Master, Please Become a Hokage

These matters were unrelated to Ryō Sarutobi and the others participating in the Jōnin Exams.

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Two days later, Ryō Sarutobi returned to Konoha. After 12 days, the Jōnin Exams came to a close.

Koharu Utatane entered the Hokage's office to report the situation, while Ryō Sarutobi and the others rested in the open space in front of the Hokage Building.

“Young Master, that old woman is clearly favoring Minato Namikaze......”

With nothing to do, Yamanaka Kei began to whisper.

When she heard that our team was the first to find Katō Dan's remains, Koharu Utatane was clearly surprised.

“She clearly thinks that Minato Namikaze should have been the one to complete this task......”

Yamanaka Kei's judgment was correct.

Koharu Utatane, including Homura Mitokado, openly and secretly supported Minato Namikaze.

The two advisors, representing the interests of multiple clans and the upper echelons, wanted to support Minato Namikaze to become the Fourth Hokage, leveling up, gaining experience, and being given tasks along the way was perfectly reasonable.

They just didn't expect that our side would find it first and obtain the credit.

But in reality, Ryō Sarutobi didn't think much about it, he just wanted to let Katō Dan go home, that was all.

Yamanaka Kei was still very unhappy: “If this momentum continues, I'm afraid Minato Namikaze will continue to rise steadily and ascend to the heavens......”

This time, he stole the credit that was arranged for him by the higher-ups, what about next time?

“So......?” Ryō Sarutobi withdrew his gaze from the window of the Hokage Building and looked at the girl beside him.

A devilish smile suddenly appeared on Yamanaka Kei's pretty face: “So...... Young Master, I think we should take the initiative and find a way to kill Minato Namikaze! As long as he dies! The position of Hokage will definitely be yours, Young Master!”

Last time, she was just planning to make trouble for Minato Namikaze and teach him a lesson. This time, it has directly escalated to wanting to kill him.

The span...... is a bit large.

In fact, Ryō Sarutobi didn't have any condemnation for the evil personality of his childhood sweetheart.

After all, he actually hides deep malice in his heart.

People...... are complex creatures.

Gazing at the girl's beautiful face and curvaceous figure. Her delicate skin is as smooth as white jade, coupled with her fiery red mouth......

“Young Master?” Yamanaka Kei blinked her eyes.

“Don't cause trouble.” Ryō Sarutobi stopped her again.

Since childhood, there have been many similar scenes.

Yamanaka Kei never hesitated to express the malice in her heart, and each time, she was stopped by Ryō Sarutobi.

Because this does not conform to the Will of Fire.

Otherwise, Ryō Sarutobi would not plot against Minato Namikaze.

Yamanaka Kei is different, she is not like Danzō, who does bad things to seize power.

She is purely willful, with a reckless and lawless personality.

“Kei, Miss Kei......”

Just then, a Konoha ninja walked over, he also participated in this Jōnin Exam.

“Excuse me...... Do you have any free time later?”

Looking at his somewhat flushed cheeks and trembling eyes, the meaning was already quite clear.

Yamanaka Kei, who was being approached, widened her eyes in disbelief.

Can't you see that I'm standing with my Young Master?

However, the next second, Yamanaka Kei's surprised expression melted away and turned into a bright smile.

“Look at me......”

“Ah......”

“Look at my eyes, are they pretty?”

“Y-yes, pretty......”

Under Yamanaka Kei's command, the other party mustered up the courage to look into Yamanaka Kei's eyes.

“From now on...... you are no longer a person...... but a dog, a dog that will bark......”

Yamanaka Kei's words seemed to have some kind of magic.

Under her words, the other party's eyes slowly and gradually became blurred.

Ryō Sarutobi immediately realized that Yamanaka Kei had cast a genjutsu.

No...... it's more complicated.

It should be a combination of "genjutsu + mental secret technique."

Genjutsu is essentially Yin Release ninjutsu.

The Yamanaka clan's mental secret technique is also like this.

But the effects caused by the two are completely different.

The classification of genjutsu takes effect through the five senses. For example, eye-to-eye, such as hearing a sound, such as smelling a scent.

Most genjutsu in the ninja world are visual genjutsu, and sound-based genjutsu are extremely rare.

At this time, Yamanaka Kei simultaneously used visual eye-to-eye and verbal sound-based genjutsu.

On this basis, the Yamanaka clan's secret technique is superimposed.

The latter can invade other people's minds, even control their actions, exchange bodies...... and other magical functions.

Because it is passed down orally, without scroll records, and not passed on to outsiders, it is called "secret technique."

“Let's go~.”

Yamanaka Kei finished casting the spell and waved her hand.

The next second, the Konoha ninja who was still flirting just now, crawled on the ground on all fours, barking and running away.

“Huh?! What's wrong? What's wrong?!”

“Why is someone barking like a dog?!”

His behavior immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The people standing in the open space in front of the Hokage Building all looked over.

“What dog barking? That's the Inuzuka clan's ninjutsu...... the Four-Legged Technique!”

Someone who knew what was going on began to explain that that was the Inuzuka clan's ninja, who usually used Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu to fight.

“Hehehehe......”

Yamanaka Kei, who was watching this scene, smiled very happily.

“......”

Ryō Sarutobi frowned slightly.

Then he turned his gaze.

His eyes like knives, Ryō Sarutobi glared at Yamanaka Kei.

The latter just stuck out her little tongue, with no intention of repenting at all.

Ryō Sarutobi couldn't help but shake his head.

If he doesn't care about her, sooner or later, she will either fall into the hands of others, or become a rogue ninja of Konoha.

At worst, she will also mess things up and implicate the people around her.

So... it's time to strike hard and correct her temperament.

Just as Ryō Sarutobi thought this, his right retina flashed, and a brand new prompt appeared.

【Will of Fire System!】

【New... "Will of Fire Weapon": Yamanaka Kei!】

【Side Mission Goal: Instill the Will of Fire into Yamanaka Kei!】

【Side Mission Reward: Yamanaka Clan Mental Secret Technique】

Chapter 16. Promotion to Jōnin!

The prompt that popped up in front of the retina made Ryō Sarutobi's eyes light up.

Although he had seen this kind of side mission prompt from Ruri Hyūga and Yurii Ringo, the specific implementation still needs to be studied slowly.

Right now, there is a very good experimental material.

Take the opportunity to knock on Yamanaka Kei and take the opportunity to study this side mission system......

The system's prompt is to instill the Will of Fire into Yamanaka Kei.

Then the question comes, how to instill it?

“Young Master Ryō, please come with me......”

Just as Ryō Sarutobi was thinking, a ninja walked out of the entrance of the Hokage Building, inviting Ryō Sarutobi and the others to go in.

At the same time, Minato Namikaze and Kushina also walked out of it. Judging from the expressions on their faces, they should have passed the upper echelons' Jōnin Exam assessment.

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Hokage Office.

“Young Master Ryō Sarutobi, thank you for your help before......”

Hayama Shirakumo, who was mostly healed, was radiant, fully demonstrating the superb medical ninjutsu of Konoha.

He, who was sent back by the Konoha Anbu a week ago, had recovered well from his injuries.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone present, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said: “Ryō, you guys did a good job.”

“......”

Ryō Sarutobi nodded slightly.

Obviously, the old father is very satisfied with his actions.

Katō Dan's remains have been re-interred by the higher-ups and buried in the Konoha Cemetery.

But burying him next to his sister's tombstone is a bit of a dark joke.

Because Katō Dan's sister was only in her early teens when she died, and was thrown onto the battlefield like that during World War II.

The two coffins are close to each other on the left and right. What seems to be a gesture of caring for the dead reveals a black humor in every way.

This sense of separation, or absurdity, permeates the bones of the polity called Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: “I heard from Koharu about your performance this time......”

Dispatching a team, including the Hokage's son, and finally officially retaking the Land of Whirlpools...... this series of developments successfully quelled all conspiracy theory voices.

What is most needed after the war is stability, and the higher-ups are working hard to develop in this direction.

Before participating in this mission, several people had already been assessed as having Jōnin qualifications.

Hayama Shirakumo is no exception.

He was indeed instantly killed by Yurii Ringo.