XX-level Hokage

"It seems I've lost, but so what? No one can kill me. I will keep reborn until I kill you," Shinji said angrily. "That's right, Daisuke Mugoshiki won't die, but that doesn't mean Kaguya Shinji won't," Shinji said calmly.

Then Mashiro instructed Black Zetsu to send the group out of the Kamui dimension. "How is it? Have you figured out a way?" Mashiro asked softly.

"You really know how to surprise me, going to kill a Ōtsutsuki who's almost impossible to kill," Orochimaru said. "Didn't you also say 'almost'?" Mashiro said softly.

"Do you still remember the forbidden technique, Toki Seal?" Orochimaru said with a smile. "You mean..." Mashiro instantly understood what Orochimaru meant.

"The souls of the Otsutsuki clan are unaffected by the Toki Seal, but that doesn't mean the other person within their soul is unaffected," Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.

“I understand.” Mashiro smiled too. In the Hyuga clan’s underground training room.

Mashiro stared at the swirling vortex before her and murmured to herself, "Is this the Gate of Time? It can take me to the future." With that, Mashiro reached her hand inside.

In an instant, the Gate of Time expanded, sucking Shinji inside. Shinji then felt his chakra begin to drain away. "This feeling...it's like a dragon vein..."

Mashiro tried her best to stop the loss of chakra, but to no avail; the Gate of Time was more powerful than the Dragon Vein.

As his chakra was depleted, Mashiro's yang energy began to dissipate, and his size began to shrink, just like it had been during the time he was in Kumogakure.

A flash of white light.

Mashiro then fainted.

"Konohamaru-sensei, there is a girl who has fainted here."

This was the last sentence Mashiro heard. Volume 3: The Empire (End)

Chapter 222: Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki

"I've lost most of my chakra, and my yin and yang chakra are out of balance. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be back to being around 12 years old. This is really troublesome." Mashiro muttered to herself, sensing the specific condition of her body in her mental world.

Just then, a white scroll suddenly appeared in the mental world.

Sensing the aura of the system on the scroll, Mashiro reached out and caught it, and immediately a message entered her mind.

A moment later, the scroll in Mashiro's hand turned into specks of light and disappeared. "The juvenile form of the Ten-Tails?" Mashiro murmured.

The information in the scroll was left behind by the system beforehand, explaining how to restore Mashiro's power. The system was well aware of the problems that the portal would cause.

Among the recovery methods left by the system, besides letting Mashiro recover through self-cultivation, two other methods were proposed. The first method is: affection reward.

However, this method is uncontrollable. Even the system cannot determine what rewards will be given for increasing favorability. Perhaps in the future, no ninja in the world will receive any rewards related to chakra.

The second method: Absorbing ten seedlings.

The Ten-Tails hatchling brought by Isshiki Otsutsuki is still kept somewhere in the ninja world.

"It's time to wake up. I'm really curious about what they'll be like in the future." Mashiro gently opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

She got up, sat on the hospital bed, and glanced around. She could clearly tell that it was a hospital, but the style was very different from what Mashiro remembered. At that moment, a nurse came over and saw that Mashiro had regained consciousness.

"You're awake, and you feel alright... Ah? Lord Konohamaru!!!" The nurse, having seen something, hurriedly ran away.

Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage? "Mashiro recognizes this name. The grandson of the Third Hokage, the future successor of the Sarutobi clan."

Shortly after, a handsome young man entered the ward with two boys and a girl. Upon seeing Mashiro, the young man froze, then blushed slightly.

Of the three boys following him, a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy walked straight up to Mashiro and looked at him intently. "What's wrong?" Looking at the boy's face, Mashiro instantly recognized him.

In the original future world, Naruto and Yu's son, Boruto Uzumaki. "It really is! Just like Mom!" Boruto said with a smile.

"By the way, miss, are you a member of the Hyuga clan? And why were you unconscious in the Forest of Death?" Konohamaru asked.

"The Hyuga clan? I'm sorry, I'm not quite sure. My memory seems to be a bit off; I don't remember many things," Mamoru said with a hint of unease.

"I see. Then you can stay in Konoha for the time being. I'll talk to the Hokage and apply for temporary accommodation for you. Konoha has many excellent medical facilities."

"I suppose he'll regain his memories soon." Konohamaru said, without any suspicion.

"Thank you very much, Ninja Master." Mashiro smiled gently, looked at Konohamaru, and said softly.

"No need, no need to be so polite. Besides, my name is Sarutobi Konohamaru. Feel free to contact me if you need anything." Seeing Mashiro's smiling face, Konohamaru blushed and scratched his head as he spoke. (At this moment, Mashiro was forcibly maintaining her 19-year-old state using chakra.)

“My name is Mashiro. I’ll leave it to you then, Mr. Konohamaru,” Mashiro said softly.

"And me, my name is Boruto Uzumaki, beautiful lady. Feel free to contact me if you need anything." Boruto said with a smile, his hands behind his head.

"I forgot to introduce them. These are my students from the Ninja Academy. You already know them, Boruto. This is Sarada Uchiha, and this is Mitsuki." Konohamaru introduced Kushina and Mitsuki to Mashiro.

"Hello, I am Sarada Uchiha." "I am Mitsuki."

Sarada and Mitsuki also apologized to Mashiro.

"Hello, this is Mashiro." Mashiro looked at the two of them and chuckled.

This black-haired girl must be Sasuke and Sakura's child, but why is she wearing glasses, and red ones at that? Do people in the Uchiha clan also have nearsightedness?

As for this blue-and-white-haired boy, is there anyone with this hair color in Konoha's inner circle?

Although somewhat puzzled, Mashiro showed no reaction, smiling gently. Opening the system panel, the favorability information for the four individuals was displayed before her. [Name: Sarutobi Konohamaru]

Gender: Male Age: 28 Favorability: 45

Relationship: Strangers (Intimate)

Affection Reward (50): Chakra Sword Technique Affection Reward (90): Rasengan Mastery [Name: Boruto Uzumaki]

Gender: Male Age: 12 Favorability: 30 Relationship: Strangers

Affection Reward (50): Otsutsuki Body

Affection Reward (90): Pure Eye [Name: Uchiha Sarada]

Gender: Female Age: 12 Favorability Rating: 25 Relationship: Strangers

Affection Reward (50): Mangekyou Sharingan

Affection Reward (90): Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan

Name: Yiyue Gender: Male

Age: 12 (?) Affection Level: 20 Relationship: Strangers

Affection Reward (50): Sage Mode Affection Reward (90): Sage Body

Looking at the four panels in front of me, apart from Konohamaru, the favorability rewards for the other three people are quite generous.

Otsutsuki Body, Jōgan, Mangekyou Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Sage Mode, Sage Body. Although Mashiro doesn't know what Jōgan is yet, since it's even more precious than Otsutsuki Body in the favorability reward, it must be incredibly powerful.

It can be said that if an ordinary ninja obtains just one of these six abilities, their ninja career will undergo a qualitative change.

"What's wrong, Mashiro?" Konoha asked softly, noticing Mashiro's somewhat dazed expression. "Nothing, I'm just feeling a little unwell," Mashiro replied with a light laugh.

"That's true, you just woke up. We won't disturb you any longer, you should get some rest." Konohamaru said apologetically, then left with Boruto and the other two.

After the four left, Mashiro lay quietly on the hospital bed, pondering what identity she should have in the face of this future world and how she should carry out her plan.

"I thought Hanabi-neechan was already pretty enough, but I never imagined there was someone even prettier than her," Sarada said with some emotion as they walked.

"She is indeed very beautiful, and has a great presence," Boruto said thoughtfully. "Indeed."

Even Izuki, who wasn't particularly interested in facial features, agreed with Boruto.

"By the way, where's Konohamaru-sensei?" Sarada asked. "He's probably gone to report to Dad," Boruto replied.

"So what should we do next? Today has only just begun." Sarada continued to ask.

"Of course we're going to play games, Mitsuki, we've got them!" Boruto said, and ran off into the distance. Seeing this, Mitsuki smiled at Sarada and followed.

"You two, really..." Sarada could only helplessly rub her forehead in response.

In the Hokage's office, Konohamaru was reporting information to Naruto. "...That's the gist of it," Konohamaru said.

"Byakugan, or the main branch's Byakugan?" Naruto frowned.

Not long ago, many clones with Sharingan appeared, and now suddenly a strange ninja with Byakugan has appeared.

“I understand. I’ll have the Hyuga clan check if any members are missing. Once I have the information, I’ll bring Hinata over to see them,” Naruto said. “Yes,” Konohamaru replied.

"By the way, Konohamaru, how's Boruto and the others doing lately? Have they been diligently training their ninjutsu?" Naruto asked with a smile. With official business over, there was no need to be so serious about personal matters.

"Still the same as always, very unconventional, but he's slowly starting to look like a ninja," Konohamaru said with a smile.

Chapter 223: Change

After Naruto returned home, he told Hinata about Mashiro.

"Huh? The Byakugan of the main family? They shouldn't be missing. The main family of the Hyuga clan only has so many members now. If someone goes missing, they'll definitely notify the village directly," Hinata said.

"Oh, that's troublesome then," Naruto said, frowning.

Mashiro has been confirmed not to be a Konoha ninja, which means someone with the Byakugan has appeared in an outer village. "I'll go check it out tomorrow," Hinata said, gently hugging Naruto.

Hinata needs to observe carefully to determine whether it's Byakugan, whether it's from the main family or a branch family, and whether it's a member of the Hyuga clan.

“Let’s go together. I’ll talk to Shikamaru later,” Naruto said with a light laugh. Hearing this, Ida nodded with a smile. It had been a long time since they had gone out together.

Meanwhile, in Mashiro's hospital room at Konoha Hospital, Mashiro created a shadow clone, while her main body sank into the shadows. She was preparing to tour Konoha as it stood.

Ichiraku Ramen.

Decades after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Ichiraku Ramen has transformed from a small shop into a luxurious establishment. At this moment, a figure emerges from the shadows of Ichiraku Ramen.

Mashiro looked at the shop in front of her, somewhat surprised. Then she looked around and saw that the ordinary wooden and mud-brick houses of the past had now been transformed into apartments, and there were all sorts of shops she had never seen before.

After observing carefully for a while, Mashiro sank into the shadows.

Inside a supermarket, Mashiro looked around curiously. She saw all sorts of soft drinks and snacks that she had never seen before, as well as many novel vegetables and fruits.

Just then, a wisp of pink hair caught Mashiro's attention. "Hmm?"

Mashiro looked toward the pink-haired figure.

"Is this... Sakura?" Mashiro whispered, looking at the pink-haired woman not far away.

"With the Hundred Healings Seal, it really is Sakura. I never expected such a big change." Mashiro said with some emotion. Mashiro silently sank into the shadows and followed, coming into Sakura's shadow.

"What should I make today? Sushi or saury? Ocha porridge would be fine too, Sarada loves that." Sakura muttered to herself, holding a potato.

"Sakura~" At this moment, a rather magnetic female voice came.

Sakura turned around and saw a woman with long, light blonde hair walking towards her with a smile.

"Ino, what brings you to the supermarket today?" Sakura smiled and hugged Ino. "Ino??"

In Sakura's shadow, Mashiro stared in astonishment at the pale-gold-haired woman being embraced by Sakura. "So it's not just appearances that change? Figure and demeanor can change too," Mashiro murmured to herself.

"There haven't been many security missions in Konoha lately, so I've had some free time and don't have to stay in the sensor room every day." Ino said with a smile. "That's a good thing. You used to always complain about the long working hours," Sakura said softly.