Transmigrating as the Third Hokage: Make Konoha Great Again!

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Side Story 001: Obtaining the Shibai Remains, and the Promise with Kaguya.

One year after the war with fire ended.

After recovering from the damage caused by the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Shinobi World entered an era of unprecedented rapid development.

The five hidden villages were officially merged into one, collectively known as Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

Apart from Konoha, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Amegakure were renamed the Five Great Administrative Regions, and Konoha was placed in charge of everything from personnel management to taxation.

The personnel files of the Jonin in the five major administrative regions are directly under the Hokage's office.

After the war, Hiruzen Sarutobi's prestige reached an unprecedented level in the entire history of the ninja world...

His prestige surpassed the combined prestige of mythical figures such as the Goddess of Rabbit, the Sage of Six Paths, the Hyuga Ancestor, Hashirama, and Madara, making him truly like a god.

After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi's feat of killing the Otsutsuki clan, and that towering pillar of light that even changed the color of the sun, were real events witnessed by everyone...

Instead of just looking at the pages of the book.

Everyone assumed that Hiruzen Sarutobi would continue as Hokage, leading the great ship of the ninja world forward...

The people's trust in him seemed to have become a habit, as if Hiruzen Sarutobi was invincible as long as he appeared on the battlefield...

Whether it's the military battlefield, the technological battlefield, or the economic battlefield.

Even Orochimaru thought so.

Orochimaru, who greatly admired his teacher, even posted a thread on the ninja forum, causing quite a stir.

Hey everyone, I've started my official forum account today.

"I am Orochimaru, the Hokage's assistant."

This is also the person recently joked about: "How can there be a crown prince who lives for a hundred years? Don't be surprised, there really is one in Konoha..."

Orochimaru's relaxed and teasing tone filled the entire ninja forum with a lighthearted atmosphere, as everyone chatted and laughed about the Hokage's great achievements...

There's nothing we can do about it; the Hokage's achievements are simply too great.

Lord Orochimaru should wait a little longer!

Orochimaru himself thought so too. Wouldn't it be a very good thing to be the Hokage, second only to the Hokage and above all others?

The teacher has disappeared, but he is still here.

Orochimaru can both ride on Hiruzen Sarutobi's coattails and step back to sit in the role of a support, mediating disputes, while still gaining access to the village's most abundant resources...

It feels so good!

Let alone serving as Hokage's assistant for another five years, Orochimaru wouldn't mind serving for another fifty years...

But what no one expected was...

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't think that way.

He doesn't intend to stay in the Hokage position forever.

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Two years have passed since the final battle with the Fire Style.

Ninja world.

At the Earth's core.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat cross-legged here, with the true remains of Shibaju before him.

The information sources scattered in the outside world were also processed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and these were also materials discovered by Isshiki in the original timeline.

These skeletons are too dangerous; they must be sealed away…

This was the first thought that popped into Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind after seeing the skeletal remains of Shibai, a thought that could be seen as a continuation of his lineage as Hashirama's disciple...

The energy and information contained within are terrifying.

Although the Hokage who has undergone Nirvana in the state of burning out and sublimating his life has the ability to cleanse the remains of the Shiba Inu.

However, the Hokage was concerned that if these excessively powerful resources were obtained by ninjas in the ninja world, or if they were tempted by them, then the stability of the entire ninja world would be severely tested…

Based on this, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to first preserve Shibai's body, thoroughly dismantle it several times using Spirit Release and the seal on his physical body, and then send it to the Konoha Research Department...

Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely send it over, but the process will be very long.

Because even the Hokage didn't know how long it would take him to fully master the remains left behind by the supreme god of the Otsutsuki clan...

Not just complete control, but also a risk-free situation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his chest.

There was a silver horn-shaped mark there, which meant that a small part of Shibai's power was 'forbidden' and 'sealed' within his body.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to conduct tests first, proceeding cautiously step by step. He completely sealed away the remaining power of the Shibai using the 'Forbidden' technique.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly rose from the Earth's core to the surface.

There, Kaguya looked at the Hokage with a worried expression.

She doesn't understand...

Why is it that even though Hiruzen, the patriarch of the Otsutsuki clan, was killed by her brother Hiruzen, does Hiruzen still seem unwilling to stop...?

"Things are almost done."

"If I were to do this, I wouldn't be fit to be Hokage..."

"This will consume most of my energy, but it's good. The ninja world needs to develop healthily and form an orderly system of inheritance. We can't always rely on me alone."

"They are amazing and outstanding, while I am just an ordinary person who encountered the right opportunities and trends of the times. If it weren't for everyone's help along the way..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally took Kaguya's hand, gazed into the distance, and said with a smile, "I'll probably still be drinking tea and reading the newspaper, counting down the days until I retire..."

Kaguya rolled her eyes at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

She naturally didn't know that Hiruzen Sarutobi was referring to his past life.

Kaguya thought that Hiruzen Sarutobi's cautious and timid nature had flared up again, and he was being overly modest, saying that he had never done any job before...

"OK OK."

"You dare say that, but nobody dares to agree with you!"

Kaguya said with a smile, "If anyone says you only succeeded because of luck, I can't even imagine how that guy would be executed by your fanatical followers in the ninja world..."

"But that's the truth, and I won't encourage people to go to extremes."

"In reality, I only selected some directions and gathered a group of people and forces, but I did not do the actual implementation work."

"It would be too arrogant to take all the credit for oneself."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slightly tightened his grip on Kaguya's hand:

"I will post some official messages on the ninja forum to correct some of the ninjas' extreme views..."

"Whether it was winning the war against the Fire-type, or the previous scientific research and economic battles, I, as the Hokage, played a role, but the real impact came from everyone else..."

Kaguya stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.

At this moment, after his rebirth, Hiruzen Sarutobi's overall skeletal structure is more solid and profound; simply standing there gives one the feeling of facing a mountain peak…

However, it is now younger and has been fixed as a middle-aged or young adult image.

"You rascal, I really can't figure you out... I always feel, I always feel that you don't actually come from the ninja world. Your way of thinking is completely different from that of the Otsutsuki and other ninjas..."

Kaguya said suspiciously in a low voice, "At first I thought this was just a trick to win people over, but you've kept doing it..."

"By the way, didn't you say this was to get the big guys closer to you? It's just the two of us here, why do we still need to…"

Kaguya asked with a hint of melancholy.

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi had just let go of her hand and pulled out a pack of classic Mokyu brand cigarettes from somewhere, putting them in his mouth.

Kaguya's mind was filled with question marks.

After the war with the Fire Style ended, Hiruzen Sarutobi would casually smoke a cigarette or two during live broadcasts in the ninja world on several occasions, which puzzled Kaguya.

Not brothers...

Let alone a mere Wood Dragon brand tobacco, you could easily swallow even the real 'Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique' whole, right?

Can tobacco have other effects on your body?

Even the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques couldn't shake the Hokage's body and spirit...

"Tsk..." Kaguya couldn't help but laugh as she watched Hiruzen Sarutobi pretending to look for a lighter.

Alright, so the Ninja Doctor doesn't know Fire Release, huh!

She found that some posts on the ninja forum seemed to make some sense...

Sometimes, what men care about most is saving face.

In some ways, the part about youth lasts until death...

Kaguya leaned over and carefully lit a cigarette for Hiruzen Sarutobi with a Truth-Seeking Ball, demonstrating extremely exquisite chakra control.

"Look at the mess this has made, I've troubled you again..." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile, protecting the fire and gently patting Kaguya's fair hand.

To the Hokage's surprise, Kaguya took a wooden dragon brand cigarette from him and gestured towards Hiruzen Sarutobi with her lip:

"It's your turn to light it for me. Aren't we brothers?"

"Good good..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi burst into laughter, and crimson-gold flames ignited on his fingers.

Kaguya, on the other hand, pretended to act like her brother, patting the Hokage's palm as a sign of gratitude while protecting the fire.

For a moment, the air was thick with smoke.

Kaguya extinguished the cigarette in her hand with a Truth-Seeking Ball, and asked with a puzzled look, "That's right, I didn't feel anything at all, and I should feel even less of a feeling towards you..."