Master, Please Become a Hokage

The older Sarui, having participated in the Second Shinobi World War, had certainly heard of the Sannin.

He immediately became vigilant, looking around as if searching for Princess Tsunade.

“Don't bother looking, Princess Tsunade isn't here,” Sarutobi Ryo said coldly, glaring at the group.

There were 12 people on the opposing side, and the leader, a Cloud Village ninja, had dark skin, a sturdy build, and a black "Lightning" character tattooed on his arm.

“You're Black Lightning Sarui?” Sarutobi Ryo asked, taking a step forward as frost surged around him.

The Cloud Village ninja, unable to see clearly, didn't notice that snowflakes had mixed into the frost.

That was the phenomenon caused by the Ice Release chakra beginning to flow.

As mentioned before, even with the same Kekkei Genkai, different people can produce different effects.

Sarutobi Ryo wasn't from the Yuki clan, but had learned Ice Release as an "outsider."

Strictly speaking, Sarutobi Ryo had created a new branch of Ice Release.

Because Sarutobi Ryo's Ice Release couldn't be 100% the same as the Yuki clan's.

With each step, wind and snow surged.

Just as Sarui was about to instruct everyone to attack, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed, appearing in front of him.

“Lord Ay?”

“Hmph!”

The muscular man with short, pale yellow hair, radiating electricity, was none other than the Third Raikage's son.

His appearance was extremely fast, so fast that even Sarutobi Ryo's left eye couldn't capture it.

Relying on his right eye's dynamic vision, Sarutobi Ryo only saw a blurry shadow of lightning.

“The location of the scroll that the woman hid has been found!” Ay said, glancing at Nono Yu, and Sarui and the others immediately understood.

Sarui: “Lord Ay, do you mean that she hid the scroll in another location?”

“That's right. You go retrieve the scroll, I'll take care of them!”

With that, Ay's body surged with electricity, entering Lightning Release Chakra Mode once again!

“Ay?” Sarutobi Ryo frowned, immediately feeling troubled.

Fortunately, Might Dai had come along this time.

If he could seize the opportunity, Ruri's Gentle Fist might be able to injure Ay. After all, no matter how much you train your internal organs, they can't be as durable as rubber.

“Young Master Ryo?!” Just then, Hatake Sakumo's team also arrived.

Hatake Sakumo was extremely surprised by Sarutobi Ryo's sudden appearance on the road ahead: “Isn't that Katsuyu?”

“Mr. Sakumo, long time no see.” The massive white beast lowered its head, its antennae swaying, and a sweet girlish voice rang out.

Sarutobi Ryo briefly explained the situation to Hatake Sakumo.

Hatake Sakumo seemed enlightened: “If Young Master Ryo hadn't come to support us, I would have had to choose between rescuing my comrades and retrieving the scroll...”

“Mr. Sakumo, the information recorded in that intelligence scroll is very important.” Just then, Nono Yu stood up.

Her expression was solemn, and she didn't seem to be lying.

“It records Cloud Village's development direction for at least the next 10 years...”

Simply put, it was Cloud Village's internal affairs and technological roadmap planning.

Once obtained, it would reveal Cloud Village's future movements.

“I understand.” Hatake Sakumo nodded, knowing that losing that scroll would be equivalent to causing a huge loss to the Land of Fire.

“Young Master Ryo...” Hatake Sakumo looked at Sarutobi Ryo.

Multiple late-night conversations and those implications now seemed clear, allowing him to understand many things.

“Teacher Sakumo, please go and retrieve the mission scroll, leave this place to us. And Dai-sensei… please make another trip to assist Teacher Sakumo…” Sarutobi Ryo immediately made a decision.

He would have Hatake Sakumo and Might Dai go together to retrieve the scroll, while he and the remaining few would handle defending and rescuing Nono Yu.

“Alright…” Having learned the location of the scroll from Nono Yu, Hatake Sakumo flashed away without the slightest hesitation, like a white lightning bolt.

“It's a type of Body Flicker Technique!” Ay immediately judged that it would be absolutely impossible to be this fast with normal movement.

“He also knows the 'Handseal-less Body Flicker Technique'?! Hmph! This isn't your exclusive skill!”

After Ay finished speaking, his hair stood on end, and two lightning chakra-shaped spikes grew out of his shoulders.

“It's 'Lightning Release Armor'! In this state, Lord Ay's nerves are activated to the extreme by Lightning Release chakra, giving him the strongest reaction ability and movement ability...”

As the Cloud Village ninja spoke, Ay chased after him.

“Eight Gates Released Formation… Fourth Gate… Open!” Seeing how fast the two were, Might Dai shouted, and a surge of energy burst from his body. A green light flashed slightly on his body, and he suddenly accelerated, chasing after them at a dazzling speed.

The three of them chased after each other, quickly disappearing into the vast wind and frost.

Everyone: “!”

If Hatake Sakumo and Ay's performance was still considered within expectations, then… Might Dai's performance was truly astonishing.

Especially Yamanaka Hei, who couldn't help but shout: “Are you kidding me?! Isn't he a perennial Genin?!”

“Everyone.” Sarui assumed his stance, about to order the attack.

Might Dai's title of "perennial Genin" was well-known in the Leaf Village, but the Cloud Village didn't know about it.

Therefore, they only regarded Might Dai as some hidden expert.

But the next moment, Sarui's heart was filled with a strong sense of alarm.

Katsuyu suddenly spat out a large amount of corrosive acid.

Pfft~!

The moment the acid landed on the ground, even the rocks were melted.

Almost in the blink of an eye, several subordinates died tragically.

The others who dodged were naturally all skilled.

Looking at their companions who had turned into a pile of concentrated acid wreckage, they were both shocked and angry.

Boom!

Before they could counterattack, a chilling palm descended from the sky, directly striking one person's head.

An overwhelming force surged.

Everyone present had excellent dynamic vision.

Therefore, this scene became a slow-motion action.

The Cloud Ninja's forehead first caved in and cracked, then his eyeballs were squeezed out, and his brain exploded.

The blood that spurted out was accompanied by a chilling cold and solidified, changing from liquid to solid.

Only then did Sarutobi Ryo's murmur sound: “Ice Release… Crushing Palm!”

With one move, the enemy's brain matter burst, and the shattered head emitted a chilling cold, kneeling in the frosty snow...

Chapter 4. Katsuyu, I need you to help me unleash my Musou!

When using Taijutsu to attack enemies, there is a high probability of having room for recovery or being healed.

But if combined with Ice Release to create low-temperature attacks, things can be foolproof.

The permeating palm force, with the accompanying chilling Ice Release chakra, will congeal the enemy's blood and freeze the muscle tissue, causing necrosis.

In that case… even the Sage of Six Paths wouldn't be able to save them.

This is equivalent to Sarutobi Ryo, having a foundation of powerful physical damage, adding magic damage. The power of Taijutsu naturally doubles.

The type of move also changed from ordinary "Taijutsu" to "Nintaijutsu"!

Sarutobi Ryo, with a large amount of theoretical knowledge and practical experience, began to combine his father's Ninja Arts Professor talent to create his own ninjutsu.

Just like Sarutobi Hiruzen, who integrated the Second Hokage's Shadow Clone Technique into his Shurikenjutsu, creating the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.

Seeing Sarutobi Ryo's earth-shattering palm, the Cloud Village ninja almost all had shock in their eyes.

Especially…

“His palm!”

“There's a problem!”

Soon, they discovered that this might be the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai!

But how was that possible?! The Ice Release chakra attribute should belong to the Mist Village!

“Umino couple, you two take care of Miss Nono Yu. Ruri, A-Hui, Katsuyu, the three of you help me flank.”

Having killed an enemy with one punch, Sarutobi Ryo's palm was still emitting a chilling cold.

The big matter had been dealt with, and Hatake Sakumo had been rescued.

The enemies in front of him could be slowly dealt with.

Therefore, Sarutobi Ryo unhurriedly issued battlefield commands.

“Young Master Ryo? … That title… you're the Third Hokage's son… Sarutobi Ryo?!” Sarui reached out to stop his subordinates from acting rashly.

His expression was solemn, and he began to repeatedly size up Sarutobi Ryo.

During the Second Shinobi World War, the Leaf's main battlefield was the Rain Country and other small countries.

Although they had also fought with Cloud Village, it was in the Whirlpool Country.

Sarutobi Ryo had not appeared.

Therefore, in terms of reputation, Sarutobi Ryo's name in Cloud Village was far less eye-catching than in places like Rock Village and Sand Village.

However, even so, the information that the Third Hokage had two children was widely known by various ninja villages.

For all those who became famous, their relationships with relatives and friends would be investigated by hostile forces.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was naturally no exception.

As the Third Hokage, there were naturally many people who wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen's life.