Boom!
A loud noise suddenly cut off Naruto's talking.
"What happened?" Everyone looked over at once.
"That's... the direction of the meeting place. Is that Lord Third Hokage?"
"Such a huge impact, Lord Hokage, he..."
"No way, Lord Hokage is definitely okay."
"Right, we need to guard this place well. We absolutely can't let them pass."
While a group of people were chattering and discussing, Neji had already disappeared.
In Konoha, the Four Violet Flames Formation had already been undone, but Might Guy and the others were still clearing out enemies in various places and hadn't arrived here yet.
At this moment, Tayuya and the others surrounded Orochimaru, protecting him, and watched Sarutobi Hiruzen warily.
Although he had already performed the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and didn't have long to live, he was still the Hokage, and they didn't dare to be careless.
"Don't just stand there like idiots. He doesn't have any strength left."
"Quickly, take me away!"
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."
The four of them supported Orochimaru and were about to leave.
At this moment, the sound of something cutting through the air came, and it landed firmly on the roof.
Seeing the person who came, Orochimaru's face changed suddenly.
"Hyuga Neji!"
However, Neji ignored him and strode towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Still a step too late."
Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's lifeless face, Neji sighed. With Sarutobi Hiruzen's death, he would have to deal with Danzo earlier.
It had to be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed cunning and wise, and had obtained a lot of information from just a few words.
Orochimaru was so wary of Neji, which meant that Neji's strength was not bad, and that he and Orochimaru didn't get along.
Although there were still many questions, it was better not to delve too deeply into them.
"Neji, are you willing to replace me and become the Fifth Hokage to protect the village?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said heavily.
"What?!" Orochimaru was shocked, and the jealousy in his eyes burned even more fiercely.
Back then, he also had a chance to sit in the Hokage position, but the old man actually said that his intentions were not right and directly rejected him.
But now, facing such a suspicious kid, he would actually feel comfortable handing Konoha over to him. Immediately, Orochimaru's gaze towards Neji became increasingly unkind.
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, even Neji was stunned.
How could this old man's thought process be so strange? How did he think of having him inherit the Hokage position?
Before he could answer, Orochimaru said with a hidden meaning:
"Hehe, Teacher Sarutobi, you really have a good eye for talent. This kid is not simple. He recognized me in the Forest of Death a long time ago, and he also realized that the Kazekage was my disguise."
"Not only that, but his abilities make even me wary. Handing Konoha over to him is indeed a good choice."
What he meant was that this kid was just a Genin, but he had so many secrets. Shouldn't you think about it more carefully?!
Sure enough, hearing Orochimaru's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face changed.
"Hehe, Neji, not bad. I can rest assured handing Konoha over to you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt very gratified that Neji was so outstanding.
At that moment, Orochimaru was a mess in the wind. Why didn't this old man follow the script?
In fact, this was his misunderstanding of Sarutobi Hiruzen. After his death, only Danzo, Tsunade, and Jiraiya in Konoha possessed Kage-level strength.
But Danzo's character was evil, and he colluded with Orochimaru. These things couldn't be hidden from him, so Konoha absolutely couldn't be handed over to him.
As for Jiraiya's character, he was really not suitable to be the Hokage, and besides, he didn't have the ambition for it.
As for Tsunade, she had long been disappointed in Konoha, no, in the Hokage title.
Neji was so young, yet he could threaten Kage-level ninjas, which was enough to show his potential. Konoha absolutely couldn't lose such a genius.
Moreover, Neji was calm, collected, and motivated, making him a good candidate for Hokage.
Giving Konoha to him, even if Neji had some scheme, wouldn't necessarily harm his own interests, would it?
It had to be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed a responsible Hokage, and even on his deathbed, all he could think about was Konoha.
"So, Neji, are you willing to replace me and protect Konoha?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked again.
"I..."
Neji was just about to answer when he was interrupted again.
"Neji, you probably don't know the old man's true colors, do you?"
As expected, hearing these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen's already pale face lost even more color.
Orochimaru glared fiercely at Sarutobi Hiruzen and slowly said, "Back then, in order to recreate the First Hokage's Wood Release, the Konoha elders did a series of human experiments. I believe you can't hide this matter either."
"But after the teacher ordered the experiment to be banned, do you know what happened?"
What happened? Wasn't it just that Danzo secretly continued the experiment?
But Neji felt that this matter was not that simple, so he looked at Orochimaru, signaling him to continue.
"Hehe." Orochimaru sneered, "But that set of prohibition orders was just a superficial show. In secret, the teacher and Danzo still didn't give up on this experiment."
"Even, with his permission, Danzo not only dug open the tombs of the First and Second Hokage and used their corpses for experiments, but also quietly captured all the members of the Senju Clan except for Tsunade."
"Wait!" Neji called out.
"Didn't the Senju Clan already accept the Second Hokage's order to hide their surname and marry other people?"
"Hehe, Neji, you're still too naive," Orochimaru laughed.
"It was precisely because of this that they were able to wipe out the Senju Clan in one fell swoop!"
"When the Senju Clan hid their surname and married other people, the information on the whereabouts of all of them was already in the hands of the teacher and the others."
Neji's pupils shrank, never expecting the truth to be like this.
"So, Neji, what do you think is the fate of the Senju Clan?"
Neji opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
"But, there are already the First Hokage's cells, why still..."
"That's why I say you're too naive. Relying on the First Hokage's cells alone, the probability of success is pitifully small."
"In this situation, what would you do?"
Neji turned his head and stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Lord Hokage, is what he's saying true?"
"Ah!" Sarutobi Hiruzen readily admitted.
"The strength of Wood Release is very strong. Just in case, in case there was a possibility of recreating the glory of Lord First Hokage, that's a sure way to end the war early."
"Although this matter was mainly led and presided over by Danzo, it was also with my permission!"
"Moreover, it is the duty of every Hokage to increase Konoha's strength."
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt guilty, but he didn't regret it.
"But what was the result?" Neji asked.
"Just for such a reason? You can make a clan disappear? Lord Hokage!" Neji asked angrily.
Neji was not from this world, and he had never been a Hokage, so he didn't know why he would do this.
"Hehe, Neji, so, what are you going to do now?"
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