The next day.
Hokage Office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen continuously massaged his temples. Being sleepless all night made him look extremely haggard, with puffy eye bags hanging under his eyelids like two silkworms.
Bang! The door to the Hokage Office was suddenly pushed open roughly, and a coarse palm slammed onto the Hokage's desk.
"Hiruzen, do you know? Namikaze Mirai is back!!"
Danzo's single eye, visible beyond his bandages, was filled with malice. The gloom accumulated in his heart made his old face look chilling.
"Don't panic."
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Danzo.
His old friend was good at everything, except for his poor mindset.
Look at himself, apart from a sleepless night, he wasn't panicking at all.
"Hmph! The streets and alleys are now buzzing with rumors about the Demon Fox's powerful Uncle. He disappeared for three years and returns now. That guy must have some unspeakable secret..."
Danzo narrowed his eyes. He had always had a bad impression of Namikaze Mirai.
During Minato's tenure, this guy had often used his influence to suppress him, leaving him in a sorry state.
When the news of Namikaze Mirai's disappearance arrived, he had been ecstatic for a long time.
Without this troublesome younger brother, how could Minato suppress him?
Unexpectedly, a few months later, the Nine-Tails Attack broke out, and Minato was gone too.
"But he is now Naruto's nominal guardian. This is very troublesome."
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt his headache worsen. No matter how he massaged his temples, there was no relief.
This was the most troublesome part for him.
Minato and Kushina had both died in that incident. If Namikaze Mirai hadn't returned, as the Third Hokage, he would have been Naruto's highest guardian.
Given enough time, he could have completely molded Naruto into his own shape.
In fact, he had been doing just that, delaying his heavy official duties and giving Naruto a considerable living allowance each month.
But now Namikaze Mirai had intervened.
That guy had never been a quiet person. If he really started causing trouble...
"Hiruzen, why don't we strike first..."
Danzo narrowed his eyes.
"Too reckless."
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head.
"Not to mention his strength is not weaker than Minato's, and he is Naruto's uncle. If we act rashly against him, it will be troublesome if Naruto develops a dislike for the village."
Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the most important strategic weapon of the entire village.
Not the slightest accident can occur! "It is precisely because he is Naruto's uncle that we need to act quickly. If we continue to delay, who knows what unexpected changes will occur!"
Danzo gritted his teeth unwillingly.
"If you continue to hesitate, Hiruzen, you will regret it!"
"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"
While the two of them were having a heated argument in the Hokage Office, at Ichiraku Ramen, Namikaze Mirai was eating ramen with Naruto.
The chewy noodles were quickly swept into his mouth, and Naruto swallowed them whole without even having time to chew.
Several empty ramen bowls were placed on the empty table next to them, so clean as if they had been licked clean with a tongue. Those were the crystallization of Naruto's battle.
A few seconds later, another bowl of ramen was finished and added to the pile of empty bowls next to him.
Naruto held his bulging belly and let out a satisfied burp.
"Are you full?"
Namikaze Mirai, sitting next to him, looked at Naruto with a smile.
"Yes, yes, this is the most I've ever eaten. Uncle, will there be a chance to eat like this again in the future?"
Naruto looked at Namikaze Mirai eagerly.
"Of course, as long as Naruto wants to, you can come and eat anytime."
"Uncle is the best!"
Naruto was so excited he almost jumped up.
This uncle he had just met was the person who treated him the best in this world.
"Get ready, I'll take you to do something interesting later."
Namikaze Mirai said with a smile.
"Something interesting?"
Naruto tilted his head.
"You'll know when you get there!"
Ten minutes later.
"Uncle, is this the interesting thing you were talking about?"
Naruto tugged on Namikaze Mirai's big hand, blinking his eyes, looking at the building opposite with some confusion.
The Hokage Tower should be where Grandpa Hokage works, right?
What interesting things could be done here? A trace of curiosity appeared in Naruto's eyes.
"Good nephew, watch carefully!"
Namikaze Mirai took out a 50-ryo coin from his pocket, which he used to pay for ramen.
"Hmm?"
Naruto tilted his head.
"This move will be very cool!"
He flicked the coin upwards with his thumb. As the coin flipped and fell, the world around him seemed to slow down. When the coin reached its lowest point, Blue Lightning coiled around Namikaze Mirai's fingertips, and he flicked it gently.
Hiss! Amidst the bursting wind, the coin suddenly turned into a blue beam of light and shot towards the Hokage Tower.
"Danzo! I am the Hokage..."
Inside the Hokage Tower, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo's argument continued.
A cold chill rose from Sarutobi Hiruzen's spine, causing the hairs on his entire body to stand on end uncontrollably.
Years of life-and-death experience made Sarutobi Hiruzen keenly aware of the danger behind him.
But before he could react, the window of the Hokage Tower shattered, and a beam of light surging with a blue lightning arc pierced through, striking the busts of past Hokages hanging on the opposite wall.
When everything subsided.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils trembled slightly, and Danzo's eyes also trembled. The photo of the Third Hokage hanging in the Hokage Office had been completely pierced through.
The gentle smiling face that originally wore a straw hat was now just a hole scorched by high temperatures, emitting wisps of smoke, with the buildings behind clearly visible.
This strike had actually pierced through the entire Hokage Tower!!! "Enemy attack! Protect the Hokage!"
The Anbu hidden in the corner appeared beside Sarutobi Hiruzen amid the sound of breaking air, shielding him tightly.
That attack just now was too fast! Too fast! So fast they couldn't react at all!
By the time they came to their senses, the Hokage Tower had already been directly pierced.
The air became incredibly heavy, oppressive as if frozen solid. The Anbu on guard swallowed nervously, their Adam's apples bobbing.
Even Danzo, usually ruthless, couldn't stop the sweat from beading on his forehead.
This attack, fast to the extreme, reminded him of a famous secret technique from the Third Great Ninja War.
Could it be...
In the deathly silence, with a creak, the door to the Hokage Office was pushed open.
Looking at the golden-haired figure who appeared, Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth slightly.
"It really is you, Blue Flash! What exactly do you want to do?"
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