I must have been blind back then to have taken in a thing like you!
Facing Jiraiya's undisguised mockery, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought viciously in his heart.
Ever since his skin was figuratively peeled off in front of his two disciples, the Old Monkey's dignity as a teacher had completely vanished.
Now this stinking toad actually dares to mock me in front of so many people!
I should have kicked you out of the Ninja Academy back then! You brat!
"Hmph!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi simply closed his eyes, lit his pipe and smoked by himself, letting out a soft, cold snort before falling silent.
Jiraiya felt snubbed.
He could only turn his head and continue answering the questions:
"Sir, I choose B: Extraordinary Natural Talent."
"Congratulations, correct answer."
The first two questions were carefully selected by Ye Chen from the system's question bank as easy freebies.
Basically, there was no chance of getting them wrong.
But the next three questions were all automatically drawn by the system; Ye Chen had no control over them.
If all five questions were set by him, he could have just gone for a simple, brutal spoiler and been done with it!
"Let's look at the third question."
Ye Chen waved his hand. The light points that formed the second question were scattered by some unknown force, then gathered together again to form a new question:
[Question Three: Among the following answers, which one is NOT a reason Orochimaru embarked on the evil path of human experimentation?]
A: The death of parents and loved ones.
B: Lamenting the fragility of life.
C: The pursuit of immortality.
D: A bloodthirsty nature, enjoying the pleasure of dissecting human bodies.
Wow, this question lays bare Orochimaru's inner world.
The expressions of everyone in the Hokage Office turned somewhat unpleasant.
Although these people are all Ninjas by profession, individuals who prove their worth through force...
and have killed many people in past wars and battles...
with each of their hands stained with blood...
that doesn't mean they are homicidal psychopaths.
Strictly speaking, the other nations among the Five Great Nations, due to resource scarcity, are forced to expand and plunder through military force.
This often leads to a psychological imbalance among the Ninja of the other four great nations.
The Ninja of the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning are warlike, each a battle maniac.
The Ninja of the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water are bloodthirsty; their Ninja Academy graduation exam is a battle royale.
It was only later, because Momochi Zabuza was too brutal during his 'chicken dinner' (victory), killing everyone else, that the Hidden Mist Village toned it down a bit.
Although the Land of Earth's Iwagakure has vast territory, the amount of arable land is extremely, extremely small, forcing them to import from abroad. This has led the Ninja of Iwagakure to have an abnormal obsession with fertile land, making them the first to jump into every war.
The Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind goes without saying; most of the country is desert and Gobi, and every resource is in short supply.
The saying 'barren mountains and unruly waters breed unruly people' might be inappropriate for the China of his previous life, but it fits the people of the Ninja World perfectly.
The more resource-scarce a place is, the more extreme the personalities of the people who grow up there.
As for Konoha Village in the Land of Fire, the land is fertile and the place is endowed with outstanding people.
Even though the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, had a saintly personality, he still managed to leave behind the best place to live for future generations.
Therefore, Konoha's Ninja are relatively more peaceful.
Orochimaru's unique worldview was also catalyzed by the endless wars.
Looking at the four answers before them, Minato Namikaze and the others already had some ideas in mind.
But it has to be said, anyone who thinks of that guy Orochimaru's appearance would find it hard not to associate him with being a pervert.
"It definitely can't be D!"
Jiraiya suddenly spoke up, his expression serious and earnest, as if he was not only trying to convince the others but also himself:
"Although that guy Orochimaru has committed so many evil deeds, I understand his character."
"Bloodthirsty, enjoying dissecting human bodies... that can't possibly be the correct answer!"
"Sir! I choose answer: D!"
Without consulting anyone, Jiraiya directly gave his answer.
At Jiraiya's arbitrary and dictatorial action, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu's expressions changed and they wanted to reprimand him.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing beside them, extended his pipe to block them and shook his head.
The two could only back down.
The others didn't really have any objections.
Especially seeing Jiraiya showing such a rare, serious expression.
"Congratulations! Correct answer."
"Whew!"
Jiraiya let out a sigh of relief, his body, which had been tense while speaking, suddenly relaxing.
"Hahaha, I really am a genius after all!"
Relieved, Jiraiya smugly gestured at Tsunade, who rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Ye Chen chuckled softly, feeling quite satisfied himself.
Three questions answered correctly already. Just two more correct answers and I can draw the high-level reward!
Keep it up! Jiraiya!
"Let's look at the fourth question."
The light points reformed into the fourth question:
[Question Four: Will Orochimaru attack Konoha Village?]
A: Yes
B: No
Holy shit! This is perfect!
The moment he saw the question, Ye Chen's heart leaped with joy.
Starting from the third question, these were randomly selected by the system, not set by him.
And this question came at just the right time, a complete bombshell!
Whoosh!
The moment they saw the question, the expressions of everyone present changed simultaneously!
It really was a blockbuster of a question!
Like a depth charge, it instantly stunned everyone.
Orochimaru's betrayal and escape from the Village happened a long time ago.
During this time, apart from Jiraiya who was still relentlessly pursuing him, and Hiruzen Sarutobi who occasionally remembered this disciple...
others had already forgotten about this former member of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, who was only one step away from the position of Fourth Hokage.
Yet, unexpectedly, they now saw such a question.
Will Orochimaru attack Konoha?
The first thought that arose in everyone's mind was: no.
Leaving aside whether Orochimaru even has the thought of attacking Konoha...
The key is, does Orochimaru have the strength for it?
How could he possibly attack Konoha alone? Is he looking to die?
After all, Orochimaru is at most a Kage-level powerhouse.
And although the current Konoha Village is showing some signs of decline...
the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, still has some fight left in him.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has just reached the peak of his life and will only grow stronger from here.
Jiraiya and Tsunade are both solid Kage-level combatants.
Not to mention the Village also has powerful Ninja like Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, Homura Mitokado, Utatane Koharu, and Akimichi Torifu, who are either on the edge of Kage-level or have already stepped over the threshold.
With these people, it would be more than enough to fight another Ninja World War.
As long as they don't face multiple great nation Ninja Villages simultaneously, Konoha has the power to fight.
What qualifications does Orochimaru have to attack such a powerful Konoha?
Could it be that, like Uchiha Obito, you have the Mangekyo Sharingan to control the Nine-Tailed Fox and tie up Konoha's Ninja?
And a mysterious space-time Ninjutsu to escape with?
Everyone had such doubts in their hearts; this was completely unreasonable.
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