Technological Breakthrough, Preparations for Transmigration Complete!

"Hiruzen-senpai, how are you feeling?"

Lying in the hospital bed, wrapped like a mummy, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only choke back a silent, speechless sob.

He felt as though he had suffered the worst luck imaginable; it was one thing to encounter an explosion in the laboratory, but for that explosion to transport him to the parallel world where Yamato and the others were located was another matter entirely.

His misfortune didn't end there. Due to the immense pressure exerted during the transit, Hiruzen Sarutobi had suffered multiple fractures and internal hemorrhaging. Had Yamato not brought him back to Konoha in time for Tsunade to treat him, he likely would have perished on the spot.

"Yamato, how many people in this village know about my identity?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's primary concern now was the attitude of the higher-ups in this Konoha.

Compared to the Land of Light, which had been upgraded and transformed by Kizaru into a more civilized and advanced society, the Konoha of Yamato's world still clung to the old-fashioned Shinobi Village system.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was uncertain what kind of treatment he, a Third Hokage who had crossed over from another dimension, would receive.

Based on his past experience, he knew it was entirely possible he would be dragged off for interrogation or even subjected to experimentation.

"Only the Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, and her disciple Shizune know your identity. No one else is aware," Yamato said, offering comfort.

Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt his heart settle slightly. "Did you discover anything during this crossing?"

"No." At the mention of this, Yamato's expression turned distressed. Naruto and the others were still trapped in the parallel world; if he hadn't brought back a Third Hokage from that dimension, Yamato wouldn't have known how to answer to the Hokage.

He had lost