Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage!

Chapter 199 Orochimaru: You two, do you want to know about the Will of Fire?
Kyoto, the land of water.

A snake emerged from the place where the battle had taken place before, then opened its mouth and spit out a man.

Orochimaru emerged from the snake's mouth.

Looking around, his gaze slightly focused and fell on a destroyed forest in front of him.

Tailed beast jade.

This was the first time that a ninja village used the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki to deal with another ninja family within its own family, and a famous bloodline limit clan in the ninja world.

In front of them, there was a huge ravine created by the accumulation of highly condensed Tailed Beast Balls. Even now, no weeds grew on it, and it was entirely desolate and empty.

As he walked on it, he seemed to recall the scene of that moment in his mind.

A group of people were facing the ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village and were trying to fight back, but two tailed beast balls suddenly appeared among them.

Conspiracy?

No need. With the Kaguya clan, the Snow clan and the Kaguya clan will definitely come to kill us.

Tangerine Yagura.

“How cruel!”

Orochimaru lowered his head and then looked into the distance.

When it comes to his former comrades and partners, he wields the butcher knife without hesitation and directly mobilizes the tailed beast Jinchuriki to severely damage the Hyuga clan and the Snow clan, and then all that's left is to reap the rewards.

but.

“This is also the best option.”

Orochimaru marveled at the other party's ruthlessness, but he also had to admire Karatachi Yagura's rationality.

If you don't take action, it's fine. But once you take action, it will be with the force of thunder and lightning. You can directly destroy the opponent and prevent the war from expanding further. This is the best result for the entire village.

Just like Kyouhiko.

Once he strikes, Danzo will definitely be killed, and the other party will never have a chance to escape.

This is also one of the things that Orochimaru admires about Kyouhiko—

In this regard, Jingyan is very different from his teacher and adopted sister, and is indeed more like the Senju Tobirama of the past.

Orochimaru bit his finger and then formed seals with his hands.

In an instant, a large group of snakes were summoned and crawled in all directions. They would become Orochimaru's eyes, helping him to check the situation around him.

He himself further examined the traces here.

Such a rich tailed beast chakra will not dissipate quickly in a short period of time, and he can still vaguely find some residual breath of the tailed beast jade.

"If neither of the two families has any legacy left, we have to go to their clan lands to take a look..."

Orochimaru thought deeply.

At this moment, snakes suddenly crawled back from one direction.

"Got a clue so soon?"

He was a little surprised, and then walked in that direction.

……

In a remote mountain village, a man wiped off the sweat from his face and unloaded the firewood he had brought back with great difficulty.

All around, pairs of eyes were staring at him.

He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Everyone, is there anything missing in your family? Didn't we already..."

Before he could finish his words, the owners of those pairs of eyes quickly rushed over and took away some firewood. A few of them said thank you, but most of them were justified.

The man was confused.

He looked around, not knowing what to say for a moment. Just then, an old lady came over.

She walks slowly.

"I'll take a small bundle! Just a small bundle!"

"Okay, I'll give you a smaller one..."

"I want a big one, the big one burns longer!"

As she spoke, she started to pick firewood on her own, and took away a few larger ones from the few remaining firewoods, and then walked away slowly with satisfaction.

The man swallowed, but still cleaned up the mess silently.

This is not the first time this has happened.

He didn't expect...

This is the reward you get for a moment of kindness.

"Xinxian, what happened?"

"Shino, it's nothing, it's just that some of the firewood was shared by everyone. I'll go pick up some more another day."

Xinxian answered, picking up the remaining things and entering the house.

The woman sighed and said, "Although we are not afraid, if it happens again and again, they will know that we are not ordinary people. Who knows..."

In the Land of Water today, due to the long-standing war and chaos between the island nations, the bloodline limit has been met with great hostility. If the villagers knew about this...

"Then we'll find another place to live."

Shinhyun said with a smile.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then nodded gently: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

She smiled and said, "If you do more good deeds, who knows, your future child might be a kind and blessed person."

The man was about to speak.

A hoarse voice was heard outside the house.

"As a ninja, why don't you defend your things?"

"Who?"

An ice sword suddenly appeared in Xinxian's hand.

The next moment, a snake opened its mouth in front of them. The woman gasped in fear, her face turned pale, and ice cones appeared around her.

The two of them are the survivors of the Snow Clan!
Not long after, a man climbed out.

The two's breathing suddenly stopped.

this……

Although they had never met, they had more or less heard of each other's name and characteristics.

One of the Three Ninjas, Orochimaru!

For them, this was a name that existed in stories and intelligence, and they never thought that one day they would be able to see it with their own eyes, right in their home, at such a special time.

Xinxian gritted his teeth and said, "Orochimaru! Come at me if you dare!"

"Hehe, if it were me from the past, you would have fought hard against me, but now... I have no ill will towards you."

Orochimaru licked his lips.

If it were him in the past, this family would only have two values ​​in his eyes——

Those who are capable become your subordinates.

Those without abilities became his credits or experimental subjects, but now, he has promised Tsunade and Kyohiko that he will no longer use humans as experimental subjects.

and so.

These two are safe!

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "You should be members of the Snow Clan, but you managed to survive!"

"What is your purpose?!"

Xinxian held the knife made of ice, but his palms were full of cold sweat.

As a former ninja and member of the Snow Clan, he knew very well how powerful Orochimaru was. Even if he tried his best to stop him, he might not be able to save his wife.

"First of all, answer my question. As a ninja and a bloodline limit holder, you had many opportunities to kill them to defend your property. Why did you allow them to be looted?"

Orochimaru asked with interest.

"Because I am a ninja. The original meaning of ninja is to protect the weak and defend the country, not to massacre civilians and fight for power. The current Kirigakure has gone astray."

Xinxian said firmly.

Orochimaru was slightly startled, then couldn't help laughing.

Xinxian swallowed, fearful but courageous: "What are you laughing at?"

"Kindness can sometimes become a weapon for others to harm you, or an accomplice in killing your loved ones."

Orochimaru raised his lips slightly, "Besides, you are kind and compassionate to outsiders, but you didn't die in the war to save your family. Isn't that contradictory?"

"I... because I just married my wife and had a child, I..."

Xinxian was silent, and finally said in a low voice, "I am a deserter, but I just want to protect my family. No family can fight against the five major ninja villages!"

"But--"

Orochimaru looked at the man's wife and smiled, "Your wife must have become pregnant in the last three months. At that time, your war had already begun."

"Ah? But..." The man looked at his wife.

"As you said, if we follow our family to fight against the village, we will never survive..."

His wife looked away, not daring to look him in the eye.

Xinxian understood.

In order to get him to leave with her, the wife deliberately said that she was pregnant and deceived him into going with her.

He was speechless for a while: "You said so much, what do you want to say?"

Orochimaru raised his lips slightly: "I wonder if you have ever heard of the Will of Fire?"

"Will of Fire?"

Xinxian obviously didn't know, and he remained alert.

Orochimaru sat down anywhere, being very easy-going, but the hissing snakes around him told the two that if they wanted to escape, the situation might not be so peaceful.

"The Will of Fire was conceived by the first Hokage, and then summarized and summarized by generations. The core is what you said. The meaning of ninja is to protect the village and the people, not bullying, killing and war."

Orochimaru said calmly.

The two looked at each other.

The name of the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, is known throughout the ninja world, and his story is known to every ninja to some extent.

If that person wants to start a war...

The ninja world today might not be what it is now.

and so.

Orochimaru's statement is still quite convincing.

but.

What is the meaning of the other party saying this?
They looked at each other in confusion.

Orochimaru continued to talk.

"Some people say that a person's birth is determined by the country they live in, but what determines a person's aspirations when they grow up should be their thoughts, will and ideals. You have more like-minded goals and ideas with us, so why should we be bound by nationality?"

Thoughts, will and ambitions are the weapons that unify people’s cognition!
On this point, he strongly agreed with Jingyan's statement!

For the two of them——

Especially for Nobuhiro, Orochimaru's words were undoubtedly very shocking.

What determines a person's belonging should be his thoughts, will and ideals...

A strong sense of identification arose in his heart.

Because the brutal and bloodthirsty Kirigakure is not worthy of their loyalty, otherwise he would not have left with his family and has no attachment to the Kirigakure.

If Konoha is really like this...

An idea came into his mind.

Orochimaru smiled and said, "By the way, the note that was left before was the owner of these words. You should have heard of his name, Ryomine Kyohiko."

"Ryomine Kyohiko, Ryomine...Kamiko?"

The two blurted out.

Orochimaru was stunned for a few seconds, then asked, "Son of God? What kind of title is that?"

"Uh……"

The couple looked at each other.

Then, Xinxian plucked up the courage and said: "At that time, Senju Hashirama was the god of the ninja world. We believe that Ryomine Kyohiko may be the reincarnation of Senju Hashirama's power, so we privately call him the son of God."

“Hehe, hahahaha!”

Orochimaru finally couldn't help laughing.

He could already imagine Tsunade and Kyouhiko's dark expressions when they heard this name. That scene...

It must be very exciting!

"Okay, yes, it's him. The words engraved on it are a piece of bark, reminding you that the Hidden Mist Village is about to take action against you. Am I right?"

"Yeah!"

Xinxian nodded repeatedly.

In fact, when Orochimaru talked about Ryomine Kyohiko, he no longer had any doubts.

because……

He heard that the ninjas of Konoha had taken away a group of members of the Hyuga clan!

It was just a rumor before and has not been confirmed.

But now.

Combined with Orochimaru's words, everything fits together.

The Konoha Goddess came here and took away the members of the Kaguya clan, leaving behind some warnings. This also allowed their family to go north to Kyoto together with the Kaguya clan.

Unfortunately, the brutality of the Hidden Mist Village was far beyond their imagination.

After hearing this, he couldn't help but believe it even more.

Konoha, Will of Fire!
What a peaceful village this is!
Isn't this what you've been pursuing all your life?
Xue Xinxian stood up and said, "Lord Orochimaru, how can we join Konoha? Can we, can we?"

Orochimaru sighed.

"Of course, actually, the reason I came here this time is because Jing Yanjun is worried and thinks that what I did at that time was not good enough and not enough to change the fate of your Snow Clan."

"How could it be! Lord Jingyan, if it weren't for him, our Snow Clan would have died in the sneak attack of the Hidden Mist Village, and I... although I am ashamed to be a deserter, it is also thanks to Lord Jingyan, otherwise I would have died in the war..."

Xinxian lowered his head.

Orochimaru sighed softly: "It's not your fault. The power of one person is very small in front of a ninja village and ninja beasts. Even in Konoha, there are not many who can subdue the tailed beasts now."

not much……

But there must be.

Not to mention Kyohiko, who has mastered wood escape techniques and senjutsu and has talents similar to Hashirama Senju, the two members of the Uzumaki clan can restrain the tailed beasts.

This is also the root cause of the Uzumaki clan's extermination.

The other party sobbed bitterly.

Obviously, escaping and the annihilation of his clan were pains that were difficult to erase from his heart. If it weren't for his wife and children, he would have definitely sought revenge on the Hidden Mist Village.

Orochimaru spoke in a gentle tone, repeatedly soothing him.

The two no longer doubted Orochimaru, but instead yearned for a peaceful land where the will of fire was flying.

Konoha Village!
At last.

"So, you are the only ones left in the Snow Clan?"

"It should be. Everyone else, everyone..."

Shin Hyun couldn't hold back his tears.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, then asked, "What about the Kaguya clan?"

"I heard that those in the Water Country are all gone."

Xinxian clenched his fists, "The brutal and bloody rule of the Hidden Mist Village will definitely not last long!"

"Yes, their rule...will not last much longer!"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "Today, I will take you back to Konoha, so you can pack up."

"really?"

"Ah."

The two were nervous and hesitated for a long time. The woman said, "How about you give these firewood to them?"

"That's fine..."

Xinxian stood up and was really about to see him off.

Orochimaru sighed.

These two people are so kind that they are almost naive.

He quickly stopped.

"No need. Once you leave and haven't shown up for a long time, they will naturally enter your home and take what they need. This is a normal pattern."

"That's...ok."

The two looked at each other, knowing full well that what the other said was true, and were saddened by the ugly reality.

In the middle of the night, on the boat on the way back, Orochimaru smiled and said, "Have you thought about what name to give the child?"

"white!"

Shino smiled brightly and looked at her husband, "I hope he can be as white and pure as snow!"

(End of this chapter)