I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

Then, images of Naruto being bullied, insulted, and called a bastard with no parents flashed through his mind.

Minato Namikaze: I'm very emotional right now.

[Tobirama Senju]: If what you're saying is true, then I'm also very emotional.

[Minato Namikaze]: Second Hokage, who are you...?

【Tobirama Senju】: Because I can't understand it.

If the plan was to start from the village and announce that Naruto was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, then Sarutobi's approach was correct.

But then... if the intention was to protect Naruto and not reveal the identity of the Fourth Hokage's son, then Sarutobi's actions are beyond my comprehension.

[Big Pillar Silly]: Why did you say you'd protect Naruto but not tell him about the Fourth Hokage's son's identity?

[Minato Namikaze]: Well, because I was quite active during the Third Shinobi World War and the Third Shinobi World War II.

Therefore, he has many enemies.

[Tobirama Senju]: Minato had passed away at that time, and if Naruto's identity were exposed, it might attract assassination attempts.

However, since it has been announced that Naruto is the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, assassination attempts will still occur, as eliminating the opponent's Jinchuriki is a common tactic used by various ninja villages.

and.

Even if Sarutobi used this excuse to conceal Naruto's identity, then... if he was concealing it, why not give Naruto an identity?

He could arrange for it to be his own grandson or something.

Wouldn't that allow us to take care of them?

After all... Naruto's parents, you were the ones who sacrificed your lives for the village.

Minato, how old were you when you sacrificed your life?

Minato Namikaze: Me? I'm 24 years old.

[Big Pillar, Silly Guy]: Wow, so young...

[Tobirama Senju]: Right. Minato sacrificed himself so young, and for the village... but is this how the village treats his orphans?

Naruto's self-introduction states that he was born alone, indicating that he experienced indifference from others when he was very young.

How much harm would this do to a young child!

Looking at it this way... Sarutobi's actions certainly don't meet the requirements of a Hokage.

and so.

He doesn't deserve to be in the small group.

[Big Pillar, Minato, Kidney-Deficient Hokage]: ...

The other three remained silent.

Minato, on the other hand, only felt numb.

Listening to the Second Hokage's analysis, he increasingly felt that his sacrifice for the village was meaningless. The Third Hokage hadn't kept his promise at all, and his Naruto... not only faced a hundred times greater difficulties in training ninjutsu than ordinary people, but also suffered from the lowest quality of life...

He was completely numb.

[Tobirama Senju]: Minato, calm down.

[Minato Namikaze]: I'm sorry, Second Hokage, I overreacted.

[Big Pillar, Silly Guy]: Minato, you've worked hard. Eh...

Hashirama Senju has sighed three times already.

I was initially happy to join this group to learn about the development of Konoha after my death, but now I feel... my sacrifice seems to have been worthless.

The village is still full of orphans.

This completely contradicts his initial ideals of allowing children in the village to grow up normally without having to fight as children, and allowing young people to live to old age.

Does that mean that the direction Madara is heading is the correct one?

Hashirama Senju experiences self-doubt for the first time.

At this moment, a new reminder appeared in front of everyone.

[Because Hiruzen Sarutobi could not meet the requirements to join the small group, the conditions were relaxed and changed to randomly selecting one Kage to join Kitahara Kaede's observation (^_-) small group].

Everyone's attention immediately focused on the screen.

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P.S.: To the friend who sent me flowers, may you grow 2 centimeters tonight!

Chapter 012 The Fifth Mizukage and Mei Terumi join!

The Naruto members in the small group immediately turned their attention to the system notification.

[Randomly select one character to join the Kitahara Kaede observation (^_-) small group]

[Tobirama Senju]: Randomly selects a Kage, so does that mean he is the Fifth Hokage?

Yes.

Probably.

Because now the first and second generation, then the third generation was eliminated, the fourth generation is here, and Kakashi is identified as the sixth generation by [Observer Ye Feng?(^_-) Xiaoqun].

So……

Now all that's missing is the Fifth Hokage, right?

[The new member was randomly selected; their identity is the current Hokage from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages: Kirigakure, Kumogakure, or Iwagakure.]

The system replied to Tobirama.

But this made Minato and the others frown.

[Minato Namikaze]: So, it's possible that he's not from our Konoha Village?

[Big Pillar Silly]: But our group is supposed to focus on Kitahara Kaede, right? He awakened Wood Release, and he has a unique identity... And now Kitahara Kaede is in the same group as Naruto, so...

The first generation didn't finish speaking, but the other three already understood.

This means that... as long as the newly joined member is a Kage from another ninja village, wouldn't they be able to instantly obtain Konoha's secrets?

Kitahara Kaede, who knows Wood Release, then the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, plus the survivors of the Uchiha clan.

This is Konoha's most closely guarded secret... and now it's about to be exposed.

[The system gave Konoha a chance, but Konoha failed. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, did not meet the requirements to join the group.]

Therefore, only one Kage can be randomly selected from other ninja villages.

Ok.

Everyone could only wait in silence for the arrival of the new member.

So what about the new members?

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Kirigakure Village.

"Lord Mizukage—"

Chojuro, who had just cut his hair short, carried a stack of documents to the Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei.

Mei Terumi is an absolutely stunning woman with long, beautiful red hair.

He had long, narrow phoenix eyes and eyebrows, and his facial features were dignified and well-proportioned.

Her smile is like a gentle breeze.

She is a very beautiful woman.

She is 27 years old this year. Although she looks stunning, she has actually missed her wedding date for a ninja.

Therefore, I always pay close attention to words like "[marriage]" and "wedding date".

Chojuro piled the documents on the table and discovered that the Mizukage was sleeping on top of them.

"Lord Mizukage is clearly very beautiful. If she just pays attention to her appearance, she could easily get married," Chojuro said softly.

"Eh--"

However, Mei Terumi seemed to wake up suddenly from a nightmare.

"What did you say?" she asked immediately.

"Ah...no, I didn't say anything." Chojuro quickly shut up to save his life.

He felt he had underestimated the popularity of the Mizukage, who had missed his wedding date.

There's a reason why Mei Terumi hasn't gotten married yet: she's been taking over a mess.

She was the Fifth Mizukage, but she was the most tragic Mizukage.

Their Misty Village has endured many hardships.

During the Fourth Mizukage's era, talent dwindled, and coupled with various misguided commands, Kirigakure turned all the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, trained by the Second Mizukage, into rogue ninja.

While there are still some Jonin left, their strength has been greatly reduced.

"This is the information registration of the ninjas from Kirigakure that you asked me to compile."

Chojuro handed over the documents.

"..." Mei Terumi.

"33 Jonin, 68 Chunin, and 100 Genin." Mei Terumi had a headache.

"These stats might seem impressive in a small ninja village, but this is our Hidden Mist Village."

The weak ninjas of Kirigakure were all left behind; they were all inferior.

But the strong ones all betrayed the ninja.

It's not that Kirigakure doesn't have good ninja, but they've all become rogue ninja.

"I finally defeated the Fourth Mizukage and took control of Kirigakure."

"But... this is so difficult to reverse."

She rested her head on the table.

At that moment, a screen suddenly appeared in front of me.

[The Multiverse Chat Group, also known as the Observer of Kitahara Kaede? (^_-) You are invited to join this small group. Do you accept?]

A line of text popped up.

Mei Terumi blinked gently.

She looked in Chojuro's direction, but found that Chojuro seemed not to see her. Could it be that this was something only she could see?

So... in this situation, of course...

"I choose yes!"

Mei Terumi is someone who is very good at seizing opportunities.

She was from Kirigakure, but before her lived the era of the Blood Mist Village, where the Fourth Mizukage took this cruelty to the extreme.

During the reign of the Fourth Mizukage, all seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist betrayed him.

The foundation of Kirigakure was severely damaged.

She didn't want to see Kirigakure destroyed, so she took over, defeated the Fourth Mizukage, and became the Fifth Mizukage. This is how she endured and seized opportunities.

So when we discover something so extraordinary... of course we just accept it!

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[Observing Kitahara Kaede? (^_-) Small Group]

[Welcome Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi to the Kitahara Kaede observation group; the group size has increased to 5.]

[Because Mei Terumi was the first female member of this group, a special title was added.]

[Congratulations to Mei Terumi on obtaining a new title - an unmarried, middle-aged single woman!]

The scene before Mei Terumi's eyes had changed.