Master, Please Become a Hokage

......

Shortly after.

The Jonin meeting was convened.

Having completely eliminated Sarutobi Ryo's detractors, his position became even more revered.

No one was surprised that Sarutobi Ryo would become the Fifth Hokage.

The election for the Fourth Hokage was less than a year ago.

But the position of the Fifth Hokage was already quite clear.

At the meeting.

Sarutobi Ryo did not pursue any blame against Namikaze Minato.

Those who were perceptive could see that while Namikaze Minato was involved in the incident, his culpability should be minor.

But...

With this blemish, he was likely completely out of the running for the Fifth Hokage...

Namikaze Minato looked dim, naturally understanding that he had messed everything up.

Fortunately, he had his lover by his side...

However...

Namikaze Minato turned his head to look at Kushina.

He noticed that her face was full of bitterness, and her eyes were filled with sorrow.

Was she saddened by the matter of Mito-sama?

Namikaze Minato had no way of knowing.

He only hoped... that was the case.

Namikaze Minato: "I hope... that's how it is..."

......

That evening.

Sarutobi Ryo returned to his mansion.

After eating dinner and chatting with Ruri and the others for a while, he watched them go to rest.

Sarutobi Ryo got up and slowly walked to the underground.

In the room specially prepared for Uzumaki Mito.

Sarutobi Ryo... had imprisoned her here.

Uzumaki Mito, dressed in a white robe, exuded an ethereal aura and an extraordinary temperament.

Her exquisitely beautiful face, paired with her red bun hairstyle, placed her among the top female ninja in the Naruto world.

Seeing Sarutobi Ryo arrive.

She slowly raised her head.

Her arms were stretched out, and her wrists were bound on both sides.

Standing there, Uzumaki Mito's eyes were full of hatred.

Especially...

When she sensed the unrestrained malice being released from the heart of the young man before her... that was even more so.

Sarutobi Ryo slowly came before Uzumaki Mito, carefully scrutinizing her.

His undisguised gaze revealed the absolute truth he had been hiding.

"Truly... beautiful..."

Sarutobi Ryo sighed softly.

After a round of scrutiny, Sarutobi Ryo suppressed the darkness in his heart.

Sarutobi Ryo's inexplicable words made Uzumaki Mito feel puzzled.

This was also the first time Sarutobi Ryo revealed his identity as a transmigrator in front of someone.

His ultimate goal was to capture Kaguya.

And the weapon of the Will of Fire, second only to Kaguya, was right before him.

In other words...

"Until that moment arrives, I will... always..."

Inject the Will of Fire into Uzumaki Mito.

Chapter 177. Koharu Utatane - Young Version

"......"

Uzumaki Mito glared fiercely at Sarutobi Ryo.

She always maintained her haughty demeanor.

A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated.

Although she had been captured, although she had become a prisoner.

She could even sense the boundless darkness contained within Sarutobi Ryo's body.

However...

All of this ended as Sarutobi Ryo slowly disappeared into the darkness.

"!"

Uzumaki Mito didn't understand why he didn't make a move.

Soon, a sentence coming from afar in the air explained everything to her.

"The most delicious things should naturally be savored last..."

"......"

Uzumaki Mito, who could read people's hearts but could not perceive specific thoughts, could not understand what type of darkness Sarutobi Ryo's heart belonged to before.

Was he a murderer?

Or a paranoid with psychological problems?

She had thought of many things.

The only thing she didn't expect... was the truth in Sarutobi Ryo's heart.

And from these few words, Uzumaki Mito seemed to understand something.

"To think..."

Uzumaki Mito's body began to tremble slightly, and the chains rattled.

She used all her strength, but she couldn't even bite her tongue and commit suicide.

Obviously, the specially reinforced chains had multiple sealing formulas.

Perfectly restricting her freedom.

So, what else would happen before the end?

Rumble...

The underground chamber closed.

Everything returned to silence...

......

Arriving on the surface, Sarutobi Ryo returned to the living room.

Everything had settled.

The big matter had been taken care of.

What remained were the details.

As long as he solved Senju Tobirama and then dealt with Uzumaki Kushina.

Then... all of Konoha would fall into his control.

The next plan was quite obvious.

Collect the tailed beasts, capture the Jinchuriki... and finally summon the Ten-Tails and revive Kaguya.

Using Kaguya as a blueprint to extract all the information about the Otsutsuki clan.

To make all the ninjas in this world unite against the outside world was what Sarutobi Ryo wanted to do.

Thinking about these things.

Yamanaka Kei brought up tea.

"Young Master, Namikaze Minato has obediently returned with Uzumaki Kushina... He probably won't mess things up for a long time..."

Yamanaka Kei was very clear.

Having experienced these things, Namikaze Minato should not cause any more trouble.

After all, he had a weakness...

That weakness was Kushina.

"Yes."

Sarutobi Ryo nodded, affirming Yamanaka Kei's statement.

This incident was not only a warning to Namikaze Minato, but it also caused his position to plummet.

From then on... Namikaze Minato completely lost the possibility of competing for the Fifth Hokage.

After all, all the forces he could rely on had collapsed.

Just as Sarutobi Ryo was chatting with his childhood sweetheart, someone from Root was seeking an audience outside.

After summoning him, Yamato walked in.

"Young Master Ryo, Orochimaru-sama invites you to have a chat... There are new results regarding the test subjects..."

Tenzō's tone revealed a trace of normal human emotion.

After Orochimaru took over, their fate had become much easier.

Because Orochimaru was not like Danzo, who wanted to erase the emotions of his subordinates at all times.

Orochimaru, who almost let his subordinates fend for themselves, naturally became the most "considerate" superior in the hearts of Tenzō and others.

—If you don't count the terrible experiences of the test subjects.

Soon, Sarutobi Ryo followed Tenzō to Orochimaru's underground base.

Danzo's old lair had been transformed by Orochimaru into a huge underground laboratory.

Here, Orochimaru was conducting various ninjutsu and human experiments.

The people of Root would capture death row inmates or foreign ninjas every once in a while.