The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 280 Anxious

"Brother? Are you kidding me?"

Naruto immediately bristled upon hearing this and yelled at Sasuke:

"You arrogant Sasuke, you're trying to take advantage of me!"

After training for a while, Sasuke excitedly wanted to become Naruto's older brother, but as expected, Naruto refused.

Sasuke snorted: "I'm two months older than you, so I should be considered your older brother."

"No, no, no, Karin is older than you, and you didn't call her 'senior sister'."

Naruto covered his ears, refusing to listen to the bastard's rambling.

Sasuke just does whatever comes to mind.

Moreover, Naruto had a particularly awkward feeling inside him, though he didn't know where it came from.

Sasuke opened his mouth, wanting to talk about Naruto's mother.

But considering that Naruto's mother had passed away, he didn't dare to say anything and could only look to Chiyo for help.

The fact that Kushina is alive is, of course, a top secret; nobody knows it.

Chiyo watched Sasuke's discomfiture and chuckled inwardly.

He then coughed:

"Naruto, once you've rested enough, keep going! You must master the Rasengan within seven days!"

"Yes, Principal!" Naruto jumped up and quickly went to make a water ball.

After all, the feeling he had just had was too strange.

"Why are you looking at me? You're on the same team, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If it doesn't work out today, there will be other times."

Seeing that Sasuke was a little frustrated, Chiyo encouraged him.

Sasuke nodded vigorously: "I understand, Master."

……

After finishing his instruction, Kakashi went to the Hokage's office.

Even if he doesn't go, the Anbu will still send him.

He hasn't broken ties with the Third Hokage yet, and still has to pretend to serve him.

"Lord Hokage."

The Third Hokage was quite pleased to see Kakashi come to him.

While Kakashi's loyalty cannot be completely confirmed, it's good that he came to report.

"Did Chiyo contact you to teach Sasuke Chidori?"

Kakashi replied, "Yes, he even let me try out the Rasengan."

"Chiyo himself is teaching Naruto the Rasengan."

The Third Hokage had already received intelligence from the Anbu, but he didn't ask any further questions, since that wasn't his focus.

What is the relationship between Naruto and Chiyo?

"Naruto respects Chiyo very much, and they have a very good relationship."

The Third Hokage nodded: "You may leave now."

"Yes." Kakashi respectfully withdrew.

After Kakashi left, the Third Hokage looked at the empty room and asked, "What do you think?"

Sarutobi Seishu emerged from the shadows: "We have no way out."

The Third Hokage picked up his pipe and took a deep drag.

He knew it too.

If Naruto remains under his control, he can create various opportunities to do Naruto favors and brainwash him at any time.

But that's no longer possible. Apart from providing Naruto with living expenses, the Third Hokage has no other reason to see Naruto.

Even though the Third Hokage increased his monthly allowance, Naruto no longer had the same enthusiasm for seeing him as before.

The specific reason is unknown, whether it was the exposure of Naruto's identity or Naruto breaking free from his PUA tactics.

In short, this was not a good thing for the Third Hokage.

"What will happen to the Uchiha clan if I step down?"

The Third Hokage posed a hypothetical question to Ishizu.

Shi Zhou's expression was cold and stern: "They will exterminate our entire clan."

The Third Hokage picked up his pipe and took a deep drag, remaining silent for a moment.

Shi Zhou added:

"If Uchiha Chiyo becomes Hokage, even if he doesn't immediately eliminate us with force, he will continue to ostracize us."

"In the end, all we need to do is find an opportunity to kill us all."

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed this statement wholeheartedly, because that was exactly what he did to the Uchiha clan.

He harbors a deep-seated hatred for the Uchiha clan, and given the chance, Chiyo will definitely wipe them out.

It should be noted that Chiyo was one of the few intelligent people in the Uchiha clan, and a typical hawkish leader.

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's level, he wouldn't harbor any侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality).

He asked Shi Zhou only to confirm his own thoughts.

He sighed: "Go and call Shigaraki Li here."

"Yes."

A short while later, a man with sunken cheeks and a gloomy expression entered the office.

"How is the Bull King's experiment progressing?"

Speaking of this, Shinra Tanuki's eyes gradually became fervent: "The Ox-Headed Heavenly King Seal has been made."

"But to imprint it onto a person, a lot of experiments are still needed."

"Otherwise, only a large-scale blood sacrifice can accomplish this."

The Third Hokage pondered, "How large exactly?"

Xinle Tanuki pondered for a moment: "More than five thousand people."

The Third Hokage shook his head: "Too many. Let's try to reduce the number again."

Xinleli knew, of course, that the number was too large: "A technological breakthrough would take a relatively long time."

The Third Hokage nodded slightly: "Let's continue to reduce the number of people."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

After Shigaraki Tanuki left, the Third Hokage continued his discussion with Sarutobi Seishuu.

"I don't know if we can reach an agreement with Jiraiya."

"But we must continue to add more cards to our deck in order to deal with the problems that follow."

The Third Hokage looked extremely worried. In political struggles, defeat often means utter ruin.

Although the Sarutobi clan has many ninjas, they have very few top-tier experts.

His only advantage now is the prestige he has built up over the years by commanding the dark forces.

He served as the Third Hokage for so long that many Anbu members became loyal to "Hiruzen Sarutobi" rather than "Hokage".

However, power will shift after he leaves office.

Between an incumbent Hokage and a retired Hokage, whose power is naturally self-evident.

These brainwashed members of the secret service will gradually come to their senses.

With fewer and fewer trump cards left, the Sarutobi clan will soon be wiped out by the Uchiha.

Chiyo put too much pressure on the Third Hokage.

Seeing Hiruzen's state, Shi Zhou said in a deep voice, "Uncle, you should make plans soon."

He hadn't called the third generation that in a long time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally understood Ishizumi's meaning, asking him to consider the future of the Sarutobi clan.

"I will prepare for the worst."

……

It's a place far from Naruto's house.

Two Hyuga ninjas were sitting and drinking tea.

They were originally there to monitor Naruto, but ever since Hyuga Sota gave the order...

They've all gotten used to taking time off and relaxing.

However, taking a break and slacking off doesn't mean they know nothing.

The Hyuga clan had always known that someone was hiding in Naruto's house.

After all, the sounds of cooking can't be kept secret forever.

But nobody knows who this person is.

Now everyone with eyes can see who the next Hokage will be, and even the Hyuga branch family knows that Sota is trying to curry favor with the Uchiha.

But whether they were from the main family or the branch family, they all tacitly accepted his actions.

Chiyo instructed the Hyuga clan not to investigate Naruto's home, and naturally, they did not.

Anyway, Naruto always showed up at school every day and nothing ever happened to him.

Now, he's on the same team as Hinata Hyuga, with Itachi Uchiha personally acting as their mentor.

The Hyuga clan is actually more of a figurehead than a clan.

The Third Hokage was still in charge of the Anbu at this time and was fully aware of the Hyuga's actions.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry.

……