"oh?"

This was the first time Orochimaru heard such a strange angle of entry, and he motioned for him to continue.

Aida Masaki said: "If you want to create something from scratch and build a common ideal in this world, then you must learn from the first generation."

"Strong enough and naive enough, it can give everyone an illusory and unrealistic delusion."

"If you want this fragile ideal to stabilize quickly after the illusion is shattered and the leader is lost, then you must learn from the second generation."

"Strong enough and with enough means."

Orochimaru couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this: "According to your statement, Konoha has only been established for a few years and has already lost its original intention?"

"Isn't it?" Aida Masaki asked.

Orochimaru was startled.

Aida Masaki said in a calm tone: "Sakumo-sama's family has settled in Konoha since his father's generation. The Hatake clan is a samurai family. They have worshiped the name of the Iron Kingdom for generations, and their family's swordsmanship is famous in the ninja world."

"They came all the way from the Kingdom of Iron to come here. Do you know why?"

Orochimaru seemed to understand something and asked tentatively: "Because... the will of fire?"

"yes."

Aida Masaki smiled and said: "Wherever the leaves are flying, the fire is endless."

"What the first generation of adults wanted to build was a village where children would not have to go to the battlefield to fight."

"But Lord Sakumo said that he has been killing people since he was seven years old."

"The first generation only protected the children in the village during the years he was alive."

"Then death is like a lamp going out."

Saying that, Aida Shohui took out an apple from the fruit basket and took two bites. It was very crisp.

"In order to ensure that the ideals of the first generation of adults will not disappear, the choice of the second generation of adults is actually helpless."

"Sir Tobirama put aside his fantasies and worked down-to-earth to formulate the village's development strategy. He established a complete ninja village system for Konoha that all villages in the ninja world learned from: ninja school-anbu-hospital-guard force."

"In that era when everything was new and changing, let Konoha become the goal that all ninja villages chase."

"In just a few years, Konoha flourished as a 'ninja village' and became the most powerful village in the ninja world. It was no problem to defeat one against four in the first and second ninja wars.

."

"The second generation has fulfilled all its obligations."

"It's just that he couldn't protect all the children. Even at the end of the war, he had no choice but to send everyone to the battlefield."

After hearing this, Orochimaru was already subconsciously thinking about what his teacher had done.

However, in front of that barrier of knowledge and vision, his thinking seemed to be separated by a thin membrane that was difficult to break through.

Overly familiar people's names, beautiful and painful memories, gradually obscured Orochimaru's vision.

Just as the heavy barrier was lifted, Orochimaru suddenly pursed his lips.

Some don’t want to say it, and don’t want to say it anymore.

However, he still asked the subordinate in front of him as if asking for advice:

"Then what?"

Aida Masaki bit the apple and turned his head, looking at Orochimaru with calm eyes. He abruptly stopped the warm smile on his face and said lightly:

"Instead of relying on a half-year-old child, why not touch your heart and ask yourself?"

"Lord Orochimaru."

Listening to his faint words, Orochimaru looked at him in surprise.

He seemed surprised by his seriousness.

Aida Masaki's voice was surprisingly calm: "You only want to concentrate on the research of chakra. You once told me that you dream of exploring the ultimate in all arts in the world. Why can't you suppress your interest in the word [Hokage]?

"

"Don't you know better than outsiders?"

In an instant, Orochimaru was frozen in place.

Like being struck by lightning.

Aida Masaki's tone did not contain the slightest emotional ups and downs, biting an apple in his mouth and said unhurriedly:

"In the final analysis..."

"Do you really want to become Hokage?"

"Or, deep down in your heart, you are actually very eager to gain enough power to change something as much as possible. Where are the things you cherish?"

"Orochimaru."

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