Uzumaki Mito's Return

Rain was falling on Konoha again.

Iwagakure had been planning a big attack, but it was put on hold because the Kannabi Bridge supply route was cut off.

Things were different from how they had been in the original story.

The event where 10,000 Iwa ninja attacked Kumogakure never happened.

So, Iwagakure still had all its forces.

Konoha only got a small break from the danger.

To raise everyone's spirits, they called Uchiha Obito a "Sharingan Hero" for what he did at Kannabi Bridge.

Obito died during the mission, and his name was carved on the Cenotaph to remember him.

Kakashi stood in the rain at the entrance to the Courtyard, shielding his eye.

When he lowered his arm, Sarutobi Ryo could see the gauze on his cheek.

The two of them talked in the rain.

Sarutobi Ryo's face didn't show any emotion.

Kakashi looked sad.

While they were talking, some other people were talking inside the mansion, in the Living Room.

Hyuga Ruri wasn't feeling well, so Nonou came over from the Orphanage.

After running for years, the Orphanage had enough workers to take care of all the orphans.

That meant Nonou had more time to spare.

She put her fingers on Hyuga Ruri's wrist.

Soon, Nonou knew what was going on.

"Ruri... you're pregnant. Congratulations..."

Nonou thought right away that it must be Hiashi-sensei's child.

But even she didn't know that the baby in Ruri's womb was actually Sarutobi Ryo's.

"Can you keep this a secret for me?"

Hyuga Ruri looked up at Nonou.

"!"

Nonou was surprised; she didn't expect the shy Byakugan girl to say anything.

Is it because she's going to be a mother?

"No problem, but you need to take care of yourself," Nonou said, and then she got up and left.

Hyuga Ruri found out she was pregnant and touched her stomach. Her eyes were filled with tears.

A new life was growing inside her.

His child...

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Soon after, Kakashi left.

Obito's death was stuck in his mind, and he couldn't forget it.

It made the proud Kakashi realize that he wasn't as good as he thought.

Like Young Master Ryo had said, some people start slow but get fast later. Like Duy-sensei, Guy, and Obito.

And others start fast but get slow later.

That person was Hatake Kakashi.

Sarutobi Ryo watched Kakashi leave and then turned to look at Nonou.

"Ruri is pregnant, isn't she?"

Sarutobi Ryo wasn't dumb. He could figure out what happened to Ruri based on when things happened.

That one night led to her getting pregnant and becoming a mother.

Nonou looked at Sarutobi Ryo, surprised that he knew everything. "Young Master Ryo, that's right. So Ruri-san should be taken care of in the future... she can't go on missions anymore..."

"Understood," Sarutobi Ryo said, nodding. He saw that Nonou didn't know the truth yet.

He watched her leave and then quickly went to the Hokage Building.

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Another meeting with the important people.

This time, someone unexpected showed up.

When Uzumaki Mito walked in slowly, the people there looked at her in different ways, showing what they really thought.

Sarutobi Ryo stared at this beautiful woman.

He quickly figured out what was happening.

Even a simple greeting told him a lot, as Uzumaki Mito only greeted Namikaze Minato.

"Third Hokage, I didn't want to show my face, but Konoha is in trouble, so I can't just sit here and do nothing..."

Uzumaki Mito stood up and spoke to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Namikaze Minato had clearly convinced Uzumaki Mito to come.

And Nara Shikaku was sitting next to Namikaze Minato, which meant that...

Maybe Namikaze Minato had also gotten Nara Shikaku on his side.

So, Namikaze Minato had won over the Uzumaki Clan, Nara Shikaku, and Jiraiya all at once.

He also had the support of the Two Advisors, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

Konoha was in danger from both inside and outside.

They were surrounded by strong enemies.

And Namikaze Minato was trying to become the Hokage.

Anyone could see that Hatake Sakumo was the best person for the job.

Namikaze Minato was good too, but he couldn't beat Hatake Sakumo. He could only think about becoming Hokage next time.

Good methods...

Sarutobi Ryo could see this, and so could everyone else.

"Is it... the Fourth Hokage competition?"

Everyone thought about this, understanding what was happening.

It was very clear.

Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo, Young Master Sarutobi Ryo, and Golden Flash Namikaze Minato were all competing against each other.

The Fourth Hokage would probably be one of these three.

With Uzumaki Mito showing up, this meeting was taking a strange turn.

Uzumaki Mito didn't have an official position right now.

But she used to be a member of Konoha's Upper Echelon.

That meant a lot to Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other three.

Her return made things even more unpredictable.

"So, Lord Mito, what do you think Konoha should do to get out of this situation?"

Danzo didn't agree with Senju Hashirama's ideas as much as the others.

He questioned Uzumaki Mito directly, wanting to hear her ideas.

Uzumaki Mito had been a ninja for even longer than Danzo, so she was very smart.

She smiled, looking beautiful.

"Might Duy killed the Third Mizukage, which was a successful Decapitation Strike. So, we should try to take out the important people in the other Villages, even the Kage themselves."

The Second Raikage, Senju Tobirama, Hozuki Gengetsu, Mu, and other Kage died back then, which caused the Second Shinobi World War to end quickly.

If the important people in each Village died, the Great War would end faster.

The lives of the people at the bottom weren't worth much.

But when the higher-ups started dying, they would want to stop the war.

Kirigakure was having problems, so the Kirigakure Battlefield crisis was over.

If Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure had some problems too, everything could be settled.

Then, Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Ryo. "Sarutobi Ryo, your Anbu Squad Six has become very well-known recently..."

When people thought about famous Anbu, they thought about Danzo's Root, Sunagakure's Ebizo Intelligence Department, and Sarutobi Ryo's Anbu Squad Six.

"So, you must have a lot of experience with assassinations and things like that, right..."

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