Master, please become the Hokage

This is not just a question of age and strength, but also a question of the direction of choice of technique.

But even so, in terms of speed, Ai is quite amazing.

But considering that Ai is still young, he will become stronger and stronger in the future, so we can only wait and see for now.

The same is true for Killer Bee. When he can fully master the power of the Eight-Tails, his strength will be greatly improved.

"Well......"

Just then, Might Dai's low moan was heard.

Might Dai, with his Eight Gates unlocked, plunged headfirst into the frost and snow.

"Mr. Dai..."

Hatake Sakumo was startled and ran over immediately.

"Are you OK."

Hatake Sakumo was surprised, even though he possessed the talent of a Bole and could identify a thousand-mile horse.

When Kakashi entered school, he saw the extraordinary talents of Might Dai and Kai, father and son, and their future achievements.

However, Might Day's performance still exceeded his expectations.

The neighbors were chatting and wondering if the ten-thousand-year-old Genin that his companions talked about actually possessed such a powerful secret technique.

It turns out that there are many hidden talents among the people.

However, Hatake Sakumo was unaware of the side effects of the Eight Gates.

He just touched it and Might Dai screamed.

"Hmm! It seems that the backlash of the secret technique is very serious..." Hatake Sakumo thought that Might Guy was seriously injured, so he wanted to continue to check on his condition.

"Teacher Sakumo, don't move him. After the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu are released, the pain felt by the caster will be amplified countless times. If you move him, it will be like being tortured to death..."

Sarutobi Ryo kindly explained.

Hatake Sakumo: "Uh..."

So, this is the legendary Eight Gates of Dunjia...

Hatake Sakumo looked at Might Dai who was twitching continuously and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

......

Wait for Nono and the others to catch up.

The bright morning sun slowly rises from the horizon.

The golden rays of light are everywhere, the air is clean, and a new day has arrived.

Nono squatted down and treated Might Dai, but his eyes kept looking at Sarutobi Ryo.

The Umino couple and Yamanaka Satoshi marveled at the thought when they heard that Might Tail assisted Hatake Sakumo and single-handedly defeated the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

So many surprising things happened during an Anbu mission...

But for Sarutobi Ryo, saving Hatake Sakumo was the most important thing.

Looking at Hatake Sakumo who kept scratching his head and apologizing to Might Guy.

Sarutobi's lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but look at the rising sun: "Senior Nawaki... Just as you said, even if the road ahead is full of wind and frost, there will eventually be a day when the sun shines brightly..."

Chapter 8. The Changed Future

A few days later, the team, which had been traveling back and forth to treat Might Dai, finally returned to Konoha.

Several high-ranking Konoha officials gathered in the Hokage Building.

When they saw Hatake Sakumo's return...

The three masterminds, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitomon En, suddenly widened their eyes.

"Sakumo, you're back..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled and did not notice the surprise hidden in the eyes of his three colleagues.

Konoha White Fang...this man is back.

Danzo and the other two couldn't help but turn their gaze to Yakushi Nono.

what happened?

"Hokage-sama, we have successfully retrieved the intelligence personnel and recovered the confidential information of Kumogakure..."

Hatake Sakumo handed over the scroll.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a look at it and handed it to his subordinates.

Next, the scroll will be deciphered and analyzed by the "Code Squad" and "Block Squad", and all the contents inside will be obtained.

When Danzo and the other two saw Sarutobi Ryo and the Umino couple following in, they immediately had a bad feeling.

"This time, thanks to the help of Master Liang and the others..."

Hatake Sakumo said cheerfully.

From these few words, Danzo and the other two understood the whole story.

All of this was actually orchestrated by Sarutobi Hiruzen's son, Sarutobi Ryo?!

"..."

There was also a strange flash in the eyes of Minato Namikaze who was standing beside him.

He concealed his gaze very well and no one noticed.

Minato Namikaze, who had been to Myoboku Mountain and seen the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, had already learned that Hatake Sakumo would fail in this mission.

Face the task of completing the mission... and saving your companions.

Hatake Sakumo chose the latter.

This resulted in the failure of obtaining confidential intelligence.

The results of the subsequent 10-year or even longer-term development plan for the Hidden Cloud Village were thus shattered.

To some extent, this caused huge losses to the Fire Nation.

Hatake Sakumo was blamed for this, and even his rescued companions blamed him.

Finally... Hatake Sakumo committed suicide at home during a thunderstorm...

After seeing the result, Kakashi's temperament changed drastically...

It should... be like this.

If the future were originally...

"The future... has been changed again..."

Namikaze Minato looked at Sarutobi Ryo silently.

This is not the first time that history has been revised.

In fact, history has changed before, but it was more subtle and the impact was not so drastic at that time.

Until history continued to change and the future began to become chaotic...the Great Toad Sage summoned himself and asked him to go to Myoboku Mountain.

"Master Liang..."

Looking at Sarutobi Ryo explaining the mission situation, Namikaze Minato's eyes flashed.

"Could it be... that you are the culprit who caused the destruction of the old world and led the ninja world to another future?"

"That's just the way it is."

Sarutobi Ryo finished, explaining the progress of the mission.

Sarutobi Ryo made up a reason for his trip, saying... "I went to support Miss Nono because I was worried about her safety."

Danzo and the others knew that the reason was unimportant, so they could just make one up. The important thing was the actual idea.

The three of them thought about it, and then shifted their gaze away from Sarutobi Ryo without leaving a trace, and finally placed their gaze on Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Danzo: "This was Hiruzen's instruction."

Utatane Koharu: "Hmph... That's right."

Mitomon En: "Recently, Sarutobi Ryo has become more and more daring. I guess it has something to do with Hiruzen..."

A strange misunderstanding arises.

Sarutobi Ryo, who was still a young man, did not arouse strong suspicion from the three people.

They just thought that Sarutobi Ryo was the arm pushed out by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Then, the three of them looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen...it seems he is determined to make Hatake Sakumo the fourth generation.

Because when they were chatting before, Sarutobi Hiruzen said that the person most suitable to be the Fourth Hokage at present is Konoha White Fang.

What Danzo and the other two didn't know was...

The reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen mentioned it unintentionally that day was just because of the feelings he had after chatting with Sarutobi Ryo when he went to Sarutobi Ryo's place the night before.

A series of coincidental events combined together to eventually lead to a huge misunderstanding.

"..."

Sarutobi Ryo looked around at the senior executives expressionlessly, trying to guess what they were thinking.

At this moment, Utane Koharu suddenly spoke: "Sarutobi Ryo, I want to ask you a question..."

"Please speak, Lord Koharu." Sarutobi nodded, his tone neither humble nor arrogant.

"Who do you think is the most suitable candidate for the next Hokage?"

As Utatane Koharu asked this question, the Hokage's office suddenly became silent.

Even Yamanaka Hui, who always liked to stir up trouble, held his breath.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Sarutobi Ryo's face.

At this time and opportunity, asking such a question...

"I think... it's Konoha White Fang, Hatake Sakumo."

As Sarutobi Ryo finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became tense!

Hatake Sakumo, who should have been stunned on the spot, slowly lost his smile and turned into a serious look.

"Why Hatake Sakumo?"

Utane Koharu's tone was deliberately made gentler, but it actually contained more murderous intent.

Of course, on the surface he was asking Sarutobi Ryo, but in fact he was asking Sarutobi Hiruzen's true thoughts.

Because Utane Koharu believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen had already made arrangements for his son to come out and endorse the book.

Asking Sarutobi Ryo is equivalent to asking him, the Sandaime Hokage.

"Sakumo-sensei's power surpasses that of the Sannin, and he is highly regarded by the people... and the other people who have the qualifications to be Hokage are too young..."

Namikaze Minato: "......"

Sarutobi Ryo flatly denied the others.

Not only Minato Namikaze, but also myself.

What is the true will of fire?

It is not about pursuing your own welfare at the expense of others.

Instead, consider the interests of Konoha...or the public first.

Suppose there is an opportunity in front of Sarutobi Ryo now, and someone says... Sarutobi Ryo can become Hokage now.

Sarutobi Ryo would never agree with this.

The most important thing for a person is to know himself.

I will get the position of Hokage, but not now.