"....."
There were many things that Orochimaru thought of when Shinra had decided to visit him, and even talked to him inside the illusion like this, such as secret techniques, his important research, or even wealth, yet he had never expected that... Shinra asked him to become a Hokage?
Was he crazy?!
"Let's talk slowly here first." Shinra snapped his fingers, and two chairs emerged along with an assortment of teas and cookies, similar to the ones that usually appeared at Big Mom's party.
"...." Orochimaru.
"By the way, do you know about me?"
"N-No..."
"Right, let me introduce my background first. My name is Shinra Uchiha, and I have escaped from the Uchiha massacre in the past."
"So, you want revenge?" Orochimaru moved his tongue like a snake as he tried to taste the cookies and tea in this virtual world created by Shinra's illusion.
Shinra smiled and nodded. "As expected of you, Orochimaru. It's great to talk with smart people."
"But, why did you want me to become a Hokage?"
This was the part that Orochimaru didn't understand and had been on his mind for a while.
Did he want to become a Hokage?
Naturally!
Even if many twists and plots happened, as someone who grew up in Konoha and even became the trusted disciple of the Third Generation of Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, how could he not expect to become a Hokage?
Unfortunately, Hiruzen betrayed that trust and chose a young man to become a Hokage so that he could still control Konoha.
Did Hiruzen think that their relationship would end after Orochimaru became a Hokage?
Did Hiruzen want to control Konoha like always?
Yet, after all of that, Orochimaru had decided to give up everything and just focus on his goal since he knew well that a human was a fool, and for their interests, ego, other irrational things, they would do stupid things that they couldn't undo, and then have an intense regret as they had lost everything.
"Well, before I talk about how you become a Hokage. Let me talk about my life and why I have decided to visit you."
"Go on. Let me hear." Orochimaru was also curious.
By then, Shinra explained about how he made his plan, and how he came up with a purpose to let Orochimaru become a Hokage, and he would become Orochimaru's disciple in public, so that he could also become the Hokage.
"So, you want to become Hokage?"
"I think that's the best revenge in the world. To take away what's important for them, and overlook them from above as they are crying in despair."
"...they have bad luck for provoking you."
"It's not that they want to provoke me, but they have been educated to doubt us, Uchiha."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"They are all the disciples of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, the nemesis of Uchiha, the sources of all evil in the Konoha."
Yup, in Shinra's mind, Senju Tobirama was a devil, a demon, a scumbag, something that was even lower than trash.
"Hmm?"
Under Orochimaru's confusion, Shinra explained his confusion, as he wondered why the Uchiha had gained a bad reputation despite their caring personalities.
How did the Uchiha awaken their Sharingan?
It was an intense emotional feeling that they had, such as having their comrades or the one they loved taken away.
For someone who could only awaken their power after experiencing such emotions, how could they be pictured as a mindless beast who only knew how to fight?
Or rather, probably, the Uchiha fought like a beast because they didn't want their families to be hurt, since the faster the war ended, the better it was, right?
If Shinra had to say, the Uchiha were just a simple group of people who only wished to live peacefully, yet couldn't, and in the end, they could only fight.
On the other hand, the Senju clan was a vile clan, who were smart and keen to take advantage, and could even use children for war, yet still pictured themselves as saints, and this was probably the reason why the Senju Clan, which wasn't as powerful as the Uchiha, could maintain its rivalry for thousands of years.
Yes, while not all the Senju Clan were like that, it was impossible for all of them to follow the path of Senju Hashirama, who was known as the kindest guy, especially when hatred of people, most of the time, could only be erased by death.
Only Naruto and those Shounen manga protagonists could forgive others who had done such cruel things to them.
Oh, Senju Hashirama, too.
As for why it happened, Shinra could only say that it was because their chakra affected them.
Yup, a chakra.
While it might seem strange, Shinra felt that the type of chakra that people had would affect their personalities.
"Interesting."
Orochimaru rubbed his chin and never thought that the direction of the type of chakra would affect people's personalities.
"Yang chakra is positivity, and because of this, you often see how those with this type of chakra are kind."
"You are right. Those Akamichis are all kind guys. It's fortunate that they have the Nara Clan and the Yamanaka."
"Those two clans are leaning into Yin-type, but even if the Yin-type equals a negative, it doesn't mean that they are evil, like you."
Those with the fire type will often be impatient, full of spirit, and energy; those with the water type are gentle; those with the wind type are often free-spirited, etc., etc.
Still, this hypothesis wasn't concrete, as depending on the place where they grew up, the people they were with, and many other factors, their personalities would be affected.
As for Tobirama, without a doubt, he was a Yin-type, and added that with his hatred of the Uchiha Clan, it was impossible for him to let the Uchiha Clan live well, and even set up many traps for them, ready to cleanse them up, erasing them from the Konoha with his propaganda, who had always said that Uchiha had a mental sickness.
Yet, in this world, what kind of people had no mental sickness?
With the distorted war and many problems existing, how could one have a healthy mind?!
"..." Orochimaru blinked his eyes and asked in disbelief, "...you think I am kind?"
"You are kind, but you are not naive. If not, then will those people follow you? But, you also have bad luck in meeting many people with dubious personalities. Those that you can kill are fine, but those who you can't kill are troublesome."
"....." Orochimaru.
"That said, what do you want to do afterward?"
"Probably, make the world better, so that way, people don't have to fight a meaningless war."
"..."
Orochimaru was silent before he laughed. "Hahahahaha! That's such a funny joke!"
"...I am serious."
Shinra's plan was to colonize this planet, so of course, the more people, the better.
"By the way, I have defeated Pain and killed Itachi and Obito."
"....."
Orochimaru stopped, as his head was overloaded by that information, but there was something that he was curious about. "Who is Obito?"
"It was the disciple of Minato Namikaze, who was killed, but the truth is that he lived, and was also the perpetrator of the Nine-Tails incident."
"....." Orichimaru.
"Well, we have talked too much, but to become a Hokage, you need strength, so how about we have a spar?"
As Shinra said, the virtual war cracked as they returned to their original world.
"Let's have a spar to see our own power—"
Shinra hadn't finished his words, and Orochimaru played dirty by launching several snakes at him.
"..."
As Shinra saw those vicious, poisonous snakes that hissed and launched themselves at him, he missed the world of One Piece slightly.