XX-level Hokage

Only a few people like Liao can become the protagonists of the story; the deaths of everyone else are meaningless, and even the so-called peace is nothing more than a peace for a few.

For ninjas, ordinary people are just for use; for powerful ninjas, ordinary ninjas are also for use.

Therefore, I have a wish: that the story of this ninja world can change, that bloodline and social status will no longer be obstacles, and that everyone can have hope.

"Freedom and equality, democracy and science—since these cannot arise naturally, then let me become king and lead everything." Mashiro said earnestly. There was something even the system didn't know: this wasn't Mashiro's first resurrection.

Mashiro's first incarnation was Izumi Kamikawa, a commoner ninja from Konoha. Despite her hard work in training and missions, she only ever reached the rank of Chunin.

When she was Kamikawa Izumi, she experienced many things: the Nine-Tails' rampage, the Uchiha clan massacre, Orochimaru's attack on Konoha, Pain's attack on Konoha, and the Fourth Shinobi World War.

She lost many friends and endured much suffering, but in the end, on the battlefield of the Great War of the Hidden World, she barely survived and saw Kaguya Otsutsuki appear, saw the legacy of the Sage of Six Paths, saw people with backgrounds and status celebrating their victory, and saw the bodies of ordinary ninjas who died tragically around her.

She suddenly understood something.

Equality is a lie, peace is a lie, the ninja world is just a story, and she is not the protagonist.

Later, she died in the aftermath. Then came her second life.

She became Uchiha Zero, and through her past life's experience and hard work, along with the bloodline of the Uchiha clan, she became one of the Three Heroes of the Uchiha clan. Later, after obtaining Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, she began to try to change some things.

Although they had no direct interaction during the massacre she organized, she saved Uchiha Izumi because of her name. Then, through various circumstances, she ultimately failed.

No one thought about what she had done. The Land of Fire's productivity developed rapidly, and the people's living standards continued to improve. Everyone only remembered one thing: she started a war. Even without her, a war would have broken out in the ninja world sooner or later.

Then she died.

Now, in her third life, her goal remains unchanged, but she will not repeat the same mistakes. "Your thinking is too pessimistic," Tsunade said softly.

When she was one of the Legendary Sannin, she personally witnessed the cruelty of war and the ruthlessness of class divisions. The struggle between people often resulted in the deaths of many more people. This was why Tsunade wanted to leave Konoha, not only because of the deaths of Nawaki and Dan, but also because of her fear of the ninja world.

"Perhaps, I've always been this pessimistic." Mashiro's rare seriousness vanished, and she said with a light laugh.

"You should have a detailed plan by now on how you intend to achieve your goal," Tsunade asked, her tone softening.

"I do have a plan, but it requires a grand war to realize. Of course, I won't be foolish enough to go into battle myself this time," Mashiro said as she sat down at the Hokage's desk.

"What do you need me to do? If there wasn't anything wrong, I wouldn't believe you would suddenly come to me and say all this." Tsunade reached out and pinched Mashiro's cheek, saying.

"Hmph, this really hurts me. I came to see my girlfriend, and she wouldn't let me in without a reason," Mashiro said with a sigh.

"Girlfriend? I'm truly flattered by what you're saying. Are all those Sand Ninja, Sound Ninja, Cloud Ninja, Mist Ninja, including Shizune, your girlfriends? It's unbelievable that you could gather female ninjas from all these different villages, plus Iwa Ninja, Kusanagi Ninja, Yuki Ninja, Amegakure Ninja, Takigakure Ninja, the priestess of the Land of Demons, and the samurai of the Land of Iron. You've practically assembled the entire ninja world." Tsunade said expressionlessly.

After thinking about it carefully, Mashiro realized it was true.

Tehan is a Sand Ninja, Tayu is an Sound Ninja, Yugito is a Cloud Ninja, Haku is a Mist Ninja, Shizune is a Konoha Ninja, and adding those that Tsunade doesn't know, Kurotsuchi is an Iwa Ninja, Shiwan is a priestess from the Land of Demons, Konan is an Amegakure Ninja, and there's also Kazahana Koyuki from the Land of Snow.

Looking at it this way, Mashiro is really close to completing the female ninja encyclopedia of the ninja world. She's even starting to consider whether to visit the Land of Grass, the Land of Waterfalls, and the Land of Iron. "Are you thinking about something strange?" Tsunade looked at the somewhat dazed Mashiro, reached out and flicked her forehead.

"I was just wondering when Lady Tsunade would finally fall into my arms," ​​Mashiro said, throwing herself at Tsunade. [Name: Tsunade Senju]

Gender: Female Age: ? Affection Level: 86 Relationship: Couple

Affection Reward (50): Wood Release (Already Obtained) Affection Reward (90): Yang Attribute Chakra

"Tell me, what exactly do you want?" Tsunade stopped groping her own body and said.

"I want to do it?" Mamoru said very seriously. Tsunade was a little embarrassed and angry, and clenched her fists.

“Only in this way can my plan proceed,” Mashiro said earnestly, looking at Tsunade.

Seeing Mashiro's earnest gaze, Tsunade hesitated for a long time before letting go of her hand. "I'm already very old."

"I know." "Then let's go." "Where to?" "Anywhere you want."

"Also, your vacation is ending early. You'll be back at work tomorrow." "Okay."

Chapter 88: Birthday (Part 1)

Mashiro had a dream in which she fell into a giant cotton candy. No matter how much she ate, she could never finish it. The cotton candy enveloped her, it was soft and fragrant, but it also made it hard for her to breathe.

Pushing the marshmallow away forcefully, Mashiro struggled to wake up. Looking at the unfamiliar ceiling, she felt extremely tired. Her only comment on what happened last night was: very smooth.

"Are you awake?" Tsunade asked softly beside Mashiro. Mashiro turned his head and saw... Tsunade.

At this moment, Mashiro understood what the cotton candy in the dream was, and also understood why she had suffocated.

"Good morning," Mashiro said with a yawn, still a little sleepy. The two of them had stayed up very late last night.

"Since you're awake, let's continue." Tsunade licked her lips and said with a smile. Before Mashiro could react, Tsunade pressed down on her.

Looking at Tsunade, who was still full of energy, Mashiro couldn't help but sigh.

Don't underestimate the desires of an older single woman, especially one with the potential to become a thousand-handed woman.

"I'm going back first. You should go to the Hokage Building too. You didn't go back all night yesterday, Shizune must be worried about you." Mashiro got out of bed, stretched, and said.

The two of them are now in the real white, renovated house in the Death Forest.

"That's true, I still need to think of a reason to explain to Shizune. By the way, you didn't do anything to Shizune, did you?" Tsunade's gaze towards Mashiro carried a somewhat peculiar meaning.

"Don't worry, unless Shizune comes to me herself, I won't force her," Masashi said with a knowing smile.

"I hope you remember what you said. You did quite well yesterday. I'm leaving now." Tsunade smiled, put on her clothes, and left.

Mashiro slowly put on her clothes, opened the curtains, looked at the lush greenery outside the window, and muttered to herself, "The holiday is over, I need to prepare for the follow-up work."

Then, glancing at the blood-stained sheets on the bed, he disappeared into the shadows. Suddenly, dirt rose up and filled the entire room. Back at the villa, Mashiro went to the living room.

Teuchi and Yukito were still not there; instead, Hinata and Hikaru were sitting on the sofa.

"Yongyou, Huohua, are you taking a break today?" Zhenbai sat down between the two and asked with a smile.

Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from Mashiro, Hinata's face flushed slightly, and she said softly, "Team 8 hasn't had any missions these past few days."

"Me too. Today we're practicing shuriken, but I demonstrated it for Sawano-sensei yesterday, so I don't need to go today," Hanabi said with a smile, holding Mashiro's hand.

"So, do you two have any plans for today? It's a rare day off." Mashiro stroked their hair and said, "We want to go out and play with our sister." Hinata said.

“That’s right, it’s been so long since Big Sister has spent time with us.” Hanabi shook Mashiro’s arm and started to whine.

"Okay, okay, where do you want me to go with you?" Mashiro, as expected, couldn't resist the adorable charm of the young girl, and probably no one could resist her.

Spark was thinking, her expression somewhat hesitant.

"Let's go fishing," Hinata said, hugging Mashiro's hand.

"Hanabi and I have never gone fishing before," Hinata said softly.

"That's right, that's right, let's go fishing." Hanabi understood Hinata's meaning and chimed in. Although she sensed something was amiss between the two, Mashiro still smiled and nodded.

After the three of them left the villa together, Tayuya secretly peeked out from the kitchen. "Are you leaving?" Temari asked from inside the kitchen.

“I’m leaving,” Tayuya replied after looking around.

"Alright, let's continue preparing." "Okay."

Lake Shadowfall is a lake located on the outskirts of Konoha. In the Land of Water, a lake of this size would be quite ordinary, but for the Land of Fire and for Konoha, Lake Shadowfall is still the largest lake in the vicinity.

At the lakeside, Mashiro and his two companions had already purchased fishing gear and bait.

Finding a suitable spot, Mashiro adjusted the fishing line length, baited the hook, cast the line, and then said softly, "Fishing is a very long process. You need to be observant and have a lot of patience. After all, it's a matter of who takes the bait. All you can do is try your best."

Tian and Hanabi nodded as if they understood, then imitated Mashiro, baiting the hook and casting the line. Time passed by, minute by minute.

The lake was perfectly still, with only the occasional falling leaf creating faint ripples. Hinata was alright, managing to keep her eyes on the lake, while Hanabi was already starting to doze off.

Actually, they weren't really interested in fishing; they just wanted to buy some time for Han and Tayuya. Seeing their reactions, Mashiro sighed inwardly; it seemed her words had been wasted.

Then Mashiro gently grasped the fishing rod, and wisps of chakra spread from it to Hinata and Hanabi, who were watching. "Mashiro said softly.

Hinata and Hanabi snapped out of their daze and looked at Mashiro. Sensing the chakra on the fishing rod, they instantly activated their Byakugan.

In Byakugan, Hinata and Hanabi clearly saw a chakra thread that followed the fishing rod and line all the way to the hook, where it split into dozens of even finer chakra threads that spread through the lake water, passing through the rapidly swimming carp.

Then Mashiro gently shook the fishing rod, and the chakra threads swayed accordingly, causing all the fish that had been threaded through the threads to quickly swim toward the hook.

Finally, Mashiro reeled in the fishing line, a fish on the hook, then another fish bit its tail, one after another, until there were more than a dozen.

The fish was caught by Mashiro.

Leaving one fish in the bucket and releasing the rest, Mashiro said to Hinata and Hanabi, who were still surprised, "Why don't you try it too?" Hinata and Hanabi shook their heads; they had absolutely no idea how Mashiro had managed it.

Mashiro smiled, then got up and walked on the lake, saying softly, "I haven't learned the Spark yet, but Hinata, Kurenai should have tested your chakra control, right? Usually, it's either walking on water or stepping on trees, but these are just some basic tests."

Chakra is like water in a sense. We control this water, controlling where it condenses, what it becomes, and even how it changes its properties.

The water-walking and tree-walking training involves controlling where chakra is concentrated in the body, while my fishing method involves controlling how chakra manifests.

Then, Shinbai spat out a fireball. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique"

Then, he formed a hand seal and continuously spat out fireballs from his mouth, attacking along the trajectory of the balsam flower.

"This is the application. Many advanced ninjutsu require this kind of chakra control, including the Shaku's Kumi," Qibai said.

After Mashiro's explanation, Hinata and Hanabi understood what Mashiro meant and began to try it out.

The ability to control chakra has nothing to do with the amount of chakra, but rather with innate talent. Of course, diligent practice is also very important. Since Wei Yu and Hanabi don't really want to go fishing, it's better to find them something to do.

"Hinayoshi needs to catch three fish, and Hanabi needs to catch one. If you don't, I won't come out next time." Mashiro said casually, picked up her fishing rod, and began to slowly fish.

Chapter 89: Birthday (Part 2)

Fishing is always a slow process, especially as Hinata and Hanabi continue trying to disperse their chakra. Mashiro leans against the large tree behind her and gently falls asleep.

A gentle breeze stirred the fishing line, the remaining leaves on the branches, and even the strands of Shinpaku's long hair. Diaoyou stared, somewhat dazed, and the chakra he had painstakingly channeled to the fishing line suddenly dissipated.

Hinata moved a little closer silently and once again controlled the flow of chakra in the fishing rod, but Mashiro's even breathing made Hinata's heartbeat quicken and her chakra begin to become chaotic.

She couldn't help but turn to look at Mashiro.

When Mashiro is asleep, she exudes a unique gentleness and tranquility, as if only at this moment can the genes belonging to Hinata Kanono be revealed.

Hinata looked at Mashiro's sleeping face and couldn't help but feel a little dazed, especially at Mashiro's cherry-pink lips. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable urge. Hanabi was still diligently controlling her chakra to fish.

Looking at the focused Hanabi and then at the sleeping Mashiro, Hinata suddenly got up.

He reached out to support Mashiro, and in that instant, as he turned his cheek, he gently kissed Mashiro's lips. It was less of a kiss and more of a caress, a light rub against Mashiro's lips.

"Hinata, what's wrong?" Mashiro asked softly as Hinata helped her up.

"It's nothing, sister. You slipped a little, and I was afraid you'd fall, so I caught you," Hinata said, her head bowed. Her black hair concealed her flushed cheeks.

Mashiro seemed to have no doubts. She gave Mashiro a meaningful look and said, "We've stayed long enough. Let's go back. This exercise is very difficult. You can try it more often when you have the chance."

"Going home? It's too early to go home now. There's still a long day. How about you teach me and Hanabi to practice jujitsu, sister? What do you say, Hanabi?" Hinata covered her face and turned to look at Hanabi, saying.

Hanabi was in a daze at the moment, and only when she heard Hinata's call did she come back to her senses. She said somewhat nervously, "Yes, I've also hit a bottleneck in my jujitsu recently."