Now that Sasuke had returned to Konoha, Uchiha Itachi was fully satisfied. After bidding farewell to everyone one by one, his soul returned to the Pure Land once the Second Hokage released the Edo Tensei.
Watching Itachi depart once more, Sasuke's mood grew heavy again.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly comforted Sasuke, fearing he might run away again.
Minato watched the scene with a gratified expression.
At that moment, Tobirama's gaze suddenly shifted to the side. Accompanied by a flash of golden light, Aoki's figure instantly appeared in the room.
Judging by everyone's expressions, Aoki knew that matters had likely been settled—Sasuke had stayed.
His timing was perfect.
He then took out Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
"Master, could you help him replace them?"
"Second Hokage, please give him a Senzu Bean as well."
"That way, he won't need time to adjust after the eye replacement."
As Aoki finished speaking, everyone sprang into action.
Tsunade, with one hand performing the Mystical Palm Technique, directly plucked out Sasuke's eyeballs with the other.
The simple yet brutal action left Naruto stunned.
Fortunately, as soon as the eyes were removed, Tsunade used the Mystical Palm Technique to stop the bleeding. She then took the Sharingan from Aoki and placed them into Sasuke's eye sockets.
She quickly used the Mystical Palm Technique again to soothe Sasuke's eyes.
Meanwhile, the Second Hokage took out a Senzu Bean and fed it to Sasuke.
Under the powerful effects of the Senzu Bean, Sasuke's condition instantly recovered. His eyes, now replaced with Itachi's, smoothly evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"This power!!"
"Hahahaha!!! Amazing!!"
Feeling the new power in his eyes, Sasuke couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.
His demeanor was so striking that even Madara Uchiha couldn't help but glance over, seeing a bit of his own flair in it.
However, Aoki's expression grew somewhat peculiar.
Given Sasuke's personality, he might start thinking he was invincible again.
Fortunately, Sasuke now fully understood everything. Faced with a group of Hokage whose depths he couldn't fathom, Sasuke had enough self-awareness not to act recklessly.
At that moment, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the others, having recovered from their treatments, arrived.
When she saw two Tsunades treating her, the Tsunade of this world was utterly bewildered. Now, seeing her grandfather and great-uncle among others, she could hardly believe her eyes. Fortunately, the higher-ups of Konoha in this world had already been briefed in advance, so they weren't too shocked.
"Well, now it's time to make a decision~"
"Who should become the Hokage of this world?"
Seeing that everyone had gathered, Aoki immediately posed this question to the group. At this, they all exchanged glances. In the Chat Group now, there were already two Tsunades and two Kakashis, so no one considered the two from this world as candidates—adding another would only create more chaos.
Aside from Kakashi and Tsunade, the only ones left in the room were Naruto and Sasuke. However, Naruto was the future Seventh Hokage and would definitely join the group, so most eyes fell on Sasuke.
Aoki fully agreed with this decision. Compared to Naruto, bringing Sasuke into the group was the most fitting choice. After all, in a world where Sasuke didn't become Hokage, the future Seventh Hokage Naruto would join the Chat Group. By bringing Sasuke in now, both Indra and Asura of this generation would be gathered.
"So, Sasuke then?"
"I think it works!"
"Let's go with this kid~"
"I agree, let's pick him~"
After some discussion, everyone unanimously decided that Uchiha Sasuke would become the new Hokage of this world. The Tsunade of this world didn't object, as it was her grandfather and great-uncle's choice.
However, Naruto, standing nearby, was not pleased.
"What?! Why?!"
"Why pick that arrogant Sasuke as Hokage?!"
"Damn it! I'm going to be the Sixth Hokage!"
Watching Naruto's displeased expression, Sasuke felt quite pleased. As if deliberately provoking Naruto, he accepted without hesitation. Seeing Naruto's antics, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
[Ding! You have joined the Konoha Hokage Chat Group.]
[Please represent this world and continue participating in the Hokage Summit!]
At that moment, a notification sounded in Sasuke's mind. Hearing it, Sasuke understood—this was the Chat Group the Hokages had mentioned. He was quite curious about it, but more than that, he was interested in the abilities within the Chat Group. At this moment, Sasuke only hoped that after joining, he might find a way to bring his brother back to life.
After chatting a bit longer, Aoki bid farewell to the Tsunade, Kakashi, and others of this world, as the summit needed to continue. This was already the fifth meeting, and no one knew what rewards awaited.
"Well, we'll take our leave now~"
With that, a seven-colored light gate instantly appeared in the room. After saying their goodbyes, Aoki and the others stepped into the light gate one by one.
Meanwhile, Sasuke's consciousness instantly entered the Chat Group, quickly arriving at the Summit Space.
"Take a seat quickly, the meeting is about to begin~"
Seeing Sasuke's curious expression, Aoki reminded him to sit down first. As Sasuke took his seat, the Chat Group now encompassed eleven Hokage worlds.
Only the final chair remained at the Summit Round Table now.
Everyone present had noticed the empty seat, their gazes turning toward Aoki.
After communicating briefly with the Chat Group, Aoki smiled and addressed the group. "It seems there are only twelve Hokage worlds in the Chat Group."
"When the next meeting begins, the final Hokage world will be brought in!"
"And there will be no further changes from then on~"
As he spoke, Aoki's eyes swept over everyone seated.
In other words,
the foundation for their future Conquest of Myriad Realms would be these twelve Hokage worlds.
But for now,
it was naturally time for the segment everyone was most interested in: the National Power Ranking.
"Then, let us begin!"
"Activate this session's World Ranking List!"
As Aoki finished speaking,
the Light Screen at the center of the conference table began to change.
Instantly,
all eyes focused on the Light Screen.
[World Ranking List now commencing ranking]
[Worlds participating in this ranking: First Hokage Hashirama's World, Parallel World First Hokage Madara's World, Second Hokage Tobirama's World, Original Third Hokage Kakashi's World, Fourth Hokage Aoki's World, Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato's World, Fifth Hokage Tsunade's World, Path of the Ninja Tsunade's World, Fantasy Hokage Uchiha Obito's World, Sixth Hokage Kakashi's World, Original 5.5th Hokage Sasuke's World]
[Please Note!]
[The rarity of the ranking rewards is related to the national power of the participating worlds!]
[To obtain better rewards, strive to enhance the strength of your respective worlds in every aspect!]
As the Light Screen began to display changes,
tension filled the room.
However, regarding the first-place position,
both Hashirama and Madara were brimming with fighting spirit this time,
determined to seize the top spot.
Yet, facing Aoki, who was intimately familiar with Hokage history,
the two founders stood no chance whatsoever.
The others didn't even set their sights on first place,
after all, higher expectations often lead to greater disappointment.
[First Place: Fourth Hokage Aoki's World]
As expected,
with the first place displayed on the Light Screen,
it remained Aoki's world.
"Damn it!"
"Still couldn't catch up!"
Seeing they hadn't managed to snatch first place again,
Hashirama and Madara both wore expressions of helplessness.
However, they weren't disheartened,
as they were well aware that
while they were developing their own worlds,
Aoki certainly wouldn't be idle.
From the Chat Group, they knew Aoki had already unified the Ninja World,
while they hadn't even achieved that yet,
so naturally, they couldn't surpass Aoki for the top position.
Soon,
scenes from Aoki's world appeared on the Light Screen.
Everyone promptly and skillfully took out paper and pens,
ready to begin their studies.
[With the Fourth Summit concluded, the rapid progress of each Hokage world in the group has begun to pressure you]
[You understand you must quicken your pace and complete unification as soon as possible!]
[Having already secured the Land of Wind and all minor nations, you decide to move against Kumogakure!]
[You know full well that reasoning is useless with these brutes who train their bodies; they can only be conquered through force]
[In the first month, you lead your army to attack Kumogakure. To end the war swiftly, you choose to go to Kumogakure alone and unleash your newly developed ninjutsu, the 'Great Rasengan']
Watching the footage of Aoki charging into Kumogakure alone,
all the Hokages present felt their blood boiling with excitement.
This is truly too cool!
However,
when everyone saw Aoki throw a black sphere down toward Kumogakure from the sky,
the terrifying power that completely leveled the entire village
instantly plunged the entire Summit Space into dead silence.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"Hey, hey! What kind of ninjutsu is this? Unbelievable!"
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