Three Choices at the Start in Konoha

"He killed almost everyone in the Sand Ninja camp—thousands of people! He's so young, yet so ruthless. One day, he'll become another Madara Uchiha!"

Danzo spoke coldly, his displeasure growing with every word.

"I told you long ago to hand Uchiha Liuyun over to me. Now look at him! Do you know how much effort it'll take to kill him?"

"Danzo! Watch your words. Liuyun is one of us, not an enemy!"

Anger edged Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice.

"And remember this: I am the Hokage of Konoha!"

"Fine! Fine! Hiruzen, you'll regret this! You will!"

Danzo finished with a cold glare and slammed the door behind him.

"Danzo! You..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, his heart heavy. His old friend's temper was as fierce as ever.

"Lord Hokage! Lady Mito wishes to see you!"

An Anbu operative suddenly appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Lady Mito wants to see me?" Hiruzen Sarutobi froze, his expression turning grave.

Could Lady Mito be nearing the end?

"Let's go!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved a hand and vanished on the spot.

At the Senju residence, Hiruzen Sarutobi navigated the maze of corridors with practiced ease and arrived before an old house.

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He pushed the door open and addressed the kindly old woman inside with respect.

"Lady Mito, you wanted to see me?"

"Do you remember Reiko Uzumaki, the orphan from the Uzumaki Clan whom Minato Namikaze brought back from a mission some time ago?"

Mito Uzumaki's voice was gentle, though it carried a trace of weakness.

"I do!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. Minato had indeed brought back a woman from the Uzumaki Clan during a C-rank mission outside the village.

Her name was Reiko