hotmtlnovel Chapter 111 Everyone was shocked; Kitahara Kaede was like a monster! [3rd update]
Chapter 111 Everyone was shocked; Kitahara Kaede was like a monster! [3rd update]
Chapter 111 Everyone is shocked; Kitahara Kaede is like a monster! [Third update]
"Old man, he's going to die?" Jiraiya muttered in shock.
Although he had vaguely guessed from the frequent appearances of terms like "Fifth Hokage," "5.5th Hokage," "Sixth Hokage," and "Seventh Hokage" in Kitahara Kaede's diary that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, might die someday in the future.
But considering his age, he's considered to have an exceptionally long lifespan among ninjas.
However, that was just a vague guess, and I didn't dare to think about it in depth.
What Kitahara Kaede mentioned today is practically putting something they wouldn't normally want to think about right in front of them.
Indeed, Jiraiya had a great deal of conflict with the Third Hokage, especially regarding some private matters concerning Konoha's high-ranking officials. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the pursuit of Orochimaru to remain outside the Konoha system for so many years, and wouldn't have even wanted to return to Konoha.
It can be said that the three legendary Sannin of Konoha were all deeply hurt by the Konoha leadership.
Was Tsunade's departure solely due to hemophobia?
It was because of the mysterious deaths of her boyfriend and younger brother, as well as the withdrawal of the Senju clan, that she left Konoha for so long. There were too many power struggles among the higher-ups involved.
Even Orochimaru, why did he become like this? Besides his own ambition, there were also reasons related to the Konoha leadership.
All three harbored some resentment towards their teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, though to varying degrees.
However, this does not mean that Jiraiya could accept that his teacher would die, especially at the hands of Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru, Orochimaru, you bastard, what are you trying to do?" Jiraiya roared in fury.
The thought of his teacher dying filled him with immense anxiety.
He absolutely could not accept this fact and had to find Orochimaru in advance and kill him.
If he had to choose between his teacher and Orochimaru, he could only choose his teacher.
In any case, the killing of a master had crossed the line he could accept.
However, he immediately realized that the Konoha Junior High School Entrance Examination was still far away, at least half a year away. Even if Orochimaru had something to do, he wouldn't come to Konoha so soon. At most, he would just send some spies.
Thinking of this, he could only suppress his anger; now was not the time to settle scores with Orochimaru.
"Will the Third Hokage die in the Chunin Selection Exams?" Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but feel a huge shock at the thought.
There is no doubt about how important the Third Hokage is to Konoha right now. This is not only because he has ruled Konoha for decades and has a huge influence, but more importantly, he is currently the only Kage-level ninja that can be confirmed in Konoha.
Yes, the once-greatest ninja village, with its many skilled ninjas, has seen its Kage-level ninjas die, betray, or leave, leaving it with only one top-tier ninja on the surface.
Danzo Shimura might be strong enough to be considered a gatekeeper for the Kage level, but because he rarely appears in public, he is almost incapable of taking on the position of Hokage.
This means that the entire Konoha system will undergo a period of upheaval and reshuffling.
When the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, passed away, he was still young and didn't quite understand these things. He was just one of many Jonin.
Now, he is one of the few elite Jonin in Konoha who is qualified to compete for the position of Fifth Hokage, and this storm is bound to engulf him.
A turbulent and eventful year.
If the Third Hokage's demise cannot be prevented, then the entire Hidden Leaf Village will face a huge problem.
Most importantly, over the years, the Third Hokage's rule over Konoha had become a habit, and the sudden loss of the Third Hokage left him feeling somewhat empty.
Fortunately, this has not happened yet, and there is still time to change things.
Who says the Third Hokage has to perish in this Chunin Selection Exam?
"The Third Hokage will fall..." Itachi Uchiha was momentarily stunned. His mind immediately turned to another matter: his connection with the Konoha leadership.
He was a traitorous spy planted within the Akatsuki organization. What would happen to him if Konoha appointed a new Fifth Hokage?
He suddenly remembered the video from before, in the scene of returning home in the morning mist, where he and Kisame Hoshigaki went through a lot of trouble to return to Konoha, and he even revealed to Kakashi Hatake that his goal was the legacy of the Fourth Hokage, namely the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, and what he was thinking.
If that period of time was after the Third Hokage's death, then he should have gone back to warn the new Konoha leadership that he was still alive and useful, and could still reveal information about the Akatsuki to them, so they shouldn't even think about harming Sasuke.
Thinking of this, Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but sigh. The future was beyond his control, and he couldn't interfere with the affairs of Konoha Village from the outside.
However, let's not even talk about how I knew about Orochimaru, which is inexplicable. Even if I could explain it, it wouldn't matter. Think about it, at that time, everyone in Konoha was already aware of Orochimaru's existence. They weren't completely unaware.
They even took some preventative measures, but in the end, it seemed like they were preventing nothing at all.
However, in the ninja world, a place with such a bizarre supernatural system, it's far too easy to hide oneself.
A transformation trick is enough to fool the vast majority of people.
No, there's still a way. Since we already know about Orochimaru's existence, we can just have the Hyuga clan use their Byakugan to find out. After all, in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, only Orochimaru and the Third Hokage should have such a massive amount of chakra.
After all, the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan can see exactly how much chakra is available, which is more convenient than the Sharingan in this respect. If the Sharingan only has tactical value, then the Byakugan has strategic value on the battlefield.
But investigating like this could easily implicate me too. My chakra level should be at least Kage-level by now, right? I don't want them to suspect I'm Orochimaru in disguise; that would be troublesome, and I wouldn't be able to explain myself.
"Does the village know about Orochimaru's existence?" Kakashi Hatake muttered to himself.
However, he immediately recalled a scene in a video where he confronted Orochimaru, and Orochimaru did not take the opportunity to kill him.
So he probably already knew about Orochimaru's existence back then. If he knew, then the village's higher-ups must have known too.
This aligns with what Kitahara Kaede's diary said about the Konoha leadership not being completely unaware.
But if they knew this, why didn't the village's higher-ups react sufficiently?
Kakashi Hatake's mind immediately began to analyze rapidly, and he quickly came up with some answers.
"I'm afraid we can't really pinpoint Orochimaru's location. With his strength, hiding himself would be far too easy for him," Kakashi Hatake said. "Besides, we're also worried about alerting him and affecting the overall situation. This Chunin Exams is clearly a joint selection process involving all the villages, and anything could lead to a diplomatic crisis."
Kakashi Hatake knew that the Chunin Selection Exams in Konoha were usually held either by the village itself or jointly with other villages.
If it's organized by itself alone, it's simply to select qualified Chunin from among the Genin. But if it's organized together with other villages, it's a joint military exercise in peacetime.
Used to deter potential adversaries and allies.
Yes, even allies need to be deterred, lest they make some kind of miscalculation at some point.
Normal Chunin selections are held every six months, but joint Chunin selections with various villages only happen once every few years. If not handled properly during this process, it could escalate into a huge diplomatic crisis.
"But more importantly, no one expected Orochimaru's ambition to be so great. It wasn't just about causing trouble, assassinating someone, or making some kind of deal with someone in the village."
It's actually the Konoha Crush Plan!
It's precisely because no one expected it that preparations were insufficient.
Dealing well with ordinary rogue ninjas infiltrating a village is a completely different matter from facing a destructive act that could destroy the entire village.
"But Kitahara Kaede's chakra has actually grown to this extent?" Hatake Kakashi was equally shocked. His growth rate was simply monstrous, a bit too outrageous.
But when I think about how he compares to my own disciple, he doesn't seem to be anything special.
After all, his disciple now possesses a hundred times more chakra than his son. If we consider it as a Kage-level ninja, it's at least ten times that of an ordinary Kage-level ninja.
That's why he was able to recklessly bombard the enemy with shadow clones.
For an ordinary person, simply splitting off so many shadow clones would be insufficient to utilize the chakra within their body.
Both he and Sasuke Uchiha had obvious talents, but if Sasuke's talent was obvious and clearly manifested in his Sharingan, then Naruto's talent was in his physical body.
No wonder these two will become saviors in the future; now that I think about it, it doesn't seem like there's no reason why.
Judging from Kitahara Kaede's current attitude, although he can't be said to be extremely loyal to Konoha, he has made quite a few sarcastic remarks about Konoha in his diary.
However, they are definitely on the same side as Konoha. The stronger such people are, the more useful they will be in the future.
This is why he was willing to speak up for Kitahara Kaede in front of the Third Hokage.
"What? Kitahara Kaede actually has Kage-level chakra?" Uchiha Sasuke was utterly shocked. Both of them had awakened the Sharingan, and although he had made some progress, he was still in shock.
However, his progress is nothing compared to Kitahara Kaede's.
He currently only possesses chakra at the level of a Special Jonin.
"This guy... the difference is so huge."
Uchiha Sasuke was not convinced!
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