XX-level Hokage

After treating Izumi, Mashiro left Konoha Hospital.

After buying some small gifts at Yukiori's house, Mashiro visited Yakumo at Rikichika Manor. She spent some time with Yakumo before heading to the Hyuga clan's territory.

Mashiro actually wanted to meet Kaguya, but according to Tehan, Kaguya seemed to have left after Mashiro went to the Land of Iron, without saying where she was going, only that she would be back soon.

Although Kaguya hadn't gone anywhere, Mashiro had already guessed. Thinking this, Mashiro looked up at the sky. It was noon, so the silvery moon was not visible.

Kaguya must have sensed the Tenseigan created by the descendants of Hagoromo on the moon.

Upon arriving at the Hyuga clan's territory, I first had lunch with Ada and Dimon, and then showed them around Konoha.

Mashiro bought snacks for Dimon at the ice cream shop, ate desserts with Ada, and then went to Yukiori's house to buy them some nice clothes. It wasn't until evening that Mashiro took them back to the Hyuga clan's territory.

Just as Mashiro was about to leave, Ada reached out and grabbed the hem of Mashiro's clothes.

"Stay tonight?" Ada whispered, her face flushed and her eyes hazy and dreamy in the moonlight. Understanding Ada's meaning, Mashiro gently took Ada's hand.

Because she was a cyborg, Ada possessed incredibly strong physique and physical abilities, making her the only one who could hold out until Mashiro was exhausted. Therefore, Mashiro's movements were both gentle and somewhat unrestrained.

After waking up, Mashiro had breakfast with Ada, took her back to Dimon, and then went to the Hokage's office.

After explaining the detailed plans to Konan and Samui, Mashiro returned to Loulan to officially complete the system's main quest. Ancient times.

The ninja world was still in its early stages of development, with villages clustering together to form small nations.

On a desolate plain, two silvery-white meteors fell, raising a cloud of dust. As the smoke cleared, two figures emerged.

Aliens from a distant planet, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya

"Is this Earth? Just as the clan said, the energy is incredibly abundant. It feels like this planet can produce more than one fruit." Sensing the energy contained within Earth, Ichishi spoke.

Kaguya remained silent, her expression calm.

"Alright, let's do it here. Plant the Ten-Tails larvae. Kaguya, let's begin," Isshiki ordered.

For this mission, both Isshiki and Kaguya brought a juvenile Ten-Tails. "Yes," Kaguya said calmly.

With a wave of her hand, she opened a different dimension, and the Ten-Tails larva roared as it emerged. Under the influence of Kaguya's chakra, the Ten-Tails larva began to take root in place and then began to grow rapidly.

Isshiki appeared before the Ten-Tails larva, his chakra continuously surging forth and pouring into it.

He wanted to leave his chakra aura inside the Ten-Tails' larva to prepare for consuming the Chakra Fruit in the future. Just then, Kaguya quietly appeared behind Isshiki.

Isshiki showed no reaction or defense. The relationship between guardian and protected, and the tradition of the Otsutsuki clan that forbids killing each other, made Isshiki have complete trust in Kaguya.

"You should also prepare yourself to find a suitable vessel on this planet," and then sacrifice it after the Ten-Tails' larvae mature. "Isshiki said calmly. "I don't want to do that," Kaguya said, her voice somewhat cold.

"What?" Isshiki asked in confusion, before he could even ask a question. The All-Killing Ash Bones attacked Isshiki's body.

Isshiki's body was instantly severed at the waist. "You..." Isshiki looked at Kaguya in disbelief. Kaguya remained silent and continued her attack.

Upon seeing this, Yi Shi, spitting out blood, began to retaliate, and a huge black cube crashed down from the sky.

However, Kaguya withstood Isshiki's attack and launched a counterattack on Isshiki's upper body. Instantly, Isshiki's upper body turned into gray smoke, and the black cube disappeared as well.

Seeing this, Kaguya breathed a slight sigh of relief, then took Isshiki's place and began to inject chakra into the Ten-Tails' larva. After a moment, the Ten-Tails' larva turned into a mature form. Kaguya hesitated for a moment, then sacrificed Isshiki's lower body to the Ten-Tails.

After obtaining the flesh and blood of the Otsutsuki clan, the Ten-Tails began to change rapidly, and the Divine Tree was born. Kaguya will watch over the Divine Tree for the rest of her life until the Chakra Fruit is born.

Meanwhile, in a desert 30 kilometers away from the location of the Divine Tree, Yishi appeared out of thin air on the ground.

Just as he was about to be killed by Kaguya, he instantly used the Shonin Gungnir to shrink himself, then opened a spatial portal, revealing those enormous black cubes.

The body was designed to distract Kaguya's vision. Through the spatial portal, Isshiki arrived here.

Unlike Kaguya, Isshiki had extensive combat experience, which allowed him to successfully fake his death and deceive Kaguya. However, even so, Isshiki was now completely exhausted.

He had given much of his chakra to the Ten-Tails' larvae, and now he only had half a body left. In his dying state, he was forced to use divine techniques several times, and his chakra was completely exhausted.

Just then, a monk saw Yi Shi lying halfway on the ground and rushed over. "Are you alright?" the monk asked with concern as he helped Yi Shi up.

"This is the only way... In a moment of weakness, Yi Shi used illusion magic to control the monk, and then prepared to parasitize him."

But just as Isshiki was about to carry out his plan, a clear, melodious girl's voice rang out. "I really didn't expect to have to kill you a second time."

"Who!" Yishi turned his head and saw a stunningly beautiful girl with silver hair floating in the air.

"You are a member of our clan. That's perfect. You need to help me quickly. My guardian has betrayed me," Isshiki said anxiously. Mashiro didn't answer, but quietly walked up to Isshiki.

He kicked Yishi away from the monk's arms. "You... Yishi is simply incomprehensible."

His guardians wanted to kill him, and this tribesman he had just met also wanted to kill him.

Have they all forgotten the Otsutsuki clan's rule against killing each other?!

Just then, an invisible strike instantly cleaved Isshiki in two. One half was engulfed in black flames, the other in white flames. Isshiki Ōtsutsuki was dead!

This is the final step in completing the system's mission. As long as Ichishiki is killed at this point in time, the future that Mashiro traveled to will disappear. And because of the existence of "Divine Art: Heavenly Timing," Mashiro will be able to leave behind five things that existed in that vanished future.

Mashiro gave the five celestial imprints to Ada, Dimon, Hikari, Mirai, and Himawari respectively. Ada, Dimon, and Hikari have already arrived in Mashiro's current world, so there was no impact.

However, the future and the sunflower disappeared because of the future's disappearance, and Mashiro needs to use a special method to summon them. There's no rush.

After resolving the first move, Mashiro returned to the original timeline once again via the Dragon Vein.

The moment you returned to the original time, a system notification sounded: [Congratulations, host, main quest complete.]

Then Mashiro's consciousness arrived in a blank space. In the space, a small silver-white sphere was shining brightly. "Thanks to you, host."

Chapter 176: Epilogue and Beginning

"Finally stopped pretending to be asleep?" Mashiro said with a light laugh.

"How can you say I'm pretending to be asleep? I only woke up recently, and even if I had woken up, I wouldn't have any power to provide you with..."

"It's better to remain silent than to offer help," the system replied.

"You seem more human than when I first met you," Mashiro said softly, sensing the system's softened tone.

"There was nothing I could do. At the time, I genuinely thought the mission was doomed. As one of the initial systems, failing my first mission was incredibly frustrating, and naturally, I had no interest in communicating with you properly," the system said.

"Are you leaving?" Mashiro nodded slightly. Then she suddenly asked.

"Yes, the system task is complete, and I should go back and report. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I probably won't accept any more tasks; I'll just return..."

"It's better for me to just stay in my old position and do nothing," the system replied.

"Goodbye then. Thank you for giving me a second chance." Mashiro looked at the system and said earnestly and firmly.

"It's just a matter of each taking what they need. In any case, this world is now yours. Goodbye, Hinata Mashiro." With that, the system turned into specks of light and disappeared from the spot.

Immediately afterward, the white space vanished, and Mashiro's consciousness returned to her body. Gazing at Konoha not far away, Mashiro sank into the shadows.

He appeared in the Hokage's office, watching Konan and Samui busy working. He tried to open the system panel, but there was no response. As expected.

For a moment, Mashiro felt a slight pang of sadness for no apparent reason.

"So white." "Next."

Upon seeing Mashiro's sudden appearance, Konan and Samui both put down their work and surrounded her.

"The village's higher-ups should already know everything about the empire's structure, right? Have they encountered any obstacles?" Mashiro asked softly as she sat down in the Hokage's chair.

"Has the specific time for the establishment of the empire been communicated to other countries and villages?" Mashiro nodded and continued to ask.

"We've already notified them. The Land of Rain, the Land of Demons, the Land of Grass, and other small and medium-sized countries, along with their ninja villages, all unconditionally agree. The other four major countries also have no objections. However, the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Stone Village remain ambiguous in their stance," Samui replied.

"The entire structure, except for the root and the research institute, is abolished," Mashiro said calmly.

"Yes." Xiao Nan nodded.

“Also, inform all the major and minor clans in Konoha that their heads should gather in the conference room tomorrow at noon,” Mashiro continued. “I understand,” Samui said calmly.

"I'll go keep an eye on Iwagakure and Kirigakure." With that, Mashiro disappeared from the spot.

In the second phase, Iwagakure announced that the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, had abdicated, passing the mantle to his son, Kyoto. Kirigakure also officially abolished the Elder Council system, which had existed since the Second Mizukage's time.

A week later, the Ninja Empire was established. Its capital was Konoha.

At the same time, the title of the Five Kage was retained, and the Five Kage were designated as the highest local representatives to help the Empire manage local order.

Original Konoha advisors Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, the Grand Elder of Kirigakure, and the advisor of Sunagakure.

Mojin, Luo Qi (representative of Kumogakure), and the former Daimyo of the five great nations jointly formed the Elder Council.

The Council of Elders is responsible for managing the promotion of Imperial Stewards and does not participate in political activities.

Furthermore, the six branches of government—finance, politics, administration, science, education, and ethnic affairs—are separated. In the financial sector, there are two agencies: the Ministry of Finance and the Chamber of Commerce.

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for managing national revenue and expenditure. The Minister is Kakuzu, and the Vice Ministers are Takeru Satoh, the former Minister of Finance of Konoha, and Okane, the former Minister of Finance of Kumogakure.

The Chamber of Commerce is responsible for the unified management of all business activities, and its president is Cardo.

In the political sphere, the government was divided among four secretaries: Nara Shikaku, Konan, Samui, and Azabui, who were responsible for handling national affairs.

In terms of ninjas, the traditional ninja system is generally followed, but becoming a ninja is not mandatory, and the importance of ninjas will be reduced. In terms of technology, it consists of research institutes and research centers.

The research institute is responsible for studying technologies that benefit people's livelihoods, and its director is Leimen Electric, a company that has never been well-known before.

The research institute is responsible for wartime technology research, and has three directors: Orochimaru, Tohno Kakusuke, and Sasori. In education, regular schools will be established, and the Minister of Education will tentatively be Iruka, a former Konoha teacher. Regarding clans, a unified clan management bureau will be established, with Hyuga Hiashi serving as its first director.

It also had a root force and a guard force. The guard force was responsible for maintaining order, while the dark force was responsible for managing the imperial high command. Most importantly, the emperor had the power to manage all institutions.

Under Mashiro's instructions, a new Thunder Chariot Department was added under the Research Institute, leading a large number of ninjas to begin building a Thunder Chariot network centered on the capital city.

The ninja world will soon be completely united, and the empire will truly be integrated. One year later.

Yukata and Matsuri, from the Province of Wind, stepped off the Thunder Chariot. A bustling scene unfolded before their eyes.

"As expected of the capital city? We haven't even entered the city yet, and the area around the station is already so prosperous," Ji exclaimed in surprise.

"Alright, Matsuri, stop looking. Let's hurry into the city. Don't forget we're here to deliver a message to Lord Tehan." Yukata said, patting Matsuri's head.

They hailed a tram and headed into the city. The royal city, the truly white palace.

In the huge study, Mashiro was leisurely reading a book.

Not far away, Future was playing a game with Dimon. The sunflower beside them watched with great interest.

Two months after the empire was established, Mashiro summoned Mirai and Himawari through the Heavenly Time Mark, despite Mashiro's attempts to explain calmly. The two still couldn't accept the truth.

Left with no other choice, Mashiro used the "Divine Tree - Suro Mischievous God" to implant many thoughts into them. Then, she took the future to Kurenai and the sunflower to the field. After half a year of adaptation, the two slowly began to accept reality.

Mashiro often hides in her study these days. There are too many women in the house, and sometimes it gives her a headache. She'd rather stay here and play games with her three children.

Leave all the household matters to Izumi. Just then, Kaguya pushed open the door and walked in.

Due to the special connection between the Amaterasuki, no matter how Mashiro hid, Kaguya and Ada could easily find her.