Chapter 32: A Test of Orochimaru (Edited)

After a brief silence.

Hiruzen unhurriedly took out his pipe, took a puff of smoke, looked at Suikazan and the Jounin of Kumo, and then said, exhaling smoke, "This is the end of the Chuunin examination."

Shinku Yuhi, who was standing next to him, suppressed the shock in his heart and turned to Suikazan, "Yes, there is only one participant left, the third stage is not possible."

It seems that Kirigakure intended to demonstrate the horror of the blood mist village by eliminating all the teams during the second stage and having the Chuunin examination completed early, this goal is finally completed, but his team was completely eliminated.

No one could have predicted such an outcome.

As Yuhi looked at the screen and smiled softly, watching as Yeruashi took the scrolls and headed to the Central tower.

Anyway...

Good job, son of the White Fang!

...

Out of the Central Tower.

Yeruashi walked towards the entrance, here he met the chief examiner of the second stage Shinku Yuhi.

"Congratulations on passing the second stage of the Chuunin exam."

"This should be the last stage, right?"

"It looks like Kiri and Kumo's teams were hunting other teams, I have all the scrolls here."

Shinku already knew about this and wasn't surprised, but seeing Yeruashi take out all the scrolls, he sighed willingly.

Only one person passed the second stage of the Chuunin examination.

This is the first such case since the creation of this examination system.

No one expected Yeruashi, previously always hidden in the shadow of his younger brother, to have such an amazing talent, whether in strength, mentality or tolerance, he is better than Kakashi.

"You're right, the third stage has already been cancelled. "

" Follow me, Lord Hokage is waiting for you ".

Of course, Hiruzen is already here.

Yeruashi was not surprised, he nodded and followed Shinku, soon they entered the central hall of the tower on the second floor, where the Hokage was.

Yeruashi's eyes flashed for a moment, showing surprise when Orochimaru stood next to Hiruzen.

"Orochimaru was the main examiner of the third stage? No, he shouldn't be..."

A thought flashed in Yeruashi's head, the grade of the chief examiners was already higher than the standard, someone like Orochimaru could be one of them.

Yeruashi dismissed this thought, he stepped forward and saluted the Hokage, "Lord Hokage."

After walking down the hallway and greeting Hiruzen, Yeruashi felt two not very kind looks on him.

These cold and hostile looks belonged to Kiri's Suikazan and the unknown Jounin of Kumo.

"..."

Yeruashi's gaze met Suikazan's for a moment, then returned to Hiruzen, who was not at all afraid of the two Jounins of the enemy villages.

Now he will have a hard time dealing with Jounin, especially Suikazan, one of the seven Mist swordsmen, whose strength should be close to Kage level.

But this is Konoha.

There are several Konoha Jounins present, not to mention Hiruzen and Orochimaru,

Suikazan and Jounin Kumo just looked at him with coldness and hostility, not even daring to release a hint of murderous intent.

As for the future...

If they were to meet on the battlefield, given Yeruashi's growth rate, he wouldn't necessarily be weaker than the two of them, perhaps by then he would have surpassed Jounin level by reaching Kage level.

"Congratulations on successfully passing the Chuunin exam."

"You have shown well and as of today you are a Chuunin of Konoha, never forget that!"

" Yes."

Yeruashi bowed.

Orochimaru, who was standing nearby, lifted the corner of his mouth, showing a hint of a smile, and said, "In the past, your father was kind to me and even helped me a little...do you recognize me, Yeruashi?"

Seeing that Orochimaru seemed interested in him, Yeruashi thought of something and turned to him, "You must be one of the three legendary Sannin, Lord Orochimaru."

Orochimaru smiled and spread his arms to the sides, "Given this incredible talent, it will be difficult for an ordinary Jounin to become a good mentor for you, how about... you become my disciple?"

Yeruashi's eyes flashed and in his mind, instantly, a myriad of thoughts arose.

The situation becomes problematic.

How can he refuse this offer?

Hiruzen was surprised by these words of Orochimaru, he barely frowned and after a brief thought, he suddenly made a decision, "In that case, from now on, you are following Orochimaru, Yeruashi."

Yeruashi: "????"

What the hell!

I didn't even have time to say anything!

Now he was trying to deal with Danzo, but got caught in a snake pit halfway through?

The corners of Yeruashi's mouth twitched.

Becoming a disciple of Orochimaru is undoubtedly a great danger, just look at his students of the original, almost all of them received a "gift" in the form of a cursed seal.

But still becoming Orochimaru's disciple has its advantages, on the one hand, it will eliminate the threat of Danzo, on the other hand, Orochimaru has great knowledge in the field of ninjutsu.

It's like riding a fierce tiger... no, more like riding a slithering snake....

Thinking about it, Yeruashi couldn't help but sigh.

Since Hiruzen had already made that decision, he couldn't refuse and even guessed why it had happened.

Now Hiruzen still hasn't completely decided on a candidate for the position of the Fourth Hokage, although Orochimaru's character is a bit doubtful, but Minato is still too young, he is far inferior to Sannin in terms of experience and merit.

Although Hiruzen is leaning more towards Minato's candidacy, he has not yet made a final decision at this time.

If he rejects this proposal to Orochimaru, while making Kakashi a student of Minato, not to mention some criticism from the village, in the first place, Orochimaru himself will be very dissatisfied with this.

Now the situation in the ninja world is very tense.

It is necessary to maintain maximum stability within the village.

"..."

Hearing Hiruzen's words, Orochimaru smiled slightly, at this moment, the Sannin still hoped to take the position of the Fourth Hokage, on the one hand, he made this offer because of Yeruashi's incredible talent, and on the other hand, he checked Hiruzen's attitude.

You can't handle everything on your own. To maintain the stability of the village, the Hokage must have a worthy successor as an assistant.

The decision to transfer the genius Kakashi under Minato's leadership contains a deep subtext, this suggests that Minato is among the leading candidates for the position of the Fourth Hokage.

After learning of this, Orochimaru decided to test Hiruzen's attitude.

If Orochimaru's attempt to take Yeruashi as an apprentice was stopped by Hiruzen, it would indicate that he is not among the candidates for the Fourth Hokage position, but the decision suggests that the final choice has not yet been made.

"But I don't know who you will choose in the end... Sarutobi-Sensei..."

Orochimaru muttered in his heart as he looked at the Third Hokage.