The Ninja World, Konoha,
"Fourth Hokage!"
After walking down the long corridor and across the carpet, Nara Dan, wearing the Fourth Hokage's cloak, calmly stepped into the elevator.
The guards beside him greeted Nara Dan in unison.
Nara Dan gave them a slight nod, then disappeared as the elevator doors closed.
Nara Dan looked at the reflective metal wall of the elevator. His chiseled, rugged features stared back at him, and for a moment, he lost himself in thought.
Another day of being the Fourth Hokage.
"Nara Dan"—or rather, Yakushi Nonō—shook her head, trying to clear her mind of stray thoughts.
She had been playing Nara Dan for more than a year now and had grown used to this life.
Being Hokage naturally came with all the glory. Everyone watched your every move and treated you with respect.
Especially when you were a capable and powerful Hokage like Nara Dan.
In short, over the past year, Yakushi Nonō had truly experienced the taste of power: a single decision could determine the lives and deaths of countless people.
It was something Danzo had desperately sought while he was alive.
And as far as Yakushi Nonō was concerned, she was now almost indistinguishable from the real Hokage.
Even so, Yakushi Nonō still hoped she could bring this life to an end and return to being herself.
Thanks to the Wandering Miko's acting and disguise, Yakushi Nonō had learned to imitate Nara Dan almost perfectly.
But a fake was still a fake.
Many of Konoha's higher-ups, as well as those close to Nara Dan, had already sensed something was off. But out of respect for the detailed plans Nara Dan had left behind—and out of fear of his overwhelming strength—no one dared say much, let alone expose or question the identity of the