Chapter 7 Sarutobi's Memories
Wood Release?
What was that? The Third Hokage was puzzled, but he didn't show it.
He knew that Orochimaru's attitude indicated that Wood Release was very important.
Although he didn't show anything, Orochimaru was still somewhat surprised by his calm demeanor.
This is Wood Release! The legendary power to quell chaos!
The teacher wasn't even excited when he heard about it?
Or did he already know that Danzo was hiding something so important?
Orochimaru thought that was probably the case.
Danzo has always been in the master's palm.
Orochimaru's feelings were complicated at this moment.
If he hadn't agreed to succeed the Fifth Hokage, he probably wouldn't have known about the survivors of the Wood Release experiment.
We're about to miss out on such an important experimental subject.
The important thing is not the experimental subject, but the experimental subject itself, which represents a research direction that he had initially rejected, but which is actually the path to success.
And Danzo was indeed continuing his research along the path he had ruled out.
However, in Orochimaru's eyes, their research skills were far too poor; so far, aside from that 'A', they hadn't had a single successful case.
However, this doesn't mean their research data was worthless.
At least, it provided Orochimaru with a reference for continuing his research in this direction, saving him a lot of effort.
Orochimaru was in a good mood because a successful direction had been established.
He can pick up his Wood Release research again, which he had previously abandoned.
And you should know.
The powerful life force of Wood Release.
Perhaps hidden within is the secret he craves.
So he's really excited right now, and he can't wait to continue his research on Wood Release!
"Teacher, if there's nothing else..."
Action speaks louder than words.
"Orochimaru, you are now the Hokage," Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly said.
This surprised Orochimaru.
"It's time for you to do what the Hokage should do."
Is this a move to delegate power ahead of schedule?
So readily?
In some ways, it is indeed a good thing. However, Orochimaru is in a hurry; he feels the duties of the Hokage can wait until he officially assumes the position.
"But teacher, I am not a formal Hokage yet."
"You should start familiarizing yourself with the job in advance."
"You are more mature, and I believe that Konoha still needs your steady leadership."
The third generation shook his head.
"Young people have more energy to handle these important matters. I'm too old and useless."
"...Can."
"I'll leave this to you. You can decide everything. Orochimaru, I trust you to handle things."
They turned around and the three generations made their escape.
Are you kidding me? He's about to retire, why would he want to add more burdens to himself?
He also wants to study martial arts carefully, learn from his failure in achieving the Golden Elixir, and he's really interested in ninjutsu as well.
I have no interest in wasting time on these trivial matters.
Since I've already delegated the task, I won't ask him to do any work!
Seeing how nimbly the Third Hokage made his escape...
Orochimaru remained silent for a long time.
Does this mean the teacher trusts him, or is he truly unable to handle the pressure and is leaving everything to him?
Logically, shouldn't we stay behind first and explain the precautions to him after he becomes Hokage?
And pass on some of our experience?
The problem is, where does the current Third Hokage have any experience to pass on as Hokage?
If we go into too much detail about this, wouldn't we be giving ourselves away?
Fortunately, Orochimaru was already very familiar with the situation in the village and had his own network of connections and influence there, so he didn't see any major problems with his teacher delegating authority to him directly.
That's right, he needs to suppress his research ambitions and take care of some village affairs first.
So he sat down at the Hokage's desk.
A wonderful feeling arose spontaneously.
He's practically Hokage now.
Only the final title needs to be confirmed.
So, he also needs to prepare for the future by cultivating capable personnel.
A pineapple head and a bulging face stuffed with meatballs immediately popped into his mind, and he shook his head helplessly.
Red beans won't work.
However, there was one child he valued.
During the previous Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage, when they were doing their best to gather the village's medical resources to treat the wounded, a child displayed remarkable talent.
Now that he's Hokage, it seems he needs to take on a disciple who meets his requirements.
After all, red beans are really... hard to describe.
Just as Orochimaru was immersed in his paperwork with mixed feelings...
Feeling free, the Third Hokage, along with a martial arts master who failed to achieve immortality and was reborn through a body borrowed from another, arrived at the Ninjutsu Secret Chamber based on their identities.
There is actually a forbidden technique library with an even higher level of secrecy, which he, as the Third Hokage, could also visit.
However, after thinking about it, he decided to start with the more basic stuff.
He first instructed the guards not to disturb him, and then began searching in the secret ninjutsu room.
His purpose was clear: while reviewing the files, he had noticed something about ninja intelligence gathering—that ninjas could use ninjutsu to read memories from the minds of the dead.
Of course, it's best if the person has just died. The longer time has passed since death, the more fragmented the memories will become, until they become completely unreadable.
If the brains of the deceased can access memories, then what about the body that is still alive? It must store the original memories of this body, right?
In this way, he can quickly grasp the power and experience of this body by reading its memories.
Found it!
He examined it carefully and studied it. He felt that it was not difficult, and even instinctively felt that it was very familiar. It should be that the original owner of this body had mastered this kind of ninjutsu for obtaining information.
So he used this ninjutsu.
When accessing memories in one's own mind, the easiest to retrieve are undoubtedly the most profound ones...
He closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them speechlessly.
"That crystal ball on the table was actually used for this."
He initially thought it was just for show.
Then he kept his eyes closed.
Then open your eyes.
"Are they so wary of the Uchiha clan? Let me see why?"
He closed his eyes again, then opened them again.
He said, pinching his chin.
"Is this a hereditary mental illness? It can't handle stimulation, and when stimulated, it easily leads to extremes, and it can even gain power from it. No wonder they are so wary of it."
If he remembered correctly, the nickname of the anime Naruto was "The Legend of the Eyes"?
Could this legendary eye refer to the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan?
By the way, there's also the Byakugan in Konoha, whose effectiveness is highly valued; it's indeed of great strategic value for opening up battlefield maps.
Then he closed his eyes again.
This time he kept his eyes closed for a long time, and when he finally opened them, he was shocked and his eyes widened.
He was already quite shocked after witnessing many ninja techniques that allowed them to breathe fire and water, control lightning, and even alter the weather! Then, in his memories, he saw the two legendary men.
The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan.
That terrifying power to quell chaos.
End of this chapter...