"It's okay. I've been a little obsessed with reading lately."
"A book written by an author from the Rain Country. Very... good. Well, very good."
"The author from the Rain Country?"
Orochimaru knew who it was. That man was always good at manipulating people's mentality.
In addition to those top-notch materials, some of the things the other party often said made him a little fascinated.
Orochimaru has always believed that Noah seemed to be under a constant exaggerated illusion, or spiritual magic.
The details can only be studied after he stays with the other party for a while.
"It's time to go to the Hokage building. The succession ceremony will be the day after tomorrow."
"Ah!! So soon! Aren't there still 6 days left?"
"It seems like you really like that book."
Sure enough, Noah must have recorded that strange spiritual will in the book again!
Orochimaru's curiosity was piqued once again.
Chapter 26 Orochimaru’s Test
"The succession ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow. In order to avoid any unexpected incidents, I ask you to perform the guard duty."
The handover ceremony of the Fourth Hokage is currently the top priority of Konoha Village. On the surface, it's just a few senior ninjas standing guard pretending to be there.
In fact, the secret arrangements were very cautious, even two direct disciples were arranged.
Those who dare to cause trouble in this occasion are people or forces who are prepared to fight to the death.
The four major countries certainly don’t dare to do this at the moment, but they may want to secretly hire people to cause trouble.
It is hard to say how much hatred there was in the war. The small countries around the big country were basically destroyed very thoroughly as battlefields. It is impossible to count how many people hated Konoha among them.
Sometimes people's actions are driven by emotions, and in that situation even a fireball can be a big deal.
The Sandaime's requirement at this time was to kill without mercy, using illusion control first in the crowd, and directly killing outside the crowd.
"Jiraiya is in the Hokage Building, and Orochimaru is on the Hokage Rock."
"The other sides were handed over to Ino-Shika-Chou and... Uchiha Fugaku."
The Third Hokage did put a lot of effort into arranging the handover ceremony, but it was Minato who suggested Uchiha Fugaku.
Talk about increasing the Uchiha's involvement and reintegrating them into the village.
Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto were close friends, so Fugaku, who was going for the wife route, got the job.
The current Uchiha clan leader is also a character who can bend and stretch.
He started betting on Minato Namikaze very early on, and in the early stages he probably just wanted to get closer to the Hokage line.
After discovering that Minato had the potential to become the Fourth Hokage, he put his entire clan on the line, and fighting hard on the Kirigakure front was a statement of his stance.
This time, I participated in such an important guarding mission, which can be regarded as a great progress.
The guard team was handed over to his deputy, the Eighth Generation, and he himself was given the responsibility of closely guarding the Third and Fourth Generations.
New vitality is rising, and Sarutobi Hiruzen is in a very good mood.
Perhaps he and Danzo really misunderstood the Second Generation's intentions back then, and it might not be right to always distance themselves from the Uchiha.
After arranging the tasks, he let the two of them go, but the moment they left, the Sandaime couldn't help but say to his disciple:
"Um...Jiraiya..."
"Ok?"
"Go out more often when you have time. Staying indoors all the time...is bad for your health..."
Jiraiya was confused for a moment, then became furious.
"What are you talking about, old man! A ninja is someone who has to endure everything!! Don't look down on me! I'm just reading a book, do you understand?"
"Yeah, reading is good, reading is good, and if you have nothing to do, go out for a walk more often."
Mainly because Jiraiya looked so haggard that it was hard for Sarutobi Hiruzen to believe that this cheerful and a little too cheerful disciple was just reading books.
Everyone except Jiraiya of the Hokage Building felt angry, thinking that the teacher didn't believe in his character.
Finally, when I saw my decadent and haggard appearance through the glass on the roadside, I felt speechless and a little empty.
He went home angrily and tidied up his appearance, but the handsome face of the Toad Immortal was gone. How could he attract those pretty girls who valued his inner qualities?
Orochimaru laughed helplessly and disappeared from the spot.
At night, Orochimaru appeared in the house of a travel writer named Adam.
"It's really scary to emerge from the shadows so late at night."
"Don't you want to do anything when you come to Konoha this time?"
Noah felt a little strange when he heard Orochimaru's tone. It seemed as if he was instigating him to cause trouble.
"What made you angry after you came back? Why are you still looking forward to bringing shame to Konoha..."
"That's not the case. I just thought that people like you definitely don't like to make small moves. You didn't come to Konoha to really sell books, did you?"
Orochimaru has some understanding of Noah. He is really braver than the sky.
Assassinating the Hokage is no problem, but of course he wouldn't do that.
Over the past few months, Noah has shown his disdain for the position of Hokage in many ways. Well... it might be his disdain for Sarutobi Sensei.
The evaluation of Minato Namikaze is okay, but not very high.
Every action of this person is very purposeful. If it seems aimless, it is just because he is hiding it well.
"This time I'm probably going to sell books and look for some comrades with whom I can develop a relationship."
"You know, Konoha's talents are still the best in the ninja world even at their current low point. For the development of Akatsuki, we have to let some outstanding people take on multiple roles."
Orochimaru felt a little helpless when he thought about his position as the honorary leader of the Akatsuki organization. The value of this leader was really plummeting.
I don’t know what Hanzo of the Salamander in the Rain Country thinks, but he doesn’t want to be the leader anymore.
"That idiot Jiraiya isn't that easy to convince. Just relying on a book won't be enough."
Orochimaru knew his friend's character very well, he was naive.
It always feels a bit strange to hear this word appear on a mature ninja.
This word is sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing.
Perhaps the impact given by Noah was very strong, but after Minato Namikaze came to power, this old friend might have placed his hopes on this disciple.
Noah was also very clear-headed. It was unrealistic for a book to change a person.
"Konoha's talents cannot rely on just a few of us. Minato Namikaze has really brought a different landscape to this village."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"We still have to rely on the help of Master Danzo."
Orochimaru was speechless for a moment, as if what Noah said was correct.
With Danzo in Konoha, there would definitely be some powerful rebels. That bastard was really talented at harming his own people. Even I wanted to kill him and rebel against the village several times.
"Of course, it is possible that we will need the help of Lord Sarutobi Hiruzen in the later stages."
Noah also pointed out a person, the former Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was the most powerful weapon to control the Fourth Hokage.
It's very strange, it seems that the elders of every village are a group of old guys who don't do much.
Everyone is afraid that the village will be torn apart, so they work hard.
After hearing this, Orochimaru felt like this village was doomed. It seemed that all the top leaders except for the brat Minato were a burden.
"I'm almost getting the Book of Seals from Danzo, what are your plans?"
"Nothing, just write down the ninjutsu and forbidden techniques that interest you. I really can't practice without chakra."
"Yeah, I forgot about it."
……
Another test from Orochimaru. Working with smart people is troublesome.
He had always suspected that Noah's body had recovered enough to practice chakra, and he wanted to confirm it.
It was mainly the resistance and disgust towards the power of Chakra that aroused the snake's suspicion. The suspicious BOSS template really suits Uncle Snake very well.
If there was no problem with his soul in the original novel, he would have been beaten out of the finale by him.
After driving away Orochimaru's clone, Noah fell asleep peacefully.
Chapter 27 The Third Generation's Political Maneuvers
Now is really not the time to wander around, unless you are a madman with great skills and courage.
For example, Obito.
In the night, he stood in front of Lin's memorial tablet, his red Sharingan trembling slightly as he looked at the photo.
"Konoha is ruined after all, and no longer as prosperous as it once was."
"The world has been like a graveyard since you left."
"The Akatsuki group is just trash, they just stay in the Rain Country and dream all day. Land? Daimyo? How can such things cause changes in the Burning World?"
"Uchiha Madara, a powerful man who has dominated the world for many years, has finally grown old. He actually believed such a ridiculous thing."
"After learning that Konoha Village was going to appoint the Fourth Hokage, they came over to watch the ceremony in a reverent manner. What a bunch of spineless people."
"Once I have dealt with Konoha's affairs, I will subdue those people and then collect the tailed beasts together. This way I can see you sooner."
"I just went to see Kakashi. He was just as poor as before, immersed in his mission."
"In order to revive you, I didn't want to cause any trouble, so I let the liar go in the end."
"I originally wanted to take revenge on Konoha in three days and make the Yondaime's succession ceremony a joke."
"But I found a better way of revenge from the Root, a way that will make Konoha and Minato Namikaze regret it."
"Lin, the next time I come to see you will be when Konoha is destroyed."
I don’t know what kind of information Obito gained during his stay in Konoha that made him so confident, but Black Zetsu also breathed a sigh of relief after Obito left.
It was worth the effort he put into coming up with the plan, and he was also grateful to his old friend at the root for providing the counter-plan.
These people are so cruel to their own people. Even the Hokage's wife is targeting them. Tsk tsk tsk...
As for Noah...it seems that he used the pseudonym Adam to come here to sell books.
It didn't matter what that monster wanted to do, as long as it didn't involve Obito.
As time goes by, countless conspiracies are born and countless conspiracies fail.
The nights these past two days were exceptionally lively, and the Anbu had indeed gained a lot.
All of these were suppressed by Konoha, which was well prepared. This was also the reason why Noah was unwilling to go out at this time.
Who knows what kind of black technology or unknown bloodline limit has suddenly exploded in this village?
The day before the succession ceremony, Uchiha Fugaku went out early to carry out a mission.
"Itachi, protect your mother. You are already a mature ninja."
"Yes, Father."
Looking at Itachi's calm response, who was like a little adult, Fugaku felt genuinely happy.
Even though he is a male chauvinist, he is really lucky to have married Mikoto.
Having given birth to such outstanding offspring, Itachi is simply a genius among geniuses, and his talent is not inferior to Shisui.
And his wife also had a very good relationship with Minato Namikaze...the master's wife, which helped the Uchiha clan to smoothly begin to integrate into the village.
