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"This is my own choice, and I am determined to succeed!"
"I will definitely obtain eternal eye power!"
The blazing flames began to scorch Konohamaru's body, as if tempering him.
The people around the lab bench quickly stepped back.
Kabuto looked at Orochimaru with some concern. After Konohamaru entered the Uchiha Elite Class, he was the one who taught him most of the time, just like his younger brother.
"Mr. Orochimaru, will Konohamaru be alright?"
Orochimaru watched the boy, who remained silent even as the flames burned, with admiration and anticipation in his eyes, as if he were witnessing the birth of a masterpiece.
"It will work."
"He is a man who possesses both Sarutobi-sensei's bloodline and the Uchiha bloodline."
"I don't care whether he succeeds or not, not a single penny of the money owed to Di Yuanyu can be spared!"
Beside him, a middle-aged man with seemingly ordinary, beady eyes sneered.
Orochimaru smiled and nodded: "Of course, I dare not fail to repay what I owe Kakuzu-san."
"You are my most important employee."
"Don't be so presumptuous, Orochimaru!"
"We are partners, I am not your subordinate!"
Hidden Rock Village is nestled among mountains, and its environment, after being transformed by Hidden Rock Water, is now well-suited for human habitation.
There will be no rain of flying stones.
Suddenly, a massive slash bursting with white light slammed into the Iwagakure Building.
"Damn it, Shisui, witness my explosive slash technique! Hah!"
A tremendous explosion echoed.
As the smoke and dust cleared, the Hidden Rock Building remained unscathed, with a layer of protective ripples spreading across its surface.
Shizuku opened the French windows and looked at Deidara on the clay bird in mid-air.
He frowned and said, "Is this just a different form of Dust Release? It has nothing to do with Slash Release, does it?"
"If you keep making noise, I'll really lock you up in the illusionary realm and never let you out!"
"Damn it, Shisui! This is clearly a slash-style technique! And it's a slash-style technique that explodes!"
"An upgraded version of the 'Slash Release' technique! You..."
Before he could finish speaking, the invisible Flying Thunder God Slash shattered the clay bird beneath him.
As he fell, he grabbed the railing of the Iwagakure Building, his body swaying.
"Hey, Shisui, I heard Konoha is getting a new Hokage, aren't you going?"
"You're the undisputed strongest ninja in the world!"
"I won't participate."
Shisui shook his head and said with a faint smile, "They think I'm the strongest only because of my eye technique, which allows me to summon that person..."
The brother I summoned now does not have his own consciousness.
No matter how hard I try, it's no use...
Deidara shuddered at the thought of that person.
The image of slashing through the mountains under the moonlight back in Konoha was deeply etched in his mind.
"Shake your head," Deidara said.
"Back then, I was still young and embarrassed that old man Onoki."
"If you don't participate, I'm definitely going to win first place this time! I'm going to change my title from Hokage to Tsuchikage!"
Shi Shui looked at him with a smile.
"Sure, as long as you can win, I'll change it to Explosion Shadow."
Deidara's eyes lit up.
"Yeah... I feel a little bad for Onoki, but the Explosion Shadow is definitely cooler."
"Shisui, you have great taste!"
"Then I'll leave first!"
As Deidara rode away on his clay bird, Kurotsuchi, dressed as a secretary, approached.
"He's so arrogant! How could Deidara possibly be a match for those monsters? Lord Iwagakure, why don't you try to persuade him?"
Shisui shook his head and smiled, "It's alright, no one will die in the Hokage selection."
"Besides..."
"He needs to win the votes of a hundred Konoha ninjas first."
"It's good that they left; I can have a few days of peace and quiet."
Mei Terumi, who succeeded Kakashi as the Sixth Mizukage, saw him off at the village entrance.
In fact, the five great nations are only represented by water and fire, and they still maintain their traditions.
She straightened Kaguya Kimimaro's collar and instructed him like an older sister, "I've already taken care of the Konoha ninja vote for you. You just need to do your best."
"I don't expect you to become Hokage, but you must stay safe and sound, understand?"
Kimimaro nodded expressionlessly.
Mei Terumi looked at Zabuza and Haku beside her: "Kimimaro doesn't like to talk, Haku, you must take good care of him."
Even as an adult, Shiro was still as beautiful as a girl. She smiled and nodded, "I understand, Lord Mizukage."
Zabuza said with dissatisfaction, "I'm the oldest, Mizukage. You should be asking me to take care of them!"
Mei Terumi glanced at Zabuza and scoffed disdainfully, "I only sent Haku along. When did I call you?"
"You insisted on following me, and with your appearance, you're lucky if you don't scare people."
Haku grasped Zabuza's arm and whispered, "Don't be angry, Lord Zabuza."
"Kimimaro has already left, let's hurry and catch up!"
Zabuza turned around and glared fiercely at Mei Terumi: "I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"
Mei Terumi remained dismissive.
She didn't want to talk to this guy with questionable sexual orientation.
This place is reserved for the Konoha Women's Club today.
The young women sat around a table, laughing and joking.
Karin, her face flushed, twirled a small sake flask and asked, "Hey, Hinata, how's it going on your end?"
Hinata, who was enjoying her meal and taking big bites of meat, looked up.
She's not so shy anymore; at least she can eat and drink freely in front of other people, except when she's with Naruto.
Hinata knew what Karin was talking about, and her face flushed slightly as she said, "That...that..."
"Naruto-kun, promise me... that you'll go out with me after this Hokage selection..."
"What!!"
Karin slammed her hand on the table, angrily.
"You've come to this point and you're only now telling me!"
Hinata lowered her head shyly: "Where's Karin-chan? And what about Sasuke...?"
Karin shook her head in distress and took a swig of sake.
"Ah... Aunt Mikoto has been urging him, and I don't think he dislikes me, but he just won't accept my feelings, saying things like..."
"I will only slow down his cultivation speed!"
As she spoke, Karin shed two lines of clear tears.
"That makes no sense. That kind of thing should only affect my cultivation, like getting pregnant or something..."
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Karin shook her head wildly as if she were drunk, then slammed the wine pot onto the table.
"I made a decision!"
"I must defeat everyone and become Hokage!"
"And the first order is for Sasuke to marry me!"
Side Story: Eyes That Transcend Time
Two children, aged six or seven, form a seal of opposition.
"Yo! Uchiha Arashi, I'm going to beat you this time!" the boy with the bowl cut shouted, charging forward with a wooden kunai in hand.
The child, named Uchiha Arashi, was dressed in a dark blue old-fashioned kimono, tied at the waist with a purple ribbon, and had a confident smile on his lips.
"Muren, you still have a long way to go."
The two bodies collided, and their physical combat skills far exceeded what children of this age should be capable of.
After a fierce battle, the child named Muren, relying on his innate superhuman strength, knocked back Uchiha Arashi with a single punch, raised his fist and laughed, "Hahaha! I'm stronger than you!"
"Yeah……"
Uchiha Arashi looked up, a crimson hue appearing in his eyes, a tomoe spinning within his pupil.
"Sharingan!"
Mu Ren was astonished and momentarily lost in thought.
Uchiha Arashi appeared in front of him in a flash, and the two stared at each other.
Remembering the taboo of not looking directly at the Sharingan as told by his elders, Mu Ren quickly closed his eyes.
Uchiha Arashi pinned Muren to the ground, pressing a wooden kunai against his neck.
"This time, I won again, Mu Ren!"
"Lan Jun is so handsome!"
"That's so cool! This is the power of the Sharingan from the Uchiha clan!"
"Ahhh~ Lan-kun, look at me! Look at me!"
It is well known that children in the ninja world mature earlier.
The girls were shouting, but one silent figure stood out from the crowd.
She had beautiful long, silvery-white hair, skin as delicate as white porcelain, and a cool, aloof demeanor that gave her an ethereal quality.
"Hey, Kaguya-chan." The girl next to her gave her a gentle nudge.
"Don't you think Lan Jun is super handsome?!"
The white-haired girl turned her head a beat late, her voice soft: "I'm alright... but..."
"They're just kids."
"What are you talking about? You're a child too!"
Kaguya did not respond, but turned to look at the sky, where a full moon should have been.
Now, there are huge, broken meteorite fragments floating in the sky, visible even during the day.
She always felt that she had forgotten something.
She turned to look at the room.
Lan pulled Mu Ren up and sealed the seal of reconciliation.
Why... do I feel a sense of peace when I look at these two children?