Opening: Minato became my brother

Tsunade was holding a sealed scroll, which contained some medical books and medicines she had developed.

I forgot to bring him a gift for passing the exam this time. After thinking about it, Tsunade just brought some things from the hospital. At least it was a token of my appreciation.

Orochimaru turned around and looked at Yue Le, who was putting away his sword in the test room with a vigilant look on his face, and smiled.

"Let Yuele get ready and continue with the remaining two tests."

After speaking to the Root members who were standing nearby waiting for instructions at any time, Danzo and his companions left the control room and headed for the second test site.

"Master, the first test has ended. If you are able, please follow Ma Wen at the door to the second test site."

Yue Le's nerves were tense until he heard the sound coming from the speaker. His stiff body relaxed a little and he let out a long sigh.

After the test, Yue Le began to feel the pain from the cuts on his body, but he remained silent. The vitality in his body rushed madly to the wounds. Soon, the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. He nodded slightly towards the speaker and then walked towards the door.

Next is the second test, which mainly examines Yue Le’s reconnaissance capabilities and intelligence analysis capabilities.

Facing this round of challenges, Yue Le made full use of his outstanding stealth and teleportation skills, and analyzed and processed various complex intelligence at a very fast speed. After some efforts, he successfully solved a series of tricky traps and problems and successfully passed this assessment.

As for the last test, it was originally intended to test the testee's ability to work in a team, but due to Yue Le's own strong strength and leadership, this test turned into a test of his personal leadership ability.

The entire test process lasted for two full days. Yue Le went all out and finally completed the remaining two test tasks. So far, his true level has been recorded, and the relevant information has been accurately recorded in the files of the Root Organization.

Of course, these detailed information about Yue Le is highly confidential in the entire Konoha Village. The number of people who are authorized to access it will not exceed ten. It can be said that it has reached the top secret level.

In general, the results of Yue Le's test this time were very good. At least in the eyes of Orochimaru and Danzo, Yue Le's current strength is considered to be at the elite level in the Root.

Not to mention that he is still in the stage of rapid strength improvement. In a few years, Yue Le will truly become a core member of the Root and even Konoha.

With this, Yue Le also had his own code name "Wind Bird" and officially joined the Root.

That night.

Orochimaru took Yuele out for a stroll in a rather rare manner.

He is not so idle on weekdays.

The streets were bustling with traffic, and there were many shops with a wide variety of goods. Orochimaru, wearing a high-collared black robe and a loose purple belt around his waist, strolled lightly and gracefully through the streets.

Ninjas kept passing by along the way. When they saw Orochimaru, they stopped and saluted to show their respect.

Orochimaru just nodded slightly in response, then turned around and looked at Yuele who was busy with his hands and said, "Joining the Root was actually decided by your grandfather from the beginning. Ever since Danzo changed his attitude towards you and regarded you as his successor, you should have known that joining the Root was also something you were destined to experience."

After a pause, Orochimaru continued: "Although we also consulted your personal wishes at the time, I still hope to know your true opinion on this matter." His golden snake eyes flashed with a deep light, as if he could see through everything.

Orochimaru was not surprised at all that Yuele had successfully passed the rigorous Root test; on the contrary, he would have been greatly surprised if Yuele had failed the test. After all, in his eyes, Yuele had enough strength and potential to cope with these challenges.

Yue Le paused for a moment, pondered, and looked up at the teacher who was looking at her.

"Although I was a little surprised at first, this is not a bad thing, right?"

"Oh?"

Yuele saw that Orochimaru was a little confused, smiled slightly, and explained: "The normal team of Konoha handles more positive missions, which is suitable for Kushina and Hisahi, but not so suitable for me."

After a pause,

"Especially Kushina, she is really a very kind person, she is too kind to be a ninja, her world is black and white, if you force yourself to carry out a mission, it will not be good for her. As for Hisaha, when I have enough strength, I will let her get what she wants."

Yue Le paused for a moment before continuing, "My background has long destined me to have no way of escaping those things hidden in the dark. Since it is already destined, what is the point of resisting? It will only cause trouble for myself."

"Teacher, you know that I hope to live well. In order to survive, my desire for power is definitely not weaker than yours... I am the same as you, and I am not afraid of any means to obtain power."

Before he finished speaking, Yue Le grinned and chuckled, his eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a hint of tenderness. At the same time, without stopping his hands, he quickly put a red bean ball into his mouth, and thick red juice slowly flowed out from the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, Orochimaru couldn't help but have an illusion that what he saw before his eyes was not red bean juice, but bright red blood.

Yuele... hehe, it's really interesting...

Don't mind using any method?

"So, teacher, what do you think is the true meaning of this world?" After speaking, Yue Le stared at Orochimaru deeply, as if he wanted to see through everything in the world through his deep eyes.

Then, Yue Le's eyes became unusually firm, and his voice suddenly became somewhat steady and powerful, ringing in Orochimaru's ears,

"Teacher, isn't this the meaning of leaves and roots? Just like a towering tree needs a part of its rhizome to quietly take root in the ground, let me take on this difficult and important responsibility!"

"I hope, and I am happy about it, not just Kushina and Hisahi, but also Minato and Shizune. Let them stay on the soil without distraction, freely enjoy the nourishment and comfort of the sun and rain, fully display their talents, and thrive."

Prior to this, the Orochimaru team had successfully completed many difficult missions, covering a variety of areas, including material transportation, intelligence reconnaissance, and secret assassinations.

Most of the enemies they faced were ninjas from hostile forces or powerful samurai, but no matter what kind of opponent they faced, Kushina and Hinata Hisaha never showed any cowardice or hesitation.

However, fate is always full of variables. Just at that time, a seemingly ordinary task revealed the different personalities of the three people, or in other words, completely exposed the differences in their concepts...

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