XX-level Hokage

Listening to Mashiro's description, Hikaru showed a longing expression, then shook his head in disappointment.

"I'll take you to see it when we have the chance." Mashiro reached out and stroked Hikaru's hair, though she couldn't actually touch it.

Looking at Mashiro, at Mashiro's gentle expression, a strange emotion seemed to begin to arise in Hikaru's heart. In the early morning, looking at Hikaru sleeping soundly.

Mashiro chuckled softly. She felt a familiar power guiding her, and transformed into a faint white light, disappearing from the spot. When the light awoke, Mashiro was nowhere to be found.

She originally thought that Mashiro had gone out for a stroll, just like before.

That evening, a clansman who was responsible for delivering dinner to Hikaru handed him a letter.

The letter was written by this tribeswoman under the control of Guang's illusion magic, and she was instructed to deliver it to Guang when she brought him food. Looking at the tribeswoman's somewhat dazed expression, Guang had a bad feeling and opened the letter.

"Do you remember the story I told you? I'm entrusting my last words to you: don't be sad about my departure. Just keep walking your own path and you will surely see a sea of ​​flowers in full bloom."

Furthermore, through these trials, I learned your name from others. You are not called Nameless; your name is Uchiha Hikaru, the light of light. When sunlight pierces through the darkness, you will shine as brightly as the sun.

As she read the letter, Guang didn't know how to react. After a long while, tears streamed down her face, followed by continuous sobbing.

Soon after, the battle between the Uchiha and Mikite began. Hikaru was also deployed to the scene as a weapon.

Ultimately, the Uchiha clan was defeated, and Hikaru was sealed away by the Senju and Sarutobi clans. Before sinking into the underground, Hikaru thought of Mashiro.

Facing the boundless darkness underground, Hikari dreamed for the first time: she wanted to see a sea of ​​flowers, even if it meant enduring an incredibly long time in this darkness. But she was no longer afraid, because she was Uchiha Hikari, and someone had told her that she would shine as brightly as the sun.

Mashiro opened her eyes and looked at the familiar ceiling. Konoha Hospital?

Mashiro gently rose, sensing the changes in her body. She waved her hand lightly, and a water mirror appeared.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Mashiro's expression turned strange.

Mashiro's skin became as fair and delicate as Kaguya's, her hair grew longer, and her Byakugan changed from pure white to even whiter.

The dress is a rich, milky white, giving off a captivating aura and subtly revealing an air of nobility.

She closed her eyes, gently opened them, and a pair of pale blue Rinnegan appeared—Rinnegan that belonged only to her.

Then, he parted the fabric of his clothes, revealing an eye on his chest—a greyish-purple Rinnegan with black tomoe—the Rinne Sharingan. He extended a finger, and a wisp of flame appeared out of thin air, burning with unparalleled brilliance—the power of a Sage.

Feeling the power within her body, this powerful and domineering force, Mashiro could finally relax. There was no one in the ninja world who could stand against her, except, of course, the Otsutsuki clan who might appear at any time.

Mashiro's smile quickly faded as she sensed the dwindling chakra within her body.

When she first traveled back to ancient times, the Dragon Vein took away half of Mashiro's chakra. From ancient times to the present, which is during the three Shinobi World Wars, Mashiro lost another half of her chakra. So at this time, Mashiro only has one-quarter of her original chakra in her body.

This amount is already a lot for an ordinary ninja, but it's still not enough for Mashiro. In addition, she will still need chakra to travel back to her original era, so Mashiro's most urgent task now is to obtain more chakra.

With a soft swipe, the water mirror disappeared. Mashiro stood up and left the ward.

As she stepped out of the ward, she bumped into a nurse on her rounds. "You, you're awake?!" The nurse was visibly surprised to see Mashiro. She recognized Mashiro.

Mashiro was brought back by Lord Minato. She is incredibly beautiful, but her illness is a soul deficiency unlike anything seen before.

So not only her, but every doctor and nurse in the entire Konoha Hospital recognized Mashiro. "Yes, I'm awake," Mashiro said softly.

"You've just woken up and keep running around. Come with me to see the doctor." She immediately tried to drag Mashiro to find a doctor. "Um, we don't need the doctor. Could you call some Minato for me?" Mashiro said with a smile.

In the hospital ward, Minato looked at the leisurely Mashiro and asked softly, "May I ask, what is your relationship with the Dragon Vein?"

“I found you from the dragon vein of Loulan, and then I brought you to the hospital. You were unconscious for a whole week, until now.” Then Minato explained the specific situation.

“The Dragon Vein possesses the power to reverse time. You can understand it as me not being a person of this era,” Mashiro said softly.

Although somewhat surprised, Minato was well-informed and quickly accepted Mashiro's explanation. "So, you're from the Hyuga clan?" Minato asked.

"My name is Hyuga Izumi. I asked the hospital nurse what time it was. Strictly speaking, I should be the ancestor of the Hyuga clan," Mashiro said calmly.

"I see. I need to discuss this with the Hokage. After things calm down, I'll take you to the Hyuga clan to keep an eye on things," Minato said with a smile.

He believed some of what Mashiro said, but not all of it. After all, it involved the dragon vein and the Hyuga clan, one of the three major families in the village, so he had to be cautious.

Mashiro nodded slightly at Minato's words, offering no objection.

Just as Minato was about to leave the ward, Mashiro suddenly asked, "Um, can I stay at your house? I don't really want to stay in the hospital." Minato initially wanted to refuse, but then he thought that it wasn't safe for her to stay there, so he figured she could stay with him and he could look after her.

Besides, Kushina is at home, so it won't be too awkward.

Thinking this, Minato nodded and said, "Alright, my girlfriend is home right now. You can ask her some questions about Konoha. I'll go and get your discharge papers done now."

Mashiro nodded gently, smiling faintly.

Chapter 113: Unique Eye Technique

At Minato's house, Kushina was preparing lunch.

Although she and Minato are not officially married yet, they are already living together. However, due to Minato's traditional personality, the two have not been able to take the final step.

"Kushina, I'm back."

The sound of a door opening came from the entryway, followed by the sound of a water tap.

"Why are you back so early today? Lunch is still a while away," Kushina said with a smile.

"I didn't have any missions today, so I came back a little early. But I have to see the Hokage in a bit, so don't worry about lunch. Also, there's something I need to tell you." Minato said to Kushina as he walked into the kitchen.

"What is it?" Kushina put down the tomato in her hand, looked at Minato, and asked with some confusion.

Minato led Kushina by the hand into the living room, where they met Mashiro.

This child is so beautiful.

This was Kushina's first impression.

"Hello, my name is Hyuga Izumi." Mashiro's expression darkened slightly when he saw Kushina, and he said softly.

Kushina glanced at Minato, then wiped her hands on her apron, shook hands with Mashiro, and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Uzumaki Kushina." At this moment, Minato explained to Kushina, "Hyuga Izumi isn't from Konoha Village. For some reasons, she needs to stay at our house for a while."

"Thank you for your help during this time, Kushina-neechan." Masako smiled and gave a slight bow. "No trouble at all, you're very welcome," Kushina said with a smile.

"Izumi, come with me for a moment. This is your room. If you need anything, you can ask Kushina or me." Minato led Mashiro to the guest room.

He pushed open the door to the guest room and said.

Mashiro smiled and nodded.

"Then I won't disturb you any longer. You should rest for a while. Your body probably hasn't fully adjusted yet since you just woke up from your deep sleep. I'll come and call you when it's time for lunch." With that, Minato turned and left.

Mashiro obediently went into the room and silently closed the door.

Lying in bed, two panels appeared before her eyes. [Name: Kushina Uzumaki]

Gender: Female; Age: 20; Favorability: 20; Relationship: Strangers

Affection Reward (50): Nine-Tails Chakra Affection Reward (90): Sealing Lock [Name: Minato Namikaze]

Gender: Male; Age: 20; Favorability: 30; Relationship: Strangers

Favorability Reward (50): Flying Divine Thunder Technique

Favorability Reward (90): Mastery of Flying Divine Thunder Technique

“Nine-Tails chakra…” Mashiro murmured to herself, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling.

Kushina looked at Minato and asked softly, "What's wrong with this child?"

Minato scratched his head, sighed, and said, "Do you remember when I went to the Sand Village to deal with an S-rank character not long ago?"

Upon hearing this, Kushina nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "You mean she's the girl you brought out of the Loulan Dragon Vein?" "That's right. Dr. Kishino said before that she was missing a soul, incurable, and could only sleep, but today while on patrol, we suddenly received a notification that she suddenly..."

She woke up and wanted to see me.

She claimed to be from a past era, transported to the present due to the Dragon Vein, and that she was the ancestor of the Hyuga clan. "Minato explained to Kushina."

Kushina frowned slightly upon hearing Minato's words and asked, "Do you think what she said is true? The ancestor of the Hyuga clan? This is truly astonishing."

"If this is false, then it's fine, but if it's true, then things are troublesome. Time travel is a forbidden power that even the Second Hokage couldn't figure out."

"But in any case, her identity is definitely related to the Dragon Vein, so just in case, I plan to settle her in our home first. I'll go see the Third Hokage later and we'll discuss countermeasures then." Minato said, "This matter is indeed very complicated."

"Go ahead, I'll keep her calm," Kushina said to Minato. Don't forget, she's also a very powerful ninja.

Minato nodded and said, "Be extremely careful." Then he turned and left for the Hokage's office.

Kushina glanced at the guest room where Mashiro was staying, then returned to the kitchen to continue preparing lunch. Meanwhile, in the room, Mashiro was activating her Rinnegan, sensing its powerful energy.

While obtaining the Rinnegan, Mashiro also received some information about the Rinnegan from the system, which overturned her previous understanding of the Rinnegan.

The Rinnegan is a unique eye technique of the Otsutsuki clan, and can also be said to be a symbol of the Otsutsuki bloodline. It is divided into three types: red Rinnegan, blue Rinnegan, and gold Rinnegan.

"No wonder Kaguya's Rinnegan is red," Mashiro muttered to herself, which answered one of her previous questions.

Because he was not a pure-blooded member of the Otsutsuki clan, Kaguya's child, the Sage of Six Paths, had a grayish-purple Rinnegan, and all subsequent non-pure-blooded Rinnegan also had grayish-purple eyes.

In addition to the basic Six Paths power, each Rinnegan possesses two unique eye techniques. (For example, Sasuke's Amenotejikara and space-time teleportation, Madara's Limbo: Border Jail and Heavenly Barrier Star, but because they are not purebloods, Sasuke and Madara's unique eye techniques differ significantly from those of other Rinnegan users.)

"As expected of a superior form of the Mangekyou Sharingan, it's similar to the Mangekyou Sharingan's awakened eye technique, each eye possessing a unique eye technique. However, the two unique eye techniques granted by the Rinnegan are far more powerful," Mashiro muttered to herself.

Because she acquired the bloodline of Otsutsuki, Mashiro's Rinnegan automatically evolved from grayish-purple to blue, becoming a unique Rinnegan for her. However, in a sense, Mashiro has three Rinnegans; she also has a Rinne Sharingan on her chest, but that belongs to Shisui.

Sunny, so even after evolving into the Rinnegan, it remains grayish-purple.

Therefore, Mashiro now possesses three unique eye techniques of the Rinnegan.

"Also, I might be able to awaken the Tenseigan, but because my Byakugan power is insufficient, I can't. It looks like I'll have to go to the moon to see Otsutsuki Toneri," Mashiro muttered to herself.

She gently touched the air with her hand, and the air began to flow rhythmically, as if a breeze had arisen, but it was different from a breeze.

In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage, with a pipe in his mouth, listened to Minato's report. "...Then I temporarily kept her at my home."

After listening to Minato's report, the Third Hokage frowned, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Time travel? This is indeed a tricky problem."

He then put down his pipe, tapped the table, and an ANBU member approached. "Hokage-sama."

"Hmm, have Danzo send a few people to investigate the Loulan Dragon Vein. Remember, tell him not to go too far, and to do it secretly," the Third Hokage said.

"Yes, Lord Hokage." Ang turned and left.

"Minato, observe her for two days. I'll go check the Hyuga clan's genealogy, and then take her to see the Hyuga clan in a couple of days," said the Third Hokage, Minato. "Yes, Hokage-sama," Minato nodded in agreement.

"Also, Minato, you handled this matter very well. It seems I'll be able to retire peacefully soon." The Third Hokage looked at Minato and smiled, his eyes full of satisfaction.

"You flatter me, Hokage. I still have much to learn," Minato said modestly.

“You don’t need to be modest. Jiraiya will be very proud of you when he finds out. Speaking of Jiraiya, do you know where Minato is now?” the Third Hokage said.

"The teacher is currently gathering material; he wants to write a novel," Minato said with a smile. "A novel?" the Third Hokage asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chapter 114: Tomatoes and Blood Red Peppers