Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 305 The clan chief asked me to pass on a message to you...

Seeing Orochimaru acting strangely, Jiraiya leaned closer and whispered, "Orochimaru—do you actually really want to be Hokage?"

"I didn't!" The number 10 appeared above Orochimaru's head.

"Why are you being so sarcastic without you?" Jiraiya asked incredulously.

Orochimaru: ————

"Commander Jiraiya, if you don't assign me a mission, I'll just do it on my own." Orochimaru smiled as he looked at Jiraiya.

"Uh—you're going to mentor graduates—then do as you please," Jiraiya said helplessly.

Orochimaru wants to be Hokage but won't admit it!

As for the fact that Jiraiya wasn't cut out to be Hokage, Akaishi believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi must have known that as well.

The reason I said that in front of Orochimaru was to deliberately provoke him.

Orochimaru understood perfectly well; he was just being stubborn.

Sure enough, what did Akaishi say again—"Brothers are at odds, and the old man is without virtue"?

After Orochimaru led Nawaki out, Akaishi greeted Jiraiya and then immediately followed.

"Akaishi-kun, is there anything else your teacher wants to tell you?" Orochimaru continued in a sarcastic tone.

"No, I have something I need to talk to Captain Orochimaru about," Akaishi said.

"Oh? Do you want to learn some forbidden technique again?" Orochimaru said deliberately.

"No, no, no, I have something good to say about Captain Orochimaru—" Akaishi immediately said, explaining that he wasn't there to ask Orochimaru for anything, but to help him!

"Good news?" Orochimaru's smile remained unchanged, as if he didn't believe it.

"This—" Akaishi said, looking at Nawaki, clearly wanting him to avoid the topic.

Rope Tree: ————

Akaishi waved his hand at him as if to shoo him away. Seeing this, Nawaki looked at Akaishi angrily and asked, "What are you pretending for?"

"Nawaki, go and practice the ninjutsu I taught you before," Orochimaru said.

"Yes—humph, I'll go find Sister Lanwu!" Rope Tree agreed, then muttered to Akashi in a low voice.

"What good news do you have, Akaishi-kun? You can tell me now," Orochimaru asked calmly.

"Captain Orochimaru, you—are you looking for Ryuchi Cave?" Akaishi asked in a low voice.

Orochimaru's expression immediately changed upon hearing this, but he forced a calm demeanor and asked, "Hmm, do you have any clues?"

Akaishi shook his head.

Seeing this, Orochimaru twisted his sleeves, seemingly wanting to summon a small pet as a reward for Akaishi.

"It's not a clue, it's that someone invited me to Ryuchi Cave," Akaishi corrected sternly.

Orochimaru paused for a moment upon hearing this, then looked at Akaishi suspiciously and asked, "Who invited you?"

"This matter concerns the secrets of my Uchiha clan. I remember that after you, Captain Orochimaru, came, I mentioned it to the clan head. The clan head also greatly admires Captain Orochimaru, so—" Akaishi went around in circles.

Orochimaru said directly, "I understand. This is the Uchiha clan's goodwill, and I will not reveal it."

Hearing that it was also related to the Uchiha clan, Orochimaru immediately became even more concerned. If it were just Akashi, Orochimaru would have suspected that this kid had been deceived.

"Actually—with the preparations made within the clan, I saw the chakra afterimage of the Sage of Six Paths, and the Sage of Six Paths gave me a reward. I thought of Captain Orochimaru, so I specifically chose the contract with Ryuchi Cave!" Akaishi said confidently.

Akashi didn't want to reveal the matter of repairing the seal, after all, there were too many wolves and not enough sheep for such a thing.

Moreover, Akaishi's statement made it seem as if the Uchiha clan was able to reliably summon Uchiha Hagoromo's chakra afterimages to reward the clan's geniuses, instantly elevating the Uchiha clan's prestige!

Orochimaru ignored the preceding parts and the explanation that he chose "Ryuchi Cave" for his own benefit.

"The contract of Ryuchi Cave?" Orochimaru's eyes narrowed.

"Yes, they said I can bring other people along—to learn Sage Mode!" Akaishi said righteously.

Upon hearing Akaishi directly mention "Sage Mode," Orochimaru became even more convinced.

but----

"However, the Sage of Six Paths also told me that although the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave is most suitable for our Uchiha clan, my body is definitely not able to withstand the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave now, and it will be very dangerous at that time, so I should make more preparations." Akaishi added.

Upon hearing Akaishi's words, Orochimaru's stern face unconsciously broke into a smile.

He understood what Akaishi wanted—

Moreover, for Orochimaru, this was really nothing compared to "going to Ryuchi Cave." Helping Akaishi strengthen his body was just a small matter!

"So that means—as long as your physical strength is sufficient, you can go to Ryuchi Cave?" Orochimaru confirmed again, after all, this Uchiha brat was no honest person.

"That's right, not only can I go, but I can also bring the rest of the Uchiha clan!" Akaishi said confidently.

Orochimaru: ————

Are you kidding me?

Orochimaru's sleeves began to twitch again.

"Of course, the clan leader also said that if Captain Orochimaru wants to go, it's just a matter of saying a word—" Akaishi immediately added.

"One sentence? That's not a good way to put it. Wasn't the Sage of Six Paths referring to the Uchiha clan?" Orochimaru retorted matter-of-factly.

To be precise, the Sage of Six Paths didn't say anything at all—he just didn't refute Akaishi's insistence.

"Yes, our clan chief said there are many unmarried women of marriageable age in the clan; it's all up to him—"

Akaishi added again.

Orochimaru: ————

That's the sentence, right?

Orochimaru immediately put on a stern face.

Marriage or becoming an adopted son-in-law is irrelevant to Orochimaru, but that doesn't mean he'll be fooled by the Uchiha clan.

"Ahem, Captain Orochimaru, of course those were all said by the clan leader—" Akaishi stepped forward and lowered his voice, "We're all friends here, right? It's hard for me to interfere in clan affairs, but this reward was given to me personally by the Sage of Six Paths—I've already decided that no matter what happens, as long as you want to go, Captain Orochimaru, I'll take you with me!"

"Anyway—I think that even if the Sage of Six Paths didn't say it, it might not be completely unyielding once it sees that White Snake Sage."

Orochimaru: ————

Seeing Akaishi approaching, Orochimaru rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "Okay, I understand—Akaishi-kun, you've been thinking of me so many good things. Whether I go or not, I'll help you improve your health first."

Orochimaru also realized that Akaishi was using a feigned retreat as a tactic, or rather—giving him the choice!

Whether or not he accepts the marriage alliance, or rather, "marrying into" the Uchiha clan, it doesn't affect Akaishi's decision to take him to Ryuchi Cave. However, Akaishi also said that without the Uchiha clan's identity, it's unclear whether the White Snake Sage will accept it.

What is the personality of the White Snake Immortal?

Orochimaru didn't know either.

However, Orochimaru knew that Manda had a bad temper and always showed reverence when mentioning the White Snake Sage.

Therefore, Orochimaru guessed that the White Snake Sage must also be an arrogant person.

This makes the situation very different from before.

Originally, it was "Marriage is fine, but I, Orochimaru, will not be threatened by your Uchiha clan," but now it has become "In order to make the White Snake Sage 100% agreeable, marrying into the family is not important."

"Captain Orochimaru—" Akaishi interrupted Orochimaru's thoughts again.

"Akaishi-kun, don't rush. Improving your physique isn't something that can be done in a day or two. I also need to make some plans." Orochimaru thought he was in a hurry.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was—um—if you really want to become Hokage, just pretend you didn't hear the clan leader's suggestion—" Akaishi whispered, trying to persuade him.

"I don't want to!" Orochimaru said angrily, then added, "Don't listen to that Jiraiya's nonsense!"

"Yes, yes, yes—then you can consider it first." Akaishi said, and left directly.

After Akaishi left, Orochimaru still kept a straight face as Akaishi spoke. Now Orochimaru was considering the pros and cons between "making sure the White Snake Sage was 100% satisfied" and "whether the old man would be dissatisfied with this."

Even if Akaishi hadn't said it, Orochimaru wasn't without this worry in his heart.

However, after being directly confronted, Orochimaru began to consider the choice directly.

Can the old man's ideas compare to the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave?

What Naruto?

I, Orochimaru, have no desire to become Hokage!

As for marrying into the Uchiha clan or marrying a woman from the Uchiha clan, those things have been overlooked in the face of these two matters.

Orochimaru didn't care about "marriage" in the first place.

"Marrying into another family" and such —

Orochimaru didn't care at all.

After all, "Orochi" wasn't a surname; he came from a commoner ninja family and didn't have a surname at all!

Akaishi was very satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations.

Regardless of Orochimaru's decision, at least my physical improvement is now secured!

It's not that Akaishi insisted on taking shortcuts —

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It was the tone of the Sage of Six Paths that made Akashi realize that if he were to improve his physique through "physical training techniques," he would be far from being able to do so.

For Akashi right now, training his physical skills is not a high priority. He can just use up his "stamina" every day. It would be too cost-effective to devote himself to training his physical skills.

and----

Judging from Orochimaru's reaction just now, Akaishi estimated that he would most likely agree in the end—especially after he pointed out Orochimaru's biggest concern!

As for what Hiruzen Sarutobi will think afterward—

Akaishi could only hope that he would think more positively!

Although it is very likely that Hiruzen Sarutobi will become more wary of the Uchiha clan as a result, both Kensuke and Akaishi felt it was worth it.

If Orochimaru were to marry into the Uchiha clan and become the Fourth Hokage, some of the resentment within the clan would be appeased.

However, Akaishi had to admit that marrying into the Uchiha clan, while seemingly gaining more support from the Uchiha, was actually a step away from becoming Hokage.

"But who are the eligible unmarried women in the clan? Orochimaru doesn't seem like a family man. What if something goes wrong later?" Akaishi muttered to himself.