In the early morning, the sky was just getting light, and the faint morning light shone through the dark clouds, gilding the dark blue sky with a layer of warm color.

Jing rubbed his eyelids and walked out of the tent. After a few hours of rest, his physical condition had recovered.

He stretched, yawned in the fresh and slightly cold air, and exhaled bursts of white mist.

People came and went outside the tent, and all the Konoha ninjas were in a hurry. Last night, Kinkaku’s Tailed Beast Ball blew up the granary and arsenal, and part of the barracks were also affected. The maintenance tasks and cleaning work were in full swing.

Jing rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong.

At this moment, there were many more people in the camp, and hundreds of new camping tents were added to the barracks. Familiar clan emblems came into view.

“Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Hyuga, Aburame…”

Are there reinforcements? If it was just reinforcements, this lineup would be a bit too luxurious.

“Is the village okay?” Jing was full of doubts. “Damn it, I accidentally rested too much.”

In the distance, Yan and Xiaochun, who were in charge of the cleanup task, were busy and exhausted. Danzo had a thick bandage on his head, his face was gloomy, and he didn’t say a word. I don’t know what he was thinking.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was helping to carry the supplies, noticed him and ran over quickly, “Kami, how are you recovering?”

“Almost, but I need to finish writing the mission report before I can help you organize the position.” Kami nodded, and suddenly felt ashamed, “I’m sorry, I could have taken the opportunity to kill Kinkaku last night, but I hesitated…”

“Don’t blame yourself, you gave up the ‘decapitation operation’ for your companions in the camp, everyone understands.”

Hiruzen’s expression moved, and he asked more, “What’s wrong with the Cloud Ninja?”

“There is no overall change, but…” Kami frowned, “Ginkaku seems to be gone. Logically, as long as the two brothers join forces, I can’t stop them at all, but for some reason, I didn’t see Ginkaku take action last night…”

Is there another plan? Or is it a trick?

“No, I must send this information back to Konoha…” Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and walked into the tent to write the mission report.

Hiruzen seemed to remember something and hurriedly called him, “Kagami, the intelligence team sent an urgent message this morning, and the teacher asked you to go back to the village.”

“Go back to the village?”

Kagami was slightly stunned, and then instantly figured out the cause and effect. The extra reinforcements in the camp this morning were probably to replace him to guard the camp.

Thinking of this, he did not dare to neglect it, and immediately activated the “Flying Thunder God Technique” and returned to Konoha.

In front of the Hokage building, next to the stone lion at the door, Uchiha Kagami appeared out of thin air and rushed into the Hokage’s office.

“You’re back.” Senju Tobirama turned around slowly. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to have aged a lot.

Kagami nodded, “Teacher, the war on the front line is tight. You summoned me back in such an extraordinary period. Did something happen in the village?”

Tobirama sighed softly and narrated what happened in the conference room yesterday.

Jing then realized that the reason why he didn’t see Ginkaku last night was because he had secretly moved to another front and invaded the Land of Fire with the surprise attack force of the Cloud Ninja. Moreover, the Second Raikage was also in this team!

Just when everyone in Konoha was depressed, Lady Mito stood up. She took off her loose clothes, tied her hair and put on a helmet, and went into battle in armor. She led the army to meet the enemy as the Seven-tailed Jinchūriki, showing her heroic style.

In Tobirama’s explanation, she relied on the unique air control ability of the Seven-tailed Jinchūriki to pin down the enemy’s surprise attack force with one against two.

With the special means of the Seven-tailed Jinchūriki, her Scale Powder Hidden Technique played a miraculous effect on the battlefield, blinding large groups of enemies, and accompanied by the Tailed Beast Jade Sky to attack the ground, causing considerable damage to the enemy.

The Second Raikage was beaten to a swearing and Ginkaku was beaten to shrink underground and dare not show up.

Her heroic posture also boosted morale. The Konoha ninjas fought bravely, not only blocking the iron hoof of the Kumogakure surprise attack force, but also pushing the front line back and recovering some positions.

“Mito-sama is worthy of being the wife of Hashirama-sama. This courage and spirit are beyond the reach of us young people…”

Jing sighed sincerely, and admiration appeared on his face.

“Then teacher, why did you ask me to come back…”

Tobirama walked in front of Jing, and Jing realized that his demeanor was so tired. His previous sharp and courageous momentum no longer existed, but instead revealed a bit of old age.

“Jing, I have to admit that you are my most outstanding disciple and the true successor of the will of fire. For the future of Konoha, are you willing to sacrifice?”

“Of course!” Jing heard Tobirama’sWith a serious tone, he immediately pointed to the forehead protector on his head, “Since the day I put it on, I have been prepared to die at any time.”

“If one day, you are asked to choose between the life of your tribe members and the village, what will you choose?” Tobirama stretched out his hand to hold the back of his head and forced him to look at him: “Look into my eyes and tell me your answer.”

Jing said without any hesitation: “Tribe members are also companions. The village I hope for is a real family with no barriers and full of peace. In my eyes, there is no difference between tribe members and companions, and I will treat them equally. . ”

“What if one day you have to choose between powerful strength and companions?” Tobirama paused, “Don’t answer me immediately. You know, powerful strength is also a prerequisite for protecting the village.”

Kagami smiled slightly, and her smile was full of indifference: “This has never been a choice. If the price of saving the village is to give up power, doesn’t it just mean that my power protects the village?”

Tobirama was stunned. For some reason, the smile of the person in front of him was so similar to that of his brother that day. For a moment, he even saw Hashirama’s face.

Years of combat experience and intuition told him that he was not under the illusion, so…Kagami was really the successor of Hashirama’s will, and he already had the potential to be a Hokage!

For a moment, his eyes were full of complexity.

After so many years of Konoha’s establishment, the first younger generation with this qualification and ability actually came from the Uchiha clan!

With an obscure look in his eyes, he asked the last question in a solemn tone:

“If one day, you have to sacrifice the interests of the village to save your companions, what will you choose?”

“With companions, there is a village. Otherwise, Konoha will only be an empty shell full of calculations. This is definitely not the peace I want!” Jing responded immediately and said what he thought in his heart, “I will choose to save my companions without hesitation. I have always done so!”

Tobirama took a deep breath and took two steps back.

In Jing’s stunned expression, the Second Hokage, who had fought for many years and was meticulous, patted his shoulder with relief.

“Jing, I now declare as the Second Hokage that if one day I am gone, then you will be the Third Hokage of Konoha Village!”

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