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At this time, there were only three people left in the Hokage's office.

The Third Hokage, Orochimaru, and Shin Cod.

After a long silence, the Third Hokage sighed and began to criticize the disciple he had taught for decades.

"Orochimaru, next time you find anything unusual, report it to me first. Even if you think that I, an old and confused guy, will favor my friends, can't you think about the fact that you yourself will also be the object of my favoritism?"

It is true that Danzo is his good friend who grew up with him, but Orochimaru is also his student. Even if he is partial, he is partial to both sides. After all, isn't he not partial?

Normally, it would be inconvenient to say such things in front of outsiders, but since Orochimaru is his student and Shincod is Orochimaru's student, it doesn't matter.

"Why didn't you report Danzo's abnormality to me? I won't pursue the matter too much if Danzo wants to harm me, but if he wants to harm other people in the village, even if they are not ninjas, it is absolutely unacceptable!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's thinking is very clear. He knows that he is an old man who is very fussy. He will still choose to forgive if his old friend sends someone to assassinate him. But if Danzo wants to harm others, it will be a different matter. He is the Hokage, but the Hokage is just the leader of the village. If Danzo only harms Sarutobi Hiruzen, it's fine. As a victim, he has the right to forgive the other party, but he obviously can't forgive Danzo's crime on behalf of others.

But after hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, Orochimaru was speechless. Why didn't he report it to his teacher? Of course, he had something to hide!

Fortunately, Danzo's death did not expose some of the experiments he had presided over, otherwise he would have been thinking about how to escape by now.

But can he talk about wanting to conduct human experiments? Of course he couldn't, so he had to find another way to reply to his teacher.

"It turns out that even I don't have enough evidence to prove that Danzo has any rebellious intentions. As you know, Sarutobi-sensei, I have been doing research all this time. If it is not necessary, I will not even talk to Danzo, even if we are indeed cooperating. What's more, in the absence of sufficient evidence, even if I report it, it will only make you, Sarutobi-sensei, more vigilant."

Although Orochimaru knew that even if there was insufficient evidence, as long as he was willing to report it, his teacher would send someone to investigate. With his cooperation, it would be easy to find some clues. But, could he say these words?

"..." Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment. It was consistent with Orochimaru's character not to act rashly without sufficient evidence, but he felt that if Orochimaru told him about Danzo, he would definitely not simply "be on high alert."

"Orochimaru, next time you encounter something and your private investigation is fruitless, just come here and tell me. The Anbu is not just for show. I can't say I can find out everything that Danzo did, but at least I can find some clues. You must learn to rely on the strength of your companions, and in Konoha, all ninjas can be your companions."

It was a very correct lesson, but Orochimaru didn't listen at all. He didn't know whether the other ninjas of Konoha would become his companions, but if his Wood Release experiment went on for a few more steps, these 'potential companions' would definitely become his enemies.

"And the real cod..."

Looking at the real cod, Sarutobi Hiruzen was full of guilt, "I am really sorry, you chose to join Konoha because you trusted it so much, but you encountered such a thing. In the name of the Sandaime Hokage, I formally apologize to you."

Seeing the Third Hokage who had already started the traditional art, Shinji didn't know how to respond for a moment, but he didn't try to interrupt like he did when facing Fugaku. After all, since Danzo was dead, it was right for the Third Hokage to apologize on his behalf. However, it was unknown whether this apology would remain verbal or have something substantial.

"This is not Konoha's fault, nor is it your fault, Third Hokage. As for the offender, Shimura Danzo, I have already dealt with him personally, so I think you don't need to worry about it."

"I see... Mr. Shin-kun is really open-minded. But besides that, I have a small question." Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shin-kun locked eyes, "Shin-kun, how far can your Susanoo go? And according to the information I have, it seems that you can also release very powerful fire escape techniques? What's going on?"

"As for Susanoo, normally it should be the same height as when it was tested with Orochimaru. As for what happened tonight, I'm not sure what happened. When I heard that person say he wanted to capture Izuna to brainwash her, I felt an unprecedented rage. After that, Susanoo seemed to have temporarily broken through its limit and became much taller than before. Its attack and defense power were further improved. If I'm not mistaken, it even seemed to be able to fly?"

"Did he feel angry and explode with power because he heard someone was trying to harm his family? This is consistent with Mr. Tobirama's description of the Uchiha clan's power."

"As for Fire Style, hand seals, and the general method of using them, I found them all in the warehouse at home. I've never even practiced them. The Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song that I used in the Ninja School was even my first time using it, but I just... was able to use it."

"It's not as simple as just being able to use it." Both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru wanted to complain at this time, and their thoughts this time were surprisingly consistent.

'I guess I don't want to say it. 'x2

It is understandable that ninjas are unwilling to reveal their information, but in the eyes of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru, what Manabu said about the "home warehouse" is probably true.

"If he is the descendant of Uchiha Madara, then it wouldn't be special if he passed down some fire jutsu." Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen thought so.

"Ahem, anyway..." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment, "After this battle, the overall quality displayed by Shincod-kun has actually reached the standard of a Genin..."

"Overall quality?" Zhen Cod was a little confused. He vaguely remembered that the Third Hokage had just criticized him for his poor ninja quality two days ago and asked him to take some cultural courses before going to work.

"He made a very quick judgment when faced with suspicious individuals. After discovering the problem, he successfully used words to obtain key information, and eventually executed the powerful rebel ninja, and did not cause too much harm to other controlled Konoha ninjas. Although you, Mr. Shincod, are relatively weak in ninja theory, your overall quality has fully reached the standard of a Genin. More importantly..." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru.

"I think that theoretical knowledge like this, you should learn faster from Orochimaru than in the ninja school."

In fact, after Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Orochimaru had accepted Shinko as his student, he had already wanted Shinko to graduate quickly. As a professor of ninjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen could naturally see how high Orochimaru's theoretical level was, and it could be said that it was easy for him to take a student. Even when he put Shinko in the ninja school, he did not do so because he judged that Shinko was not qualified to be a ninja. Instead, he felt that Shinko might not have a sense of belonging to Konoha as a newcomer and needed some time to integrate. Secondly, he had high hopes for Shinko's future and hoped that he could become a more comprehensive ninja.

His expectations for Shinko also reached their peak after he learned that his apprentice had accepted Shinko as his student. If there was a chance, he even hoped to wait until Shinko was completely integrated into Konoha and showed a stronger will of fire before becoming Hokage. But can Hokage be without ninja theory? That's definitely not possible.

However, the Third Hokage did not expect that Danzo would happen just as he began his "investigation" of the real cod.

"Hey, Danzo, Danzo..." He really didn't expect that the concept of "Root" that his old friend had been talking about for so many years would eventually be distorted into wanting to become Hokage at all costs.

Although when recalling Danzo's youth and youth, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel sorry for the death of his old friend, but when he thought about what he had done...

At this time, Zhen Cod asked: "That means I can get a forehead protector right away and start taking on missions, right?"

"That's right, but you still have to go through the formalities." Sarutobi Hiruzen took out a document, "I have arranged a symbolic early graduation test for you. In addition to demonstrating the basic three-body technique, you will also be asked to compete with a young jonin."

Just as he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that he should add something, "Well, remember to stop at this point. This is a performance competition. I will announce the process and results of this battle when the time comes."

Although the reputation of a genius can not only bring prestige to an individual, but also increase the recognition of the ninja village in the outside world, it is not something that can be announced and spread casually. After all, the major ninja villages are not idiots. Whenever a village announces a genius, it means that the target list of other ninja villages will be increased by one. No one wants the genius of another family to grow into a strong man.

However, the situation of Shin Cod is rather special. The Third Generation is not worried at all that he will be targeted and assassinated. In fact, if any village does so, not only will they fail to weaken Konoha's strength, but their own strength will also decline.

"Announce it... Could it be that you want to show the strength of the new generation of Konoha to the outside world? I... um, okay, I guess so."

"It seems that this should be considered an unwritten special mission." Zhen Cod said, "Whether for myself or for this village, I am very willing to take on this task. So what is the specific date of this assessment?"

"After all, this is where Izuna and I will live for the next ten or even dozens of years, not to mention this little thing..."

"You actually understood it?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little surprised, but considering that Shincod opened a shop before coming to Konoha, he didn't worry too much.

"As for the time, it will be in seven days. By the way, if nothing unexpected happens, Makoto-kun will be the fastest student to graduate from the Ninja Academy in Konoha's history. Congratulations."

Hearing the congratulations from the Third Hokage, Shincod didn't feel much of a sense of reality, but he took becoming a Genin very seriously. However, what he valued was not the act of becoming a Genin itself, but...

"For Genin, the rank is different. If that system is a proper system, it should be able to give out some rank rewards, right?"

Although this system is almost dead, I think it still has a framework. Since there are ranks, there must be rewards for ranks, right? As for the fact that the apprentice rank was not issued before, I think it is mostly because the apprentice rank in the Naruto mobile game does not have any rewards.

……

Thirty minutes after Shincod left the Hokage Building.

"Root, Sarutobi-sensei, what are you going to do?"

Hearing Orochimaru's question, the Third Hokage had a headache again, "Those Root ninjas have all been trained by Danzo to erase their humanity. It is indeed difficult for them to reintegrate into the original system..."

Obviously, Konoha Village was short of manpower at that time, but the Third Generation was reluctant to put these Root ninjas who had been brainwashed by Danzo directly into Konoha's ninja system. Not to mention that these ninjas were unable to complete some routine tasks because of their suppressed emotions, it was difficult to guarantee their loyalty to Konoha. After all, the concept of Root ninjas was not just loyalty to Konoha and loyalty to the mission, as Danzo said. The most important one was actually "loyalty to Danzo". After Danzo's death, no one could predict what some of the more brainwashed ninjas in the Root would do.

"If someone could take over the command of the Roots and temporarily restrain them, and then use time to gradually smooth out all this..."

The Third Hokage looked at Orochimaru meaningfully, but although the latter understood his meaning, he had no intention of satisfying his wishes. "The Root originally existed as an organization to train ANBU. Since Danzo has already trained them, let them join the ANBU directly."

"This...it's better for an army like the Anbu to not be too large in size."

"It's just a few dozen people anyway. Besides, this is not something I need to consider..." Orochimaru immediately turned around and walked towards the door. He didn't want to argue with his teacher about something so boring to him. If it weren't for the power shown by Shincod that made him in a good mood, he would not even have said so much tonight.

However, just as Orochimaru stepped out of the door of the Hokage's office with his left foot, he suddenly heard the Third Hokage whisper a word that he was very concerned about.

"Funding."

"..."

Orochimaru stopped.

"I have no intention of reducing the funding for the Root. I also have no intention of interrogating how the next leader of the Root will reorganize it. It doesn't matter whether it will eventually become a research-oriented department or a super-large training ground, as long as it can still create value for Konoha."

"...This is really an offer that is hard to refuse." Orochimaru licked his lips secretly.

"Of course, research on Wood Release and the cells of the First Hokage is forbidden. I still hope that Orochimaru can study something that is easier to appear in the sun. If that's the case, I don't mind giving you some extra research funding."

"That kind of thing is fine."

"Anyway, what I'm most eager to research right now is the subject of Susanoo."

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