The Rōran Mission and the Fourth Great Sage Land

"Kazan."

"You're here, Fugaku. I haven't congratulated you on becoming head of the Uchiha Clan yet."

On Konoha's Back Mountain.

Whenever Kazan had nothing else to do, he trained there alone.

He had begun to get the hang of the Multi-Size Technique, but fully mastering it would take more time.

The hardest part was burning the Calories in his body while using Chakra to enlarge it.

Yet that hardest step came easily to Kazan.

Life Return let him control his body at will, Calories included.

With more training, he could master the Multi-Size Technique and make his punches even more destructive.

"Thank you. This time, I'm here on behalf of the entire Uchiha Clan."

"Is this about the Fourth Hokage?"

"Yes."

"That position isn't one the Uchiha can hope to claim yet. You know that."

"I do."

Uchiha Fugaku knew it all too well.

Given the Uchiha's reputation in Konoha, no one wanted one of them to become Hokage.

Besides, Konoha's highest-ranking leaders were all disciples of the Second Hokage.

Tobirama Senju had left a deep impression on them, and they had remained wary of the Uchiha for years.

"This time, we're hoping you'll run!"

"You want me to run?"

"That's right."

The Uchiha Clan had thought it through. Only Kazan could mend the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha.

He was strong enough, had a heart as generous as the First Hokage's, and possessed a forcefulness the First Hokage had lacked.

The First Hokage himself could not have done it. It simply was not in his nature.

He had not been weak, just too willing to compromise.

Madara Uchiha, who had left Konoha in disappointment, was proof enough.

In that respect, Kazan was better suited to become Hokage than the First Hokage had been.

Once the divide between the