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Chapter 230 Surprise, the Fifth Generation (Please subscribe and vote)

That being said, Genichi Kinoshita didn't actually have high expectations for this stone man.

Kai went off to play happily with the stone golem again. Kakashi watched from the side and remarked, "You've gotten to this level without me even realizing it."

Genichi chuckled, "Hey, that doesn't sound like something Kakashi would say!"

Kakashi looked away: "People should always be aware of their own abilities, right? I think you said that before."

Genichi Shushita thought for a moment: "Did I say such a thing?"

"Never mind, just pretend I said that."

"However, Kakashi, you seem to lack self-awareness."

"By the way, how's your bloodline elimination going?"

Kakashi, hands in his pockets, said, "It's quite difficult, and there hasn't been any particularly decisive progress yet."

Yin Release + Lightning Release + Water Release, that's no ordinary difficulty.

Genichi Shushita pondered for a moment and said, "Kakashi, if you were to use Yin Release to perform Lightning Release Nature Transformation, could you do it?"

"Ok?"

Kakashi asked in confusion, "What does it mean to use Yin Release to perform Lightning Release nature transformation?"

Genichi Shushita: "Simulating Lightning Release within an illusion is quite normal, isn't it, Kakashi?"

Kakashi said, "If it's an illusion, then it's just a mirage, isn't it?"

Shuxia Gen nodded: "That's right, but if we start from Yin-Yang Escape, or rather, from the most essential power of Yin Escape, which creates form from nothing, then Yin Escape can create physical entities, can't it?"

Kakashi pondered for a moment and said, "That's true, but to achieve that level, one's mastery of Yin Release would probably be extremely high."

"Xuan Yi, have you already reached this level?"

Genichi Shushita didn't answer Kakashi's question, but instead said, "You should know about the illusion technique 'Mirror Flower, Water Moon,' right?"

Kakashi asked in confusion, "I know, Kurenai mastered this genjutsu before, but you mastered a bloodline limit, right? I remember."

Genichi Shushita nodded: "When I first developed this illusion technique, Yin Release was not as powerful as it is now, so I needed to rely on the power of Water Release. Later, I accidentally cultivated a bloodline limit, which gave this illusion technique the ability to switch between reality and illusion."

"Kakashi, Yin Release creates form from nothingness. To put it more directly, it can be said to be the ability to transform illusion into reality, the ability to turn imagination into reality."

"If I put it that way, you should understand it easily, right?"

Kakashi nodded.

Genichi under the tree used his ability, Mirror Flower Water Moon, to signal Kakashi to touch him.

Kakashi reached out and placed his hand on Genichi's shoulder under the tree, and immediately felt a sensation of touching nothingness.

I'm standing right here, but when I touch it, there's nothing there.

He instinctively sniffed, but the smell was still there.

Shuxia Xuanyi smiled and said, "This is the change between illusion and reality."

"Dispel the spell," he added, "Kakashi, you're also familiar with the Nara clan's shadow techniques, aren't you?"

"Shadows are inherently illusory, untouchable."

"But by changing the nature of Yin Release, one can make the shadow a tangible existence and then manipulate it."

Kakashi was deep in thought.

When he previously communicated with his father, Sakumo Hatake, it was from the perspective of goals.

That is, what role should Yin Release play when it is integrated into Storm Release?

Strengthen form control and enhance cohesion.

But how to strengthen it and how to integrate it is something you can only try step by step on your own.

So, almost a year has passed, and there has been no substantial progress.

Kakashi wasn't really in a hurry about this. If bloodline limit was so easy to develop, the Third Tsuchikage wouldn't have been the only one in the entire ninja world to possess it before.

Of course, Genichi Kinoshita was an exception; Kakashi felt that he was not a normal person.

However, Genichi Shushita did not provide any direction or explain how to integrate them; he simply explained the essence of Yin Release.

Although it seemed to have no specific direction, Kakashi grasped some key points.

Without disturbing Kakashi, who was lost in thought, or paying attention to Gai, who was having fun playing with the stone golem, Genichi went straight home.

During dinner, Genichi Kinoshita said to Tsunade, "Let Kimimaro and Jugo go to the Ninja Academy. They can't stay at the experimental base forever."

Tsunade asked, "Are you sure there won't be any problems with that Jugo?"

Genichi Shushita laughed and said, "Konoha isn't exactly a place with abundant natural energy."

“Under normal circumstances, he won’t enter the immortal form unless he’s provoked, and this kid is actually very kind at heart.”

"Of course, in order to control his sage transformation, we'll just put a curse mark on him when the time comes."

After thinking for a moment, Genichi Shushita added, "I'll put a seal on him to temporarily prevent him from becoming a sage, and then there won't be any problems."

Tsunade nodded and said, "Then there's no problem."

As for Kimimaro, there's even less of a problem; the Kaguya clan has already been wiped out.

It's impossible for Kirigakure to cause trouble for Konoha.

After dinner.

Genichi under the tree arrived at the experimental base again.

It's still the same laboratory, still the same lab rats and the same White Zetsu, Ah Da, who's in charge of disposing of the corpses.

This time, Genichiro Shushita extracted the souls of mice and then observed the mice's condition during and after the extraction process.

Overnight, hundreds more white mice lost their lives.

Unfortunately, this time he was unlucky and didn't have much of a harvest.

The relationship between the soul and the body is very complex and mysterious.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Konoha's 53rd year has become the past.

After returning home from Uchiha Mizumi's place, Genichi Kinoshita sensed that something was off.

"Cough cough~~"

Tsunade cleared her throat twice and said, "Genichi, who do you think is more suitable to succeed as Hokage?"

Genichi under the tree asked curiously, "Hmm? Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

Uzumaki Ina asked with a smile, "Genichi, don't you want to become Hokage?"

Shizune blinked and said, "I remember Xuan Yi saying something like, 'Many people want to become Hokage, but I will protect the village from the shadows,' back when we were in school."

Genichi Kishita chuckled upon hearing this, sat down next to Tsunade, and teased, "Someone once said that only an idiot becomes Hokage!"

Tsunade suddenly felt her fist get hard.

Shizune was well aware of this, so she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Turning to look at Tsunade, Genichi Kishita asked curiously, "Are you going to decide on the next one so soon?"

"However, I am indeed not suitable to become Hokage; I don't have the energy for it."

If you don't even have enough time to train, what kind of Hokage are you?
"Brother Minato would be perfect for this!"

Shuxia Genichi smiled and said, "He is capable, young and energetic, but not too young."

In fact, Minato Namikaze is already in the position of Vice Hokage.

Although he doesn't control a violent organization with great military power like Danzo did back then, the vast majority of Konoha's political affairs are handled by him.

The Konoha leadership has reached a consensus that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Minato Namikaze will be Tsunade's successor.

Those of the same age, or even younger, do not have the same competitiveness as Minato Namikaze.

For example, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke is also excellent, but not as good as Namikaze Minato.

As for Sakumo Hatake, who is older than Tsunade, he never became Hokage before, and it's even less likely he will become Hokage now.

Genichi Kishita didn't want to be Hokage; no one was more suitable than Minato Namikaze.

After listening to Genichi Kinoshita's words, Tsunade said seriously, "In that case, once the reform of the Ninja Academy is officially launched, I will step down as Hokage and then propose to the Daimyo that Minato become the Fifth Hokage."

"seriously?"

Genichiro looked at Tsunade from under the tree.

Tsunade is currently under 41 years old; she won't turn 41 until August. For the position of Hokage, that's not old at all; she's in her prime.

Minato Namikaze is 27 years old now, which is quite young.

It wouldn't be too late for him to take over as Hokage even 10 years later.

Then, in another ten years or so, Kakashi's generation will take over, which will be just right.

"Yes."

Tsunade nodded seriously.

At this moment, Shizune couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "Xuan Yi, Lady Tsunade is pregnant!"

Ok?
Genichi turned to look at Shizune, then back at her blushing face, and then at her stomach, exclaiming with a mixture of surprise and delight: "Really?"

Tsunade nodded, feigning indifference.

Genichi reached out his hand under the tree, but Tsunade slapped it away.

Shizune and Ina Uzumaki are still here!

Genichi rubbed his hands together. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still felt very complicated at this moment.

For him, not having children and having no ties is actually the best outcome.

Unrestrained and free to roam the world, weaknesses will shrink infinitely.

But once he was with Tsunade and the others, a bond was formed.

Unbeknownst to him, Genichi's mindset had truly undergone some changes.

This is something that Tsunade and the others couldn't bring.

"It's fine if I don't become Hokage. Besides, being Hokage is really not very interesting. Let Minato be the Hokage instead."

Genichi said to Tsunade, "Leave the reform of the Ninja Academy to Minato-nii. You should take good care of your pregnancy; the first three months are very important."

Tsunade asked in confusion, "How did you know?"

Genichi Shushita said confidently, "I was prepared long ago."

Uzumaki Ina quickly said, "Xuan Yi is right, Lady Tsunade. The first and last three months of pregnancy are very dangerous."

She truly knew a great deal about pregnancy and was always ready to have a baby.

But there was still no sign of pregnancy.

You ate quite a lot too!

Listening to their conversation, Tsunade hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Let's arrange it this way then."

The New Year's atmosphere gradually faded.

That day, in the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze looked at Tsunade with some astonishment: "Leave everything to me?"

"Wouldn't this be inappropriate?"

Helping with government affairs is nothing special, since all important decisions still come from Tsunade.

However, the Ninja Academy is a major center of the Hokage's power and influence.

During Danzo's lifetime, the only options were to choose from ninja clans and orphans.

There are geniuses, but most of Konoha's geniuses actually come from the Ninja Academy.

Danzo was not qualified to select people from the Ninja Academy.

Minato Namikaze's leadership in reforming the ninja academy meant that his influence, whether intentional or unintentional, would inevitably permeate the area.

Genichi Kishita was also in the office at that moment. Looking at the astonished and hesitant Minato Namikaze, he smiled and said, "The Hokage is pregnant, so it's not good for her to overwork herself."

Minato Namikaze was astonished again, then looked at Genichi under the tree and secretly gave him a thumbs up: As expected of Genichi!
"Congratulations, Hokage!"

Minato Namikaze no longer refused: "Then leave the preliminary preparations to me!"

Tsunade nodded, then added, "Minato, you should also prepare to take over as the Fifth Hokage!"

Minato Namikaze was once again astonished: "This...this isn't necessary, is it?"

Having a baby is nothing, there's no need to become Hokage or anything like that, right?

Tsunade is still very young.

Even if I were to serve for another ten years, I wouldn't say I'm old.

"Minato, you have done very well and are very suitable to become Hokage."

"At least he's more suitable than me."

Tsunade said without room for argument, "That's settled then. Get ready."

"By the way, let's also select more assistants. Being Hokage is important, but we can't neglect our training."

Minato Namikaze nodded solemnly: "Yes, Hokage-sama!"

The matter was settled.

Thus, from that day on, the actual handover began.

With the help of Shizune, Minato Namikaze officially and completely took over the duties of Hokage.

After confirming the matter of the Fifth Hokage, Genichi Kinoshita and Tsunade left the Hokage Building and went home.

Because of his pregnancy, Genichi Kishita did not use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

When he got home, before he even entered the door, Genichi Kishita heard Naruto's loud and boisterous voice.

"Uncle Xuanyi!"

As soon as I entered, a blond-haired guy rushed over.

Genichi immediately reached out and pressed down on her to prevent her from bumping into Tsunade beside him.

Naruto grabbed Genichi's wrists under the tree with both hands: "Uncle Genichi, teach me ninjutsu. I can control my chakra very well now."

At that moment, Tsunade bent down and poked Naruto's cheek: "Naruto, can't you see I'm here?"

Naruto immediately grinned and asked, "Lord Hokage, could you teach me ninjutsu?"

Tsunade scoffed, "You brat, do you think you can even learn that?"

Genichi released Naruto, who immediately raised his chin and said proudly, "Hokage-sama, don't underestimate me."

"I've completed the tasks Mom assigned. I've done splashing in the water and climbing trees, and I've even memorized the footprints!"

"Also, I've already mastered the transformation technique that my father taught me."

Genichi and Tsunade exchanged a glance, somewhat surprised.

This kid hasn't been cultivating for very long.

It seems that hard work has been put in.

Genichi then said, "Naruto, demonstrate your transformation technique. If I'm satisfied, I can teach you a ninjutsu!"

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he immediately leaped backward and formed hand seals.

Under the tree, Genichi nodded secretly, his hand seals appearing quite practiced.

Bang!
As the smoke rose and dissipated, Naruto, the little radish-headed boy, had transformed into someone familiar to Genichi under the tree.

I love Luo!
"Lord Xuanyi!"

"Yondaime-sama Hokage!"

After transforming, Naruto even imitated Gaara's way of speaking.

And you know what? There wasn't a single flaw in his voice, tone, or posture.

Tsunade nodded, offering a very objective assessment: "It works very well."

"Right, right, hahaha..."

Naruto laughed, then deactivated his transformation jutsu and looked at Genichi under the tree with anticipation.

Genichi smiled and nodded: "Alright, I'll teach you a ninjutsu. Come with me!"

"yeah!"

Naruto jumped three feet high, then followed Genichi under the tree like a little shadow.

Tsunade found it amusing, then thought of herself and couldn't help but rub her lower abdomen.

(End of this chapter)