Uchiha Kotogawa from Konoha

The news that Minato returned to the village soon spread throughout the village.

The villagers were enthusiastic about the hero's return, and Minato's various performances on the battlefield had been widely publicized by three generations.

As the saying goes, it is to pave the way for Minato to succeed the fourth generation.

At the same time, Minato's return also brought news of the end of the war, which naturally made the civilians very happy.

The village seemed to be plunged into a lively celebration like a festival, which lasted for several days.

In the Uchiha clan, Kotokawa received a message from Fugaku.

"Is Minato finally back?" Kotokawa smiled slightly, and then he only needed to wait for the third generation to announce his abdication to Minato, and then they could go to negotiate.

This was a plan that Kotomikawa and Fugaku had agreed on early in the morning. In order to prevent premature contact with Minato and making the third generation suspicious again, Kotomikawa proposed to wait until Minato had succeeded to the throne before contacting him. In this way, even if the third generation wanted to go back on his word, it would be too late. .

As long as peace talks are reached before Kushina gives birth, Plan A can be executed normally. If peace talks are not reached when Kushina gives birth, then Kotokawa will have no choice but to let Minato find his own death.

It's just that it will be more troublesome to take over Konoha by then.

"At most, it will only take another year. Minato, Minato, I hope you are a clear-headed Hokage, otherwise I will have to let you die." Kotokawa looked at the clouds in the sky with a somewhat indifferent expression.

Shortly after Minato returned to the village, the third generation Sarutobi officially explained his decision to abdicate, and at the same time started the selection of the fourth generation Hokage, with three people participating in the selection.

The first contestant is Danzo, who has always dreamed of becoming Hokage.

The second contestant is Uncle Snake who wants to live forever.

The third contestant is Minato, also known as Little Sun.

There was an uproar in the village. The Hokage selection required the nomination of advisors and a vote of confidence from the jounin in the village. For a time, various jonins in the village received various olive branches.

Although the position of the Fourth Hokage has been decided, the cutscene still has to go through. Even though Danzo knows that there is little hope, he refuses to give up and is working hard to attract votes.

On the other hand, Uncle Snake and Minato were more Buddhist. Although they were also canvassing for votes, they didn't go too crazy.

Uncle Snake is a cool-headed master. He knows clearly that he will definitely fail in this Fourth Generation election because his teacher Sarutobi does not want him to become Hokage.

Even if you become one now, you will be rejected for various inexplicable reasons.

What's more, Sarutobi had a handle on his human experiments. As soon as these things were announced, it would be all over.

"Teacher, teacher, hehehehe~~~" Uncle Snake seemed to sigh, and then shook his head with regret, and rolled his tongue to wash his face.

When passing by the gate of the Uchiha clan, Uncle Snake turned his head and glanced at the high wall, and said with a hoarse laugh: "Uchiha, a pathetic clan."

He was about to leave, but at this moment a black-haired girl walked out of the door. With a smile on her face, she said to Orochimaru who was about to leave: "Uncle Snake, will you come and sit down?"

Orochimaru paused and turned around to see a person who shouldn't be here. A strange look flashed in his eyes and he habitually licked his face with his long tongue: "Kotokawa-san invites you kindly, there is no reason to refuse."

Inside the house, Qinchuan poured Orochimaru a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Uncle Snake can try it if you're not afraid of it being poisonous."

Orochimaru smiled with interest, picked up the tea and sniffed it gently. A faint fragrance flowed into his nose, and it seemed to contain something special.

"Very interesting tea." Orochimaru took a sip, his mouth was slightly cold and slightly bitter.

After savoring it carefully, I felt something strange.

Orochimaru couldn't taste the mystery of tea for a while, so he didn't try to get into trouble. Instead, he asked Xiangzheng with a smile: "Tea is a little special, but I can't taste it for a while. Can you tell me?"

Qinchuan smiled, picked up his own tea and took a sip before saying enigmatically: "The art of immortality lies in this cup of tea."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he dropped a bomb.

Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly. He picked up the tea and looked at it carefully. He also used various senses to check the tea, but he found nothing.

"The secret lies in the tea leaves." Qinchuan still pretended to be a magician.

Orochimaru was dubious and took the green leaves in the tea into his mouth and chewed them.

In an instant, Orochimaru's eyes changed, and he said in surprise: "Natural energy? Or natural energy that can be absorbed gently."

This time it was Kotokawa's turn to be surprised. She didn't expect Orochimaru to actually taste it.

"As expected of Uncle Snake, that's right. These leaves are plants that absorb natural energy to grow. They have the effect of filtering the violent natural energy to a certain extent, making it easier for people to absorb."

"According to legend, there are three major psychic holy places in the ninja world, and there are immortals living among them, with lifespans of up to a thousand years. The secret is that they absorb natural energy."

Qinchuan was just talking nonsense. She didn't know whether natural energy could make people live longer, but it was enough for her to guide her in this direction.

Whenever Orochimaru is obsessed with immortality, he will research in the direction of natural energy.

Orochimaru smiled incredulously: "Is this the reason why Kotokawa-san came to me? You are still an S-class rebellious ninja of Konoha. If you are discovered by the old man, a lot of trouble will happen. Woolen cloth."

"Uncle Snake doesn't have to worry about my affairs, but how about this tea?"

Orochimaru looked at the water rippling in the cup and smiled.

"Interesting, what do you want?" Orochimaru stopped playing riddles with Qinchuan and asked directly.

"It's not much to ask for. Stay in Konoha and don't use living people from Konoha for experiments in the future." Kotokawa made a request that made Orochimaru's mind unable to turn around.

For a moment, Orochimaru's mind was a little confused, and he was shocked: "Why?, Konoha traitorous ninja is actually thinking about Konoha?"

Kotokawa put on a smile and waved his finger: "No, no, no, soon I won't be the S-nin of Konoha, but a consultant of Konoha."

Orochimaru unconsciously washed his tongue again, and his mind analyzed the information in Kotokawa's words. Surprise flashed in his eyes, and he asked tentatively: "Is Minato yours?"

"No, it's impossible. Minato's whereabouts are traceable. He has never been in contact with you. Could it be Uchiha Fugaku?"

Orochimaru couldn't figure out the logic. He looked at Kotokawa with his usual sinister smile: "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Sarutobi what happened today?"

"Don't be ridiculous, Mr. Snake, the third generation is already old, and the fact that you are sitting here doesn't mean that you have been given up by the third generation?"

Kotokawa's words made Orochimaru feel a pain in his heart.

Even if you already understand some things, you will still feel pain when they are torn open bloodyly.

"The third generation has come to an end. The best outcome for him is to become an ordinary old man and enjoy his old age."