Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 154 The Xia Zuos' Individual Summaries (Part 1) (Chong, three more updates to come)

As they left the Hokage's office, the Konoha Jonin were all wondering what task the Fifth Hokage had assigned to Uchiha Shisui.

But in reality, Xia Zuo was just discussing with Shi Shui what to eat for dinner tonight.

The upheaval caused by his appointment as Hokage has subsided in Konoha.

All the ninjas who opposed the Fifth Hokage were subdued.

For example, the Sarutobi clan was dismantled by Sarutobi Asuma himself. Within 30 years, all ninjas who changed their surname to Sarutobi were stripped of their surname and expelled from the Sarutobi clan.

The massive Sarutobi clan, which once boasted over 3500 ninjas, drastically reduced its size in just a few days, with the entire clan now numbering only 2180.

The Tōshin clan and the Mitomon clan were also dismantled, resulting in a population reduction of over 70%.

With the recent series of departmental reforms and the return of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, the doubts among Konoha ninja about the Fifth Hokage have completely disappeared.

Now, they have even ascertained the situation in the ninja world, clarified the work plan for the next two years, and seen the trends for the next five years.

As Xia Zuo summarized at the meeting, he had nothing left to do.

From the beginning of the impeachment of the Third Hokage to Xia Jing's own appointment as the Fifth Hokage, he was always busy, and even his training could only be done in short bursts.

Now that everything is finally over, it's time to have a good meal to celebrate.

Even Liu Bei, after the situation became unstable, could still shout, "Keep the music playing, keep dancing!"

The Fifth Hokage, Sasuke Natsume, handled so many difficult things; doesn't he deserve a big meal?

He hasn't even found a few beautiful female ninjas to "continue dancing" yet!

As expected, the grand meal that Xia Zuo had been hoping for took place at the Uchiha Izumi residence.

The number of participants was also very limited. Apart from the Fifth Hokage himself, there were only Uchiha clan leader Izumi Uchiha, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Naruto Uzumaki (not a fool), Shisui of the Body Flicker Technique, Tenten the luckiest person, and the strongest adoptive parents Miko Heishirou.

Quan's parents prepared a great many delicious foods, including roast suckling pig, roast whole lamb, roast fish, roast chicken, and many other barbecue items, which were piled up like a small mountain.

Fortunately, among the seven people participating in the feast, Xia Zuo was a glutton, and Izumi, Naruto, and others who had received his training...

Every day is a big eater.

The four of them opened their stomachs, and the mountain of delicious food visibly disappeared into their mouths, yet their bellies didn't bulge—it was truly a miracle.

Uchiha Shisui had attended several of Xia Zuo's family banquets, but he was still completely bewildered.

They weren't behaving this exaggeratedly before.

Aunt Miko and Uncle Heishiro felt even more satisfied watching the prepared food being eaten up than if they had eaten it themselves.

A hearty meal lasted until late at night. Xia Zuo returned home with his chest puffed out and belly protruding, and unexpectedly, yet not entirely unexpectedly, he saw Tsunade who had come uninvited.

He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

This isn't the first time this woman has done this in the last 15 days.

Tsunade always sneaks into Natsume's house without saying a word, then drinks all the bottles of alcohol she brought, getting completely drunk.

Sometimes she wasn't too drunk and could still walk around on her own.

After Xia Zuo returned, she would stand up without saying a word, pick up the last bottle of wine, and stagger away.

Sometimes Tsunade would get completely drunk and pass out, becoming like a soft, smelly lump of dough, leaving Xia Zuo to clean up the mess with a terrible headache.

Today, Tsunade got completely drunk.

She sprawled on Xia Zuo's sofa, muttering incomprehensible whispers, like a rag doll that had been brutally abused.

Xia Zuo took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, saying dejectedly, "Tsunade, really, don't think I don't know what picking up a corpse is, especially since you're practically delivering a corpse to my door."

"Heh, I know. This is the ninja world, and I am already the Hokage with the most power in the ninja world. Konoha can do whatever it wants, and so can I."

"If we just eat you up, you big white sheep, the old man of the Senju clan will only be happy. The only ninjas in the entire Hidden Leaf Village who will be sad are Jiraiya and Izumi."

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"I don't care about Jiraiya, and I can persuade Izumi as well."

"But your approach of keeping the son and abandoning the father is really annoying, sister!!"

"When older women date younger men, they take the initiative the whole time. You're not even half as proactive as she is, leaving the rest to the younger woman."

"Your behavior always makes me subconsciously suspect that it's a honey trap, or even a prelude to agreeing to withdraw."

"It's really scary, okay?"

While muttering to himself, Xia Zuo skillfully cleaned up Tsunade's mess.

It's impossible to just jump right in; it's too ambiguous and too troublesome.

Xia Zuo manipulated Magnet Release to keep Tsunade suspended. First, he used Water Release to cleanse Tsunade of all the filth on her body. Then, he switched to Magnet Release to vibrate the water molecules, turning the water into mist to dehydrate it. Finally, he used Fire Release to evaporate the remaining moisture.

Clean up the golden-haired white sheep, lift her with magnetism, and place her on the bed in the guest room.

Then, using Magnet Release, a magnetic barrier was created to seal the room, maintaining absolute silence and darkness, so that Tsunade could experience the feeling of being locked in a dark room as punishment.

Xia Zuo was in a bad mood because his body was only 17 years old.

According to the description in "The True Explanation of the Five Elements Battle", breaking through the body before the Five Elements Circulation, Bloodline Limit Ring and Bloodline Elimination Ring are completed may damage the potential for further improvement in the future.

Xia Zuo's target is Kaguya Otsutsuki; he doesn't want to be stuck at the Six Paths level.

He didn't even consume the spring he had painstakingly cultivated for this purpose, so how could he let Tsunade succeed against him?

After muttering complaints for a long time, Xia Zuo finished washing up, went to bed, and quickly fell asleep.

Unexpectedly, less than a month later, he entered the dream world of another dimension.

Upon waking up in the dimensional dream, Xia Zuo was surprised to find that his dream image had changed.

He wore the Hokage hat and a Hokage haori, with the words "Fifth Hokage" prominently displayed on the back of the haori.

He truly became the Hokage in the literal sense, Natsumi and Sasuke.

After looking around and confirming that no new people had appeared, Xia Zuo couldn't help but complain, "No new people are showing up again. When are we going to get them again—huh?"

Interstellar Xia Zuo belatedly realized the drastic change in Naruto Xia Zuo's appearance. He turned around in surprise, pointing at Naruto Xia Zuo, speechless.

Xiao Ao Xia Zuo also exclaimed in surprise, "Tianmo Xia Zuo, what's wrong with you?"

In the dream, besides the drastic change in Naruto Xia Zuo, the appearance of Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo also changed, and it was an even more remarkable change.

Although Naruto Natsume has changed a lot, in the end it's just a change of clothes.

Meanwhile, the translucent demon body of the Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo began to shimmer, with golden lightning flickering inside and outside his body.

Each time golden lightning appeared, the demon Xia Zuo would involuntarily twitch, and ripples would appear on his body.

The Xiazuans' minds kept switching back and forth between Naruto Xiazuan and Tenma Xiazuan. The dream fell into an eerie silence, with only the crackling sound of golden lightning remaining.

Interstellar Xia Zuo broke the silence, suggesting, "Let's share our powers and memories first, and then discuss what changes have occurred to the Hokage and the Heavenly Demon."

"Yes, yes, let's share our memories first."

The Xiazu placed their hands on the bronze table, and memories and power began to flow.

This time, Hokage Natsume was still the main force behind the outflow of memories and power. In less than a month, he overthrew the Third Hokage, represented the will of the Konoha ninjas by dissolving Hiruzen Sarutobi in water, gathered the three legendary Konoha ninjas, coerced the Akatsuki organization in Amegakure, and forced Nagato to bow down and back down.

The exciting, exhilarating, and exhilarating actions made Xia Zuo and his friends deeply envious.

Marvel Xia Zuo took a deep breath and sincerely congratulated Hokage Xia Zuo, saying, "Congratulations, 17-year-old Hokage."

Hokage Xia Zuo smiled and replied, "Thank you."

The Shinigami Hokage sighed, "I'm so envious. I've only just become a Shinigami and haven't even chosen a squad yet, and you've already reached the pinnacle of your world."

Xiao Ao Xia Zuo exclaimed in amazement, "Thank you, Hokage Xia Zuo. Your understanding and expansion of the Dugu Nine Swords is truly incredible. It seems I have found my own path to becoming a Celestial."

Hokage Natsume smiled and thanked everyone, "Haha, thank you everyone."

Xia Zuo and his friends congratulated Hokage Xia Zuo, saying that the Hokage's mastery of all the secret information of Konoha Village meant that their support would continue to grow rapidly, which was truly a cause for celebration.

Xingji Xiazuo bluntly stated, "Naruto Xiazuo, you are the backbone of all of us. The speed at which your strength increases is directly related to everyone's safety and happiness. Please don't slack off and keep up the good work!"

Hokage Natsuko laughed: "I know, that's why after I became Hokage, I tried to completely delegate administrative power so that I could get rid of tedious government affairs."

"I was deeply shocked by the Seventh Hokage's miserable working life. He and Hiruzen Sarutobi could enjoy it, but I just couldn't accept it."

"What's even scarier is that I've read so many NTR Hinata doujinshi, all with the excuse of taking advantage of the Seventh Hokage's busy schedule. I still remember them vividly."

"There's always a reason behind rumors!"

"That's why I swore long ago that I would never follow in the footsteps of the seventh generation."

Star Chazo:

Death God Xia Zuo:

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Laughing at Xia Zuo:

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Marvel Shazam:

Hokage Natsumi mistakenly thought that everyone did not understand the political structure in his memory, so he gave a brief explanation of his readjustment of the power structure of Konoha Village.

Who knew that Xia Zuo was actually hiding a 9-star fish? Pirate Xia Zuo scratched his head: "The reform of Konoha Village feels so familiar. Although I don't understand what's so great about it, it feels like a very reliable design."

Misaka Natsuzo: "Misaka chuckled and mocked Pirate Natsuzo: You've really turned into a muscle-bound bum, you've actually forgotten all those years of news broadcasts."

Marvel Shazo laughed heartily: "Even a capitalist lackey like me can remember this, it seems he has truly forgotten everything."

Who knew that Marvel's Shazo would then exclaim, "What an amazing life experience, especially with a black-haired, red-eyed girl and a blonde, blue-eyed mature woman all around you. It's truly enviable."

Hokage Xia Zuo's smile vanished, and he said expressionlessly, "No, there's nothing to envy about this at all."

You can look at it but not eat it, what's there to envy? It's clearly painful!

The demon Xia Zuo lay on the bronze table, the golden surface bringing a touch of coolness to his demonic body, making him feel much more comfortable.

He now understands why his appearance has changed.

The continuous damage from the golden lightning caused the Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo's mind to become scattered, forcing him to concentrate to the maximum extent possible in order to think about a single problem.

But it was this that made Tianmo Xiazuo the first to understand the reason for the changes in his own and Hokage Xiazuo's appearances.

Let's start with the Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo himself.

He was struck by the Five Spirit Fairy's Cleansing Divine Lightning for a full 20 years. Because the duration was so long, his demonic body developed an instinctive memory of it.

This memory, presented in the dream world of the plane, autonomously generated the cleansing divine thunder.

The most deadly thing is that the cleansing divine lightning he generates can actually harm himself.

That's so pitiful.

It's not even this bad in real life. He can at least catch his breath when he replaces his spirit stones every year.

As for Hokage Natsume, it's naturally because he became Hokage and did many things as Hokage, changing the face of Konoha Village.

His actions earned the approval of the Konoha ninjas, but also the hatred and fear of the Akatsuki ninjas.

After affirming his own abilities and receiving feedback from both allies and enemies, Hokage Natsume's self-perception underwent a fundamental change, solidifying the identity of Hokage into a part of his self-awareness.

In the dream world of the dimension, Xia Zuo's image is all derived from his self-awareness.

Changes in self-perception will naturally be reflected in dreams, altering one's original image.

After figuring everything out, Tianmo Xiazuo tapped the bronze table to remind everyone, and then said dejectedly, "I know the reason for the change in appearance."

After he finished recounting his discovery, all of Xia Zuo felt enlightened.

At the same time, everyone also expressed deep sympathy for the tragic fate of the Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo. If it were any of them, they would have ended their own lives long ago if they could die.

After carefully comforting the demon Xia Zuo, the Xia Zuos began to discuss the problems they were facing, and the atmosphere of the dimensional dream gradually became formal.

Sharing memories only allows you to share past experiences and certain decisions; it doesn't allow you to share emotions.

Xia Zuo's visions of their respective futures are usually mixed with a lot of emotions and expectations. Even if they are shared, they are fragmented and invalid memories, without any value.

Therefore, some issues that require looking to the future still need to be resolved through discussion.

Despite his poor condition, Tianmo Xiazuo forced a smile and said, "As everyone can see, I'm not feeling well. I'll speak now while my mind is clear, so I don't get confused and can't explain myself later."

"I only have one problem now, which is that I still have to be whipped by my fairy with the Divine Lightning of Purification."

"Ha ha."

"24 hours a day, 120 lightning strikes per minute, for 20 years, and it's going to continue for another 16 years —"

"I've already been thoroughly seasoned by the Divine Thunder of Cleansing."

Perhaps it was these words that triggered the instinctive fear of the Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo, and the golden cleansing divine lightning suddenly erupted.

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