"No problem. I guess I was overthinking it. Since that's the case, I won't bother you any longer."
Having been refused, Sakumo felt a sense of regret. He didn't linger, standing up decisively to leave.
"Did Senior leave?"
Not long after Sakumo left, Tsunade arrived.
Their houses were next to each other, so Sakumo's visit hadn't escaped the attention of
Tsunade, who had been lazing around at home.
"He's gone."
Xin tidied up the table and said,
"He wanted me to take Kakashi as a disciple and partner with the Hatake clan."
"Wouldn't refusing be a bit inappropriate?"
"I'm not aiming to become Hokage. What would I need supporters for?"
Xin was exasperated.
If this kind of support was offered to Orochimaru, it might have been useful.
No, even Orochimaru wouldn't accept it.
Because as long as Sakumo couldn't let go of his samurai spirit, almost no one would choose to work with him.
Xin had no such intentions, and Tsunade hadn't shown any interest in competing for the Hokage position either.
Besides, the Third Hokage was still perfectly fine; it wasn't like he'd give up his position anytime soon.
Instead of dwelling on useless thoughts, why not do something fun, like...
"Xin, call Kushina and Minato over; let's play mahjong."
"..."
Tsunade hadn't even gotten over her obsession with poker and 'Run Fast,' and now she was hooked on mahjong.
Xin somewhat regretted introducing these games.
His intention had been to give Kushina something to do in the village so she wouldn't be bored and could pass the time by playing cards.
As a result, Kushina only played occasionally, while Tsunade, the big spender, got completely hooked.
"Orochimaru-sama, this is the information collected by the Anbu. According to the intel, a large number of Mist Village ninja are gathering and constructing military facilities on several islands, clearly preparing to defend against us using the islands as stepping stones to attack Mist Village."
"Is there any new information from the Land of Rivers?"
Orochimaru stared at the map, his pale face etched with exhaustion.
From preparing for war to now, where both sides were constantly testing each other, everything had gone beyond his expectations.
Mist Village had been incredibly cunning-more specifically, Yagura, that small guy, was extremely crafty. He never engaged Konoha directly, just resorted to constant harassment and underhanded tricks.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Land of Fire and Konoha lacked sufficient warships, they kept ambushing Konoha forces.
To prevent Konoha from using the islands as stepping stones for an attack, they were even building military installations on the islands, linking them together like a chain.
If Konoha dared to use the islands as a springboard, they would be immediately surrounded by Mist Village's army.
To make matters worse, with the onset of war, the sea was constantly shrouded in mist. Not only was visibility limited, but even Konoha's sensory ninja were significantly affected.
"There's nothing new as of now."
Nara Shikaku hadn't expected the war to evolve like this either.
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