Simu's wild idea suddenly fell through.
But he was still very happy—after all, he was also looking forward to the arrival of his children.
"I just wonder if it'll be a boy or a girl,"
Simu muttered, staring at the bellies of the three women.
From then on, Simu left all village affairs to Minato and Shikaku to handle.
He focused entirely on staying home and accompanying his pregnant wives.
Simu had single-handedly killed the Mizukage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, forcing the Hidden Mist Village to surrender to Konoha. Naturally, this caused an uproar across the ninja world.
The Land of Earth and the Land of Wind issued a joint statement, formally declaring an alliance and condemning Konoha for launching an undeclared war.
They also imposed indefinite sanctions on Konoha, including banning the Land of Fire's caravans from entering their territory.
The Land of Lightning also issued a condemnation, stating that if Konoha didn't offer compensation, the Land of Lightning would take appropriate countermeasures.
As for the Land of Water—it remained eerily quiet.
After all, they couldn't even manage their own internal chaos at this point.
Although the Hidden Mist Village had officially surrendered to Konoha, the daimyo of the Land of Water refused to accept the outcome.
The nobles insisted that Kirigakure had not fought seriously.
"How could they surrender after losing just over a thousand men?"
As a result, the daimyo's court kept pressuring them, refusing to accept surrender or to offer reparations to the Land of Fire.
However, the Hidden Mist Village was determined to avoid further conflict with Konoha.
Konoha's Foreign Affairs Department responded by stating that all of Konoha's actions were taken as necessary retaliation—since it was Kirigakure who first kidnapped the Hokage's disciple.
Their response was:
"Righteous and justified!"
They further clarified that this was a unilateral act by Konoha and had nothing to do with the Land of Fire's daimyo.
All follow-up matters would be handled by Konoha alone, and the daimyo had no authority to intervene.
Upon hearing this, the powerful daimyo of the Land of Fire exploded in rage—
—but all he could do was fume in silence.
At this time, the daimyo's forces were stretched thin, busy fighting revolutionary uprisings across the country. He could do little more than issue a symbolic condemnation of Konoha's actions, with no follow-up.
And so, the ninja world spent the next six months caught in this complex political situation.
During this time, Simu—acting as Hokage—issued a declaration:
He canonized himself as the "King Protector Ming."
By now, Konoha's citizens were used to Simu's eccentric behavior.
Minato and Shikaku could only accept it with helpless smiles.
After all, Simu had done so much for Konoha—he was entitled to be a little willful.
After wrapping everything up, Simu sat back in the Hokage's chair, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
"It's finally done!"
Just then, the familiar voice of the system echoed in his ears.
"Congratulations to Host: Kaido imitation has reached 80%!"
"Initiating reward draw…"
"Draw complete."
"You have obtained: [Dog Fruit – Phantom Beast Type – Great Mouth Deity Form]!"
Simu's eyes lit up.
He hadn't expected to receive this ability after already drawing the Ancient Zoan Pteranodon fruit (Yan Calamity) and the Mythical Zoan fruit of Yamato, the filial daughter.
This fruit surpassed even King's in rarity.
As for how powerful it could be—it depended entirely on how he used it.
As the saying goes:
There are no useless Devil Fruits, only useless Devil Fruit users.
But what Simu was really looking forward to… wasn't just the power he unlocked at 80%.
It was the new imitation character that would soon be unlocked!
When his Kizaru imitation had reached 80%, it triggered Kaido's imitation mission—
—which in turn caused a huge leap in his strength.
Now that Kaido had reached 80%, who would appear next?
Simu rubbed his hands in anticipation.
Minato and Shikaku, who were sitting across from him working on paperwork, exchanged glances.
"What's up with this guy?"
"Just sitting there daydreaming? He doesn't even pretend to work anymore?"
But Simu had no idea what the two were thinking.
He was fully focused, listening to the system's next announcement.
"Since Host's imitation value has reached 80%, the next imitation character will now be drawn…"
"Character draw complete."
"Third imitation character: [Genius Scientist] Vegapunk."
"Current imitation value: 1%."
"Extracting ability…"
"Extraction successful!"
"Congratulations. You have obtained: [Paramecia – Brain-Brain Fruit]!"
For a brief moment, Simu felt like his brain had evolved.
All the knowledge and memories once buried deep in his mind came flooding back at once.
It was like replacing an outdated CPU with a state-of-the-art processor—he felt completely awakened.
Even the memory of his own birth became crystal clear in his mind.
Along with some… embarrassing things, like sneaking a peek at his neighbor's older sister while she bathed back in his previous life.
Simu was startled.
His eyes flew open.
Suddenly, everything around him seemed to slow down.
Minato and Shikaku—mid-conversation—moved slower than turtles.
This strange sensation lasted several seconds before gradually fading away.
Simu realized this was the effect of his brain's nervous system being suddenly enhanced.
At this moment, his reaction speed was at least three times faster than before!
Sensing Simu's unusual behavior, Minato frowned.
"Simu, are you okay?"
There was also a hint of concern on Lu Jiu's face.
"If you're not feeling well, you can go back and rest first."
Simu calmly looked at the two friends, then suddenly smiled.
"I'm fine."
He stood up.
"Thank you both, I'll go to the library."
With that, Simu disappeared from the office in an instant.
Minato and Lu Jiu exchanged glances.
What is the Hokage planning to do?
For the next few days, Simu immersed himself in Konoha's library.
From time to time, he visited the village's noble families to borrow some ancient books.
Thanks to the blessing of the Naona Fruit, Simu's memorization speed reached an astonishing level.
He could almost remember everything after reading it once.
By the second reading, he understood it completely.
On the third, he was able to expand on the knowledge and develop his own insights.
Simu kept shuttling between various families.
The books he sought were very specific.
At first, they were forbidden texts and secret arts.
Later, he studied why ninjutsu requires hand seals, and why those seals are formed in certain ways.
Finally, he began exploring the origin and essence of chakra through various ancient scrolls.
As a time traveler, Simu knew chakra was created by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Her ultimate goal was to use all people in the ninja world as nourishment to cultivate the sacred tree and bear the chakra fruit.
Therefore, Simu's real enemy had already left this planet.
Not some ninja god—
His true opponent was the Ōtsutsuki God!
That was the real deity.
Chakra and ninjutsu were merely creations by the Sage of Six Paths, imitating the magic of the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Because of this, ordinary ninjutsu could never defeat the Ōtsutsuki.
Simu had to forge his own path on this planet.
Simu's study lasted two months.
So much so that Xin Jiunai became dissatisfied with Simu staying out all night.
"I told Kakashi, you two should go talk to your master. Staying in that laboratory all day and not coming home — tell him, if he doesn't come back, he can forget about his assignments!"
Kushina said fiercely at the dining table, her belly large and round.
Even Mikoto and Rei, usually kind and gentle, showed approving expressions.
Because both Kakashi and Obito had died on the battlefield, and there weren't many of the 733 family left, whenever they were in Konoha, they all came to Simu's house to eat.
Hearing the three women, Kakashi scratched his head with a wry smile.
"Teacher, Teacher Simu said his research is at a critical point. If you disturb him now, he'll beat you to death."
If others said "beat to death," they might be joking.
But Simu really meant it.
A thunderous Eight Trigrams Palms struck with a bang.
Obito nodded approvingly, a bit fearful.
"I accidentally disturbed him last time. If I wasn't different from ordinary people now, Teacher Simu would have beaten me to death long ago."
Kushina rolled her eyes.
But she also knew Simu was seriously working, not fooling around outside.
So, she could only endure the bad temper.
"After your child is born, you must squeeze him dry!"
Sensing the women's resentment, Kakashi and Obito rarely bickered and quietly ate bite by bite.
After the meal, the two walked out of the yard together.
"I said Kakashi, how are things going with you?"
Kakashi hadn't been idle all this time.
Under Lu Jiu's command, he led the revolutionary army in many small and medium battles.
The army of the Daming Mansion was steadily defeated.
They even had to ask Konoha for help.
Konoha, of course, demanded a high price from the Daming Mansion.
Then sent large forces to encircle and suppress the rebels, who were defeated every time.
But the revolutionary army was growing stronger and stronger.
Now it occupied nearly half of the Land of Fire.
Additionally, a large number of rebel forces also appeared in the Land of Water.
Kakashi put his hands in his pockets.
"At this rate, within ten years, the entire ninja world will be turned upside down."
Looking at the energetic Kakashi, Obito muttered softly.
"Hmph, don't worry. If you complete your cultivation, you'll definitely surpass him."
Faced with this, Kakashi just cast a lazy glance at Obito.
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