The Old Man Is the Hokage Assistant!

The Old Man Is the Hokage. Assistant!

"Now that you mention it, I just remembered—we went out to do a mission. Since we completed it, there's no reason we shouldn't get paid!"

"Damn it, could that lousy old man have hurriedly kicked us out because he couldn't bear to part with that little bit of money?"

"No, I have to go back and demand our reward!"

As she spoke, Kushina turned to head back and find Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Chiga hurriedly grabbed the impulsive Kushina and said,

"Teacher, let's go after we finish our punishment. The Hokage is probably still angry right now. If something else goes wrong, he might hold a grudge and add a few more months to our sentence."

Hearing Chiga say that, Kushina thought it over and found that it made some sense.

"You're right. Once I'm out after three months, not a single ryo of those hundred thousand will be missing!"

She viciously glanced up toward the Hokage Office, temporarily giving up on the idea of going to find Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"By the way, where are we supposed to be confined?"

Thinking about being confined for the next month, Chiga asked in confusion. He had only heard that the village had a prison; he had never heard of a confinement room.

"Where else? At our own homes. They'll even bring us meals! Though, come to think of it, it's been a long time since I was confined. I'm suddenly feeling a little nostalgic."

Kushina suddenly chuckled, as though she had remembered something amusing from the past.

When it came to confinement, Kushina had far more experience. After all, she had caused far too much trouble before.

When she became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she had Grandma Mito looking after her in Konoha. No one dared do anything to her, and even Hiruzen Sarutobi had to show Grandma Mito some respect.

After becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she was treated like a treasure. Even when she made mistakes, they could only restrict her freedom.

And for Kushina, who had grown used to running wild and free, that punishment was far more severe!

But that method had only been used when Kushina was still a Genin or Chunin. Once her strength rose to Jonin level, confinement existed in name only for her.

Who could keep a Jonin confined in her own home without harming her? So Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer wasted manpower dealing with Kushina and could only let her wreak havoc in Konoha.

But this time, Kushina was prepared to stay obediently at home for three months. She willingly accepted this punishment.

As the two waited, an odd set of footsteps mixed with the tapping of a wooden cane approached.

Chiga and Kushina turned around in confusion and saw Shimura Danzō.

Shimura Danzō had one eye narrowed. Without even looking at Kushina, he was about to pass Chiga when he stopped.

He glanced at Chiga from the corner of his eye and asked evenly, "You are Uchiha Chiga, correct?"

The last time Murata had returned from a failed mission, he had lain on the ground cursing the person who had filled out Chiga's profile. Which bastard had added "unremarkable" to the file?

Only after Danzo admitted that he had said it did Murata shut up.

From that day on, Danzo understood that he had underestimated Uchiha Chiga.

This was undoubtedly a genius!

Then he had another thought. Since he could not stop Uchiha Chiga from graduating, why not simply recruit him into Root?

That way, as long as the brainwashing succeeded, he would not only plant a spy within the Uchiha clan, but could even use Uchiha Chiga to control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. It was killing two birds with one stone.

"I heard your graduation results were excellent. Join Root. Only Root can provide you with a stage worthy of your talents!"

Shimura Danzō looked at Chiga, forcing a kindly expression onto his face. But with that face of his, it was truly not easy.

To Chiga, it only made him look even stranger.

Before Chiga could answer, Kushina had already stepped in front of him. She said to Shimura Danzō, "Sorry, Chiga is an important member of my team. He will not join Root."

"Hmph. Personnel transfers in Konoha are not decided by a single Jonin like you."

Shimura Danzō shot Kushina a sidelong glance. He greatly disliked this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Of course Chiga would not agree to Danzo's invitation, but he could not make things too tense right now.

After thinking about it, he realized that he had never met Danzo before.

So Chiga asked, "Um, pardon my rudeness, but who are you?"

Shimura Danzō's previously kind face darkened completely.

That was exactly it. Everyone in the village, even children, knew the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, yet no one had the slightest impression of him, the Hokage Assistant.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken all the glory, while he was left ignored and unknown.

Even today, while walking down the street, an enthusiastic young man had thought he was merely a frail old man and wanted to help him cross the road.

Hmm. If he remembered correctly, that young man seemed to be from the Uchiha clan too!

Hmph, damn Uchiha clan! Did he truly look that weak and frail in their eyes?!

Negative emotion from Shimura Danzō. Emotion Points +50. First time obtaining Emotion Points from Shimura Danzō. Reward: Wind Release experience +3000!

Chiga was full of question marks. Was something wrong with this old schemer? He had asked so politely, yet the man had gotten upset.

Even my girlfriend isn't this hard to please!

Shimura Danzō's anger came quickly and left just as quickly.

But he needed to consider his answer to Chiga's question carefully.

Hokage Assistant, leader of Konoha's Root, personal disciple of the Second Hokage, inheritor of Konoha's Will of Fire.

Any one of those titles would make the boy before him tremble in awe and bow down at once.

But he still had to choose his favorite one.

Shimura Danzō slowly stepped forward. Under the puzzled gazes of Chiga and Kushina, he stopped directly beneath the four words "Hokage Building."

His expression turned solemn. Gripping his cane with both hands, he said to Chiga in a deep voice, "I am the Hokage!"

At that moment, Shimura Danzō felt that he had finally reached the pinnacle of his life!

His long-cherished wish!

It had actually been fulfilled before this boy. Though perhaps it would only last for a few seconds, it was enough for him to savor for years!

Chiga truly trembled in awe upon hearing that!

However, before Chiga could tremble a second or third time and bow down in worship,

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had grown tired of sitting upstairs, came down for a walk. To his surprise, he saw his old friend declaring himself the Hokage and nearly thought Danzo was launching a coup.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a long drag from his pipe, then exhaled smoke for quite a while to calm himself before asking, "Hokage what?"

Shimura Danzō, still immersed in his fantasy, shuddered. His spirit instantly deflated as he muttered, "Assistant!"