The world I hear is completely different from yours.

Tian Qing knew perfectly well why these people had rushed over so hastily—it was all about the distribution of power within the family. After all, in terms of seniority and strength, if Tian Qing wanted to seize control of the family, these ordinary people would be no match for her. However, they had been in the upper echelons of the family for too long and didn't want to lose the power and benefits they held, which was why they rushed over to test Tian Qing's attitude after hearing the news.

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PS: First update! Finally, I've gotten to the main storyline.

Chapter Two: The Republic of Iwanin and the New Transfer Student

After Tian Qing bluntly exposed his true thoughts, the middle-aged man smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say anything more. However, upon learning that Tian Qing had no intention of vying for control of the family, he felt relieved and soon made an excuse to leave, leaving only a few maids to handle intelligence materials for Tian Qing.

Tian Qing continued sitting in the room, flipping through the mountain of intelligence documents piled up on the table. Although the family didn't have the ability to obtain high-level insider information, at most they could only record some major news events, but because so much time had passed, even the major news events had accumulated to a considerable amount.

"Speaking of which, the head of the family has really been working hard these past few days. Ever since the daimyo of the Land of Earth came to Konoha, the head of the family has been taking people to visit the daimyo every day!" a maid chattered from the side.

"The Daimyo of the Land of Earth? What is he doing in Konoha? Could it be that he's here to request an alliance again? The Land of Earth suffered heavy losses at the hands of Konoha in the last war. Have they really forgotten such a deep-seated grudge?" Tianqing asked casually while flipping through the documents.

"He's here to escape disaster!" The little maid curled her lip in disdain. "He's clearly a guy who was driven out of his own country, and he doesn't even have a single ninja by his side, yet he dares to act like a daimyo in the Land of Fire."

"The daimyo was driven out of the Land of Earth?" Amehara suddenly became interested. "Around when did that happen?"

"It seems like it was a few years ago? I think it was because of some kind of riot or something," the little maid said, frowning as she recalled. "Oh right, I remember there was a new term in the Land of Earth back then, something like 'revolution'?"

"Huh? I think I just heard an amazing word!" Tian Qing's eyes widened instantly, and she quickly rummaged through the pile of documents on her desk, searching for information about the Land of Earth. On a brand new map, Tian Qing was surprised to find that although the four major countries—the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Water, and the Land of Wind—remained unchanged, a completely new country had appeared in the area that originally belonged to the Land of Earth: the Republic of Iwagakure.

"Holy crap!" Tian Qing thought to herself, a stampede of thoughts racing through her mind. What on earth had happened in the past ten years or so that the world, once dominated by the Five Great Ninja Villages, had become divided into Four Great Ninja Villages and a Republic? This change was far too drastic! Wouldn't the Allied Shinobi Forces fighting against Kaguya be reduced in size?

"By the way! What about that stubborn old man, Onoki?" Ameyo quickly flipped through the news about the Land of Earth. The daimyo had been driven out, so what would become of the Tsuchikage, the leader of the ninja village?

"The first president of the Iwanin Republic?" Tensei was almost speechless as she looked at the news.

After leading the Iwa ninja to expel the daimyo and unify the Land of Earth, Ōnoki appointed himself as the founding president. This action naturally drew condemnation from the daimyo and ninja of other countries, who labeled Ōnoki a "traitor" and a "usurper." Several daimyo even issued missions, ordering other ninja villages to send elite ninja to assassinate Ōnoki! Meanwhile, the exiled daimyo of the Land of Earth wandered among the major powers seeking help. His purpose in coming to Konoha this time was precisely to persuade Konoha to send troops to reclaim his country.

"Tsk tsk, it seems that many amazing changes have really taken place in this era!" Tian Qing thought to herself. "Since these changes are so widespread, it's impossible for me to investigate them all one by one. However, I can wait for them to come forward on their own, because the longer it takes, the more advantageous it will be for me!"

After returning to this era, prestige energy began to flow continuously into the main god runes. After all, as the Hokage before, Tianqing naturally had a high prestige in Konoha. Although a long time has passed, many people still remember the Hokage who made great contributions to Konoha.

"Although the Colossus is completely destroyed, I have already thoroughly analyzed it using the God Runes. Therefore, as long as I have enough reputation energy, I can still temporarily recreate a Colossus! I also obtained enough samples from Hagoromo Otsutsuki. Given enough time, the God Runes will be able to completely deduce the power of the Otsutsuki clan!" Tianqing secretly estimated his current strength and believed that once the God Runes had completely analyzed the Otsutsuki clan's bloodline, he should be able to truly suppress Kaguya!

"However, we still need to take the necessary precautions to prevent any further trouble." Then, Tianqing instructed the maid beside her, "Go and make an appointment with the people of Konoha. Tell them I'm going to see Hiruzen Sarutobi later!"

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After so many years, the once young and strong Hiruzen Sarutobi is now a decrepit old man who carries a pipe all day long. Due to the heavy workload over the years, his health has declined significantly.

"Long time no see! Tenqing! Where have you been all these years?" Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a smoke ring, looking at the girl in front of him who still looked the same.

"I went to a faraway place, so I won't be back for a while," Tian Qing said helplessly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't press the matter further. Instead, he changed the subject, looking at the ninja academy application form that Tensei handed him with a wry smile: "Tensei, although you haven't received formal education at the ninja academy, you're already this old. Why bother going to school with those little kids?"

Can I say it's because the plot is about to begin, so I need to go and investigate those two chosen ones to make sure they haven't changed much? Tianqing shrugged, then gave a reason that Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't refuse: "I want to see Minato's child. Maybe I can find some clues about Minato and Kushina through him."

Although Ame could go directly to Naruto Uzumaki, since it involved the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Ame decided to inform Hiruzen Sarutobi beforehand, since Hiruzen Sarutobi was now the Hokage of Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag on his pipe, looked through the hazy smoke at the photo of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, hanging on the wall, and nodded helplessly: "So you still can't let go of this matter after all? Alright then, I'll leave it to you from now on."

Just three days before Naruto Uzumaki was to graduate from the Ninja Academy, a new student named Tensei suddenly transferred to his class.

Chapter Three: Another new student, huh? "Another"?

In many animations, there is a very silly scene where people with dual identities don't make any major changes to their appearance when they transform. They just wear some accessories that seem to have no practical use, and they can become completely unrecognizable to the people around them.

For example, when Usagi Tsukino transforms into Sailor Moon, she wears a mask that doesn't cover anything at all; or some magical girls, after transforming, don't even cover their faces, but just have a lot of strange accessories and wear very simple and revealing clothes.

As a result, everyone around them seemed to have gone blind, unable to recognize them at all. They had to guess, like idiots, who this "magical girl/Sailor Moon" who suddenly appeared in front of them was, and pretend to be deep in thought.

Later, some ridiculous TV dramas went even further. Many seemingly shrewd female protagonists would brazenly venture into the palace and flirt with the princes and nobles, wearing only a thin veil that looked like plastic wrap over their faces. The princes and nobles, as if blind, couldn't see through the veil, which made no difference whether it was there or not, and couldn't recognize the true identity of their beloved. This infuriated the TV viewers.

Honestly, if those princes and noblemen were only this intelligent, then it would be truly unjust if those feudal dynasties hadn't collapsed.

Therefore, whenever Tian Qing sees this kind of plot, she feels like grabbing the screenwriters by the neck and yelling at them: "Do you think everyone around you is stupid? You can't even see through such a simple disguise? Are you making a time-travel drama or a period comedy set in a mentally challenged welfare home?!"

Right now, Hiruzen Sarutobi was feeling this kind of fucked-up feeling.

Standing at the entrance of the Konoha Ninja Academy, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag on his cigarette, then said to Tensei beside him in a low voice, "Hey, Tensei, are you really not planning to use the Transformation Jutsu or the Disguise Jutsu? Just by putting a scarf around your neck, do you really think people around you won't recognize you? You know, your portrait is still engraved on the Hokage Rock! The people of Konoha can see it every day when they look up! Besides, you actually want to continue using your real name!"

Tian Qing immediately obliged, extending her little finger: "I bet five cents, pinky swear! I bet the people inside won't even recognize me!"

"Don't underestimate Konoha's new generation of ninjas!" Hiruzen Sarutobi confidently exhaled a smoke ring, then extended his hand and made a pinky promise with Ame. "I bet! I refuse to believe that these future Konoha ninjas can't even see through your shoddy disguise!"

Transformation and disguise techniques are fundamental skills for any ninja. At the Konoha Ninja Academy, instructors emphasize these two skills to lay a solid foundation for the new generation of Konoha ninjas. Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi is clearly very confident about this bet!

Stepping onto the creaking wooden floor of the Konoha Ninja Academy, Hiruzen Sarutobi led Amehari into the school's office. Since it was during class time, only Chunin Iruka Umino was sitting alone at his desk preparing lesson plans.

"Ah! Hokage-sama, you've arrived? Please have a seat!" Iruka Umino turned around, saw Hiruzen Sarutobi, and quickly stood up to greet him.

"Ahem! Ahem!" Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed deliberately, pointed to Ameharu beside him, and said, word by word, "Iruka, today I'm planning to add another transfer student to your class, this girl named 'Ameharu.' What do you think?"

"Is this the child? Although he looks a little older than the other students in the class, he's still within the acceptable range." Umino Iruka looked at Tenharu carefully, then nodded enthusiastically: "Okay, no problem, please leave him to me!"

"Huh? No way? Didn't you really notice that this girl looks familiar?" Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him, and then said, "Really? I remember your class only has a few days left until the final exam, right? Is this really okay?" He deliberately emphasized his words, trying to get Iruka's attention.

After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's repeated emphasis, Iruka, who had misunderstood, quickly glanced at Tenharu again, memorizing the student the Hokage was specifically asking him to take care of. Then, he put on a "you can trust me" expression and said, "No problem, don't worry, Hokage-sama! These few days will be enough. I will definitely teach her well and make sure she passes this graduation exam!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "....."

Then Tianqing spoke up in a childish voice, "That's great! I'll have to trouble you to take good care of me these next few days, teacher!" Afterwards, Tianqing gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a smug look that said, "You'll have to pay your gambling debts later," and smiled without saying a word.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a wry smile as he smoked, a feeling of "Konoha is doomed sooner or later" welling up inside him.

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In the classroom, all of Konoha's new generation of ninjas were present, waiting for Iruka-sensei's arrival.

"Iruka-sensei is so slow today!" Naruto Uzumaki muttered to himself, lying on the table, looking bored. He then secretly glanced at the girl with a wide forehead and pink dress sitting behind him. That was Sakura Haruno, his goddess. Unfortunately, his goddess had never paid any attention to him and was busy chatting with the girls around her.

"I heard we're getting another transfer student in our class today!" Sakura Haruno whispered the news she'd just heard, then looked at the black-haired girl beside her, the leader of their group: "Big Sister Yekura, I never thought we'd get another new student after you!"

"I wonder if this newcomer is a boy or a girl?" Ino asked doubtfully, then looked at Yekura ingratiatingly and said cautiously, "Big sister, can't you give Sasuke a little leeway in the exams these next few days? At least let Sasuke get first place once, right?"

Since this freshman named Yekura arrived at the school, she has quickly replaced Sasuke as the top student in the class within just a few months, and has also become the leader of the class with her strong strength.

Young Yekura habitually touched the scar on her forehead that resembled a closed eye, and sighed, "Do you people really like that arrogant guy that much?"

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PS First update

Chapter 4: The Akatsuki Organization Develops Shrinking Drugs

After hearing Yekura's question, Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino exchanged a glance, a subtle spark of competition flying between them. Then, they both spoke in unison: "Because Sasuke-kun is so handsome! Plus that melancholic aura, he's absolutely charming! Don't you think so, sis?"

Sigh, these young people nowadays really only care about appearance! Ye Cang sighed inwardly, but he had no interest in Sasuke, who exuded a gloomy aura.

As a reincarnated person who was framed and died in her previous life, Yekura naturally lost interest in the messy things between these young people and became a twisted adult who was single-mindedly pursuing power and taking pleasure in seeing the major ninja villages suffer.

"How did someone like me suddenly end up being sent to Konoha as a spy by the organization?" Yekura lamented inwardly. "But the organization said they've already decided that I'll be in charge, and to make it easier to disguise myself, they've decided to reverse my time, turning me back into my childhood so I can infiltrate Konoha. Speaking of which, that little pill called APTX4869 is amazing! It actually turned me back into a child! When did the Akatsuki have such a skilled pharmaceutical expert? I've never even heard of it in my previous life!"

Seeing that Yekura remained silent, Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino exchanged glances again, then hesitantly handed over a wallet: "Big sister, this is a sum of money raised by our 'Sasuke Supporters Club.' Please be kind enough to let Sasuke win this exam!"

"Deal!" Upon hearing the word "money," Ye Cang snapped out of his daze, quickly grabbed the wallet, and stuffed it into his chest pocket. "Deal! It's a fool not to make money when it's available. Considering your filial piety, I'll let that pretty boy win this time tomorrow!"

It's rare to have some extra money, so why not take it? Besides, Akatsuki's original mission for Pakura was to infiltrate Konoha and keep a close watch on Sasuke's movements. Therefore, Pakura felt that losing once or twice occasionally would help her observe Sasuke's situation further, which is why she agreed to the assignment.

Yay! Upon hearing Yekura's promise, Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino were overjoyed and even gave each other a high five. Then, they remembered their rivalry and started arguing again.

Naruto Uzumaki lay on the table, secretly watching the close interaction between the girls behind him, and a wave of envy washed over him: "Having friends is really something to be envious of!"

Since the Nine-Tails' unexpected rampage and the mysterious disappearance of the Fourth Hokage and his wife more than a decade ago, Naruto Uzumaki has been living alone. Moreover, because many people witnessed the Nine-Tails' seal on him, a considerable number of people in Konoha Village know that "Naruto Uzumaki is the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki," which has led many people to distance themselves from Naruto because of the Nine-Tails.

Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi kept an eye on Naruto and protected him, and would often personally give him pep talks, which allowed Naruto to grow up safely.

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"Alright, everyone, quiet down! We're about to start class!" At Iruka's voice, the children in the classroom stopped fidgeting, straightened their backs, and prepared to begin today's lesson.

"First, let's get to know our new classmate. Come on, Tianqing, why don't you introduce yourself first?" Iruka said to the girl next to him.

"Hello everyone, my name is Tianqing, and I'm very happy to meet you all." Tianqing said with a well-behaved expression, while glancing at his two future best buddies below the stage: Naruto Uzumaki, who was lying on the table, and Sasuke Uchiha, who had a gloomy expression.

Although Tensei had previously taken many preventative measures to avoid the annihilation of the Uchiha clan, such as dismissing Fugaku Uchiha, who had independent intentions, from his position as clan leader in advance and replacing him with Shisui Uchiha, who was close to Konoha, as the new clan leader; and also by using machine guns to kill Danzo Shimura and most of the stubborn Root members, in an attempt to eliminate voices in Konoha who intended to take action against the Uchiha clan in advance.

However, Tian Qing never expected that in the more than ten years she was away, the unfortunate Uchiha clan would still be wiped out, and it was actually Uchiha Itachi who personally carried out the extermination, leaving only Uchiha Sasuke alive. The extermination occurred a few years ago, and it is said that at the time, not a single corpse could be found in the entire Uchiha clan's territory, and even the remains in the cemetery had all disappeared.

"This absolutely couldn't have been done by Itachi Uchiha alone! With so many corpses, how could he possibly have had time to destroy or take them away by himself?!" After seeing the records from that time, Tianqing immediately made this judgment. Moreover, Tianqing had previously specifically questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi and secretly listened to some information from the Anbu members, confirming that Konoha did not intervene in the Uchiha clan massacre.

"So, is there another force behind Itachi Uchiha?" Tianqing thought to herself. "Speaking of which, Itachi, you're so good at wiping out your entire family, it's a real shame you're not a magical girl!"

Looking at the composed girl on the stage, Naruto Uzumaki narrowed his eyes. He felt a vague sense of familiarity with this new classmate who called herself "Tianqing," as if he had once drawn on her face. So much so that his first thought upon seeing her was to go up and scribble all over her face.

"Huh? Why would I have such a strange thought?" Naruto Uzumaki shook his head vigorously, banishing the impolite idea from his mind. After all, he never imagined that the girl who carved her portrait on the Hokage Rock would actually appear in this school more than a decade later, looking almost exactly the same.

This is what's known as the "blind spot of thought." Even if someone thinks that Ame looks exactly like a certain Hokage, they won't subconsciously think in that direction, since it happened more than a decade ago. It's like if a child who looks exactly like young Hashirama Senju appeared in Konoha now, as long as he doesn't show any special abilities or actions, the people around him would only subconsciously assume that he's just someone who looks similar.

This is why Tenharu dared to make a bet with Hiruzen Sarutobi! Although people may become suspicious of Tenharu in the future for various reasons, at least for the time being, no one will be able to guess Tenharu's true identity.

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P.S. I misspelled Sakura's name in the previous chapter. I'm sorry, Sakura.

Chapter Five: The Spy Who Was Almost Exposed

After Tian Qing sat down in her seat, the Ninja Academy's classes began.

The ninja academy offers a wide range of courses, from basic Chinese reading and arithmetic to intermediate physics formulas and chemistry theory, and advanced ninjutsu hand seals and tactical choices—covering almost every aspect. However, generally speaking, most people choose to sleep through the theory classes, focusing only on subjects related to combat and survival. After all, in a world where war frequently breaks out, people naturally prioritize improving their combat abilities over theoretical knowledge to further ensure their chances of survival.

As a teacher with extensive teaching experience, Iruka naturally understood what his students wanted. Therefore, in the days leading up to the ninja graduation exam, he changed all the courses to practical combat classes in order to further improve the students' combat skills and give them a better chance of passing the exam.

"Now we'll begin the ninjutsu review course!! Everyone, come up here now and demonstrate your transformation technique, then go to Teacher Mizuki's training area for long-distance running practice! Finally, we'll have sparring practice in the practical training area!" Iruka shouted to the students below the stage, then immediately began calling out names: "This time, I'm not going by class number. Students whose names I call, please come up to the stage immediately!"

Immediately, at Iruka's shout, the students in the class stood up and began to move their fingers, preparing to form hand seals to cast the transformation spell.

"Here it comes! The classic scene from the original work! Just when Iruka asked everyone to use the Transformation Jutsu to become him, Naruto Uzumaki directly used his self-created Sexy Jutsu, transforming into a naked beauty named 'Naruko-chan'! Iruka couldn't help but spit out a nosebleed!" Tianqing's eyes lit up as she recalled this scene from the original work.

"This time, the transformation will be done in pairs, and each person will have to transform into the appearance of the person in their pair!" Unexpectedly, Iruka made a completely different request this time compared to the original story.

Huh? What's going on? Could it be that I remembered wrong, and this practice isn't the one where 'Naruko-chan' appeared? Tenharu wondered.

"The first group is Amaharu and Yekura. Please come up to the stage to practice!" Iruka announced loudly. Iruka naturally didn't dare to neglect Amaharu, the transfer student introduced by Hiruzen Sarutobi and someone he specifically requested to take care of. That's why he temporarily changed the original training plan and had Yekura, the top student in the class, practice with Amaharu. This was essentially giving the transfer student extra help to pass his graduation exams.

"Yakura? In the original story, was there such a person among Naruto's classmates?" Tianqing stepped onto the front desk, narrowing her eyes as she cautiously looked at the girl named "Yakura" opposite her. "Activate your listening ability. Let me listen to her past behavior and see what kind of person she is!"

Immediately, the items on Ye Cang's body began to speak incessantly, recounting how Ye Cang, as the class's big sister, had defeated the entire class and quelled all dissent.

"Tsk, just a random passerby like Gian? Looks like I was overthinking it," Tianqing thought to herself.

This time, Yecang's cautious nature saved her life!

Most spies would leave some kind of contact information on their person to prove their identity, but Yekura did not. After infiltrating Konoha, she carefully destroyed all her personal belongings, using only clothing and supplies legally obtained from Konoha, and never even once contacted the Akatsuki organization. Therefore, according to the stories told by the items around her, Yekura truly was an innocent stranger, thus saving her life in front of Amehara.