During the Third World War, many jonin in Konoha believed that Orochimaru was the best candidate for the Fourth Hokage. He was highly respected and his position in the village was at its peak. On the one hand, he benefited from the respect of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and on the other hand, he was very powerful. He was one of the three ninjas, and he had fought bravely for the village. He was also talented and had a charismatic aura, which made him a very popular figure.

Hizashi also admires Orochimaru very much. Although many Konoha ninjas who don't like Orochimaru say that Orochimaru has a gloomy personality and is an ambitious person, Hizashi thinks this is all fallacy. The future Hokage has ambitions, which is a good thing for Konoha. As for his gloomy personality, it is a manifestation of resourcefulness.

Duke rolled his eyes at Hiashi, thinking to himself, what does this country bumpkin know? This scientist is no good. Not only is he cruel and ruthless, he also likes to kidnap children, carry out inhumane illegal imprisonment, and perform mysterious fusions.

As a young flower, Duke felt the need to stay away from Orochimaru.

"Haha, you are worthy of being Jiraiya's disciple, you are exactly the same as him." Orochimaru didn't mind, he looked at Duke and said with a smile: "Zixiao came to me back then and wanted me to accept you as his disciple. I refused at that time, and ended up giving the idiot Jiraiya a chance. Now I think about it, I really regret it. If I had agreed at that time, you should call me Teacher Orochimaru now."

"Hehe...thank you for the compliment, Lord Orochimaru." Duke was sweating profusely. He felt that Orochimaru's compliments were malicious. But he couldn't hit a smiling person. Orochimaru was so polite, so he couldn't ignore his face.

"Lord Orochimaru, I brought Duke here to..." Hizashi explained briefly.

Orochimaru created a clone and asked it to stay at the headquarters. He then bit his fingertips, formed seals with both hands, pressed one hand on the ground, and held Duke with the other hand, and disappeared into white smoke with a bang.

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Hundreds of miles away from the headquarters, a giant python lurking in the mud rolled violently, and in just a few breaths, it died with its belly turned upside down. A pale hand broke open the snake's belly, and Orochimaru walked out with Duke.

It was not until a few years later that Sarutobi Hiruzen personally severed the bond and announced that the Fourth Hokage would be succeeded by Namikaze Minato that Orochimaru changed completely.

Duke didn't know about these interests. He only knew that even if Orochimaru was interested in Mizunotsuki's bloodline, he would not attack him. He was Jiraiya's disciple, and Orochimaru would not consider the monk's face but the Buddha's face! Moreover, with Orochimaru's strength, it would be easy to capture a Mizunotsuki ninja. There was no need to attack the ninjas of his own village in the camp. It would not be worthwhile to lose the big for the small.

Orochimaru curiously touched Duke's shoulder. When he withdrew his hand, his entire palm turned blue due to the cold, and a layer of frost covered the palm. "Interesting!" Orochimaru licked his lips out of habit, and his eyes burst into light. He could feel that Duke's body temperature had dropped to below zero. Ordinary people would have been frozen at this time, but Duke was safe and sound. He had never seen this state in the Mizunotsuki clan of Kirigakure.

"Material?" Duke tilted his head, as if he had heard this line somewhere before.

After saying that, Duke's body temperature continued to drop, and he exhaled cold air with his breath. The temperature of the air around him dropped sharply, and the ground under his feet was covered with a light frost.

"I see, Mizunotsuki's bloodline is indeed very likely to cause misunderstandings..." Orochimaru looked at Duke, and the more he looked, the more he felt that Jiraiya was lucky. He couldn't help but lick his lips and continued, "In this case, your team should not participate in the frontal battle. I will arrange a patrol mission for you near the headquarters."

"Regarding the bloodline of the Mizunotsuki clan, I awakened it in a confused way. Because no one taught me, I had to rely on groping for many moves, and most of them were mainly based on freezing the opponent." Duke did not hide anything and gave a general description of his own situation. Orochimaru, as the first scientist in the ninja world, was well-informed and had a deeper understanding of the human body than Tsunade. He was also the commander-in-chief of the Water Country front. He was no stranger to the Mizunotsuki clan and might be able to give him some constructive suggestions.

Orochimaru has made mastering the truth of the world his lifelong pursuit, and his firm belief in science is unquestionable. He believes that everything in the world, whether it is people or things, follows the law of conservation. Ninjutsu cannot escape this law. The power of the technique is proportional to the risk. The more powerful the ninjutsu, the greater the risk, either consuming a lot of chakra or causing an irreversible burden on the body... Then the question is, the no-mark can be attributed to one's own bloodline, but what about immunity to ice escape? The body surface temperature drops to below zero, but it can still be alive and kicking. This cannot be explained by blood inheritance. Boy, your body is very unscientific! Come on, come with me to the dissection table. I have a pair of gold-plated surgical forceps that I want to show you!

But existence is reasonable! Orochimaru will not deny its existence just because science cannot explain it. The truth is hidden in conflicts and contradictions, which is why science is more attractive and fascinating.

"I understand. I will prepare to carry out the mission now." Like a large part of the Hyuga branches, Hizashi is a rigid man of action. Once he takes a mission, he will strictly carry it out without delay.

The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred, that is what Orochimaru is all about. The role he tried so hard to play was denied by Sarutobi Hiruzen, so he no longer hides his true nature and devotes all his energy to his desire for ninjutsu and immortality. His personality further turns darker, leading to an increasingly unscrupulous style of doing things, blindly believing in ninjutsu and power, and even ignoring the original nature of life, becoming a complete BOSS.

"Lord Orochimaru, is it the same for Mizunotsuki of Kirigakure? Or am I just special?" Duke asked expectantly. He had no idea what the unknown space might be doing to him. Perhaps the top scientist in the Naruto world could bring him a surprise.

"I just happen to have nothing to do, so I'll go collect materials now. I have some ideas that need to be tested in practice." Uncle Snake made bold assumptions and carefully verified them. He was immediately full of energy.

"This requires more materials for comparison, so I can't give you an accurate answer..." Orochimaru frowned and tapped his fingers on the table. Science is rigorous, and without practical demonstration, everything is just a hypothesis.

"Ten miles ahead is a stronghold of the Kirigakure. I often come here to collect materials. The last time I came, there were ninjas from the Mizunotsuki clan inside. I was afraid of arresting too many and attracting attention, so I didn't touch them. I don't know if they are still there." Uncle Snake's words contain quite a lot of information.

Duke was a little disappointed. He had just learned a lot of water ninjutsu, and he wanted to test it with the Kirigakure ninja. Now Orochimaru made it clear that he would not send his team to the battlefield, and his plan was ruined. But think about it, Jiraiya did not dare to send Asuma to the front line, and Orochimaru certainly would not be stupid and die. He was a smart man who knew how to seek benefits and avoid harm.

After cursing Asuma for giving birth to a son without a penis, Duke was about to leave with Hiashi. At this time, Orochimaru called him and said, "Duke, I am interested in Mizunotsuki's bloodline and want to talk to you."

"Haha, Lord Orochimaru, you really know how to joke." Duke said that he was scared to death. He wanted to live a few more years and didn't want to know these secrets.

Duke looked at the dead python, and then thought about how he had just come out of its belly, and couldn't help but give a thumbs-up to Uncle Snake's taste. Looking around, it was not the Konoha stronghold, so he asked, "Lord Orochimaru, where is this?"

"Hehehe... It was indeed a joke! But you are really interesting, a lot like that idiot Jiraiya!" Orochimaru said half-truthfully, making it impossible to guess his true meaning.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

The human body is the greatest treasure in the world, containing power that can never be exhausted in a lifetime. As a science lover, Orochimaru was attracted by what happened to Duke and couldn't wait to explore the mystery.

Orochimaru's parents died when he was young, leaving him alone. Sarutobi Hiruzen raised him and treated him as his own son. He had high hopes for him, hoping that he could inherit the position of Hokage.

Duke was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

The reason why he is so different from his later years is that Sarutobi Hiruzen played an important role in it.

For Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not only his mentor, but also a father figure. Sarutobi Hiruzen hopes that he will become the successor of Hokage, so he tries to be a perfect successor of Hokage. Although he pursues the truth of the world, he does not want to disappoint Sarutobi Hiruzen and become Hokage. This is probably the bond between Orochimaru and Konoha.

Duke got anxious when he heard that. You said Jiraiya was an idiot, I can barely accept it because you two are good friends. But you said he and I are like... How can you curse? The two sneaked in and came to the Kirigakure base. They were lucky. Although there were often missing people in this base, Kirigakure had not given up. Orochimaru summoned a group of thumb-thick snakes and told them to explore the way. He and Duke hid behind a big tree and waited quietly.

Half an hour later, all the little snakes swam back, raised their heads, and hissed with their tongues. After they finished speaking, they turned into white smoke and returned to the spiritual world. Duke was confused and felt that Orochimaru was really versatile. In comparison, Jiraiya was much inferior. He called himself a toad sage, but he couldn't speak toad language. Bad review!

The two transformed into the Mist Village Anbu and swaggered towards the base. Orochimaru was familiar with the route, and like going home, he exchanged secret codes with the guards of the base and walked in with Duke unimpeded.

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(End of this chapter)