Master, Please Become a Hokage

From the waist mechanisms, all the puppets launched multiple blades resembling cluster missiles.

Purple chakra trailed behind them, drawing unpredictable and graceful paths in the air.

"What's going on with these guys!"

Kakashi's eyes widened, his heart filled with surprise.

It wasn't as if he hadn't fought against Sand Village's puppet masters before.

But those puppets were, in fact, traceable.

However, the puppets he faced this time not only concealed their puppeteer, but their weapon systems also exceeded the standards of this era.

Just as Kakashi was about to be overwhelmed by countless cluster projectiles,

a gust of wind swept past, and a thunderous sound exploded beside Kakashi's ears.

"Crushing Palm!"

Sarutobi Ryo unleashed a palm strike, causing the ground to tremble and the mountains to shake.

The air burst apart, and the power of destruction directly detonated the countless blades!

The flying tools made of refined steel shattered into countless fragments as if crushed by a tremendous force...

This scene left Kakashi dumbfounded.

Minato Namikaze, Shibi Aburame, and Choza Akimichi all revealed expressions of astonishment.

"Is this... Sarutobi Ryo-sama's taijutsu?"

Shibi Aburame, as the second-in-command of the Aburame clan,

whose current leader was his older brother... the legendary Insect Master, Shiku Aburame.

In terms of strength, Shibi Aburame could serve as a substitute for the clan leader.

Once Shiku Aburame retired or met with an accident, he would be the next leader.

Although he had witnessed the strength of the Third Hokage, this was the first time he had witnessed Sarutobi Ryo's specific actions.

Dust rained down.

Sarutobi Ryo strode forward, continuously swinging his palms.

The puppets in front of him shattered one after another as if they were made of paper.

Soon, a pile of fragments lay on the ground.

Sarutobi Ryo himself swiftly leaped over the wall and entered the interior of Roran.

This scene filled everyone's hearts with amazement.

Each puppet possessed strength comparable to a jonin among the chunin.

Yet, Sarutobi Ryo-sama shattered them with a few blows.

Naturally, the puppets shattered into fragments could no longer be controlled by the puppet threads projected from the tower.

"Minato..."

Choza Akimichi glanced at Minato Namikaze.

The latter revealed a thoughtful expression.

If they were to compete for the Hokage position, Ryo-sama would be a strong contender.

Choza Akimichi thought, perhaps... Shikaku's judgment was wrong.

Ryo-sama's talent might be even stronger than Minato's.

Well then, let me continue to witness it during this mission.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, who had been rescued, revealed an expression of longing.

After all, anyone who witnessed such powerful taijutsu would definitely imagine the possibility of learning it themselves.

Thinking of this, Kakashi steadied his mind and decided to perform well, striving to earn Ryo-sama's recognition and have him guide him...

......

Roran Central Plaza.

Various musical instruments played, and the voices of the people were boisterous.

A red-haired girl stood on the platform of the highest tower, waving to the people below.

She was followed by puppet bodyguards, protecting her safety.

And this girl was the current queen of Roran... Sara.

"......"

Sarutobi Ryo stood in the shadows, gazing at this scene.

Sara was completely unaware.

The countless people in the plaza were actually just puppets.

The real people had already been enslaved by Anrokuzan and were currently forced to work in sweatshops beneath the surface of Roran, constantly manufacturing various puppet weapons for Anrokuzan's production line.

Perhaps out of a twisted sense of humor,

Anrokuzan did not directly kill Sara.

Instead, he prepared to have her die in an accident.

Thus, the puppet behind her subtly moved its fingers, and Sara, completely unaware, suddenly lost her footing and fell from the suddenly shattered platform.

Falling from a height of several hundred meters onto the ground would definitely turn her into a pile of mush.

Watching Sara scream, Sarutobi Ryo did not hesitate and immediately formed hand seals.

"Crystal Release..."

Crack, crack, crack!

A black dragon composed of black crystals roared as it flew into the sky.

Under Sarutobi Ryo's control, it was as easy to use as an arm.

"...Crystal Release: Descending Dragon!"

This giant black dragon was about 6 meters long.

The overall shape was streamlined, and unlike the dragons in the Naruto world,

the black dragon with four claws and dragon scales looked more like a Chinese dragon.

Chakra is a combination of physical and spiritual power.

Ninjutsu... is a symbol of a person's energy, spirit, and mind, or rather, spiritual thoughts.

Sarutobi Ryo's subconscious believed that a dragon should look like this.

Thus, the image of a Chinese dragon appeared.

This black dragon was hollow, incredibly light.

The freely flying black dragon gently caught the falling Princess Sara.

When Minato Namikaze and the others arrived, what they saw... was Princess Sara, leaning against the wind on the back of the black dragon, landing safely... oh, Queen Sara.

"Strange..."

Sarutobi Ryo saved Princess Sara, but he didn't pay attention to her. Instead, he looked around, but he didn't see a certain person's figure.

If it were the original movie version, Naruto Uzumaki should have also traveled from the future and saved Princess Sara.

Was there a small problem with the details?

"You, you are..." Sara, still in shock, looked up at the group.

She quickly recognized the mark as that of the Leaf ninja she had seen several times as a child.

Each time her mother entrusted a mission, she would have Leaf ninja carry it out.

"Queen Sara, as you can see, we are Leaf ninja... I am the son of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Ryo."

Sarutobi Ryo stated his identity, quickly winning Sara's trust.

The identity of the Hokage's son was incredibly useful at this moment.

"Thank you for saving me." Sara quickly thanked him.

Before she could continue to express her gratitude, Sarutobi Ryo directly interrupted her and told her the purpose of their visit.

"Your mother, the previous queen, has already met with misfortune. The culprit is the minister you trusted the most... that man from outside, Anrokuzan... and all the civilians in the plaza that you believe in are actually just Anrokuzan's puppets..."

Chapter 54. Sarutobi Ryo Proves the Way with Power!

It wasn't difficult to make Sara realize the truth, for Sarutobi Ryo was very good at facing reality.

—and making others face reality.

After learning about what had happened in her country, Sara's heart was in turmoil, and she fell into a temporary state of confusion.

"Our people were seriously injured, almost dying... No matter what you think, we will not leave the culprit alone..."

Sarutobi Ryo nodded, indicating that Sara could do whatever she wanted.

But Anrokuzan had to die.

......

Not long after.

Sarutobi Ryo went to the underground of Roran through the steps.

As he went deeper into the center, the place gradually became filled with smoke.

"It's steam..."

Sarutobi Ryo thought as he looked at the underground factory that was a world of its own.

The underground of Roran was full of machines and contraptions.

Anrokuzan had already built this place into a war factory.

There were all kinds of humanoid puppets patrolling around.

And the ragged Roran nationals, with chains on their feet, were working hard to turn the machines, driving the operation of the steam engines.

Sarutobi Ryo shook his head, his heart filled with contempt for Anrokuzan.

It was like opening a bank ATM and finding a teller squatting inside. It seemed advanced, but in a sense, it was still very backward, still using human resources.

After scanning the scene, Sarutobi Ryo went straight down the steps and headed towards the depths of the factory.

Soon, Sarutobi Ryo's appearance aroused the vigilance of the puppets.

But they did not attack immediately. Instead, they stared at Sarutobi Ryo, standing still in place.

This situation could only explain one thing.

They... were being controlled in real-time.

Tap... tap... tap...

As footsteps sounded, a figure appeared on the high platform of the underground space.

This was a man dressed in desert style, somewhat overweight, looking gloomy.

"Black Reaper..."

From his mouth, he murmured Sarutobi Ryo's title.

This title was known to all the ninjas in the ninja world.