After feeding Tsunade her breakfast, Sarutobi Ryo let her wash up. Once she came out of the bathroom, he told her she could leave.
What else could I do? Keep her locked up here?
Tsunade, still furious and hurting from the fight, knew that she couldn't beat Sarutobi Ryo head-on. Without her knowing, he had become incredibly strong. He was even strong enough to take down one of the Sannin.
Does that mean Ryo is only second to Sakumo and the Old Man?!
Thinking about this, Tsunade felt that Namikaze Minato's chances of becoming the Fifth Hokage were getting worse. If things kept going this way, wouldn't this kid become the next Ninja Hero in a few years?
Damn it!
Tsunade thought, stumbling towards her house without realizing it.
"Lord Tsunade... were you out drinking again?!"
Shizune had been worriedly waiting for Tsunade to return. She was relieved to finally see her. But, seeing Tsunade walking a bit strangely, she immediately thought that Tsunade had been out drinking all night. As for the smell of soap, she probably just soaked in the hot springs after drinking.
Shizune guessed, but Tsunade coldly snapped, "Shut up!"
Seeing Tsunade's angry face, Shizune mumbled to herself, I bet Lord Tsunade also gambled... and knowing her luck, she probably lost all her money again...
Shizune knew Tsunade's habits well. She was sure that she knew why Tsunade hadn't come home last night.
Tsunade went to her bedroom and slammed the door. Sarutobi Ryo had given her a terrible night, and she needed to rest.
Once I'm rested...
She would get even with that kid! How dare he treat her like that!
And because she had lost her most precious thing, Tsunade felt a new and strange feeling towards Sarutobi Ryo.
Well, he did do that sort of thing.
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It was noon.
Sarutobi Ryo was sitting in his office.
Nara Shikaku was next to him, looking through documents.
Sarutobi Ryo was thinking about the future of the Ninja World. He often thought about the main quest.
If Obito and Nagato hadn't become evil yet, how would Kaguya appear?
Fate is when certain things are meant to happen.
But how they happen is up to us.
For example, Neji was still born, but as his child.
The same was true for Sasuke.
So... Kaguya's appearance doesn't have to be exactly like the original story.
"I could even gather all the Tailed Beasts' Chakra myself..."
Sarutobi Ryo had a clever idea.
He could collect the Chakra from all the Tailed Beasts to bring Kaguya back.
Kaguya's power would depend on how much Chakra she absorbed.
If he only took a little Chakra from each Tailed Beast and put it into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then... Kaguya might come back in her weakest form.
Wouldn't it be fun to beat her up as a group then?
Once Kaguya was used as an enemy, everyone would understand the aliens' plan.
This would create a stronger enemy for Earth, uniting everyone against a common foe and ending all the conflicts on the ground.
When a bigger enemy appeared, all the past enemies would work together...
It's a classic move.
Sarutobi Ryo thought.
Right now, Konoha was keeping Han, the Five Tails Jinchuriki, locked up.
Kushina was still the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
Getting the Chakra from the other Tailed Beasts would be a bit difficult.
Whatever.
Once he became strong enough, catching the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki would be easy.
He could just beat Yagura and the others until they gave in.
Then, no one would have to die, and everyone could have a happy ending.
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A few days later.
Uchiha Mikoto was touching her growing belly. As time went on, her stomach became more and more noticeable.
Itachi still practiced his ninja skills every day and asked his adoptive father for help when he had time.
Itachi's skills were starting to show.
Even Uchiha Shisui, who was becoming famous in the Ninja World as "Teleporting Shisui," had become friends with him and praised Itachi's talent.
People were saying that with Itachi's talent, he could graduate from the academy in just a few months.
That meant Itachi would bring honor to his family and become an amazing member of the Uchiha Clan.
Thinking about the future, Mikoto smiled.
But as she kept thinking, she blushed, and her breathing got faster.
She didn't even know why.
Is it... because of the pregnancy...?
Mikoto wondered if it was because of the hormones.
"Anyway, don't think too much about it..."
Mikoto slowly stood up. She looked towards the doorway and saw someone walking in.
"Madam Mikoto..." Sarutobi Ryo appeared at that moment.
"Young Master Ryo?"
Mikoto was a little surprised.
Hadn't Young Master Ryo just come by before? Why was he here again today? Did he have something else to say?
Sarutobi Ryo was here because something had happened.
Or rather, something had happened earlier than expected.
The Uchiha clan was becoming more powerful, which made some people resentful.
So, they decided to do something about it.
That person was Danzo.
In the official stories, after the Nine-Tails attack, Danzo put spies in the Uchiha clan.
He killed a nobody Uchiha and replaced him with a Root ninja disguised as him.
There were many masters of disguise and related techniques like Orochimaru in the Ninja World.
So, Danzo was able to get the details of every Uchiha Clan meeting.
And that... eventually led to the Uchiha clan's destruction in the original story.
But in this version of events, the Nine-Tails attack didn't happen.
Instead, the Uchiha Clan had become more powerful.
Danzo still didn't fully trust Namikaze Minato when it came to the Uchiha Clan's intentions.
So, he still arranged for a spy, killing a nobody and taking his place.
Danzo got all the speeches that Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Obito, and Yashiro made at every meeting.
Sarutobi Ryo hadn't paid much attention to it at first.
Until...
Shisui's new job in the Anbu made him more careful.
Understanding the relationship between the Village and the Clan, he didn't ignore any details.
In the end, he found out a shocking secret and immediately told Sarutobi Ryo.
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