Kazan Is Terrifying

"What do you mean, whether I've grown or not? It's nothing more than having seen more life and death."

Kazan walked over to the desk and picked up the food, eating it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had prepared all of this for him in advance so he wouldn't have to rummage around the office.

If anyone else saw him doing that, it would be humiliating for him as Hokage.

"That's true..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a heavy plume of smoke.

Ninjas like them had been accompanied by war since childhood. They blossomed in battle and vanished in battle.

Looking at Kazan before him, he possessed the First Hokage's broad-mindedness toward all things, as well as Madara Uchiha's overwhelming force of will.

The best successor to the Hokage.

"Kazan, what is your dream?"

Are you Wang Banbi or something?

A powerful piece of music suddenly rang out in Kazan's mind.

"Don't you already know?"

"I'm going to become the freest man in the entire Shinobi World!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had naturally heard that before. He said, "Living in a world like this, no one can truly be free."

"That's because they aren't strong enough yet. Don't forget how Konoha was born, or how that chaotic era came to an end."

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally hadn't forgotten.

Back then, it had been the First Hokage who led the Senju Clan with the overwhelming power of Wood Release, defeated the Uchiha Clan in the decisive battle, and influenced Madara Uchiha with his own spirit.

Afterward, the strongest Shinobi Clans in the Shinobi World joined forces to build the first Shinobi Village, ushering in an entirely new era.

"So you should become Hokage even more!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was deeply nostalgic for that time and hoped Kazan could restore Konoha to its former peak. In his excitement, he blurted out