Not Become Hokage? That's Simply Impossible!

This determination did not come from rote learning in the classroom, but from his own practical experience.

His most prominent strengths are his humble origins, outstanding abilities, happy family, and radiant personality.

In the original timeline, if he were the protagonist, he would definitely be better than Naruto Uzumaki, even if he wasn't a reincarnation of Asura Chakra.

Namikaze Minato, who started out as a child prodigy, was admired by his comrades, allies, and villagers for his outstanding performance before and after becoming a ninja. During this time, he took advantage of missions to conduct a very thorough on-the-ground study of the world.

Namikaze Minato thus concluded that in this world, only Leaf Village is the source of light.

Outside of Leaf Village, even relative equality is nonexistent. The rich and the poor plunder each other, and unrestrained desires suppress the natural compassion in people's hearts, severely damaging the already fragile justice. Under the seemingly sound system, people outside Leaf Village live in a world composed of greed, ambition, and evil.

Thus, they were born into cruelty, and were born cruel.

After becoming the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato hadn't truly left the village for a long time, so he had almost forgotten how terrible the outside world was.

It's only natural that Kaguya would be like this.

Such a beautiful woman, possessing such immense power, must have paid a considerable price; therefore, it is only natural that she would uphold the supremacy of might.

Although he had already planned to step down, at this moment he was still the Hokage, and therefore he needed to represent Leaf Village in welcoming Kaguya.

"Kaguya, welcome to Leaf Village." Namikaze Minato smiled gently. "You'll find that this is a completely different place from the outside world."

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Not Hokage? That's simply impossible!

Until he graduated from the Ninja Academy, Uchiha Shingen never saw a single parent.

I have absolutely no idea where they went.

As for Yosuke, Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Hiruzen all said that fighting was a minor matter, and praised Uchiha Shingen for his excellent training, saying that he knew how to unleash his full power in less than a month of schooling, and that Leaf Village had a worthy successor.

So...

It's definitely a conspiracy!

Uchiha Shingen realized that the talk of a parent-teacher meeting was just a pretense; they had simply called him over to make an official announcement.

To keep him firmly in the village, so that the Hokage election can proceed without the ANBU chief's presence.

If they hadn't made it official, he could have found an excuse to be absent. But now that it's official, he can't escape it.

It's true that people's hearts have changed, and the world is going to the dogs.

The once simple and honest Hidden Leaf Village is now filled with drivers.

However, compared to all of these, Kaguya Otsutsuki's performance was more unexpected to him.

This meant that many of his prepared measures were rendered useless.

At this moment, he and Kaguya Otsutsuki were walking on the street.

Although it was already night, and this street wasn't a commercial street, there were still many pedestrians on the road, and both sides were brightly lit. The strong sense of daily life almost obscured the true nature of this city—it was a military base.

The level of prosperity in Hidden Leaf Village has already surpassed that of other places by a generation.

Ten years ago, at this time of year, Leaf Village's nightlife was limited to the commercial streets in the North and South districts.

However, after undergoing friendly demolition and replanning, Hidden Leaf Village is closer to urban planning on Blue Star in many ways.

The commercial street is still there, but its unique character has disappeared.

The current state of Leaf Village might be more accurately described as a commercial district.

The new northern district, centered around the three landmark buildings— the Hokage Building, the Ninja Academy, and the Ninja Hospital—clearly exemplifies this.

People in Leaf Village no longer need to make a special trip to the original commercial district to fully enjoy the nightlife.

"Kaguya, what do you think of this village?"

Uchiha Shingen asked.

"Aside from being noisy, it's not bad," Kaguya Otsutsuki said.

This kind of warmth and everyday life was something she had never experienced before.

The Ōtsutsuki Clan's pursuit was to achieve a greater life form, so simple that it left little room for humanity, which resulted in chaos wherever they went.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was actually considered relatively mild-mannered among the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but when she was the Rabbit Goddess, she lived an extreme religious life.

The patience to observe the lives of different humans and gods in various worlds through Uchiha Shingen's memories is a patience formed only under special circumstances.

In the past, there would have been no reason for me to be interested in watching it.

"I remember that the reincarnation of the current Ashura is also in this city," Kaguya Otsutsuki asked. "Why haven't I seen him?"

"They've probably gone out on a mission." Uchiha Shingen has been quite busy lately and hasn't been paying attention to Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke's mission schedule.

Kaguya Otsutsuki neither confirmed nor denied this.

She did see the reincarnation of Asura Chakra from the previous generation through her Byakugan, but "the previous generation" meant that he no longer possessed Ashura's Chakra.

And those weren't living people anymore.

They aren't even considered undead.

In Kaguya Otsutsuki, such a tool doesn't even qualify as a real consciousness, so of course she wouldn't pay any attention to it.

"What about Indra's reincarnation?" Kaguya Otsutsuki thought of her beloved grandson.

Ashura is hopeless; he'll follow his rebellious son to the very end.

But Indra was a good grandson, only she was already in prison at that time and couldn't stand up for him.

"If you didn't see it before, then it must have gone on a mission too."

"In that case, let's go see Hamura Otsutsuki's descendants again." Kaguya Otsutsuki.

In comparison, being a coward is better than being disobedient.

"Okay." Uchiha Shingen nodded. "I was just thinking of the Hyuga Clan too."

With Kaguya Otsutsuki, who shared the same goal, Uchiha Shingen headed straight for the southern district where the Hyuga Clan's territory was located.

The Southern District, once considered a "fringe area" of the Leaf Village ninja clan, is now almost as prosperous as the Northern District. The green spaces that once separated the two districts have been greatly reduced due to the expansion of the city, and the buildings in the two districts are now connected in large areas.

What were once clearly defined boundaries are now difficult to define clearly.

The most powerful families in this area are the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan, and the Hyuga Clan benefits the most from the convenience of their lives.

They don't live on the side closest to the prison.

When Uchiha Shingen Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared at the entrance to the Hyuga Clan Compound with Otsutsuki Kaguya, Hyuga Clan ninjas were already waiting there.

Tonight, many people will be visiting each other's homes in the village.

The Hyuga Clan had made preparations for Uchiha Shingen's visit well in advance.

Both publicly and privately, the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Shingen have a lot to discuss.

"Shingen, the clan head and elders have been waiting for quite some time." The Hyuga ninja Hyuga Clan at the entrance was very attentive.

Like many others, he saw Uchiha Shingen as a ready-made future Hokage.

The Hyuga Clan can never produce Hokage; this is something everyone in the Hyuga Clan understands.

As long as the branch family system exists, there can be no Hokage with the surname Hyuga Clan.

The Hokage can respect the Hyuga Clan traditions, but Hyuga Clan ninja who implements and recognizes the branch family system cannot become Hokage.

Hyuga's expectation of the Hyuga Clan Hokage has always been that there be a Hokage who is close to the Hyuga Clan.

The Hyuga Clan's closest friend among outsiders was Uchiha Shingen.

All Hyuga Clan now just waiting for Uchiha Shingen to be officially nominated.

Their hands, already itching to cast their votes, were practically itching for a response.

Under the enthusiastic guidance of this Hyuga Clan ninja, Uchiha Shingen met Hyuga Hiashi and the elders of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family.

This building evokes many fond memories.

He accompanied Uchiha Fugaku to campaign for votes in this very room.

"Shingen- kun." Hyuga Hiashi and the other Main Family were all sitting on the tatami mats. When they saw Uchiha Shingen and Kaguya Otsutsuki, they all stood up to show their respect.

"Hiashi Chief Hiashi, elders, good evening," Uchiha Shingen said with a smile.

After exchanging greetings, both sides sat down.

Excluding Kaguya Otsutsuki, she couldn't possibly greet this group of the Hyuga Clan.

The elders' gazes all fell upon Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Their eyes were filled with curiosity and anticipation.

Becoming a senior member of the Hyuga Clan Main Family is the pinnacle of a Hyuga Clan; from a professional standpoint, there is no room for further advancement.

Therefore, they will begin to pursue their place in family history.

The best way is to contribute to the family and find ways to make the family stronger while ensuring its continued existence.

The Ōtsutsuki Clan has been sought after before.

"Kaguya, we don't have a bed or chair here, so perhaps..." Uchiha Shingen tried to persuade her.

In the spiritual world, Kaguya Otsutsuki seems to have never used a kneeling posture.

She can only be in two positions: horizontal or vertical.

"Mother," Black Zetsu spoke from within Kaguya Otsutsuki's sleeve, "Shingen is telling the truth; everyone here does sit like this."

Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at the tatami mats under her feet. There was no bed or sofa; it was indeed very simple. However, since Zetsu had said so, she didn't care.

Then, with a flick of her sleeves, she exuded an aura of absolute authority.

This aura was so natural that the Hyuga Clan didn't find it abrupt at all; in fact, they felt that the other party had deliberately held back most of their supernatural powers and hadn't fully unleashed their aura.

They are right to think that way.

Kaguya Otsutsuki always maintained an outsider's mindset. In her eyes, the Hyuga Clan were merely NPCs, part of the background she observed when she was observing Uchiha Shingen.

However, Black Zetsu's sudden words startled the Hyuga Clan.

Then everyone realized that Kaguya seemed to be hiding someone in her sleeve.

Moreover, he called her mother.

The first thought that came to everyone's mind was, "She's so young to be married and have children?"

But then she realized something was wrong, because Kaguya Otsutsuki's sleeve didn't look like it could fit a person inside.

"Everyone, don't be surprised," Uchiha Shingen explained. "This is my longtime friend Black Zetsu. Its life was elevated by Kaguya, becoming a higher form. You can understand it from the perspective of Yin-Yang Release."

That's the most appropriate way to put it.

As a creation of Yin-Yang Release, Black Zetsu's value lies in its possession of a true self, unlike White Zetsu which is muddled and confused.

Uchiha Shingen said this in the hope that the Hyuga Clan would treat Black Zetsu as a real person.

"Life sublimation" and "Yin-Yang Release create things"—if you rephrase them, their meanings will naturally be different.

"It's the legendary Yin-Yang Release?" A Hyuga Main Family took a deep breath.

The others also looked on with intense interest.

Faced with Yin-Yang Release, most contemporary Ninjutsu are merely for show.

As expected, the true power of the Hyuga Clan lies hidden in history.

That makes sense. The three Dōjutsu should be relatively aligned, so there's no reason why the Byakugan should be clearly a lower level.

The obvious Byakugan of Kaguya before them was a clear indication to the Hyuga Clan.

The power of the Hyuga Clan lies here; it all depends on how well they lick their boots.

The elders' slightly excited gazes all fell on Uchiha Shingen's eyes. Although he had somewhat anticipated this scene, seeing it in person still made Uchiha Shingen remarks incredibly strong.

Although they both look like they're Byakugan, they're not the same thing at all.

The Byakugan here can directly detect even the reincarnated Chakra.

"Hiashi Chief Hiashi, esteemed elders," Uchiha Shingen coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention back to him, "The reason I've come today is that I have something I wish to discuss with the Hyuga Clan."

"Lord Shingen, there's no need for further words," a senior Main Family said with unwavering resolve. "The entire Hyuga Clan supports your becoming the Fifth Hokage!"

In the eyes of the Hyuga Clan today, Uchiha Shingen, who brought Kaguya back to the Hyuga Clan, was a true friend of the Hyuga Clan.