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A figure quietly pushed open the old wooden door.There was a heavy decaying smell in the air, but the people who came walked forward with a blank expression.It wasn't until we reached this place that all the traps and defenses were removed, revealing the soft and fragile inside.There was a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, and Dashemaru's cold face showed a rare emotion, because this place, contrary to its simple appearance, is the core secret of the whole Konoha where.Countless histories are buried here, and they decay silently with time.In this way, while calling this place the dirtiest existence in Konoha, it can also be said that it is the most holy place in Konoha.Countless ancestors made sacrifices for this village, and their greatness is engraved here.

However, his purpose of coming today is not for those "great".The man's clothes and hands were extremely clean, but not long ago, countless people fell in front of this ordinary wooden door.Because it was soaked in blood, the ground showed a gloomy dark red color, and the strong smell of blood made it impossible for anyone who came here to deceive themselves—this was a road paved with blood.

The black-haired man came to a neat row of cabinets unhurriedly, as if he was familiar with it a thousand times, and he obviously knew this place like the back of his hand.In fact, this is indeed the first time he has set foot on this place. For this reason, his hands were re-stained with the blood of dozens of people-Of course, the power of Konoha Anbe is more than that, but it belongs to Elder Tu, And it just so happened that the Anbu on duty today only had this amount.Carelessly brushing away the layers of dust accumulated on the paper, Orochimaru took out a thin stack of documents from the piles of documents that were almost piled up to the ceiling. Swipe across, and then disappear like melting snowflakes.Putting away the documents, Orochimaru turned around to go, but held down the pitch-black long knife in the next second.

He didn't speak, but the extreme killing intent that exploded suddenly made the visitor unable to help but nail him in place.The man couldn't help but snorted, but Orochimaru retracted his steps when he heard the sound.And those overwhelming killing intent just now seemed to be the illusion of the old man.

Raising his head, Orochimaru still had a trace of expression on his face that hadn't faded away in time.He looked at the old man in front of him with complicated eyes, and suddenly lowered his eyes to cover up everything, and said softly, "Teacher."

teacher.It's just such a soft sentence, but this old man who once stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world couldn't help but tremble a little, Sandai Hokage's breathing was slightly disturbed, but contradictory joy and sadness appeared in his eyes. "Orochimaru,"

After being silent for a while, he said this, looking at Dashewan's unchanged face for many years, "You haven't changed at all, but I am old."

He didn't mention the dozens of corpses outside the door, nor did he mention the purpose of Orochimaru's trip. The third Hokage at this moment is just an ordinary old man who cares about the younger generation, and Orochimaru has been ruled by him since he was three years old. Raising adults bit by bit... The eyes of the three generations just showed a little warmth, but it was suppressed.In the darkness, his old face had lost its original vigor, leaving only layers of exhaustion.

The third generation is right, he is old.But Orochimaru, as if cursed by time, has maintained his current appearance since that day.The black-haired man looked at his teacher, but suddenly remembered that a long time ago, this aging old man was once a powerful ninja full of ambitions.At that time, even in the dark, his eyes flashed with a sharp light like a blade.Orochimaru didn't speak, he turned his head slightly, as if he didn't want to face the old man's unsharp gaze, but the old man spoke, and he looked at him calmly, "Oshemaru, what is it that you took away? "

Orochimaru moved his fingers, but in the end he didn't hand over the document.He closed his eyes slightly, but when he opened them again, there were three hook jades in the blood red. Facing the shocked expression of the old man, Orochimaru imperceptibly clenched the paper in his hand, "I'm sorry, teacher."

############################## "Hmph, I see."

Orochimaru, who walked out of the secret room, just came into contact with the sunlight, when he heard a deliberately lowered voice of a young man, which was faint but full of mockery and malice.Without showing a hint of surprise, Orochimaru turned his head and looked at the person hidden in the shadows, "Scorpion."

"Even a person like you would hesitate when facing his teacher,"

The young man smiled coldly, his red hair was as scarlet as blood, "I should be glad that it was me who saw this scene instead of Jue?"

Apparently, another member of Akatsuki was following behind Uchiha Itachi.

Orochimaru looked at him coldly, Scorpio's smiling face was cold and without warmth.There was an uncertain light in his eyes, and the boy said with murderous intent, "Konoha's Hokage is just an old man now... Orochimaru, you should kill him!"

As soon as the words fell, a pair of hands that were as cold as if they did not belong to humans strangled the boy's neck. The man's movements were almost invisible, but Scorpion did not show a trace of fear, but laughed happily, " Look at you now, Orochimaru, you are nothing more than that."

His body was not human in the first place, even if his head was cut off, it would not harm him, but this man made such a move out of desperation... Obviously, the old man's position in his heart is not weak .Thinking that he had found a man's weakness, the madness in Scorpion's eyes became even worse. While sneering in a low voice, he climbed onto Orochimaru and raised his hand, clenched it tightly, "I don't know what will happen when Payne finds out?"

"click,"

Even if the essence is a puppet, this body is not so easy to destroy, but it was crushed by Orochimaru at this time.The corner of Scorpion's mouth curved into a mocking arc, but in the next second, the mocking turned into surprise, and then settled into deep anger.

"How did you know?"

he asked in a low voice, being held up in the air motionless.The robe of dawn covering his body was torn apart, exposing half of the boy's fair but lifeless body.At the heart, a protruding piece of flesh was inlaid on the boy's chest, which was indescribably weird and ugly.And Orochimaru's palm rested on top of it, and it could be easily crushed with just one thought.Orochimaru quietly looked at the boy's half-broken head that was tilted to one side, and the black flame gradually appearing in the air made Scorpio's face change.Could it be that this man wanted to kill Akatsuki here, regardless of Akatsuki's power?For Akatsuki, killing a companion for no reason is tantamount to betrayal!He stared at the man with complicated eyes, and finally, Orochimaru said two words coldly, "Exchange."

Scorpion understood what this man meant in an instant, and he exchanged everything he saw today on the condition of keeping his secret and not killing himself.Otherwise, he'll keep it a secret forever!And the dead are the most loyal!An indescribable anger surged from the boy's cold heart, "You, threat, threat, me."

He said every word, but showed a cruel expression in the next second, "But the more you do this, the more obvious your weakness will be...Those people, the people you care about, are your weaknesses! Heh... "

The boy laughed, "This deal... I agree, but, Orochimaru,"

His eyes were full of ominous malice, "You have to be careful to watch the guy you care about...Maybe one day..."

He didn't go on talking, but Orochimaru's eyes suddenly darkened, he let him go, the body of the puppet fell to the ground and made a rattling sound, "That day, you won't see it."

The pale man said lightly, turned and left.

############################### "Chunin Exam?"

Naruto jumped up and looked at Kakashi, and couldn't help shouting, "What is that?"

Kakashi sighed, scratched his hair, thinking that that person really didn't say anything other than ninjutsu, not even common sense.After explaining what the Chunin Exam is, the eyes of the three brats lit up instantly. "Then, those three arrogant guys I met in existence today are here to take the Chunin exam?"

Naruto rolled his eyes, and said as if he had come to his senses, "Great! This way, I can teach that red-haired kid who looks down on me openly!"

Hey, is that the only purpose of the Chunin Exam in your mind?Kakashi tugged at his forehead, complaining in his heart.Seeing Sasuke's eyes full of fighting spirit, this brat is probably thinking that he can meet a strong opponent in the Chunin exam.It has to be said that Kakashi still understands the thoughts of his students very well, but they who are fighting at this time don't know that a huge turmoil is about to begin.What opened the prelude to this turmoil was the leakage of some confidential information.

"Kakashi!"

The flustered expression of the visitor caused the silver-haired youth to suppress the smile on his face in an instant, "Anbu who guarded 'there' was all killed!"

One eye that was exposed widened suddenly, and Kakashi asked in a low voice, "What is the missing thing?"

"It's the confidential information of the Presbyterian Church..."

The visitor hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's said...it's about replicating the experiment of the first generation...all the information has been stolen, including those 'experimental data'."

"...The Presbyterian Church, they are going crazy now."

After being silent for a while, Kakashi whispered, with a trace of deep disappointment in his eyes.Konoha is not as peaceful as it looks on the surface.At the very least, those ten children who were selected as test subjects... and the young corpses that were disposed of somewhere... They are the ones who should live happily in this village.And at that time, he couldn't stop it, and it's the same now.Once such a thing is disclosed, it will be a huge scandal.In order to gain the power of the first generation, he used innocent children to do such a thing. The disappointment in Kakashi's eyes was mixed with hatred at some point. He lowered his head and suddenly remembered the man who betrayed the village, Orochimaru.If it is said that the Presbyterian Church will be wiped out by someone one day, then the person who can do this is probably...

Suddenly realizing what he was thinking, Kakashi was startled, and then pulled his forehead as a cover-up, "Really, what are you thinking..."

But this thought remained in his mind forever, lingering.