Hokage: I’m Enlightened Again

"There really is no peace in the village." Shenmu's clone sighed while looking through the case report.

Shikamaru smiled bitterly: "The size of Konoha Village is already equivalent to a small city-state in the Land of Fire. With such a large population, there are always things like this..."

Shenmu nodded: "I know about this, let Anbu keep an eye on it."

Shikamaru nodded and continued his report.

The time soon came to noon, and the clones dispersed immediately after finishing their work all morning.

At the same time, Shenmu's new clone arrived at the work station.

On the other side, Ichiraku Ramen House.

"Uncle, I want a tonkotsu ramen."

Shenmu walked in and called out in a familiar voice.

Uncle Ichiraku is not here today, so the person who answered Shenmu was his daughter Ichiraku.

"Sir Sixth Generation, wait a moment, the noodles will be ready soon." Iris said with a smile.

Shenmu asked casually: "Where is Uncle Ichiraku? Isn't he here today?"

"Dad, he went fishing today. He is getting older and needs to take a rest occasionally. According to dad's wishes, he will retire in a few more years (•̀⌄•́)" Calamus replied.

The noodles were served quickly. Shenmu opened his chopsticks and replied while blowing the noodles: "That's right. Uncle is indeed old."

There was a bustle of people outside the door, but Shenmu was quietly eating noodles inside.

Soon, after finishing the bowl of noodles, Shenmu took two sips of the soup with satisfaction and was ready to pay.

"No, Sir Hokage, you are here for dinner, why are we embarrassed to ask for money." Acorus smiled and stopped Shenmu's hand from taking out the money.

Shenmu: "Paying for meals is a matter of course, so just accept it. ´◡`"

Ichiraku still refused and replied with a smile: "Because of your arrival, many customers who admire you also come to eat our Ichiraku ramen. The business has improved many times. How can I have the nerve to accept your money..."

Shenmu heard this and thought carefully, isn't this just like a spokesperson...

"Sister Acorus, please hang a photo of me and Naruto eating ramen on the wall of the store, so that everyone passing by can know that we like to eat noodles in your store." Shenmu suggested.

Chang Pu was very excited when she heard this. She had had this idea for a long time, but Shenmu had a distinguished status, so she didn't know how to mention it.

"Is it really okay? Will this compromise your identity as a Hokage... Actually, just hang Naruto's photo. He is also a well-known figure now..."

Shenmu waved his hand: "It's such a small thing, it won't bother you."

Acorus nodded: "Well, we at Ichiraku Ramen have nothing to give you. From now on, we will give you 20% of the store's profit. Do you think it's okay..."

"Don't bother me. It's not easy for you to do business. Just treat us to free noodles from now on. (σ≧︎▽︎≦︎)σ." Shenmu responded with a smile.

Calamus burst into tears with gratitude: "Thank you so much, Lord Sixth Generation. (⌯︎¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧︎"

After this episode, Shenmu walked around the village again, and unknowingly came to the newly built Shenmu Park in the village.

There is a fountain in the middle of the park. The fountain was originally supposed to have a sculpture of Shenmu, but Shenmu rejected it and changed it to a fish.

After Shenmu arrived here, he also saw an acquaintance: "Hey! Sai, Huahua, how are you recovering in the past two days? O(∩_∩)O"

After shouting, Shenmu realized that Sai was a little weird today, and his whole person seemed to be shrouded in a haze.

"Sir Sixth Generation..."

On the opposite side, Sai put down the brush in his hand and was about to salute, but Shenmu stopped him in time: "I told you to just call me by my name."

"Remember, Lord Sixth Generation." Sai replied mechanically, with a stiff smile on his face.

Shenmu felt that Sai's smile was a bit catchy: "Sai, I remember your smile changed. Why is it back to the fake smile it used to be... (ー_ー)!!"

Because the park was newly built and it was lunch time, there were only Sai and Shenmu.

Just after Shenmu asked this question, he turned around suddenly and noticed a figure running past the entrance of the park!

Thinking that it might be a child making a scene, I didn't take it to heart.

Opposite Shenmu, Sai lowered his head, his long bangs covering his face: "Sir Sixth Generation, I also want to laugh sincerely, but I can't."

"I am a member of the Roots. I was raised by Danzo. I cannot fit into your ninja group."

"Even in Team 7, I was just Sasuke's replacement after he defected."

"People like me are only useful during wartime. Only then will my identity be ignored. The village is so peaceful now, so peaceful that I feel like everyone in the village has needles hidden in their eyes when they look at me. …”

Just when Sai said these words, Shenmu sensitively noticed that the Chakra aura on his body had changed!

Dark, gloomy, and manic!

"Open your eyes!"

Shenmu gave a light drink and activated the Rinnegan that had just absorbed Tenseigan!

After that, he clearly saw the abnormal Chakra on Sai!

In Shenmu's eyes, this ball of Chakra is black as a whole, wrapping around Sai's body, constantly changing and beating like a flame!

The next moment, Sai unfolded the huge scroll canvas he carried with him and drew two beasts: "Super beast fake painting!"

The two beasts in the painting roared, jumped out of the paper, and came out towards Shenmu!

"Roar!"

"How is this going?"

Shenmu frowned, picked up the Chakra knife, and "swish!" split the two drawn beasts into ink!

He said in confusion: "Is it the sequelae of being controlled by Gengo? Σ( ° △ °|||)︴"

On the opposite side, Sai was drawing and attacking while making an emo speech: "People like me should live in darkness and never gain recognition from others."

"I can only play my best role in war. In peacetime, I am a stumbling block. I only deserve to be used as a weapon by others, and I only deserve to die on the battlefield..."

While resisting the attack of the super beast fake painting, Shenmu replied: "Sai, don't think too much."

"Even in the war, you didn't play a big role. (°ー°〃)"

Sai：∑(✘Д✘๑)

It hurts my heart! _(´ཀ`‖ ∠)__

"Is this so..."

Shenmu seized the opportunity, clapped his hands, and tied Sai directly with the Wood Style cane. Then the cane tightened and strangled him unconscious!

Just after Sai lost consciousness, the black chakra covering Sai's body disappeared!

"That's wrong!" Shenmu's expression suddenly changed and he looked up into the sky!

At this time, there is a dark space in the sky. Uzumaki is greedily absorbing the Chakra released from Sai!

After Shenmu noticed it, the space Uzumaki quickly shrank and disappeared with a "whoosh!"

Shenmu analyzed: "Time and space ninjutsu."

"Someone is hiding behind the door to absorb the black chakra..."

After thinking for a while, Shenmu remembered that Sai was still lying on the ground, so he used Flying Thunder God to take him to the hospital.