"Unbelievable... that guy Orochimaru!"
"I will not forgive him!"
The moment Ye Chen confirmed the answer was correct, Jiraiya's entire body tensed up.
His face was full of fury, radiating a terrifying aura.
"Sigh..."
A look of disappointment appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face, and he let out a deep sigh.
In his heart, the Old Man had been leaning toward the belief that Orochimaru would not attack Konoha.
After all, this was the student he had raised himself; decades of affection would not vanish in a single day.
Even when Hiruzen Sarutobi heard that Orochimaru had committed such inhumane acts, he had been so angry and disappointed.
But in the end, he still let Orochimaru go, proving that in his heart, he still hoped Orochimaru would one day repent.
He just didn't expect that the answer to this question would be like a slap to his face.
It also made Hiruzen Sarutobi begin to regret his choice to let Orochimaru go back then.
"If I had just killed him then, I wouldn't have this regret and helplessness now, would I?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi took large puffs from his pipe, lamenting in his heart.
"Tch!"
Tsunade let out a cold laugh but said nothing more.
"Orochimaru! How dare he!"
"Bastard, we must stop him! Kill him before then!"
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, seemingly afraid they wouldn't get two lines in a single chapter, quickly stepped forward to shout their denunciations.
Making their presence known.
On the other side, Minato Namikaze frowned, feeling that things were becoming troublesome.
"Why does it seem like everyone is targeting Konoha?"
"First Obito, and now Orochimaru."
"And they're both Ninjas originally from Konoha."
Minato Namikaze thought back to Uchiha Obito from the first quiz, who also wanted to attack Konoha.
Furthermore, the identities of these two were very similar.
One was the disciple of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and a teammate of Jiraiya and Tsunade.
The other was the disciple of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, and a teammate of Kakashi Hatake.
Good grief, were the students taught by the Hokages all meant to destroy Konoha?
"Shikaku, does the Intelligence Department have any data on Orochimaru?"
Shaking his head, Minato Namikaze stopped his pointless associations and turned to ask Nara Shikaku.
As the Hokage's strategist, Nara Shikaku was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Konoha Ninja forces.
For all intelligence data, his security clearance was only lower than the current Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and equal to the previous Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Therefore, he had seen the vast majority of the intelligence collected by the Village.
"Yes, Jiraiya-sama sends intelligence regarding Orochimaru at regular intervals."
"But the most recent one was six months ago; I don't know if it's still valid."
Nara Shikaku answered quickly; all the intelligence was stored in his head, ready at a moment's notice.
Hearing the answer, Minato Namikaze could only turn to look at Jiraiya.
Intelligence regarding Orochimaru was basically all collected by Jiraiya.
The intelligence personnel sent out by the Village would not approach such extremely dangerous targets unless specifically required.
"Yes, I indeed haven't seen Orochimaru for half a year."
"The last time I caught his tail was in the Land of Water."
Jiraiya answered with a grunt, his expression very unpleasant and gloomy.
"If you need it, Minato, I can set out to find him immediately. I should have news within three months at the latest."
Jiraiya had been tracking Orochimaru for a long time and was quite skilled at it.
If he focused solely on tracking Orochimaru's whereabouts without getting distracted by peeping for 'research' or writing his novels, the progress would be very fast.
"Yes, I hope to find him as soon as possible."
"Regardless of how we deal with him, we cannot allow him to pose a threat to Konoha."
Minato Namikaze nodded and said.
A potential danger, especially a Ninja like Orochimaru who was very familiar with Konoha and possessed extraordinary strength.
It was unthinkable to simply let him be.
As the Hokage of Konoha Village, Minato Namikaze had to ensure Konoha's safety.
To nip all threats in the bud.
"However, we can put it aside for a moment."
"After all, Kushina is only a month away from giving birth."
When mentioning Uzumaki Kushina, a smile involuntarily appeared on Minato Namikaze's face.
"You mean, Uchiha Obito and the 'Nine-Tails Attack'?"
Jiraiya immediately understood Minato Namikaze's meaning and nodded in comprehension.
To summarize.
Six months had passed from the first quiz to the current third quiz.
And Uzumaki Kushina was now over eight months pregnant, with about a month left before she would give birth.
According to the intelligence from the first quiz, Uchiha Obito would attack Konoha Village on the day Uzumaki Kushina gave birth.
This intelligence had been shared with everyone in the Hokage Office from the very beginning.
All information, with nothing hidden.
After all, the people in this office already stood at the pinnacle of Konoha; hiding things would be impractical.
After learning this information, Konoha had long since made preparations.
In order to go all out in dealing with Uchiha Obito's attack, the matter of Orochimaru could only be put on hold for now.
"Wait."
"I say, Minato boy."
At this moment, Tsunade suddenly spoke up.
A playful smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she spoke with a hint of mystery:
"You said before that in this quiz, if all five questions are answered correctly, one can make a wish, right?"
Tsunade's expression was somewhat strange, as if she were holding back a laugh.
It left everyone present somewhat confused.
"Tsunade, what are you trying to say?"
Jiraiya asked suspiciously.
"I get it, Lady Tsunade, you mean!..."
Nara Shikaku reacted quickly and finished her thought.
"Exactly! That's exactly what I mean!"
Tsunade looked at Nara Shikaku with approval, her left fist striking her right palm, showing a triumphant smile.
"What do you mean? Make it clear!"
Jiraiya was stunned, completely unaware of what riddles the two were playing.
Get out of Gotham, you riddle-makers!
"Sensei, what Lady Tsunade means is that we can use the reward for answering all questions correctly to have this Excellency directly imprison Orochimaru and send him to Konoha, or simply kill him."
Minato Namikaze was also a smart man, and having the experience of making a wish during the first quiz, he also reacted quickly.
"Ah!!!!"
Jiraiya was shocked; he hadn't thought that the quiz could be used like this.
Holy crap, then why bother tracking him so hard? Just let the mysterious quiz-giver tie Orochimaru up and deliver him!
It would save him the trouble of running around outside!
"What a great idea!"
"A brilliant thought, let's do that!"
The professional yes-men, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, immediately praised the idea.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru, who was conducting experiments in his base in the Land of Rice Fields:???
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