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Because everyone participated, the credibility of this happiness survey is extremely high, which is very helpful for Minato Namikaze and others to adjust policies.
As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade. Now that Konoha has money and all kinds of detailed data, it will naturally focus on building up the areas where there are deficiencies.
It is also because of this that the orphanage founded by Yakushi Nono has become a key support target in Konoha Village.
Of course, support is support, but only bringing in money without spending it out is also a loss for Konoha's finances.
So when some of the children in the orphanage grow up and become capable, it becomes a natural thing for them to come out and earn money to give back to the orphanage.
Pharmacist Nono naturally understood all this.
As the director of an orphanage, she is ostensibly a medical jonin of Konoha, but secretly she is an ace spy of the Root.
This kind of woman's character, skills and strength must be good.
Although Yakushi Nono did not want these people who became orphans because of the war to continue to go to the battlefield, he did not refuse to let them become ninjas.
Of course, it is limited to the scope of medical ninja.
This will not only allow these war orphans to have food to eat when they grow up, but will also be of great help to Konoha, and it will also be worthy of Konoha's strong support policy for orphanages.
Such a normal and perfect cycle is the main reason why the orphanage can reach its current scale.
Naturally, because of his age, Kabuto Yakushi came to work in Konoha Hospital. While earning money to support himself, he also gave back to the orphanage that adopted him.
Kabuto Yakushi has a high talent in medical ninjutsu, and with the dedicated guidance of the medical senior ninja Yakushi Nono, he grows very fast.
During the time he worked at Konoha Hospital, Kabuto Yakushi quickly came into the sight of Konoha's middle and high-level officials because of his talent and medical ninjutsu skills.
This includes Orochimaru. He recognized Kabuto Yakushi's abilities and after examining Kabuto Yakushi's character, he felt that he was more to his liking.
By chance, Kabuto Yakushi became Orochimaru's assistant. In addition to continuing to study medical ninjutsu, he also learned some scientific research methods from Orochimaru, which became Kabuto Yakushi's second skill.
In addition to the above two points, Orochimaru was also very satisfied with Kabuto Yakushi in other aspects.
In short, in addition to being Orochimaru's right-hand man in scientific research, Kabuto Yakushi has also become Orochimaru's personal secretary in daily chores.
It can be said that with Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru can finally calm down and study carefully, and no longer spend too much extra energy on the many trivial matters of life.
Therefore, Orochimaru became more and more satisfied with Kabuto Yakushi and taught him more and more things, and Orochimaru did not hide many of the more confidential things from Kabuto Yakushi.
However, Tsunade and Jiraiya were not familiar with Kabuto Yakushi, and after the three of them met, Tsunade and Jiraiya's curiosity about Kabuto Yakushi was instantly suppressed.
"Orochimaru, we've both been in Konoha for a long time, why haven't you come to find us?"
As soon as Tsunade came up, she punched Orochimaru in the chest and didn't show any formality to Orochimaru at all.
Because of Hatake Akira's intervention, Orochimaru did not defect from Konoha, and he had more legitimate reasons to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen, so the relationship between the three ninjas of Konoha is still the same as before, and their feelings are very deep.
"Ha, I don't need to look for you, you guys are here too, right?"
Orochimaru smiled, and Kabuto could see that the smile on Orochimaru's face came from his heart, which was completely different from his usual cold and ruthless smile.
This made Kabuto Yakushi, who was standing nearby, feel envious, and he couldn't help but look at Jiraiya and Tsunade a few more times.
How he wished that Orochimaru could smile at him like this once...
"You are still as passive as before."
Jiraiya didn't notice the envious look in Kabuto Yakushi's eyes, and took a step forward and hugged Orochimaru.
"You're just like before, you're like a different person when you're in front of Tsunade."
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya with a smile, and gave Jiraiya a critical hit right away.
"Orochimaru, what are you talking about!"
Jiraiya couldn't help but blush, and glared at Orochimaru frantically, "Don't talk nonsense, I, Jiraiya, am known as the hero of Konoha, but I have always been like this."
"Oh, I understand."
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya with a smile, "Don't I know what you are like normally?"
"The last time you gave me a kiss..."
Before Orochimaru could finish exposing his secrets, Jiraiya reached out and covered his mouth with his hand, gesturing wildly with his eyes, and even with a hint of pleading in his eyes.
If Jiraiya was alone with Orochimaru, Jiraiya would not care about those things and would definitely leave Orochimaru speechless.
But it’s different now. With Tsunade by his side, Jiraiya can’t let go so easily. Instead, he is suppressed by Orochimaru everywhere.
"What are you two talking about?"
Tsunade glared at the two of them, "Ever since you two were little, you've always been mysterious when you were together. How come you're still as childish as before now that you're grown up?"
With Tsunade getting involved, Jiraiya and Orochimaru naturally wouldn't continue to discuss this topic in depth.
"Cough cough."
Jiraiya coughed lightly, "Orochimaru, we three haven't seen each other for a long time, and we haven't gotten together for a long time. How about we get drunk today?"
"Then you will definitely be the first to go."
"Heh, Orochimaru, don't you know how much alcohol I, the hero Jiraiya, can drink?"
Facing Orochimaru's provocation, Jiraiya immediately issued a challenge, "If you get drunk in front of me today, you have to promise to do something for me in the future."
"What if you get drunk in front of me?" Orochimaru asked with a smile.
"I can't possibly get drunk in front of you!"
"It's a bet if you win or lose. If you get drunk in front of me, how about you also promise to do something for me?"
"Okay, it's settled!"
Seeing that the two of them had made a verbal bet, the gambling gene hidden in Tsunade's genes began to boil.
"Then I'll make a bet with you guys too!"
Tsunade patted her chest generously, and Jiraiya couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.
However, Orochimaru was very calm. He approved of Tsunade's gambling character, but he avoided Tsunade's gambling luck like the plague.
He had suffered at the hands of Tsunade's odd gambling luck, and more than once.
Therefore, when it comes to gambling involving Tsunade, Orochimaru always avoids it whenever possible and never gets involved.
"Tsunade, please don't get involved."
Orochimaru only has normal comradeship and friendship for Tsunade, but no love between men and women.
So he refused very straightforwardly, which made Tsunade's eyelids twitch.
Not only that, Tsunade's appearance became visibly worse, as if her unhappiness was written all over her face.
Seeing this, Jiraiya quickly stepped out to ease the atmosphere between the two, "Ignore Orochimaru, how about you make a bet with me?"
"You? No bet!"
Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya, decisively refused, and turned to walk out.
Jiraiya glared at Orochimaru and then chased after him, while Orochimaru shook his head and prepared to follow.
"Kabuto, take care of things at the base, especially the boy I brought back recently. You also need to take care of him for me."
"Don't worry, Lord Orochimaru, I won't make any mistakes."
"I don't have to worry about you doing anything."
With a smile on his face, Orochimaru responded to Kabuto Yakushi, turned around and left, taking two quick steps to catch up with the two people who were getting farther and farther away.
The three ninjas of Konoha reunited, and naturally there were countless topics to talk about. They talked all the way and never stopped.
But after the three people left, Pharmacist Dou felt lost and could only walk into a laboratory with some lack of motivation.
"Kimimaro, how are you feeling lately?"
"very good."
Kimimaro has a handsome face. Despite his young age, he looks like a porcelain doll, and his complexion is much better than when Orochimaru first brought him back.
However, because Kimimaro has been imprisoned since he was a child, he has no interest in anyone now. He will only say a few more words when Orochimaru is around.
Kabuto Yakushi has been a steady person since he was a child, and is very good at observing people's words and expressions. He naturally noticed that Kimimaro was distant from him.
But he didn't care. He was just a 4-year-old kid. He was too lazy to bother with him. As long as he completed the task assigned by Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi didn't care about anything else.
Although Kabuto Yakushi despises Kimimaro for his young age, he is not that old and is only 9 years old now.
It is said that orphans become independent early. Without the intervention of Danzo Shimura, Kabuto Yakushi would now be a rising star in Konoha and could definitely be called a genius in medical ninjutsu.
Walking up to Kimimaro, Kabuto Yakushi's palm glowed with a bright green light and he pressed it on his chest without saying a word.
Kimimaro subconsciously wanted to attack Kabuto Yakushi, but just as he was about to move, his eyes met Kabuto Yakushi's reflective glasses, and the desire to attack Kabuto Yakushi was immediately extinguished.
After a while, Yao Shidou withdrew his palm and said, "Very good, you have recovered very well."
Picking up the notebook next to him, Yakushi Kabuto wrote and drew on it, while constantly instructing Kimimaro.
"You should be careful not to use your bloodline limit ability as much as possible. Lord Orochimaru said that your ability is a double-edged sword. He has found considerable hidden dangers in your blood."
"And if nothing unexpected happens, you can live to adulthood if you take good care of yourself. But if you don't listen to advice, no one can say how long you can live."
"I would rather die in battle."
Kimimaro said this coldly, as if expressing his dissatisfaction with this kind of life.
He still remembered what Orochimaru said to him when he brought him back, but his life now was completely different from the life of a tool he expected.
It’s not that I’m discouraged, I’m just a little dissatisfied.
"As expected of the Kaguya clan, which is known as the battle maniacs, you will have that chance."
Yakushi Kabuto rubbed his eyes, "Once Lord Orochimaru's experiment is completed, you will get what you wish for."
After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi no longer paid attention to Kimimaro and walked into another laboratory.
Another laboratory is right next to where Kimimaro lives, and the person living here is Mizunotsuki Haku from the Mizunotsuki clan.
"Kabuto-sama."
Haku Mizunoe's attitude towards Kabuto Yakushi is completely opposite to that of Kimimaro, and she is very respectful to Kabuto Yakushi.
The personality of Haku Mizunotsuki has something to do with it, and also because of his personality, Kabuto Yakushi's attitude towards Haku Mizunotsuki is much better than that towards Kimimaro.
"Bai, how are you feeling lately?"
"It's okay, I just have some free time..."