I have a hundred clones

At night, when Cao Ya visited the ninja clan, the three ninjas met in a private room of an izakaya.

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They didn't bring anyone else with them, neither Shizune nor Kabuto came with them.

Jiraiya was the most enthusiastic, setting out the food and wine on the table, grilling the pork belly and letting out the aroma.

He also poured a glass of wine for all three of them. Tsunade held the glass gently but did not drink it immediately.

She suddenly smiled and said in a strange tone:

"Is this the first time we have eaten together in these years?"

Orochimaru seemed to have some special feelings. He was very different today from the past.

Everyone in the R\u0026D department is more or less aware of this.

It is also understandable, who can really completely ignore a partner who has entrusted his life and death to him?

"The meat is roasted, come on, let's have a drink!" Jiraiya was in high spirits and distributed the roasted meat to the three of them.

In today's scene, who among the three was the happiest, Orochimaru and Tsunade were touched and had different emotions, but the happiest one was undoubtedly Jiraiya.

God knows how many nights he had been looking forward to recreating this past scene.

The person who misses the past the most is none other than Jiraiya.

"What's the point of these small cups? Ask the boss to bring some big cups." Tsunade boldly asked for a cup as big as a bowl, filled it with wine, and drank freely.

Jiraiya tried to dissuade him to no avail. Instead, he was fed twice by Tsunade, which made him feel a little dizzy.

Orochimaru remained calm and drank vigorously, but there was no reaction, which made Jiraiya curious.

Tsunade was also surprised and said:

"Orochimaru, you can drink a lot."

Orochimaru rolled his tongue, swallowed a piece of fragrant barbecue without much chewing, and then said with a smile:

"Do you think my R\u0026D department is a joke?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at each other, both stunned.

Tsunade said speechlessly:

"Don't tell me, your R\u0026D department does this kind of research all day long?"

Orochimaru shook his head and corrected:

"It's not my R\u0026D department, this is Konoha's...well, it's okay to say it's from the fifth generation."

Tsunade seemed to have sobered up. She tapped her index finger on the table and said thoughtfully:

"You seem to trust Godai very much. You used to have such an attitude towards teachers...but you no longer have this attitude?"

Orochimaru said softly:

"Who isn't?"

What he was saying was, for the teacher, the Third Hokage, who among the Sannin was not disappointed in the end?

There are many things that you cannot dwell on, otherwise you will be tempted to doubt certain people.

Jiraiya drank it all in one gulp, put the glass down hard, burped with a bang, and said:

"Forget it, the old man is gone, so there's no point in talking about it anymore."

Wei Wei was silent. Indeed, three generations of people have died, and they died because of Orochimaru, a disciple. Are you complaining when you say this now?

Tsunade said dissatisfied:

"Orochimaru, you haven't answered me directly yet."

I want to ask about Orochimaru’s true attitude towards the fifth generation.

Apart from anything else, Tsunade trusted Orochimaru's vision.

Orochimaru organized his words:

"From the perspective of civilians and the small ninja clan, the fifth generation's actions are great and should be followed. As for the big ninja clan..."

He smiled coldly:

"The Fifth Generation also gave them power, but of course there are restrictions. As long as those guys don't mess around, the Fifth Generation should not touch them."

Tsunade asked abruptly:

"What if the Great Ninja are dissatisfied with their current power?"

Orochimaru calmly said slowly:

"Tsunade, the fifth generation's methods are far more ruthless than you think! No one in Konoha can see this more clearly than me."

Jiraiya was quite surprised. How close was the relationship between Orochimaru and Godai? Why didn't I know?

"Don't look at me like this. I am actually in charge of the R\u0026D Department. The nominal minister has always been the Fifth Generation." Orochimaru said solemnly, "There are so many departments in Konoha, and the R\u0026D Department is the only one in name. He is responsible for the R\u0026D Department." I attach great importance to it, and many of my studies were completed together with Wu Dai."

After a pause, he said in awe:

"I didn't expect that the fifth generation's R\u0026D talents are as good as mine. It was the fifth generation who came up with many ideas first."

Tsunade poured a glass of wine, ate barbecue, and said:

"So, you decided to support Fifth Generation?"

Orochimaru spread his hands and smiled, and Jiraiya and Tsunade understood instantly.

Orochimaru didn't try to convince his two friends. They were such grown-up people and had their own ideas.

However, Orochimaru and Cao Ya have had a lot of contact and have done research together, so they understand Cao Ya. Moreover, immortality is also an important project that the two of them are studying together. There is no way Orochimaru will betray Cao Ya.

Cao Ya caught Orochimaru's real request.

Abolish the daimyo, abolish the aristocracy...real equality...

The development of Konoha is indeed getting better... We can gather together today... I can feel the equal treatment of those little guys... Godai, maybe he is not the son of the prophecy, but this kind of life is very good...

Jiraiya was silent for a while, and then suddenly laughed, laughing, seemingly very happy, with a face full of joy.

Tsunade glanced sideways and shouted:

"Jiraiya, are you crazy?"

Jiraiya waved his hand, drank and said with a smile:

"No, I just made a decision."

He didn't say what the decision was, not wanting to affect Tsunade.

But his decision can be completely seen from that expression.

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, and some thoughts came to her mind.

Did Orochimaru and Jiraiya both choose to support the fifth generation?

What are my options?

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Another barbecue restaurant.

In order to cleanse Shizune, Kakashi, Metkai, Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, Mitarashi Anko and others also packed two tables and served a lot of pork belly, both strong and low-alcohol wine.

Yuhi Hong was roasting meat and jokingly said:

"Shizune, you have learned a lot from Tsunade-sama, right? The director of the medical department must be Tsunade-sama. By then, you will be the deputy director."

Shizune was not shy, and instead teased:

"Nothing compares to Mr. Kurenai Yuhi of the Illusion Club."

Kurenai Yuhi is the head of the Genjutsu Department, and the Kurama family member is the deputy head.

In fact, Cao Ya's most satisfied candidate is Uchiha Itachi, but it is obvious that Uchiha Itachi cannot come back.

After all, the blood debt of the entire Uchiha clan belongs partly to the Third Generation and Danzo, partly to Uchiha Obito, and the remaining part belongs to Uchiha Itachi.

Although the Uchiha orphan is Sasuke and now hates Itachi, after knowing the truth, he will most likely choose to forgive Itachi.

But can Itachi forgive himself in his heart?

After Cao Ya became Hokage, Itachi sneaked into Konoha and had conversations with him, about Sasuke and Akatsuki, but not Itachi himself.

There was no way Itachi could forgive himself.

Death, the pure land, is Itachi's only destination.

What sins did those Uchiha, old, young, women and children have that deserved to die?

Itachi also knew Cao Ya's attitude very well after that conversation, but he no longer cared about him.

Konoha and Sasuke were the only ones Itachi couldn't let go of.

In Itachi's heart, Konoha should be in front of Sasuke.