"Mū is back!"
"I heard Ōnoki say you got the cold shoulder in Konoha?"
The door opened, and an elder wearing gray-brown hemp clothing and a Tsuchikage hat floated in.
Mū looked up, then slowly stood up to yield the position of Tsuchikage.
"Heh heh..."
"I have never been afraid of getting the cold shoulder!"
Mū replied with a faint smile.
"Oh?"
Ishikawa slowly sat down, raising an eyebrow.
"What does a little cold water like that count for?"
Mū spoke lightly, as if the previous humiliation by Madara was nothing but passing smoke.
Ishikawa looked at Mū admiringly.
This was exactly the kind of successor he wanted!
Knowing how to endure and keep his power hidden.
"Then how about another basin?"
Ishikawa said half-jokingly.
"Forget it. Another basin would kill me, wouldn't it?"
Mū said, his expression tightening.
The battle with Madara was difficult enough, and luck was involved.
If it happened again, he might not be so lucky.
"However, I heard Ōnoki say that you actually fought the Asura of the Ninja World to a draw, Mū. I didn't realize your strength was so impressive."
Ishikawa's eyes flashed with surprise, and he praised him.
"It was just luck!"
Hearing this, Mū gave two awkward laughs.
That boy Ōnoki probably boasted heavily about him in front of Ishikawa. Perhaps due to the teacher filter, Ōnoki had likely exaggerated his abilities sky-high.
Ōnoki hadn't seen the sight of him...
...being kicked into a wall by Uchiha Madara, and then being slammed and pinned to the ground with a slap.
"Hahaha, as expected of Iwagakure's strategist! Your strength is also so great. You truly bring prestige to Iwagakure!"
Ishikawa patted Mū's shoulder and said with a loud laugh.
"Ahem, Konoha also compensated us with a lot of money and Ninja tools, which I have already handed over to the Village."
Mū said.
Hearing this, Ishikawa gave him a thumbs up.
"Mū, you are simply the best candidate for Tsuchikage. Not only are you strong and wise, but you are also incorruptible. No wonder the villagers call you Lord Mū!"
"Also, I have ordered someone to write your stone will at the Village gate. I didn't realize your theoretical knowledge was also excellent!"
Ishikawa said with a smiling admiration.
Mū smiled faintly, which was exactly what he intended.
It was originally intended to boost the morale of the villagers.
And it predated the Will of Fire.
Afterward, Ishikawa and Mū chatted briefly, and Ishikawa yawned and left the Tsuchikage's office.
After Ishikawa left, Mū's eyes narrowed slightly.
"It seems this old man really intends to pass the position to me. He's already delegated authority to this extent..."
Mū sat back down and began dealing with administrative affairs.
In fact, Iwagakure didn't have much administrative work. It was only a small area, and coupled with the Village's Early Stage of construction, it was easy to manage.
Mū was mainly planning and brainstorming the future development of the Village.
Institutions like the Konoha Ninja School and Anbu had not yet been established. Since he had acquired that mass of memories...
...why not establish these institutions in Iwagakure ahead of time?
He would establish the Iwagakure Anbu and Iwagakure Ninja School early... Meanwhile, in the Land of Water, Hidden Mist Village.
"What the hell? I was preparing to off myself, and Mū, you tell me you're fine?"
Inside a high fortress.
Hōzuki Gengetsu was pressing one hand against his forehead, looking as if he were ready to use the Water Gun Technique to end himself at any moment.
Hōzuki Gengetsu held the envelope, and upon learning that Mū was fine, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
"Great! I can fight Mū again!"
"This guy finally stopped playing dead. If he hadn't replied to me soon, I would have gone straight to Iwagakure."
Hōzuki Gengetsu complained while folding the envelope into a paper airplane and casually flying it out the window.
Bang!
The door suddenly burst open!
A long-haired elder wearing coarse hemp clothing was standing at the doorway.
"Hōzuki Gengetsu! You young man!"
"Didn't I tell you to handle Village affairs? Why are you slacking off here again!?"
Byakuren shouted angrily.
Hōzuki Gengetsu waved his hand helplessly: "Alright, old man, don't get so angry. Your eyes are going crooked~"
As he spoke,
Hōzuki Gengetsu gestured twice with his finger in front of Byakuren.
"Stop fooling around!"
Byakuren roared.
Hōzuki Gengetsu secretly rolled his eyes. His Kage was fine in every respect, except he was too serious and high-pressure, lacking the grace of the Kage from other Villages.
Especially how he constantly pressured him.
Being next to him was incredibly stressful... Mū was better, hehe... Next to Mū, he could speak freely. If they disagreed, they would just start fighting—at worst, they'd both die... Mū spent the entire afternoon handling administrative affairs in the office.
Mū held his pen and approved several engineering projects and plans.
One was the Anbu base project, and the other was the Iwagakure Ninja School project.
At the same time, he sent people to other places to attract investment.
To quickly establish commerce in Iwagakure and accumulate capital.
To make Iwagakure rich and prosperous.
Mū slowly stretched, then turned around to look out the window, surveying all of Iwagakure.
Knock, knock... Just as Mū was lost in thought, a gentle knock sounded on the door.
"Come in."
Mū replied faintly without turning his head.
Ōnoki slowly walked in, carrying a tray.
"Teacher, it's evening. Would you like to eat?"
Ōnoki said ingratiatingly.
Mū raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit hungry himself.
So he slowly nodded and sat down in the office to eat.
Ōnoki, standing nearby, continuously tried to please him.
"Teacher, I'll brew tea for you, hehe..."
"Teacher, I'll give you a back massage!"
"Teacher, do you want a wife?"
Hearing what Ōnoki said, Mū, who was eating, almost choked. He looked at Ōnoki with a dark expression.
"Ōnoki, what the hell are you trying to do?"
"You must be seeking something from me, right? I'm your teacher, just say what you need to say."
Mū asked while eating a rice ball.
"Hehe... As expected, Teacher, you understand me best~"
Ōnoki chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his head.
"Well... um... Teacher, the Ninjutsu you used against Uchiha Madara last time was so cool, especially that white one..."
Ōnoki chuckled and affectionately rubbed against Mū's arm.
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Mū immediately got goosebumps. Even with the bandages, Mū felt the cringe.
Especially when he thought about what Ōnoki would look like when he was old.
Seeing Ōnoki's eager expression, Mū smiled strangely beneath his bandages.
"You want my Dust Release Jumping Gun Course?"
A meaningful smile appeared on Mū's face.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Ōnoki nodded repeatedly in a hurry.
"Are you worthy?"
Ōnoki: "..."
First, to learn Dust Release, you must master three types of Chakra: Wind, Earth, and Fire, and you must grasp their nature transformations!
"Dust Release is a Kekkei Tōta, which surpasses the Bloodline Limit!"
Mū explained to Ōnoki.
He wasn't deliberately exaggerating Dust Release.
The only Kekkei Tōta in Naruto was Dust Release.
Even the Sharingan was classified as a Bloodline Limit, while the Dust Release he created was classified directly as a Kekkei Tōta.
Just by looking at the ability, you could tell Dust Release was ridiculously strong; it turned people directly into atoms... All-Killing Ash Bones at least left you a pile of ash... Dust Release didn't even leave ash; it turned you straight into atoms.
If the Rinnegan couldn't absorb it,
Mū felt he could use Dust Release to challenge Isshiki and Kaguya.
"Ah~ No way, Teacher! I didn't realize it was that difficult. I'm not even proficient in Earth Release yet~"
Ōnoki said, looking utterly dejected.
He couldn't blame Ōnoki. Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was the same age, was still practicing the Three Basic Jutsu. Asking Ōnoki to master the transformation of three elemental Chakras right away was indeed difficult.
"So, work hard. I can teach you once you master the transformation of the three Chakras!"
Mū stuffed the last rice ball into his mouth.
Then, pulling up his bandages, he left the office using the Body Flicker Technique.