As Jiraiya and Tsunade mourned Orochimaru in their own ways, at a certain base in the Land of Rice Fields.
"The time has come, I hope Lord Orochimaru is alright." Guren smeared Orochimaru's blood on her hands and formed hand seals:
"Summoning Technique!"
The white smoke dissipated, and a giant snake with black and purple stripes appeared. Its massive size caused it to break through the roof, sending rubble and wood chips falling down. Guren protected her head with her hands, struggling to look up at the Summoning Beast that Lord Orochimaru called Manda.
Manda shook its head and roared, "Damn Orochimaru, daring to summon this great one in such a narrow place! If you don't send a hundred sacrifices this time, I will never forgive you!"
"Orochimaru! Get out here!" Manda couldn't find Orochimaru, but noticed Guren and roared, "Little bug over there, where's Orochimaru?"
Sensing Manda's powerful aura, Guren respectfully said, "This is why I summoned you. Lord Orochimaru said that if he encountered danger on this trip, he would ask you to help him escape, and ordered me to wait here. If he didn't return by the appointed time, I should use his blood to perform the Summoning Technique to summon you."
"You think you can summon this great one? What a joke!" Manda sensed that there was indeed no one else nearby and said, "Hmph, that guy, maybe he was killed before he could even use the Summoning Technique."
"Lord Orochimaru wouldn't die!" Although Manda's pressure was strong, Guren subconsciously retorted.
"I don't have time to play with you. As the price for fooling this great one, if he's still alive, tell him to send a hundred living sacrifices!" Manda dispelled the Summoning Technique on its own and returned to Ryuchi Cave.
"Could it be that Lord Orochimaru really has... impossible! That's right, there's a backup plan!" Not even bothering to pack up, Guren hurriedly headed to another base.
...
The next day, Konoha Village.
The news that Konoha had single-handedly faced the joint sneak attack of Sunagakure Village and Hidden Sound Village and ultimately achieved a great victory spread.
Also spreading was the news that the former Konoha advisor Danzo Shimura, in order to gain power, colluded with the rogue ninja Orochimaru, leaked village information, and even harmed the two advisors Mitokado Homura and Torifu Koharu. He was intercepted by the Fourth Hokage when he tried to escape and committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Subsequently, all of Danzo's evil deeds were revealed, such as spreading rumors to force Sakumo Hatake to commit suicide many years ago, and taking the opportunity to suppress the Uchiha clan when the Nine Tails went on a rampage, and Danzo supported Orochimaru in conducting human experiments before he defected...
The villagers were overjoyed at the news of Konoha's victory. Many people had seen the three giant snakes outside the village that day, and they were naturally more at ease knowing that the village was so powerful.
They were furious at Danzo's actions. Many people's hatred for traitors even exceeded that of invaders. For a time, Danzo's reputation was ruined.
However, the villagers were a little uneasy about the deaths of the two advisors. After all, with the loss of two high-level officials at once, would Konoha's order be disrupted? It wasn't until Jiraiya and Tsunade took over as advisors that they felt a lot more at ease. Those two adults were very reliable... probably.
As for the Fourth Hokage taking this opportunity to vindicate Sakumo Hatake, the Konoha White Fang of that year, and personally engraving his name on the Memorial Stone, no one objected. Many villagers even felt ashamed and wanted to go and pay their respects—they had also condemned him without knowing the truth back then. These original "keyboard warriors," feeling guilty, naturally hated the guy who started the rhythm in the first place. It was all Danzo's fault.
...
That day, Kakashi stood motionless in front of the Memorial Stone for a whole day, until Kushina, who was worried about him, dragged him home by the ear in the evening.
Three minutes later, Guy, who had passed by the Memorial Stone for the forty-eighth time during his training today, scratched his head and wondered, "Huh? Where's Kakashi?"
Tilting his head and thinking for a while, Guy slammed his right fist into his left palm and suddenly realized, "I see, he's already left? As expected of Kakashi, my lifelong rival and best friend!"
Guy's eyes were filled with tears: "To celebrate Kakashi's escape from sadness, I will run upside down until I am exhausted today! Celebrate the rebirth of my best friend, this is Youth!"
Thus, the streets and alleys of Konoha were once again bathed in Guy's sweat.
"Thank you, Minato-sensei." Kakashi used honorifics on purpose and bowed solemnly to Minato.
"There's no need for that. Actually, this should have been done a long time ago, but it was delayed until today because there was no direct evidence. This is my dereliction of duty as Hokage."
"Even so, I still want to thank you on behalf of my father."
"Are you two done yet!" Kushina pointed at Kakashi and Minato with a spoon, "What's the point of being so polite between family members? Sit down and eat!"
"Hahaha, Kakashi, if you're feeling down, how about I lend you the manuscript of my new work for a little while?" Jiraiya tried to lighten the mood.
Then Tsunade slammed Jiraiya's head onto the table with a slap, saying, "Don't promote your messed up books here, you idiot!"
"Seriously, that's the result of my painstaking efforts, it's not some messed up book..." Jiraiya rubbed his forehead and muttered softly.
"Thank you for your kindness, Jiraiya-sama." Under Kushina's dangerous gaze, Kakashi reluctantly declined Jiraiya's suggestion, but after sitting down, he subtly made a few hand gestures under the table.
Subsequently, Jiraiya nodded almost imperceptibly, and the two seemed to have reached some unspeakable deal, much like those guys who secretly bought and sold pirated discs in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
If these two participated in the Chunin Exams written test, they would definitely be able to play cheating to the extreme. Naruto, who was playing with Tonton with a cat teasing stick, saw everything in his eyes, and also ignored Tonton's aggrieved expression of not wanting to play with him.
Shizune showed a gratified smile when she saw that Naruto no longer wanted to roast Tonton. She was really afraid that Tsunade-sama would roast Tonton one day because she doted on Naruto.
"By the way, Tsunade-neechan, can you check Kimimaro's body again? He had only been discharged from the hospital for two days before experiencing a great battle."
"Okay." Tsunade carefully examined Kimimaro under the concerned gazes of Karin, Haku, and others.
Gaara was not there. The gentleness sleeping in his heart seemed to be awakened by Kushina. Remembering that he still had an older sister and brother, he took the initiative to propose to be with them, not wanting to embarrass Minato and Kushina.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Minato had no choice but to respect his opinion. Anyway, he would not let the three of them suffer any hardship. Maki had been sent back, which was regarded as letting him send a message. At that time, Sunagakure Village would send someone to Konoha to negotiate. It would take more than seven days to go back and forth. In the original story, in order to rescue Gaara, Kakashi's team rushed to Sunagakure Village and it took three days.
After the examination, Tsunade said, "No problem, as long as you don't excessively use your Kekkei Genkai to create bones in the future, or arbitrarily retract the bones outside your body, you will basically not get sick."
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