"Hahaha, good, I never thought in my later years I would be able to take on a disciple as talented as you, it is truly this old man's fortune!"
Seeing Li Chuan agree so quickly, the Third Hokage was stunned for a moment, then burst into happy laughter.
The two chatted happily for a few sentences in the Hokage's office, and Li Chuan returned to his residence.
It was only then that he vaguely understood why the Third Hokage wanted to take him as his fourth official disciple at this time, and had even specifically told him that he would hold a disciple-taking ceremony for him tomorrow afternoon.
Firstly, the Third Hokage might genuinely appreciate his contribution during Orochimaru's attack, not only saving his own life but also the lives of many Konoha Ninja and villagers.
But this alone was not enough for the Third Hokage to decide to take him as a disciple, because given his identity as a Prince, even if the Third Hokage was willing, the Konoha higher-ups would not be.
The identity of a Hokage's disciple inherently holds extraordinary significance.
So at most, if he needed it, Konoha would be willing to give him some Ninjutsu as thanks, just like the second option earlier.
Therefore, the first point alone is not sufficient; it can only be said to have laid a foundation.
Secondly, the situation in Konoha is not very good right now; the Third Hokage's disciple Orochimaru, along with sound Ninja and sand Ninja, attacked Konoha and even killed the Fourth Kazekage.
If, like in the original plot, the Third Hokage had died in this war while saving Konoha, and almost taken Orochimaru down with him, then there would naturally be nothing to say.
However, the result was that he didn't die, so as the Hokage of Konoha, the Third Hokage naturally had to pay the price for it.
Just internally, he heard that Danzo had already accused the Third Hokage in the afternoon meeting, bringing up the Third Hokage's soft-hearted decision to let Orochimaru go back then.
He even suggested that the Third Hokage was no longer suitable to continue being Hokage, but this was temporarily rejected by the two Advisors.
This matter also seemed to have been deliberately spread to the ears of all the villagers throughout the village, most likely done by people sent by Danzo, and it indeed stirred up some dissatisfaction among the villagers towards the Third Hokage.
If the Third Hokage had killed Orochimaru back then, today's events would not have happened.
And as the Prince, who saved most of the Konoha Ninja and villagers this time and is currently the most popular in Konoha, if the Third Hokage took him as a disciple, leveraging everyone's goodwill towards him, he could cleverly defuse the villagers' resentment.
Thirdly, stemming from external factors, Orochimaru's attack on Konoha this time had a significant impact, and the Daimyo and the nobles of the Land of Fire were inevitably dissatisfied with the Third Hokage.
But if the Third Hokage took him, this Prince of the Land of Fire, as a disciple, it would greatly increase the Daimyo's goodwill towards the Third Hokage, and he could also use him to win over the Daimyo again, leaving Danzo with no opportunity.
Fourthly, and finally, although Orochimaru's Hidden Leaf Village Destruction Plan was unsuccessful this time, it still caused a huge impact, significantly reducing Konoha's prestige in the entire Ninja World.
If not handled well, war could break out at any time.
He himself possesses very powerful strength, and also has healing abilities comparable to Tsunade's.
He has only been learning Ninjutsu for a year, his talent is extremely terrifying, and with a little more guidance to make up for his shortcomings in Ninjutsu, he is certainly shadow level in the future.
Having such a disciple is extremely beneficial for the entire Konoha.
He is also a disciple of Chiriku, the head priest of the Fire Temple.
If war breaks out, he can also bring the Ninja monks of the Fire Temple to assist.
These, perhaps, are the reasons why the Third Hokage was willing to take him as a disciple, went to great lengths to hold a disciple-taking ceremony, and could get the Konoha higher-ups not to object.
However, he didn't care about these things.
People inherently use each other; only when one has value will they be used.
The Third Hokage wanted to use him to solve the difficulties Konoha was currently facing, and he likewise wanted to use the Third Hokage to strengthen his own power.
Given his five-element Chakra nature, it's likely there is no one in this World more suitable than the Third Hokage to guide him in learning all Ninjutsu.
Moreover, as the Third Hokage's official disciple, he would have the possibility of learning many Ninjutsu.
Although he had now taken the sealing scroll, the sealing scroll only contained a total of five forbidden jutsu, and many of Konoha's super powerful Ninjutsu were not recorded in the sealing scroll.
Forbidden jutsu refers to Ninjutsu that are very likely to cause danger after learning, like the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique; someone with insufficient Chakra who attempts to learn it rashly might directly die from lack of Chakra when creating clones.
The Eight Gates leads to direct death after opening the eighth gates, and the Multiple Mutual Exploding Tags are uncontrollable when detonating, often killing the user along with the target.
However, many of Konoha's very powerful Ninjutsu are not considered forbidden jutsu; they are simply difficult to learn, so few people master them, and thus they are not recorded in the sealing scroll.
For example, the space-time Ninjutsu that earned the Fourth Hokage the name 'Yellow Flash' - the Flying Thunder God Technique!
Did Li Chuan want to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?
Of course, he did.
His Apparition had a distance limit, and there was about a one-second pause when casting the teleportation.
For a witch whose body isn't great, it's nothing, but for a powerful Ninja, this one-second pause could easily cause problems if they are too close.
That's why when facing Orochimaru, he would never be foolish enough to use Apparition to teleport behind him and attack; he would only do that when facing Ninja who weren't skilled in taijutsu.
The Flying Thunder God Technique, however, has no pause time.
Minato instantly killed fifty Ninja using the Flying Thunder God Technique, showing that even if there is a cooldown, it is extremely short.
Furthermore, the Flying Thunder God Technique basically has no distance limit; as long as the Flying Thunder God Technique formula is carved somewhere or brought somewhere, the user can sense it and instantly teleport there.
Aside from learning Ninjutsu, if he becomes strong enough in the future, he might not be unable to sit in the Hokage's seat.
Someone who is not from Konoha can never become Hokage, but as long as there is a name, sufficient strength, and the recognition of most Ninja and villagers, becoming Hokage becomes possible.
Moreover, if he becomes Hokage, the Daimyo and the nobles of the Land of Fire will support him one hundred percent.
However, the Third Hokage and the Konoha higher-ups would definitely not let him become Hokage.
But having already obtained an entry ticket, it won't be up to them to decide at that time.
Of course, these are matters for later; in short, for now, the priority is to get more Ninjutsu from the Third Hokage.
The next morning, Konoha held a memorial service.
Although Li Chuan intervened, most of the seriously injured Konoha Ninja survived, but there were still quite a few Ninja who died on the spot during the battle.
In the afternoon, the Third Hokage indeed announced the news of officially taking Li Chuan as his fourth disciple, and also held a ceremony witnessed by the villagers.
Regarding this, the majority of Ninja and villagers throughout Konoha were very happy, except for Danzo and a small number of others.
After the ceremony ended, Li Chuan took the nobles of the Land of Fire and the Third Hokage and other Konoha higher-ups to the capital of the Land of Fire.
The next step was to report the events of the past few days in Konoha to the Daimyo and discuss the subsequent handling plan.
And before leaving Konoha, Li Chuan quietly met with the spy Yakushi Kabuto, who still hadn't revealed his identity.
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