Chapter 316 Gardener
"Mr. Silang is amazing. He has even touched upon space and time. That's truly impressive."
Shiro smiled faintly, "You're too kind, Orochimaru-senpai. I should be the one surprised that you've perfected that magic by now."
"I just happen to have a ninjutsu that can cure soul erosion. Why, Shirou-kun is also interested in this?"
"Haha, forget it. I have my own path. Eternal life is not what I pursue."
"Really? Then Shiro-kun, you didn't come to me just to show me your space-time magic, did you?" As he said that, Orochimaru slowly turned around and looked at Shiro.
Shi Lang also looked at him without fear. Now he has the confidence!
"Of course, I assume Orochimaru-senpai has heard about the new department Minato has established?"
"I've heard of this. What's the matter? Do you need me to recommend some talent to you?"
"That's not necessary. I already have a candidate, but I don't know what you think, Senior Orochimaru."
Orochimaru looked at Shiro quietly without saying a word, thinking slowly in his mind. He knew who Shiro was looking for, but he was very curious about the reason.
"Silangjun, are you talking about me?"
Shiro's expression relaxed and he smiled brightly, "Of course, Orochimaru-senpai, you are so outstanding that you are the top target of our department."
"Hiss~ Do you think I'm doomed to fail?"
Shiro glanced at the snake crawling on his neck, said nothing, and continued to look at Orochimaru. It's just a snake. Now Shiro is playing with it too. This little scene can't scare Shiro.
Therefore, in response to Orochimaru's question, Shiro still smiled and replied,
"Isn't it? Senior Orochimaru doesn't really think that the deal with that person is so easy to make? He has his eyes on the position of Hokage all the time."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "It seems Shirou-kun has learned a lot over the years."
Shiro shrugged and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. My master's mission failed so unexpectedly. I have to investigate, right?"
"Really? But do you think I'd give in so easily, Shirou-kun?"
"Of course not. I have great respect for Senior Orochimaru, but do you really want to be Hokage?"
"certainly."
"From the heart? Excluding the influence of Hokage-sama."
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes narrowed again. At the same time, the atmosphere around him became very cold. Shiro's mind was already giving him a warning!
However, as the saying goes, a skilled person is a courageous one. If it were the old Silang, he might have been peed on. But now, the battle-hardened Silang has seen all kinds of scenes, so how could he be scared?
Therefore, he still looked at Orochimaru fearlessly.
"It seems that Silang-jun is really confident and knows a lot about me, but aren't you afraid that I will kill you here?"
"Afraid? Of course I'm afraid. In a sense, we are the same kind of people. However, this is Konoha. If you attack me, not only will you have no hope of becoming Hokage, but even Hokage-sama will be completely disappointed in you."
"Haha, it seems that Silang-kun is really..."
"Swish!" Before he could finish his words, a flash of knife flashed across Shiro's body at lightning speed.
"You know me." As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru also saw Shiro's situation clearly, and his pupils shrank slightly. "Self-disciplined type? Incredible creativity."
"Oh my, don't get excited, Senior Orochimaru. We need to talk things over."
"Sorry, my hand slipped just now. I hope Shilang-kun doesn't mind."
"Of course not. I understand. I can't say I know you very well, but I do know a little bit. After all, we've done so many transactions, so I have a general understanding of the situation."
"Orochimaru-senpai, what you really like is research, not politics, right?"
"I think you want to be Hokage just to live up to Hokage-sama's expectations. After all, he is your teacher. Am I right?"
Orochimaru was silent for a moment, looking at Shiro silently. After a while, he smiled and clapped his hands.
“Pah pah pah!”
"Mr. Silang is really amazing. He is no longer as scared as he was before when he saw me."
"Well, after all, people need to grow up."
"But Shirou-kun, since you know that I want to be Hokage because of my teacher, do you think I will give up?"
"I understand how Orochimaru-senpai feels, but Hokage-sama no longer considers you the best candidate and is now ready to support Minato-san. Guess who's influencing this?"
"Senior Orochimaru wants to be Hokage simply to not disappoint the Hokage-sama, but have you ever thought about it? That person is capable of anything."
"When he picks up all these things, not only will you have no hope of becoming Hokage, but you will also disappoint Hokage-sama."
After saying that, Shiro just looked at him with a smile. Shiro's words could be considered a threat. After all, Danzo was not the only one who had the leverage over Orochimaru.
It’s just that the weapon in Shiro’s hand is not that deadly, so the main firepower still lies with Danzo.
Orochimaru on the side didn't think too much about it. He was smart, but he was just too lazy to focus on this. That's why Shiro had the upper hand in words for a while.
At this time, Orochimaru, after thinking for a while, his thoughts became unusually clear.
"So, Shiro-kun invited me to join you. There must be something else going on, right?"
"Haha, as expected of Senior Orochimaru, you guessed it right away."
Indeed, if the goal was just to enhance Minato's competitiveness, then all he had to do was send a message to Orochimaru, give him some relevant information, and let him withdraw. There was no need to take the risk of meeting him.
"I think Orochimaru-senpai should know what Hokage-sama said? About Konoha."
“Is the village the tree and the villagers the leaves?”
"Ah, yes. The stronger the trunk of the tree representing the village, the more luxuriant the leaves representing the villagers will be."
"But I have another idea. Are you interested?"
"Is it finally here? I'd like to hear more about it."
"Unlike Hokage-sama, I also see a third factor: family and genius. The various families of Konoha are an important guarantee for Konoha's prosperity to this day, as are the endless stream of geniuses."
"Therefore, I put these families and those geniuses in the same category. They are the land. Only when they are fertile enough can the tree grow better."
"What happens next? What does Shiro-kun mean?"
"However, the tree's root system is now too large, and it is depleting the land's resources. If this continues, the great tree of Konoha will fall."
"Therefore, I want to gather a group of people to cut off this part of the root system so that Konoha can grow better."
"After all, these roots are already entangled with us. What do you think of this plan, Orochimaru-senpai?"
"Interesting, Gardener?"
(End of this chapter)
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