My Dear Hiruzen Sarutobi!

It was nearly nine in the morning.

The preliminary tests were about to begin, and eight long lines of contestants had already formed outside the arena. Everyone waited in eager anticipation.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out among the crowd on the right.

"They're here!"

"It's Lord Kagami Uchiha!"

"He's so handsome! I want to have his babies!"

"Lord Kagami, look at me!"

"This is amazing! Lord Kagami saw me. I—I can die happy..."

A chorus of wildly enthusiastic cries rang out.

Kagami and his three companions gradually approached from the distance, immediately setting off a wave of fervent excitement among his fans.

There was no helping it.

Uchiha shinobi were practically born beautiful, men and women alike. Their looks were so dazzling they could charm generation after generation of Hokage. They were simply extraordinary.

On top of that, Kagami had recently been earning achievement after achievement, winning the Second Hokage's favor and taking charge of security during the tournament.

His looks, strength, reputation, image... Every aspect of him was at its peak.

Naturally, he'd become the darling of the younger generation. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had succeeded to the position of Third Hokage, couldn't quite compare.

Hiruzen was more highly regarded among middle-aged and older people. After all, he came from the Sarutobi Clan, which made him more acceptable to the other clans.

But among the younger crowd, Kagami was the more popular one.

The vulgar principle that "good looks are justice" applied just as much in the Ninja World. Compared with Kagami's looks, even Hiruzen, the Hokage, fell a little short.

It was just like Sasuke in the future, who could charm all the girls his age at the Ninja Academy despite being so young.

And that was after the Night of the Nine-Tails, when the whole village suspected