XX-level Hokage

“Then I’ll call Ino and Tenten,” Sakura said.

"I'll go tell Kiba and the others, they'll be thrilled," Naruto said excitedly.

“As for me, I’ll take Yukikaze with me. She’s been talking about Mashiro-sama a lot these past few days,” Sai replied. Only Sasuke remained silent.

"What's wrong? Hasn't Sasuke made any friends besides Naruto yet?" Mashiro asked telepathically as she approached Sasuke. "Hmph, boring," Sasuke replied haughtily.

"Come over there then. You should find a few trustworthy friends, considering Itachi's situation. I don't think you'd want Naruto to go with you to find Itachi." After sending the message, Mashiro returned to Hinata's side.

"Itachi!" Sasuke's expression darkened at the mention of that name.

"Sasuke, what's wrong?" Noticing the change in Sasuke's expression, Naruto leaned closer and asked. "None of your business," Sasuke said coldly.

"You stinky Sasuke, you're getting cocky again." Naruto, annoyed by Sasuke's tone, charged over. "What are you doing, you loser?" Sasuke was caught off guard by Naruto's attack.

Then the two of them fell from the tree together. Sasuke landed right on top of Naruto.

However, both of them were tough, so they wiped the mud off themselves and followed. Thanks to Naruto's antics, Sasuke's mood improved again.

Having not experienced Sasuke's defection and Naruto's pursuit, the two had already become incredibly close, though Sasuke simply didn't want to admit it.

Back in Konoha, after thanking the group again, Mashiro took Hinata back to the villa. "I'm back," Mashiro said softly as they entered the living room.

Immediately afterwards, he was tackled to the ground by a blond-haired man and a red-haired man who came towards him.

For the past few days, Tehan and Tayuya had been anxiously waiting for news of Mashiro. If they were to see Mashiro, they would be unable to suppress their excitement and longing and would rush straight to her.

Mashiro lay on the ground, gently stroking the hair of Han and Tayuya, soothing the two uneasy people.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm back." Then he helped the two of them up.

Mashiro turned to Hinata and said softly, "Hinata, go and tell Hanabi and the Hyuga clan members that I'm back." Although reluctant, Hinata nodded and ran out the door.

"Don't cry, I'm back now." Mashiro gently wiped away Tayuya's tears and whispered. Then she looked at Qiao's hand; she had been worried and felt guilty these past few days.

"You too, have you forgotten how powerful your master is? I'll be alright." Mashiro gently stroked Temari's face and said.

“Who, who was worried about you?” Tayuya said, wiping away her tears. “Master, I was worried about you,” Temari said softly.

During the days that Mashiro was missing, she realized that the Sand Village ninja were no longer the Sand Village ninja she remembered. In the ninja world, her only home was Mashiro.

"Actually, I'm also a little worried about Master, just a little bit." Seeing that Shouhan had said it, Tayuya hurriedly said, "Then, next..." Mashiro chuckled and stroked the two of them.

Both Han and Tayuya blushed slightly, showing no resistance whatsoever; Tayuya even seemed slightly excited. The three of them went to Mashiro's room.

The autumn wind rises, rustling the trees, and leaves fall from the trees.

"What, is that not enough? I remember Tayu was really looking forward to it."

"Who says I can't do it? Keep going, hmm~, who's afraid of who?" "Where's Shouhan?"

"I...I can't do it anymore. Maybe next time, Master. I promise next time."

Chapter 124: Doing

After Tayuya and Temari fell asleep, Mashiro quietly walked out the door and went up to the third floor. At this time, after Yugito left, only Mashiro was left on the third floor.

Arriving at Shiro's room, she gently pushed the door open. Shiro hadn't locked it, and Shiro quietly walked in. Inside, Shiro was reading a book under a desk lamp.

"Aren't you asleep yet?" Mashiro walked up behind Shiro and gently hugged her.

"I heard you were back, Master Mashiro, so I knew you'd be coming over tonight and left the door open," Shiro said softly, closing the book in his hand. "Haku is indeed very clever," Mashiro said softly, resting his chin on Shiro's shoulder and inhaling the faint scent of plants emanating from him.

"Has Zabuza not arrived in Konoha yet?" Mashiro asked softly. "Not yet," Mashiro shook his head and said.

Shinji wasn't surprised at all; after all, without Shinji's confirmation, Gato wouldn't have dared to release Zaibuxiu.

"Isn't Haku worried that I might not come back?" Shiro asked curiously, since judging from her expression, she wasn't surprised at all by Shiro's return. Haku gently shook her head and said, "I believe in Lady Shiro."

"You really move me, Shiro." Shiro gently kissed Shiro's lips. Their breaths mingled.

The next morning, when I woke up, I saw a mess all around me and no sign of myself. I couldn't help but sigh. I wanted to get up and clean up, but I found that my limbs were too weak, so I had to go back to bed.

At this moment, Mashiro is in the Hokage's office, telling Tsunade what happened after she disappeared. Of course, the content is also made up by Mashiro.

"I knew it! How could you possibly be in any danger? It's a miracle that anyone else is safe where you are. It's just that Shizune keeps worrying about your safety." Tsunade said, glancing at Shizune teasingly.

"Lady Tsunade!!" Shizune's face flushed red.

"What are you planning to do next?" Tsunade asked seriously, looking at Mashiro after regaining her composure.

“The Akatsuki’s plan to collect the Tailed Beasts should have reached the Eight-Tails by now, so I’m going to visit the Cloud Village next,” Mashiro said.

"Alright, whatever you want, just don't cause any trouble that will involve Konoha." Tsunade said with a yawn. She hadn't been sleeping well these past few days because of Mashiro.

"After you return from the Cloud Ninja, hand over the Hokage position to me," Mashiro said with a smile.

"What? You're finally willing to take on this responsibility?" Tsunade asked, looking at Mashiro with interest. "Yes, now there's nothing in the entire ninja world that can stop me," Mashiro replied calmly.

"Then it's up to you." Tsunade had no objections; she had always felt that Mashiro was more suitable to be Hokage than she was.

Mashiro nodded, then smiled at Shizune and was about to turn and leave. But as she was leaving, Tsunade called her back.

"Come to my room tonight, cough cough, there's something I need you to do," Tsunade said, her face flushed. Mashiro turned around, glanced at Tsunade, nodded emphatically, and then pushed open the door and left.

"Lady Tsunade, is there anything Mashiro needs to do tonight?" Shizune asked curiously.

"Ahem, it's nothing. I just wanted to practice some medical ninjutsu with Mashiro," Tsunade said somewhat nervously.

"I see." Shizune found it strange, but she didn't suspect anything. Richu Manor.

It's been ten days since Mashiro last visited Yakumo, and Yakumo has no way of finding out about Mashiro's disappearance, so Mashiro is worried that Yakumo will be sad and doubt that she has abandoned her.

"Yakumo, Yakumo."

Mashiro called out Yakumo's name and went into the courtyard, but Yakumo was not there.

"Is it in the room?" Mashiro walked into Yakumo's room. It was pitch black inside.

Mashiro sensed something was wrong. Suddenly, flames attacked.

Mashiro stretched out her hand, the flames stopped, and she floated in the air.

The firelight illuminated Yakumo's figure; he had transformed into a terrifying monster with two long horns on his head. "As expected, Ido has awakened." Mashiro sighed; she had considered this possibility before.

Yakumo has always been a very insecure person. Until Mashiro appeared, Yakumo placed all her emotions on Mashiro. Now, Mashiro has suddenly disappeared without warning and hasn't come to see her for ten days. This period is the perfect opportunity for Ido to take advantage of her vulnerability.

"Perfect, I'll take this opportunity to get rid of you," Mashiro muttered to herself, not taking this monster named "Ido" seriously at all.

Just then, Idu's attack came again, this time with poison gas. The dark green gas began to fill the entire room. Idu's poison gas affects the mind, causing those who smell it to become mentally deranged. If there are multiple people, they will start to kill each other.

"It's Mashiro," she said softly.

Immediately afterward, an unnamed gust of wind rose, sweeping all the poisonous gas together and forming a dark green sphere. "The mental toxins are somewhat useful, huh? Alright, it's time to deal with them." Mashiro murmured.

Then her eyes turned pale blue, and she gently stretched them out. An invisible force tightly bound Idu, rendering it completely immobile.

Gently floating in front of Ido, Mashiro whispered, "Release Yakumo, and I'll spare your life." "Heh heh, she'll never wake up again. This body is mine now," Ido roared.

Mashiro frowned slightly, about to say something more, when Ido suddenly changed his expression and shouted, "How is this possible! You're still awake!"

Then Ido transformed into Yakumo, looked at Mashiro, and said excitedly, "Mashiro, you're back." "Yes, I'm back," Mashiro replied with a soft laugh.

"Honestly, you left without even telling me, but I believe you, you'll definitely come to see me," Yakumo said with a smile. "What's going on?" Mashiro asked, looking at Yakumo's current state.

"Because Mi hadn't come to see me, Ido started to bewitch me. But I wasn't so afraid of Ido anymore. I wanted to see what it really was, so I went along with its wishes and let it control my body. But the real control was always in my hands, so Ido never left Richu Manor," Yakumo explained.

“Is that so? Perfect, I’ll take care of it for you.” Mashiro said. Yakumo nodded and then transformed back into Ido’s form.

"How is this possible?! How is this possible?!" Edu roared in despair.

It had always thought that it couldn't control Yakumo's body to leave Richiu Manor because Yakumo's subconscious was playing a trick on it, and that it would be fine after a while. It never expected that it had been under Yakumo's control all along. It was only because Yakumo was bored and curious that it was able to obtain this body.

"Have you thought it through? If you have, you should disappear," Mashiro said.

“You can’t kill me. We share the same body. If you kill me, you’ll kill her,” Edu said coldly.

Mashiro remained expressionless. "Human Path: Soul Absorption Technique"

Then Mashiro placed her hand on Ido's head and pulled, ripping Ido's soul from Yakumo's body. Immediately afterward, Enma appeared behind Mashiro, devoured Ido's soul, and then disappeared.

Gently set Yakumo down, Yakumo awoke, sensing the changes in her body, and whispered, "I really can't feel Ido's presence anymore." "Yes, Ido is completely dead," Mashiro said, stroking Yakumo's head.

In fact, Mashiro lied to Yakumo at this time. Ido was born from the darkness in Yakumo's heart. As long as Yakumo's heart is filled with darkness, a new "Ido" will be born.

"That's great, mua." Yakumo pounced on Mashiro and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.

"I missed you so much, Mashiro." Feeling the familiar warmth, Yakumo whispered. "Me too." Mashiro gently kissed Yakumo's lips.

"I can't take it anymore." Yakumo said, starting to undress Mashiro. Mashiro watched Yakumo's actions with a smile.

The autumn wind blew, and leaves began to fall from the branches. Two people.

Fallen leaves drifted down, their petals fluttering. Clouds and mist, like skin, intertwined.

Chapter 125: Kushina and Naruto (Part 1)

In the evening, after buying dinner for Yakumo who was still fast asleep and leaving a note, Mashiro left Rigachi Villa.

At Konoha Hospital, Sakura and Karin were volunteering. This was a task assigned to them by Tsunade and a necessary step in their medical ninjutsu training. "Sakura, Sakura!"

Sakura snapped out of her reverie at Karin's call. "What's wrong?" Sakura asked.

"It's nothing, I just noticed you seemed a bit distracted," Karin said.

"Really?" Sakura touched her hair. "Focus," Karin reminded her. "Okay, okay," Sakura nodded.

Sakura's mind is completely preoccupied with Mashiro; she keeps wondering if Mashiro will come looking for her.

Sakura shook her head, trying to forget about Mashiro.

"Focus, focus!" Sakura muttered to herself, then began reviewing the patient's resume.

Just then, a nurse walked over and said to Xiaolou, "Xiaolou, Mashiro-sama is looking for you." Hearing this, Xiaoying's heart started pounding again.

Then Sakura walked out of the doctor's office. Karin watched Sakura leave, biting her lip, filled with resentment. In the lobby of Konoha Hospital, Mashiro was reading the hospital newspaper.

At this moment, Sakura walked over to Mashiro, gently intertwined her hands, and asked nervously, "Mashiro, is there something you need?" "What? Can't I talk to you if there's nothing wrong?" Mashiro looked at Sakura and said softly.

"No, no, I... I was just a little surprised." Sakura quickly waved her hand after hearing Mashiro's words.

“Sakura seems a little afraid of me,” Mashiro said softly, looking at Sakura. Sakura didn’t speak.

"Sakura, come with me to Kumogakure in a few days." Mashiro stepped forward, gently stroking Sakura's face, and said softly.

“Okay, okay.” Looking into Mashiro’s gentle eyes, Sakura couldn’t refuse for some reason. “Sakura is so well-behaved, I like her very much,” Mashiro said softly, and then left.

Hearing Mashiro's words, Sakura felt inexplicably happy. Watching Mashiro's departing figure, her eyes became dreamy.