Master, please become the Hokage

Kushina's expression became even more depressed, and Namikaze Minato moved his lips slightly, as if to comfort her.

Judging from Kushina's expression, she might burst into tears at any moment.

After all, when the motherland suffers, everyone will have a similar mood when returning to their homeland.

"...Therefore, this land is absolutely not something that other countries can get their hands on!"

Sarutobi Ryo growled, extremely disgusted by the intrusion.

Unfortunately, during the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha also invaded other countries, such as...the Land of the Rain.

Therefore, during the war, Sarutobi Ryo refused all missions regarding the Land of Rain.

Ryo Sarutobi: "If you invade another country, they will retaliate one day."

"When will the cycle of revenge end..." Namikaze Minato jumped onto the hillside in front, half squatted down, and shook his head.

Sarutobi Ryo also stood on the hillside and began to observe the town ahead.

In the shattered town, countless skeletons could be seen at a glance. Kushina covered her mouth on the spot and could no longer hold back her tears.

"That's the truth, but the premise is that we don't invade others."

Konoha has trampled on other countries wantonly, and one day it will pay the price.

In the original work, Konoha had the most rebellious ninjas, and Nagato released the super-sized Shinra Tensei against Konoha, which was retribution.

Sarutobi Ryo stared at the countless skeletons in front of him and found many children's skeletons among them, and even the existence of two lives in one corpse.

Everyone's faces became even uglier, but fortunately, everyone present was about to acquire the qualities of a Jonin, so they forced themselves to suppress all the grief and anger in their hearts.

"Ruri-san, could you please use your Byakugan to observe your surroundings?"

Minato Namikaze seemed to be deliberately avoiding this topic.

He looked at Hinata Ruri, hoping that she could help.

The Hyuga clan's Byakugan has an ultra-long-range vision of up to 10 kilometers.

However, the farther you want to see, the more you need to concentrate and not be disturbed.

"Minato, don't you have the ability to perceive?"

Sarutobi Ryo intercepted the request on behalf of Hinata Ruri.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

Hinata Ruri, who was born in a separate family, has a lower and lower desire to survive due to various changes.

Sarutobi Ryo guessed that Hinata Ruri in the original work most likely died of depression.

Because it is obvious that Neji had no mother when he was a child.

In terms of modern medicine, Hinata Ruri is a severe depressive patient who may commit suicide at any time.

The culprit behind all this is naturally the rules of the Hyuga clan's main and branch families.

For a patient with severe depression, any stimulation may lead her to the abyss if she is not understood.

Minato Namikaze smiled awkwardly, turned his head and didn't mention the matter anymore.

"Master, this way."

Although Hinata Ruri cannot observe, Yamanaka Hui also has super strong perception abilities.

As a ninja from the Yamanaka clan, the mountain girl who has practiced Yin Dun since childhood has an extremely outstanding sixth sense.

She jumped up first, and Sarutobi Ryo quickly followed without any hesitation.

Baiyun Yeshan blinked and followed immediately.

Sarutobi Ryo's four-man team parted ways with Namikaze Minato in this way.

"Master Liang seems to be very angry today."

Said Namikaze Minato's teammate, the black-haired girl named Jaci.

She is Sarutobi Biwako's disciple, and will also join the Anbu in the future and be the female ninja who will deliver Kushina's baby.

Faced with Snake Ci's words, Namikaze Minato's smile slowly became a little stiff.

"Kushina..."

He looked at his lover who was wiping her tears and continued to comfort her.

......

"This way, this way!"

Shan Zhonghui continued to move forward, and everyone had already entered a secret passage from the surface.

The country of whirlpools has a small land area, so it naturally gave rise to the practical style of underground buildings.

Various mazes and special secret rooms are everywhere.

"I feel a chakra reaction, although it is extremely weak, but..."

Shan Zhonghui walked all the way.

The passage of several hundred meters was quickly passed by.

After a dizzying number of twists and turns, Yamanaka Hui led everyone into a room.

Some talismans were posted at the end of the passage.

Sarutobi Ryo recognized that this was a modified version of the "Fox Heart Technique".

The magic in the fox's mind is an illusion that can obscure vision and create illusory scenes.

These talismans in front of you combine with each other to trigger the effect of illusion, making it impossible for people to detect this place.

Obviously, something is being covered up.

However, due to the passage of time, the chakra energy of the combination talisman began to decrease, and finally it lost its effect, and even the talisman itself was revealed.

He casually tore the talisman off, and the last trace of energy left in the illusion vanished into thin air.

The scene before my eyes changed, the wall twisted, and a stone door appeared before my eyes.

How to do it?

Baiyun Yeshan looked at Sarutobi Ryo, and he couldn't help but tighten the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Do you want to use wind escape to cut it open?

Sarutobi Ryo looked up and down at the stone door, then groped for a mechanism.

Rumble!

The mechanism made a sound and the door opened.

Bai Yunyeshan's eyes immediately showed surprise.

"Young Master is very knowledgeable and must have some knowledge of the Whirlpool Country..."

Shan Zhonghui explained to him, and Bai Yunyeshan suddenly understood.

He thought to himself, he is indeed the son of Hokage.

"Walk."

Sarutobi Ryo entered first and found that it was a series of secret rooms.

Multiple rooms grouped together.

In the room at the end of the secret room, a sarcophagus is extremely conspicuous.

"My beloved...Kato Dan's grave."

As Yamanaka Hui read the words engraved on the sarcophagus, the identity of the deceased also came to light.

"He's...Princess Tsunade's lover..."

Chapter 10. Enemies in the Mist

Kato Dan, born in a commoner family, has inherited a forbidden technique called S-level spiritual transformation technique.

During the Second Shinobi World War, due to the death of his sister, he gradually became close to Tsunade, whose brother had also passed away at that time.

The two admired each other and began their journey as lovers.

Later, Konoha received a request for help from the Whirlpool Country and sent a support team.

Tsunade, Kato Dan, Mokume Kōto and others went together.

However, because the Konoha high-level officials misjudged the number of enemies, when Tsunade and others arrived, they were faced with a siege from a large number of ninjas.

Even though he finally managed to break out of the siege, Kato Dan unfortunately died.

"At that time, facing the siege of the army, Princess Tsunade, who had no time to take the body away, buried her lover here..."

Sarutobi Ryo tells the story of Kato Dan's life.

There is a conspiracy theory that says: Because Kato Dan's dream was to become Hokage and he was too close to Tsunade, the orthodox successor of the Will of Fire, he caused dissatisfaction among the top leaders, so he was killed by the Konoha high-level leaders.

But regardless of whether the conspiracy theory is true or not, the fact that Kato Dan was a Konoha ninja, and he devoted himself to Konoha and eventually died in battle, cannot be changed.

"Young Master..." Yamanaka Hui glanced at Sarutobi Ryo.

"Collect the remains and take them back."

Sarutobi Ryo made a decision immediately.

Fallen leaves return to their roots.

It's time to take him home...

......

Swish!

Swish!

Just as Sarutobi Ryo was collecting Kato Dan's remains.

A group of people arrived at the surface at the entrance of the secret passage.

They were dressed in blue, and almost everyone had shark-like teeth.

The leading female ninja was not very tall and carried two long swords with sharp fangs on their backs.

Her brown-red hair was combed into a bunny-ear-like upturned hairstyle, which was very eye-catching.

"Finally someone has arrived. I thought Konoha would never send anyone here."

She pinched her waist and grinned, revealing her good teeth.

"Lord Ayuri, what should we do next?"

Like a bloodthirsty shark, each of his subordinates was surrounded by a strong smell of blood. Just from their eyes and aura, you could tell that they were not ordinary ninjas.

The team in front of us is none other than the ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village, one of the five great ninja villages.

The Hidden Mist Village is also one of the main culprits that led to the destruction of the Whirlpool Country.

"Of course we'll go in and kill them."

Ringo Ayuri, known as the "Genius Girl of Kirigakure", inherited the title of "Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja" at a young age and has extraordinary strength.

"This secret passage has been explored many times. When it was built, it had several exits, ventilation holes, and drainage systems. Therefore, the conventional strategy of burying it in the ground and flooding it with water will not work..."

The best option, of course, is to go straight down, guard several important passages of the secret passage, and block them at the source!

"action!"

Following her command, her subordinates filed in and entered the tunnel.

This is different from Konoha's tradition of prioritizing the strong.

In ninja villages like Kirigakure, the small pawns go first, followed by the strong ones.