His biological father's fall from grace: Orochimaru's father-son showdown plan

Three years passed in the blink of an eye—

Year 24 of Konoha.

Toji's appearance had not changed in the slightest.

He was in the Hokage Office, reviewing intelligence.

Over those three years, Konoha had welcomed a wave of newborns, including quite a few who would bridge the generations.

After the First Shinobi World War ended, Kagami Uchiha had returned from the front with a woman at his side. Before long, they had a child. Toji had asked about her and learned that Kagami had rescued her on the battlefield. She had been a displaced civilian, and he had taken her in out of compassion. In time, they had naturally grown close and started a family.

Mikoto Uchiha had also been born early that year.

A few days earlier, Tsunade had secretly come to tell him that she would be a big sister next year.

Nawaki's birth was not far off, either.

The First Hokage's eldest grandson, a disciple of the legendary Sannin, a prince of the Land of Fire—despite all those dazzling titles, he was fundamentally a scrub. Toji's strongest memory of him was of him stepping on an explosive tag and getting blown to death during the Second Shinobi World War.

Hmm, let's see if he can be salvaged. If he has no real talent as a ninja, having him replace Tsunade as daimyo in the capital would at least put him to good use.

As for the capital—

Uchiha Setsuna had not disappointed Toji. He had become one of the Guardian Ninja the previous year and successfully leaked part of the Impure World Reincarnation research to Kazuya without arousing his suspicions.

Hyuga Kōichi, stationed in the capital, had confirmed with his Byakugan that Kazuya secretly visited the capital's cemetery once a month to steal corpses.

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