Naruto: Are you worthy of being called Sage Mode?

Getting younger is definitely a good thing, but chakra is gone. Isn't this a joke?

"Okay, I'm already retired. It doesn't matter if I have chakra or not."

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't care, but his two sons still cared.

After all, in their hearts, their father is really the "strongest" Hokage.

For ninjas, chakra is their capital in living in this troubled world.

"You two, stop talking nonsense. How can Konoha use an old bone like mine in the future?"

He says that he is an old man, but his appearance is that of a middle-aged man, and he looks even more energetic than Shinnosuke.

Asuma and Shinnosuke looked at their father and didn't know what to say. They should let him go.

Shinnosuke and his wife quit ANBU and the two planned to have a child.

In addition, after Orochimaru came to power, he asked Shinnosuke to hand over the position to Kakashi. He also found that after Hiruzen Sarutobi retired, he lost his father's influence and he was not as comfortable in the ANBU.

Relationships are also part of strength, but in the end you still have to rely on yourself. Although Kakashi is much younger than him, Shinnosuke also knows that there is a high probability that he will not be able to defeat Kakashi.

As for Asuma, he doesn't know what he will do after he comes back. There is a high probability that he will become a leading Jonin.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is not planning to stay long when he returns home this time. He wants to move out of the Sarutobi clan's mansion and find a clean place at the edge of Konoha near the Death Forest.

Practicing does not necessarily mean staying away from the world, but it is still necessary to find a quiet place.

Now Sarutobi Hiruzen needs to build his foundation quickly.

He had laid the foundation for both Qi refining and foundation building, but his Qi and blood were empty, and his body was getting older. The longer he stayed in the Qi refining stage, the more it became a drag.

The Death Forest is rich in spiritual energy, and there are some beasts with spiritual energy in their bodies, and there are even some rare medicinal materials. However, if you want to find spiritual medicine, you will probably have to go to the tribe of psychic beasts and the three holy places.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was ready to visit the clan of the monkey demon clan when he reached the peak of his energy refining.

After all, the Sarutobi clan and the Saru Demon clan have been cooperating for a long time. Although they are not as close as the Inuzuka clan, they have more cooperation than their three disciples and the three holy places.

Not many people knew about the changes in Sarutobi Hiruzen. Shisui and Itachi didn't say much. After all, the two of them were still young, and the conflict between the village and the family had not yet reached the point where it became urgent.

Even when Sarutobi Hiruzen was in the village, no one recognized him as the Sandaime Hokage.

Everyone's attention was on Orochimaru, as well as Jiraiya and Tsunade who might come back.

Basically everyone believes that Tsunade will definitely come back and Konoha will move forward under the leadership of the Sannin.

Most people believe that the Sannin will bring different changes to Konoha, but more people believe that Orochimaru's behavior style may be the same as Danzo.

The newly established Ministry of Scientific Research is very worrying.

If either Jiraiya or Tsunade became Hokage, the people and the ninja clan might feel more at ease.

This was also convenient for Sarutobi Hiruzen, who asked the family to build a wooden house and started his own training.

Shinnosuke and Asuma discussed it and felt that this was actually quite good, but they felt a little disappointed.

To be honest, the two of them were very dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's previous actions, and they also knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi once wanted to train the two of them into the next generation of Hokage.

But after Hiruzen Sarutobi put down all his power, they more or less regretted it.

But it's pretty good now. The Sarutobi clan is far less powerful than other ninja clans. They don't have any secret techniques to show off, and there are even fewer people who can sign a contract with the monkey demon.

This is also related to the fact that the reproductive ability of the ape demon clan is not that strong.

Maybe it's good to be ordinary. They were both very happy to see that their father was much younger and looked like a vigorous and powerful man.

Jiraiya was still on the road very quickly. This time his purpose was very clear, so he didn't stop around to collect news and went straight to Tanshu Street.

Tanshu Street is located in the southwest of the Land of Fire, not too far from Konoha, but not too close either.

It took Jiraiya five days to get here.

As the largest flower street in the Land of Fire, it is full of casinos, pubs and other places.

However, there are very few ninjas here, most of them are businessmen and nobles.

When Jiraiya came here, he was naturally at home. Whether he could find Tsunade or not didn't seem to be that important. It was important to relax for a day first...

Of course Orochimaru didn't know, and Jiraiya didn't find Tsunade, but he was already relaxing.

There were many things he had to deal with, but most of them had to wait until Jiraiya and Tsunade came back.

Nara Shikaku, one of the Ino Shikacho, was invited by him to become Hokage's secretary and assistant.

Nara Shikaku thought about this for a night and chose to agree.

He also clarified his thoughts on what happened in Konoha recently. From the high-level meeting of Konoha a few days ago and the removal of advisors by the Sandaime, it can be seen that the Sandaime has completely delegated power.

Although Orochimaru didn't give everyone a very good impression, in the Ninja War, everyone knew that Orochimaru was definitely a reliable companion.

There were many bad rumors before, but after these few meetings, you can find that Orochimaru's temperament and tone are not as gloomy as before.

Now Orochimaru has a unique personality charm, and he might become a better Hokage than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

With the help of Nara Shikaku, Orochimaru focused entirely on research these days.

Becoming Hokage doesn't mean he stops research, he even has to put his research on the map.

Of course, not all research is made public, and a large amount is kept secret.

However, many simple studies can involve people in the village.

As a researcher, Orochimaru knew very well how important the development of science and technology was. The technological foundation of the ninja world was not bad, but due to the existence of ninjas and various giant beasts, technological development was greatly hindered.

When special abilities exist in a world, people will generally be more conservative in their thinking.

Today, Orochimaru had one more thing to do, which was to visit Danzo in the hospital.

"Master Orochimaru!"

"Master Fifth Generation!"

After becoming Hokage, Orochimaru had more admirers.

Even if he has some thoughts in his heart, on the surface he must have special respect for Orochimaru.

After arriving at the hospital, the patients and nurses were very excited to see Orochimaru.

For these little nurses, Orochimaru-sama is young, powerful and still the Hokage, so he is simply the best high-quality stock.

Orochimaru also didn't expect that he would meet so many admirers, and many young nurses would make secret glances at him.