XX-level Hokage

Evaluation: Extremely talented, but needs more time to hone his skills at the grassroots level. Looking at the incredibly detailed information in the report, Mashiro chuckled.

As expected of Naruto, he not only gave special evaluations to all the new generation of ninjas, but also made them unique. After hesitating for a moment, Mashiro still focused his attention on the third report, Sarutobi Mirai.

Sarutobi Mirai, she should be Asuma and Kurenai's child, although I don't know why she looks a bit like Shisui in the photos.

"The future? I understand. I'll inform her. She'll be waiting for you at the gates of Konoha tomorrow." Naruto took back the file and said softly. Hearing this, Mashiro nodded slightly, then turned and left the Hokage's office.

"Shikaku, assign the mission to Mirai, and don't forget to remind her to be wary of genjutsu," Naruto said to Shikamaru, who had been silent the whole time. Shikamaru nodded solemnly.

The day after Naruto returned, he told Shikamaru everything that had happened in the space.

Therefore, Shikamaru is currently the only person among all the high-ranking officials in Konoha who knows Mashiro's true identity, besides Naruto and Sasuke.

For this reason, Shikamaru will not easily have any form of contact with Mashiro, including conversation. He is the brain of Konoha and is someone who absolutely cannot be controlled by genjutsu.

At this moment, in a small villa in the Sarutobi tribe's territory, Mirai was lying bored on the corridor in the yard.

She hasn't had any tasks lately and is in a relaxed state. Mentioning this makes her seem somewhat self-pitying.

Despite her talent and ability, all the missions assigned to her are B-rank and C-rank ninjutsu, or she is left idle at home. She has been a Chunin for two years and has not participated in a single A-rank mission.

She even consulted Shikamaru and Miyamaru about this, but both of them told her to be more patient.

As a teenage girl, especially one with a tomboyish personality, her future inner world is active, impatient, and immature.

She couldn't understand what Shikamaru and Konohamaru meant, and felt neglected. Looking at the drifting clouds in the sky, Mirai sighed softly.

Just then, Kurenai's voice came from the living room. "Mirai, come here quickly, your Shikamaru brother is looking for you." Hearing this, Mirai quickly got up and went to the living room.

"Long time no see, Shikamaru-nii-san. Has the Hokage finally decided to entrust me with some important mission?" Mirai said with a smile.

Looking at the future before him, Shikamaru reached out and gently patted her head, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Although I don't want to say this, you guessed right. There's an S-rank mission you need to carry out, and you'll be doing it all by yourself."

Hearing Shikamaru's words, Mirai was instantly stunned. She hadn't expected that she had guessed correctly; there really was an important mission assigned to her. "Yes!"

The future instantly became exciting.

"Are you sure it's an S-rank mission? Sending a Chunin to carry it out? Are you sure there's no mistake?" Kurenai asked, both surprised and worried, her eyes full of doubt and disbelief.

"Don't worry, Ms. Kurenai. Although it's an S-rank mission, there's basically no danger throughout. The reason it's classified as an S-rank mission is purely because of the participants' identities," Shikamaru explained.

Hearing this, Kurenai felt slightly relieved; she didn't believe Shikamaru would deceive her.

"Hey, Shikamaru-nii, who exactly is this person? Do I need to prepare anything in advance?" Mirai asked excitedly.

"An escort mission: take a noble person out of Konoha and bring her back. As for preparations, just bring a detailed map," Shikamaru said softly.

"An escort mission." Future's expression turned slightly disappointed, but she was still incredibly excited. After all, this was her first S-rank mission.

"I've already arranged your pick-up and departure from the village. Just wait at the main gate at eight o'clock tomorrow morning," Shikamaru said with a smile.

Then he looked at Hong and said softly, "Teacher Hong, this should be Future's first escort mission and first time leaving the village. Please tell Future what precautions to take."

Hong smiled and nodded.

Immediately afterward, Shikamaru hurriedly left.

Chapter 252: Shame

The next day, early in the morning.

Because they were so excited, they arrived at the gate very early to wait.

An hour later, Wei Lai was still looking around, and she was already regretting getting up so early.

Just then, someone gently patted Future on the shoulder. She instinctively turned her head, and their eyes met.

Looking at the incredibly beautiful face in front of her, Future hurriedly stepped back, her little face instantly turning red.

"You must be Sarutobi Mirai? Nice to meet you. My name is Hinata Mashiro." Looking at Mirai before her, Mashiro's eyes were filled with curiosity as she extended her hand and spoke with great interest.

Compared to the photo, the real person looks even more like Shisui. Although there are still differences in the specific appearance, the hairstyle and expression are almost a replica of Shisui. "Um, are you the one I'm assigned to escort this time?" Looking at Mashiro, Mirai said with some disbelief.

In her eyes, Mashiro before the New Year was just an adorable little girl from the Hyuga clan, and had no connection whatsoever with the distinguished guest Shikamaru mentioned.

"That's right, I'm counting on you for the rest of the time." After saying that, Mashiro took Mirai's hand and turned to walk towards the Konoha gate, while Mirai looked at Mashiro with some curiosity.

Hinata Mashiro—Saori seemed to have mentioned this name a few days ago. After showing their documents, the two walked out of the gates of Konoha together.

On the Hokage Rock, Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru watched the two leave.

"Is it really okay to just let the future follow us?" Shikamaru asked, still somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, Mashiro has no hostility towards Konoha, nor towards the ninja world or ninjas. She's mostly just curious, so nothing will happen to her in the future," Naruto reassured her.

“Until we break her genjutsu, it doesn’t make much difference whether we’re by her side or in Konoha. It’s actually safer for her to have a guide,” Sasuke said in a deep voice.

"By the way, Sasuke, have you found a way to deal with Mashiro's genjutsu?" Naruto asked, looking at Sasuke.

Sasuke shook his head and said, "After killing Momoshiki and Kinshiki, I found some information about the Otsutsuki clan in the space where they stayed. Combined with what I found in the Kaguya ruins, we now have a lot of information about the Otsutsuki clan."

However, this information is difficult to decipher. It does not belong to ancient script, but rather, like the stone tablets of the Uchiha clan, it requires eye power to decipher.

I am the only one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village with this ability, so the deciphering progress is very slow, and we have not found any information on how to break the Otsutsuki genjutsu.

Otsutsuki Mashiro's genjutsu is, in some ways, even more troublesome than the Infinite Tsukuyomi, as it activates without any warning. It remains to be seen whether, once Susanoo is activated, it can be contained as effectively as it was against the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Upon hearing this, Naruto sighed softly and said, "I've already had the Science Tool Team develop scientific ninja tools that can resist genjutsu. I hope the power of science can counter the genjutsu of the Otsutsuki clan."

Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance.

They had faced the Otsutsuki before, and an incredibly powerful one at that, but back then, they had many comrades fighting alongside them.

They have an inexhaustible supply of experience to draw upon, and they also have the help of the Sage of Six Paths.

Now, the Otsutsuki have returned, but their comrades who fought alongside them are gone, and they are no longer children. But no matter what, they will protect Miyo and the entire Kōkai.

Thinking this, Naruto's eyes hardened, and Sasuke nodded slightly before disappearing from their spot. Mashiro and Mirai strolled along a path.

Mashiro was slow and methodical, while Mirai seemed a bit impatient.

"Um, Mashiro, where are we going? It wasn't mentioned in my mission," Mirai asked.

Shikamaru gave her very little specific information about the mission; he only said that she was to take a benefactor away from Konoha to a certain place. But who the benefactor was, where they were going, and nothing about the future were known.

“We’re looking for someone. I don’t know exactly where, but I know the general direction. It should be near the Sand Village,” Mashiro replied softly.

"I see. Can we walk faster? At this speed, it will probably take quite a while to reach the Sand Village." Although she was a little puzzled as to why Mashiro didn't choose to take the Lightning Cart directly there, Mirai didn't ask. She was just concerned about the speed of their journey.

"No need to rush, there's still the Lightning Train. You probably rarely leave Konoha, right? Wandering around like this, enjoying the scenery, isn't that nice? Once we're tired, we can find a Lightning Train stop and take the train to Sand Village," Mashiro said with a smile.

Mashiro's words opened up a new perspective for the future. Her expression instantly relaxed, and her ruby-like eyes lit up. She smiled and said, "That's right. If we have a Thunder Car, it won't be a waste of time for us to wander around."

Then the two of them slowly started walking.

Along the way, as the surrounding scenery changed, Mashiro began to tell Mirai interesting stories and anecdotes. Time quickly passed, and it was afternoon; the two had arrived at the Valley of the End.

"This is the Valley of the End, a place of immense importance to Konoha. Three major battles took place here. The first was the battle between the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha clan. The second and third were the duels between the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha."

The first battle changed the fate of Konoha.

The second and third battles changed the fate of the entire ninja world.

"During the third battle, the statues in the Valley of the End were shattered into pieces due to the great battle between the Seventh Hokage and Sasuke Uchiha. The current statues are newly restored." Mashiro said softly, pointing to the two huge statues standing not far away.

"So such a story once happened here? The First Hokage and Madara Uchiha—I've only heard of them in history textbooks. And the Hokage and Sasuke actually fought two great battles! In my memory, their relationship has always been very good." Looking at the huge statue in the distance with longing in his eyes, Future spoke.

Sometimes arguments happen precisely because of good relationships. Never mind, it's too early to talk about this now. Mashiro reached out, wanting to stroke Future's hair, but realized she wasn't tall enough and could only silently withdraw her hand.

"Speaking of which, Mashiro, you're probably not even older than me, so why do you always sound so mature, and why do you know so many things I don't?" Mirai said, somewhat frustrated.

In her opinion, regardless of height or age, she should be the older sister and Mashiro the younger sister, but her behavior along the way always made her feel like she was the younger sister and Mashiro the older sister.

"Oh dear, how childish," Mashiro said with a hint of teasing. "Mashiro, you..."

The future has not yet been fully discussed.

A white hand was placed on her head, gently stroking it. She looked up instinctively.

Before her stood an incredibly beautiful, radiant, and gentle face, smiling warmly at her, its milky-white eyes brimming with tenderness and amusement. In that instant, her future mind was stirred.

"You, you, you are... Mashiro?!" Mirai's face flushed instantly, and she said in disbelief. "Surprise, isn't it? I am now the real Hyuga Mashiro." Leaning close to Mirai's ear, Mashiro whispered softly.

I felt the softness and breath so close, along with a faint fragrance. All I could feel was my heart pounding.

She hurriedly took two steps back, dodging and escaping from the encirclement of Mashiro's aura.

Chapter 253: The Plow (Part 1)

"Um, let's hurry up, or we'll have to camp out in the wilderness tonight," Mirai said hastily, turning around. "Would you like to try flying?" Mashiro suddenly asked.

"What?" Future turned her head in confusion. Just then, a gentle breeze blew by.

Future gently squinted her eyes. Then she opened them again.

Suddenly, sheets of white paper appeared out of thin air, forming a pair of enormous paper wings behind Makoto. Combined with the setting sun and Makoto's beautiful face...

Like an angel descended to earth. Beautiful, elegant, and holy.

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a wondrous feeling she had never experienced before welled up from the depths of her heart. At that moment, her mind felt like it had fallen into a forest made of pink cotton candy, richly filled with a sweet atmosphere.

Sarutobi Mirai's favorability +35, reward: Illusion Absorption [Name: Sarutobi Mirai]

Gender: Female Age: 15 Affection Level: 65 Relationship: Ambiguous

Affection Reward (50): Illusion Absorption (Already Obtained) Affection Reward (90): Illusion Reflection

"What, don't you want to give it a try?" Mashiro said with a smile, opening her arms to Mirai. For some reason, Mirai felt a little awkward, but her body instinctively moved closer to Mashiro.

Finally, she came to Mashiro's side and was gently embraced by her. "The body of the future is so soft and light," Mashiro whispered.

"Really? I feel like I've gained a little weight recently," Mirai said happily. "No, Mirai has a great figure, I love it," Mashiro said softly.

Future's face instantly turned bright red, and she couldn't speak for a long time. "Okay, hold me tight."

As she spoke, Mashiro's wings flapped. Mashiro flew into the air.

The sudden liftoff caused Mirai to instinctively close her eyes. A moment later, Mashiro's movements stabilized.

This was the first time she had ever used wings to fly in the air, and it was a very novel experience.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now," Mashiro said softly to Mirai in her arms. She gently opened her eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is Zhenbai's flawless face, and the serious expression that is rarely seen on that face.

“Look down,” Mashiro whispered. Mirai turned to look.

Below lay a lake, its surface reflecting the fiery sunset clouds, the leaves on the shore, and the two figures flying through the air. As they moved rapidly, the shimmering water created a dreamlike, ethereal scene.