Starting the fourth generation Hokage

Namikaze Minato actually didn't expect that all the Konoha Sannin would be able to arrive today.

As far as he knew, Tsunade had 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. She had stopped going to the front line because of her hemophobia, so as soon as the war stopped , ran away from Konoha again and could not be found.

If I can come back today, I am afraid that when I get the news, I am wandering not far from the Land of Fire and Konoha.

Otherwise, he would not be able to make it back in three days if he was too far away from Konoha.

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

Namikaze Minato, who knew this scientist well, obviously heard the lament about the fragility of life in his tone. I don’t know how far his human experimental ninjutsu has progressed. Has the Fuzhi Reincarnation technique been completed?

After failing to run for Hokage in his memory, Orochimaru devoted all his attention to the research of the art of immortality.

What troubles Namikaze Minato is that so far, inexplicable disappearances of ninjas have begun to appear in Konoha. Originally, Namikaze Minato was planning to thoroughly investigate the situation after the Nine-Tails incident.

But now, obviously there is no need to do this.

Orochimaru, who had arranged for himself a long-term mission away from Konoha, had probably begun to steal living people in secret and use them as experimental subjects.

If this genius scientist could stay in Konoha, it would of course be of infinite benefit, but his human experiments would be absolutely unacceptable to ordinary people, and it would definitely not be possible to allow Orochimaru to continue. There will always be a day when his experimental behavior is exposed. Although Konoha will be without the third generation, Namikaze Minato himself will have to be the one to capture Orochimaru.

Thinking of this, he began to hesitate whether to give Orochimaru a warning. At least nothing has happened yet. While he is still one of the respected Sannin of Konoha, it may be too late to save some things.

"After coming back this time, just stay in the village for a while, Tsunade." Koharu suddenly looked at Tsunade when he went to bed.

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

Although the advisory duo are elders of the same generation as the Sannin's teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and hold high-level positions in the village, they actually do not have much restrictive power over the Sannin.

As a legendary ninja in Konoha, unless the village encounters a big event, he can just do random tasks and go about his life. Tsunade's ability to live freely for so many years is naturally related to her identity. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that none of the Sannin have any interest in power.

Before competing for the Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru had the intention of chasing power, but that was just so that he could conduct better research. Unfortunately, although he united with Danzo, he still failed to become the Fourth Hokage.

So in name, the only one who can actually directly order the Sannin is the Hokage.

After going to bed, Koharu knew that Tsunade had just returned to Konoha and didn't understand many things yet, so he explained: "The village is about to prepare for war, so the operation of the medical department may require you to be in charge."

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

Those present were all high-level officials of Konoha and core members of the village, so there was no need to worry about leaking anything.

Namikaze Minato glanced at Koharu, who had immediately released the news to the Sannin. Like Danzo and Mito Kadoen, both remained silent. Because in the previous meeting, pre-war preparations also included recalling the Sannin.

After understanding the news that war might break out again soon, a trace of disgust and resistance flashed through Tsunade's brown eyes. However, as a Konoha ninja, she could not escape her responsibility to contribute to the village. Fortunately, the top management She is also considerate of his hemophobia and will not arrange for him to fight on the front lines. She can still accept it if he can only arrange and direct the village's medical system from the rear.

"ok, I get it."

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

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

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

Jiraiya on the side sighed slightly when he saw Tsunade leaving. He probably wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

"Lord Orochimaru, long time no see. Is your mission in Tian Country going well?"

After making up his mind, Minato Namikaze suddenly looked at the ninja scientist and asked in a respectful tone.

There is a cause, and there is an effect. Orochimaru's mission to stay away from the village for a long time was to sit in Tian Country and help this small country that relied on Konoha during the lull in the Third Ninja War to resist the revenge of other forces.

The country of Tian is a small farming country, and no ninja villages have yet been established at this time.

In the original work, until Orochimaru established the Sound Ninja Village, he maintained a friendly alliance with Konoha. Otherwise, no ninjas from the Sound Ninja Village would participate in the Chunin Exam.

Maybe it was because of this mission that Orochimaru later established a ninja village in this small country after a long period of inspection in Tian Country, and took advantage of the future Chuunin Exams to launch the Konoha Collapse Plan...

"Overall, it went smoothly, but there were some dissatisfactions." Orochimaru suddenly smiled evilly and said in a different tone: "I heard that the Fourth Generation became a jinchūriki for the sake of 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 becoming a jinchuriki was something that only a few high-level officials knew about, so 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 not fall behind other ninja villages and develop the power of the tailed beasts.

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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