Jokichi stayed at the 39th Training Ground all day to train.
However, his talent was not good, and his training progress was abysmal.
The Sage Body only gave him a higher starting point and upper limit than others, but it did not change his training talent.
After all, before Asura comprehended the power of love for all living beings, his talent also seemed mediocre.
However, Jokichi could not comprehend the love for all living beings.
The information dissemination era of his previous life gave him a certain understanding of human nature.
Human beings, as a lifeform, are contradictory.
While there are certainly people with boundless great love, there must also exist those who are utterly evil and wicked.
It is impossible to hold the same expectations and care for everyone.
Jokichi had long established his own outlook on life and would not change it easily.
However, although his talent was not good, it was not bad either, belonging to the level of the general public.
He could make up for it with hard work (cheating).
The Shadow Clone Jutsu was learned precisely for this reason.
Although he currently could not achieve the feat of Naruto at fifteen years old, training with hundreds of clones together, twenty clones was still doable.
Actually, if he pushed himself a bit, splitting into forty to train together was also possible.
But that would be pushing too hard; after finishing training every day, he would be so tired that he would not even want to eat, falling asleep directly.
This was very bad for a body still in development.
A twenty-fold training speed was just right, whether in terms of training progress or the burden on the body.
Moreover, his time was still very plentiful, so there was no need to rush and risk his life.
However, even so, it gave Hiruzen a fright.
Jokichi was one of the three rookies he favored the most in this batch, so he naturally paid attention to his training situation when he had free time on normal days.
As a result, on the first day of training, he was presented with such a stimulating scene, scaring him into rushing over hastily, deeply afraid that an accident had occurred in Jokichi's training.
As a result, after watching from afar for a while, he found that Jokichi could actually handle it with ease.
That heart that had worried itself to pieces instantly relaxed.
After putting his mind at ease, Hiruzen began to ponder the source of Jokichi's vast chakra volume and terrifying recovery power.
It did not take long for him to reach a conclusion.
"This child should have inherited the Senju bloodline across generations."
This was not surprising.
After all, the Senju clan did not prohibit intermarriage with outsiders.
From the Warring States period to the present, it was simply impossible to investigate how many people across the entire continent contained the Senju bloodline.
Not to mention that Konoha was a village led and established by the Senju and Uchiha; it was completely normal for commoners with Senju bloodlines left outside to come seeking refuge or for bloodlines to be left behind directly within Konoha.
Let alone Konoha, the destroyed Uzumaki clan were also distant relatives of the Senju, and he heard there were also people related to the Senju bloodline over in Kumogakure.
And the physical characteristics Jokichi displayed matched the traits of the Senju clan in all aspects.
To this, Hiruzen was not surprised.
However, what gratified Hiruzen was that the Senju traits Jokichi displayed were very strong.
Even at the beginning of Konoha's establishment, when the Senju clan was flourishing, this was an outstanding existence.
As far as he knew, the only ones more formidable than him at that time were the First and Second Hokage.
And Jokichi was still young now, with a lot of room to grow.
In the future, being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with or even surpass the First and Second was not impossible.
At the thought of this possibility, Hiruzen's mood was extremely excited; his aged body trembled violently, almost unable to even hold his pipe.
However, he was someone who had been Hokage for decades after all, and was not blinded by the reverie before his eyes.
He quickly calmed down.
After all, people who survived from that era had the most right to speak about what level the First Hokage was at.
He pinched his beard and pondered slightly: Surpassing the First is somewhat unrealistic, but surpassing the Second... perhaps it is not a delusion.
Thinking of this, when Hiruzen's profound gaze looked at Jokichi, it held a bit more anticipation.
After a moment, he frowned again.
Although he could train recklessly like this relying on a special constitution, in the long run, it would be very bad for his physical growth.
After thinking about it, Hiruzen lightened his footsteps and arrived behind Ryohei.
Although he lightened his footsteps, he did not deliberately hide, so Ryohei noticed him immediately and turned to look.
"Shh!"
Hiruzen placed a finger vertically over his lips, then glanced at Jokichi who was training, indicating not to disturb him.
Ryohei understood tacitly and asked in a low voice, "Lord Hokage, why have you come?"
"Just wandering around with nothing to do, happened to see him and came over to take a look."
"I see."
Ryohei suddenly realized, but internally rolled his eyes. Are you tricking a child? You wandered blindly all the way to this remote place.
However, none of this showed; instead, he asked very modestly, "Then what instructions does Lord Hokage have?"
"The way this child is training, even if his body can hold up, it is easy to leave hidden dangers, which is bad for his future growth. When you have time, go to the Nara clan to get some medicinal ingredients, then take them to the hospital and find someone to make special food pills for this child to eat."
"This..." Ryohei was put in a somewhat difficult position.
Although he was a Jonin, he had neither power nor popularity; why would the Nara clan give him medicine?
Why would the people at the hospital specifically make special food pills for him?
Hiruzen seemed to see what Ryohei was thinking and hurriedly said, "Do not worry, just say it is prepared for this child, I will take care of the other matters."
With things said to this extent, if Ryohei still did not understand, then he would have been a Jonin in vain.
The Third Hokage clearly wanted to use this opportunity to let Jokichi come into contact with and get to know the various clans or institutions of Konoha, laying a good foundation for his future ninja path in Konoha.
To put it bluntly, Lord Hokage thought very highly of Jokichi, highly enough to groom him as a Hokage candidate.
Such a good thing, Ryohei naturally would not refuse and readily agreed.
Hiruzen nodded slightly, waved his hand, and turned to leave.
On the way, he was also thinking about the possibility of Jokichi becoming Hokage.
But after thinking carefully for a while, he felt that the possibility of Jokichi becoming Hokage was not high.
Although his talent was good and his future strength should be no problem.
His personality, however, would not do.
He did not care much about other people's opinions, and this alone destined him to be unable to become Hokage.
However, he cared very much about those close to him.
Perhaps, he would be a capable right-hand man beside the Hokage in the future.
Hiruzen recalled the many scenes of Jokichi and Naruto together.
Usually, it was Naruto messing around and Jokichi cleaning up the mess, and he would comfort him when he was feeling down and guide him when he was lost.
Although the method was somewhat different, one could still see the friendship between the two.
Moreover, the children of Ino-Shika-Cho were also quite close to them.
However...
Could Naruto become Hokage?
Hiruzen also felt doubtful about this.
Although Naruto's resolve and awareness were very high, he often created unexpected messes and did not study well at the academy, going in a completely different direction from Jokichi.
"Sigh! This child has the qualifications of a Hokage, but unfortunately, his ambitions do not lie here."
Thinking of Jokichi's talent and personality, Hiruzen could not help but sigh: It would be great if he and Naruto could influence each other's personalities.
However, although distressed, he was very happy.
It was the same for him and Danzo.
Although there were some differences between Naruto and Jokichi.
But everyone relied on each other to get here.
Coupled with Itachi's younger brother, as well as the outstanding seedlings emerging among the various clans and commoners...
Hiruzen could already see the grand occasion Konoha was about to usher in.