?”

“It won’t rain on Sunday~”

“As long as you step out of Konoha, you will find that the ninja world outside is huge, even bigger than you imagined.”

“You have been in Konoha for too long, Lord Orochimaru.”

“So, give me your answer now.”

As long as you walk out of Konoha…the ninja world outside is very big?

It was really a bit too arrogant for him to say such things to a man who was one of the three great ninjas of Konoha.

But this hit exactly what Orochimaru was feeling at the moment.

He has been in Konoha long enough, and the taboos he has violated are almost reaching the limit.

Then… open your eyes and take a good look at this ninja world!

“It won’t rain on Sunday… If you can do that, it will be a miraculous ninjutsu.”

At least from Orochimaru’s perspective, there is no ninjutsu in the ninja world that can control the weather.

The only possible scenario is that Ohnoki carries a water-style ninja to fly into the sky every Sunday to control the clouds, but that would be too abstract.

“Not a bad deal.”

“But I don’t plan to stay in Konoha any longer. Please help me build a base in the Land of Rice. During this time, I will defect from Konoha and go to the Land of Rice.”

Orochimaru completely opened his clasped hands and made a deal with Black Zetsu with ease.

Orochimaru had no desire to find out the detailed origins of Black Zetsu, nor what he said, “It doesn’t rain on Sundays.”

Since the other party knew the taboos he had committed in Konoha but chose not to report it to the Fourth Hokage, Sensei Hiruzen, his attitude had already been made clear.

Orochimaru didn’t need any substantial credentials, all he wanted was an attitude! Just like what he had seen, when a female ninja from Konoha was courting a male ninja, all she wanted was an attitude!

Now that the attitude is in place, we can cooperate in the general direction.

As for what happens next…Orochiru will have plenty of patience to explore after leaving Konoha. As a scholar-ninja, the last thing he lacks is patience.

And the conditions reached by both parties, to help [Zeitsu] revive and control the two people… Orochimaru licked the corner of his mouth, he has never been an honest and trustworthy ninja.

If a person is not ruthless, the road will not be stable.

For a ninja of his level, once he decides to do something, he will definitely carry out his ninja way to the end.

Unless you are forced to talk back, even the Outer Statue cannot pull you back.

“A very pleasant transaction~”

Black Zetsu didn’t expect that he could easily persuade Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas. It seems that he has also been suffering in Konoha for a long time.

“Do you need my help in defecting?”

“Huh? To help me?” Orochimaru said, “As long as I leave Konoha, no one will be able to stop me.”

Orochimaru’s tone was full of confidence.