Chapter 402: I misjudged you! Sarutobi Hiruzen!

"You are simply wallowing in degradation! I misjudged you! Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

Danzo turned and left in a huff.

Behind him, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched with a smile, not intending to stop him at all.

What a joke.

Why stop him? To actually get mixed up with Danzo?

Sarutobi Hiruzen sees things clearly now.

The current Senju clan's power is even greater than when Konoha Village was founded.

This is all because of Senju Xingye's series of decisions, which have gradually made the Senju clan an indispensable existence in the entire ninja world.

To destroy the current Senju clan, one must eradicate Senju Xingye.

But is that doable?

It is not.

Not to mention that more than half of Konoha's ninjas are on Senju Xingye's side.

Even if they all stood by as spectators, he and Danzo combined could not possibly be a match for Senju Xingye alone.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen has absolutely no such thoughts.

He just wants to enjoy life properly.

This is something he found hard to enjoy when he was Hokage before.

Having toiled for a lifetime, can he not enjoy himself now?

As for Danzo wanting to make a scene, let him make his scene.

It's impossible for him to stir up anything of note anyway.

Having left the Sarutobi clan grounds.

Danzo's expression remained gloomy.

He never expected that the good friend who once supported him the most would become so degenerate.

He had completely forgotten the teachings of their teacher, Senju Tobirama, before he died.

"Damn Hiruzen, he has completely lost his former backbone; it's truly shameful!"

"No choice, it seems I have to do it myself."

Whoosh!

Two Root ninjas appeared beside him.

"Go, keep a constant watch on the situation at the Senju compound. As soon as any of Senju Xingye's children appear, bring them to me immediately."

"Yes!"

The two acknowledged and vanished with a Body Flicker.

Danzo, with a gloomy face, walked toward the Root headquarters.

Originally, he had hoped to use Sarutobi Hiruzen's "good guy" persona to lure a few brats out of the Senju compound.

Now he can only adopt a backup plan: waiting for a rabbit to hit a tree.

After the incident with little Kurumi, Danzo discovered a breakthrough point.

No matter how strong you, Senju Xingye, are, how strong can your children be?

Once your children fall into my hands, won't you be at my mercy?

Thinking of this, Danzo revealed a classic villainous, sinister laugh.

"Hehehehe—"

……

Hokage Building.

Orochimaru's laboratory.

When Senju Xingye arrived, Orochimaru happened to be resting.

"What brings you here this time?"

Orochimaru didn't have a pleasant look the moment he saw Senju Xingye.

Every time Senju Xingye comes over, nothing good happens.

It's either urging progress or adding research projects.

This is far from what Orochimaru truly wants to research, severely dragging down his research progress.

Senju Xingye first looked around, and finding that Kabuto was not there, he asked casually.

"How come it's just you? Where is Kabuto?"

"Kabuto is in another laboratory conducting those experiments you like so much."

"Is that so? Then that's really hard work for him."

Senju Xingye smiled, then leaned in close to Orochimaru and asked softly.

"How is it? Any leads on the research?"

Orochimaru frowned deeply and said.

"What are you referring to?"

Senju Xingye nudged Orochimaru with his elbow and said with a wink.

"What else could it be? Naturally, it's the stuff in the Scroll of Sealing."

"What does that have to do with you?"

Orochimaru's brow furrowed even tighter.

His heart also subconsciously tightened.

He had already made some progress on the research of forbidden techniques.

But Orochimaru didn't know why Senju Xingye would suddenly ask about such things at this time.

Although looking at Senju Xingye's expression, it didn't seem like there was any need to be particularly worried.

But, one can never be too careful about such matters.

"Looking at you, it's clear there is progress."

Senju Xingye said with a smile.

"Which one has made progress? Is it Impure World Reincarnation, or something else?"

"Impure World Reincarnation? Are you still thinking about that technique?"

Orochimaru was stunned, then said with a sudden realization.

He still remembered the look of excitement in Senju Xingye's eyes when he first spoke to him about the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

However, the content made Orochimaru feel slightly uncomfortable.

Orochimaru considers himself a very cruel person.

But when facing Senju Xingye, he feels he can never compare to the other party.

That ability to squeeze people from both a mental and physical perspective is truly chilling.

"Are you still thinking about utilizing the dead?"

Orochimaru looked at Senju Xingye with a strange gaze.

Senju Xingye, however, didn't care at all.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the Second Hokage; who told him to create such an inhumane thing."

"I am merely a junior learning from the rich experience of a senior."

"And compared to the Second Hokage, I am at least more humane; unlike the Second Hokage, who created this technique entirely to pair with another forbidden technique."

Orochimaru suddenly became interested.

He licked his tongue and couldn't help but ask.

"Forbidden technique? What forbidden technique?"

Senju Xingye asked in surprise. ===== CHAPTER 406 =====