From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

So from the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude towards Diarmait was to not provoke him. Honestly, as Hokage, he really did wish there was someone as capable as Diarmait, someone who could take on dangerous missions that Konoha couldn't easily handle. …

Therefore, it would be good if we could maintain some friendly relations.

"Let's go and bother Lord Hokage. I heard that the Third Hokage is a ninja doctor who masters thousands of ninjutsu. I am very interested in ninjutsu and hope Lord Sandaime will teach me." Diarmait said with a smile.

"Sure, sure." Sarutobi Hiruzen also laughed.

A crisis was averted.

Chapter 519 Jiraiya: I am collecting folk songs, Minato, you have to understand me!

"Oh! This is so cool! I must write it into the material!" Jiraiya sat cross-legged on the roof while wiping the blood from his nose, reluctant to put down the telescope in his hand.

Looking next to him, there was a large roll of toilet paper. Don't get me wrong, Jiraiya was not that disgusting. All of it was used to wipe his nosebleed.

"I haven't been back to Konoha for a long time. Are the girls in the village of such high quality? How can I bear to leave?" Jiraiya smacked his lips.

Just when he was enjoying himself, Namikaze Minato appeared behind him and said helplessly, "Teacher Jiraiya... You should not do such things again, okay?"

"It's impossible not to do it. This kind of thing is my romance, Jiraiya. How could it be possible..." Jiraiya responded directly.

But halfway through his words, he suddenly realized something, quickly put down the telescope, and looked back with some embarrassment.

As expected, he saw his most proud disciple, Namikaze Minato, looking at him helplessly.

"Ahem, Minato, teacher, I am also a man. Unlike you, I also have a lovely and beautiful wife like Kushina. I have this. I have this." Jiraiya talked for a long time, but it seemed that nothing he said was right, so he said directly: "Anyway, you have to understand the teacher."

"It will be very embarrassing if we are discovered, Jiraiya-sensei." Namikaze Minato said with an expression as if he didn't know what to say.

"Hehe, you are questioning my professionalism. How could I, the great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku, be discovered?" Jiraiya said very confidently.

However, seeing that Minato Namikaze didn't say anything and just stared at him silently, Jiraiya scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then stood up and said: "Okay, okay, I promise you, I won't do these things in Konoha anymore."

"Do you mean you will still do it after leaving Konoha?" asked Minato Namikaze.

"Ahem... let's not talk about this anymore. Why aren't you at home with Kushina? The war isn't over yet, and you might have to go to the front again someday. When you have time, spend more time with your wife and don't always come to me." Jiraiya changed the subject.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato didn't ask Jiraiya any more questions, but said, "We discovered that Rodriguez Diarmait had come to Konoha."

Jiraiya, who had originally looked like he was disturbed, suddenly changed his expression and asked, "Where is he? You haven't fought him yet, have you?"

"Uh..." Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, then said: "Right now, he is in the office of the Sandaime-sama."

"You guys are really careless. Aren't you afraid that the guy will take the opportunity to kill the old man?" Jiraiya said quickly, and then without waiting for Minato Namikaze, he stepped on the ground, jumped up, and headed straight towards the Hokage Building.

Namikaze Minato scratched his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case, right? That guy seems quite kind..."

In other words, Jiraiya had already rushed over, otherwise, after hearing what Namikaze Minato said, he would definitely tell him seriously again that this guy was drinking wine and watching the oiran with him, Jiraiya, ten minutes before killing the Daimyo of the Land Kingdom!

At this time in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not handling any official business. Instead, he and Diarmait sat cross-legged facing each other with a chessboard placed between them.

Shogi!

When Diarmuid was at the Marine Headquarters, he often played shogi with Mr. Zephyr.

The rules haven't changed since he came here, so he's still pretty good at it.

He touched his chin, pushed the chariot forward, and then Diarmait said: "Konoha has already gained the upper hand in the war, why not strike with all our might?"

"It may be true externally, but it's different internally," said Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He spoke in general terms without explaining anything, and there was no need for him to tell someone like Diarmait about the internal situation of Konoha.

"Really? Every family has its own problems." Diarmuid said with a smile.

"Perhaps..." Sarutobi Hiruzen said, and then asked naturally: "Diarmait, what about you?"

"What's wrong with me?" Diarmait looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen taking down a piece, and then he followed suit and asked back.

"Whether it's the Sandaime Raikage or the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, why would you do such a thing?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, but after a brief pause, he added: "I'm just curious, if it's inconvenient to say.

"It's not inconvenient at all. The Third Raikage will die in the Land of Earth, and I'm interested in his Lightning Release Ninjutsu, so I'll take action. As for the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, he wants to become famous so that it will be easier for him to do things and make money in the future. Just like now, if I hadn't done these things, would the Third Hokage play chess with me here? Hehe..." Diarmait said calmly.

"I see..." Sarutobi Hiruzen responded.

After thinking about it, he didn't doubt whether Diarmait's words were true or false. He could have just not said it. Since he said it, it shouldn't be a lie.

Thinking about it this way, and looking at Diarmait again, it was clear that this guy was indeed unscrupulous in his actions. For such a reason, he actually...

"Speaking of which, was the bounty for the Daimyo of the Land of Earth issued by Konoha?" Diarmuid suddenly asked curiously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said: "No, we in Konoha have never done such a thing, don't get me wrong, our Konoha Village is Sarutobi Hiruzen. He wanted to say something polite, but looking at Diarmait's smiling eyes, he couldn't say it at all.

After a long moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen placed the golden general in his hand on the chessboard and continued, "It is indeed not our Konoha's secret bid. In Konoha's case, this bid is for the Daimyo of the Land of Water..."

As expected, these things were all caused by your five major ninja villages!

"The Land of Water?" Diarmait gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a strange look.

Why does Konoha want to attack the Water Country?

He didn't ask this question, and even if he asked Sarutobi Hiruzen, he probably wouldn't answer it.

Now it seems that it is not difficult to understand why the Hidden Mist Village is messing with your Konoha.

"Don't let what you just said get out." Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his eyebrows and signaled.

It sounds very friendly, but it is nonsense. With Diarmait's reputation, no one would believe it even if he said it.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen's behavior did, to a certain extent, bring him closer to Diarmait.

People become more cunning as they age.

Diarmait did not refuse his kindness and said directly, "Don't worry, I have forgotten it."

"Come to think of it, Jiraiya, I do know how you two met. Have you known Orochimaru for a long time? I've never heard him mention him." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Ah, it wasn't that long. In fact, I just asked him to help me remove the restrictions on the Third Raikage's brain. That was the first time we met." Diarmait said.

It was all true, but it did help Orochimaru cover up to a certain extent.

"Really?" Sarutobi Hiruzen responded. Sure enough, Orochimaru had gone out for half a year to fight the Third Raikage... "Speaking of which, does Konoha have any ninjutsu that we can exchange?" Diarmait asked. Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, then said, "How do we exchange?"

"Well, I have quite a lot of lightning-style ninjutsu from the Hidden Cloud Village, which can be exchanged with Konoha. This is the first way. The second way is to hire him. If there is anything that is inconvenient for the Third Hokage to do, I can do it for him. The payment can be settled in the form of advanced ninjutsu." Diarmait said with a smile.

After a brief pause, he added, "Killing all the Uchiha wouldn't be a problem."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was shocked, then quickly said: "No need, the Uchiha clan is also an important part of our Konoha, please don't think like that!"...Please give me flowers.

"It's really strange. Aren't you a disciple of Senju Tobirama? That guy has no patience or confidence in the Uchiha clan. To be honest, I always feel that if he hadn't died so suddenly and unexpectedly, there would be no Uchiha in Konoha now, hahaha." Diarmait laughed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know how to respond to this.

After all, Diarmait was telling the truth.

His teacher, Tobirama Senju, the second Hokage, did have deep prejudice and hatred towards the Uchiha clan.

It's like when Senju Tobirama goes out and accidentally trips over a stone, he curses "Damn Uchiha".

It's so exaggerated, yet so real.

However, Senju Tobirama did not resort to violence and power to kill the Uchiha clan.

On the contrary, he seemed to be preparing to do this subtly, looking for a suitable time to arrange the demise of the Uchiha clan.

It’s a pity that he died before he could fulfill his ambitions.

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen was hesitant to speak, Diarmait didn't continue to discuss the topic and said directly: "If you have the chance in the future, you must give priority to me..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen himself was also thinking that there might be something that would require Diarmait in the future, so he nodded and said, "Of course, of course." ………0……

"Checkmate." Diarmait placed a piece down and then laughed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen finally came to his senses and looked again. He had been distracted by his conversation with Diarmait, and some of his moves were very poor, allowing Diarmait to directly snatch the jade away. He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You look so young, but your mind is more stable than mine." "I just look young," Diarmait said.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen wasn't really older than him, he really wanted to act cool again...

"Oh?" Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed interested, but before he could speak, Jiraiya pushed open the door and walked in.

He looked a little nervous, but then he saw Diarmait and Sarutobi Hiruzen playing shogi, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He fixed his eyes on Diarmait, who had just turned to look at him, and said, "Why did you come to Konoha?" "Just a visit. But you, why are you back?" Diarmait asked.

When I saw Jiraiya, I was actually a little embarrassed. Last time I said very confidently that maybe Jiraiya would tell me the address of Mount Myoboku next time.

As a result, we met again within a few days.

Diarmuid had originally thought that the next time he saw Jiraiya, it might be when he began hunting Orochimaru. Then, perhaps he could trade information about his good friend Orochimaru for some information. …

As for what Orochimaru would think, Diarmuid thought he would probably thank him, right?

After all, although this guy appears to be arrogant and cold, he actually cares a lot about Jiraiya and Tsunade.

"I'm originally from Konoha, and it's only natural for me to come back to gather some folk customs," Jiraiya said shamelessly. Then, he glanced at the chessboard and said in surprise, "Old man, you lost?" "Ahem." Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat in annoyance. "You want me to say that?"

Seeing that Diarmait truly meant no harm, Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief. If he wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn't have pretended. ... "The Hokage's work is busy, so just go do your own thing. I'll show Diarmait around Konoha..." Jiraiya said directly to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. He had meant this in the first place. As the Hokage, it was impossible for him to stay with Diarmait all the time.

But I always feel a little uneasy about not finding a suitable person to watch Diarmait and letting this guy run around in Konoha.

Blatant surveillance was somewhat inappropriate, so Jiraiya taking Diarmuid out to 'play' seemed perfectly normal.

Chapter 520 Orochimaru: I have his blood in my body, do you?!

A dark laboratory near the mountains on the outskirts of Konoha.

This is one of Orochimaru's laboratories in Konoha.

At this time, Orochimaru was conducting cruel human experiments inside, including one related to Wood Release.

It's no wonder that after he brought back some blood from Diarmait and used it for this kind of research, there was some real progress, although he still hadn't overcome the difficulties.

Putting the test tube in his hand on the table, Orochimaru said somewhat unhappily: "I moved here just because I didn't want to hear your nonsense all day long, and now you still want to bother me?" He didn't look back.

But at the door of the laboratory, Danzo Shimura was standing there without saying a word.

After hearing Orochimaru's impolite words, Shimura Danzo didn't show any impatience at all. He pretended not to hear anything and said directly: "Your good friend has come to Konoha."

"Good friends?" Orochimaru responded casually, and then asked, "I heard that Jiraiya is back, but your news is a bit too outdated, right? Could it be that Tsunade is back too?" It seems that Orochimaru may regard these two people as his rare friends in his heart.

Shimura Danzo didn't say anything.

He just stood there in silence, and Orochimaru didn't say anything else. After a long while, Orochimaru finally asked, "Who?"

"Rodriguez Diarmait." Danzo Shimura continued.

Orochimaru stopped what he was doing, turned around, and stroked his chin thoughtfully, saying, "He shouldn't have any ill will towards this old man..."