Chapter 342 Danzo and Sarutobi Shinnosuke join forces!
"Hokage-sama, we have found the last location where the missing villagers disappeared..."

The Anbu paused here.

Because he didn't know whether he should say the following words.

"Speak out!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen signaled the other party to continue reporting.

If it is something else, I can report it privately.

But if it is related to the missing villagers, it would be difficult to let others leave.

Because there are many ninja clan leaders in the office, and some of their members are missing.

Now that we have found the clues, we let them go. Maybe they think they don't have enough to blame for it?

"It's... Lord Orochimaru's residence!"

The Anbu lowered his head and gave the report without daring to look up.

Their secret department had been tracking the case, and originally there were no clues, but as the other party's actions became more and more aggressive, they naturally discovered clues.

So, after following this clue, they discovered a horrifying fact.

Orochimaru's residence!

Those missing villagers and ninjas were sent to this place.

And who is Orochimaru? .

One of the three ninjas!

He is also the disciple of the Third Hokage.

After involving him, one can imagine the surprise of the Anbu, which is why they came to report first.

Normally, I would report to the head of the Anbu, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, first, but the other party is in the Hokage's office today, so I can only report here directly.

"But... isn't this a little too coincidental?"

Although Dou Ping's expression was as shocked as everyone else, doubts arose in his heart.

There was no way, since he knew clearly that this incident was related to Danzo.

But even though Danzo had control over the Root, the Anbu had no chance to get involved, so it was impossible for the matter to be brought directly to the Hokage in front of so many people by such a 'coincidence'.

If it is discovered in private, there is even the possibility of "making him drink three glasses of wine as punishment and never doing it again".

Being soft-hearted is Sarutobi Hiruzen's characteristic.

He could even forgive Danzo, a scapegoat who had betrayed him countless times, let alone his favorite disciple.

In other words, only under this situation would Sarutobi Hiruzen be unable to "forgive" Orochimaru.

What a coincidence!
Dohei's mind was racing, but when he saw Sarutobi Shinnosuke, he instantly understood the key.

Danzo teamed up with the other side.

Only when the two of them work together can they successfully defeat Orochimaru and make it impossible for Sarutobi Hiruzen to lift him up high and put him down gently.

In this way, Orochimaru completely lost the opportunity to ascend to the throne and it would be impossible for him to succeed the position of Hokage.

Yes, Orochimaru was plotted against because of his position as Hokage.

Or Danzo and Sarutobi Shinnosuke team up.

As for how Danzo can convince the latter, it is not too simple.

After all, it was an "open secret" that Sarutobi Shinnosuke was extremely ambitious for the position of Hokage.

Why do you say that? .

Of course it’s because the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen didn’t know.

In fact, it was he, the Third Hokage, who was most opposed to his eldest son becoming Hokage.

Not to mention other aspects, Sarutobi Hiruzen was absolutely serious when it came to choosing Hokage. He only chose the right one, not the one who was related to him.

The first thing is to believe in the will of fire. There is no room for negotiation on this.

Then you need to consider the Naruto department, don’t consider other departments.

Finally, the strength must be up to standard, at least at the movie level.

Of these three conditions, Sarutobi Shinnosuke only met the first two.

The problem is his strength. He is only an elite jonin now. Not to mention the Kage level, he is not even a quasi-Kage.

Elite jonin can be produced by piling up resources, but kage-level ninjas cannot be produced by piling up resources.

How could Sarutobi Shinnosuke not be anxious when he wants to get promoted despite his lack of strength? If Danzo uses this to ask him for cooperation, he will definitely not refuse.

It was naturally a common idea of ​​the two of them to kick Orochimaru, the biggest "rival", out of the candidate list for Hokage first, so they teamed up to trick the other party.

It has to be said that Tang Ping had seen so many tricks and with the information he had, he guessed the truth directly.

But what he knew more clearly was that Orochimaru had set them up to be tricked on purpose.

wonderful!

Looking at the scene in front of him, Tang Ping couldn't help but sigh. Watching their intrigues was simply a pleasure.

Bang! Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been silent for a long time, finally came to his senses and slammed the table.

"The Anbu immediately surrounded Orochimaru's laboratory. I want to go and see for myself what's going on!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen still doesn't want to believe that his disciple would do such a thing.

Yes, he knew that Orochimaru liked to study, but other ninja villages also did this kind of thing, and as long as they didn't target their own people, no one would think there was anything wrong with it.

But if they attack their own people, then that is crossing the bottom line and is absolutely unforgivable.

Well, ninjas are so hypocritical.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

The Anbu took the order and retreated.

"Everyone, how about coming with me to bear witness?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced across the office and finally extended the invitation.

If they were not there, I would definitely choose to block the news and deal with it privately.

But they are all here, and if we don't invite them it will definitely arouse suspicion and jealousy, so it would be best to directly invite them to go together.

After all, even if they are not invited, they will find ways to find out on their own, which will be even more difficult to control.

Step, step!

No one in the group said "not going".

Because they are also very concerned about this matter.

After all, people in the village kept disappearing, and they were very worried. Now they knew where the missing people were, and it was also related to Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas. If they didn't figure it out, they might not even be able to sleep well.

After leaving the Hokage building, everyone used the instant body movement technique to move towards Orochimaru's residence.

"You change clothes so quickly!"

Dou Ping looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of him, who had already changed into combat uniform and had a long forehead band flying on his head, and felt that this was a little unscientific.

In just a few minutes, the other side had already changed into combat equipment.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen's change of combat equipment also represents one thing.

That means we already knew it in advance and it might be true.

Orochimaru's residence!
Located on the edge of the village, his laboratory is also here.

Due to his personality, usually no one would come to visit him, making him seem quite deserted.

Inside the mansion, there were two figures, one big and one small, sitting opposite each other.

"Anko, if I leave the village, will you come with me?"

Orochimaru, with long black hair and a feminine temperament, suddenly asked the girl with a pineapple bun who was sitting opposite him without any posture.

"Of course I don't want to. There's nothing delicious outside the village. I don't want to be without red bean balls. Where are you going to carry out the mission, teacher?"

The girl, Anko, asked carelessly.

She really didn't want to leave the village because there were no red bean balls to eat outside.

And Orochimaru stared at his disciple.

Although he has many subordinates, his disciples only talk to each other.

"It's good this way. Let the last bloodline of the Zixiao clan stay in the village. The cruel environment outside is not suitable for her!"

This thought flashed through Orochimaru's mind.

Bah!
Hongdou fainted immediately.

Orochimaru quietly stood up and prepared to leave.

But before leaving, he turned back.

"I'll give you a present!"

After saying that, it quickly stretched its head and bit Hongdou's neck like a snake, leaving a curse mark that exuded an evil aura (the plot has been changed, based on this book).

That’s right, it was the curse seal that Orochimaru had researched.

The curse seal of heaven!

There's even a fragment of Orochimaru's soul in there.

Once he dies, he can be resurrected with the help of the Heavenly Curse Seal.

All I can say is that in the entire ninja world, Orochimaru may not be the strongest, but he is definitely the hardest to kill.

Leaving the living room, Orochimaru slowly walked towards the laboratory.

The laboratory is underground!
This can be considered as the basic operation of the ninja world.

During this process, he seemed unaware of the Anbu hiding in the dark around the mansion.

Ten minutes later, Orochimaru's residence welcomed a group of "uninvited guests".

(End of this chapter)