Reincarnated as Naruto, Garp template

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke, his cloudy eyes flashing with sharpness.

"On the surface, I will have the undercover agents infiltrate and investigate."

"Secretly, I hope you can help me."

Upon hearing this, Kazan asked him a question.

"Does Minato know about this?"

"I will discuss it with him when I get back."

Come on.

Although he has become Hokage, the power is still currently in the hands of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Think about it too.

The Anbu was supposed to be the Hokage's direct subordinate force, but now it is controlled by Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with the Sarutobi clan behind him and their years of cultivation in Konoha.

Minato Namikaze still has a long way to go before he can completely take over Konoha.

"If it's confirmed that Orochimaru has restarted research on the First Hokage's cells... what will you do?"

Jiraiya raised the wine glass to his lips, but did not drink it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not reply, but silently smoked his cigarette.

Because even he himself didn't know how to handle the situation when that time came.

Perhaps they'll lock them up first, and we'll make other plans later.

........

Hiruzen Sarutobi is gone.

Orochimaru was once his most prized disciple, on whom he placed high hopes, and was once his top choice for Hokage.

Having come this far, he probably doesn't feel good about it.

Jiraiya watched Hiruzen Sarutobi leave and said to Kazan and Tsunade, "Tsunade, Kazan, I hope you can entrust this matter to me."

"This is my grandfather!"

"I know, but I still hope you won't do anything. I will give you a satisfactory explanation."

Jiraiya's expression was serious, not like he was joking.

“No problem, I didn’t want to get involved in this kind of thing in the first place.” Kazan agreed readily.

then.....

That's how it was settled.

Kazan returned to his home in the Dead Forest and briefly recounted what had happened.

According to the original work, Orochimaru's defection occurred before Minato became Hokage.

The Anbu arc records it very clearly: at that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the pursuit of Orochimaru, when he was still the Hokage of Konoha.

"However, my appearance allowed Konoha to extricate itself from the Third Shinobi World War earlier."

Will the outcome be different this time?

"A third-generation old man, can you really bring yourself to do it?"

Kazan took off his clothes, turned over, and fell asleep.

Jiraiya, along with Hiruzen Sarutobi, launched a secret investigation.

Approach it from both the light and dark aspects simultaneously.

Thanks to their tireless efforts, the matter was quickly investigated and clarified.

In just one month, they confirmed that Orochimaru had restarted his research on the First Hokage's cells, and that it had even progressed to the stage of human trials.

"Lord Kazan, the Third Hokage requests your presence!"

On this day, when the Dark Guard appeared before him, Kazan already knew.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, as always, could not bring himself to harm his most prized disciple.

"I see."

Kazan left those words behind, leaped into the air, and crashed into the Hokage's office in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Tsunade all gathered together.

Along with Danzo, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado.

"There's a pretty full group of people here. Tell me about it."

Kazan's gaze swept over Danzo.

If he remembers correctly, Orochimaru was able to escape the Land of Fire with Danzo's full support.

"We have investigated and found that Orochimaru has restarted the First Hokage's cell research and has already progressed to the human experimentation stage."

"Human experimentation... How many children from the village were kidnapped by him?"

"They are not children from the village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked somewhat forlorn as he said, "It was a ninja clan called the Ibri clan. They provided Orochi with research material..."

"The Ibri clan?"

"Yes, they are a ninja clan that can turn their bodies into smoke. Because they couldn't stably control this ability, many members of the clan died. It was Lord Orochimaru who helped them stabilize their ability."

Minato Namikaze explained, "Because of this incident, the Ibri clan became completely devoted to Lord Orochimaru, and the children used for human experiments were also provided by the Ibri clan."

The Ibri clan.....

I do seem to have heard of this name before, because it's not from the original manga, but a race created for the TV series.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

"Bring them to Konoha... If necessary, to ensure the village's techniques are not revealed, they can be killed on the spot."

Ultimately, the village prevailed over personal desires.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi said those words, his eyes dimmed.

"I see. Jiraiya has already left first?"

"Yes, Jiraiya-sensei gave chase immediately upon receiving the news." Minato Namikaze looked at Kazan and said, "Kazan, if you find any experimental subjects still existing within the Ibri clan... bring them all back to Konoha. Also, try not to harm them."

They found no test subjects in Orochimaru's laboratory, suggesting they might be hidden among the Ibri clan.

"it is good."

Kazan understood what Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi meant.

the first.

The village's techniques must not be revealed; if necessary, we will not hesitate to kill Orochimaru.

second.

Ensure that all Wood Release test subjects belong entirely to Konoha.

Both of these things are extremely important to Konoha and cannot be lost.

Kazan stopped talking nonsense, stepped onto the air, and flew at high speed in the direction Orochimaru had fled.

"Then, I'll have the Roots pursue them as well."

Danzo left the office.

Immediately after the incident, Danzo ordered the Root ninjas to take control of the Ibri clan and have them fully assist Orochimaru in his escape.

Orochimaru still has value to him.

Research on Wood Release has made progress, and the first experimental subject has even been successfully created.

Although it does not yet possess the earth-shattering power of the First Hokage, it gives Danzo hope of reviving Wood Release.

Orochimaru cannot die!

Upon returning to the base, he immediately ordered his men to provide support.

"A, take some men to assist Orochimaru and make sure he can escape the Land of Fire."

"Furthermore, Kazan has already set off. If you are discovered by him, you will no longer be considered Konoha ninjas."

"Yes!"

The Root ninja codenamed A did not hesitate for a moment.

All the Root ninjas had been brainwashed by Danzo and believed themselves to be defenders of Konoha walking in the darkness.

Even if Danzo ordered them to die, they wouldn't even flinch.

Chapter 185 Learn Wood Release and see what you can do

People at the root are terrifying.

Having undergone brainwashing-style training, they believe that everything they do is right and is for the purpose of protecting Konoha.

They use this reason to drive themselves to keep wielding the butcher's knife, and never feel any remorse.

Boom~

A massive sonic boom echoed through the sky; Kazan had already passed through Konoha's great barrier to track them.

However, he quickly slowed down to observe the marks left by Jiraiya.

Observation Haki cannot detect this mark.

Even so, he found the Ibri clan in the Namikaze Mizuki Gate in just half a day.

"Where is Orochimaru?"

Kazan descended from the sky, only to be met with wisps of mist; he could see no one.

But Kazan knew that the Ibrahim were in that cloud of smoke, which contained a large amount of life energy.

He even heard what the other person was thinking.