Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

How much are those two brats worth? How much is Naruto worth? They're not even in the same league, okay?

Not to mention the Hokage's six disciples; taking down any one of them would be enough to reach the pinnacle of life!

"Whew...they shouldn't be chasing us anymore."

They didn't know how long they had been flying. When Masato landed with Sakumo Hatake, it was already dark. Masato was also exhausted and out of breath. Mainly because he was young and his body, no matter how strong, was not at its peak. Plus, he was carrying someone. In the ninja world, being able to fly for so long was something that, apart from the future Third Raikage, he was practically a father figure.

"I wonder how the Hokage is doing..."

Having temporarily emerged from the grief of his father's sacrifice, Hatake Sakumo said worriedly, "My father is dead. If even the Hokage falls this time, Konoha will be in chaos. The war has only just ended."

"I think it's going to be difficult. You saw how powerful the artifacts that Gold Horn and Silver Horn had were before. It's okay for your Hokage to run away on his own, but if he has six burdens with him, he won't be able to get very far."

Masato, sprawled on the ground, shook his head and said, "Now, of all the Second Kage, only Tobirama Senju remains. If he doesn't die, how will the plot unfold? He's definitely going to die, okay..."

"I must go back to save the Hokage! The Hokage cannot die!"

After thinking for a long time, Hatake Sakumo's eyes suddenly hardened, and he disappeared from the spot, leaving the bewildered Masato behind.

".....(⊙_⊙)? Holy crap! I worked myself to the bone to get you out of there, and you just leave like that? What kind of people are these? I've never seen anyone betray their teammates like this! (▼へ▼メ)"

Masato, sprawled on the ground, stared at the empty space before him, utterly bewildered, and began to curse!

I was originally planning to rest for a while so that Danzo, the Root of Konoha and Friend of Villains, would miss that tiny fraction of a second of the incident before going back to help Tobirama Senju improve his relationship with Tsunade. But this guy just had a sudden idea and didn't even bring his teammates.

Fortunately, he wasn't from Konoha and was only temporarily in a team, otherwise he wouldn't even know when this guy would kill him.

"...I'm back now..."

Just as Shinto finished speaking, the sound of Hatake Sakumo's pants creaking came from behind him. A hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. He had been so focused on the impact of the Hokage's death on Konoha that he had completely forgotten about his temporary teammate. It wasn't until he had run several hundred meters that he realized he had forgotten something...

"Damn it! We've been flying for so long, even if you were to take a rocket, you wouldn't be able to save Tobirama Senju in time. There are only two possibilities: either he runs away and abandons Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, only to be killed by those Cloud Ninja, or he's used as bait to cover Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others like your father did."

"So the above analysis leads to two conclusions: going there now means either collecting the bodies of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, or Tobirama Senju, or all of them. Do you understand?"

"I'm annoyed," Masato said.

"...Can we still walk? But I should go and check on the situation."

Sakumo Hatake's face darkened with grief, even more so than when his father left him to cover their retreat. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought Tobirama Senju was his biological father...

Wait a minute... they both have white hair too...

.....

While Shinto and Sakumo Hatake were rushing back to collect Tobirama Senju's body, Tobirama Senju was still alive and hiding in a secluded open space with his six surviving disciples. He had also left his six disciples with one last test: whoever passed it first would officially take off and reach the pinnacle of life.

However, due to his bloodline, Tobirama Senju did not consider Uchiha Kagami at all, even though he was very satisfied with this disciple's ideas. The Uchiha clan only produces one freak like Uchiha Kagami every few years. Who knows how arrogant the Uchiha clan will become after Uchiha Kagami takes over?

So when he said he would leave someone behind to cover the retreat, his eyes flashed at Uchiha Kagami, as if to tell Uchiha Kagami that he was not among them. Whether Uchiha Kagami misunderstood or not, he was so moved by his teacher's eyes that he thought his dear teacher cared about him and didn't want him to die here.

Just as he finished being moved and was about to make a move to cover the retreat for everyone, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward. Danzo, who was a little slower, also stepped forward and said that he was willing to stay behind to cover the retreat.

But it was in those mere fractions of a second that Tobirama Senju eliminated Danzo. It wasn't that Danzo wasn't good enough, but that someone was better than him!

After Tobirama Senju finished explaining his final wishes to everyone, he appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was the first to step forward, as the next Hokage. Hiruzen spoke words that brought tears to the eyes of all his disciples. Then he told them to leave quickly while he turned around and covered their retreat alone.

Hatake Itō and a group of Senju clansmen fought desperately to cover the retreat, which proved somewhat effective. The number of men brought by Kinkaku and Ginkaku was reduced by half compared to the daytime, almost all of whom were killed by Hatake Itō and the Senju clansmen.

While Tobirama Senju's reputation wasn't as widespread as that of his goofy older brother or Madara Uchiha, both contemporary prodigies, he was still a top-tier warrior. Coupled with his unpredictable Flying Thunder God Technique, his water-style attacks created a vast ocean wherever he went. Despite being surrounded and attacked by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, he managed to turn the tables, terrifying their henchmen. Kinkaku and Ginkaku were nearly driven insane by Tobirama's chaotic and forbidden techniques. If it weren't for their powerful ninja tools with calming and pregnancy-preserving properties, and Tobirama's constant kill-hunting to cover their retreat, allowing them to ambush him, if Tobirama had continued his performance for another hour or two, Kinkaku and Ginkaku would have been either dead or sent to Aoyama.

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66. This kid has caused trouble for two more shadows.

However, in the end, it proved the power of paying players. Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who were only elite Jonin, managed to kill Senju Tobirama, a top-tier player, by having many followers and wielding the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sword artifacts.

Although they killed Tobirama Senju, they weren't faring much better. Kinkaku was severely injured and bleeding heavily, while Ginkaku was driven insane by Tobirama's various forbidden techniques. Seven or eight out of ten of their henchmen were also gone. When the future Third Raikage arrived with his men, his killing intent palpable, he saw Kinkaku barely clinging to life and on the verge of death, while Ginkaku was acting even more like a madman, endlessly screaming that he was coming, that he was coming again... This gave the future Third Raikage the illusion that he couldn't bear to kill them to avenge his elder brother.

"My lord, the Hokage is terrifying! He actually did such a terrible job with Kinkaku and Ginkaku..."

The underlings who had come with the future Third Raikage were stunned to see their village's two most formidable men, wielding the six sacred treasures and accompanied by numerous henchmen, chasing down the Hokage. Although the Hokage was eventually defeated, the underlings themselves were left in a pitiful state. They were all dumbfounded and curious about what these two men had gone through...

"He was Hashirama Senju's younger brother after all, so his strength couldn't be much weaker. Sigh... Let's take Tobirama Senju's body back to Konoha..."

The future Third Raikage remained silent for a long time before sighing. His elder brother was dead, and now the Hokage was dead too. What was supposed to be a peaceful negotiation had turned into this mess. If not handled properly, another war might break out. Having witnessed this war firsthand, he really didn't want his subordinates to risk their lives, especially since their Cloud Village was truly no match for Konoha...

"Oh! What a coincidence! This extraordinary man, eight feet tall, with a magnificent appearance comparable to modern-day James, is he the future Raikage? Are you here to collect the Hokage's body too? That's too much trouble for you. Just leave him to us. This man next to me needs no introduction; the white-haired one from Konoha is the most famous... If it's convenient, please also give us the body of the Hatake clan leader. As for the rest of the Senju clan... please take them to Konoha."

At this moment, Shinto and Sakumo Hatake also arrived. Shinto's first reaction upon seeing the burly man standing in the center of the group was "My Emperor," because... his physique was just too damn strong and robust! Although he only realized then that this must be the "Invincible Third Raikage."

"What? When did the Sand Village's little lion get involved with Konoha's super genius, and now he's even here to collect the Hokage's corpse..."

Masato's words had made him feel quite pleased. He was impressed by Masato's heroic and extraordinary appearance. Although he didn't understand the part about the "modern James," he figured it was probably a compliment. He recognized the white-haired boy next to the kid, not just from Konoha, but arguably the most famous in the entire ninja world. However, he was also full of questions. When did this little lion from Sunagakure get together with the white-haired boy from Konoha... and now he was even here to collect Tobirama Senju's corpse? He recalled a comment made by the strategist when this little lion had messed with the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage.

This kid doesn't actually want to become Senju's live-in son-in-law, does he...?

"What do you mean by 'mixing together'? That sounds awful! We're preparing for peace talks, aren't we? Our village leaders want to strengthen friendly relations between our two villages and build a better future together. They want me to visit Konoha more often when I have time... How about it, Raikage-sama? Hand over the bodies of Tobirama Senju and Clan Chief Hatake to us. You're going to send them to Konoha anyway, so we're all in the same boat. We don't need to trouble you with your time and effort..."

Sakumo Hatake, looking at Tobirama Senju's corpse, was grieving. Moreover, Sakumo Hatake's eloquence was lacking; he was really good at conversation. In the future, everyone's common enemy would still be Konoha, so it would be good to get acquainted with them first. They might even become teammates in the future.

"Very well, the corpses of Tobirama Senju and Itō Hatake are yours to keep. Hatake clan brat, don't worry, this was all done by Kumogakure. I will give Konoha an explanation later."

The Third Raikage beckoned to his underlings, instructing them to bring over Hatake Ito's body. Then, he solemnly addressed Hatake Sakumo, saying that the trouble their village had caused had resulted in the death of Ito's father, and as the future Raikage, he had to do something to make amends.

"Lord Raikage is indeed straightforward! It's getting late, so we won't disturb you any longer as you deal with the traitor. We'll take our leave now..."

While the Third Raikage was talking to Sakumo Hatake, Shinto moved with small, quick steps to Ginkaku, who had become a madman and kept shouting "He's here, he's here again!" He secretly picked up a fan from the ground. As soon as the Raikage finished speaking, Shinto immediately grabbed Sakumo Hatake, who had already put away Tobirama Senju and his father's corpse, and flew away.

"Sir, that brat seems to have taken Golden Horn's banana leaf fan just now..."

After Shinto flew far away, the Third Raikage's subordinate noticed something was missing. Remembering the things that kid from Sunagakure had mentioned earlier, he stepped forward and whispered something to him.

"...Just take it. Without the bloodline of the Six Paths, this thing is useless..."

The Third Raikage was speechless for a moment, then took a breath before speaking to his subordinate. However, looking at the figure in the sky, he was also furious. "Damn it, that little bastard, trying to freeload off me..." (▼へ▼メ)

......

In the following days, the Hokage and Raikage were ambushed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku from Kumogakure during their negotiations in the Land of the Moon. The Second Raikage was killed in battle, and the Second Hokage also died while covering for his six disciples. The news that Sunagakure's "Golden Lion" and Konoha's "White Fang" had come to collect the bodies of the Hokage and Konoha's Anbu Chief Hatake Itō was like a depth charge that sent shockwaves through the entire ninja world!

Two more Kage have died! Counting the Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Kazekage... have all the Kage from the five great ninja villages died in this war?!

This is absolutely outrageous! Is it cursed?

Just when peace talks were about to begin, a coup suddenly broke out in Kumogakure... and the Hokage was dragged into it... That Hokage is just too unlucky... Wait a minute!

What's that little lion from Sunagakure doing here?? (⊙_⊙)?

Just as people were wondering if the war was cursed or if the Hokage was just unlucky, someone immediately noticed a key figure who shouldn't be there: the little lion from Sunagakure!

The little lion was present when the Tsuchikage and Mizukage fought, so they both perished. Now that kid is also present during the Hokage and Raikage's peace talks, both the Hokage and Raikage are...

Many people's imaginations ran wild, and they started speculating... Could it be that this kid has messed with the Hokage and Raikage again? σ(⊙▽⊙a.)

67. This guy could easily become the Kazekage.

What are you doing? (⊙_⊙)?

As they approached Konoha, Sakumo Hatake stared blankly at Shinto, who was smearing mud on his face and whose clothes were riddled with holes. He couldn't figure out what kind of crazy idea this guy had up his sleeve...

After spending some time with this guy, he really wanted to crack open his head to see what was inside making him do all these inexplicable things. "We're almost at the village entrance, what the hell are you doing, making yourself look so pathetic..."

"You don't understand, do you? If we don't make ourselves look pitiful, how will others know how difficult it was for us to bring Tobirama Senju back? You know, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, right? Here, let me put some on you too. Your handsome face is too clean and doesn't suit me at all!"

As he spoke, Masato grabbed a handful of dirt, spat into it a few times, and walked towards Sakumo Hatake.

"No need, you can use it yourself... You're not from Konoha, there's no point in you doing this."

Sakumo Hatake, barely suppressing his stomach acid, quickly stepped aside as he looked at the pile of dirt on Shinto's hands that resembled a turd. He thought, "This guy is a real genius. He can even come up with a method like this. I have no doubt that in a few years, Sunagakure will either fail to elect a Kazekage or have a new Kazekage kick the bucket. With methods like this, this guy could easily become Kazekage..."

"It's not entirely meaningless, but forget it, you wouldn't understand anyway. You'll understand when you start thinking about girls in addition to ninjutsu..."

Masato threw a lump of "shit" on the ground, clapped his hands, and said in a tone of someone who had been there before.

Masato felt that this guy was somewhat similar in personality to his future son, Wu Wukai, but was easier to get along with than his son. Perhaps that was why this guy would be able to find a girl and have Wu Wukai in the future.

As for his son... well, even after seeing Boruto's turn, he's still single. The Hatake clan is practically extinct by his generation...

"...You're only ten years old, right? ヽ(ー_ー)ノ"

Sakumo Hatake looked at him speechlessly. Although they were both precocious, this guy was already thinking about girls when he was only ten years old and it was time to fight for his position.

"So what if he's ten? It's just that your Hatake clan marries and has children late. I've heard that during times of war, people start having children as early as thirteen."

Shindou scoffed, "Look at Hatake Ito, he's already middle-aged while Little White Fang is only ten. Hatake Ito is practically having a child late in life, which is quite rare in the ninja world. Many places in the ninja world still retain the traditions of the war era, and it's quite common for people to get married and have children at the age of twelve or thirteen, especially in many small families with few members."

Although the ninja world doesn't require children as young as three or four to go to the battlefield anymore, it's still a high-risk profession. Who knows when you might die? Whether it's for the sake of your clan or for your own uncontrollable youth, it's still necessary to leave an heir for your clan. Nobody wants to become a sinner to their clan.

Only a family like the Hatake clan, with its inherently straightforward nature, wouldn't have this kind of psychological burden. What are girls? Girls only slow down their sword-drawing speed...

"Let's go, we'll be at the village soon..."

Hatake Sakumo said he didn't want to argue with him anymore. He had witnessed this guy's eloquence firsthand. He could shamelessly chat with the future Raikage, who wasn't even the Raikage yet, on their first meeting. Hatake Sakumo couldn't do that.

........

"Huh? You sent a message to Konoha? Such a big fuss? (⊙_⊙)"

About 200 meters from the entrance of Konoha Village, Masato could see that the village entrance was already packed with people. Looking at the group of people standing at the front, the First Shinobi World Flower was holding the hand of Tsunade, whose face was covered in tears. Tsunade's father and a large group of high-ranking leaders of the Senju clan were also present. On both sides were the Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, Hiruzen Sarutobi and a large group of others. It was estimated that all the high-ranking people of Konoha were also present.

This welcoming ceremony was naturally out of the question for him. If he dared to come to Konoha openly without transforming, he would be torn to pieces.

"We found out when we entered the Anbu of the Land of Fire; they just didn't want to disturb the Hokage's rest..."

Seeing his own people made him sad again in the somber atmosphere, and the scene reminded him of his father's tragic death.

"Sugata! I was wondering why we hadn't seen a single person along the way, carrying your Hokage's corpse..."

Masato suddenly realized that he didn't have time to comfort Shiroya now. She was already home, so it wouldn't hurt for her to have a good cry, since her father had died.

.......

"Thank you for your hard work. Please hand over the bodies of Tobirama and Ito to us. We will bury our heroes after the Hidden Cloud Village sends those bodies back in a while."

At this time, although Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had returned, Hiruzen Sarutobi had not yet taken over the position. The one in charge was Mito Uzumaki, who, upon seeing Shiroba and Shinto approach, spoke gently to them.

Although she hadn't forgotten about Shinto's previous kidnapping of Tsunade, he had gone through all the trouble of bringing back the Hokage's body from afar, and looking at his disheveled appearance, she still had that much magnanimity, even though women tend to hold grudges.

"It wasn't too difficult, just a matter of fighting my way in and out of those Cloud Ninja seven times. You wouldn't believe it, those two kings, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, were truly despicable. Even I, an outsider, couldn't stand it. They killed the Hokage, but they were still thinking of eating him to see if they could awaken Wood Release. They were even discussing where to start eating him and how to do it. Tell me, how could a righteous young man like me watch those two bastards eat a great man?... I drew my sword without hesitation and charged in. Although Kinkaku and Ginkaku had divine weapons and I didn't manage to kill them and avenge the Hokage, I managed to preserve the Hokage's integrity through my efforts..."

Once Mito Uzumaki finished speaking, Masato couldn't stop talking, portraying a noble image of a good young man full of a sense of justice who would help those in need when he saw injustice in the world.

"......"