Heavenly Dao's Schemes

Uchiha Kō returned to the city and was immediately met with an enthusiastic response from everyone within.

"Hokage-sama is invincible!"

"Hokage-sama has won his first battle!"

"Hokage-sama is amazing!"

Feeling the villagers' enthusiasm, Uchiha Kō waved his hand. "I have fulfilled my mission. This battle was not my achievement alone. The Konoha shinobi who fought with all their might atop the walls, the heavy weapons units below operating armored vehicles and tanks, the Tsuchikage, Deidara, and Orochimaru, the scientist who developed so many weapons!"

Uchiha Kō kept his own presence subdued and instead praised the others. He would not keep this glory for himself. Ōnoki and Deidara, standing amid the crowd, exchanged a glance. So this was how Uchiha Kō acted at victory celebrations?

He had played the greatest role, yet he did not mention it at all. Instead, he attributed all the credit to the warriors who had fought and the researchers who had invented these new weapons!

Orochimaru was not surprised in the slightest, because he knew Uchiha Kō was that kind of person. Precisely because he was such a person, such a leader, Konoha's villagers worked harder and its researchers gave their all. It could be said that Konoha's current state was entirely the result of Uchiha Kō's efforts.

Adjusting his glasses, Orochimaru smiled. "Hokage-sama, you were the one who played the decisive role in this battle. Whether it was the strategic deployment or leading the shinobi in stopping the combined Wind-Fire Ninjutsu, you were decisive in every regard!"

Uchiha Kō smiled and waved him off. This guy was still so good at handling people. "All right, let's not stand around here. Go back and rest first. The shinobi who participated in today's battle should get a good night's sleep. Arrange a proper shift rotation."

"Yes!" Everyone