Master, Please Become a Hokage

The Sea Country couple beside them offered their congratulations on his appointment. They had no complaints about this decision. After spending time with Sarutobi Ryō, they believed he was fully capable of handling the position.

Facing the congratulations, Sarutobi Ryō couldn't help but smile.

Before him, the system's prompts were clearly visible.

【Will of Fire System】

【Main Quest: Path of the Hokage! Infuse the Anbu of Konoha with the Will of Fire!】

【Main Quest Goal: Pass the Anbu exams before the start of the Third Shinobi World War and ultimately become the leader of Anbu Squad Six!】

【Quest Reward: Real power. You can fulfill one request within the scope of the duties of the leader of Anbu Squad Six.】

【Quest Completed!】

Then.

The next stage of the quest changed.

【Will of Fire System】

【Current Main Quest: Path of the Hokage! Save Hatake Sakumo and comprehend the true meaning of the Will of Fire!】

【Current Main Quest Goal: Help someone to the end, survive the Third Shinobi World War, become the 'Jonin Squad Leader,' and ultimately help Hatake Sakumo become the 'Fourth Hokage'!】

【Quest Reward: Real power】

Just as everyone was congratulating Sarutobi Ryō.

An Anbu member entered from outside, delivering a message.

After hearing it, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed drastically.

Soon, he said to everyone, "Everyone... I'm afraid the situation will become even more complicated."

Why?

"The Third Kazekage... has disappeared."

Everyone: "!"

......

At the same time, in the distant Sunagakure Village.

Deep underground at night, in a secret location.

The Third Kazekage sat cross-legged, listening quietly to Yōkan's report.

Yōkan knelt on one knee, fully recounting the events of the past few days.

When Sasori poisoned him, the person who went to the office was not Yōkan.

Because Yōkan had not yet returned to the village at that time.

Because she was familiar with her master's appearance and voice, Maki used the Transformation Technique to disguise herself as Yōkan, cooperating with the Third Kazekage to put on this charade.

And the guilty Sasori could not tell that Yōkan was an imposter in a short time.

After Sasori left, the Third Kazekage immediately entered the prepared secret room.

"Yes, I understand." He nodded, not surprised by the chaos in the village.

Through Yōkan and Maki as his eyes and ears.

He could understand everything without going out.

As for the "person" who drank the tea at that time, it was just a Shadow Clone.

"Kazekage-sama, forgive my ignorance, but I don't understand the meaning of doing this..." Yōkan looked up at the man before her.

The Third Kazekage smiled coldly and said, "If we don't do this, how can we eliminate the internal parasites of the village? Just watch... the show will begin soon..."

Chapter 27. Yōkan is the Kazekage? Sarutobi Ryō's Wangshu Sword

The Land of Wind is a barren country.

Sunagakure Village, located within it, is full of wind and sand.

The limited oasis is the foundation upon which the people of the Land of Wind and Sunagakure Village depend for survival.

And in such a limited resource environment, many parasites have still grown.

Back then, the young Third Kazekage could only win over the elders of the various clans in order to secure his position as Kazekage.

As time passed, he never forgot to cultivate and became the strongest Kazekage.

In contrast, the elders became increasingly hateful.

Only Chiyo, Ebizō, and a few others still adhered to their original intentions.

And with the death of Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, having seen too much darkness, she slowly began to lose heart and feel despair for the future of the village.

This also shows that Sunagakure Village is gradually declining.

As a Kazekage, inheriting the teachings of the First and Second Kazekage, the leader of a village.

The Third Kazekage believed that the village could not continue to decline like this.

He had to find a way to reform it.

In the past, he tried various means, but he could only temporarily suppress these elders and prevent them from going too far.

But the Third Kazekage knew very well that once he fell, those elders would stretch out their claws again to take away Sunagakure Village's already meager benefits.

After meeting and talking with the diplomatic personnel from Konoha.

The Third Kazekage finally made up his mind to thoroughly clean up Sunagakure Village.

On the surface, he couldn't directly touch those elders, because the families were too deeply involved.

Therefore, he needed to secretly plan and let them seek their own death.

This plan was to take advantage of Sasori's attempt to harm him and pretend to disappear.

In fact, he was secretly observing the ugliness of the elders.

When these elders confirmed that he had completely disappeared and began to slowly inflate and act recklessly to a certain extent... it would be the moment when he would make a thunderous comeback and remove them with lightning speed.

But doing so would cause some major problems.

The ones who betrayed the village were only the elder level and some of the upper levels.

The middle and lower level ninjas were truly willing to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the village.

This political reform would cause many, many people to die.

And these bloody poems would be the best evidence to accuse the elders.

"Yōkan, for the future of the village, I have no choice but to do this..."

The Third Kazekage lowered his eyelids, a trace of heaviness flashing in his eyes.

The death of the Tsuchikage's son.

His own "disappearance."

The connection of various events would become the fuse for the "Third Shinobi World War."

Or rather... the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The upper levels all knew that the Second Shinobi World War was not the end.

The five major countries that divided the interests of the small countries would launch a new war after digesting the benefits.

"When the plan is completed... I will personally resign and take the blame, and at that time, you will be the 'Next Kazekage'!"

"Kazekage-sama..."

After listening to the Third Kazekage's analysis of the pros and cons, Yōkan lowered her head deeply.

For the arrival of a new era, bloodshed and sacrifice were necessary.

"Next, listen carefully..."

The Third Kazekage began to instruct Yōkan on the various arrangements during his absence.

Yōkan repeatedly said yes.

Finally, the Third Kazekage handed a scroll to Yōkan.

It contained all the insights of the Second Kazekage and his cultivation of Magnet Release.

Although Yōkan could not learn Magnet Release.

But after reading these contents, she would inevitably have new inspirations and take a step further on the path of cultivation.

"Go."

After entrusting everything.

The Third Kazekage issued an order to leave.

Yōkan got up and bowed her head as she retreated.

As a ninja of Sunagakure, and even more so as a hero of Sunagakure, she would do her best for Sunagakure Village until her death.

For Sunagakure Village... a brand new future!

......

A few days later.

The Root ninja sent by Danzō brought back new intelligence.

After continuous investigation, and even losing several good hands, the situation in Sunagakure Village became clearer and clearer.

A large number of Sunagakure Village ninjas have been frantically active throughout the Land of Wind these days.

They seemed to be looking for something.

Because if it was just a military exercise, it would be impossible to be so scattered, and it would be impossible to mobilize almost everyone, working in shifts without rest.

Finally, taking advantage of the chaos in Sunagakure Village, a spy who sneaked into it brought back a definite intelligence.

The Third Kazekage has indeed disappeared.

At the same time.

Other villages also learned about this matter one after another.

The disappearance of the "Strongest Kazekage" made many villages begin to stir.

After the last war, many villages believed that their village could make unprecedented achievements in the future.

The war preparedness meetings of the various villages began.

......

Konoha, Hokage Building, first floor conference room.

Early in the morning, Sarutobi Ryō and Hatake Sakumo came here.

Looking at the sword blade in front of him, which was entirely crystal blue, with a faint glow as clear as autumn water, and the sword body connected to the hilt, without a sword guard, and faintly exuding a chilling aura.

Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but nod in praise: "What a good sword... I have seen Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword, this sword may be no less than that Kusanagi Sword..."

Hatake Sakumo is indeed an expert in using swords.

He saw the essence of this sword at a glance.

"Sakumo-sensei, this may be one of the Kusanagi Swords."

Sarutobi Ryō smiled.

"Each Kusanagi Sword has its own name, although it has been lost for a long time, it should have a new name..."

In the lost chapters, Sarutobi Ryō did not find more records of the Kusanagi Sword, so he decided to name it himself.

"Let's call it... 'Wangshu Sword'."