Morino Ibiki shook his head, a trace of deep self-blame flashing across his eyes. "At that time, I fell into Fujiwara Kirito's illusion and mistakenly dragged Asuma into the torture room. Various tortures were inflicted on Asuma, and although both sides felt the pain, mine was only mental. But he suffered both mental and physical torture. The situation is still not optimistic."
Kakashi sighed and consoled him, "You don't need to blame yourself. After all, no one expected that Fujiwara Kirito's illusion would be so powerful that even physical pain could not break it."
There was a brief silence.
After a while, Moonlight Hayate spoke first, breaking the silence. "Kakashi, did you just say that Sandou is dead?"
He was startled suddenly and recalled Kirito's words before he fell unconscious.
"It seems you heard it too," Kakashi nodded heavily. "Back then, Kirito said that cutting you with his sword saved you to some extent. It seems he wasn't lying. If you hadn't been injured, I'm afraid you would have been the one who died."
"I think he had expected this to happen, or he may have reached some kind of consensus with Orochimaru. I think the reason why Hokage agreed to let Sunagakure start the Chunin Exam early is probably related to Fujiwara Kirito or Orochimaru."
Just as Kakashi finished speaking, a breeze blew in from the window.
Following this, a leisurely and pleasant voice spoke, "You are worthy of being the Copy Ninja Kakashi. You can actually guess almost everything based on the details."
Hearing this voice, Kakashi, Might Guy, Morino Ibiki, and Moonlight Hayate were startled. Their faces became serious as they readied themselves and stared at the windowsill.
Kirito, dressed in a red-cloud and black robe, appeared silently in front of the window and sat on the windowsill with his legs crossed.
"Fujiwara Kirito!" Morino Ibiki shouted, glaring at Kirito with resentful eyes, almost spitting fire.
Kirito faced it calmly, without fear, and chuckled, "It seems you hate me very much. Is it because of Sarutobi Asuma? But it's better not to shout; it will only make you look weak."
"Asshole!" Morino Ibiki was furious and was about to charge at Kirito. But Might Guy, having learned from the last lesson and knowing that he had no chance of winning without opening the Eight Gates, clenched his fists and crossed them, posing a determined stance. "In that case, I will use the Eight Gates!"
"Don't act rashly, Ibiki and Guy. You have just recovered from serious injuries. If you activate the Eight Gates recklessly, your body will not withstand it."
Before the two could act, Kakashi immediately used his body flicker technique, extending his arms to both sides to block them while staring at Kirito.
"Fujiwara Kirito, you really haven't left Konoha. You didn't come here to fight this time. Tell me, what is your purpose?"
Kirito pursed his lips and a faint smile appeared on his face. "I just like talking to smart people. Don't worry. If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it last time. This time, not only will I not kill you, but I will help you."
"Help us? That doesn't sound like something an S-rank rebel ninja from Konoha would say." Kakashi's eyes showed suspicion. He didn't believe Kirito was so kind.
"What's so strange about this? I have no grudge against you. What I really hate are just the Konoha high-ranking officials. If it weren't for those two old guys, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo, maybe we would still be companions now."
Kirito smiled faintly. "Aren't you all very curious why Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly agreed to Sunagakure's request to start the official Chunin Exam early?"
"Let me tell you."
"Kakashi's guess just now was correct. This matter is indeed related to me and Orochimaru."
Kakashi frowned. "So, am I to understand that you and Orochimaru have teamed up? Or are you his subordinate?"
Kirito rolled his eyes at Kakashi in annoyance. "Even the Second Pillar who is practicing Chidori on the cliff can see that I'm stronger than Orochimaru. He wanted to obtain powerful strength from me to defeat his brother who killed his father and mother."
"I didn't expect you to use such a crude method of provoking me to get information. You really have bad taste."
"Then I'll tell you. Orochimaru asked me not to interfere with his actions this time in exchange for a certain forbidden technique of Konoha."
"For the sake of forbidden techniques, I agreed to his request."
"But this is just a digression, not what I want to say."
"Well, let me think about where to start."
At this point, Kirito's eyes revealed a hint of amusement, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's start from the day I beat you up and put you in the hospital more than 20 days ago."
"I'm sure you've heard that earlier that evening, all the heads of Konoha's major clans, including Jiraiya, were invited by the Hokage to gather at the Hokage building."
"And not long after that, rumors spread in the village that the Sandaime was about to step down as Hokage, and that the next Hokage would be succeeded by Tsunade, one of the Three Ninjas."
"What? Could it be that Hokage's resignation has something to do with you?" Morino Ibiki glared at Kirito.
Kirito smiled. "Of course. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen's original plan was to be Hokage until his death. How could a guy who values power so much willingly give up the position of Hokage that he secured after sacrificing countless ninjas?"
"In fact, it's not that Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to resign, but it has reached the point where he has to resign. Because of something that happened in the evening of that day."
Kakashi was stunned. "One thing?"
"Yes, one thing." Kirito had a wicked smile on his face. "Sarutobi Hiruzen cares most about his reputation. To some extent, he even values his reputation more than his own life."
"Because of what happened in the Forest of Death during the day, I exposed a lot of Sarutobi Hiruzen's scandals. Therefore, he was very worried about me."
"After completing all the cleanup work that day, he couldn't wait to call in his two advisors, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, as well as the leader of the Root Organization, Danzo, to think about how to deal with me."
"I'm also thinking about how to deal with them. Killing them would certainly relieve my hatred temporarily, but it would be too easy for these four old guys."
"I might as well go all out and use some tricks on them. Then I disguised myself as an Anbu and, in the name of Hokage, invited the heads of all the major families in Konoha to watch the show."
Might Guy swallowed and couldn't help asking, "What show?"
He had a vague feeling that it was something extraordinary.
(End of the chapter)
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