From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 179 Starting Today, I'll Be the Hokage
Side Quest: The Third Shinobi World War - End

[Personally ended the Third Shinobi World War and chose an appropriate way to conclude it.]

[Reward: Audience Access - Sequence 4: Manipulator Potion *1]

"Pity"

Uchiha Muneki looked at the prompt with a slight regret: "If only I could have come a little earlier."

Just now, he deliberately dawdled until the very last moment, and when he made his appearance, he should have been able to meet the requirements of the 'ritual'. However, although the timing, location, and people were all in place, the most important thing was missing: the magic potion.

The system is always like this, slow to react. But it doesn't really matter, since he has a backup plan anyway.

Moreover, the Dreamwalker's potion still has a little bit left to digest, so rushing to advance to Sequence 4 would not be a good thing.

The enormous Susanoo gradually became transparent and then disappeared completely.

As Uchiha Muneki gracefully landed from mid-air, his brows furrowed slightly. He noticed that everything before him seemed to be shrouded in mist, becoming blurry and indistinct.

My vision has deteriorated to an extremely serious degree. If I were to continue to exert my pupil power at such a high intensity as before, I might go completely blind next time!
"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to hold out until the war ends."

Uchiha Munezuki gently stroked the corner of his eye with his index finger; the little bit of ocular power he had left was enough for him.

As he pondered, he glanced at Susanoo, which had disappeared, and it suddenly reappeared, its golden bones emerging layer by layer. Then, it drew a straight-bladed sword from the scabbard on the outside of its left arm.

He gently swung his hand towards the right front.

An invisible sword aura burst forth once more, its sharpness seemingly capable of tearing the void apart. The flat ground in front of them was suddenly ripped open, creating a canyon.

Deep within the ground fissure, cleaved open like a 'canyon,' a section of pink octopus tentacle was revealed, wriggling and attempting to burrow deeper into the earth.

"I suggest you behave yourself."

Uchiha Sogetsu's Mangekyou Sharingan materialized in his eyes, his voice icy: "Otherwise, if you move again, I can't guarantee what will happen to you in the next second."

Pointed at by Susanoo's blade, the octopus tentacle indeed stopped moving.

Then, a person emerged from the tentacles; it was Killer Bee, the jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails.

"Cutting off the tail to survive, that's a good idea."

Uchiha Muneki stood on the ground, looking down at Killer Bee, and said calmly, "Unfortunately, such a little trick can't escape my eyes."

"kaleidoscope"

Killer Bee looked up and met those crimson eyes, his heart inexplicably tightening.

"Sorry, Bi." Ya-Oochi said with a bitter expression, "This guy still found out. It seems we're not going to leave today."

"Don't say that, you idiot! You bastard!" Killer Bee said calmly, unfazed. "We're comrades, and besides, if you hadn't reacted quickly, we would both have been shredded!"

It turned out that the moment the 'Demon-Slaying Chef' was released, the Eight-Tails instinctively sensed the danger.

So it cut off a section of its tail beforehand and had the Jinchūriki hide inside, taking advantage of the chaos to burrow underground.

Unexpectedly, this trick was still seen through!

"Since we can't escape, we might as well fight!"

Killer Bee resolved to stop hiding, drew the sword from his back, and took a deep breath: "Comrade, lend me a little more power!"

"Ah, take it, Bi."

The Eight-Tails seemed to have made its decision as well, giving all its remaining power to the Jinchuriki: "This is my last chakra. I'll leave the rest to you, Bee!"

Crimson chakra, like boiling bubbles, continuously emerged from the Jinchūriki's body.

A moment later, Killer Bee, draped in a blood-red cloak, stood with his feet apart and took a deep breath: "Ah, leave it to me!"

"Oh, instead of running away, you're coming straight for me?"

Uchiha Muneki looked at Killer Bee, sensing the fighting spirit in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Courage is commendable, but utterly foolish."

boom!
Killer Bee exerted force with both feet, and a huge gap was instantly created deep within the cracked ground.

Amidst the surging air, a sonic boom seemed to erupt, followed by a streak of red light, like a wild beast driven to the brink of destruction, madly lunging towards Uchiha Muneki. "Lightning Blade—!"

The overlap of Lightning Release and Tailed Beast Chakra further amplified Killer Bee's already incredible speed.

The powerful momentum of the forward thrust, combined with a strong physique, makes this move incredibly powerful, enough to break a person in half at the waist.

Closer and closer! Just a little bit more!
As their vision rapidly closed and the distance between them shortened, Killer Bee grew increasingly excited, and suddenly an idea popped into his head.

Perhaps this guy is all bark and no bite; he just expended too much energy, which is why he didn't react at all!

"Ha, sometimes I really admire your courage."

Seeing Killer Bee rapidly approaching, and charging straight at him, Uchiha Munezuki was speechless for a moment, putting his hand to his forehead: "Didn't anyone tell you that when fighting an Uchiha ninja one-on-one, you should never charge straight at them?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Killer Bee's gaze suddenly met those scarlet eyes.

Om-!
His brain suffered a severe blow, and his body immediately became unresponsive.

Then, it lost its balance in mid-air and crashed down like a plane, slamming hard onto the ground and sliding forward for more than ten meters.

The position was just right, not too much and not too little, stopping right in front of Uchiha Muneki.

"Well, otherwise, it'll be like this."

Uchiha Munetsu looked down at Killer Bee and said with a light smile, "Remember this next time, be careful of the Uchiha's genjutsu, Jinchuriki."

"Damn it!"

Killer Bee, whose body was out of control, lay on the ground, feeling utterly frustrated.

He was so confident, thinking this guy was all bark and no bite, but in the end he was the fool who forgot such an important thing!
"The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has been captured!"

Uchiha Muneki's eyes flashed, and he directly hypnotized Killer Bee into sleep.

Having captured the Jinchuriki, the next step...
Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted.

"hero!"

"hero!"

"hero!"

A series of enthusiastic cheers came from all directions, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down.

The deafening cheers soared into the sky, startling Uchiha Muneki. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw countless people rushing towards him amidst the ruins and rubble.

Linjiao was the first to arrive. He immediately spotted the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki being trampled on the ground. His eyes widened, and he stammered, "Zongzongyue, is it really you? Could this be... the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?!"

"Sorry, I'm late."

With an apologetic look on his face and tears welling in his eyes, Uchiha Muneki said in a low voice, "If I had come back sooner, the village wouldn't have been destroyed like this."

What a wonderful child!
Lin Jiao felt a warm glow in his heart; this was truly 'Naruto-style thinking'.

Even though he just saved Konoha, he turned around and blamed himself for not coming back sooner. Uchiha Muneki is such a kind child!
And look at Danzo, that bastard. If it weren't for him, would the village be in this state now?

Thinking of this, and recalling the Third Hokage's entrustment, Lin Jiao stepped forward and excitedly grasped his hand: "Uchiha Munetsuki, on behalf of the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, I hereby convey the following order to you: you will temporarily act as Hokage and help Konoha quell the war!"

Danzo, who arrived a step too late, overheard these words, and his face immediately turned ashen, as if he had swallowed several flies: "What did you say?!"

Linjiao turned to Danzo and said righteously, "Danzo, on behalf of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, I hereby announce that you have been removed from your position as Acting Hokage. As for the disaster caused this time, once the Hokage awakens, you will be held accountable!"

Danzo, who had fallen from heaven to hell, was on the verge of a mental breakdown and seemed to be losing control: "No, impossible! I don't believe it!"

However, Lin Jiao seemed to have been prepared, taking out a scroll from his robes, which bore the Hokage's exclusive mark: "Look carefully, you are no longer the acting Hokage, Danzo!"

“Ahhhhh——!”

Danzo's forehead veins bulged, and his flesh seemed to be undergoing a strange transformation. He let out a venomous shriek: "Hiruzen Sarutobi, you broke your promise!"

(End of this chapter)