Minato was actually someone Orochimaru watched grow up, after all, he was Jiraiya's student, and the relationship between him and Jiraiya goes without saying.
So, Orochimaru was very certain that Minato was someone very similar to Jiraiya. Even if such a person was very smart, they wouldn't have any deep schemes.
But, things just happened to be so coincidental. After this battle, Konoha's Yellow Flash captured the Fourth Kazekage alive, ending a war. The scale of the battle was unimaginable.
He already had the foundation for rising to a higher position.
Moreover, now the Fourth Kazekage was offering a peace treaty in exchange for hoping that Minato could rise to the position of Fourth Hokage.
This was another huge driving force.
It was as if even the heavens were helping Minato.
At this point, even Orochimaru couldn't help but suspect, 'Could Minato truly be the Child of Prophecy from Jiraiya's words?'
And he himself... was destined to be the sacrificed piece abandoned.
Orochimaru's face showed no joy or sorrow, he simply said indifferently, "I will report all of this truthfully to Teacher Hiruzen."
Rasa nodded and instantly vanished, returning to the Sand's army camp.
Ebizo looked at Rasa with some surprise and asked, "You really agreed to Konoha's request?"
Rasa nodded, "Yeah, we should withdraw."
Ebizo almost thought Rasa had become a different person, like this Fourth Kazekage was actually a Konoha ninja using the Transformation Jutsu.
Although withdrawal was also what he had in mind, Rasa's change felt a bit unnatural. With his naturally cautious personality, he definitely wanted to figure out the reason.
So, he asked, "Why did your thoughts change in just a brief moment? What exactly did the Yellow Flash say to you? Are you sure you weren't affected by a genjutsu or similar jutsu?"
Rasa glanced at Ebizo, calmly saying, "My consciousness is very clear. I know exactly what I'm doing."
"As for the reason…", He spoke slowly, "Konoha is not as simple as it seems. There are undercurrents flowing beneath. We can gain enough benefits from it. What exactly those are, time will tell."
Seeing that Rasa was very clear-headed, Ebizo let out a sigh of relief.
He said, "As long as you're not being controlled, that's good. You're the Kazekage now, every decision is yours to make."
Suddenly, Rasa felt a heavy pressure. To be honest, bearing this pressure made him feel extremely weary inside.
No wonder both Chiyo and Ebizo, two highly respected elders, were unwilling to take this position.
But, at this moment, he had no choice but to hold on.
He raised his hand, just about to loudly announce to the Sand shinobi the decision to retreat, when Chiyo stopped him.
Chiyo's gaze was solemn, "Rasa, wait."
Rasa was stunned, "Elder Chiyo, is there still something you want to do?"
Chiyo nodded, then looked toward the not-far-away Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, this old woman wants to see someone and speak a few words with him."
Orochimaru became interested, "Who do you want to see?"
Chiyo said calmly, "The son of White Fang, Hatake Kakashi. I inquired, he's a member of Minato's team. There's no reason that the Yellow Flash is here on the battlefield but he's not, right?"
Orochimaru licked his lips, "So it's Kakashi. He indeed came. But why do you want to see him?"
"If it's to use the ceasefire as an excuse to take revenge for your son and daughter-in-law, sorry, even if Teacher Hiruzen agrees, I won't allow it."
"After all, I am now the supreme commander of the Kikyo Pass battlefield."
Chiyo shook her head, "I just want to see him. Since the ceasefire has already been agreed upon, I won't make a move."
Orochimaru nodded and looked toward Minato, "Where is Kakashi?"
Minato smiled, picked up the Flying Thunder God kunai that Obito had given him, and infused chakra into it.
In the next moment, Obito's figure appeared.
Minato asked, "Obito, where's Kakashi?"
Obito was stunned. He thought Teacher Minato summoned him for something, but it turned out to be to find Kakashi.
Then, his figure disappeared again. Not long after, he appeared again with Kakashi.
All the surrounding people watching this scene, whether Konoha or Sand ninjas, felt a surge of envy.
Such a space-time ninjutsu, coming and going freely, even able to bring people, was simply too convenient.
It's just that to have such a person as an enemy is truly terrifying.
After being teleported over, Kakashi was also stunned.
Previously, he was in charge of monitoring the road behind Kikyo Pass leading to Sunagakure. One, to observe any signs of Sand's retreat; two, to see whether reinforcements would arrive.
Because he hadn't participated in the frontal battle over the past few days, he wasn't clear about many things.
He just looked around in confusion and asked, "Obito, what's going on?"
Obito also didn't know the reason and just looked at Orochimaru.
However, before Orochimaru could speak, Chiyo was already looking at little Kakashi, "You are White Fang's son. Though still young, you really resemble him."
Kakashi was stunned. He had seen Chiyo's portrait and knew she was a high-level figure of Sunagakure, a master on the level of a "Kage," as Obito said.
He narrowed his eyes, "You're the one who asked to see me. What's the matter?"
Chiyo's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Just like White Fang, no manners at all. When I heard your father died, this old woman cried her heart out."
Kakashi furrowed his brows, "What was your relationship with my father? I don't remember him mentioning you."
Chiyo couldn't help laughing loudly, "That's right. Why would Konoha's White Fang mention me?"
"After all, maybe my son and daughter-in-law were just some ninjas he casually killed like slicing vegetables."
"How could this old woman not cry her heart out? Now that White Fang is dead, who else can I take revenge on?"
Kakashi's eyes sharpened, and he said coldly, "So you're my father's enemy? Fine. I'll take on this grudge. What do you want?"
Chiyo's eyes narrowed, a wave of killing intent pressing toward Kakashi, "Kid, such a young age, yet quite bold. Your father's grudge, can you really bear it?"
Such killing intent, if directed at an ordinary ninja, even a jonin, would have a clear effect.
But because he had spent a long time with the monster that is Obito, Kakashi had long gotten used to such strong auras.
He just slowly drew the sword from his back and looked at Chiyo, "If you insist on fighting me, then let's fight!"
A trace of surprise flashed in Chiyo's eyes. She hadn't expected Kakashi to be completely unaffected by her killing intent.
'So it's true that a tiger's cub is no dog?'
'In a few years, Konoha will probably have another White Fang.'
While feeling envious, jealous, and hateful in her heart, she asked her question.
"I heard your father was forced to death by rumors. What do you think about that?"
This was truly a deadly question, especially in front of so many people.
Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at Chiyo.
'Sure enough, the older a person is, the dirtier their heart. She said she wouldn't trouble Kakashi, but now she is using words to force him into a corner.'
However, Orochimaru couldn't help but be curious, 'How will Kakashi respond?'
'It seemed that no matter what he says, it will be wrong.'
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