Naruto: I am Ninja World Ghost Story, who are you?

Tobirama Senju strongly suspects that he accidentally triggered the ghost story by completing that game.

Without hesitation, he and Tsunade headed to the Hokage Building, asking about the ghost story game that had just happened.

He was slightly taken aback when he learned that the ghost story game had appeared on the sea surface surrounding the Land of Water.

It was afternoon.

The sky was still relatively bright when Tobirama Senju pushed open the Hokage's door and looked at the Fifth Hokage, Kakashi, who was working inside, confirming the above information.

"Second Generation Lord, that's exactly the case... So far, none of the people who have entered the dungeon have managed to survive."

"And we don't know what the contents of the copy are either."

Kakashi's expression was rather grim. If there were detailed intelligence, perhaps elite ninjas could be sent to explore and risk their lives. But the current situation, resembling the Dark Realm, was something that could not be ignored.

Tobirama Senju stepped forward and took the information scroll handed to him by Kakashi. After a quick glance, he confirmed a few pieces of information.

'The people who emerged had sword wounds,' 'They were all killed with a single sword strike,' 'The ship wreckage was examined and found to have been severed by a sword'...

Is this a ghost story about a swordsman?

"interesting."

Tobirama Senju never expected that Kirigakure, a village of ninja swords, would be so 'lucky' as to encounter such a ghost story instance.

Does this dungeon differentiate between ordinary people and ninjas?

If we don't differentiate, then we can simply send ourselves or Tsunade and the others as a team to break through.

“I don’t distinguish between them.” Kakashi said bluntly, and he took out several photos he had taken: “The corpses are not only the boatmen of the small boats in the Land of Water, but also the merchants’ cargo ships, and the samurai and ninjas who protected the merchants on board. They all died from sword wounds.”

"hiss--"

"It's actually that famous businesswoman from the Land of Fire, Yunxi! Wait... then the dead ninja must be..." Tobirama Senju's lips twitched slightly as he saw the corpse of the Land of Fire businesswoman in several photos.

Kakashi nodded heavily: "That's right, it was the ninja team we sent out. One Jonin and three Genin, all of them died in the incident."

He had assumed that the ninja world was returning to peace, and that the difficulty of ninja escort missions should have decreased dramatically the moment the five great ninja villages regained their vitality. Therefore, this was only a C-rank mission.

But I never expected to encounter something like this.

"Damn it!" Tobirama Senju cherished his village's ninjas greatly, and now, seeing yet another one of them die in a ghost story, while that Uchiha ghost story guy had closed the resurrection portal again...

In an instant, the favorability rating dropped to less than 40. If you try to enter the 'Strange Tales Space' again, you will find that your qualification has been revoked and you need to register again.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered that the resurrection passage was closed, and couldn't help but guess that resurrection nowadays might require completing the ghost story game. So he decided to participate in this ghost story game with Tsunade and ask the Land of Water what they thought, but it would take at least half a day for the message to arrive.

At this moment, Mei Terumi, who manages Kirigakure, has her hair all messed up from rubbing it.

That's a whole ship full of cargo!

It's all gone in our own waters! Gone!

Dozens of merchants and hundreds of wealthy young men and princesses died on the ship, along with the Konoha ninjas commissioned by Bai Xi, as well as his own mercenary ninjas and samurai, totaling nearly two thousand people, all of whom perished!

This is a major diplomatic incident!

No one expected that ghost story games still exist and that they would appear so inexplicably.

This blame cannot be placed on the Uchiha clan; in the end, it can only be...

"Lord Mizukage... News has come from the Daimyo's side, saying that his youngest son..."

"I know, I know! Let him be the Mizukage then, who can protect his son from Bufan's clutches!" Mei Terumi angrily picked up the document sent by the daimyo and threw it out fiercely.

The Third Mizukage shrugged helplessly.

The strange occurrences that started in the fog surrounding the Land of Water actually happened a few days ago.

At that time, some villagers reported to the village that their family members had not returned by fishing boat.

After analysis by the Fog Shadow intelligence department, they assumed that some mountain bandits or pirates had harassed and kidnapped the other party's family members, which was why they were telling a lie. Therefore, they did not take it seriously and told the villagers that they would investigate after the task was assigned.

However, the villagers only had enough money to issue one D-rank mission. Kirigakure believed that this mission was above C-rank, but they reluctantly accepted it because of the recent need to quell the turmoil in the country.

It is listed as a C-level task in the task announcement, but no one has claimed it yet.

After all, who would willingly accept D-rank missions with bounties, or C-rank or even B-rank missions with difficulty? Besides, the ninja villages now have plenty of missions due to the support of the daimyo and the development of various cities.

In addition, the number of ninjas in Kirigakure is already small, and they need to be trained slowly, so there are simply not enough people to take on missions.

However, something unexpected happened to Kirigakure.

A ship that departed from a port town in the Land of Fire arrived at the coast of the Land of Water early this morning with its wreckage and countless pieces of ship. It was discovered by fishermen in the surrounding area, who reported it to Kirigakure.

Upon learning the news, Kirigakure immediately relayed the information to Konoha on the other side of the coast.

"Regardless of the circumstances, this has happened in the Land of Water. Lord Fifth, please think of a solution... otherwise our diplomatic development plans will be completely ruined."

In the office, Mei Terumi lay slumped weakly on the desk.

The Third Mizukage is right, but how is she going to solve this? Send someone, but who should she send? Who can solve it flawlessly...?

"Wait a minute!"

"I have an idea."

"I'm going to another world!"

Mei Terumi suddenly stood up and looked seriously at the Third Mizukage: "I'm leaving the village to you for now. I'm going to another world!"

After some thought, Tsunade decided to briefly explain the recent situation to the women in the manner of a true friend, hoping to become one of their extraordinary confidants.

In the letter, Tsunade was unaware of the other women's intentions, so she casually mentioned whether anyone wanted to go to a dangerous world together to search for the extraordinary return.

Of course, this is also a way to test whether a woman is sincere.

Tsunade's ability to reach an 88% favorability rating with Bufan is not simply due to her gratitude towards Nawaki and her second grandfather after their resurrection, but rather because genuine feelings have developed through their daily interactions.

There's a saying that goes, "If you can't reach home run in a relationship, then it's not really a relationship."

What kind of love story is it if there's only one-sided giving between the two parties? It's just—

Tsunade, on the other hand, specifically asked the question to exclude those who were unclear about their own thoughts.

Mei Terumi thought about it for a long time. She didn't know what her relationship with Bufan was. She just treated him as an ideal person to chat with.

During their correspondence, Bu Fan showed no hostility due to their village affiliation, nor did he object to her age. In fact, he told all sorts of strange stories to amuse this "old woman."

Although she initially intended to make the other person happy, she ended up being amused by their funny words.

For a moment, she forgot that Bufan was an Uchiha ghost story and instead treated the other person as an adult man.

The appearance and end of the Dark Realm, Bufan's coma, and a series of events that occurred one after another left her, the Water Shadow, unsure of how to view Bufan.

After all, everything started because of something extraordinary, but without that extraordinary quality, perhaps Kirigakure would have been discovered as weak by other villages at some point, leading to their defeat and destruction...

Even though Bu Fan is unconscious, the ghost story game still exists in the ninja world. So why can she, as his 'friend,' just stand by and watch his 'girlfriends' try to find him? And how can she, as his 'friend,' have the face to talk to Bu Fan in the future...?

The main thing is.

"Third Hokage, don't you feel even a little bit of remorse? This village has suffered so much, all because of you and the Fourth Hokage. How can you bear to leave a mere woman like me..."

The Third Mizukage's lips twitched slightly: "Fifth Hokage...you want to resign, don't you?"

Mei Terumi stood up from her seat with a righteous expression. "I am temporarily stepping down to find the extraordinary one, so the village will be temporarily under your and the Fourth Hokage's management."

"But what if we get controlled by the Uchiha!" The Third Mizukage didn't want to take over anymore. He and the Fourth Mizukage had already experienced the comfort of a life of ease, and at this time, Kirigakure was free from factional strife, so the Fifth Mizukage wouldn't target them. That relaxed and enjoyable feeling...

"You don't have the Three-Tails in your bodies right now, so it's impossible for you to control it."

"just in case..."

"There's no chance of anything going wrong! You guys should help me get out of this mess!"

"..." The Third Mizukage's eyes narrowed into a deadpan expression. He hadn't expected Mei Terumi to request her resignation at this time, but it was indeed reasonable. "Since that's the case, because the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure failed in his management duties, resulting in such a disaster occurring around the Land of Water without being detected in time, he will be temporarily suspended from his post, and I, the Third Mizukage, will temporarily take over. What do you say?"

"Yes, that's what I mean." Mei Terumi wasn't a little girl; she understood that someone had to take the blame for a disaster that had killed around two thousand people.

Therefore, she can take the blame and step down, give an explanation to the people of the Land of Water, and take the opportunity to go to another world to investigate and find a way to improve her strength.

As the current Kage, she cannot participate in dangerous missions like those involving ghost stories, because she represents Kirigakure and the highest fighting force of the Land of Water. She cannot die a humiliating death on the battlefield, in front of everyone.

Therefore, even though the ghost story game has appeared now, she cannot participate. The only way to become stronger is to go to the other world that Tsunade mentioned.

The reply from Kirigakure was also delivered by ninja hawks to the Konoha ninjas responsible for defense on the border coast of the Land of Fire, and then transmitted back to the village by ninja hawks from their own village.

By the time the news reached the Land of Fire, it was already the early hours of the following day.

In his office, Kakashi was still working, the lights on, processing letters from the Fire Country Daimyo and their families, questioning why he, the Hokage's ninja, hadn't protected their families. These were all powerful and influential people, forcing Kakashi to reply to each one individually. He also stated he would inquire with the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure...

"Report! Urgent message from Kirigakure Village."

"Nian." Kakashi rubbed his temples; dark circles were already appearing under his eyes. He desperately wanted to quit his job; he longed to return to the days when he was a Jonin or Anbu member, able to slack off as often as he wanted...

After the Anbu followed the instructions from the book to figure out how Kirigakure would handle the situation, Kakashi couldn't help but stand up, as if he had found his pillar of support.

"That's right! I, the fifth generation leader, also failed in my duty. It's my fault, it's my fault."

Kakashi stood up in a daze and paced back and forth.

The members of the secret service were so frightened that they wondered if they had said something wrong, and dared not move.

"Go and call the Second Generation Lord over. I have something important to discuss with him."

Kakashi's serious face.

The ANBU member nervously swallowed, nodded slightly, placed the letter on the desk, and then turned and left the office, heading towards the now dark Senju clan territory.

Soon after, Tobirama Senju, dressed in a formal suit and yawning, appeared in the Hokage's office. Upon learning that Kakashi was going to resign, he immediately put on a serious expression: "How can this be allowed! How can the Hokage be so frivolous? We must hold a meeting to discuss this."

Kakashi: "?"

He picked up the letter from the Fifth Mizukage and pointed to the contents: "The Kirigakure leadership has decided to temporarily suspend the Fifth Mizukage. The previous Mizukage will assume the position of Mizukage, and the matter of taking over will be discussed after the ghost story incident is resolved..."

Therefore, Kakashi was filled with the desire to resign at this moment, as this was the only possible opportunity to do so. "Second Hokage, I think the Fifth Mizukage's words make a lot of sense, so you see..."

Of all those girlfriends, and those two Uchiha, which one of them wasn't stronger than him, the Fifth Hokage...?

"I suggest that we directly appoint Tsunade-sama, Kurenai, Izumi Uchiha, or Rei Uchiha as Hokage! That would be perfectly fine!"

Senju Tobirama: ...

"No."

He refused outright.

"Tsunade's personality isn't really suited to be Hokage, and besides, she has other missions to take care of soon, as does Kurenai..."

"What about Izumi? What about Rei? That's right! And the Second Hokage is perfectly capable of taking on the Hokage position too!"

"How can two little girls be shadows... Kakashi, how about this, I'll give you a chance to temporarily step down and go to another world." Tobirama Senju could easily see Kakashi's eagerness to try out the ghost story game every time he saw it.

As Hokage, Kakashi, for the sake of the village and country's reputation, and the faith of the ninjas and villagers, could only stand still, almost always acting as a leader, directing individual ninjas into battle...

Then, watching the corpses of ninjas being transported down from the battlefield, the sense of powerlessness and brokenness tormented his heart.

Kakashi's expression relaxed upon hearing this. He nodded slightly and took out the development plan he had prepared: "Second Hokage, then Konoha Village will be temporarily handed over to you."

"Before you go, you need to have a high enough favorability rating with Bufan..."

"Don't worry, Second Hokage." Kakashi sighed slightly. Having witnessed so many things, he had long since let go of so-called grudges. At present, there was only one thing: to find a way to become stronger, not to become a Hokage without strength.

"I've already adjusted my mindset; I no longer harbor hatred towards Bufan."

"In games, there are winners and losers."

"Besides, wasn't this our fault?"

Kakashi smiled helplessly.

Tobirama Senju also gave a helpless smile.

"If the monkey and Danzo knew, they would definitely want to take this position. So, for the time being, I will hand over the village to you, Fifth Hokage, to carry out the 'Five-Year Development Plan for the Ninja Village and the Nation'."

Although Kakashi comes from a clan of ninjas, his living conditions are not much different from those of ordinary ninjas. He is more empathetic to the hardships of ordinary people. Current policies are more about training ordinary people to do what they can.

Previously, because the former daimyo did not want ordinary people to become rich, and various ninja clans also rejected commoner ninjas from standing on their shoulders, the schools were actually mostly staffed by clan ninjas.

Even some commoner ninjas without surnames actually had parents who were ninjas themselves.

The spots were filled by children from clans and ninja families.

Therefore, in peacetime, ordinary people have almost no chance to stand out.

However, this time, all the old daimyo died, and many of the old noble forces also perished, causing a sharp decline in the number of upper and middle-ranking ninjas in each village.

After the Dark Realm crisis, the Five Kage, who gained prestige among the nation's people, seized the opportunity to promote national economic development, research technological advancements, and train more children from ordinary families to become ninjas and core members of their villages. This would better enable them to deal with future ghost stories or crises within the ninja world...