Chapter 244 Snake Catcher Says

Regarding the investigation task assigned by the Third Hokage, Hagoromo was no longer just a passive and sabotaged person. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he acted in a treacherous and overt manner. In fact, he caused a certain degree of interference in the entire investigation, which reduced the chance of Orochimaru's behavior being discovered. Even more elusive.

But after all, Hagoromo can't hang around this matter every day, and in fact Orochimaru doesn't need him to do so.

Regarding staying in Konoha, Orochimaru already had a "laissez-faire" attitude.

A ninja who leaves the village without any reason is considered a traitor, but starting from a certain point in time, Hagoromo will disappear in Konoha from time to time.

Of course, at this stage, the number of high-level tasks has dropped from the peak at the height of the war. Things like invading Kumogakure and investigating Hanzo can almost be regarded as no longer available.

The fact that Hagoromo disappeared in Konoha was obviously far from the level of a traitor to a ninja. Although he did not make a detailed report, he did give a brief explanation to the Hokage.

Going to Shigu Forest and practicing, these words were enough for Hokage to understand what Hagoromo was doing.

Regarding Hagoromo's behavior, what is the attitude of the Third Hokage is probably more complicated and difficult to express in one sentence. The Third Hokage turned a blind eye to Hagoromo's inactivity in his current mission. There were not a few ninjas carrying out the mission. With so many ninjas, the cause could not be found. One more Hagoromo was not too many... Combat Power Being tall doesn't mean that Hagoromo can do Shinichi's job.

In a certain sense, the Third Hokage of Hagoromo is also out of sight and out of mind.

The change in Hagoromo's attitude after the Kyuubi incident was not deliberately concealed, and the Third Hokage could naturally sense it. Generally speaking, he feels somewhat outside the Konoha system...

Although this attitude makes Naruto feel a little worried, it is not the focus of his attention now. After all, Hagoromo's matter is a matter of one person, and Naruto is concerned about the matter of a village... the incident of the missing ninja, the unrest of Uchiha, etc. Things like this are what really make the Third Hokage anxious.

So when it comes to restricting measures against Hagoromo, this is not to that extent. At best, Hagoromo just doesn't want to participate in some troubles in Konoha, rather than making a bomb to blow up Konoha.

It is Uchiha who wants to make explosive bombs, and it is Orochimaru who wants to betray Konoha, not Hagoromo. For the first two, Konoha has not found a legitimate solution, so there is no time to pay attention to Hagoromo.

Furthermore, power is a mutual restriction, and great power is a threat. It would be a blessing if someone like Hagoromo didn't cause trouble, so the smart thing to do is not to actively force him to cause trouble.

But no matter what, as long as the investigation continues, Orochimaru's matter will be hidden sooner or later.

The reason is that by this time, Orochimaru no longer needs Konoha, or Konoha has become an obstacle to him and a constraint on his various behaviors. Leaving Konoha completely is his only way.

Regarding the research on forbidden arts, not only did he not deliberately hide it, but he intensified it... His demand for the number of experimental subjects was increasing.

When Hagoromo left Konoha for the fourth time intermittently, Orochimaru's whereabouts were finally discovered by the Anbu.

Based on the possibility of the Anbu tracking down the matter and anticipating the seriousness of the matter, they directly reported it to the Third Hokage, who also personally took action.

Where Hagoromo first found Orochimaru, the Third Hokage also appeared here.

When the Third Hokage appeared here, Orochimaru did not have any fluctuations in terms of fright value and level of horror. He had already expected that he would be discovered.

You were able to find Hagoromo here before, and there was no reason why the Third Hokage couldn't find it. Just like Hagoromo suddenly appeared here, even Orochimaru was still focused on his work when the Third Hokage came here.

But for the Third Hokage, this is obviously not the case. Orochimaru can be calm, but the Third Hokage cannot be calm.

Orochimaru is the most talented among his three disciples, so Naruto can't understand why he would do such a thing. What about the promised successor of the Will of Fire?

The reason is very simple, it is that Orochimaru is a talented ninja and has such research ability, why not let go of research?

Whether it was due to the shock of the unexpected situation or the temporary softness of being unable to take action against his disciples, the situation at that time was that the Third Hokage did nothing and just let Orochimaru leave.

If you pass by by mistake, it's completely different.

The Third Hokage's reaction was not expected by ANBU, Orochimaru, or even the Hokage himself...

Killing a master is a fine tradition in this world. At this time, Orochimaru is actually ready for a desperate fight to defeat the Third Hokage? He wasn't sure about this, but he had to escape from Konoha as much as possible.

Orochimaru had no intention of dying here.

Perhaps if Orochimaru's betrayal had occurred before the death of the Fourth Hokage... Assuming that the Fourth Hokage was still alive... the response made by the Third Hokage would have been different, but it would have been different at this time. .

Orochimaru even had the opportunity to say a cordial farewell to his underage girl disciple before he began to escape from Konoha.

And at this time, the ANBU's actions and pursuit really began... The Third Hokage, let's go too far.

The main force in the pursuit was not the Sandaime who suffered 250% psychological trauma, but Jiraiya, another Sannin who had just returned from the front line and was in Konoha.

Mediocre people tend to sway, but smart ninjas always stick to their own ideas. This is the case for Orochimaru, and the same is true for Hagoromo. So why are people with personalities like Jiraiya and Naruto liked by the Hokage? The results speak for themselves. In the end, most of the ninjas who can inherit Naruto's will are people with Jiraiya's personality. Such people are accustomed to the persistence of "Ninja Dao". Whatever color is given to them at first is the color they insist on in the end.

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In the past, there was a peach blossom forest, hundreds of steps along the bank, and there were wild snakes that bit people, and there was no one to control them.

When Hagoromo returned to Konoha, he had such a strange feeling. When he was outside Konoha, he noticed the fierce battle going on. After thinking about it for a moment, he guessed what was going on. thing.

After all, Konoha is a powerful ninja village. Although this power has been greatly reduced now, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. With the current Orochimaru, it is impossible for him to be intact after breaking out of Konoha. In fact, he He did suffer a lot of injuries.

Behind Orochimaru, Jiraiya and some Anbu were chasing him, making it impossible for him to deal with his injuries calmly.

Looking down from Hagoromo's perspective, one could just see the confrontation between the two Sannins, and... Orochimaru's persuasion which was regarded as nonsense.

What Jiraiya said was that Orochimaru must stay in Konoha no matter what.

Orochimaru's reaction was that at this time of the end of July, please stop saying that only friendship can live forever.

The boat of friendship has capsized long ago, or it no longer needs to exist.

Jiraiya still wanted the boat to sail, but no matter how old the driver was, he couldn't do it... What Orochimaru needed was not a boat, but a good boat.

So in the final analysis, it was neither Orochimaru nor Jiraiya who was wrong. In short, regardless of whether it was Saionji or not, the world was always wrong.

With Jiraiya who could rival him, and the siege of ANBU, Orochimaru was indeed in crisis.

"It's a pity, Orochimaru, you can't leave no matter what."

Jiraiya was also injured, but he was in better condition than Orochimaru who was under siege. As for him saying this, it was obvious that he felt the arrival of strong reinforcements.

Yuyi came here.

"Is it? lol."

Orochimaru laughed inexplicably.

Jiraiya misjudged the situation. He naturally thought that Hagoromo would participate in Orochimaru's interception, but... would Hagoromo do it?

Hagoromo did intercept, but he stood between Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

Speaking of which, Hagoromo has never fought against Jiraiya...