"What beautiful type... No, what a long cover... No, what incredible strength."
After getting an eyeful of Uzumaki Mito's cover, the passerby reluctantly took a few more looks before turning it over. On the cover of the Heavenly Ranking, the first page displayed a bold, eye-catching note: This volume contains only the one hundred strongest Jonin in the Shinobi World.
The second page provided detailed profiles. At the very top of the list of powerful shinobi was neither the leader of one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages nor the "Demigod," Sanshōuo Hanzo, but a stunningly beautiful woman: Uzumaki Mito!
"Wife of Senju Hashirama, the 'God of Shinobi,' and the Shinobi World's first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Even the Nine-Tails had to bow and submit to her exquisite Sealing Jutsu!"
"The proud Battlefield Rose, the ever-blooming flower of Konoha!"
On this page, the editor lavished Uzumaki Mito with praise, calling her Konoha's bedrock, a peerless powerhouse who had held the Shinobi World in awe for twenty years, and the core of Konoha's dominance.
Next came a detailed account of Uzumaki Mito's battle record, precise enough to list the year, month, and day. It was proof that the editor wasn't making things up out of infatuation with her beauty, but was speaking from solid records. After all, with the Mizukage's life on the line as a guarantee of credibility, Hozuki Shingetsu could certainly make a few adjustments as long as they were broadly reasonable.
Immediately after her came the "Shinobi Hero," Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the "Shinobi no Yami," Shimura Danzō. It wasn't until fourth place that powerful figures such as Ryotenbin Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, the Second Kazekage, the Third Mizukage, and Sanshōuo Hanzo appeared.
After that came the heads of the various shinobi clans and leaders of smaller villages, among other figures,