Naruto: Are you worthy of being called Sage Mode?

"The Hokage wants you to come over now!"

The corners of Orochimaru's mouth were slightly raised, and his golden vertical pupils showed no emotion.

The ANBU suddenly felt chills all over his body, and the feeling of being targeted by a predator made him tremble slightly.

Fortunately, Orochimaru just glanced at him.

"I see, I'll be there right away."

At this time, he didn't dare to say anything, turned around and left quickly, but he hated Orochimaru in his heart.

Did the old man discover anything? Orochimaru thought to himself.

However, everything has been moved out and you can leave at any time.

Thinking of what Sarutobi Hiruzen did, Orochimaru felt very complicated.

Konoha has long since decayed!

The best outcome for Konoha like this is destruction!

Orochimaru went to the Hokage Building anyway and did not choose to defect directly.

Because he knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was no longer the Shinobu he used to be.

As he grew older, Sarutobi Hiruzen became more and more suspicious and timid.

He only focused on playing with power with Danzo, Mito Menen and Koharu, and his heart became weaker and weaker. Even if he knew what he had done, he would not be able to directly attack him.

……

knocking.

"Please come in."

Orochimaru walked into the Hokage's office and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen behind the desk.

For some reason, Orochimaru suddenly felt that something was not right with Sarutobi Hiruzen today.

The usual gloomy feeling was gone, and even his aging body had a sense of a dead tree coming back to life.

Looking at his beloved disciple, Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head.

Orochimaru's soul is like a flickering candle. Human experimentation and body modification have had a considerable impact on his soul. Even his body has begun to be eroded by spiritual energy.

But this spiritual energy is not pure. It should be the abnormal natural energy from the holy land "Longdi Cave", which has the imprint of "White Snake Immortal".

Orochimaru likes to bite people everywhere and leave "curse marks", but he doesn't know that there is a price behind any gift. He has already been marked by Ryūchi Cave.

"Sarutobi-sensei, what's the matter?"

Orochimaru looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he was thinking in his heart.

This may be the last time, the last time I call you "teacher".

"Stop your experiments."

Sure enough, did the teacher discover anything?

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about the human experiment, but with Danzo's support, Orochimaru did something more in-depth and even unforgivable.

For example, first-generation target cells, or in vivo experiments.

It would be fine if we just use criminals or ninjas from other ninja villages.

After having the idea of ​​defecting, Orochimaru also began to attack ninjas and civilians in the same village.

However, this was not done by Orochimaru. All the materials needed for Orochimaru's experiments were provided by Danzo.

Perhaps feeling Orochimaru was a threat, Danzo spread rumors in the village.

It is said that many ninjas have disappeared, including even chunin and special jounin, and all the fingers are pointed at Orochimaru.

In fact, all ninja villages do a lot of things like human experimentation behind the scenes. It's not that many villages don't want to conduct human experiments, but they don't have the ability.

"Isn't this allowed by the village? You didn't object at the time, right?"

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was a bit strange today, Orochimaru still did not change his mind.

The current Sandaime is very weak, particularly indecisive.

The reason why this village is so rotten is because several of the Sandaime's old teammates have become the talkative people in the village.

After several generations of Hokage changes in Konoha Village, by the time Sarutobi Hiruzen came here, the hierarchy had been solidified.

Excellent ninjas will be suppressed, and when they have the opportunity to approach the center of Konoha's power, they will even be attacked by rumors and public opinion.

It's ridiculous that a village founded with the dream of peace has ended up like this.

He is the Sandaime's disciple, and as long as he doesn't quarrel with him, the Sandaime won't do anything to him.

Orochimaru was even sure that even if he defected, the Sandaime would not only not be heartbroken, but would be relieved.

"I want you to be the Fifth Hokage!"

After finishing speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes became sharp.

"I am old, like a rotten root, which will only waste the nutrients of the leaves."

"You will be the Hokage, cut off the rotten roots, burn the dead branches and leaves with fire, and make the big tree of Konoha stronger."

After finishing speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand and looked at Orochimaru.

At this moment, Shinobu's momentum was like a stormy sea, and Orochimaru seemed to see the teacher who he admired when he was young.

The Sandaime's words were like a sharp sword, piercing directly into the deepest part of Orochimaru's heart.

I? The Fifth Hokage?

Orochimaru's heart trembled, and his eyes even felt a little sore.

"Sarutobi-sensei, stop joking."

Orochimaru didn't believe that the increasingly pedantic Sandaime could say such words and cut off the roots of decay?

Didn't he tell Danzo a few days ago that without a well-developed root system, it would be impossible for Konoha to flourish?

The Sandaime was probably still testing himself, or maybe he saw his thoughts of defecting and gave him a try.

Orochimaru forced himself to calm down, but there was still a trace of hope and luck in his heart.

Perhaps, what his teacher said was true, he had really changed his mind and realized that Konoha was decayed.

The roots are stealing nutrients in the dark, and the elders and most of the senior officials are like moths, using various powers and village resources to strengthen their families.

In this case, what is the point of Senju choosing to abandon the name of Senju, integrate into Konoha, and strive for the rise of civilians?

No matter how lofty the ideal, it can't match selfish desires!

Hearing Orochimaru's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed out loud.

I am indeed such a failure...

"Orochimaru, you are scared."

"You are afraid that you will be like me, blinded by power. You are afraid that you will be like the Yondaime, who has the name of Hokage but no power of Hokage."

Yes, Orochimaru was indeed scared. If it was Orochimaru who competed with Namikaze Minato for the position of Hokage, he would definitely not hesitate for a moment.

But after experiencing so much and understanding that the Sandaime never wanted him to be Hokage from the beginning to the end, Orochimaru no longer trusts himself as a master.

Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head and looked directly at the disciple he had placed high hopes on.

"I'm old and tired."

"If you agree, I will leave everything to you and help you clear all obstacles."

Orochimaru realized that this might be his only chance in this life, and it is our duty to rebuild the glory of Konoha!