Master, Please Become a Hokage

Suddenly.

Sarutobi Ryo opened his eyes, a divine light bursting forth from his pupils, carrying a chill as he gazed at the two.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"!"

Facing Sarutobi Ryo's gaze, the two felt an astonishing chill rush towards them, as if they were alone facing a blizzard, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop even further.

Immediately, Sarutobi Ryo stood up, and the frost covering his body surface quickly receded.

The two Anbu immediately put away their other thoughts, no longer feeling that this young master was just toying with them.

"As expected, it's Ice Release."

"Yes."

Sarutobi Ryo clearly heard the two's conversation, but he didn't care, and instead asked the two their names: "Unino Ikkaku, Unino Kohari?"

The two masked figures, one male and one female, both removed their masks.

They had resolute faces and the same surname.

The two were husband and wife. They had a son named "Unino Iruka."

As survivors of Anbu Squad Six, they were currently being transferred to Sarutobi Ryo's command, the newly appointed "Anbu Squad Leader."

Sarutobi Ryo nonchalantly extended his palm, and a dense chill immediately began to drift in his palm.

"Young Master, congratulations."

Yamanaka Kei suddenly appeared from the shadows, startling the couple.

They then realized that there was another person hidden in the shadows.

Obviously, Yamanaka Kei was not only proficient in sensing, but also in counter-detection, which meant that the two had not even noticed her presence.

"Yes."

Sarutobi Ryo squeezed his palm, and the chill suddenly dissipated.

With his hands behind his back, he looked down at the three.

The new "Anbu Squad Six" was temporarily formed in this way.

Originally, an Anbu squad had at least "8" people, one Anbu squad leader, two Anbu sub-squad leaders, and 8 members.

Now, Danzo had other plans.

A four-person branch team was enough to carry out various tasks.

"Did Danzo-sama give you any instructions?"

Sarutobi Ryo asked.

As the top superior of all Anbu and the Anbu commander, Danzo naturally had the right to allocate all affairs.

Tobirama Senju stipulated the secrecy of Anbu, which was understandable, but some things were not always immutable.

Sarutobi Ryo had indeed joined Anbu, but he did not intend to hide like in the original work.

In the original work, the original body never showed his face in his life, not even his name, only an Anbu close-up. This did not conform to Sarutobi Ryo's idea of changing the world.

To increase his reputation, he had to at least let others know what he was doing.

A gentleman is open and upright, while a petty person is always worried.

From today onwards, ninjas without Anbu masks appeared.

This also foreshadowed that Sarutobi Ryo had officially begun to resist the distorted Fire Release system of ninjas, Anbu, and even Konoha, constructed by Tobirama Senju.

No need to follow the rules, I will smash the decaying old system!

"You two can just follow your past habits, I have my own ideas."

Sarutobi Ryo didn't care about Iruka's parents.

As his power increased, more and more things would have to be changed in the future, and he would also build up his own forces... and subordinates.

Yamanaka Kei, Guren, Ringo Ameyuri, Nohara Rin... and others were the beginning.

During this period, unimportant characters would be slowly replaced.

The entire Anbu squad, and even the entire Konoha, would slowly become his own.

"Since Danzo hasn't assigned you any tasks, then next, I want you to do one thing..."

Sarutobi Ryo instructed the couple to follow Hatake Kakashi 24 hours a day.

Any whereabouts, especially leaving the village, must be reported to him immediately.

"In the next few days, I will continue to practice the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, if anything happens, just come directly here... You two are "Jonin", you can use Shadow Clones, right..."

Using Shadow Clones to report was one of the most convenient means of communication.

After arranging the two's tasks, Sarutobi Ryo sent them away.

Sitting cross-legged, Sarutobi Ryo closed his eyes, ignoring the shock on the two's faces.

Time was of the essence.

Maybe at any moment, Hatake Kakashi would embark on the path of certain death...

Before that moment arrived, seizing the time to cultivate had become Sarutobi Ryo's only thought...

And with the understanding of Ice Release Chakra.

Some past memories also resurfaced in his mind...

That was in the past, what happened between Tobirama Senju, Sarutobi Ryo, and Minato Namikaze, commonly known as: Hokage Flashback.

Chapter 56. Tobirama Senju, Sarutobi Ryo, and Minato Namikaze's Trio

Many years ago, when Sarutobi Ryo was still a child, his personality was slightly withdrawn.

At that time, Sarutobi Ryo, with the memories of a transmigrator's second life, had no intention of changing the world.

Because Sarutobi Ryo, who had read the work Naruto, was very clear about everyone's fate and the future of this world.

In Sarutobi Ryo's view, there was nothing good about changing the future.

Until a Second Generation gathering.

Other children came with their parents, relatives, friends, and masters to play together, lively and bustling.

Only Sarutobi Ryo sat alone in the corner, not talking to anyone.

This phenomenon attracted the attention of Tobirama Senju.

At that time, Tobirama Senju had already met Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze, who was still in school, addressed Tobirama Senju as senior, and being able to appear here also showed that Jiraiya had observed Minato Namikaze's talent in advance and interacted with him.

"You are the Hokage-sama's son, Sarutobi Ryo, right? Nice to meet you, I am Tobirama Senju."

"I am Minato Namikaze."

The two said this at the time, showing a kind and cheerful attitude.

Sarutobi Ryo just raised his head and glanced at the two, made a simple self-introduction at will, and then continued to lower his head to look at the stove.

The charcoal crackled, and the stove baked the house very warmly.

Tobirama Senju asked why Sarutobi Ryo didn't play with others.

Sarutobi Ryo asked in return, why should he play with others? Is there any meaning?

Tobirama Senju immediately seemed to have found a confidant, saying that he had begun to think about the meaning of life when he was just sensible.

The final conclusion... was to protect the village created by Grandpa [Hashirama Senju] and become the Hokage of this village.

Young ambition is always so simple and bright.

This is human nature.

But most people will understand when they grow up how dark and cruel reality is.

Tobirama Senju made an invitation, hoping that Sarutobi Ryo could be his partner and help him fulfill his dream.

Because becoming Hokage is not only one person's effort, the help of partners is also crucial.

Back then, it was the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan who joined forces to create Konoha.

Later, the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan... Ino-Shika-Cho... Hyuga... various joined one after another, and finally there was today's Konoha.

Sarutobi Ryo was expressionless, without sadness or joy, listened to Tobirama Senju's dream, and did not laugh at his youth.

Responding to the invitation, Sarutobi Ryo got up and put a piece of metal into the stove.

Facing Sarutobi Ryo's behavior, Minato Namikaze didn't understand what it meant, but Tobirama Senju seemed thoughtful.

"Senior Tobirama, look... there is no fire in this stove anymore, how can you forge a good knife?"

Sarutobi Ryo said, pointing to the stove that was about to burn out.

Konoha has many darknesses.

Even the entire undertone is a distorted Fire Release route.

The Will of Fire originally emphasized dedication and sacrificing oneself to protect important people and things.

But it has turned into infighting, murdering loyal people, treating human life as worthless, and letting others die to save oneself...

How can such Konoha be good?

And this distortion began in the era of the brothers Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

From the moment Hashirama Senju broke his promise and adopted Tobirama Senju's suggestion to deceive and abandon Madara Uchiha, the Will of Fire no longer existed.

In this case, what's the point of talking about Hokage or not Hokage.

Just sit and wait for the reincarnations of the two gods Indra and Asura to save the world.

Of course, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha are just another pair of Hashirama Senju/Tobirama Senju.

Everything is a brand new reincarnation.

In the official novel "Sasuke's True Story", Sasuke, who lost an arm, traveled around the ninja world, eliminating various enemies for Konoha, and couldn't go home for 365 days.

Because Danzo was dead, Root was disbanded.

But the darkness of Konoha still exists.

Someone has to do this kind of dirty work and hard work.

Naruto Uzumaki can continue to be his glorious and upright Hokage, and leave all the darkness to Sasuke to deal with. Sasuke also gradually understood Danzo in this process.

Is there anything more blackly humorous than this in the world?

When Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke die.

A new ninja war will still break out, because nothing has changed. Everything is no different from the era of the brothers Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

Seeing the future at a glance is like the extinguishing of this stove fire.

No one will burn themselves anymore to illuminate others.

The superiors will only burn others to supply themselves.

"..."

Tobirama Senju pondered for a moment, seeming to understand what Sarutobi Ryo meant.

He rolled up his sleeves, raised his right hand, and opened his five fingers.