"Of course you haven't heard of it. Hidden Snow Village was only established in the last few years. The man in front of you is the founder of Hidden Snow Village, the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Uchiha Gen." Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out at the right moment.
"Founder of Hidden Snow Village? Daimyo of the Land of Snow? This guy is clearly from the Uchiha Clan, isn't he? He hasn't even hidden his Sharingan." Founding a hidden village like his great-grandfather? Hmm? This seems like a shortcut. I wonder how long I'll have to wait to inherit the Hokage Position. Speaking of which, more than ten years have passed. How many generations of Hokage are there in Konoha now?
"Who says the Uchiha Clan can't become daimyo and establish ninja villages? Alright, let your sister explain the details to you slowly. I have to go now. Tsunade, you'll probably have to catch your flight tomorrow. You know Yuki Chakra has." Hidden Snow Village is currently a hotbed of trouble. The Shadow Clone Technique teaching has caused a lot of discontent among the clan elders. Although the clan elder who died suddenly not long ago has been resurrected, this has also made some of the clan elders start to have second thoughts. If it weren't for Xia playing the bad cop and using force to intimidate them, the Ninja Academy would probably have been suspended by now.
Right now, these clan elders are all eager to have me uphold justice.
Foolish elders, Xia is my black glove; how could I possibly uphold justice for you?
Sigh, maybe that's how Hiruzen Sarutobi viewed Uchiha Shisui back then?
Wait, how did I end up looking like Hiruzen Sarutobi?
"Understood. It just so happens that I wanted to spend more time with Nawaki. I've already taken care of all the political affairs in Konoha." Luckily, Yuki had Flying Thunder God, otherwise, if I had been delayed like this, Konoha would probably have been in an uproar.
Swoosh~
A gentle breeze swept by, leaving only Orochimaru, Tsunade, Nawaki in the secret room.
"Sis, what's the situation in Konoha right now? The Third Hokage should have retired by now, right? Who's the Fourth Hokage? It's been decades, the Fourth Hokage will probably retire soon too, right? Am I really going to stay in Hidden Snow Village for a few more years? Won't I miss the Fifth Hokage election?" The Fourth Hokage is probably out of the running, but the Fifth Hokage himself should still have a chance.
"What Fifth Hokage election? So many years have passed and you're still so obsessed with the Hokage Position? What's so great about Hokage?" Looking at Nawaki, whose original aspirations remained unchanged, Tsunade's mindset also became much younger.
" Nawaki- kun, there's no hope for the Fifth Hokage, but with some effort, the Sixth Hokage is still possible." Orochimaru, standing to the side, looked at Nawaki, who was so determined to achieve his dream, and his thoughts seemed to drift back to that era of war and chaos.
"Huh? Konoha's generational shifts that fast? The Fifth Hokage has already appeared?" Just how many years has he been dead? Judging by his older sister and Orochimaru- sensei's ages, it shouldn't have been too long, right?
"Haha, the Fifth Hokage is nothing but me. You brat, you'll have to wait a long time before you become the Sixth Hokage." There are many in the Ninja World who covet the Senju Clan's bloodline. As long as Nawaki hasn't reached Kage Level strength, he should just stay in Hidden Snow Village. With Xia, a Six Paths Level powerhouse, protecting him, unless Madara Uchiha is resurrected, no one in the Ninja World can touch a hair on Nawaki.
"Huh? Sis, you're the Fifth Hokage? You said you didn't want to be Hokage." Is Konoha short of people? They actually let someone like my sister become Hokage. Damn it, it'll probably be more than ten years before she retires...
Hidden Snow Village, Snow Shadow's Office~
" Xia, Yuki? Tell her to come and take me back to Konoha." I don't want to stay in Hidden Snow Village for even a second longer. I almost ran into two clan elders outside just now, but luckily I managed to fool them with my super hypnosis.
" Gen, don't rush off. A while ago, two strangely dressed people tried to invite Orochimaru to join their organization to maintain world peace. Uchiha Obito, the Konoha assassin who tried to kill the Fourth Hokage and escaped, is also in this organization. I think it's necessary to tell you about this." Although those two weren't much stronger than him, they were clearly much stronger than those from other ninja villages in the Ninja World. With such figures in charge, and them trying to recruit Kage Level ninjas like Orochimaru, this Akatsuki doesn't seem simple at all.
"Hmm? Trying to recruit Orochimaru? Strange clothes? Uchiha Obito? You mean the Akatsuki?" I didn't expect these guys to try and recruit Orochimaru just like in the original story.
"Yes, Gen has heard of them too? The one with the round eyes who's leading them is quite powerful; I reckon none of the Kage from any village would be a match for him right now, except for Lady Tsunade, of course." Those eyes... their power rivals even his own Tenseigan. Could that be the legendary Rinnegan?
"Don't let your guard down. Although you've surpassed them in strength, you still need to be careful not to be caught off guard, especially that guy covered in black. You absolutely cannot let him get close, understand?" Natsu Hyuga may have surpassed Nagato in strength, but who knows what tricks that cunning old fox Black Zetsu might have up his sleeve?
"Pitch black? You mean Uchiha Obito? That guy is even less worth mentioning. He couldn't even withstand one of my attacks before turning and running away. He's not even as good as that round-eyed guy." That kind of space-time Dōjutsu was indeed a bit difficult to deal with, but the premonition was still too obvious. It couldn't escape the perception of my Tenseigan at all. Gen is making a mountain out of a molehill.
"No, what you saw was just Uchiha Obito being controlled by Black Zetsu. That black coating is Black Zetsu's true form. His strength doesn't lie in his attack power, but in his unpredictable Yin-Yang Release. Don't be fooled by your current strength. Once he seizes an opportunity to possess you, you can only watch helplessly as you are controlled like Obito. No matter how strong your Tenseigan is, can you really outrun Uchiha Obito, who possesses the space-time Dōjutsu?" Xia is still too inexperienced. If you're not careful when facing something like Black Zetsu, even your max-level account could be stolen.
" Yin-Yang Release? Possession? So the guy I met that day wasn't Uchiha Obito, but that Black Zetsu you mentioned? There are actually such shameless Kekkei Genkai in the Ninja World? That's quite an eye-opener." Luckily, he was cautious enough to activate his Tenseigan Mode and go all out upon meeting him. If he had slowly probed, his account might have been hacked by now.
"Even I have to be careful with Black Zetsu now. If you run into him in the future, just unleash your ultimate attacks and fight back. Don't give him any openings. If you can't win, take to the air and run away. Black Zetsu doesn't seem to have the ability to fly." With this lesson learned, Nagato and the others probably won't provoke Hidden Snow Village so easily. After all, the difficulty and the reward are not commensurate, and Hidden Snow Village doesn't have Tailed Beast they've been eyeing.