Chapter 48 Funeral (5)

Minato Namikaze actually didn't expect that the three ninjas of Konoha would be able to gather today.

As far as he knew, Tsunade only returned to Konoha to help with logistics and medical care for a period of time during the three wars two or three years ago. Because of her hemophobia, she had not been on the front line for a long time, so as soon as the war stopped, she left Konoha and could not be found.

She was able to come back today, probably because she was wandering not far from the Land of Fire and Konoha when she got the news.

Otherwise, it would be too far from Konoha in three days and she would not be able to come back.

As for Orochimaru, it was not surprising that he came back to attend the funeral.

Minato Namikaze, who knew this scientist well, obviously heard the sigh of the fragility of life in his tone. I wonder what stage his human experiment ninjutsu has progressed to, and whether the technique of reincarnation has been completed?

In memory, after failing to run for Hokage, Orochimaru devoted all his thoughts to the study of the technique of immortality.

What troubled Minato Namikaze was that, so far, Konoha had begun to have ninjas disappearing inexplicably. Minato Namikaze was originally going to investigate the situation thoroughly after the Nine-Tails incident.

But now, it is obviously not necessary to do so.

Orochimaru, who arranged a long-term mission away from Konoha, has probably begun to secretly and wantonly kidnap living people as experimental subjects.

If this genius scientist could stay in Konoha, it would certainly be of infinite benefit, but his human experiments would be absolutely unacceptable to ordinary people, and it would definitely not work to let Orochimaru continue. His experimental behavior will always be exposed one day. By then, although Konoha will no longer have the third generation, Minato Namikaze himself will have to become the one who goes to capture Orochimaru.

Thinking of this, he began to hesitate whether to sound a warning to Orochimaru. At least nothing has happened yet, and while he is still one of the respected three ninjas of Konoha, it may still be in time to save some things.

"After you come back this time, stay in the village for a while, Tsunade." Utatane Koharu suddenly looked at Tsunade and said.

"...Stay in the village?" Tsunade was a little puzzled.

Although the two consultants are elders of the same generation as the teacher of the Sannin, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and also hold senior positions in the village, they actually do not have much power to restrict the Sannin.

As a legendary ninja of Konoha, unless the village encounters a major event, it is enough to just do tasks and live a muddled life. Tsunade's ability to be free and unrestrained for so many years is naturally related to her identity. Of course, this is also very related to the fact that the Sannin have no interest in power.

Before competing for the Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru had the idea of ​​pursuing power, but that was just so that he could do better research. Unfortunately, although he joined forces with Danzo in the end, he still failed to become the Fourth Hokage.

So nominally speaking, the only one who can directly command the Sannin is actually the Hokage.

Koharu Utatane knew that Tsunade had just returned to Konoha and didn't know many things yet, so she explained: "The village is about to prepare for war, so the operation of the medical department may require you to take charge."

"Before every war, the logistics troops always have to take action first..."

The people present were all Konoha's top leaders and core members of the village, so there was no worry about leaking anything.

Minato Namikaze looked at Koharu Utatane who directly released the news to the three ninjas, and like Danzo and Mitomon En, he didn't say anything. Because in the previous meeting, the pre-war preparations also included the recall of the three ninjas.

After understanding the news that war might break out again, Tsunade's brown eyes suddenly flashed a trace of disgust and resistance, but as a Konoha ninja, she couldn't escape the responsibility of contributing to the village. Fortunately, the top leaders were also very considerate of her hemophobia and would not arrange for her to fight on the front line. She could still accept that she could only arrange and command the village's medical system in the rear.

"Okay, I got it."

Tsunade, who was already in a heavy mood because of the death of her teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, nodded. Suddenly, she heard that the war was about to break out, which made her even more irritable. Seeing that there should be nothing else, she turned around and prepared to leave.

"If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

After saying that, she greeted the black short-haired girl who followed her and left together.

Jiraiya, who was standing aside, sighed slightly when he saw Tsunade leave. He probably wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

"Lord Orochimaru, long time no see, is your mission in the Land of Fields going well?"

After making up his mind, Namikaze Minato suddenly looked at the ninja scientist and asked respectfully.

There is a cause and an effect. Orochimaru used the excuse of being away from the village for a long time to sit in the Land of Fields and help this small country that attached itself to Konoha during the pause of the Third Ninja World War to resist the revenge of other forces.

The Land of Fields is a small agricultural country, and no ninja village has been established at this time.

In the original work, until Orochimaru established the Sound Village, it maintained a friendly alliance with Konoha, otherwise there would be no ninjas from the Sound Village participating in the Chunin Exam.

It is possible that it was because of this mission that Orochimaru later established a ninja village in this small country after a long period of investigation in the Land of Fields, and launched the Konoha Collapse Plan by taking advantage of the future Chunin Exam...

"Overall, it was smooth, but there were some unsatisfactory aspects." Orochimaru suddenly smiled evilly, and changed his tone and said: "I heard that the fourth generation became a Jinchūriki for the village."

"It's really amazing."

"I wonder if I can successfully use the power of the tailed beast now. If necessary, I can help research and develop this power."

As he spoke, Orochimaru's eyes suddenly flashed with intense interest, and he even subconsciously licked his lips.

Namikaze Minato became a jinchūriki, something that only a few high-level officials knew about. It was not surprising that Orochimaru got the news.

However, Namikaze Minato's body is an ordinary person after all, and he cannot easily suppress tailed beasts like the two Uzumaki clan jinchūriki. This is also true, so Orochimaru's proposal is reasonable on the surface, and on the surface In this meeting, he did say that he would develop the power of the tailed beasts in order not to fall behind other ninja villages.

That's what he said, but to Namikaze Minato's ears, it didn't mean so clearly.

Good guy, luckily I am the Hokage, otherwise without Sarutobi Hiruzen in Konoha, if Danzo and Orochimaru join forces, will the Jinchuuriki still have a way to survive?

"Thank you Orochimaru-sama for your kindness. Sealing is my strength. I am fully confident in controlling the power of tailed beasts."

Namikaze Minato calmly rejected Orochimaru, causing a hint of disappointment to flash in the latter's eyes.

Immediately, he suddenly said pointedly: "Lord Orochimaru, it seems that you are very interested in powerful and eternal power."

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