Master, please become the Hokage

......

Soon after.

A meeting of the Jonin class is held.

Sarutobi Ryo, who had completely cleared up everything, became more and more respected.

No one was surprised that Sarutobi Ryo became the Fifth Hokage.

The election of the Fourth Hokage is less than a year away.

But the positioning of the fifth generation is already quite clear.

at the meeting.

Sarutobi Ryo did not hold Namikaze Minato accountable.

Anyone with an eye can see that although Namikaze Minato was involved in the accident, he should be less responsible.

only......

With this stain, I'm afraid he has no chance of becoming the Fifth Hokage...

Minato Namikaze's expression was gloomy, and he naturally understood that he had messed up everything.

Fortunately, I have my lover by my side...

However......

Namikaze Minato turned his head and looked at Kushina.

I noticed that her face was in pain and her eyes were full of sadness.

Maybe he's sad because of what happened to Mito-sama?

The details about Minato Namikaze are unknown.

He only hoped…that it was.

Namikaze Minato: "I hope... that's the case..."

......

That night.

Sarutobi Ryo returned to the mansion.

After dinner, I chatted with Liuli and the others for a while, and then saw them go to rest.

Sarutobi stood up and slowly walked underground.

In a room specially prepared for Uzumaki Mito.

Ryo Sarutobi...had imprisoned her here.

Uzumaki Mito, dressed in a white robe, looks ethereal and has an extraordinary temperament.

With her beautiful face and red bun hairstyle, she ranks among the top female ninjas in the Naruto world.

Seeing Sarutobi Ryo coming.

She slowly raised her head.

Arms extended, wrists restrained at sides.

Uzumaki Mito, standing there, had hatred in his eyes.

especially......

This was even more so when she sensed that the young man in front of her was unscrupulously releasing the malice in his heart...

Sarutobi Ryo slowly walked up to Uzumaki Mito and looked at her carefully.

The unconcealed gaze now revealed the absolutely hidden truth.

"It's so... beautiful..."

Sarutobi Ryo sighed softly.

After taking a good look, Sarutobi Ryo suppressed the darkness in his heart.

In fact.

A long, long time ago, when Uzumaki Mito had the Nine-Tails extracted.

Ryo Sarutobi has already been coveting Uzumaki Mito.

But...senpai Nawaki was still alive at that time, so I could only try not to think about it.

Later, Uzumaki Mito made one mistake after another.

I don't need to worry about this anymore.

"Before I got Kaguya, you were probably... my best weapon of the Will of Fire..."

Sarutobi Ryo said something incomprehensible that puzzled Uzumaki Mito.

This is also the first time that Sarutobi Ryo revealed his identity as a time traveler in front of others.

The ultimate goal is to capture Kaguya.

And the weapon of the Will of Fire, second only to Kaguya, is right before our eyes.

in other words......

"Until that time comes, I will...always..."

Infuse Uzumaki Mito with the will of fire.

Chapter 177. Utatane Koharu - Young Version

"..."

Uzumaki Mito glared at Sarutobi Ryo fiercely.

She always maintained a proud temperament.

Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.

Although he has been captured and has become a prisoner.

She could even sense the boundless darkness within Sarutobi Ryo's body.

However......

All of this ended as Sarutobi Ryo slowly faded into the darkness and finally disappeared.

"!"

Uzumaki Mito didn't understand why he didn't take action.

Soon, a voice that came from far away in the air explained everything to her.

“The most delicious things should be saved for last…”

"..."

Uzumaki Mito, who can read the darkness in people's hearts but cannot perceive their specific thoughts, actually couldn't understand what type of darkness Sarutobi Ryo had in his heart.

Is he a murderer?

Or a paranoid with mental problems?

She thought a lot.

The only thing I didn't expect was... the truth in Sarutobi Ryo's heart.

And from these few words, Uzumaki Mito seemed to understand something.

"it turns out......"

Uzumaki Mito's body began to tremble slightly, and the chains shuddered.

She tried her best but couldn't bite her tongue to commit suicide.

Obviously, the specially reinforced chains have multiple seals.

Perfectly restricted her freedom.

So, what will happen before the end?

Rumble...

Underground closed.

Everything fell into silence...

......

After reaching the surface, Sarutobi Ryo returned to the living room.

Everything is settled.

The big thing has been done.

The rest is a matter of details.

Just deal with Senju Tobirama and then deal with Kushina.

Then... the entire Konoha will fall into his control.

The next plan is quite obvious.

Collect the tailed beasts, capture the Jinchūriki... and finally summon the Ten-Tails and resurrect Kaguya.

Based on Kaguya, he tortured out all the information about the Otsutsuki clan.

What Sarutobi Ryo wants to do is to make all the ninjas in this world unite against the outside world.

Thinking about these things.

Shan Zhonghui on the side brought tea.

"Master, Namikaze Minato has gone back with Uzumaki Kushina obediently... I guess he won't mess around for a long time..."

Yamanaka Hui knew it very well.

After experiencing all these things, Minato Namikaze should not cause any trouble again.

After all, he has a soft spot...

That weak spot is Kushina.

"Ah."

Sarutobi Ryou nodded, confirming what Yamanaka Hui said.

This incident was not only a warning to Minato Namikaze, but also caused his status to plummet.

At this point... Minato Namikaze completely lost the possibility of competing for the Fifth Hokage.

After all, all the forces he could rely on have collapsed.

Just as Sarutobi Ryo was chatting with his childhood sweetheart, outside...someone from Root asked to see him.

After the summons, Yamato walked in.

"Master Liang, Lord Orochimaru invites you to come and have a chat... Regarding the experimental subjects, there are the latest results..."

Tianzang's tone revealed a hint of normal human emotion.

After Orochimaru came to power, their fate became much easier.

Because Orochimaru is not like Danzo, who always wants to erase the emotions of his subordinates.

Orochimaru, who almost lets his subordinates do whatever they want, naturally becomes the most "considerate" boss in the minds of Tenzang and others.

——If we don’t count the horrific experiences of the experimental subjects.

Soon, Sarutobi Ryo followed Tenzo to Orochimaru's underground base.

Danzo's former lair has been transformed by Orochimaru into a huge underground laboratory.

Here, Orochimaru conducts various ninjutsu and human experiments.

Every once in a while, the people from Gen would capture death row prisoners or foreign ninjas.