"What do you two want? To attack the ninjas of the same village and betray Konoha?" Danzo shouted sternly, holding a cane in his hand.

Sheren sent Xin Ya back to Longdi Cave, but glanced at him lightly without saying a word.

On the other hand, Orochimaru stood up slowly from the ground and said hoarsely: "Let's have a discussion between master and disciple. What does it have to do with you?"

"You?!" Danzo glared.

Now he wished that there were dozens of root ninjas around him, and they could take down Orochimaru and Toneri with one wave of his hand.

Now he is the only one who is somewhat self-aware and knows that he is no match for them.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression wasn't very good either, but he vaguely understood what the master and disciple meant.

He had long known something about Orochimaru from Danzo. Similarly, he himself had sent people to investigate Orochimaru, and all the information he got made him feel a little heartbroken.

Orochimaru was the disciple he had the highest hopes for. Before, he had always thought that after he resigned as Hokage, Orochimaru could inherit his mantle and become Hokage.

But neither the information Danzo knew nor what he sent to investigate was very optimistic.

Therefore, he chose to support Namikaze Minato and Toneri, and excluded Orochimaru from the list of Hokage's successors.

Many people don't know about this, but they just feel that Tonero and Namikaze Minato were indeed very powerful during this period and made a lot of contributions to Konoha, while Orochimaru seemed to have less of a presence.

But there are also some people with a broader vision who can see that behind this is actually Sarutobi Hiruzen's choice.

Just like Uchiha Fugaku of the Uchiha clan, after learning about this situation, he immediately contacted Toneri, who has a relatively better relationship with the Uchiha clan, hoping to reach cooperation.

They knew that Orochimaru's status as a candidate in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart was no longer that high. Although they didn't know the reason, this did not prevent them from taking a stand.

Only a few people know that Orochimaru's experiment actually touched some of Sarutobi Hiruzen's taboos, so he was excluded from the ranks of candidates for Hokage.

Part of the reason why Namikaze Minato rushed to the Rain Country this time was to find the missing Toneri. Another bigger reason was to bring Orochimaru back and let him stay by his side, hoping to be able to heal him little by little.

Help him correct his mistakes.

To put it in more common terms, it means monitoring under your nose.

Of course Orochimaru could see what Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking.

He just didn't want Toneri's possibility of becoming Hokage to be affected by his affair being revealed.

According to his character, he shouldn't have done such a thing, but sometimes, things just happened out of control.

At the same time, he and Toneri also have a common goal, which is to show the strength of the two of them to the so-called senior officials and old guys in Konoha.

Don't push too hard, otherwise it will not be good for Konoha.

This time the battle between the two contained too many things.

I have to say that Orochimaru's thinking is still very careful, and he solved everything in this battle.

Didn't Sarutobi Hiruzen want him to be a stepping stone to Namikaze Minato's reputation?

Then he would use more proactive methods to help Sheren improve his reputation.

It is estimated that starting from tomorrow, there will be rumors in Konoha that Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, and his disciple Konoha Aangmao started a battle in the Konoha Death Forest, destroying half of the death forest, and the two fought evenly, even Konoha

Cang Mao Sheren also had a certain upper hand.

Use the reputation of the Sannin to help Toneri gain momentum.

If Danzo uses Orochimaru's incident to threaten Toneri in the future, the two of them can use this battle to speak for themselves, they have already broken up, etc.

From this moment on, even if Orochimaru's affairs are exposed, it will not affect Toneri too much, so that he can advance, attack, retreat or defend.

As for force, force.

Then Konoha would have to watch the defection of two shadow-level experts.

It was precisely because he understood all this that Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression looked so solemn.

"Orochimaru, come with me!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru didn't care at all, and appeared next to Sarutobi Hiruzen in a few flashes.

Didn't take anyone else with me.

Only a group of Anbu, Toner and Danzo were left present.

"I didn't expect you to come back safe and sound. The Akatsuki organization has completely disappeared during this period of time. Don't tell me it has nothing to do with you?" Danzo stared at Toneri and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

The surrounding ANBU were either putting out fires or saving vegetation in the Death Forest, and no one noticed them.

Toneri raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said in a low voice: "Duanzo-sama, you are not left behind, how could something happen to me? On the other hand, you, sir, seem to be very dissatisfied with my coming back. I really want to make you

disappointed."

Danzo's one eye was fixed on Toneri, making his voice softer. It was almost impossible to hear clearly if you didn't listen hard.

"You think I don't know what you have done? The first generation of cell transplantation, wood release ninjutsu, human experiments, if any of these are exposed casually, you will have nothing to do with the position of Hokage!"

After listening to Danzo's words, Toneri narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? Really? Then please come up with evidence first..."

As he spoke, he moved forward, staggered behind Danzo and suddenly stopped and said: "By the way, you have to move quickly, it must be before I become Hokage, otherwise when I take office and become the fourth generation Hokage, the first

What needs to be removed must be your roots! Move...quickly...

It seems that there has never been a time in my life when I have been so pursuing the position of Hokage, and I will fight for it with all my strength for you, Danzo-sama."

After that, he sneered and left.

But I heard Danzo say calmly: "According to my investigation, it seems that the little girl in your cattery is not an ordinary person, right?"

Qiang——

With the sharp blade out of its sheath, Danzo could clearly feel the terrifying coldness emanating from the person next to him, and at some point, the sharp blade was placed on his neck.

"Do you dare to touch her?"

Thunder attribute chakra has been poured into the round dance blade along Toneri's arm, and fine thunder and lightning jump out from the blade from time to time.

Noticing Toneri's movements, Danzo's expression stiffened at first, and then became very relaxed.

"It seems you are ready. Come on, let's do it."

Toneri stared at Danzo's indifferent face for a long time, and then he laughed to himself.

"It's not that I won't kill you, it's just that you are still somewhat useful now...but...it will be soon..."

No longer staying, he just ducked and disappeared.

He couldn't stay here any longer, he was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would really be able to kill Danzo.

It is not difficult for him to kill Danzo, but there are still many things that he is not ready for. Killing him so hastily is not the best choice for him.

"It seems that I need to make good arrangements when I go back. If I encounter such a good opportunity in the future, I won't be able to hold it back."

Danzo is not accompanied by a group of root ninjas. This situation is relatively rare, and it should be the best time to deal with him.

at the same time.

The two people quickly shuttled under the moonlight and arrived at the Hokage Rock behind the Hokage Building.

Hokage Rock is one of Konoha's landmark buildings. On the Hokage Rock, the heads of past Hokage are carved.

From the first Hokage Senju Hashirama to the second Hokage Senju Tobirama and now the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, their heads are all engraved on it.

Behind the Hokage Rock is Konoha's emergency shelter.

The rocks here have been strengthened several times, and ordinary attacks cannot knock them down.

Standing on the Hokage Rock, the view is even better than standing on the Hokage Building. Not only the busiest streets of Konoha, but also almost all the scenery of Konoha can be seen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru stood on Hokage Rock.

"At the beginning, the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, stood here and looked at the endless forest in front of him, and made the plan to build the Hidden Leaf Village."

Seeing the former forest turn into such a prosperous village, Hiruzen Sarutobi was a person who had experienced Konoha from scratch, so he had the deepest feelings and the biggest changes in his eyes.

Orochimaru's voice always sounded a little low, "Old man, what do you think?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around and saw that the little guy with a cold personality at the beginning had grown to this level, and he felt deeply.

"Orochimaru, you were just like the dense forest here, with unlimited possibilities. As a teacher, I laid a solid foundation on your forest. I really hope that you can grow like Konoha.

To the point where I feel proud.”

Whether it is Konoha or Orochimaru, in his opinion, they are all existences that he has developed and cultivated bit by bit, and he expects them to become the existences he is most proud of.

"Am I not enough to make you proud now?" Orochimaru asked.

Hearing this, a rare smile appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, "Proud, very proud. You were my proudest student. I believe you can also feel my attitude towards you."

Hearing what he said, Orochimaru fell silent.

To be honest, he still had some feelings in his heart.

Although he looks like a snake, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have any emotion or warmth.

"You may not have understood it before, but now as a teacher, you should understand what I think."

After a moment of silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a serious tone: "Orochimaru, it's still too late to stop now..."

Orochimaru didn't answer immediately, he just took a step forward, stood on the edge of the cliff of Hokage Rock, and took a deep breath.
To be continued...