"He is stronger again!"
Terumi Mei was very unhappy to see that
Chao Yanqian defeated the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Ghost with just one blow.
Terumi Mei possesses two types of bloodline limits, and she is very talented, so she has always been the most shining genius in Kirigakure (the Hidden Mist Village). She is confident that even in the entire Ninja World, her talent is one of the best.
But this Chao Yanqian is like a freak. The last time she saw him, he faced a few Mist ninjas and had already fallen into a bitter battle, but this time he defeated the elite Jonin Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Ghost with just one blow.
Although there is also the reason that the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Ghost underestimated the enemy, the strength of Chao Yanqian is definitely not to be underestimated.
Moreover, the change in Chao Yanqian gave people a cold feeling, which made them shudder.
Seeing that the Mist ninjas were stunned by him, Chao Yanqian chuckled and said, "Since I have been discovered by you, I can't stay in the Land of Water to investigate anymore, so I'll see you next time!"
"Also..." At this point, he turned his head towards Terumi Mei and said with a smile, "Hey! If I come to the Land of Water next time, and if fate lets us meet again, I will tell you a secret."
"What's the secret?" Terumi Mei asked.
"Bye-bye!" Chao Yanqian apparently didn't want to answer. As soon as the words fell, he disappeared instantly.
As the Fifth Mizukage in the original work, Terumi Mei's strength is beyond doubt. If there is a chance, Chao Yanqian can tell her the information about "Masked Obito controlling the Fourth Mizukage" so that she can end the civil strife in Kirigakure earlier.
The intelligence about the Fourth Mizukage is very important, and Chao Yanqian plans to use this intelligence to make a deal with Terumi Mei.
"It's still most comfortable at home!" Looking at the dusty hut, Chao Yanqian whispered to himself.
After becoming a ninja, Chao Yanqian saved money and bought a house. Although the house was not big, it was still Chao Yanqian's home in this world. After living there for a long time, he had developed some feelings for it.
He summoned a shadow clone to do a general cleaning, and then Chao Yanqian headed to the Hokage's office to report the itinerary of his trip.
Regarding the Sage Mode, Chao Yanqian intended to report it to the village. After all, Chao Yanqian had cultivated Sage Mode at Ryuchi Cave, and after entering Sage Mode, his whole body was still surrounded by a snake-shaped chakra, which had no direct relationship with Orochimaru.
Unless Chao Yanqian doesn't use Sage Mode in front of Konoha ninjas, this matter will eventually be known to the village.
"Fourth Hokage-sama, Third Hokage-sama! It's been a long time!" Chao Yanqian saluted.
"It's Chao Yanqian! When did you come back?" Bo Feng Shuimen asked enthusiastically.
"I just got back, so I came to report!" Chao Yanqian said.
"It's been four months since you left. It seems that your strength has improved a lot!" Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked at Chao Yanqian with a smile. The Third Hokage clearly felt the change in Chao Yanqian not just the change in temperament. He had become more gloomy, and when facing him, was not as cautious as before.
Obviously, Chao Yanqian's strength had greatly improved during these four months. Even when facing the two Hokages, he had enough confidence.
"Third Hokage-sama has keen eyesight. This trip indeed improved my strength a lot!" Chao Yanqian smiled.
As for his own changes, Chao Yanqian hadn't actually noticed much, but as his strength improved, his confidence increased significantly.
Whether staying in Konoha or defecting from the village, Chao Yanqian was now fearless.
But comparatively, staying in Konoha provided more resources. If he defected, he would have to start all over again and Chao Yanqian had no interest in raising subordinates like Orochimaru did.
Rather than spending time training subordinates, it was better to focus on improving his own strength.
"Haha! It seems that the results of this practice are quite fruitful!" The Third Hokage laughed.
"One thing, I must explain to the two Hokage-sama!" Chao YanqianQ said.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Bo Feng Shuimen asked in surprise.
[Yin Seal Release]
Without any nonsense, Chao Yanqian directly entered Sage Mode. No matter how many words he spoke, nothing was more direct than Sage Mode.
"Yep!?"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
With the eruption of Sage Mode, several figures flashed into the Hokage office five elite ninjas from the Anbu directly surrounded Chao Yanqian. The Third Hokage and Bo Feng Shuimen also got up instantly, their bodies tensed, guarding against him.
"Sorry! It's a misunderstanding. I have no intention of attacking. I just wanted to explain this to Hokage-sama!" Chao Yanqian bitterly smiled and withdrew from Sage Mode. "Third Hokage-sama, you should be able to feel it!"
The Third Hokage waved his hand, and after the Anbu withdrew, he questioned Chao Yanqian: "You really have ties with Orochimaru!"
"It's a deal! When Orochimaru defected, I made a deal with him. He gave me the summoning contract of Ryuchi Cave!" Chao Yanqian confessed.
Unless he never used Sage Mode again, he couldn't hide this. So on the way back to Konoha, Chao Yanqian had already thought about how to explain it.
A clever lie is three parts truth and seven parts falsehood. To hide things from the Third Hokage such an old fox it was impossible to tell the complete truth.
"Then what did you pay him?" The Third Hokage asked deeply.
"I let him go, and he gave me the summoning contract of Ryuchi Cave!" Chao Yanqian replied.
At this time, Chao Yanqian no longer cared how the Third Hokage viewed him whether he trusted him or not. With the increase in strength, the Third Hokage could no longer control him easily.
Although Konoha's secret forbidden techniques were still very tempting, even without the Third Hokage, Chao Yanqian could obtain them from Shimura Danzo.
Compared to gaining the trust of the Third Hokage, it was much easier to exchange benefits with Danzo.
After experiencing so much, Chao Yanqian understood that some things he had done could never be completely hidden from the Third Hokage. Unless Chao Yanqian completely stopped taking action, that doubt would never disappear.
As for how the Third Hokage would deal with him after this confession, Chao Yanqian was not worried.
With so many meritorious deeds protecting him, if the Third Hokage casually labeled him as a missing-nin, he wouldn't be able to explain it to the villagers.
"You... why did you do this!?" The Third Hokage was both angry and disappointed.
"No way I want strength, so I had to do it!" Chao Yanqian said. "Third Hokage-sama, Fourth Hokage-sama, I'm confessing this to you today just to tell you: although some of my actions oppose your will, I am still a Konoha ninja. I will not be as insane as Orochimaru, nor will I ever do anything to harm Konoha."
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