Master, please become the Hokage

Sudden.

Sarutobi Ryo opened his eyes, and the divine light in his eyes burst out with a chill as he looked at the two of them.

"I kept you waiting."

"!"

Facing Sarutobi Ryo's gaze, the two felt an astonishing chill coming towards them, making them feel as if they were alone facing the wind and snow, and the temperature around them seemed to be even lower.

Then, Sarutobi stood up, and the frost covering his body quickly faded away.

The two Anbu immediately put away their other thoughts and no longer felt that the young master was making fun of them.

"Sure enough, it's Ice Escape."

"Ah."

The conversation between the two was clearly heard by Sarutobi Ryo, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he asked their names: "Umino Ikkaku, Umino Koshin?"

The two masked men and women in front of me took off their masks.

They have resolute faces and the same surname.

The two are husband and wife and have a son named Umino Iruka.

As a surviving member of Anbu Team 6, he has been transferred to the command of the newly appointed "Anbu Captain" Ryo Sarutobi.

Sarutobi Ryo stretched out his palm as if nothing had happened, and a cold air immediately began to float in his palm.

"Master, congratulations."

In the shadows, Shan Zhonghui suddenly appeared, scaring the couple.

Only then did they realize that there was another person hiding in the shadows.

Obviously, Yamanaka Hui is not only proficient in perception, but also in anti-detection, which made it so that the two of them did not even notice her existence.

"Ah."

Sarutobi Ryo squeezed his palms together, and the cold air immediately dissipated.

With his hands behind his back, he looked down at the three people.

The new "Anbu Team 6" was temporarily formed like this.

Originally, an ANBU squad had at least 8 people, one ANBU squad leader, two ANBU captains, and 8 members.

Now, Danzo has other plans.

A 4-person branch team is enough to carry out various tasks.

"Did Lord Danzo give you any instructions?"

Sarutobi Ryo asked.

As the boss and commander of all Anbu, Danzo naturally has the right to assign all matters.

"Danzo-sama only said that the two of us should obey Master Liang's orders... Our code names are..."

"It doesn't matter."

Before the two of them could finish their conversation, they were interrupted by Sarutobi Ryo waving his hand.

There is nothing wrong with Senju Tobirama stipulating the secrets of the Anbu, but some things will not remain unchanged forever.

Sarutobi Ryo did join the Anbu, but he did not intend to hide his whereabouts like in the original work.

In the original novel, the original body's face is never revealed, not even a name, and there is only a close-up of the Anbu. This does not fit with Sarutobi Ryo's idea of ​​changing the world.

To increase your fame, you must at least let others know what you do.

The gentleman is magnanimous, but the villain grows sorrowful.

Starting today, ninjas without ANBU masks appeared.

This also indicates that Sarutobi Ryo has officially begun his resistance against the ninjas, Anbu, and even Konoha's twisted fire cultivation system constructed by Senju Tobirama.

No need to follow the rules, I'm here to smash the rotten old system!

"Just stick with your old habits, the two of you. I have my own ideas."

Sarutobi Ryo didn't care about Iruka's parents.

As my power grows, there will be more and more things I need to change, and by then I will be able to build up my own power... and subordinates.

Yamanaka Kei, Honglian, Ringo Ayuri, Nohara Rin... and others are the beginning.

During this period, unimportant characters will be slowly replaced.

The entire Anbu team, and even the entire Konoha, will slowly become his own.

"Since Danzo has not assigned you any tasks, then next, I want you to do something..."

Sarutobi Ryo instructed the couple to follow Hatake Sakumo 24 hours a day.

Any movement, especially leaving the village, must be reported to me immediately.

"In the next few days, I will continue to practice my Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. If you need anything, just come over here... You two are "Jonin", you can use Shadow Clone, right?"

Reporting using a shadow clone is one of the most convenient means of communication.

After arranging the tasks for the two, Sarutobi Ryo sent them away.

Sitting cross-legged, Sarutobi Ryo closed his eyes, ignoring the astonishment on the two men's faces.

Time is something that needs to be seized.

At any moment, Hatake Sakumo might embark on a mission that will lead to his death...

Before that moment arrives, seizing the time to practice becomes Sarutobi Ryo's only thought...

And with the realization of ice escape chakra.

Some past memories also came back to my mind...

That was in the past, and what happened between Nawaki Senju and Minato Namikaze, commonly known as: Naruto's flashbacks.

Chapter 56. The threesome of Senju Nawaki, Sarutobi Ryo, and Namikaze Minato

Many years ago, when Sarutobi Ryo was still a child, he had a somewhat withdrawn personality.

At that time, Sarutobi Ryo had the memories of his second life as a human being and had no intention of changing the world.

Because Sarutobi Ryo, who is familiar with the work Naruto, is very clear about everyone's fate and the future of this world.

In Sarutobi Ryo's opinion, nothing will change in the future.

Until a second-generation gathering.

Other children came with their parents, relatives, friends and teachers to play together in a lively atmosphere.

Only Ryo Sarutobi was sitting alone in the corner, not talking to anyone.

This phenomenon attracted the attention of Senju Rope Tree.

At that time, Nawaki Senju had already become acquainted with Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze, who is still in school, calls Nawaki Senju his senior. His appearance here also shows that Jiraiya has observed Minato Namikaze's talents in advance and interacted with him.

"You must be the Hokage's son, Ryo Sarutobi, right? Nice to meet you. I'm Nawaki Senju."

"I am Minato Namikaze."

The two of them said this at the time, showing a warm and cheerful attitude.

Sarutobi Ryo just raised his head to look at the two of them, casually introduced himself briefly, and then continued to lower his head to stare at the stove.

The charcoal crackled and the stove kept the house warm.

Senju Nawaki asks why Sarutobi Ryo doesn't play with the others.

Sarutobi Ryo asked, why play with others? Is there any meaning?

Senju Nawaki suddenly felt like he had found a soulmate, and said that he had started thinking about the meaning of life when he was just old enough to understand things.

The final conclusion...is to protect the village founded by my grandfather [Hashirama Senju] and become the Hokage of this village.

The ambition of young people is always so simple and bright.

This is human nature.

But most people will understand how dark and cruel reality is when they grow up.

Senju Nawaki made an invitation, hoping that Sarutobi Ryo could be his partner and help him realize his dream.

Because becoming Hokage requires not only one person's efforts, the help of friends is also crucial.

Back then, it was the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan who joined forces to establish Konoha.

Later, the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan... the Ino-Shika-Cho clan... the Hyuga clan... joined one after another, and finally the Konoha of today was formed.

Sarutobi Ryo had a blank expression on his face, neither sad nor happy. After listening to Senju Nawaki's dream, he did not laugh at the young boy.

Responding to the invitation, Sarutobi stood up and placed a piece of metal into the furnace.

Faced with Sarutobi Ryo's behavior, Namikaze Minato was puzzled, but Senju Nawaki seemed to be thinking about something.

"Senior Rope Tree, look... there's no fire in this stove anymore. How can we forge a good sword?"

Sarutobi Ryo said, pointing at the stove that was about to burn out.

There is a lot of darkness in Konoha.

Even the entire background is a distorted fire cultivation route.

The Will of Fire emphasizes dedication, self-sacrifice, and the protection of important people and things.

Instead, it turned into internal strife, murder of loyal officials, disregard for human life, and letting others die to save themselves...

How can Konoha be good like this?

This distortion began in the era of the brothers Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

From the moment Hashirama Senju broke his promise, took Tobirama Senju's advice, deceived and betrayed Uchiha Madara, the will of fire no longer existed.

In this case, what's the point of talking about Naruto or not.

All we have to do is wait for the two gods Indra and Asura to reincarnate and save the world.

Of course, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke are just another pair of Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama.

Everything starts a new cycle again.

In the official novel "Sasuke's True Story", Sasuke, who has one hand broken, travels around the ninja world, eliminating various enemies for Konoha, and cannot go home for 365 days.

Because Danzo died, the Root was disbanded.

The darkness of Konoha remains.

Someone has to do the dirty, tiring work.

Uzumaki Naruto can continue to be his great and glorious Hokage, and let Sasuke deal with all the darkness. In this process, Sasuke also gradually understood Danzo.

It's really ironic, because of Danzo's death, Sasuke and his entire family understood Danzo and became the second Danzo.

Is there anything more blackly humorous than this?

Wait until Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke die.

A new Shinobi World War still had to be launched, because nothing had changed. Everything was the same as it was during the time of the brothers Hashirama and Tobirama Senju.

The future is seen at a glance, just as the fire is extinguished.

No one burns themselves to light up others anymore.

Those in power only burn others to feed themselves.

"..."

Senju Nawaki pondered for a moment and seemed to understand what Sarutobi Ryo meant.

He rolled up his sleeves, raised his right hand and spread out his five fingers.