Today, Dan Katō feels more and more that he is no longer able to shoulder the responsibilities of Hokage.
He felt increasingly helpless in the face of the many events unfolding in Konoha and the Ninja World.
Even if you've tried your best, you'll only feel powerless.
Uchiha Meikyō, Uchiha Madara, Hashirama Senju, and now we must add Minato, Kushina, and Bhiruho.
These people's combat power is already on a completely different level from that of normal ninjas.
The gap between these ordinary Kage Level powerhouses and these people is as vast as the gap between an ordinary ninja and a Kage.
At most, only those who possess Space-Time Ninjutsu, such as Tobirama Senju Uchiha Obito, can barely play a supporting role.
The main reason he is still in this position is that Uchiha Meikyō has no intention of rushing to become Hokage. Moreover, as Uchiha Meikyō's teacher, his position Hokage is arguably the most secure besides that of the First Hokage.
However, even after giving it his all, Dan Katō, as Hokage, believed that under the current circumstances, he was no longer capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of the Hokage.
Perhaps it's time to make a decision.
Dan Katō looked in the direction of the Uchiha Clan Compound.
After all, he had been Hokage for ten years, and in a few more years, he would be fifty years old...
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly stood up, interrupting Dan Katō's thoughts.
"Fourth Hokage, this is my resignation."
Uchiha Fugaku took out a resignation letter from his pocket and handed it to Dan Katō.
"Fugaku, what's wrong with you...?"
"I plan to resign from my positions as Hokage Advisor and Konoha Military Police Force chief. Although Itachi is going to go undercover, this news is only known to the village's higher-ups. As the father of a Rogue Ninja, I am no longer suitable to serve as a high-ranking official in the village."
"Uchiha Fugaku said seriously."
"I see."
Dan Katō sighed again and accepted Uchiha Fugaku's resignation.
"Your position Hokage Advisor will be retained for the time being, but I will remove Fugaku from all your public positions. After Fugaku, your work will be conducted in the shadows. But who do you plan to appoint as the head of the Konoha Military Police Force?"
"I initially hoped that Meikyō would take the position. As the future Hokage, no one would object to him serving as both the head of the Intelligence Analysis Unit and the head of the Konoha Military Police Force. However, now that Meikyō has more important things to do, I have to choose someone else."
Dan Katō thought for a moment, then wrote down three names on the paper.
"The Konoha Military Police Force is still mainly composed of Uchiha, so the new Konoha Military Police Force minister must be Uchiha with outstanding strength and prestige. Currently, there are three people who meet some of these criteria."
"Among the Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Yashiro, Yashiro's reputation and information are more outstanding, but his strength is not as good as the other two. Shisui's strength is barely enough, but his seniority is too shallow and his reputation is also slightly lacking. Only Obito is the only Mangekyō Sharingan user in the village besides Meikyō and Fugaku. He made contributions in the Third Shinobi World War and made significant contributions in several confrontations with Madara's forces. He is the most suitable candidate."
Tobirama Senju couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"Fourth Hokage, you're right, but that idiot Uchiha Obito's political skills..."
Orochimaru, standing to the side, nodded repeatedly.
Uchiha Obito's intelligence has never been very high since he was a child. Currently, he is the Uchiha with the lowest "wise" score in the history of the Ninja Academy, only two.
After so many years of training and honing, although he has improved a lot and can perform better in battle, there are still shortcomings in other areas...
If you put him in Jonin a Jonin team, he probably wouldn't even know how to write a mission report.
"Ah, that's a problem too. So I plan to have Yashiro and Shisui serve as vice ministers of the Konoha Military Police Force to assist Obito. Yashiro has experience and qualifications, Shisui has ability and strength. They are more than enough to make up for Obito's shortcomings."
Dan Katō explained to Tobirama Senju.
Tobirama Senju finally nodded.
The Uchiha Yashiro of the Uchiha Clan possessed exceptional administrative abilities, a rarity within the clan. Shisui's excellence was acknowledged even by Tobirama Senju. This younger brother of Uchiha Meikyō was so gentle that he almost seemed unlike an Uchiha.
"But this means the number of deputy ministers in the Konoha Military Police Force will have to increase to four. Does this mean the Konoha Military Police Force will continue to expand?"
Tobirama Senju said with slight doubt.
Previously, the Konoha Military Police Force was headed by Uchiha Fugaku, with Uchiha Meikyō and Hizashi Hyuga as deputy heads. Of course, Hizashi Hyuga only had one squad under his command and was only a nominal deputy head, so his actual power was not very great. His main responsibility was to help Uchiha Fugaku reform the Konoha Military Police Force. If there were any orders, in Konoha Military Police Force that was still dominated by Uchiha, the power of speech would definitely still be in the hands of Meikyō and Fugaku.
Now that Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Shisui, two Uchiha with impeccable lineage, are going to serve as vice-captains, they will definitely wield real power.
There's definitely not enough power to go around, so they can only continue to expand the size of the Konoha Military Police Force.
"Meikyō will no longer serve as deputy minister."
Dan Katō said this.
"Duan, you mean..."
Orochimaru was a smart man, and upon hearing this, he immediately connected it to other things.
"As the Hokage, the most important duty is to protect the village. I feel that I am not capable enough, so I plan to pass on the Hokage Position to him after Meikyō has finished his own affairs."
So, he really intends to pass on the Hokage position?
Orochimaru, being stingy, wondered if he would feel the same powerlessness if he were in the Hokage's position.
Uchiha Fugaku's usually somber expression softened with concern.
The position of Hokage!
The Uchiha Clan has been pursuing the title of Hokage since the founding of their village, and now they're finally about to get it?
Tobirama Senju, however, remained expressionless, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.
"What about the Intelligence Analysis Unit? Who do you plan to appoint to replace Meikyō in her current position?"
Orochimaru continued to ask.
"Let's wait until Meikyō comes out before we talk about it. By then, he'll probably be the Hokage. But I think there's a high probability that he'll choose one of Nami and Ryo. Both of them are capable enough, and they're also trusted confidants that Meikyō can absolutely trust."
Aburame Nami and Inuzuka Ryo are both disciples of Dan Katō, and they will definitely hold important positions when Meikyō takes over.
"Fourth Hokage, I have some opinions."
Tobirama Senju suddenly looked at Dan Katō and said.
"Second, there is absolutely no problem with Meikyō succeeding Hokage."
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly frowned and said to Tobirama Senju.
"No, Chief Fugaku, I think you've misunderstood."
Tobirama Senju could tell what Uchiha Fugaku was thinking just by looking at his expression.
After all, the labels of suppressing and hating the Uchiha on his body could never be washed away.
"First of all, I would never be hostile to Meikyō. He is a disciple of Tsunade and the Fourth Hokage. Although his style of doing things has some characteristics of your Uchiha Clan, there is no doubt that he is a Konoha Ninja who has inherited the Will of Fire. He is absolutely capable of succeeding Hokage. With his current strength, reputation and contributions to the village, he is even the most qualified to become Hokage."
Tobirama Senju laid the groundwork before continuing his explanation:
"I just think that with Meikyō's current prestige, there is still room for maneuver in his succession. At the very least, Meikyō becoming Hokage would definitely boost the village's morale to a great extent. So I just think that we should choose a more appropriate time."
"Forget it, let's discuss these matters with Meikyō after he comes out."
Dan Katō waved his hand, indicating that the topic should be put aside for the time being.
Meikyō is currently unaware that Dan Katō has already considered stepping down and handing over the reins to a more capable person.
What remains in the Uchiha Clan Compound now is merely a Wood Clone of him.
The true form has already quietly arrived in the One-Punch Man World.
"The Dao divides into Yin and Yang, giving rise to two poles. These two forces repel each other, yet unite as one, thus revealing the myriad phenomena of the universe... Why are you speaking so vaguely, just like the ancients from a thousand years ago? I am a biologist, not an ancient linguist. What are you giving me this for?"
Genus sat in the lab's executive chair and sighed.
"Because these are the words my ancestors carved on a stone tablet a thousand years ago."
Meikyō explained to Genus with his hands outstretched.
"Your ancestors?"
Genus unconsciously pushed up his Glasses.
"At first, I thought your ancestors were monsters who were created many years ago due to genetic mutations. However, their monsterization was incomplete, and there was no reproductive isolation between them and normal humans. That's why your special bloodline was born. Or, to put it another way, monsterization is just an incomplete evolution of humans. Yours is what the Creator intended, and that is true evolution."
"Until later, Boros arrived."
Meikyō's heart stirred.
"So... you think my ancestors were aliens?"
"It's possible, but the chances of aliens and humans not having reproductive barriers are very small. Even Masira and humans, which are 98% genetically similar, have reproductive barriers, let alone aliens. Unless aliens have advanced biotechnology to the point of being able to bypass reproductive barriers, but if aliens have that ability, why would they need to find humans who are like Masira compared to them?"
Genus spread his hands and explained his thoughts.
Meikyō could only say that what he said made a lot of sense, but Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths were exceptions.
Moreover, if one truly reaches the Six Paths level, there must be various means to circumvent the restrictions of reproductive isolation, especially for Otsutsuki.
Kaguya herself probably wanted to cultivate more powerful forces in the Ninja World to help her fight against the Otsutsuki, which is why she did those things.
"Therefore, I believe that your Uchiha ancestor, like Saitama, broke through his own limitations, but not completely. Instead, he entered a semi-monster state at a later stage, which is why you descendants possess many unique abilities while retaining your human identity."
"Genus said with certainty."
Meikyō seemed to be deep in thought.
It is estimated that in Genus's conjecture, the ancestor of the Uchiha was a being similar to the Starry Sky Garou.
That would indeed mean possessing at least the strength of the Six Paths level.
"Putting all that aside for now, I need you to help me extract the special energy I sensed in this blood and then introduce it into my body. According to the information I have, this special energy reacts with the energy in my body, which can promote the further evolution of my eyes."
Meikyō took out a container filled with blood and handed it to Genus.
"Extracting energy from blood? I have that technology, but if the instrument isn't precise enough to detect that energy, you'll have to rely on your perception. As long as you can perceive it, there won't be any problems."
Genus took the container and placed it into an instrument that looked somewhat like a centrifuge. He then arranged for Meikyō to sit to the side, connected a syringe to Meikyō's subcutaneous blood vessels, and inserted a thin needle into the back of Meikyō's spine.
This is a brain-computer interface, which allows Meikyō to autonomously perceive the internal workings of the instrument and use brainwave signals to perform subtle controls on the instrument.
These technologies were all obtained by Genus from Boros's spaceship.
Genus pressed the button, and the instrument emitted a dull hum. The blood belonging to Uchiha Madara was being broken down and annihilated by an unknown principle.
Under Meikyō's perception and control, an extremely subtle but highly potent energy was slowly flowing into his body through the syringe.
This is Indra's Chakra!
Its nature is similar to Uchiha Madara's Chakra, but not the same, making it very difficult to perceive and identify.
Only sufficiently pure Indra's Chakra is what the Meikyō needs. Anything else will only delay the fusion of the Mirror of Meikyō and Indra's Chakra, increasing the time required to awaken the Rinnegan.
Meikyō suddenly felt a tickle in her eyes.
Indra's Chakra merged with Asura Chakra, which he obtained from Hashirama Cells, creating a completely new power.
This is the Six Paths Power!
Indra's Chakra is the ultimate Yin Release Chakra, Asura Chakra is the ultimate Yang Release Chakra. When the two are combined, they form a complete Six Paths Power.
At this moment, Meikyō recalled the feeling she had when she received the World Power from Tsugikuni Yoriichi in the Demon Slayer World.
Yin gives all things form, and Yang gives all things life. The Six Paths Power, which combines Yin and Yang, is a power of extremely high nature and creative potential.
Kaguya creating Black Zetsu, and the Sage of Sage of Six Paths dividing the Tailed Beast to create the Nine Tailed Beasts —these are all effects of this creative power.
The World Power that Tsugikuni Yoriichi Meikyō gifted me felt somewhat similar to this; it was the power of a world evolving with nature, full of Infinity creativity.
Meikyō had a premonition, or rather, a guess.
The Six Paths Power seems to be a power that emerged by imitating the World Power.