He looked at Jiraiya, who was deep in thought and asked in a low voice.
"Jiraiya, what do you think?"
Since coming to Hokage's office, Jiraiya had been in a state of thinking.
It was rare for him to be so serious, but it made Sandaime feel a little uncomfortable.
He knew this disciple of his.
He believed that he might have guessed the identity of the Kage tier expert.
Jiraiya hesitated and muttered, "I have been tracking Orochimaru for years, and I know his Ninjutsu very well. If I am not wrong, the Kage tier expert who sneaked into Konoha might be Orochimaru."
"Orochimaru?" The elder's face was filled with horror. Only Danzo's face was dark, and he secretly blamed Orochimaru:
"How could Orochimaru be so easily exposed? It seems that cooperating with him is the wrong choice."
Although he was scolding Orochimaru in his heart, he definitely needed to help him verbally, so he said:
"We have been preparing for this test for a long time. Naturally, we can't just give up. If we cancel the test without permission, how are we going to explain it to the other villages? Should we tell them that we are afraid of a Kage rank expert, so we cancel it? This is not in line with our Konoha Village's image."
"We are the strongest Ninja Village. We must show our magnanimity and structure. Moreover, Orochimaru can't overturn the sky." Danzo said in a deep voice.
Konoha planned that Chunin had been taking the test for a long time.
The reason why they jointly held Chunin's exam was not only to choose Chunin but also to show the strength of their own village, so as to obtain more tasks.
In order to achieve the purpose of showing off their strength, for a village like Konoha Village, the more little villages there were, the better.
Therefore, there were many Ninjas who came from Otogakure, Kusagakure, and other small villages in Chunin's exam.
Ninja of these small villages was just a foil.
If Konoha were to cancel Chunin's exam at this time, it would be necessary to give a satisfactory answer.
Otherwise, their reputation might plummet, and the commission they would receive would also be reduced.
"That makes sense." The other elders heard this and suddenly muttered.
"I think so too." It was rare for Sandaime to have the same thoughts as Danzo, and then he said his concerns,
"Orochimaru won't come to Konoha casually. What do you think his goal is?"
"With his personality, he just wants to do research." Jiraiya was deep in thought. "Could it be Kekkei Genkai?"
"Uchiha Clan?" When it came to Kekkei Genkai, Sandaime thought of Sasuke.
"It can't be Naruto, right?" Then, he muttered to himself with some concern.
But he quickly refuted this guess, "Impossible. Naruto's Kekkei Genkai has always been a secret. It's impossible for Orochimaru to come for Naruto. In that case, only Uchiha is here." Sandaime knew that Orochimaru had always been obsessed with Uchiha.
Thinking about it, Orochimaru's goal could only be Uchiha Sasuke.
Sandaime looked at Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, I'll have to trouble you to stay in Konoha during this time."
As long as Jiraiya stayed, Sandaime was confident that Orochimaru wouldn't be able to do anything.
Jiraiya also understood the seriousness of the situation and nodded.
But his mind was all on Orochimaru.
He just wanted to know.
Why did Orochimaru come to Konoha?
All these years, he had been tracking Orochimaru, and in fact, he had learned a lot of secret information.
From his understanding of Orochimaru, Orochimaru probably came here not only for research but for Konoha.
Jiraiya couldn't help but have a complicated look in his eyes.
Orochimaru's feelings for Konoha were very complicated.
He was born in Konoha, and it was impossible for him to have no feelings for Konoha.
He was also one of the few people who understood Konoha's Darkness the most. After his research was discovered, he decisively chose to leave Konoha.
After that, Jiraiya and Tsunade also left, disheartened. Konoha's top forces had a steep decline.
If Konoha wants to return to its original strength, it needs to remove the darkness.
Jiraiya's mood was a bit heavy.
Orochimaru, don't tell me you really think that way.
"I won't leave Konoha during this period of time," Jiraiya replied in a low voice.
"With Jiraiya here, I can rest assured." The elder group felt a lot more relaxed.
"Except for Kekkei Genkai, I can't think of any reason for Orochimaru to come back to Konoha." Sandaime fell into deep thought. "Jiraiya, do you have any information about Orochimaru?"
"Not much." Jiraiya shook his head. He obviously did not want to share.
Seeing this, Sandaime did not insist.
He understands.
Jiraiya was just as dissatisfied with himself as Tsunade.
Danzo's face was not good.
Konoha's collapse plan was perfect, but the plan did not include Jiraiya.
Now that Jiraiya was guarding Konoha, the difficulty of the plan would increase exponentially.
"Damn Orochimaru!" He cursed again in his heart.
After working with Orochimaru for so many years, he had a rough understanding of his character.
Obviously doing things very reliably, but unexpectedly overturned in the Chunin exam.
....
"Orochimaru, you were too reckless this time." Not long after, Danzo and Orochimaru met at the base. Danzo said in a cold tone.
Looking at the androgynous Ninja in front of him, Danzo was also surprised by Orochimaru's research progress.
If there is no guess, Orochimaru may have completed the immortality technique.
Facing his old friend, Danzo, Orochimaru revealed an evil smile. His slender tongue licked his lips, and his tone was feminine. "Don't worry, it won't affect the plan."
"But now, there is Jiraiya in Konoha," Danzo said seriously.
"Jiraiya?" Orochimaru's lips curled into a nostalgic smile.
Jiraiya had been searching for his whereabouts.
For Orochimaru, Jiraiya was once a good partner. Unfortunately, some people had changed, and they could not go back.
"Don't worry, with my understanding of Jiraiya, he won't affect my plan. Because he is just like me, full of dissatisfaction with Sarutobi Sensei. In fact, for Konoha, it is a good thing that Sarutobi Sensei died."
"Well, I hope so." Danzo coldly snorted, his eyes full of fire.
Hiruzen, soon, I am Hokage!
Since you like to use the position of Hokage to suppress me, then go to hell.
I will take your will to manage Konoha.
Thinking of the beautiful future, Danzo couldn't help but laugh.
Orochimaru quietly looked at Danzo, his face expressionless.
He knew well.
As long as Danzo and Sandaime did not die, Konoha would not have had a good day.
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Orochimaru got up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Danzo.
"What did you do in this exam?" Danzo asked.
"It seems that this has nothing to do with you. I just met the person I was looking forward to." Orochimaru smiled abnormally.
"Remember, don't touch Naruto." Danzo's tone was cold. "He is my disciple."