From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 338: Sarutobi Hiruzen and Nara Shikaku, Bane arrives at Konoha Village.

The Country of Fire, Konoha Ninja Village.

Inside the Hokage building, Sarutobi Hiruzen was smoking a pipe and holding a crystal ball in his hand. His expression was a little vulgar, and his old face was slightly flushed, as if he was a little shy.

The scene inside the crystal ball was also quite exciting.

Just when the old pervert Sarutobi Hiruzen was doing something, there was suddenly a knock on the door of the Hokage's office.

It was obvious that practice makes perfect. Sarutobi Hiruzen was not flustered at all. He gently waved his hand and the crystal ball returned to its original state. He placed the thing on the table, then opened the file and said as if he was working, "Come in."

As he finished speaking, the office door opened and Nara Shikaku walked in.

He glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said, "Sandaime-sama, I suggest that you don't always do things that are embarrassing to the Hokage when you are at work."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned red, and he said stubbornly: "I don't understand what you are saying?"

"Thirty minutes ago, when I came here to report to you about the Daimyo's allocation of funds for the joint Chunin Exam, this crystal ball was still in the bookcase, wasn't it?" Nara Shikaku exposed Sarutobi Hiruzen's fig leaf without hesitation.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen said helplessly: "You shouldn't focus all your observations on what's happening in an old man like me's office."

"This is just my sensitivity as the captain of the jonin squad." Nara Shikaku responded.

He didn't dwell on this matter too much. He had worked with Sarutobi Hiruzen for many years and had long been accustomed to the unreliable state of his own Hokage.

"Cough" Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed lightly, then said: "What happened this time?"

"For the joint Chunin Exam, the letters of intent from each village have been counted. Unfortunately, aside from the Sand Village, which is hosting the Chunin Exam with us, the other three hidden villages have no intention of participating. However, apart from them, many smaller villages with insufficient strength have expressed their willingness to send suitable personnel to participate, including the Rain Village, the Kusagakure Village, the Takigakure Village, and the Sound Village in the Land of Rice." Nara Shikaku said.

"The Sound Village in the Land of Rice?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "There is a secret investigation report from the Anbu, and they suspected that the Sound Village was founded by Orochimaru. Do you know this?"

"I've heard of it." Nara Shikaku nodded.

But after a pause, he continued, "But no matter whether this village was founded by Orochimaru or not, it has now been recognized by the Daimyo of the Land Country and is a formal ninja village in the Land Country. We have a complete diplomatic relationship with the Land Country. At least from a procedural point of view, we have no suitable reason to deny their need to come and participate in the Chunin Exam."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "I am not rejecting them from participating in the Chunin Exam, I just want to remind you to pay more attention to them and pay more attention to them."

"I understand." Nara Shikaku nodded.

After finishing this topic, Nara Shikaku was silent for a while, and then said: "Perhaps it is not appropriate for me to say this, but I still have to remind you that recently, it seems that there are some things about the consultant Danzo that you need to be vigilant about."

"Danzo?" Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, and then said: "Although he and I have some disagreements in philosophy, I believe he will not do anything to harm the village."

Nara Shikaku felt helpless after hearing this, but considering that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo had been friends for decades, and they were once companions who could entrust their lives to each other and fight on the battlefield, there were some things that he could not say even if he was Sarutobi Hiruzen's confidant.

So after thinking about it, Nara Shikaku said: "In short, you have to pay attention."

"I understand." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with a smile.

Without dwelling on Danzo's affairs, Nara Shikaku quickly adjusted his mindset and asked with a smile, "Did you hear that Master Jiraiya contacted you?"

"Oh!" When mentioning this, Sarutobi Hiruzen became happy and said, "That brat has indeed not been back for a long time. Not long ago, he contacted me and said that he wanted to come back to rest for a while. I am looking forward to seeing him now."

"Hehe, are you looking forward to handing over the important task of Hokage to him so that you can live with a crystal ball in your arms all day long?" Nara Shikaku teased with a smile.

"How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?" Sarutobi Hijiri glared at Nara Shikaku in annoyance, but then smiled and said, "But I do have this plan. Jiraiya is very suitable for the position of Hokage, isn't he?"

"Lord Jiraiya is indeed a suitable candidate. Although he has not been in the village for a long time and has picked up some bad habits from the Sandaime-sama, everyone respects him very much." Nara Shikaku said without hesitation.

"What do you mean by having acquired some bad habits from me? You guy, why do you keep talking about this?" Sarutobi Hiruzen blushed again and slammed the table in anger.

"Hahahaha." It could be seen that Nara Shikaku had a very good relationship with the old Hokage. He laughed twice and didn't care.

It was obvious that Sarutobi Hiruzen was unable to do anything to him. On the one hand, he had a close relationship with Nara Shikaku. On the other hand, Nara Shikaku was not only the squad leader of the Jonin class and held a high position of power, but was also the patriarch of the Nara clan, a prominent family in the village.

Even if you are the Hokage, you have to give him some face.

"In short, you have to inform the others this time. When that bastard Jiraiya comes back, I will declare that I am seriously ill and in poor health and can no longer continue to serve as the Hokage. When the time comes, you will take the lead and lead the jonin squad and the major families to surround and pressure Jiraiya. As for the senior advisors, I will handle it personally. In a word, when Jiraiya comes back this time, don't let him run away again!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a serious tone.

It was obvious that he really wanted to give the position of Hokage to Jiraiya, not just talking about it. "I understand." Nara Shikaku agreed with a smile.

"Come to think of it, there seems to be information about Lady Tsunade in the Land of Birds," Nara Shikaku suddenly changed the subject.

Speaking of Tsunade, Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a slightly sad expression: "Tsunade? She never contacted me. Unlike Jiraiya, she has given up her identity as a ninja, and I can't force her to do anything. Perhaps, the village is also a sad place in her heart."

Nara Shikaku originally wanted to say something, but seeing this, he knew it was inconvenient to say more, so he said: "I still have some things to deal with over there, so I won't continue to disturb the Sandaime-sama here."

"Oh, go ahead." Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand calmly.

After Nara Shikaku left, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not play with his crystal ball anymore. Instead, he stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the Hokage Rock opposite. His expression gradually became solemn.

"Danzo." After a long while, he whispered softly.

Time flies, and the date of Konoha's Chunin Exam is approaching, and with the upcoming event, the entire Konoha Village has become lively. This is because the Chunin Exam is extremely entertaining and a display of strength, and it has always been open to the public. Therefore, tourists from all over the world, from all countries, gather in Konoha Village during this period of time.

In Konoha's commercial street, there are many temporary tables and chairs placed in front of the Ichiraku Ramen stall. It is almost dinner time, and most of them have been occupied by customers.

At a dining table near the corner, Bane was holding a bowl of noodles and slurping the soup.

"Shh, it tastes really good." After drinking up the soup at the bottom of the bowl, Bane gave a satisfied comment.

He was wearing the dark blue haori and a conical hat on his head with wind chimes hanging on the edges of the hat. At the same time, his hairstyle had also changed slightly during this period.

In the past, Bane had short black hair, but maybe because he lived in Longdi Cave for half a year, in order to fit his image as an immortal, Bane now grew his black hair long and let it fall behind him, slightly over his shoulders, making it less sharp and more casual and unrestrained.

He came to Konoha alone and did not mix with Zoro and the others. According to the plan, Zoro and the others had already entered Konoha ten days ago, but it was obvious that they had no intention of meeting.

The village of Konoha is neither big nor small. To Bane, it feels like Dressrosa, but the population seems to be more densely populated than Dressrosa.

Bane didn't know the relevant information, and Konoha seemed to never announce the village's population and the number of ninjas to the outside world.

But considering the Fourth Shinobi World War, the ninja coalition formed by the five major countries had nearly 80,000 people. As the leader of the five major ninja villages, Konoha would have to deploy at least 15,000 ninjas in this war.

This does not include the forces stationed in the village and defending the daimyo.

Bane roughly estimated that there were about 17,000 or even 20,000 ninjas in Konoha.

Not to mention the number of civilians, there are also private soldiers maintained by the major families. Roughly estimated, the population of Konoha must be at least 400,000 or 500,000, right?

This is still called a village! ?

But these things are irrelevant. Bane quickly swept these thoughts into the trash can. While drinking cheap tea and admiring the bustling commercial street scene of Konoha, he was thinking about some things in his heart.

There were two things he needed to do personally when he came to Konoha this time. The first was to go to the former residence of the Uzumaki clan in Konoha Village. If Ben remembered correctly, the Uzumaki clan was now completely extinct in Konoha, with only Uzumaki Naruto left. He had not yet inherited the legacy and was treated as an orphan with no one to take care of him. However, considering the friendship between the two sides, Konoha still left the former residence for the Uzumaki clan as a show.

In the former residence of the Uzumaki clan, there is a Namen-do, where many masks collected by the Uzumaki clan are stored. They should be related to the sealing technique of this clan. One of the masks is the mask of the god of death.

As long as you put on this mask and concentrate your chakra, you can summon the god of death.

Bane is still very interested in the Grim Reaper, so this time he came to Konoha, he had a personal need, which was to find the Grim Reaper mask.

In addition to the Uzumaki clan's death mask, he is also very interested in the Kato clan, the ninja family that Tsunade's lover Kato Dan belongs to. The source of this interest is the Kato clan's secret family technique, the spirit transformation technique.

The secret art of spiritualization can allow a person's soul to leave the body, and even cultivate the strength of the soul to engage in a spiritual battle with the enemy.

As the user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, there is no need to say much about Bane's mastery of the soul, but the art of spiritualization may also have its merits. As a way of exploring new ideas, it is very necessary and may even involve the Pure Land. After all, this kind of art involving the soul often cannot avoid the Pure Land.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain this secret art of spiritualization.

"It's so bad. Such a big commercial street, such a lively Chunin Exam, so many tourists from other places, but there's no place to buy even a map." Bane couldn't help but complain when he thought of this.

Maybe it's because the information is confidential, or maybe it's some oversight, anyway, it's outrageous that no one in this damn Konoha Village sells maps.

It was so inconvenient for him to find the former residence of the Uzumaki clan and the residence of the Kato clan.

(End of this chapter)