Master, Please Become a Hokage

Mito Uzumaki closely observed the changes in the Shikkotsu Forest before her.

The acidic mist enveloping the entire Shikkotsu Forest began to dissipate.

The primeval jungle-like swamp began to appear extensively.

Soon, two figures emerged from the mist.

One was Sarutobi Ryo.

He looked travel-worn, with some dust and minor damage to his clothes from corrosion, but he was otherwise unharmed.

And the other one......

"You are... Katsuyu."

A declarative, affirmative sentence.

Not a question.

Mito Uzumaki stared at the girl whose height was similar to Nohara Rin, but whose chest was unusually developed.

She had blue hair, with two thick braids hanging behind her head.

Her fair skin shone with a milk-like luster, without the slightest imperfection.

Her expression appeared extremely pure and gentle, giving people a sense of understanding and reason.

Chapter 234. As Xu Xian of Old, So Sarutobi Ryo Today

Under her command are several Divine Princesses, also transformed from snakes who have achieved enlightenment.

Which is to say.

Power like mountains was compressed into the body of a seemingly harmless girl.

And this girlish appearance is the transformed form of Katsuyu Sage.

Or rather... the human manifestation of Katsuyu Sage's split personality.

The true Katsuyu Sage, due to the massive loss of physical mass, has suffered personality regression.

This young girl before them, because she is familiar with everyone, is equivalent to becoming Sarutobi Ryo's assistant...

Mito Uzumaki felt a dizzy spell coming on as she thought of this.

Because all she had to do was think...

The main body of Katsuyu Sage lost a fraction of its mass.

With such a slight cost, they gained a summoning beast that could cooperate and whose quality far surpassed the Nine-Tailed Beasts...

She felt that the ninja world had even less hope...

The combination of Sarutobi Ryo + Katsuyu, who could possibly resist them?

Because Katsuyu alone, relying on the buff of "nearly the physical mass of Katsuyu Sage's main body," could wipe out all nine tailed beasts...

So Sarutobi Ryo... doesn't need the power of the Nine-Tailed Beasts at all.

"That's right, she is Katsuyu."

Sarutobi Ryo said indifferently, glancing at the blue-haired girl beside him.

Katsuyu Sage, wearing a blue and white robe, was currently sizing up Mito Uzumaki: "Lady Mito..."

Her soft, girlish voice, combined with her figure, gave off a sense of humility.

However, Mito Uzumaki was very clear.

A Katsuyu with a height of 20 meters and a Katsuyu with a height of several kilometers are definitely two different concepts.

With a single breath, the other party could obliterate almost all ninjas...

"Katsuyu, according to what you just said, your mass will rapidly grow back over time, and eating will further accelerate this process... so..."

Sarutobi Ryo immediately stated.

We should prevent your cold sage personality from resurfacing.

"And I... happen to have a way..."

Sarutobi Ryo's burning gaze was clearly discerned by Mito Uzumaki.

She immediately understood what Sarutobi Ryo was going to do next.

And because her personality had changed drastically due to the switch... the Katsuyu girl, whose emotional intelligence had decreased or increased, still didn't realize what she was about to face.

Katsuyu simply nodded foolishly, feeling that it was a good thing to be able to help Konoha.

Seeing this scene, Mito Uzumaki subconsciously wanted to tell Katsuyu the truth.

But the next second, Sarutobi Ryo glared over.

"Ugh..."

In a flash, her cheeks felt as if they were burning with fire, causing pain.

Chī...!

Only managing to utter "Ugh," Mito Uzumaki's eyes slightly lost focus.

Under the punishment of Sarutobi Ryo's will, she actually released a Water Release ninjutsu!

"Let's go."

Slightly punishing Mito Uzumaki to prevent her from interrupting his good deed, Sarutobi Ryo waved his hand, signaling Katsuyu to use the Summoning Technique.

Slightly puzzled in her heart, Katsuyu quickly began forming hand seals.

In an instant, smoke rose, and the three returned to Konoha...

......

"I'll deal with you later..."

Sarutobi Ryo's mansion, the guest courtyard.

Pinching Mito Uzumaki's chin with his left hand, Sarutobi Ryo briefly explained her future, then released her, turning and returning to the courtyard.

Katsuyu, who was waiting in the courtyard, left with Sarutobi Ryo.

"Ugh..."

Mito Uzumaki, whose legs were weak, had already collapsed on the chair.

Recovering from the exhaustion of releasing the Water Release, her gaze looked outside, and the two figures quickly disappeared.

"It's hopeless... it's hopeless..."

Mito Uzumaki, with a look of despair, couldn't even commit suicide at this moment, and could only silently await the arrival of judgment.

"Hashirama... save me..."

Mito Uzumaki, with a face full of sorrow, finally couldn't help but murmur her husband's name.

However, even if Hashirama Senju were alive and appeared at his peak strength, he would already be completely no match for Sarutobi Ryo...

Waiting for her was only endless darkness...

......

"Young Master Sarutobi Ryo..."

After thinking about it, Katsuyu still changed her address.

Because currently in Konoha, Sarutobi Ryo was already the unofficially appointed Fifth Hokage.

Namikaze Minato had failed in the competition and completely lost his qualifications.

In addition, Sarutobi Ryo had also inherited the will of Senju Nawaki, so Katsuyu's attitude had quietly changed.

"Currently, the ninja world is roughly in this situation, Katsuyu... I need your power."

Sarutobi Ryo walked while looking at the Katsuyu girl.

He had explained the plan to Katsuyu before and won her consent.

After all, even Mito Uzumaki... Nawaki's grandmother had personally come forward, so Katsuyu's trust in him had become even higher.

"Yes, please instruct me, I will do my best in anything I can do..."

Katsuyu nodded, her pure posture no different from before.

Sarutobi Ryo: "Then..."

Suddenly, everything turned black before her eyes.

Katsuyu then realized that the two had unknowingly walked underground.

Rumble.

As the stone slabs closed, everything returned to silence.

"Sage Art... Eight Trigrams Sealing!"

In an instant, Sarutobi Ryo lit up the prepared altar, then formed hand seals and cast the Eight Trigrams Sealing, slamming the seal heavily onto Katsuyu's body.

Four Symbols Sealing.

Can temporarily limit the incomplete tailed beast state of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Such as the Jinchuriki form with 4, 5, or 6 tails.

And two Four Symbols Sealings can form an Eight Trigrams Sealing.

At most, it can seal half of the Nine-Tails' mass into the human body.

But even Minato Namikaze failed to add the power of Sage Art to the Eight Trigrams Sealing.

Because he was not good at Sage Techniques, he could only extract the natural energy of "One Sage Art Rasengan."

Sarutobi Ryo was different.

He had completely mastered Sage Techniques and was the Shikkotsu Forest's miracle type with great power.

This time, not to mention the Nine-Tails.

Even the Ten-Tails would have to tremble.

Of course, the mass of Katsuyu Sage was much larger than the Ten-Tails.

This sealing technique could only briefly affect her for a moment.

And the confused Katsuyu girl only looked down at the customized Sage Art Eight Trigrams Sealing mark that appeared on her lower abdomen. Before she could react, Sarutobi Ryo's second round of attack came again.

Bang!

Sarutobi Ryo blasted the Katsuyu girl away with a palm strike.

Katsuyu suddenly took to the air, flying backward.

Completely ignoring physical attacks, she naturally wouldn't suffer any damage.

After all, even Super Shinra Tensei, Katsuyu could easily take.

This was not even a gentle breeze.

The imagined landing did not come.

The fluffy and soft fiber touch made Katsuyu realize that this was... some kind of furniture.

A cushion? Or...

The next second.

Sarutobi Ryo suddenly launched a new attack.

The Sarutobi clan's summoning weapon, like the eastern sun, rose slowly.