XX-level Hokage

"Thank you, leader." True Self said with a smile, having no objections. Afterwards, Obito led True Self away from the Tower of God.

Soon, Mashiro received news of this new member of Akatsuki.

Kaguya's true self? Could this be another result of world upheavals? Mashiro muttered to himself. Black Zetsu shared some of the confusion with Mashiro.

Ever since Obito brought back Kaguya's true self, Black Zetsu had sensed something was off. Although it had lied to Obito, claiming to be the remnant will of Madara Uchiha, this...

Madara himself believed the lie without a doubt, but no one knew that it was actually the will of the Mother of Chakra, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths.

For thousands of years, it has orchestrated almost all the wars and chaos in the ninja world, and it knows almost all the powerful ninjas very well.

However, it had no impression of Kaguya Shinwa at all. Not only did it have no impression of her, it also felt that there was an aura about Kaguya Shinwa that it found extremely familiar.

He also asked Obito, who told him that he found Kaguya Shinwa in a valley. At that time, Kaguya Shinwa discovered him in the shadows. After their initial exchange, he realized Kaguya Shinwa's strength and then considered bringing him into the Akatsuki organization.

He explained Akatsuki's philosophy to Kaguya Shinga, who wholeheartedly agreed, and then he brought Kaguya Shinga back with him.

Black Zetsu didn't completely believe Obito's words. It sensed that Obito was hiding something, but it didn't say anything. Pretending to be stupid was the only thing it needed to do as Madara Uchiha's will.

"I'll find out who you are, but it doesn't matter who you are, no one can stop my plan." Black Zetsu emerged from a tree, gazing into the distance.

"Obito and my true self," he muttered to himself, before disappearing into the tree.

Chapter 73: The New House

In her spare time, Mashiro would take some time to observe the Uchiha test subject in the Otogakure laboratory. Just as Kabuto said, the test subject grew incredibly fast. But as the test subject continued to grow, Mashiro gradually discovered a fact that terrified her: the test subject looked very much like Izumi.

Now, several days later, Mashiro, having returned to the lab and looking at the experimental subject in the container, concludes that this is a clone of Izumi.

Her emotions were incredibly complex: panic, shock, and even more so, her lingering rage towards Orochimaru.

Whether by chance or by design, Orochimaru collected a sample of Izumi from the Uchiha cells, and even more coincidentally, the only unexpected element was...

The surviving test subject was created using samples from Uchiha Izumi.

This is Kabuto's explanation to Mashiro.

But what's done is done, and Mashiro can't blame anyone. However, looking at the experimental subject in the container who looks exactly like Izumi, she has some inexplicable feelings. In her previous life, when her conspiracy was exposed, everyone she had deceived and forced left her, and only Izumi stayed by her side.

What exactly were her feelings for Uchiha Izumi? Mashiro herself couldn't explain it. Izumi was the first woman she deceived. After saving Izumi, she pinned all the blame on Itachi, and then half-deceived and half-forced Izumi to stay by her side.

Izumi is a very gentle person. She understands Mashiro's preferences and comforts her when Mashiro's plans fail. She even saved Mashiro's life once. The two of them have spent a long time together, from their childhood to their youth. However, as Mashiro's power has grown, Izumi's strength has become useless. Mashiro has been with many outstanding women since then, but Izumi has only smiled in response.

"It's quite moving; I never expected to see your face in this world again," Mashiro murmured, stroking the container.

Although the changes in the test subject surprised Mashiro somewhat, her mind wasn't on the subject—just an empty shell of Izumi. Mashiro was busy with other plans, such as finding a new house.

While Mashiro was pondering where Yugito should go, she realized that her courtyard within the Hyuga clan was a bit too small, as it was originally meant to accommodate Mashiro alone.

The room was already a bit crowded with Han and Tayu, not to mention the others, so Mashiro planned to move to a bigger house and gather the women she liked or whose affection rewards were extremely important in the house.

So Masami began making her selections in the village.

Within the Hyuga clan? Although Mashiro also wanted to, it was a pity that there wasn't a house that big on the Hyuga clan's land, and building one now would be too slow. The center of Konoha village? Mashiro didn't want her residence to be too crowded.

Other families' territories? Although they might agree due to Mashiro's power and even appear very welcoming, Mashiro still felt something was off.

The back mountain? It's too desolate, and for the same reason as the Hyuga clan's territory, it needs to be built from scratch. So, there are only two places left to choose from: the Senju clan's territory and the Uchiha clan's territory.

The Senju clan now has only Tsunade left, and only Tsunade and Shizune remain in the clan's territory.

After the Uchiha clan was wiped out, only Sasuke remained in Konoha. Although most of the Uchiha clan's territory had been confiscated, it didn't matter, as Mashiro was capable of reclaiming it. However, considering that it was the place where a group of Uchiha clan members had died tragically, she decided against it.

Therefore, there is only one place left to choose from.

Upon arriving at the Hokage's office, Tsunade was busy—or rather, working silently. She was constantly occupied with official business, though most of it was rather unproductive.

"Mashiro, you've finally arrived." Shizune was almost in tears. These past few days, she had been helping Tsunade with various matters, and in her spare time, she had also been tutoring Sakura and Karin. She was busy all day, and her salary hadn't increased.

Mashiro smiled at Shizune, then turned to Tsunade and said, "Tsunade, what do you think about me living near your house?"

"Near my house?" Countless strange thoughts flashed through Tsunade's mind in an instant. "What do you want to do?" Tsunade looked at Mashiro with a cryptic expression.

"Nothing much, just looking for a house in the Senju clan's territory," Mashiro said with a smile. "Tch, I thought..." Tsunade's voice trailed off.

"What do you think?" Masashiro's eyes looked at that captivating cleavage.

"It's nothing. If you want to find a house, just go to the Tsunade clan's land and see which one you like. Just don't forget to pay." Tsunade blushed and tugged at her clothes as she spoke.

"Is there another way to pay?" Mashiro stepped forward and touched Tsunade's face. "It depends on your performance," Tsunade said, looking at Mashiro.

Then Mashiro turned around, patted Shizune's head (who was secretly watching from the side), and left the Hokage's office. "Mashiro, official business?" Shizune wanted to make one last effort.

"Good luck, Shizune-chan," Mashiro said, then closed the door to the Hokage's office.

Upon arriving at the Senju clan's territory, it was found to be much smaller due to the absence of Senju clan members. However, it still accommodated the First and Second Hokage.

Thanks to their prestige and Tsunade's presence, the Senju clan's territory still maintains a considerable size.

Looking at the houses in the Senju clan's territory, Mashiro finally settled on a villa. Although it still didn't meet Mashiro's expectations, it was already quite large, so she could live there for now and expand it later.

Since Mashiro was the leader who brought Tsunade, all the formalities were completed quickly. Back home, Mashiro began informing Han and Tayuya about the matter.

They weren't particularly enthusiastic about moving to a new house, but they got excited when they heard that they would have their own room and started packing their already small amount of luggage.

When the Hyuga clan's higher-ups heard that their head of the clan was going to move to another place, they initially refused. However, after realizing that their refusal was futile, they stopped refusing.

Diao and Hanabi took concrete action; they both really didn't want Mashiro to move out, especially Diao. Because she already had to carry out missions, she didn't have many opportunities to spend time with Mashiro. If Mashiro moved out, the chances of them seeing each other would be even fewer.

But after Mashiro said that a room for two had been prepared in the new house, and that it was near their own room, the two of them didn't object anymore. Instead, they turned around and went back to their own yard to start packing their luggage.

On this day, the Hyuga clan suddenly lost three of their princesses, and Hiashi's anticipated visit was once again extended.

Since the villa was already renovated, Mashiro only ordered some items, such as mattresses, curtains, and carpets. As for the appliances and custom-made furniture, the appliances would be delivered that afternoon, but the furniture would probably take a while longer.

Mashiro brought a few people over just to familiarize themselves with the room.

The villa has three floors. The first floor has a kitchen, bathroom, toilet and living room. The second floor has a bedroom and a study. The third floor is all bedrooms. It seems that the villa was originally designed as a hotel, but for some reason it was designed as a detached villa.

Mashiro's room is on the second floor, near the study, and is the largest room in the entire villa. There are eight rooms on the second floor excluding the study.

Tehan, Tayuya, Hinata, and Hanabi's rooms are also on the second floor. Tehan and Tayuya's room is next to Mashiro's room, while Hinata and Hanabi's room is separated from Mashiro's room by a study.

All four of them were quite satisfied with their room. Although there wasn't much furniture yet, they still left their personal belongings there before Weiyou and Hanabi left. They still had a lot of things to pack.

Tehan and Tayuya looked around their room. They didn't have much luggage and were thinking about how to fill it up. "Tehan, Tayuya, come here for a second," Mashiro called out to them.

The two entered Mashiro's room, which was very large. The most striking feature was an enormous bed. "This is my new mattress. I need your help testing it," Mashiro said with a smile.

"A test? Okay, how do we test?" Tayuya asked, puzzled. Tehan seemed to realize something, and his face flushed.

"How do I test it? I'll teach you." Mashiro suddenly laughed, a very beautiful laugh. Then she closed the door.

Then she took Tayuya's hand. The springs of the new mattress were very springy. The newly woven flowers were also very moist.

Twin flowers bloom.

Chapter 74: Lifting

Some things are physically demanding, and after testing the mattress's performance, the three of them lay exhausted on the bed, surrounded by a mess. Shizune had already finished get off work by then. She was very happy when she learned that Mashiro had moved in as her neighbor, after all, the Senju clan only had one...

It was very quiet with just her and Tsunade around.

So after getting off work at noon, Shizune specifically asked the people in the real estate department. After learning about the house that Mashiro had bought, Shizune used her meager remaining salary to buy a flower basket, intending to give it to Mashiro as a housewarming gift.

Arriving at the Senju clan's territory, in front of the villa that Mashiro had purchased.

"I never expected that what Zhenbai bought was this house?" Jingyin muttered to herself.

This villa originally belonged to a Jonin of the Senju clan. The Jonin initially wanted to build an inn, but he died in battle shortly after it was completed. Later, his nephew inherited the inn and converted it into a villa, but he was killed by the enemy during a mission before he had even stayed there for a few days.

It was an incredibly poignant story, one of the few tales about the Senju clan that Tsunade was willing to tell Shizune. Upon arriving at the villa, it was completely empty.

"So white, so white," Shizune whispered. Isn't it on the same floor?

Shizune went up to the second floor and looked at the many rooms. "Is Mashiro sleeping like a cow?" Shizune muttered to herself.

Originally, she shouldn't have bothered Mashiro, but since she was already there, she figured it would be better to meet her in person and offer her congratulations. Ideally, she could get Mashiro to go back and help her with some official business.

"Mashiro, Mashiro sauce."

Silently calling out, she knocked on each room door. "Hey~, this room door doesn't seem to be locked."

Silently turned the doorknob, then pushed the door open a crack, and immediately poked her head inside. The scene inside instantly petrified Silent.

Fabric flew about, intertwined, and a strange smell penetrated straight into the silent brain.

"Aa ...

"What's wrong?" Temari suddenly woke up, weakly trying to get up.

"It's nothing, go back to sleep." Mashiro said, stroking Shouhan's hair, which was stained with an unknown liquid. Shouhan nodded and went back to sleep; she was indeed exhausted.

Tayuya didn't even blink; the silent scream from Shizune only made her frown slightly.

Actually, Mashiro had already woken up when Shizune called her name, but she didn't make a sound or get up. She deliberately let Shizune see everything. As for why, Mashiro thought it was very interesting.

Looking at all this silence, I wonder how she'll react when I see her again. I'm really looking forward to it.

Temari and Tayuya slept until evening. Mashiro got up to buy them dinner and then gently woke them. "Temari, Tayuya, wake up and eat."

Temari forced herself to get out of bed, then put on a robe. Ouch, it still hurt. Temari forced herself to walk to the table in the room and started eating.

Shouhan had been with Zhenbai for three years, and she knew this day would come sooner or later, although the process was not quite what she had imagined.

Tayuya had already woken up, but she was lying in bed pretending to be asleep, as she was now somewhat afraid to face Mashiro. "Since Tayuya hasn't woken up yet, let's do it a few more times," Mashiro muttered to herself.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Tayuya asked lazily, as if she had just woken up from a deep sleep. "Nothing, let's go eat," Mashiro said softly, not revealing anything.

“Yes, Master.” Tayuya still didn’t dare to look Mashiro in the eye and said with her head down.

Then she got up and went to the floor, but as soon as her feet touched the ground, she collapsed onto Mashiro. Her legs felt weak and powerless; this was Tayuya's first thought.

At the table, Han, who was eating and watching everything, wasn't surprised by Tayuya's reaction; she was the one who had worked the hardest yesterday. Mashiro carried Tayuya to the table.

Tayuya looked at the food in front of her, then glanced at Temari across from her. Coincidentally, Temari was also looking at her. The two looked at each other and their faces turned red.

Perhaps because the client was Mashiro, the furniture Mashiro had ordered was delivered very quickly, far faster than Mashiro had anticipated.

Whatever the reason, now that the furniture had arrived, the Hyuga "renovation team," who had volunteered, quickly got to work. Soon, everything in Mashiro's new house was ready, and they began to move in.

On the doors of the rooms on the second floor, there are small wooden signs of different styles hanging on them. These are hand-painted by Huahuo and are used to indicate the location of each room.

Tehan's was a ball of yarn, Tayuya's was a red persimmon, Mashiro's was a star, Hinata's was a rabbit, and Hanabi's was fireworks. Just as the four of them were planning to look around their rooms, Mashiro was at the Rikyu Manor.

"Yakumo, you've drawn a lot of paintings lately." Mashiro looked at the paintings that had covered Yakumo's feet.

Gently picking up a drawing, it depicted a girl sighing, who looked seven or eight parts like Mashiro. "It's because Mashiro hasn't come to see me lately, and when I feel lonely, I think of drawing," Yakumo said.