They're promoting the "Konoha threat" theory, and spouting nonsense about the Hidden

Chapter 4 Ghost Lantern New Moon

That's right, Hozuki Shingetsu is a time traveler.

Before his transmigration, his biggest hobby was reading novels. Novels had been a constant companion throughout his life since sixth grade. Besides that, anime was also a way for him to pass the time. However, he never imagined he would actually transmigrate into the world of "Naruto," and even become the young head of the Hozuki clan in Kirigakure, the lowest of the five great ninja villages.

He initially resisted the idea of ​​transmigrating. After all, while his life in his previous life wasn't exactly glamorous, he had a harmonious family, no mortgage burden, and had even passed the civil service exam, enjoying a comfortable and fulfilling life. Moreover, the timing of his transmigration was wrong; he arrived too early. The parents of Naruto and Sass were still children, and the girls like Hinata and Ino were nowhere in sight. The gears of this world's plot hadn't even begun to turn.

But since we've already put them on, we have to do something with them.

Partly driven by an inexplicable confidence that time travelers must possess extraordinary abilities, and partly by some regrets from watching Naruto in his previous life, this former Cao Cao fan decided to do three things after accepting reality.

Immortality, beauty, and unification.

As a ninja world where extraordinary powers truly exist, and with the example of the Otsutsuki clan's immortality, Hozuki Shingetsu's heart was naturally filled with the desire for immortality.

As someone who idolizes Cao Cao, he naturally wanted to emulate his predecessor, whipping his horse and galloping away. After all, in his previous life, he had played many games like Naruto's Vacation and Ninja Trainer, and he naturally wanted to get close to the famous female ninjas in anime with a sense of pilgrimage.

Coincidentally, as a transmigrator, Hozuki Shingetsu also possesses his own cheat ability: the ability to connect with others' chakra, communicate their minds, and convey his own emotions.

This ability, similar to that of the Sage of Six Paths in establishing the Ninja Cult, has been developed into other applications by Hozuki Shingetsu through various attempts. This is also the source of Hozuki Shingetsu's confidence.

Besides immortality and beautiful women, the last thing, naturally, is Hozuki Shingetsu's deep-seated desire for unification.

As a transmigrator from a centralized country over two thousand years ago, he naturally disapproved of the current "one country, one village" political system in the ninja world.

"The most important affairs of the state are sacrifice and war." How ridiculous it is that the highest armed force of a country is actually a mercenary group.

Oh?

So I was part of that mercenary group. Oh well, that makes sense.

Then the only option is to punish the wicked and purge the court of corrupt officials.

These three things, especially the last one, are certainly unacceptable to most ninjas today, even for a father. After all, for Hozuki Zangetsu, the position of Mizukage is probably his ultimate goal.

If it gets even bigger, could it defeat Konoha and become the number one ninja village?

As for unifying military power and the Water Kingdom, why bother with such a troublesome thing?

This is why Hozuki Shingetsu didn't reveal his plans to his father, Hozuki Zangetsu, and had to make arrangements on his own. His various methods of gaining fame, recruiting promising young talents from the Ninja Academy to his inner circle, improving his own strength, and striving for the position of Ninja Academy principal were all for this purpose.

That's a ninja academy!

The only military education institution in a ninja village, where all civilians must undergo ninja school education to become ninjas. What would this be in the previous life?

That was the Imperial Academy, the National University, the Central Party School, and a collection of all military academies, including the National Defense University and the National University of Defense Technology.

And what exactly is the position of the Ninja Academy Principal? In the previous life, what kind of person held that position?

However, due to the Bloodline Ninjas' monopoly on ninjutsu and their overwhelming advantage in bloodline limits, the principal of the Ninja Academy, which can only produce cannon fodder at this stage, is merely a Jonin from the Kaguya clan and has not received much attention.

However, out of an apparent emphasis on the commoner ninja, their job level was set so that only senior Jonin could hold the position, which can be considered a kind of "low-ranking but high-level" arrangement.

As the number of civilian ninjas continued to increase, geniuses emerged, and the intensity of war continued to rise, ninja academies received further attention and were often personally led by the village kage.

Therefore, for Hozuki Shingetsu, who aspires to become the Mizukage, the Ninja Academy is a crucial piece that he must acquire.

It just so happens that the Jonin of the Kaguya clan resigned from his position as principal of the Ninja Academy due to blood disease, which led to Hozuki Shingetsu's previous actions.

However, this is not actually Hozuki Shingetsu's goal, at least not at this moment.

"Father, I think you don't need to worry about my strength. After all, I have shadow clones to handle these administrative matters, so they won't affect my strength improvement. Moreover, I've also thought of a way to quickly improve my strength. Once the time is right, I can greatly enhance my strength."

Hozuki Renge looked at his son with some surprise. To be honest, even he was somewhat unsure of his son's strength, but there was no doubt that being able to kill a standard Konoha squad without getting injured meant that his strength, if not quite at the level of an elite Jonin, was very close. And to be able to rapidly increase his strength under such circumstances—was there really such a method?

However, Hozuki Shingetsu had no intention of answering his father's questions. Instead, he changed the subject and started talking about his considerations regarding his position.

"Father, if we want to surpass Lian without breaking ties, we can only try to seize control of the village."

"Win over all forces that can be won over, seize the high ground of public opinion, clip their wings, make as many friends as possible, and make as few enemies as possible. After doing this, even if Ren is the Mizukage, he will be nothing more than an empty shell of a Mizukage."

Hozuki Cangetsu tapped the table lightly with his finger, giving his son a noncommittal nod to continue.

"And this first step must begin with this power struggle."

"Of course I know that Ren won't let me get this position easily." Hozuki Shingetsu was the first to fully affirm this point.

After all, he is a water shaman; even if he can't accomplish anything, he can certainly cause trouble.

"However, given my merits and the current situation, it's far from time to break ties, and considering the influence of public opinion, Ren will definitely give me a high-ranking position, even if it's just a nominal one. But from a malicious perspective, this position will certainly not be the principal of the Ninja Academy."

"Aside from the Ninja Academy Principal, given your achievements, there don't seem to be any other positions you could get... right? There are no vacancies in any of the major departments, and at your age, it's impossible for you to become an advisor. Are you suggesting we create a new, peripheral department just for you?"

Hozuki Cangetsu was somewhat confused, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

The establishment of a new department is far more sensitive than the Hozuki Shingetsu appointment incident. It involves job changes and fund allocation, and the various clans would fight tooth and nail over it. Although Ren could force it through with the power of the Mizukage, it would be a losing proposition. If they really had to do it that way, it would be better to just let Hozuki Shingetsu become the principal of the Ninja Academy!

"Of course there's one more department, have you forgotten?"

With a hint from Hozuki Shingetsu, Hozuki Zangetsu finally remembered the department that Kirigakure had been neglecting all along.

"You mean, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

(End of this chapter)