Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

A new broom sweeps clean.

With these three powerful moves, Kaguya Mirror instantly transformed Kirigakure into a vibrant and thriving place, a scene of flourishing life.

However, just as everything in Kirigakure was going well, an unexpected incident occurred...

That day, Kaguya walked alone on the beach.

A figure suddenly pierced through the mist, stepping onto the sea and appearing abruptly before him. Upon seeing the other's eyes flashing with a dangerous red light, Kaguya Kagami instantly tensed up, a deadly sense of crisis shooting straight to the top of his head.

Those eyes, that crimson ninja armor from the Warring States period. The newcomer was...

Madara Uchiha!

Wasn't he killed by the God of Ninjas more than a decade ago? How did he end up here? What about the Anbu stationed around the island? What happened to them?

Kaguya Mirror wanted to request help.

However, before he could make any move, Madara Uchiha struck first.

Ban makes a hand seal with one hand.

The tomoe in the eyes connected to form a kaleidoscope pattern. As the tomoe moved, a red light flashed, and Kaguya Mirror's eyes instantly became empty. The bone vein that had just pierced the skin also slowly shrank back.

There are also differences between the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Uchiha Yan and Uchiha Chiri's Mangekyou Sharingan genjutsu could easily control ordinary Jonin or Jinchuriki. But it's impossible for Kaguya Kagami, who is both the Mizukage and the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, to lose her ability to resist with just a glance.

Indra, the Eternal Eye, Hashirama cells... all these characteristics combined make Madara Uchiha the only ninja in the ninja world capable of instantly controlling a Kage-level Jinchuriki.

After taking control of Kaguya Mirror, Madara did not linger. He stepped onto the water and instantly disappeared into the vast sea fog.

After a moment of distraction, Kaguya Kagami slowly regained her senses, as if nothing had happened, and continued to stroll along the coast to clear her mind.

On the surface, everything seems calm, but the underlying trajectory has already changed silently.

A blood mist movement that has swept across the entire Misty Hidden Lands and lasted for forty years may be about to occur in this sea area.

...

Sunagakure Village in the Land of Wind.

The situation here is the most unique, and the reason is...

The Second Kazekage, Shamon, did not die.

Under Shen's influence, the fate of this puppet master changed, and he successfully survived the First World War. As the only surviving Second Kage among the Five Great Nations, Shamon had every reason to be proud.

He was in a bad mood when he heard that Zenji had become Hokage.

If he could, he would prefer that it was Shinji who died, rather than Tobirama Senju, who could use the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Even if he doesn't die, Sunagakure will never have a chance to rise again.

The advantage of poison ninjutsu has vanished, leaving them forever inferior to Konoha. Not only can they not antagonize them, they must also try their best to appease Konoha.

After all... Sunagakure still has an advantage when using poison ninjutsu against other ninja villages.

An enemy of a friend is an enemy, and Konoha can't possibly help Sunagakure, their friend's enemy. Given Zenin Jinji's personality, he's probably still a good friend.

Looking at it from this perspective, it's actually a good thing that Zenjiro became Hokage.

The monk felt somewhat comforted.

They had originally planned to send Chiyo to Konoha for a marriage alliance, but now that Tobirama Senju is dead, the plan is ruined. They can't very well send Chiyo to Zenin Jinji for another marriage alliance, can they?

That man's wife was Uchiha Chiri. Uchiha are all crazy. If they knew about the marriage alliance, it might have become the fuse for World War II.

Patience! Only patience!

With the poison ninjutsu abolished, Sunagakure is like a deformed giant, only able to do its best to develop its other strength: puppetry.

The whereabouts of the First Kazekage's puppet are currently unknown, but the prevailing view is that it was destroyed in battle.

Without new Kage-level ninja corpses as material, they had to find another way.

Both Shamon and Tobirama Senju were invention-type ninjas.

With enough imagination, there's nothing you can't do.

Shamon turned his gaze to the national treasure of Loulan, a kingdom within a kingdom deep in the desert: the Dragon Vein. The Dragon Vein is a special chakra region, and upon detection, it contains chakra equivalent to that of a tailed beast.

Theoretically speaking, chakra cannot be stored; it can only be extracted by ninjas.

Therefore, the existence of the Dragon Vein has always been an unsolved mystery in the ninja world.

The Shamon Plan involves forcing Loulan to hand over its dragon vein, from which they will extract chakra and use the entire dragon vein as the power core of a new type of puppet. If successful, Sunagakure will re-establish itself as a powerful military village.

If you're so capable, let Konoha kick Sunagakure's good leg again.

The turning point in the history of the ninja world may be right now!

While sending envoys to Konoha to participate in the new Five Kage Summit, Shamon also dispatched his Anbu to negotiate with Loulan.

...

The four great nations reacted very differently to the matter of the Third Hokage of Konoha.

The First Shinobi World War has essentially ended. In order to prepare for the upcoming new landscape, the four hidden villages have all begun to adjust their plans and implement their own reforms.

Chapter 187 The Hokage's First Actions: The Siege of Shimura

Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village)

Danzo Shimura sat cross-legged at home, closing his eyes to meditate.

To become Hokage, you must learn to be patient, have a positive outlook, and be able to endure.

He has done everything he could. All that is left to fate is to do one's best; now it's time to accept fate.

Judging by the time, if nothing unexpected happens, my nephew Shimura should be returning to the village soon. If something unexpected happens, then it will be Zen-in Shinji who appears at the village gate today…

Could something unexpected happen?

After a moment's thought, Danzo judged that the probability of such an event occurring was extremely low.

To ensure the assassination would be foolproof, he prepared two layers of insurance.

One layer is the Four Symbols Sealing Array, and the other layer is the assassin Kakuzu.

With a self-destructing seal that was both deliberate and unexpected, plus the Kage-level assassin Kakuzu, how could Zenji survive?

He had heard of Kakuzu's fearsome reputation. Back in the days when his teacher guided him in setting up an intelligence network in the Arc of Peace, Kakuzu was the name mentioned most often. He had no bottom line, only worked for money, and had never failed; his reputation was top-notch.

Danzo's mindset at this moment was like that of a gambler who, seeing a winning streak that had never failed, wanted to follow suit. He was certain that the opponent could continue his winning streak, so he simply bet all his chips.

Little did he know that Kakuzu's previous mission targets were not "monsters".

At this time, Danzo was unaware of what had happened at the Fire Temple, and was already planning his repayment of debts.

Three hundred and fifty million taels is by no means a small number; in fact, it can be described as an astronomical sum.

If we consider the minimum reward of one million taels for a single S-rank mission, that amount of money could be enough to issue 350 S-rank missions, which is outrageous.

Danzo felt a pang of pain at the thought of that number, but the thought of securing a high position in Konoha in the future made it all worthwhile.

First become the Hokage's assistant, then become the Hokage himself!

How much money can you make... if you can't earn it?

Money only has value when it's spent; if it's just in your hands, it's just a string of numbers that only makes people envious.

As for the possibility of defaulting on the debt, Danzo had considered it. However, there's no reason to be overly cautious, and offending such an active bounty hunter in the underground world wouldn't be a good thing. Building a good relationship with him might come in handy in the future.

His teacher, Tobirama, taught him to make as many friends as possible, and not to resort to violence against those who could be bought off with money.

dong dong dong...

A series of hurried footsteps came from the corridor outside the house.

It's time to see who comes out on top!

Danzo slowly opened his eyes. The paper sliding door was suddenly pulled open, and his clansmen cried out to him in fear, "Danzo, something terrible has happened..."

Something happened? What could have happened?

The Third Hokage is back...

The third generation?

Why the third generation?

Where is my nephew?!

……

The great Third Hokage, Zenin Genji, returned to Konoha, who was loyal to him.

Many people may not know that the Third Hokage left the village...

But it doesn't matter, anyway, he appeared at the village gate.

"Sandaime!"

"Sandaime!"

More little dancing figures appeared on both sides of the street.

But they soon stopped jumping because they noticed that the Third Hokage and Senju Momoka looked very serious, as if something terrible had happened.

Upon hearing that Shinji had appeared at the village gate, Deputy Chief of Police Kenji Uchiha and Deputy Captain of the Anbu Yamanaka Yuki immediately rushed to pay their respects.

"Sandaime."

Even though he returned to the village wearing a sacred robe, he stood with his hands behind his back and, in front of the villagers on the street, indifferently ordered, "You two, lead the police department and the secret service to surround the Shimura clan. Don't let a single bird escape."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Konoha street fell into a deathly silence, as if even the sound of a kunai falling to the ground could be heard.

Kenji Uchiha suddenly looked up, his face full of astonishment.

The Uchiha and Shimura clans have always been at odds, with the Shimura clan being the Second Hokage's most loyal supporters, leading to constant friction between them. However, since Uchiha became Hokage, he has become more accepting of the situation.

The village belongs to our former clan chief husband, so what's there to fight over?

Fighting Shimura again would only embarrass the Uchiha clan. So the grudge was temporarily put aside, and the police department did not use its power to target Shimura, handling everything according to the rules.

No one expected that the third generation leader would issue such a provocative order as soon as he returned to the village.