From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 188 The Death of Uchiha Munetsuki

The Third Shinobi World War came to an end in an unimaginable way.

Or rather, they were destined to fail from the very beginning, and the entire situation unfolded exactly as Uchiha Munezuki had planned.

The Iwagakure army of tens of thousands was defeated head-on by the First Hokage. Onoki, the two-times-weighted general, voluntarily surrendered and was willing to pay any price.

The Sand Village ninja were clearly not so lucky. They ran into the Second Hokage, who was in a fit of rage. Despite having the advantage of terrain, they were slaughtered in half and ultimately had to admit defeat.

As for the Mist Ninja, they were completely dominated by Minato Namikaze from beginning to end. Seeing that several of their "big brothers" had surrendered, they dared not continue fighting and had no choice but to admit defeat.

The victorious Konoha ninjas cheered in the village.

This time, although Konoha suffered heavy losses, it also achieved an unprecedented victory, crushing the four great ninja villages in one fell swoop!

However, although the war is over, there are still many things to be resolved.

With the approval of the First and Second Hokage, even though the two advisors were reluctant, they had no choice but to reluctantly acknowledge that Uchiha Muneki was the Fourth Hokage.

Minato Namikaze was a little sad, but he was also happy for his good friend and sent his blessings.

Konoha's hero—Uchiha Muneki!

In a desperate situation, he saved Konoha Village, defeating the main force of the Cloud Ninja and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki at the cost of severe injuries.

His name is celebrated by the villagers and deeply engraved in everyone's heart.

In particular, after the news that Uchiha Muneki had been recognized by the First and Second Hokage spread, the villagers became even more convinced that only he met the definition of 'Hokage'.

The happiest of all were naturally the Uchiha clan.

"Tomorrow is your inauguration ceremony, remember to dress smartly!"

Mikoto gently helped Uchiha Muneki adjust his clothes for tomorrow, and looking at the brand-new 'Divine Robe', a hint of joy appeared on her rosy cheeks.

“You’ve seen it many times already, Lady Mikoto.”

Uchiha Muneki, dressed in a white robe, said with a helpless expression, "Besides, it's just an inauguration ceremony, there's no need to be so nervous."

"Hey, that's your Hokage inauguration ceremony, can't you be serious for once?" Mikoto rolled her eyes, glanced at him, and said irritably, "You're the Hokage from the Uchiha clan, you have to be serious, you can't let others laugh at you!"

Okay, okay.

Faced with the incessant chatter of the beautiful woman, Uchiha Muneki had no choice but to surrender.

After tidying up the clothes, Mikoto gracefully approached the boy. Looking at his pale face, a pang of heartache welled up in her eyes. Her lips were slightly moist as she gently bit her lip: "You've suffered so much, Zongyue. You're so young, yet... is there really no way to help your eyes?"

"It's alright, Lady Mikoto."

Uchiha Munetsuki chuckled and said, "Lord Tobirama said he would find a way to solve the problem of blindness for me."

"I feel sorry for you."

Mikoto gazed at the boy intently, her surging emotions overwhelming her, and she made a bold move.

She stretched out her two fair, jade-like arms and gently embraced the boy, pressing her entire weight against his chest. Her eyes shone with affection, and the thought that had been building up deep within her finally escaped her lips: "Zongyue, what if..."

"Lady Mikoto, you should go back now."

Uchiha Muneki interrupted the young woman, saying, "Itachi is still waiting for you."

The beauty in his arms, a look of loneliness flashed across her face. After reluctantly pulling away from the boy, she looked at him with slightly red eyes and forced a smile: "Yes, yes, Itachi is still waiting for me, and you have to get up early tomorrow. I'm sorry for bothering you."

Goodnight, Lady Mikoto.

Uchiha Munetsuki smiled gently and said, "Tomorrow will be a good day."

"Um"

Mikoto walked out of the room, looking dejected.

At the same time, she was also annoyed, wondering why she had asked the question when she knew it was impossible.

Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks. The emotions she had tried so hard to suppress could no longer be controlled after she stepped out of that room. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and suppressed sobs escaped from her tightly closed mouth, very softly, as if she was afraid of disturbing the person inside the room.

Inside the room, Uchiha Sogetsu's eyes were deep as he murmured to himself, "It's time."

Side Quest: The Third Shinobi World War - End (Completed)

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

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

The next day, the sky was clear and cloudless.

It seemed that even the heavens were celebrating this day, as countless villagers flooded the streets and headed toward the inauguration ceremony.

After dressing up, Uchiha Mikoto wore a yellow dress, her long hair tied back, and her shapely, slender legs were adorned with ribbon sandals. She exuded the charm of a mature woman from the inside out, and after the last night's efforts, a smile returned to her face.

Holding Uchiha Itachi in her arms, she followed the clan elders to the inauguration ceremony.

People huddled together, cheering, celebrating, and shouting in the streets.

The hero of Konoha, who has ended the war, will assume the position of Fourth Hokage today!

Everyone sincerely believed that the gentle boy, as kind as the sun, would lead Konoha to greatness!

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that."

Nara Shikaku stood in the crowd, a smile on his face: "That guy really did become Hokage!"

“That’s right, thinking about it now, it still feels a bit surreal.” His friend Yamanaka Inoichi recalled, a smile spreading across his face: “Look around, the name everyone was calling out, he really did it.”

"Heh, how does it feel to see the Hokage position that should have belonged to you become someone else?"

Orochimaru approached Minato Namikaze and asked with great interest, eager to see his reaction.

"Sōgetsu is the most suitable candidate for Hokage, Lord Orochimaru."

Minato Namikaze, as always, was sunny and showed no sign of jealousy. He smiled and said, "Besides, you're wrong about one thing. The Hokage doesn't belong to anyone; it only belongs to the person who is recognized by everyone."

Soon, as time went by, the inauguration ceremony drew closer.

The First Hokage and the Second Hokage, as the designated successors of the previous generation, also arrived in front of the Hokage Building.

"Why hasn't that kid arrived yet?"

Although Tobirama Senju spoke rudely, he had a smile on his face: "Today is his inauguration ceremony. Are you planning to be late?" "Hehe, I guess I'm going to be late."

Hashirama Senju laughed and said, "Let's wait a little longer. I was very nervous the first time I was here, and I almost arrived late."

However, as time passed and the inauguration ceremony drew near, Uchiha Muneki, the person in charge, still did not appear.

"what happened?"

Tobirama Senju frowned, his eyes fixed on the Anbu member beside him with hostility: "Where's that kid?"

"I don't know."

Lin Jiao, who was being stared at, suddenly became flustered.

"Hurry up and find it!"

Tobirama Senju frowned and roared, "This is an inauguration ceremony! Find him right now!"

"Yes!"

With a single glance from Lin Jiao, the secret agents scattered instantly.

"They should be at home, right?"

Mikoto thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he's just too tired. He usually likes to sleep in. You can go and check on him."

"Thank you!"

Lin Jiao gave him a grateful look.

"Humph!"

With his arms crossed, Tobirama Senju was furious: "These young people nowadays, one after another, they're all such a worry!"

After a while, the ANBU who had gone out returned one after another, but Uchiha Muneki was nowhere to be seen.

"What's going on, where are the people?"

Lin Jiao's face was ashen as he suppressed his anger and questioned him.

"Sir, I can't find it!"

The voice of the ANBU member trembled with fear: "We've searched all over Konoha, but we can't find Lord Sogetsu. He's like he's vanished!"

"What did you say?!"

As the qi and blood rushed to Lin Jiao's head, he suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes.

With the inauguration ceremony fast approaching, the Fourth Hokage, who is the main character, has actually gone missing?!
"impossible!"

Lin Jiao roared, "Go find him again! Dig three feet into the ground, find Lord Zong Yue!"

"Yes!"

This time, even more secret agents were dispatched.

No matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find Uchiha Muneki, and more and more people began to panic.

Even Tobirama Senju, who had initially remained relatively calm, realized the seriousness of the situation.

The Fourth Hokage has disappeared on the eve of his inauguration ceremony?!

"Zongyue, where did you go?"

Mikoto paced anxiously, pinching her palms so hard that her knuckles turned white.

Finally, after a thorough search, the Anbu still couldn't find Uchiha Muneki, while the fireworks that would have started the inauguration ceremony had already exploded in the sky.

"Where did that kid go?!"

Tobirama Senju's face darkened, and his aura visibly darkened.

At this moment, a member of the secret service walked over with his head down and said in a low voice, "Sir, there is one more place that we haven't searched."

"What place? Why are you looking for it?" Lin Jiao nearly fainted from anger upon hearing this, and slapped him across the face. "Tell me quickly, what place is it!"

The ANBU member who had been slapped staggered to the ground and whispered, "It's Danzo's 'Root'."

Lin Jiao was stunned, feeling it was somewhat impossible: "Lord Zong Yue, you wouldn't go to that place, would you?"

Ever since the news of his appointment as the Fourth Hokage spread, Danzo seemed to have suffered a great blow, spending all his time holed up in his Root organization, in a state of complete isolation.

Tobirama Senju raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Perfect timing. I haven't had time to look for him lately, let's go check on him!"

"I also need to go!"

Mikoto spoke up instinctively.

The others hesitated for a moment, then decided to follow and see.

It wasn't for any other reason than I just wanted to see if that bastard Danzo was going to have some bad luck.

Although the journey wasn't far, Tobirama Senju clearly didn't want to waste time, so he had everyone hold hands and planned to teleport there all at once.

The art of flying thunder god!
Swish!
The space suddenly shifted.

The dark and cold underground base was completely empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

However, at that moment, Mikoto suddenly let out a piercing scream of utter despair.

"what--!!!"

Startled by the screams, everyone turned to look at Mikoto.

But then, Mikoto covered her mouth, tears welling up in her reddened eyes, staring straight in one direction, her eyes filled with despair.

Following her gaze, everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

On the southeast wall, there was a trail of blood that cascaded down like a waterfall. Following the trail of blood upwards, there was a corpse that had been dead for some time. Its eyes had been cruelly gouged out, and its body was in an inverted cross shape, nailed to the wall with kunai.

And the person who was nailed upside down to the wall and had his eyes cruelly gouged out.

It was none other than the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Munetsuki, who was supposed to be attending his inauguration ceremony today!

(End of this chapter)