Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, and realizing they weren't good at making such expressions, Danzo forced a smile and said:

"You don't need to feel ashamed. It's normal to be defeated when facing a powerful enemy."

What matters is not the present, but future growth.

After saying this, he looked at Kagura again, and said as if pointing something:

"To be honest, we also examined the scene and Jinjiao's body afterward."

Judging from the scene, Kinkaku was likely killed by a lightning ninjutsu that accelerated him over a long distance.

Strangely, the wound on his chest was smaller than we had expected.

At this point, a glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at Kagura, and he continued:

"It was about the size of a child's palm."

Facing Danzo's aggressive gaze, Kagura said without changing her expression:

"Yes, it is indeed very strange."

Unfortunately, we all fainted at the beginning and didn't know what kind of ninjutsu it was.

I think you should ask the Hokage about this directly, since he was the one who killed the enemy.

I don't think he'd mind explaining the specifics to you.

Seeing Kagura's impeccable composure, Danzo nodded slightly and said nothing more, only looking up at Hiruzen Sarutobi above him once more.

Sensing something was off, the other three looked at the two with suspicion.

But since they didn't know the details, they could only remain silent in the end.

The Hokage inauguration ceremony did not last long. After Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a speech in front of everyone, the celebration came to an end.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Danzo told everyone the location and time for tomorrow's meeting, and then left.

Afterwards, Jiraiya bid farewell to everyone.

Since being discharged from the hospital, he has been quite busy.

After Tsunade explained, Kagura realized that he was busy organizing books.

Jiraiya was quite lucky. Before being attacked by Kinkaku, he carefully stored the books he had brought from the Land of Whirlpools under a tree.

Then, that devastating battle miraculously avoided the tree where he hid his books.

After being discharged from the hospital the day before yesterday, he returned to the scene immediately and retrieved his precious books.

So he's been busy these past two days recording and categorizing those books.

Watching Jiraiya's departing figure, Tsunade pursed her lips and muttered:

"I feel like Jiraiya has changed a lot since graduating..."

Orochimaru responded gently from the side:

"We should be happy for Jiraiya that he has found something he loves."

With nothing else to do, the three decided to stroll around the streets together.

As she walked, Tsunade's eyes lit up when she saw a queue not far away.

That's a new fruit drink that's recently come out in the village.

Because of its unique flavor, it is very popular among young people, and there is always a long queue in front of the store.

Excitedly asking her two companions, Tsunade received negative answers from Kagura and Orochimaru, and then decided to go buy one by herself.

Watching Tsunade's figure queuing in the distance, Kagura and Orochimaru sat on a bench by the street to wait.

Not long after sitting down, Orochimaru suddenly spoke up and asked:

"Kagura, during that battle... were you really unconscious?"

Upon hearing this, Kagura turned to look at Orochimaru beside her, only to be met with his serious gaze.

Unlike the other two, who were rather oblivious, the intelligent Orochimaru seemed to have deduced some facts from Danzo's words.

Kagura pondered for a moment, then chose to confess:

No, not at all.

However, contrary to what you might imagine, I wasn't the main force in the battle; it was mainly thanks to Sarutobi-sensei.

I... I was just lucky enough to have been caught in an ambush.

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback upon hearing Kagura's frank words.

He didn't expect Kagura to tell him the truth directly.

In fact, this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision by Kagura, nor was it something she wanted to show off to her companions.

Rather, it was a choice he made after careful consideration.

After that battle, apart from Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya were both somewhat depressed.

Despite being overshadowed by Kagura, these geniuses did not actually encounter any major setbacks.

But in this battle, their opponent defeated them with just one strike, which was actually a significant blow to them.

With such emotions in mind, Danzo has now come before Orochimaru again, and Kagura can't help but worry about Orochimaru's potential corruption.

After considering all of this, he decided to confess to Orochimaru.

After all, given Orochimaru's intelligence, even if he doesn't confess, he will easily discover the truth later.

Will he experience any negative emotions at that time because of his concealment...?

As someone who has watched countless melodramatic stories, Kagura thinks this is a very likely development.

After digesting the meaning behind Kagura's words, Orochimaru lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he looked up at Kagura and said:

"Kagura, could you teach me how to train?"

???

Kagura was taken aback when he heard this. He hadn't expected the proud Orochimaru to make such a request of him.

After shaking his head slightly, he said to Orochimaru:

Orochimaru, you don't really need to be in such a hurry.

It's not that I'm unwilling, but that my path is not suitable for you.

I think you can look to Jiraiya's experience; you're sure to find your own opportunity too.

This was not him trying to appease Orochimaru.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated in the story, Kagura knew that there was a snake sage and a sacred land similar to Mount Myōboku in this world.

In reality, the "Three Legendary Sannin" of Konoha were the people who had the opportunity to live in three blessed lands.

Although Kagura didn't know how Orochimaru eventually entered the blessed land belonging to snakes, it wasn't difficult to guess by referring to Jiraiya's experience.

Hearing Kagura's words, which sounded almost comforting, Orochimaru didn't seem disappointed. Instead, he tilted his head and began to ponder.

Seeing Orochimaru deep in thought, Kagura thought for a moment and spoke again:

Orochimaru, are you still committed to your research into ninjutsu?

Upon hearing the word "ninjutsu," Orochimaru's eyes lit up.

He nodded hurriedly, then looked at Kagura expectantly, as if waiting for her to say something.

After hesitating for a moment, Kagura said something that shocked Orochimaru.

Have you considered human experimentation?

Chapter 26 No, why are you blushing?

Have you considered human experimentation?

Upon hearing Kagura's words, Orochimaru's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Yes, although his face was already quite pale, Kagura could clearly see that his complexion had become even paler.

As if breaking some taboo in his heart, Orochimaru trembled involuntarily as he said:

"Do you...do you know what you're saying?"

Human experimentation is a taboo throughout the entire ninja world.

Faced with Orochimaru's questioning, Kagura shrugged indifferently and calmly replied:

"I know, but there are still a lot of people doing similar things, aren't there?"

We cannot deny this.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru fell silent, indicating his acquiescence.

In fact, using human bodies to experiment with ninjutsu is not a big deal in this world.

They transplanted eyes to gain ocular powers and sealed the tailed beasts into their bodies, creating what are known as jinchūriki.

In fact, if we broaden our perspective, all countries are conducting human experiments, either openly or covertly.

Even Konoha, led by the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, was no exception.

In the original storyline, he cried out that he was heartbroken by Orochimaru's cruelty while tacitly accepting everything Danzo did.

The Yamato produced after studying the intercolumnar cells, and the many eyes that Danzo collected after the Uchiha clan was wiped out.

Didn't Hiruzen Sarutobi tacitly admit this as well?

However, Kagura's purpose at this moment was not to guide Orochimaru to the dark side, but to guide him in the right direction.

He continued:

"Of course, I am not saying that I support capturing civilians for human experimentation."

I believe that every research project can be conducted in stages.

When the initial risks are high, we can use mice or other animals to conduct experiments and analyze the data.

After all, like humans, these creatures also possess chakra within their bodies.