The sun blazed high in the sky, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
A flash of white light appeared on the vast desert, and five figures materialized out of thin air.
"Where is this?" Shinsei took out a map and pointed it at the sun in the sky to determine the direction.
Tsunade impatiently snatched the map, glanced at it, and pointed in one direction. "This way! How could I have such a stupid disciple like you!"
Shinsei shrugged, thinking to himself that he couldn't be blamed for this, since he rarely went out on missions.
He took out three masks from his storage scroll and handed them to Tsunade, Minato, and Kushina.
Kushina Uzumaki snatched the cat mask from Minato and shoved the fox mask at Minato, saying, "I'm so cute and adorable, I'm definitely suited to be a cat, while a sissy is suited to a fox."
Shinsei watched as Minato put on the fox mask with a smile, wondering what he would think if he saw the fox mark on Naruto's face.
Tsunade put on the tiger mask, waved her hand, and declared with great bravado, "Let's go! I'm going to become Konoha's God of Gamblers!"
Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane stood by the Konoha Gate, lazily watching the crowds coming and going.
"Hey, did you hear?" Izumo Kamizuki whispered to Kotetsu Hagane.
"What's the matter?" Kotetsu Hagane looked at Izumo Kamizuki's mysterious expression with some confusion.
" The Sunagakure has demanded a ransom from us again, and it's said that this time the amount is double what it was last time, but the Lord Hokage firmly refused."
Kotetsu Hagane was somewhat incredulous. "That's forty million taels! The Lord Hokage loves it so much... cough cough, would she really be willing to part with it?"
Izumo Kamizuki shrugged. "There's nothing we can do. Lord Shinsei has disappeared in the Land of Wind. Sending Jinchūriki as a hostage is already the Lord Hokage suppressing his temper."
Kotetsu Hagane nodded. "I heard that the Jinchūriki of the One-Tail Beast will also be the future Kazekage."
"That's right. If he weren't the future Kazekage, he wouldn't be qualified to be a hostage. After all, Lord Shinsei can easily defeat Tailed Beast!"
Kotetsu Hagane was about to continue speaking when he suddenly blinked and stared into the distance.
Seeing Kotetsu Hagane's movements, Izumo Kamizuki followed his gaze.
Five figures appeared in the distance, the boy leading the way being Shinsei, the Hokage's assistant who had been missing from Konoha for over a month.
Looking at the densely packed buildings in the Konoha settlement, Tsunade said in a hoarse voice, "The changes aren't that significant!"
Just as Shinsei was about to answer, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane stepped forward from the doorway, surrounded by several masked members of the Anbu.
Izumo Kamizuki bowed deeply. "Excuse me, Lord Shinsei, I need to verify whether you used Transformation Technique."
Shinsei nodded, reached out his hand, and Izumo Kamizuki.
Testing the Transformation Technique is very simple; as long as the user's Chakra is disrupted, it can naturally be restored to its original state.
As Izumo Kamizuki's Chakra entered Shinsei's body, Shinsei's appearance remained unchanged.
Kotetsu Hagane also bowed to Shinsei, then looked at the blonde young girl behind Shinsei, and the blond and red-haired boys and girls.
" Lord Shinsei, could you ask them to remove their masks?"
Shinsei shook his head. "Sorry, this is confidential. I will vouch for them."
Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane exchanged a glance.
"No problem, Lord Shinsei, welcome back."
Tsunade looked at the documents on the table absentmindedly. After making a few corrections, she casually crossed them out, her eyes glancing towards the front door every now and then.
After several attempts, a knock finally sounded at the door.
Tsunade straight, her face becoming serious. "Please come in!"
The door opened, and five figures appeared in the doorway. The one in the lead, a boy with short black hair, was none other than his eldest disciple, who had disappeared for a month.
An unnamed rage surged within her, and Tsunade could no longer contain herself. She stepped forward and punched Shinsei on the head.
"Trying to disappear? So you finally decided to come back!"
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Shinsei squatted on the ground, clutching his head, glancing at Tsunade's expression every now and then.
Tsunade raised her fist, ready to continue punching her disciple, but her wrist was grabbed by a delicate hand.
Tsunade looked up and saw a blonde young woman wearing a tiger mask, whose immense power emanating from her arm was subtly resisting her own.
Seeing the somewhat familiar figure, Tsunade frowned. "Who are you?"
"Who am I?" The young woman's voice was even more familiar. Shizune, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and quickly covered her mouth.
"Of course I am the future Fifth Hokage of Konoha!" The young woman ripped off her mask, revealing a face that Tsunade recognized all too well.
" Konoha's current gambling goddess, Tsunade! Hahahaha!"
Looking at the woman who looked exactly like her when she was young, Tsunade's mind couldn't process it for a moment.
The blond youth beside him also removed his mask, revealing a handsome and gentle face.
"The Fourth Hokage? Minato?" Tsunade felt her brain wasn't quite up to the task.
The red-haired girl tore off her mask.
" Kushina?"
Kushina Uzumaki threw herself into Tsunade's arms. Feeling the girl's warm body in her arms, Tsunade felt her hands trembling.
Kushina Uzumaki shook her head. "Wow! This Tsunade- neechan is so big!"
The young Tsunade looked at the chest of the Hokage version of Tsunade, then at her own, and suddenly felt a sense of defeat.
" Shizune!" Tsunade. "Tell the Anbu not to come near."
Shinsei got up from the ground. "No need, teacher, I already said that."
Shinsei turned the Hokage's huge office into a tea room.
That's the situation!
Everyone sat around the desk. Shinsei, his throat dry from talking, gulped down the tea in his cup.
Tsunade processed the large amount of information, she noticed Kushina's flushed face beside her, so she pulled her into her arms and kissed her on the forehead.
"It's so good to be back, Kushina. This is your home now."
"Fourth Hokage, Minato! Protect Kushina, or I'll smash your head in!"
Minato Namikaze up abruptly. "I will protect Kushina with my life!"
"Who needs your protection!" Kushina, her face flushed, struggled to get up from Tsunade's arms.
She wasn't stupid; from everyone's actions, she deduced that this effeminate man was closely related to her future.
Shinsei had already realized that Kushina didn't actually dislike Minato; her actions were merely the shyness of a young girl.
After all, who could truly dislike a handsome young man who is wholeheartedly good to them?
" Shizune!" Tsunade on her hand. "Notify Jiraiya to take Naruto back to the village immediately."
"Yes, Lady Tsunade." After recording the order, Shizune couldn't help but look at the young Tsunade beside her.
"As for you," the Hokage version of Tsunade looked at her younger self and felt a headache coming on.
"Why don't you wear a mask?"
The younger version of Tsunade on the table. "Don't even think about it, old woman! I'm the future Fifth Hokage, not someone who hides and sneaks around!"
"Old woman!" The Hokage version of Tsunade veins throbbed. "Who are you calling an old woman?"
The younger version of Tsunade crossed her arms, looking at the hefty bosom of the Hokage version's Tsunade, and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. "I'm talking to you!"
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
Seeing that the two Tsunade were about to demolish the Hokage, Shinsei hurriedly stood up:
"I have an idea..."