Naruto: Are you worthy of being called Sage Mode?

night.

When a ninja goes out on a mission, he naturally keeps everything simple.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen still caught a deer and started grilling it skillfully.

“There’s actually barbecue!”

Just now, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked the three of them to rest where they were. Anko had already taken out the dry food and started to eat it. Unexpectedly, Sarutobi Hiruzen actually caught a deer and came back!

Kabuto used the chakra scalpel to smoothly skin and remove the deer's bones, and then Itachi lit a fire with his fire escape and started grilling the whole deer.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a trance. There were memories of two lives in his mind. Whether it was the previous life or this life, the memories were very huge. The scene in front of him reminded him of Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsuna in his mind. The day when the three of them went on a mission.

In the blink of an eye, the three former disciples have become the powerful Sannin in the ninja world. If they don't practice, their end will be approaching in a few decades.

What is the meaning of life? Maybe those aloof immortals don’t have the answer either.

"Sandaime-sama, what made you choose Orochimaru-sensei?"

The four people gathered around the campfire, and Itachi was the first to speak.

When the relationship between the village and Uchiha was still tense, Itachi and Shisui met Sarutobi Hiruzen once.

To this day, Itachi is still curious as to why Hiruzen Sarutobi has changed so much.

Is it really because of so-called spiritual practice? Can the inheritance of immortals really make a person change so much?

In fact, Itachi was not the only one who had this question in his mind. The Sannin and many people in the village had the same idea.

But for everyone, the current Sarutobi Hiruzen is much better than the former Sarutobi Hiruzen. Therefore, everyone is sure that Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the same Sarutobi Hiruzen. After that, there was no replacement, so there is no entanglement in this matter. This thing can even be said to be ignored.

However, Itachi was still curious as to why Hiruzen Sarutobi chose Orochimaru who had given up on him.

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the flickering firelight and did not speak immediately.

"Because he has been the best fit."

Orochimaru is the most talented among the three disciples. Not only is he talented in cultivation, but also in politics, strategy, and even economics. Orochimaru is very talented.

It can be said that Orochimaru is an all-rounder and a natural leader.

But it was precisely because Orochimaru was so good that Hiruzen Sarutobi finally chose Namikaze Minato.

The reason is very simple. Namikaze Minato is easy to control, and Orochimaru will definitely not be obedient if he takes over. Danzo and the other two advisors don't want Orochimaru to become Hokage.

"Then why not choose Orochimaru-sensei from the beginning?"

Anko also joined the conversation, only Kabuto didn't speak. He didn't know much about the affairs of the village. He only began to understand the affairs of Konoha after being accepted as a disciple by Orochimaru.

"Politics is a very complicated thing, and I didn't have the courage to give it all up at the time."

This mission was actually easier for Hiruzen Sarutobi to perform alone. He could just fly with his sword to the Kong Ninja Village to quickly capture people.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen still wanted to educate this guy Itachi.

Being able to team up with outsiders to kill his entire clan and leave only one younger brother, Itachi's level of defiance is quite explosive in all the worlds.

For such unlucky children, more psychological counseling and education should be provided to lead them on the right path.

I don't know how long he will stay in the Naruto world. Don't wait for him to retreat. What kind of unnatural thing did this boy Itachi do again?

"Itachi, if you were asked to choose between your family and your village, what would you choose?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly asked a question from his soul, making Itachi stunned.

Family and village? Itachi remained silent for a long time without making a choice.

This actually made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel more at ease. It was normal to have no way to make a choice.

There are two younger brothers in the family, and there are clan members who work hard for the village. Shouldn't the family and Konoha be one? Why make a choice?

"If you are faced with a problem that you cannot choose, the only solution is to become stronger. At the same time, in order to prevent this situation from happening, making yourself as strong as possible is the best choice."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's words made the three little ones thoughtful, but Anko didn't listen at all. She only felt that what Sarutobi Hiruzen said made sense, but she didn't take it to heart at all.

And Kabuto and Itachi both thought of the people they wanted to protect.

Only by becoming stronger can you protect what you want to protect.

"Okay, let's have barbecue!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted the two people's thinking. The venison was already roasted. He took out some seasonings and sprinkled it on, and the fragrance was emanating.

There are very few delicacies in Naruto, most of which are foods that are more in line with neon tradition, and Sarutobi Hiruzen is not used to eating them.

However, I still like barbecue, but few people in the village know how to barbecue.

I didn't expect to be able to taste such delicious food when I was out on a mission. Hongdou took a big bite of the barbecue and said vaguely.

"Kabuto, Itachi, you two hurry up and eat! It's so delicious!"

Seeing Anko's appearance, Kabuto and Itachi relaxed a lot, with smiles on their lips, and they ate barbecue together around the campfire.

There was no talking all night, and the atmosphere in the team was obviously much better the next day.

The destination is getting closer.

The Kingdom of Kong where the Kong Ninja Village is located has been destroyed by Konoha, but it may be easy to completely wipe out a Ninja Village, but it is difficult to wipe out a country.

Therefore, the recovery of Kong Ninja Village is a normal thing, but Kong Ninja is still very calm under the leadership of Shennong.

The Kong Ninja have been operating secretly for two or three years. If things develop normally, the Kong Ninja Village will still develop in secret for about ten years before launching an attack on Konoha.

The current Kong Ninja has little strength, and even whether Shen Nong can rely on his own secret skills to open the Eight Gates Dunjia is a question.

"We're almost there. According to the intelligence, the base of the Kong Ninja is now under the ruins of the Kong Ninja Village!"

Kabuto pushed up his glasses and told him the information he got from Orochimaru.

If it were anyone else, it might be difficult to find the Kong Ninja's base, but this time there was a member of the Hyuga clan who came to collect information.

When I came to the ruins and took a look, I found that this group of Kong Ninjas actually built a fortress under the original ruins!

This fortress can fly into the air using chakra, which is a perfect black technology.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked ahead. The former ruins had turned into a forest, but he could still feel a trace of evil aura, which should be the so-called zero tail.