Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 158 Orochimaru's Ecstasy: What's it like to observe the Eight-Tails up close?

The flame, named Overlord, which Hiruzen Sarutobi ignited himself, instantly engulfed everyone present.

"A single punch can ward off a hundred more!"

Akimichi Torifu had half a piece of jerky still stuffed in his mouth, his face flushed, and he just instinctively roared along.

Even the usually composed Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were breathing rapidly at this moment.

They looked at the man standing in front of the map, whose back wasn't particularly tall, yet cast a shadow as large as a mountain, and only one thought remained in their minds.

Teacher... when you learned all this, did you feel gratified?

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly sat back down in the main seat.

He picked up the cup of tea, which had already cooled down, and gently blew on it.

This action was completely different from the fierce and murderous Hokage who had just slammed his fist on the table.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

The noise in the conference room subsided eerily with his action.

Everyone stared at him.

"Of course, war cannot be won with just passion."

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his teacup and spoke calmly.

Everyone nodded in agreement with this extremely calm statement.

Yes.

Anger solves nothing.

The will to fight also needs to be transformed into the most precise and effective killing.

Everyone's attention was once again highly focused.

They knew that what the Hokage was about to say would be the key to determining the course of this war.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze slowly swept over everyone present, finally settling on the disciple who had seemed enthusiastic from beginning to end.

Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, whose name was called, was slightly taken aback, then revealed a smile of interest and licked his lips.

"Teacher, what can I do for you?"

All eyes were now focused on Orochimaru.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow. Jiraiya wasn't in the village either; he'd only summoned Orochimaru... so this mission probably had nothing to do with me.

"I have an S-rank mission for you."

An S-rank mission!

These five words brought the atmosphere in the meeting room to another climax.

Tsunade's heart leaped into her throat. She looked at her companion, wondering what kind of important mission this guy was about to receive.

Wait, this really has nothing to do with me?

@Teacher? What about me??

Ignoring the astonishment of the crowd, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to speak clearly and eloquently in the conference room.

"Infiltrate the Land of Lightning and find their Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Then……"

He paused slightly, and his calm statement carried a chilling madness.

"Release the Eight-Tails."

"?!"

"Eight-Tails? Once you go berserk, then Kumogakure Village..."

The clan chief didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

That would be a catastrophe, with countless people caught up in it, and rivers of blood flowing.

"Lord Hokage, this..."

Mitokado Homura frowned, pondering for a moment, "If this is exaggerated and spread by Kumogakure, our Konoha's reputation will be..."

"Yan, reputation is certainly important."

Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted him.

"When they decide to turn their swords on our allies, they should have considered the consequences."

"When they imposed war on us, we should have been prepared to bear the consequences."

"All I know is that for every ninja who dies in Kumogakure, one less ninja might die in Konoha."

A deeper silence fell over the meeting room.

The hand that Nara Shika had been using to support his head had been lowered at some point.

He kept his head down, and no one could see his expression, but his slightly trembling shoulders betrayed his extreme inner turmoil.

Crazy.

too crazy.

But... that's brilliant!

Cut off the fuel supply at the root!

Just as the enemy was gathering their main force, preparing to deliver a fatal blow from the front, they set fire to their main camp.

A slightly hoarse yet incredibly excited laugh broke the silence.

"Haha...hahahaha..."

Orochimaru.

He stood up, and a dazzling light burst forth from his golden vertical pupils.

That wasn't the solemnity one would expect upon receiving a mission.

It's not a fear of war either.

Rather, it was an extreme ecstasy of scientists discovering a completely new experimental subject!

"Release...the Eight-Tails?"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and slowly licked his lips, his whole body trembling slightly with excitement.

"Spalashi!"

"Teacher, this is truly...a wonderful topic!"

"Observe the rampaging tailed beast up close, record its changes, and analyze its destructive patterns..."

"This is simply... a gift only God could give!!"

madman!

The same word popped into the minds of everyone present.

Looking at Orochimaru, who was caught up in a frenzy, they felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction as he observed Orochimaru's reaction.

That's why he chose Orochimaru.

For this disciple, his world consisted only of the unknown and the known.

This task presented him with a huge unknown.

No one is more suitable to carry out this task than him.

No one could have done it better than him.