Today, a large crowd gathered below the Hokage Rock, including both ninjas and civilians, all looking up at the newly added head statue above.
And the image on that portrait was none other than Senga.
Tsunade and the other Konoha High Command stood at the front of the crowd, their expressions complicated. They wanted to leave, but Senga had already given them orders: everyone had to be present today, or face death!
Sasuke and Naruto were also standing in the crowd, with Sasuke staring blankly at Senga's portrait above.
Since learning the truth, Sasuke has felt much lighter. The main reason he was so obsessed with revenge was that he felt Itachi had deceived him and that Itachi's kindness towards him was all an act.
But now he understands Itachi's predicament back then: Itachi's condition for the Konoha High Command was to spare his younger brother's life!
Therefore, his obsession with revenge is no longer as strong. What he wants to do most now is to find Itachi and make him tell the truth about what happened back then.
Sasuke was mentally calculating how to find Itachi, while Naruto excitedly shouted from the side.
"Senga- senpai actually became Hokage! I need to work harder too!"
Sasuke glanced at him and casually remarked,
"With your current strength, you think you can become Hokage? Don't be ridiculous!"
"Hmph! What do you know? Do you even know what kind of relationship I have with Senga Chika?"
"What kind of relationship could it be? We're from the same clan, aren't we? Are you his son? And where's your Sharingan?"
Just as the two were flirting, suddenly, accompanied by a thunderous roar, Senga appeared in everyone's sight. Today, he was wearing a white divine robe with five bright red characters on his back: Sixth Hokage.
He looked up and admired his own profile picture for a while, then commented,
"The carving is quite good."
Then, he turned to face the crowd and said loudly,
"Today marks the day I Uchiha Senga, officially assume the position of Hokage. I have a few things to announce."
Unlike the inauguration ceremonies of previous Hokage, Senga's ceremony this time seemed somewhat hasty, leaving the people of Konoha looking bewildered and almost no one responding.
However, Senga didn't care about any of that. He snapped his fingers, and Orochimaru appeared out of nowhere, standing beside him.
Orochimaru's expression was extremely respectful. He bowed slightly to Senga and said,
"Hokage-sama!"
Tsunade immediately stepped forward upon seeing Orochimaru and angrily questioned him.
Orochimaru! Why are you here!?
Orochimaru didn't even turn his head, and said calmly,
"I am the Hokage-sama's most loyal subordinate, why can't I come?"
"What? Loyalty? Are you kidding me?"
Tsunade's mind was in turmoil. Orochimaru was loyal? Then wasn't Danzo just a sunny, cheerful guy?
In her opinion, Orochimaru was simply beaten up by Senga and had no choice but to temporarily submit to someone else; who knows what kind of bad intentions he might be harboring.
However, Tsunade truly misjudged Orochimaru this time; she was genuinely impressed.
At the Uzumaki Clan's shrine, Orochimaru witnessed Senga severely Shinigami a Shinigami, and he could no longer muster any resistance against Senga.
He had already concluded that Senga was the undisputed strongest ninja in the Ninja World today. Now that Senga had become Hokage, he was genuinely curious to see how far Konoha would develop under Senga's leadership.
Of course, the most important point is that Senga once said,
"The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu is utterly insignificant compared to the Rinnegan."
Orochimaru's main reason for turning to the dark side was the death of Nawaki. He saw the fragility of life, so he began to devote himself to the study of forbidden techniques, especially those that could transcend life and death.
The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was one of the forbidden techniques he most admired. In his view, this technique had enormous potential, and apart from the fact that it could not unleash 100% of the deceased's power in life, it was practically perfect.
However, such a technique was "not worth mentioning" in Senga's eyes, which was a big blow to Orochimaru. Combining this with what Senga had asked him to do, he vaguely guessed that Senga also wanted to resurrect the dead.
So even though Senga gave him his freedom, he still eagerly followed Senga back to Konoha, wanting to see if Senga had a more perfect technique than the Impure World Reincarnation.
Senga looked at Orochimaru, who was displaying a humble demeanor, and said calmly,
"Alright, where are the things I asked you to prepare?"
"Hokage-sama, I'm ready!"
Orochimaru took a few steps back, then slammed his palm on the ground.
To everyone's astonishment, a coffin slowly rose from the ground.
The coffin lid was opened, and the body of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, appeared before everyone.
Minato's body was very well preserved, and the people of Konoha recognized him at a glance—he was the Fourth Hokage of Konoha!
Before they could react, Naruto suddenly burst out of the crowd, shouting as he ran.
"Dad!!!"
Apart from a few Konoha High Command who knew the truth, everyone else was completely bewildered. All they could think of was...
"Who is Naruto calling 'Dad'? Is it the Fourth Hokage?"
Naruto ran to the coffin, his trembling hand reaching out to touch Minato's face. Someone shouted angrily...
"Naruto! What are you doing?! How dare you disrespect the Fourth Hokage!"
Senga glanced at the man, then raised her hand and pulled him close to her.
Grabbing his neck, Senga said in an icy tone,
"Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage, is there anything wrong with what he did?"
These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.
"What?! Naruto's father is the Fourth Hokage? Isn't he the son of the Demon Fox?"
"This can't be true, can it? I've never heard of this before!"
"Impossible! How could the Hokage's child have turned out like this?"
Senga was annoyed by the noise of this group. He threw the person he was holding into the crowd and said coldly,
"Shut up, all of you!"
An aura of pressure erupted, and the previously noisy crowd immediately fell silent.
Sasuke stood in the crowd, looking at Naruto, and murmured,
"Naruto's father was actually the Fourth Hokage?"
Thinking of Naruto's childhood experiences, Sasuke clenched his fists involuntarily.
"Why? Why did they treat Naruto like that? Why didn't Konoha announce this to the public sooner?!"
After much thought, Sasuke pictured a figure wrapped in bandages in his mind.
"It's that Danzo again!"
Senga didn't glance at the crowd again; he wanted Minato to see for himself how the Konoha he was protecting treated Naruto.
He went to Naruto's side, patted him on the shoulder, then looked at Minato in the coffin and activated the Rinnegan.
Although Tsunade and the others did not see Senga's Rinnegan, they still felt a terrifying pressure that made them feel suffocated.
Senga's Rinnegan a brilliant purple light. He clasped his hands together and let out a low shout.
"The Yomi Rebirth Jutsu!"