Chapter 40 Orochimaru: Tianhao-kun, you have successfully attracted my attention

Konoha Tavern.

In a closed room, the three ninjas sat around a table.

Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya drank from their glasses while listening to the Root ninjas who came to report about the Hyuga clan.

"What do you think about this?"

Orochimaru waved away the Root ninjas in front of him, with an interested look on his face.

"That Hyuga kid named Tianhao is not simple!"

"If I remember correctly, the old man also studied the caged bird, but in the end he was helpless with this curse seal."

"I didn't expect that he actually broke it."

Jiraiya was shocked.

If it was the head of the branch family or the elder of the branch family who broke the caged bird, he would not be so surprised, but according to the Root ninjas who came to report, the one who broke the caged bird curse seal was an 8-year-old branch family kid.

Until today, he was still attending classes at the Ninja School.

"Third Hokage, hehe!"

"He must be having a headache now! He finally managed to get rid of Senju and Uzumaki, and now there is only one Uchiha left, but a Hyuga shows up."

"I guess he won't be able to sleep tonight."

Perhaps it was because of a few glasses of wine that Tsunade's jade face had a little more blush, which made her already beautiful face even more attractive.

But when talking about the third Hokage, the smile on her lips revealed a hint of sarcasm, and there was no respect in her words.

"Tsunade, you misunderstood the old man."

"The war in the ninja world is changing rapidly, with countless casualties, how can the old man control it."

"It's not just Senju and Uzumaki who suffered heavy casualties and even exterminated their clans."

Jiraiya heard this, his face was a little ugly and embarrassed.

He knew that using the war in the ninja world to make the Senju completely withered was not a fair thing done by Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he had no choice.

One was a teacher, and the other was a comrade-in-arms.

He was caught in the middle, and was in a dilemma.

"For example, White Fang was tired of living and stabbed himself with a knife, right!"

Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya and silenced him with one sentence.

Others didn't know how Hatake Sakumo died, but the three ninjas present had some idea in their hearts.

Where could the mission be more important than a Kage-level, no, it should be said that the weight of a super Kage?

Where could there be an idiot ninja who was abandoned by someone to save him, but was not grateful, and stabbed the savior in the back?

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Jiraiya speechless, Tsunade smiled coldly and said nothing more.

In terms of talent, she is the best among the three ninjas; in terms of background, she is the best among the three ninjas; even her political vision is the best among the three ninjas.

In the past, she was still young, and with the protection of the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, Uzumaki Mito, as well as her parents and family, she could grow up without worries, and would not get involved in the dark side of the village.

But after the two Ninja World Wars, especially after the death of Uzumaki Mito, she experienced the death of Rope Tree, the withering of the Senju, and Tsunade, who had long lost her immaturity and became mature, would not notice any clues.

The Uchiha, who was excluded and suppressed by Konoha, continued to pass on.

On the contrary, the Senju, who had produced the First and Second Hokage, died, leaving only her, the First Generation granddaughter who did not inherit the Senju surname.

If you say there is no problem, she doesn't believe it.

If there is really no problem, Orochimaru, who should have been the most proud disciple of the Third Hokage, would not have mixed up with Shimura Danzo right after Rope Tree died.

And Hatake Sakumo is the same.

Although the news of Konoha White Fang's suicide was suppressed and had not spread in the ninja village, as a member of the Three Ninjas, how could she not know about it?

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was becoming more and more sharp and depressing, Jiraiya could only keep winking at Orochimaru beside him.

"8 years old!"

"Interesting, really interesting."

"I thought Namikaze Minato was already a rare talent, but I didn't expect that there was someone better than him."

Orochimaru seemed not to see the wink Jiraiya gave him. His focus was not on Hinata losing control and becoming the second Uchiha, but on the young man from the branch family who stirred up the wind and clouds and blew the windmill of Konoha.

Obviously.

Hinata Tianhao has successfully attracted the attention of Aunt Snake.

Of course.

Now it's Uncle Snake.

"Hey, hey, hey! Orochimaru, you said that the kid from the Hyuga family is a genius, I don't deny it, but if you say that Minato is not as good as him, I, as a teacher, can't pretend not to hear it."

"Which eye of yours saw that Minato is not as good as him."

"Take the bird in the cage for example, he broke the curse seal, and Minato also improved the seal of the Uzumaki clan."

"There is also space-time ninjutsu, the kid from the Hyuga family knows space-time ninjutsu, and Minato also has the Flying Thunder God Technique, which is even better than the Second Hokage."

Namikaze Minato was not there, but Jiraiya expressed his dissatisfaction on his behalf.

"Hyuga Tianhao is from a branch family and has a humble status in the Hyuga clan."

"He can't get in touch with the secret physical skills of the main family, the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, and the Flying Thunder God Technique of the Second Hokage."

"In other words, whether it is breaking the bird in the cage or developing space-time ninjutsu, he can only rely on his personal talent."

Orochimaru shook his head and talked about the matter at hand without any personal feelings.

In his eyes, Hyuga Tenhao and Namikaze Minato are indeed quite similar.

They are both talented.

They are both proficient in space-time ninjutsu.

It's just that Namikaze Minato is good at learning and improving, while Hyuga Tenhao is good at creating and developing.

As the person who created a series of secret techniques of the Great Snake Style, he certainly knows how big the difference in difficulty is between learning others' techniques and developing techniques by himself.

"Speaking of self-created ninjutsu, Minato also has a non-printed ninjutsu, the Rasengan!"

"This is a genuine A-level ninjutsu."

"According to Minato, this is still a semi-finished ninjutsu. If the nature change is added, it will definitely be an S-level secret."

Jiraiya certainly understands that Namikaze Minato's talent is an ironclad fact, but a large part of the other party's achievements are based on the Uzumaki clan, the second generation of Hokage, and himself, the three ninjas, which is equivalent to standing on the shoulders of three giants.

On the other hand, Hyuga Tenhao was born in a branch family and was alone.

All he had was talent.

One is to follow the path of the predecessors, at most widening the two sides of the road, and the other is to walk his own way and get through.

The two are naturally incomparable.

But knowing is knowing, there is no teacher who will not protect his students.

On the question of who is better, Minato Namikaze or Tenhao Hyuga, Jiraiya still firmly chooses Minato Namikaze.

"Tenhao Hyuga is only 8 years old."

Seeing Jiraiya still being stubborn, Orochimaru got close to him and started to attack.

"..."

Jiraiya opened his mouth, although there was a banner on his forehead that said "Minato was never inferior to others in his life", but he was speechless.

8 years old.

What was he doing when he was 8 years old?

By the way, that year, he was developing ninjutsu.

What was it called.

Shuriken·Throw All Out Jutsu.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya lowered his head, blushing a little.

"Come out!"

After convincing Jiraiya, Orochimaru turned his head and looked at the door.

Swoosh

The door of the tavern was still closed, but a figure appeared silently in front of the three ninjas like a ghost.

"Lord Orochimaru."

"The Third Hokage summons you."

"I order you to go to the Hokage Building."

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