I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 79 ["Little Monster" Joins the Chat Group] (Please continue reading!)

"...I have a general understanding of what happened."

Tsunade took a few sips of sake and said calmly, "So, this girl named Uchiha Hikari not only destroyed Root and left Danzo critically injured, but she also saw the Fourth Hokage inside the Shinigami's belly, learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan from him, and not long ago facilitated peace talks between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership, and also defeated the Kirigakure's attack?"

That's right.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded: "According to the Anbu who were monitoring Naruto, the blue-haired girl named Bulma also suddenly appeared at Naruto's house. You and I have both seen that girl; she showed no signs of chakra fluctuations whatsoever, and was just an ordinary person..."

Aside from space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique, there's no way to bring her to the village.

"..."

Tsunade frowned.

She was not in the village when the Nine-Tailed Fox wreaked havoc.

However, she had learned some of the details about Minato Namikaze's death and Hiruzen Sarutobi's rise to power from the letters. If someone could truly meet and communicate with someone who had used the Reaper Death Seal, and even learn the "Flying Thunder God Technique" from them…

After thinking for a few seconds, Tsunade decided to give up thinking:

"What's it to me!"

"She helped you kill the people from Kirigakure, so why should I teach her the Yin Seal? As for the Senju clan's records... here's the key, go look them up yourselves! It wasn't me who led the sealing, how would I know what year she was born or what abilities she has!"

"I'll only be in the village for two weeks at most this time. You guys need to come up with a verdict on Danzo as soon as possible, or I'll beat him every time I see him!"

"..."

Faced with this almost resigned attitude, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also helpless, but he still instinctively wanted to defend his old comrade:

"Actually, Danzo's research wasn't entirely driven by personal gain. At least he left Konoha with a child who possessed the power of Wood Release. If they could nurture that child..."

"Ton ton ton—"

Tsunade ignored him and gulped down the sake from the jug.

Finally, he slammed the wine pot heavily onto the stone table, unleashing the strange force contained in the back of his hand, which created a series of spreading, fine cracks on the stone surface.

"Silence! And bring me another jug ​​of wine!"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips twitched a few times, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

Jiraiya, standing next to him, turned his head to one side, pretending to be looking at the scenery.

After taking a deep breath, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke again in a solemn tone:

"Jiraiya, Tsunade. Actually, there's something very important I wanted to discuss with you both."

"I hope that one of you will succeed me as the Fifth Hokage of Konoha."

The words fell.

The air suddenly became quiet.

For a long time.

Only when Hiruzen Sarutobi looked through the list did Jiraiya scratch his head and burst into laughter, saying, "Old man, you know me. I'm used to being carefree and easygoing; how could I possibly be Hokage material? You'd better find someone else!"

the other side.

"Hokage? Hmph, what an incredibly boring job. Only a fool would want to be one."

Tsunade ignored her and continued chugging down her drinks.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wore a bitter smile.

If those words had been spoken to his old friend, he had no doubt that Danzo would have jumped up and agreed immediately. But these two disciples... they were indeed outstanding, the cream of the crop in the ninja world, but they truly had no interest in the Hokage position, which left him feeling utterly helpless.

As for the younger generation...

Nara Shikaku has enough qualifications, but his strength is a bit lacking, and he has no interest in becoming Hokage. Kakashi and Asuma have great potential, but they are still too young. Shinnosuke is suitable in all aspects, but the Anbu currently has no one who can replace him as head, so a decision will have to be made in a few more years.

suddenly.

An absurd thought popped into Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind:

"If that girl were to become Hokage..."

At least the Uchiha clan would definitely support it wholeheartedly, right?

but……

Forget it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, dismissing the unrealistic fantasy, and stood up: "Jiraiya, you sit with Tsunade for a while longer. I'm going to go and discuss Danzo with Koharu and the others."

"it is good."

……

No matter how much trouble Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisory team had.

Uchiha Hikaru had a pretty good New Year.

Three days after meeting Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi sent someone to take her to the Konoha Archives, where she roughly "looked through" the scrolls related to Yin-Yang Release.

After that, she trained while spending time with Bulma and Naruto in the village, and no more troublesome people bothered her.

New Year's Eve.

Uchiha Hikaru put on a thick cotton-padded coat, used the Flying Nimbus to carry Bulma and Naruto to the highest point of the Hokage Rock, where Bulma lit the fireworks brought from the Dragon Ball world.

Bang-!

A beam of light, like a small rocket, shot into the sky and exploded into a giant flower-like display high in the air. The flames lasted for nearly a minute before gradually disappearing into the night, clearly visible to most of Konoha Village, bringing a small technological shock to the Naruto world.

"Come to think of it, it seems that the three of us are in different points in time?"

Bulma seemed to have discovered a blind spot: "Hikaru, you've just celebrated the New Year here, Tanjiro's place is almost summer, and it's still autumn where I am... Does that mean we can celebrate the New Year three times a year, build snowmen three times a year, and go to the beach three times a year in the summer?"

"Um?"

Uchiha Hikaru imagined the scene Bulma described and slightly twitched the corner of his mouth: "Theoretically, it's possible, but is that what you're focusing on?"

"hey-hey."

Bulma smiled, then pulled out a steaming hot drink and cake from her capsule: "It's not anyone's birthday, but it's still New Year's, so make a wish."

"?"

Despite being somewhat speechless, Uchiha Hikaru still activated his Susanoo to block the passing cold wind, and then sat down on the spread-out cushions with Bulma and Naruto, blew out the candles, and began to cut the cake.

……

After experiencing the New Year in Konoha Village, Bulma finally returned home satisfied.

The next day was a snowy day.

Because of the heavy snowfall and low temperatures, Uchiha Hikaru, despite waking up early due to his biological clock, did not send out shadow clones for training as usual. Instead, he wrapped himself in a blanket, curled up in a small ball, and pretended to sleep with his eyes closed.

In a daze.

Then I heard a "ding," and a few lines of text floated through my mind—

["Little Monster" joins chat group]

[The "Secluded Shrine Maiden" (in clay form) has joined the chat group]

[Possessed by an evil spirit, join the chat group]

(End of this chapter)