Innocent Yamato

After the war, only devastation remained.

Only Hiruko standing atop the ruins.

In this fierce battle, Hiruko fully embodied the spirit of researchers not personally engaging in combat, taking a break throughout and using a recorder to document the Fifth Hokage fighting prowess.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Fifth Generation is really something. If he weren't the Hokage, I would definitely use him as my research material."

Hiruko a little regretful and continued searching for arrows that might have been left behind on the battlefield.

After a careful search, no arrows were found, but a considerable amount of brain matter was discovered.

Since Slos was killed by Kazashiro's headshot, a lot of tissue remained on the ground.

Although the body was taken away, no one paid attention to some of the minor details.

But in the eyes of researchers Hiruko, these details could very well be the key to a breakthrough.

Crouching down, Hiruko her finger, touching the soft, bouncy flesh with her fingertip, and then without hesitation put her finger in her mouth, carefully savoring the taste.

"This taste..."

Hiruko's head trembled uncontrollably for a moment before he hurriedly pulled his fingers out.

"Could it be...?"

Hiruko somewhat incredulous, but still refused to believe it, so he dipped his hand in the mixture and repeated the steps he had just taken.

"No mistake, no mistake, these are Ōtsutsuki cells, and of extremely high purity!"

Hiruko was completely shocked.

No wonder the Artificial Human are so powerful, even surpassing Toneri in terms of performance.

It turns out it's related to Ōtsutsuki cells.

Without further hesitation, Hiruko carefully gathered up the remaining items, putting the task of finding the arrows out of his mind.

His anxious look made you think he was on drugs.

"After we get back, we'll go see Lord Tsunade again. If anything isn't connected properly, it could cause problems for future missions."

Back in Konoha, Kazashiro carefully explained the situation to the two injured men.

"You have to go too."

Danzo spoke coldly from behind.

"Huh? I don't think I need to. Look at me, I can jump and leap. How about I give you a singing, dancing, and rap performance?"

Kazashiro is somewhat reluctant to seek medical help.

"Um?"

Danzo darkened.

"I understand, I'll go right away."

Seeing Danzo's change of expression, Kazashiro immediately raised his hands in surrender.

Although Kazashiro could easily defeat two Danzo with one hand now, Danzo still has the deadly identity of being a father.

"Hehe."

Upon witnessing this, Uchiha Hikari let out a laugh that was difficult to decipher.

"Why are you laughing!"

Kazashiro jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Yes, her jumping ability is indeed quite good."

After making a sarcastic remark about Kazashiro, Uchiha Hikari didn't linger and walked alone towards the village.

She's been eating only dry rations lately, and she needs some good food to soothe her stomach.

"Kazashiro, brother?"

Kazashiro wanted to have a proper argument with Uchiha Hikari when he heard a familiar voice.

"Ah, it's Haku and Kimimaro! Haha, how did you know I was coming back today?"

Upon seeing the familiar face, Kazashiro Bai laughed heartily and then opened his arms.

Only Kimimaro rushed into his arms.

Haku, who usually competed with Kimimaro to see who could hug Kazashiro faster, changed his usual behavior and slowly walked over.

Um?

Has the child grown up?

Looking at the two people who were about the same height as him, Kazashiro assumed that Bai's unusual behavior meant that the child had grown up and no longer needed his older brother's pampering.

Hmm, but why Kimimaro still the same as before?

Kimimaro had buried his head in Kazashiro's chest, suddenly noticed the bloodstains on Kazashiro's body.

"Brother, you're injured?!"

Upon hearing Kimimaro's question, Haku, who had been somewhat hesitant, immediately became flustered. He rushed over, pulled Kimimaro away, and began to examine Kazashiro's body.

"Oh, it's just a minor injury. You know, the Artificial Human are stronger than that Tsuchikage. I killed them with one punch."

Seeing that the two were worried about him, Kazashiro laughed and indicated that he was fine, and even pulled out the Tsuchikage to compare with the Artificial Human.

"If I remember correctly, the one who almost got killed by a single punch was our Lord Hokage, right?"

Yamato stood to the side and muttered to himself.

"Yamato!"

Kimimaro was furious.

"Ah?"

Yamato was stunned.

"I'll skin you alive!"

"You, you stay away! Get away from me!"

Seeing Kimimaro screamed Yamato turned to run.

What a tragedy! What did I do wrong to deserve such unreliable brothers?

And so, Kimimaro pursued Yamato, Uchiha Hikari hunted alone, Danzo and Hiruzen disappeared without a trace, Fugaku and Hiashi went their separate ways, and everyone had a bright future...

Only Kazashiro was forcibly helped by Bai to Konoha Hospital.

"Why are you here too?"

Asuma was in the next bed, was curious about who a fellow patient was when she heard that another patient had checked in. To her surprise, it turned out to be a familiar face.

"Why do you think I went to get revenge for you?"

Kazashiro rolled his eyes.

He didn't need to be hospitalized, but Lin was so careful that she insisted he stay in the hospital for observation overnight before he could leave.

"Oh, really? Even you haven't hit him?"

Asuma was taken aback, feeling a surge of emotion while also wondering about Ras's ultimate fate.

"Hmph, what a joke! Who am I? I am the Fifth Hokage! A mere Artificial Human? I could kill him with a single slap."

Kazashiro, head held high, sat on the hospital bed and recounted his great achievements.

Of course, he eventually explained to Asuma that the Artificial Human he killed and the one who injured him were not the same person at all.

"As expected, you were the most talented among our classmates in that year."

Asuma grinned. Although Ras was still alive, the death of Slos, who was just as powerful as Ras, was quite gratifying.

After laughing for a while, Asuma suddenly lost the will to laugh.

They were all produced at the same time, so why is there such a big difference?