Third Hokage Conspiracy Theory? No, It's Second Hokage Conspiracy Theory!

Toji and his group returned to Konoha, dusty and travel-worn.

And at last, Toji had the chance to put on the Hokage short-sleeved haori Tobirama had given him.

Under the villagers' watchful eyes, he strode proudly through the village gates.

He carried himself with all the grandeur of a painter passing through the Arc de Triomphe in triumph.

"Lord Toji is finally back."

"Greetings, Lord Toji!"

No one knew which child had shouted first, but soon the streets were filled with cheerful energy.

Toji smiled and responded to them one by one.

At that moment, dressed in the Hokage's short-sleeved haori, he seemed more like the Hokage than anyone else.

"Lord Toji!"

Uchiha Ayano was leading a group of young Uchiha on patrol through the streets. The moment she saw Toji, she came forward to greet him.

"Huh? Ayano, this is—"

Toji was surprised to discover that Uchiha Ayano was wearing the uniform of the future Konoha Military Police Force.

The Konoha Military Police Force?

When had that appeared?

It seemed quite a lot had happened in the village during the time he had been away.

"It's like this—"

Uchiha Ayano stayed by his side as she accompanied Toji toward the Hokage Building, telling him about everything that had happened in the village recently.

Before they realized it, Toji had been away from Konoha for nearly a month.

As early as the third day after he left Konoha, some perceptive villagers had sensed that something was wrong.

No matter how busy Toji had been in the past, he would often walk the streets and mingle with the villagers without airs. How could he vanish for three whole days?

Thus, voices harmful to unity began spreading within a small circle.

Because of the mission's secrecy, Tobirama had not initially revealed the