"I remember Hashirama-sama once said, 'Where Konoha dances, fire will burn eternally!'
"I want to revitalize Konoha, reclaim the lost territories of the Land of Fire, expel foreign enemies, and lead Konoha to prosperity!"
Uzumaki Mito's gaze towards Hiruzen Sarutobi was like a torch!
Good! This person can be the Kage!
Tobirama had always thought highly of Hiruzen when he was alive.
Now, after my own assessment, combined with my good and evil perception, I can conclude that Hiruzen Sarutobi can at least stabilize the Village.
Immediately, Uzumaki Mito looked at Danzo Shimura beside her.
I have the ability to perceive good and evil, and I can clearly see that evil exists in Danzo Shimura's heart, so he is not suitable to be the Kage.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi is different; although there might be flaws in his heart, a completely good-natured person cannot become the Kage!
"Then... I, as a Konoha Elder, announce that starting tomorrow, you will be the Third Kage!"
Uzumaki Mito announced on the spot.
As soon as these words were spoken,
Danzo Shimura's eyes trembled deep down, and he bit his lip, unwilling. His fists, resting on his knees, were tightly clenched.
....
Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.
The portrait of the Second Raikage hung above.
In the center, an urn was placed.
According to Kumogakure's system, bodies are very precious and are usually preserved.
As for why there was no body,
It was because the Second Raikage was blasted into charcoal by a Tailed Beast Ball from the Gold and Silver Brothers, instantly cremated on the spot.
Although it sounds like hell, this was reality.
Only the form of ashes could be chosen.
Shamon, Mu, and Hōzuki Gengetsu all came to mourn.
Although their relationships were only so-so after the Ninja War, they had, after all, gone through life and death together. While their Village relationships were ordinary, their personal friendships were still very good.
"Alas! I never thought that among the four of us, he would be the first to go..."
Shamon, who had become the Second Kazekage, sighed slightly.
"Old friends are leaving one after another, like fallen leaves in the wind..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu looked at the falling leaves in the sky, and for once, he felt a rare sadness.
He originally thought that being stripped of power was miserable enough, but the Second Raikage was directly blasted into charcoal by a Tailed Beast Ball.....
A powerful figure died so sloppily.
"Alas..."
Mu silently looked at the portrait of the Second Raikage.
The three of them bowed in mourning towards the portrait of the Second Raikage.
"Hello, three uncles..."
"Lord Second Raikage often spoke of you before he passed away. He often reminisced about fighting alongside you. We are truly grateful that you could come!"
The speaker was Ay, who would become the future Third Raikage.
He was currently in his teenage years.
Ay, came before the three, his eyes filled with tears.
Ay's words made the atmosphere even more sorrowful.
"Have the Gold and Silver Brothers been captured by you?"
Shamon asked with a gloomy face. He was more concerned now with how Kumogakure would deal with those two.
Shamon's words also made Mu perk up his ears to listen.
He was also quite interested in those two; he still wanted to research their bodies.
"Lord First Raikage fought to the death with those two beasts, and only managed to retrieve the Amber Purifying Pot. The Gold and Silver Brothers led their remaining forces out of Kumogakure. Now, Lord First Raikage is seriously injured and bedridden, and we in Kumogakure are unable to pursue them further."
Ay, said regretfully, gritting his teeth.
"If those two beasts dare to set foot in the Land of Wind, I will personally lead the Ninja to behead them!"
Shamon declared loudly.
Mu, seeing this, also stated, "I will issue a bounty for the Gold and Silver Brothers. We in Iwagakure will issue a warrant, and if they are within our Land of Earth, we will dispatch Ninja."
"Alas! Although I am not the Mizukage now, if you want to fight, I, Hōzuki Gengetsu, will definitely help out. I can handle those two by myself..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu stepped forward and patted Ay's shoulder.
Hearing the declarations of the three uncles,
Ay, bowed deeply to the three in gratitude.
"Thank you, Uncle Sha, Uncle Mu, Uncle Gui. The spirit of the Second Raikage in heaven will surely be grateful to you!"
Ay, said sincerely.
"Mm."
Shamon and Hōzuki Gengetsu felt natural hearing the 'uncle' address.
Only Mu felt awkward.
Uncle Mu...?
Am I that old? Old enough to be an uncle?
However, it seems in Ay's eyes, I am indeed of the uncle generation...
Have I really gotten that old?
I still thought I was a young man in my teens or twenties.
After the funeral ended,
Mu and Hōzuki Gengetsu did not return to Iwagakure.
Instead, the two went directly to capture the Gold and Silver Brothers.
It wasn't that they were in a hurry to avenge the Second Raikage.
Rather, Mu rarely had the chance to leave the Village.
It was a good opportunity to just capture the Gold and Silver Brothers, get the Six Paths Treasures, and then bring their bodies back for research, saving himself another trip.
"I never thought, Mu, you're such a loyal guy!"
"Are all Iwagakure lads this loyal?"
"As soon as you heard that guy A was killed by the Gold and Silver Brothers, you immediately brought me to capture them. You truly impress me!"
Hōzuki Gengetsu praised as he quickly moved alongside Mu.
Hōzuki Gengetsu still had the impression that Mu was somewhat of a schemer, never expecting him to directly come to kill the Gold and Silver Brothers for a friend.
Mu's face stiffened. In truth, he was after the Six Paths Treasures and the Gold and Silver Brothers' body cells.
Just as Mu was about to reply,
He suddenly felt a familiar Chakra fluctuation ahead.
"Gengetsu! There's Chakra fluctuation ahead, be careful!"
Mu reminded in a low voice.
"Why are you nervous? With our current strength, we're probably already the strongest and second strongest in the Ninja World..."
Hōzuki Gengetsu spread his hands, looking utterly dismissive.
His words were indeed correct.
Because currently, in terms of overt combat power in the Ninja World, Hōzuki Gengetsu and Mu were indeed the strongest and second strongest.
"That may be true, but it's better to be safe than sorry."
Mu reminded in a low voice.
"Nagging, I know."
Hōzuki Gengetsu clasped his hands behind his head and began to whistle.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~ Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
Mu fell silent for a moment.
My brother is starting to cosplay Josh Hutcherson whistling, huh?
Deep in the forest,
A masked man was severely injured, kneeling half-collapsed on the ground.
Standing before him were two fierce-looking, muscular men.
"How dare you!? Haven't you heard that the Second Raikage and the Nidaime both died by our hands?"
"Don't think that just because you fought with the Four Kage against Senju Hashirama and gained some reputation, you can come and try to extort us. You even dare to try and exchange our heads for money? Dream on!"
The Gold and Silver Brothers held the Six Paths Treasures, and there was still some lingering Nine-Tailed Chakra on their bodies.
And the man kneeling half-collapsed on the ground was Kakuzu.
Kakuzu knelt, his face grim.
He never expected that today he would fall here.
Ever since he betrayed the Village by killing the higher-ups, he had been working as a bounty hunter, desperately earning money.
A few days ago, the Gold and Silver Brothers, for assassinating the two Kage, had topped the bounty list.
So he came to try his luck.
He thought that with his experience of assassinating Senju Hashirama and Earth Grudge Fear, he could at least take down one of them.
He never expected...
However,
Given the situation, what Kakuzu regretted most wasn't the failed assassination.
It was his money!
The greatest tragedy of his life
Was nothing more than having money, but losing his life.
He still had a huge pile of money he hadn't spent yet!
....
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