"The best candidate for Hokage!!"
After a long moment, the Third Hokage came to his senses, his eyes shining brightly.
As long as Itsuki is trained properly, there will be no one more suitable to become the Fifth Hokage!
And it will take at least seventy, eighty, or ninety years for Itsuki to grow up enough to take over as Hokage, right? During this period, he must work hard to help Itsuki keep the position secure!
"Etc!"
The Third Hokage thought about it and was shocked. Danzo must never know about this!
"Someone come!"
The Third Hokage immediately called over an Anbu who was helping check Itsuki's file and instructed him sternly:
"Classify this information as Konoha's top secret. No one, including the advisory elders, may access it without permission!"
"Also, if you tamper with it slightly, even if others check, the information they find will be biased."
At the same time, the same information appeared in Danzo's hands. He looked at Itsuki's bloodline and was stunned.
"Teacher Tobirama... did he leave behind any descendants?"
Danzo pressed his hands on the document, and the weight made it squeak.
Unfortunately, a person like Danzo would slap even a passing dog when in a bad mood, so there was no mercy for a document.
"I should have known that someone like Master Tobirama, no matter how much he trusts his disciples, would leave precautions!"
"His direct bloodline is just a safeguard!"
"It's just that over the years, I don't know why it never surfaced."
"Does he agree with Sarutobi's philosophy? Or has he already been bribed by Sarutobi?"
"No matter what, if Tobirama-sensei were alive, he would never approve of Sarutobi. I am the one who can best understand and implement the teacher's ninja way!"
Danzo's mind raced, and he quickly convinced himself.
"Someone come!" Danzo called his assistant, solemnly instructing:
"Secretly tamper with Itsuki's background. Even if others investigate, make sure the information they find is distorted!"
"Yes!" Danzo's men responded and left.
"Itsuki! The great-grandson of Tobirama-sensei!" Danzo murmured, eyes flickering. "Time to find a chance to have a little chat with him!"
[Haruno Sakura: Ahhhhh, this is so annoying! He's the late king Tenten-senpai called him! That damn Kakashi-sensei told us to meet at the training ground at five o'clock, and it's past eleven. I'm so pissed!]
[Yamanaka Ino: Glad to hear that, so happy! I was just doing boring weeding and about to complain. Now I see you guys in Team 7 haven't even taken the lead jonin assessment yet. Suddenly I feel lucky.]
[Hyuga Hinata: I... we're also doing D-rank missions, helping out on a farm with odd jobs.]
[Tenten: Don't worry, you'll have a long period of boring life ahead. New Genin can only take on D-rank missions, basically boring daily tasks.]
[Haruno Sakura: Damn it, my wonderful life is just a waste.]
[Yamanaka Ino: Tsk, even if you were given a high-level mission, could you handle it? With your limited skills, you'd die in minutes. Think about passing the assessment for leading a jonin. You could even be sent back to the ninja academy to start over! Then your Sasuke-kun would be gone.]
[Haruno Sakura: Bullshit! I can't say anything about Senior Tenten and Hinata, but I'm definitely better than you!]
[Yamanaka Ino: I have a buff!]
[Haruno Sakura: ...]
[Hyuga Hinata: Have you tried it? How's the effect? @Yamanaka Ino @Tenten]
[Yamanaka Ino: Hmm... pulling weeds is faster than before. I can do the work of three people by myself.]
[Haruno Sakura: Have you ever pulled weeds before?]
[Yamanaka Ino: Does flower arranging count?]
[Haruno Sakura: ...]
[Tenten: I just beat the genius on the team into a pig's head. He used to look down on me, hehe!]
[Hyuga Hinata: ((⊙o⊙))?]
[Tenten: Oh yes, he is also from the Hyuga clan, like you, Hyuga Neji!]
[Hyuga Hinata: Neji... brother?]
[Tenten: Neji is your brother?]
[Hyuga Hinata: Um... that's hard to say.]
[Tenten: Okay, I think I get it. Hinata is the eldest daughter of the main family.]
[Hyuga Hinata: ...]
At the Class 3 training ground, Might Guy and Rock Lee looked at Tenten in shock, disbelief written on their faces.
They had no mission today. As usual, Teacher Guy took a few students for daily training.
Lee followed Guy, doing physical training, while Tenten practiced ninja tools as a training aid for Neji.
Although Neji's Byakugan has a blind spot problem, the strength gap was too large. Even using all her strength, Tenten couldn't hurt Neji.
But this time, Tenten had improved. The ninja tools she threw were faster and more powerful than before.
Neji was caught off guard and at a disadvantage from the start.
Even though he quickly stabilized, Tenten's huge iron hammer smashed him to pieces, along with several close-combat attacks.
Soon, Neji lay on the ground with a bruised face.
"Ahem!" Tenten scratched her head awkwardly. "If I say I didn't mean it, would you believe me?"
Every day, she saw Neji acting like he was owed the world and belittling others. She had long wanted to beat him up but lacked the strength—until now!
"Wow!" Rock Lee screamed. "Tenten actually beat Neji down?!"
"I see!" Guy said, tears in his eyes. "Now it seems Tenten is the most suitable student to inherit my ninja way. My efforts have not been in vain. This is youth!"
"Ahhh! How could this be?" Rock Lee burst into tears. "I should inherit Master Guy's way, but Tenten got there first! Has my youth withered?"
Guy suddenly punched Rock Lee in the face, sending him flying into a tree.
"Idiot!" Guy roared. "I won't allow you to speak like that. We have no regrets about our youth! Even if Tenten is temporarily ahead, redouble your efforts and you will catch up."
"Oh, yess!" Rock Lee instantly regained his spirit. "If two thousand push-ups, punches, kicks, five thousand jump ropes, and five hundred laps around Konoha aren't enough, I'll double it! If that isn't enough, triple it, quintuple it, even tenfold! I'll prove that hard work can beat genius!"
"Lee! You finally understand!" Guy hugged Rock Lee, tears in his eyes. "What a clumsy yet adorable disciple!"
"Guy sensai!"
"Lee!"
"Guy sensai!!"
"Lee!!!"
They cried bitterly while hugging, their green tights and watermelon heads making Tenten's face turn black with disgust.
Inheriting Teacher Guy's Ninja Way?! Sorry, she refused!
Neji, lying on the ground, doubted his life, sat up in shock, and growled at Tenten, "Come again!"