In the ninja world, among ninjas, there's almost no such thing as personal revenge.
Both sides fight and struggle on the battlefield, for their family, for their village. They act for what is seen as 'right,' not for personal hate.
Even though, in all this life and death, ninjas are bound to feel hate for other ninjas.
Like how Chiyo of Sunagakure Village lost her son and daughter-in-law to Hatake Sakumo. Her grandson, Sasori of the Red Sand, became lonely because of it, even turning against the village later on. You could say her family's tragedy all started with Hatake Sakumo.
But even without the agreement between the two villages, Chiyo wouldn't try to get revenge on Hatake Sakumo, or his son, Hatake Kakashi.
It's the same with Tsunade. Her younger brother, Nawaki, died on the battlefield, and her lover, Dan Kato, had his insides ripped out. Because of this, she got a fear of blood and wandered outside the village for years.
But in all that time, did Tsunade ever get revenge on that ninja village or that ninja team? No, she didn't.
Basically, a ninja village is like a military group. There's no place for showing personal feelings here.
Yes, your son and daughter-in-law are dead, or your younger brother and lover are dead. But on the battlefield, it's not just your son and daughter-in-law, brother and lover who die. Aren't the people that others care about also important?
Or is it that, because you're strong, the people you cherish are important, but if you're weak, the people you cherish don't matter?
Fighting because of personal hate is selfish and thoughtless!
Tsunade left the village because she realized this, but emotionally, she couldn't accept it.
And the reason why there are so many problems and hatreds between ninja villages, that can't be fixed, is because there are many people like Tsunade in each village.
Personal feelings are kept down, and can only be let out during ninja wars.
So, clearly, in the eyes of these people, those who act selfishly because of personal hate or other feelings are very annoying.
Like Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru is doing something that will surely be criticized a lot by the ninjas in the village.
That's just how things are. Even if they don't dare to talk about it openly, they'll definitely show their dislike behind his back.
You can imagine that Orochimaru's reputation in Konoha will drop a lot.
Most of the people here are smart, and they quickly understood this future. They looked at Orochimaru with mixed feelings.
Even Hyuga Hizashi's sad face shook for a moment.
He and his son are in the Hyuga clan, and they often have to take the place of others. Orochimaru has nothing to do with this, so why would he make such a big sacrifice?
But you have to admit, this move is very clever. It brings all the arguments about the village onto Orochimaru as an individual.
No matter what the final result is, the blame will all fall on Orochimaru alone.
Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze flickered. He saw something familiar but also strange in Orochimaru. He couldn't help but feel a bit of both warmth and disgust.
But he quickly pushed down this strange feeling and laughed coldly inside.
After this, Orochimaru has no chance of becoming Hokage. Danzo finally believes that Orochimaru doesn't care about it at all.
And in Konoha now, Hiruzen is old and dying, and Jiraiya has fame and strength but always wants to wander around the ninja world. Who else can they rely on? Tsunade, that gambler?…
It's my destiny to rule Konoha!
Just thinking about the First Hokage cells surgery that's coming up, Danzo felt excited.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the calm and easy Orochimaru, then turned his eyes to Hyuga Hiashi, and his brow furrowed slightly.
To sacrifice Orochimaru's reputation for the Byakugan of the Main family, frankly, the Third Hokage wasn't happy about it.
But right now, this seems to be the best way to handle things. And he knows very well that Orochimaru doesn't care about these things.
Inside the Hokage meeting room, as Orochimaru stopped speaking, the quiet feeling became heavy. Everyone's thoughts were racing, but for various reasons, no one spoke.
After a long enough pause, Orochimaru's Shadow Clone took another step and handed the Hyuga Neji he was holding to Orochimaru.
"So, does anyone object?"
Orochimaru's mouth curved slightly, and he gently tapped Neji's temple with his finger.
Neji's body trembled, clearly very scared. He tried hard to look like a 'little adult,' but he couldn't help but close his eyes.
The answer to the question was silence. Orochimaru stretched his mouth wide, forming a very sarcastic smile.
"It seems like no one objects."
He said 'everyone,' but Hiashi met Orochimaru's gaze, knowing that the question was especially aimed at him. His heart trembled.
"She's just a child…" "Don't forget what the First Hokage wanted when he created the ninja village…"
These words suddenly echoed in his mind. They were his own words, but now they felt like thorns, repeatedly hurting his nerves.
Just now, he had been serious and spoke strongly, thinking about all the children in Konoha, not just his own daughter. He wanted to advise the Hokage and keep the village on the right path.
He had succeeded, but now the sacrifice was being made by another child.
What should he do now?
If he objects, can he be as righteous as he was just now? Or is he just trying to save face?
Hiashi didn't dare to look at his younger brother. He looked at Neji in Orochimaru's arms, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word.
He couldn't lie to himself, because everyone here is smart, and he couldn't lie to others.
So at this moment, the questioning from his heart came from every nerve, repeatedly reminding him what kind of person he is.
What am I doing?
Hyuga Hiashi felt awful. His face was white as paper, and he visibly became weak. Even his Byakugan eyes dimmed.
In the meeting room, everyone present except for the Main family elders were very strong ninjas. How could they not see the changes happening to Hiashi?
But they all chose to ignore it.
Chakra is a mix of mental and physical strength, and mental strength is closely tied to will and belief.
A ninja who can't stick to their beliefs is just a weak and cowardly person, not worth saving.
"Tsk tsk, it really seems like no one objects."
Orochimaru clicked his tongue, as if this was a very regrettable thing.
"Then it's decided."
Orochimaru said this to himself, looked around at everyone, and under all kinds of gazes, directly knocked Neji unconscious and reached for his eye sockets.
Almost instantly, he held two bloody eyeballs in his hand.
The Main family elders' faces changed. They never thought Orochimaru would act here. They quickly said, "Orochimaru-sama, the Byakugan belongs to the Hyuga clan. You can't…"
The voice stopped suddenly, because Orochimaru glanced at him and crushed the two eyeballs into mush.
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