XX-level Hokage

Then Shinji said, "Yukito, if you want to leave, I will send you away tomorrow, and I will remove the seal on you then."

Tayuya, I will inform the Anbu tomorrow afternoon. You can bring Kimimaro and the others out of the Anbu then. However, they need to stay in Konoha for half a month first. After that, it is up to them whether they continue to stay in Konoha or go back to Otogakure.

Regarding Zabuza, I will inform Gato, and also have the Hokage and Mizukage inform them. However, things will take time to process, so Haku will probably have to wait a while.

After speaking to Yugito, Tayuya, and Haku, Mashiro turned to Temari and said, "Once things are settled with those three, I'll accompany you to the Sand Village."

She went to the Sand Village to find a cute girl. She remembered that there was a dragon vein deep in the desert with extremely powerful energy, and perhaps she could take this opportunity to see it.

"Thank you, Master!" Shouhan hugged Zhenbai, looking very excited.

"Thank you, Master!" Tayuya rushed over. "Thank you for your trouble, Master Shiro." Shiro bowed respectfully.

Yukito seemed somewhat at a loss and went back to his room alone.

At night, not only because they hadn't been intimate for a long time, but also because Mashiro had fulfilled their wish, Tehan and Tayu were extremely cooperative.

In the study separated by a wall, Hinata was reading a book. Although she wasn't eavesdropping by pressing against the wall, the faint sounds still kept Hinata's mind from the book.

The next day, Mashiro escorted Yugito to the gates of Konoha and then released the seal on her. "Goodbye," Yugito said with a somewhat complicated expression.

She was terrified of Mashiro, but for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to dislike her; after all, Mashiro had saved her life. "Well, goodbye," Mashiro nodded with a smile.

Looking at Mashiro's smiling face, and thinking that she might not see her again, Yuki felt a strange sense of panic.

“If I had been born in Konoha, perhaps I would have fallen in love with you,” Yugito said with a smile, her voice very soft, almost to herself. “What?” Mashiro didn’t hear what Yugito said.

"It's nothing, goodbye, Hyuga Mashiro." Yugito disappeared from the spot. "Of course, we'll meet again." Mashiro said softly after Yugito left.

In the end, Mashiro accompanied Tayuya to the Dark Side Prison.

Mashiro waited at the door, and after a while, Tayuya came out with Kimimaro and the other two.

At this time, Kimimaro and the other two were extremely thin. Years of not seeing the sun had made their bodies appear grayish-white, especially Kimimaro. Although not using his bloodline limit for many years had greatly slowed down his bloodline disease, his health was still not optimistic.

"How have you three been lately?" Mashiro asked after healing their eyes with medical ninjutsu. None of them spoke, their gazes blank.

"What do you want to do? Just give us a quick death," Kimimaro said in a hoarse voice.

"How rude of me! Tayuya begged me for so long before I agreed to let you out," Mashiro said softly. Upon hearing Mashiro's words, Jirobo and Sakon almost burst into tears. They were free.

Kimimaro looked somewhat bewildered. He was free, but Lord Orochimaru was dead. Where could he go back to? "Kimimaro seems to have a very serious illness," Mashiro said.

Kimimaro nodded confidently. "Do you want treatment?" Mashiro asked.

Looking up at Mashiro, Kimimaro waited for her to continue. He didn't think Mashiro would suddenly be so kind.

"Of course, you'll have to pay for the medical expenses, but considering you're an orphan adopted by Orochimaru, and I'm very interested in your bloodline limit, I'll find you a job. You just need to work for a while," Mashiro said calmly.

Kimimaro hesitated.

“Anyway, you have nowhere to go right now, don’t you?” Mashiro said, looking at Kimimaro. “I promise you, what kind of job?” Kimimaro finally agreed.

"Become a teacher. The new class of students at the Konoha Ninja Academy is about to graduate. You can be the instructor for three of them for a while," Mashiro said.

"Why, are you asking me to teach Konoha's students?" Kimimaro asked, somewhat confused. He didn't think he could teach them well. Mashiro paused for a moment, then said, "Perhaps it's just my intuition, but I feel you're not a bad person."

[Kaguya Kimimaro's Affection +10][Name: Kaguya Kimimaro]

Gender: Male; Age: 19; Favorability: 20; Relationship: Superior/Subordinate

Favorability Reward (50): Bloodline Bone Vein Favorability Reward (90): Yin Escape Mastery

Mashiro never intended to let Kimimaro leave from the beginning, but dealing with a fanatical Orochimaru fan like Kimimaro was too difficult, so she could only proceed gradually.

Therefore, Mashiro planned to use this method to keep Kimimaro. For Kimimaro, who lacked love since childhood and now has nowhere to go, as long as a warm relationship is created for him, he will naturally choose to stay.

Kimimaro fell silent.

The group soon arrived at an inn.

"This is where the three of you will be living from now on: Jirobo and Sakon, except for Kimimaro. You two can choose to leave or stay after one month."

Kimimaro, you can get some rest. I'll take you for a check-up tomorrow and introduce you to your new students. I'm leaving now. Tayuya, you can talk to them. With that, Mashiro turned and left.

"Orochimaru is dead, and we should start a new life. I've done my best to rescue you. Now, take care of yourselves." Tayuya had thought she would have a lot to talk about with her former teammates, but after actually meeting them, she realized that they were on completely different paths from her.

After Tayuya finished speaking, she turned and left, giving each of the three a wallet before she left.

After Jirobo and Sakon retrieved the wallets, they immediately went to a nearby stall to buy food, while Kimimaro silently went into the inn alone. That night, in Shiro's room...

Bai's hands were firmly pressed against the wall, her waist twisted into a beautiful arc, and sweat mixed with saliva spread continuously on her snow-white skin.

"Let's play together next door after Zabuza comes back." Mashiro released Haku's leg, walked up to Haku, and said.

Images flashed through Bai's mind... and for some reason, she felt a surge of excitement. She stuck out her tongue.

The following day, Mashiro brought Kimimaro to Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade had been waiting for a long time. This was something Mashiro had obtained through a shady deal.

After Tsunade skillfully finished diagnosing Kimimaro, she was speechless and said, "Where did you find all these strange illnesses? I just got rid of one soul deviation, and now another bloodline disease has appeared."

"Can it be cured?" Mashiro asked.

“It’s difficult. I need all the test results for his bloodline limit,” Tsunade said seriously. “I’ll send them to you tomorrow,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Tsunade leaned close to Mashiro's ear and whispered, "Next time, if there are any more strange patients, it won't be something that can be resolved in two tries." Mashiro sighed helplessly and nodded.

Then Tsunade gave Kimimaro some medicine to slow his condition and left. Immediately afterwards, Mashiro led Kimimaro towards the Ninja Academy.

"Those three are your next students." Mashiro said, pointing to the three students who were standing as punishment at the door.

"The girl on the left with glasses is called Hanzawa Akira, the girl in the middle with long bangs is called Tanaka Mizuki, and the girl on the right with pink hair is called Goto Yumeko."

All three of them were war orphans, but not from Konoha. They were adopted by some ninjas from other places. They were not good at studying and had very withdrawn personalities, making them a headache for their teachers.

"After graduation, those three will be your disciples, and you'll be their only support." Mashiro patted Kimimaro on the shoulder and turned to leave. "Support?"

Kimimaro stared blankly at the three somewhat withdrawn children.

Chapter 91: Loulan, Dragon Vein

The Land of Wind, Sand Village.

This was Mashiro's first time visiting this village. Several Sand Ninja were already waiting at the entrance of the Sand Village. Mashiro was there as an envoy of Konoha, representing Konoha to discuss future cooperation with the Sand Ninja.

Because Mashiro secretly supported Gaara's rise to power, the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha was not greatly affected by the "Konoha Crush Plan." After Naruto and his friends rescued Gaara, their relationship became even closer.

"Welcome, Lord Mashiro. Lord Kazekage is already waiting in his office," a Sand Shinobi said respectfully, noticing the figure beside Mashiro and a slight change in his expression.

"You don't need to follow me, I'll go by myself. I want to check out the Sand Village first," Mashiro said, waving his hand. "Yes, sir," the Sand ninja who had come to greet him scattered.

Walking down the streets of Sand Village, looking at Tsurugi's somewhat somber yet joyful expression, Mashiro softly said, "Is that a good idea?"

“I grew up here. Although the Sand Village isn’t as prosperous as the Leaf Village, it has its own unique ruggedness,” Temari said, looking at everything around her that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Mashiro also began to observe her surroundings. What came into view was a reddish-yellow landscape. The buildings in the Sand Village, whether residential houses or special facilities, were all constructed of rock and were very tall. Many houses were connected by hanging ladders. To her, it had a strong exotic feel and was very much in line with her imagination of the Sand Village.

"It's really hot." Looking at the huge sun in the sky, Zhenbai squinted and said.

"Heat, drought, and sandstorms are the main characteristics of Sunagakure. Not every ninja village has the unique conditions that Konoha has," Temari said.

However, she didn't seem to feel any sandstorm. "Mashiro suddenly said with a puzzled look.

"Just like Konoha has a barrier for monitoring, Sunagakure also has one, but Sunagakure's barrier is more geared towards blocking sandstorms," ​​Temari explained. "The environment there is indeed harsh, so the First Kazekage was truly a very determined person." Mashiro exclaimed in admiration.

“Perseverance? Perhaps, but it’s also a helpless situation. Sha Ren is employed by the Wind Shadow, and the environment in the entire Wind Kingdom is basically like this. Over time, one gets used to it,” said the hand.

Mashiro remained noncommittal.

"By the way, I've never asked before, how did you help Gaara become the Kazekage?" Tehan asked with some doubt.

"It's very simple. As you know, because the three of you were left in Konoha, there were two factions in Sunagakure vying for the position of Kazekage."

One faction was supported by Iwagakure, and the other was supported by Kumogakure, led by Kondo.

I first fabricated evidence that Kondo and Orochimaru conspired to murder the Fourth Kazekage, then had Dayu discover it, causing a conflict between the two forces. Then, I took drastic measures by producing documents showing that Dayu had received support and assistance from Iwagakure.

Having lost popular support and suffering mutual losses, Hiru and Kondo pose virtually no threat to Gaara.

"The Sand Village was already facing a talent shortage. Gaara and Kankuro were both talented Sand Village members, and both were sons of the Fourth Kazekage. With the Fourth Kazekage's connections, becoming Kazekage was a foregone conclusion," Mashiro explained.

Just like when the Hyuga clan seized power, Mashiro had some Shadow Legion members follow the shadow of the released Sand Ninja delegation in advance, creating a coordinate system within the Sand Ninja territory.

Then, the Shadow Legion placed fabricated evidence in Kondo's office to lure Daytime's people into discovering it. Even knowing it might be a conspiracy, Daytime had no choice; delay would only lead to complications, and the Iwa ninja were pressing him hard.

As for the documents regarding the collusion between Daytime and Iwa ninja, they weren't forged by Mashiro; he obtained them from Kurotsuchi.

And so, led by Temari, the two arrived at the Kazekage Building and entered the Kazekage's office. Gaara and Kankuro had been waiting there for quite some time.

Kankuro was very excited to see Temari. Gaara remained expressionless, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. This was the first time the three siblings had reunited since the incident in Konoha.

Seeing the three of them reunited, Mashiro tactfully walked to the side.

After their conversation, Temari and Kankuro both shed tears, and Gaara's expression softened. "Are you done talking?" Mashiro approached and asked softly.

“Ms. Mashiro, thank you so much for bringing her back to Sunagakure. I hope she can stay here forever,” Gaara said to Mashiro.

Mashiro smiled and said, "I don't have any objections, I just don't know what Shou herself thinks." "Sister"

Kankuro looked at Temari, and then at Hikaru, he looked on with hope.

Shouhan bit his lip, then smiled and said, "I'm doing quite well in Konoha now, following my master, Lord Mashiro. The Sand Village now has both of you."

I'm very relieved.

Although Shouhan did not say it explicitly, she had already made her attitude clear.

Gaara sighed. He wasn't surprised at all. From the change in Tehan's personality, he already understood that his older sister would not be coming back.

"Miss Mashiro, what brings you to the Sand Village?" Gaara began to get down to business. "It should also be within the Land of Wind. Have you heard of the Ruins of Loulan?" Mashiro asked softly.

Within the Land of Wind.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

The sky was covered by a thick layer of yellow sand, and the wind howled angrily within it, sounding like the wailing of a demon, a chilling noise. And just then...

Amidst the swirling, overwhelming yellow sand, a beautiful figure slowly emerged from the flying dust. After she appeared...

Suddenly, the howling sandstorms that had been raging between heaven and earth became docile, as if a ferocious beast had instantly turned into a domesticated pet, leaving people in awe.

Mara. Xiaola...

Her footsteps tread lightly on the soft sand, a faint smile playing on her lips, her pure white eyes gently sweeping across her surroundings.

Finally, her gaze settled on a cluster of towering buildings in the distance, and she murmured softly, "Is this the place? According to the records of the Sand Village, there is indeed a powerful energy fluctuation here."

As soon as she finished speaking, she took a few light steps and walked slowly in that direction. The wind and sand were howling, swirling everywhere, a desolate wasteland.