XX-level Hokage

"I want to see you." Hikaru looked at Mashiro and said calmly and firmly. "I understand, wait for me." After saying that, Mashiro logged out of the game.

Taking off his VR glasses, Mashiro stood up and noticed that his chakra was slightly depleted. "Is this the power of the Eight Thousand Spears?" he murmured to himself, before sinking into the shadows.

In the Hokage's office, Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru stared intently at a scroll on the table. The scroll contained mission files written by someone from the future.

"There really is such a power—to manipulate time," Shikamaru said, frowning.

“Obito Uchiha’s Mangekyou Sharingan, Kamui, already has the power to manipulate space, so it’s not surprising that the Otsutsuki can use the power to manipulate time. The key is how we, Sasuke and Sasuke, will deal with it,” Sasuke said.

“According to the future, they went back to our childhood, which means that Mashiro Otsutsuki probably doesn’t have any ill intentions towards us, otherwise we wouldn’t be here,” Naruto said.

Chapter 260: A Sea of ​​Flowers in a Dream (Part 2)

"One should always be wary of others. The power of time cannot be completely controlled. Perhaps she didn't do anything to us in the past because she was afraid of changing the future, or rather, she was afraid that some things that had already happened would change, thus affecting herself." Sasuke said.

“I agree with Sasuke. If she had killed you two when you were young, then who would have dealt with Madara Uchiha and Kaguya Otsutsuki?” Shikamaru nodded.

Just then, a ninja hurriedly knocked on the door and came in.

"Lord Hokage, the person you requested to be closely monitored has arrived." Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances and silently ceased their conversation.

"I'll head out now." With that, Shikamaru hurriedly left the Hokage's office. Soon after, Mashiro walked in.

"Mashiro, how have you been lately? Is life in Konoha going well?" Naruto asked with a smile. "I'm fine," Mashiro replied softly.

"Is there something you need from me today?" Naruto asked.

"There is something. Is there a game that's been popular lately?" Mashiro asked softly.

"Haven't you noticed? There's something wrong with this game." With a light laugh, Shinra handed the VR glasses he was holding to Naruto. Naruto took the VR glasses with some confusion, but didn't find anything wrong, and turned to hand them to Sasuke.

Sasuke looked at the VR glasses in his hand and didn't notice anything wrong at first, but as the Rinnegan with tomoe flashed, Sasuke saw the power of the pupils flowing within the eyes.

"Eye technique!" Sasuke placed the VR glasses on the table and said with utmost seriousness.

“That’s right, eye techniques. Someone used eye techniques to create a virtual world, gathering the thieves together through a game. Although we don’t know their purpose, it probably isn’t anything good,” Mashiro said softly.

Naruto glanced at Sasuke, and after receiving Sasuke's affirmative look, Naruto's expression became serious.

"Thank you, Mashiro. We will take this matter seriously and will send someone to investigate immediately," Naruto said.

"No need for that trouble. Just give me the information about the game, and I'll take care of it. Consider it repayment for the help you've received these past few days," Mashiro said with a smile.

“This… Naruto hesitated.”

"What, don't you trust me yet?" Mashiro said calmly.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mashiro. I'll have someone send the documents to you later," Naruto nodded. "Okay." Mashiro nodded slightly and turned to leave the Hokage's office.

After Mashiro left, Naruto sat down in a chair and sighed, "What a nuisance."

“There’s no other way. Until we break her genjutsu, we can only try to appease her,” Sasuke said calmly. “What do you think? She’s offering to handle this herself?” Naruto asked, rubbing his forehead.

“I’ll be careful,” Sasuke said calmly. “Then I’ll leave it to you,” Naruto said with a smile. “Okay.”

At the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, it seems that guy named Murutsu wants to carry on Pain's legacy. How interesting. Then, Mashiro sank into the shadows.

When they reappeared, they were at the station on the way from Konoha to the Land of Rain.

Although Mashiro could directly use the power of the Shadow Legion to travel to the Land of Rain.

But she's past the stage of being in a rush; being a little earlier or later wouldn't change the outcome. Besides, she quite enjoys riding in Lexus cars.

From the moment we boarded the Thunder Train in the afternoon until the next morning, it wasn't until then that the Thunder Train arrived in the Land of Rain. We strolled through Rain Village, observing this city filled with scrap metal and sewage.

It hasn't changed much since a decade or so ago; it's still raining incessantly, and the people are numb and uneasy.

Without Pain, Amegakure seemed to have lost its vitality. Muttering to himself, Mashiro disappeared into the city. Beneath Amegakure, in a massive underground ruin.

A woman with long blonde hair, light purple eyes, and Roman numerals tattooed on the center of her forehead suddenly opened her eyes.

Then, looking at the strange, pale-faced monk sitting in the chair in front of him, he said, "Lord Cixian, someone has just infiltrated this place. Should we deal with it?"

Jigen said expressionlessly, "Ignore it, Delta. This world hasn't reached the point where we need to step in." Hearing this, Delta closed her eyes again.

"I sensed the presence of my clansmen during the recent incident, but it quickly disappeared. Was it just my imagination, or have they already been dealt with? I hope their wedge..."

"It still exists; the Divine Tree needs high-quality specimens." Cixian murmured to himself, then closed his eyes.

The border between the Land of Fire and Konoha was originally a dense forest, but it was later turned into a desolate desert due to the impact of the Third and Fourth Shinobi World Wars.

"It should be around here." With her Byakugan activated, Mashiro scanned her surroundings and quickly detected traces of chakra in a cave.

"Looks like this is it." Mashiro muttered to himself as he turned in a direction, then vanished instantly. Inside the Zero organization's base.

"The Eight Thousand Spears truly live up to their reputation as a power feared even by the Uchiha clan. Through the Tsukuyomi game space, the chakra of the entire ninja world is constantly gathering together. I think it won't be long before I can project the mark of the Eight Thousand Spears onto the moon and then control all the ninjas in the ninja world," Tekuse said with immense excitement.

He was an ordinary researcher at the Konoha Research Institute who proposed the idea of ​​using ninja tools to replicate bloodline limits, but because of his low status, his ideas were not adopted by his superiors and he could only do odd jobs at the research institute.

By chance, he encountered Murutsu, who had inherited Pain's will and wanted to overthrow the ninja world, and the two hit it off immediately. They then secretly formed the "Zero" organization.

"How are the prosthetic eyes coming along?" Jirujin asked.

"It's already in the testing phase, and it won't be ready for use for more than a few days," Tekuse said somewhat frantically.

The prosthetic eye is the product of his idea to replicate bloodline limits, possessing the power of a one-to-one replica of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

“Very good. Once she successfully performs the Eight Thousand Spears Tsukuyomi, she will be of no use. Then I can secretly eliminate her and use the artificial eye that copied her eyes to absorb the chakra of the entire ninja world and complete the Akatsuki’s unfinished mission.” Mouritsu said with great enthusiasm.

Just then, a clear female voice suddenly rang out, her tone somewhat helpless, "Do you always plot so loudly?"

After finding the hidden headquarters of the "Zero" organization, Mashiro quietly walked inside.

After using illusion magic to control several guards, Mashiro arrived at the depths of the cave.

Because Jiruzu had made preparations in advance, the cave's internal structure was extremely complex, making it very difficult to find the real stronghold. Just as Mashiro was about to send the Shadow Legion, the two of them loudly plotted over.

Chapter 261: A Sea of ​​Flowers in a Dream (Part 2)

"You are... a spies from Konoha?!" Jiruzu was quite surprised to see Mashiro suddenly appear.

"Perhaps, but I don't have time to talk to you about that now. Do you have any last words? I'll give you a few minutes to leave your last words," Mashiro said calmly.

"How arrogant! Konoha ninja, today I'll show you that coming here alone to provoke me is the biggest mistake of your life," Murutsu said angrily.

"Are you done? Well then, Kana~" Mashiro stretched out her finger and lightly drew a line. Murutsu was instantly cut in half at the waist.

Blood gushed out, and Mu Liujin fell heavily to the ground, his face filled with disbelief. "This...how is this possible?! I..."

Then, filled with resentment, he left this world.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I was forced! Don't kill me!" Upon seeing Murutsu's sudden death, Tekuse hurriedly knelt on the ground, trembling all over as he spoke.

"Tell me, where is Uchiha Hikaru?" Mashiro walked up to Tekuse and asked softly.

"Uchiha Hikaru! Oh, I know, I know, don't kill me, I, I'll take you there," Tekuse cried out in a panicked voice. Following Tekuse's footsteps, Mashiro arrived at the underground secret room of the "Zero" Uchiha clan.

On a huge bed, Light was sleeping peacefully, wearing a helmet covered in connectors. Walk over and remove the helmet.

After examining her body using medical techniques and finding nothing abnormal, Mashiro reached out and stroked Hikari's hair. "It's time to wake up, Hikari."

With Mashiro's words and the master of medical chakra, Hikari slowly opened her eyes.

"Mashiro, you've come?" Hikaru's voice was somewhat languid as he reached out and gently stroked Mashiro's cheek. Maintaining Tsukuyomi and Yachimokurou for such a long time was a heavy burden on Hikaru's mental strength and chakra.

“Yes, I’m here. Let’s go back.” Masashi said with a smile. “Okay.”

Hikari nodded gently, then reached out and wrapped her arms around Mashiro's neck. Mashiro, in turn, held Hikari's waist and pulled her into her embrace. She then turned to look at Tekuse, who was feigning a pitiful expression.

"Um, sir, may I leave now?" Tekuse asked, somewhat frightened. "Of course," Mashiro replied softly.

Upon hearing this, Tekuse was overjoyed and hurriedly ran towards the exit.

But a black flame suddenly enveloped him, and before he could even be alarmed, Tekuse turned to ashes.

Amaterasu's flames continued to burn everything around her. Mashiro, meanwhile, silently sank into the shadows.

The fire raged for a long time, until it burned the entire cave to the ground.

Everything in the "Zero" organization was wiped out, including its leader, Murutsu, its technical advisor, Hisase, and the prosthetic eye that was created but never had a chance to be used.

Guang gently opened her eyes and saw the azure sky.

"What's this? Where's Mashiro?" Hikaru propped himself up and looked around.

"Are you awake?" Mashiro's voice came from behind Hikaru. Hikaru turned around and saw Mashiro standing quietly not far away.

"Mashiro, where is this?" Hikaru walked to Mashiro's side, gently took her hand, and asked softly. "Do you remember what I said when I left?" Mashiro suddenly said.

Hikaru paused for a moment, as if she had thought of something. "Close your eyes," Mashiro said gently.

Filled with anticipation yet a little nervous, Hikari gently closed her eyes. After a moment, Mashiro whispered, "Alright, open your eyes." Gently opening her eyes, Hikari was instantly stunned.

Before her lay a sea of ​​crimson, a profusion of blooming flowers, their colors gleaming brightly in the sunlight, everything appearing dreamlike and ethereal.

"I told you, I would bring you to see the sea of ​​blooming flowers." Walking behind Hikari, Mashiro gently embraced her, whispering softly in her ear. Hikari was still in shock.

"So beautiful!" Guang murmured to herself, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, dripping onto the petals of the flowers on the ground.

In the centuries of darkness, light had dreamt countless times of a sea of ​​flowers. But no dream, however vivid, could compare to the sight before its eyes.

"Mashiro, why are you so nice to me?" Hikaru suddenly asked, her voice low and hoarse.

Why? Perhaps it's because of your name, perhaps because of your personality, perhaps because of your appearance, or perhaps because of your character. But whatever the reason, Hikari, I like you very much. "Mashiro pondered for a moment, then said earnestly.

[Uchiha Hikaru's favorability +10, reward: Eye Technique: Eight Thousand Spears] "Me too!"

Guang turned his head and gently kissed Zhenbai's lips. It was very awkward.

Mashiro quickly took the initiative.

A burning, yet awkward, love fell upon Mashiro, who responded in silence. In the center of a sea of ​​flowers.

The two were intertwined.

Mashiro lay on the ground, while Hikaru sat on top of her.

"Have you made up your mind?" Mashiro asked softly, stroking Hikari's body. Hikari's eyes were incredibly firm. She leaned down and kissed Mashiro again.

A sea of ​​flowers trembles, magpies pant softly. Peach blossoms reflect each other, and the water cascades down.

When the two returned to Konoha, they were already on the second mission, where they told Naruto and Sasuke about the light.

Sasuke specifically consulted the Uchiha clan's genealogy to confirm the existence of his great-great-grandmother.

At Mashiro's request, Hikari ended up staying in Mashiro's room temporarily. Another week passed.

During the week, Mashiro took Hikari and Mirai on a tour of Konoha, and treated them to many delicious dishes and desserts.