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Chapter 750: The Fifth Hokage, Minato Namikaze
Chapter 750: The Fifth Hokage, Minato Namikaze
After settling the alliance matters, Muzue released some of the Jonin from the four great ninja villages, tasking them with handling related affairs.
After all, Muzue had imprisoned the elite forces of the four villages, and without releasing some of them, the villages' operations might face issues, let alone accomplish the tasks Muzue had assigned.
Muzue's actions were swift; the news of the Budokai Tournament had barely spread when the announcement of the alliance between the five great ninja villages and the Ninshu Sect emerged.
Many ninjas who received the news believed that one of these messages must be false.
It couldn't be that they were fighting to the death one moment and then forming an alliance the next, all within a day.
But upon inquiring, it turned out to be true. The five great ninja villages and the Ninshu Sect had indeed issued announcements about forming an alliance, simultaneously inviting all ninja villages in the ninja world to join and collectively safeguard peace.
Grass and Waterfall villages, ordinary ninja villages, rejoiced. They thought, "Every time there's a great ninja war, it's you five great villages fighting among yourselves, and now you're talking about safeguarding peace?"
However, they didn't question the authenticity of the announcements.
The most widespread news at the moment was Muzue's dual identity and his unbeatable strength in defeating the elite forces of the four villages.
The history of the ninja villages was only a few decades old, and everyone still remembered the early days of the ninja era.
They believed they had found the answer in history, feeling that the ninja world had entered a temporary period of peace that would last until Muzue's death.
In a world like the ninja world, where individual strength held immense power, being strong meant one could do as they pleased, even if it meant pursuing something as abstract as peace.
A temporary peace was still peace, and the vast majority of the ninja world welcomed this development.
Muzue left a Bunshin in the Ninshu Sect to handle affairs while he returned to Konoha with the Konoha ninjas.
Before resigning, he still had some matters to attend to in his capacity as the Hokage.
Upon returning to Konoha, all the Konoha ninjas tacitly avoided mentioning Sonright and the Ninshu Sect, including the two high-ranking Konoha members, Mito Uzumaki and Koharu Utatane.
Clearly, they didn't mind this matter.
On the first day of his return to Konoha, Muzue held a high-level meeting and shared his plans for reforming the Hokage system.
His idea was to add a term limit for the Hokage position, with each term lasting five years, and a maximum of three consecutive terms. Additionally, one could not serve as the Hokage more than twice.
In other words, the maximum tenure as the Hokage was fifteen years, and if one performed poorly, they would only serve for five years.
Before returning to Konoha, Muzue had already discussed this with Minato Namikaze and Enma, so they readily agreed.
Mito Uzumaki and Koharu Utatane had different opinions, but they didn't voice them and readily agreed as well.
Disagreement was futile unless Hashirama Senju resurrected on the spot; no one could stop Muzue, and he wasn't acting alone, as he had the support of Minato and Enma.
Taking advantage of the situation, Muzue initiated a series of reforms in Konoha and created a development plan for the village's future.
The entire ninja world was about to undergo significant changes, and Konoha would play a crucial role in this transformation.
Due to the existence of ninjas, the development of the ninja world was distorted, and to facilitate its rapid progress, Muzue had no choice but to intervene.
It was time to discard feudal remnants like the Daimyo and nobility by sending them to the trash heap.
With military forces already unified, it made no sense to keep politics separate.
Of course, sending them to the trash heap didn't mean killing all the Daimyo and nobles; it meant dismantling the entire system. As for individuals, it would depend on the specific situation; a one-size-fits-all approach wouldn't work."
The Daimyo had some ninja forces, but compared to the five great villages, they were insignificant.
Once the four villages had selected their new Kage, the five Kage gathered again in Six Paths City, and the Ninja World Alliance was officially established.
For Sunagakure, Chiyo became the Fifth Kazekage.
For Kumogakure, the son of the Third Raikage and the new member of the AB combination, the Fourth Ai, became the Fourth Raikage.
For Kirigakure, Kumagae became the Fourth Mizukage.
For Iwagakure, Ohnoki became the Fourth Tsuchikage.
The first task of the alliance was to determine the various positions.
Most of the important positions were assigned to strong ninjas from the Ninshu Sect and the five great villages.
Currently, the other ninja villages were still observing and had not yet joined the Ninja World Alliance.
The next step was the election of the alliance leader, and without question, Muzue was elected.
After becoming the alliance leader, Muzue officially announced his impending resignation as the Hokage of Konoha and his intention to select the Fifth Hokage for the village.
Upon learning of Muzue's resignation, the ninjas and residents of Konoha spontaneously gathered at the Hokage's office.
Mu Yue's tenure as the Hokage was not long, but he had done a lot during that time, and his admiration for powerful individuals earned him a high reputation in Konoha.
"Fourth Hokage-sama, are you going to abandon Konoha?"
Many ninjas and residents asked with concern.
Ordinary ninjas and residents didn't know much, and from their perspective, Mu Yue's identity was exposed not long before he had to resign.
"Is it because someone is unhappy with your establishment of the Shinshu?"
Someone immediately started a conspiracy theory.
"Everyone, don't overthink it. I resigned from the position of Hokage by my own will, and my resignation doesn't mean I'm leaving Konoha."
Mu Yue spoke to reassure them.
He had spent most of his time in Konoha since his arrival in the ninja world, and he had developed some affection for the village.
With Mu Yue's emotional and logical reassurance, the crowd dispersed quickly.
Since Mu Yue was too busy to continue as Hokage, there was nothing they could do. They couldn't force Mu Yue to be the Hokage; that would be somewhat unreasonable.
The election for the Fifth Hokage went mostly as Mu Yue had expected. Namikaze Minato defeated the other candidate and became the new Hokage of Konoha.
Due to Mu Yue's influence, Namikaze Minato didn't have as much fame as he did in the original story.
However, among the younger ninjas, excluding Mu Yue, Namikaze Minato was still the top choice.
Additionally, Namikaze Minato had achieved significant political accomplishments during his tenure as the Hokage's assistant, and he had many supporters in Konoha.
On the day Namikaze Minato was elected, Kushina invited Mu Yue, Dai Tu, and other disciples to their home for a meal.
"Today, Mu Yue, you don't need to help. Let me and Minato handle it."
Kushina held Mu Yue back as he instinctively stood up to go to the kitchen, emphasizing her words.
Since they were neighbors and had a good relationship, they often visited each other, and they would usually help out voluntarily.
When Namikaze Minato and Kushina went to Mu Yue's house for a meal, Namikaze Minato would usually help with preparing the ingredients.
When Mu Yue visited Namikaze Minato's house, he would cook a dish or two.
But today was a special day, as Namikaze Minato had just been elected, and Kushina thought it would be better if they, as a couple, prepared the meal.
"Then I'll just wait for the food."
Mu Yue didn't insist on going to the kitchen and agreed with a smile.
"But I'd appreciate it if you could look after Naruto."
Kushina chuckled and waved to Naruto, who was daydreaming nearby.
"Naruto, come here quickly. Let Uncle Mu Yue tell you a story."
Hearing his mother's voice, Naruto ran over with his short legs and looked up at Mu Yue's face. "Dad...Dad."
Kushina was speechless and touched her forehead. Although Mu Yue and Naruto had met many times, it seemed that Naruto couldn't distinguish between Namikaze Minato and Mu Yue, especially after Mu Yue stopped wearing glasses.
"Haha, Kushina-san, you can't blame Naruto for that. Teacher Mu Yue without glasses looks so much like Teacher Minato."
Dai Tu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Never mind, he should be able to tell us apart when he's two or three years old."
Kushina patted Naruto's head and headed to the kitchen.
Dai Tu was right; Namikaze Minato and Mu Yue looked similar, and Naruto was only one year old, so it was understandable that he couldn't differentiate between them.
After all, with Kushina's intelligence and Namikaze Minato's high IQ, their child was bound to be very smart.
"Naruto, do you remember me? I'm your big brother, Dai Tu."
Dai Tu leaned over to Naruto and said.
Naruto looked at Dai Tu with wide eyes, not quite understanding what he meant.
"Do you expect a one-year-old to quickly understand such a long sentence?"
Kakashi sighed.
"Naruto, I'm your sister, Rin."
Yahara Rin smiled gently and squatted down next to Naruto, speaking to him.
"Lin...sister."
Yahara Rin repeated, pronouncing each syllable clearly.
"Sister Rin."
After Yahara Rin's repeated teaching, Naruto followed her and called out the words 'Sister Rin'.
"So that's how it's done. As expected of Rin, you're so smart!"
Dai Tu gave Yahara Rin a thumbs up in praise.
Then, Dai Tu followed Yahara Rin's example, and finally, Naruto successfully called out 'Big Brother Dai Tu'.
"Good, from now on, Naruto, I'll be the one looking out for you."
Dai Tu showed a satisfied expression. The older Naruto was too disobedient, but this world's little Naruto gave them face.
Looking at Dai Tu's satisfied expression, Kakashi was a bit speechless.
Dai Tu had been waiting for Naruto to call him 'Big Brother' for so long that Kakashi didn't know how to react.
"Kakashi, you're happy that you've become an older brother, but I'm at a loss. I've been calling Naruto 'Big Brother' for so long."
(End of Chapter)Dai Tu was indignant.
Kakashi was also a teacher, and even in another world, Naruto never called him "Little Dai Tu Bro."
"Is it wrong to be too excellent? Perhaps there's another world with someone like you, but they're so mediocre that no one recognizes them."
Kakashi's words cut deep, as usual.
Seeing that the two were about to engage in their usual emotional exchange, Mu Yue carried Naruto to the second floor to prevent him from learning something he shouldn't.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Dai Tu waved his hands, his face full of confidence.
"Based on the current situation, if there are identical people in two worlds, they won't be too different."
"It's like how Yahiko has Wood Style, and Water Gate also became the Hokage."
"I defeated the Kazekage at the age of fifteen, and the entire Ninja World recognized me as a super genius. In another world, as long as I exist, it's absolutely impossible for me to go unnoticed!"
If Dai Tu was truly weak, Kakashi would taunt him, and he would get angry.
But he wasn't weak; in the current Ninja World, he was one of the most formidable geniuses.
"Tsk, who can say for sure? After all, there's no Mu Yue in the other world."
Kakashi spoke casually.
In truth, Kakashi agreed with Dai Tu's analysis, believing that people with the same name in two worlds wouldn't differ significantly.
However, after Dai Tu's victory over the Kazekage, he became overly arrogant and often took jabs at Kakashi, which irritated Kakashi.
Kakashi's words made Dai Tu fall into deep thought.
After careful consideration, he realized it was indeed possible.
While he had potential, without Mu Yue's guidance, it was questionable if he could survive long enough to realize his potential.
He graduated during the Third Ninja World War, a time when the entire Ninja World was extremely dangerous.
Even with Mu Yue's protection and guidance, Dai Tu had experienced numerous life-threatening crises.
Without Mu Yue, Dai Tu dared not imagine what his fate would have been.
"It wouldn't be as you imagine."
Although Dai Tu agreed with Kakashi's words in his heart, he chose to be stubborn.
Admitting it directly would be like acknowledging that he was inferior to Kakashi.
Without Mu Yue's guidance, Kakashi was still a renowned Konoha Jonin with an exceptional disciple like Naruto.
Meanwhile, Dai Tu remained unknown, possibly perishing in some forgotten corner of the war.
Unless the facts were laid out before him, Dai Tu would never admit that such a thing could happen.
"But speaking of another world, I wonder how they're doing. Have they defeated the Akatsuki?"
Dai Tu changed the subject.
"It's quite worrying. Without Mu Yue in the other world, it's very likely that the Ninja Alliance wouldn't have been established. Even if they defeated the Akatsuki, the threat of the Great Tree Clan's Kaguya Otsutsuki, who broke out after the seal, would remain unsolved."
Yahiko spoke with a worried expression.
Although the information about Naruto and Yahiko didn't have much effect, the two were indeed taking a huge risk of altering history to help them.
"Indeed."
Kakashi nodded.
The establishment of the Ninja Alliance was largely thanks to Mu Yue.
If there was no one in the other world equivalent to Mu Yue's strength, they could only wait for an external crisis to occur.
"When the time comes, they can cross over to our side again, and we'll send ninjas to support them."
Dai Tu suddenly had an idea.
If they could cross over once, there was a possibility of a second crossing, especially with the Dragon Vein still there. With more attempts, they might succeed.
"Or we can research crossing over to their world. I'm quite curious about that world."
Deep down, Dai Tu still didn't believe he would die in the war, unknown and unacknowledged.
He leaned towards his previous speculation: that the other world didn't have him.
"This is a world-crossing matter; it's not as simple as you say."
Kakashi shook his head, thinking such a possibility was unlikely.
The last crossing alone proved the dangers of Dragon Vein crossing. Naruto, Yahiko, and the Centipede had crossed together, but the Centipede arrived several years earlier than Naruto.
Even if they understood the principles of Dragon Vein crossing and could use it to travel to another world, there was no guarantee they could cross into the right time.
They might cross over to the moment of Naruto's birth, or even earlier, during the Warring States era. They might even cross over to the Ninja World destroyed by Kaguya Otsutsuki.
The uncertainty was too great.
"Kakashi, if you say so, then there's still hope!"
Dai Tu believed in Kakashi's ability to manipulate people with words.
As long as Kakashi performed as usual, it was a sure thing.
Kakashi: ...
(End)
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