Chapter 103: 103. Danzo Can't Wait
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There is a tacit understanding between Ishigami Hara and Orochimaru, but this tacit understanding is unknown to others. Even though the two have never had a deep conversation, they already know each other.
At this point in time, Orochimaru has his own dream. Although he is not as obsessed with immortality as in the original plot, he now hopes to master more ninjutsu. What he wants to master most now is Wood Release, and if he wants to have Wood Release, he must go through Ishigami Hara.
Ishigami Hara was not surprised at all. He even taught Orochimaru some knowledge about Wood Release when he was on the front line.
It's a pity that Wood Release, which was already troublesome for Nawaki to master, is even more difficult for Orochimaru to learn.
Comparing the two, Ishigami Hara knows where the reason is, which is naturally the difference in their physiques.
No matter how young Nawaki is, he is also the descendant of Senju Hashirama.
He is born with Senju Hashirama's Sage Body, and Yang Release is innate.
Orochimaru is not good at this.
Although Wood Release is a fusion of Chakras of water and earth attributes, it cannot be without the participation of Yang Release.
With Orochimaru's current ability, it is far from mastering Wood Release.
In this case, Orochimaru also knows himself, so he temporarily gave up the extravagant hope for Wood Release and invested his experience in mastering other ninjutsu.
But he does not have the ability to see the essence of Ishigami Hara.
Although his talent is not bad, there is still a big gap between the two.
It is also impossible to learn all in a short time.
Besides, there are so many techniques, except for Ishigami Hara, only the Forbidden Technique scroll in the village has them.
Although Orochimaru did not say it, Ishigami Hara could understand Orochimaru's thoughts. The two of them tacitly guessed each other's thoughts.
Ishigami Hara wanted to become Hokage, and Orochimaru actively supported him.
And Orochimaru wanted to master more techniques and more knowledge, and Ishigami Hara also supported him.
So, they hit it off right away.
Of course, as to whether Orochimaru wanted to become Hokage, Ishigami Hara knew that he had this idea, but compared with reality, Orochimaru finally gave up this idea.
As for the reason, Orochimaru didn't say it, but Ishigami Hara could guess it a little.
In the Hokage series, the first choice is Tsunade, followed by Jiraiya, and finally Orochimaru.
In addition, there are Hatake Sakumo and other outstanding talents.
There are not a few people in Konoha who can become Hokage.
And Orochimaru does not have an advantage among them, and he does not have a demand for the position of Hokage, so it is easy to give up.
In this way, cooperation with Ishigami Hara has become a necessity, because in Orochimaru's view, Ishigami Hara is, to some extent, the same kind of person as him. This kind of tacit understanding between people of the same kind makes Orochimaru willing to give up.
A 13-year-old boy has already made a name for himself in the ninja world. Orochimaru really couldn't figure out who else in the ninja world could compare to him.
The message about Ishigami Hara spread widely in the village, but no one came to stop it, as if it was intentionally spread. In the past, the Uchiha group of the security department would definitely take action, but now they are also letting it go.
As a result, the topic about Ishigami Hara has been popular in the village for a long time. Now almost everyone knows that Ishigami Hara has the intention to become Hokage.
Ishigami Hara doesn't care much about this, because he knows who is behind it.
A few days passed quickly. In the east of Konoha, in a mountainous area about a hundred miles away from the village in the Land of Fire, a fight took place that day.
Ishigami Hara stood on a tree crown, his figure brightly displayed, but the two warring parties not far below seemed to have never seen him, each focused solely on their enemy.
There were about 40 people on both sides of the battlefield. One side had six people, all dressed as Konoha shinobi. Upon closer inspection, it was clear they were all from the Uchiha clan, their scarlet Sharingan activated as they fought with their enemies.
The enemy, dressed as Mist shinobi, surrounded the six Uchiha, more than 30 in number, but they couldn't take them down quickly. As time passed, several Mist shinobi were killed or injured, proving the Uchiha were not mediocre.
A voice came from beneath the tree canopy, hoarse but full of amusement.
"It seems that Hara-kun has already forced him to use his weapons."
The voice belonged to none other than Orochimaru.
The two had come here for a reason—to observe the six Uchiha who had returned from the Mist Shinobi front.
Ishigami Hara smiled, holding a camera in his hand, and said, "It's better to make him anxious. If he's not anxious, I really can't find a reason to attack him."
Both of them knew who the "he" was. There could be no one else but Shimura Danzō.
"Is there any plan on the Hokage's side?" Ishigami Hara asked again.
Orochimaru chuckled. "Are you talking about the rumors in the village?"
"What else?"
Orochimaru replied, "Isn't this a test for Hara-kun? If you can't even solve something like this, how can you be Hokage?"
Ishigami Hara nodded in agreement. "That's right, he is worthy of being the Hokage. Even in this situation, he still manages to test people."
"Hehe, after all, he is my teacher. Perhaps he also wants to see how Hara-kun will handle it."
Ishigami Hara raised his eyebrows. "I wonder how a Hokage will choose to deal with this matter."
"It depends on the choice of the top leaders."
Ishigami Hara just smiled and said no more.
As time passed on the battlefield below, the six Uchiha were finding it harder to hold on.
After all, the enemy outnumbered them with more than 30 people. No matter how strong the Uchiha were, as long as they didn't reach a level that could truly sway the battlefield, they wouldn't be able to withstand such an attack.
As expected, after just a few minutes, only two of the six Uchiha remained alive, and both were injured.
"Damn it, you're not from Mist Shinobi!" one of them shouted angrily. He had noticed that these people weren't acting like Mist shinobi. They were too familiar with the Uchiha's fighting style, and some of them had abilities that seemed oddly familiar.
Suddenly, as if realizing something, the man said, "Daiki, take the things and leave quickly. I'll hold them off."
"De…"
"Don't argue, go!"
The Uchiha called Daiki knew this wasn't the time to debate. Without hesitation, he turned and fled.
At this point, the Uchiha who had just spoken summoned his remaining strength to perform a jutsu.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Whoosh!
Raging flames roared, creating a wall of fire between him and the enemy, and then surged towards those blocking Uchiha Daiki, trying to carve a path for his escape, even at the cost of his own life.
Seeing this, Ishigami Hara smiled and said, "It's about time we take action."
"Okay," Orochimaru responded.