Uchiha Kotogawa from Konoha

"What's going on with such a weak body, Jue!"

The cave, which had not been used for a long time, now lit up with a faint light of fire.

The rickety back of the old man on the bed was reflected.

Jue half knelt on the ground and said guiltily: "I'm sorry, Madara-sama, your plan failed. Obito betrayed, and Nagato also betrayed."

The old Uchiha Madara looked at his cracked hands and couldn't believe it.

"It was expected that Nagato would lose control, but Obito, why would he betray?"

Madara asked calmly, while he was also feeling and looking at his body.

This body gave him a weird feeling. There was no feeling in the body that a living person should have, it was like a corpse.

"Yes, Kotokawa, Uchiha Kotokawa, she somehow saved Lin. I was sure at the beginning that Kakashi's Raikiri pierced Nohara Lin's chest, and she should have died in front of Obito. But for some reason, she disappeared later and when she reappeared, it was already too late.”

Juejili Gulu talked about it, giving Madara, who had just been resurrected from the dirty earth, a general understanding.

After telling this, Madara recalled that when he chose Obito, he could detect the aura of another Uchiha nearby, and it was the Uchiha who had turned on the kaleidoscope.

"Did she cause trouble? I understand."

"Tell me about my current physical condition."

Madara spoke calmly, not panicking because Obito and Nagato lost control one after another. As long as he survives, everything will be solved and everything will return to its original position.

This is the confidence of being Uchiha Madara.

Zetsu came up with the Jutsu of Reincarnation in the Earth that he helped Nagato steal from Konoha.

"Konoha's forbidden technique, Reincarnation in the Earth, is rumored to be a secret technique created by Senju Tobirama."

Madara quickly checked it, and after a moment he understood the secret of this technique.

"It's a bold idea. Hashirama's younger brother is indeed a genius."

"Zetsu, everything remains as usual, you don't need to act rashly and continue to lurk around Nagato."

"Secretly investigate the current trends in the ninja world, strong man."

Jue bowed his head and said respectfully: "Yes, sir."

The candlelight flickered in the cave, and the old figure was turning and curling, slowly understanding the changes in the years after his death.

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"Lin, are you back so soon?"

Qinchuan was a little surprised and stopped what he was doing.

"Ahem, I took the teacher with me too." Lin stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.

Behind her, outside the door, was Minato in Hokage robes, his golden hair still as bright as ever.

"Looks like you have something to do with me?"

Qinchuan became interested, smiled, stretched out his hand and said: "Come, sit down, if you have anything you can tell me, for Lin's sake, I will consider it."

Minato smiled awkwardly: "We haven't seen each other for a while. I really miss you when I see you."

Qinchuan rolled his eyes, poured a cup of tea, and pushed it in front of Minato: "If you have something to say, just say it directly, no need to beat around the bush like this."

"You are still the same." Minato took a sip from the teacup and then said: "I came here this time to ask for your opinion. I want to abdicate to Lin and let her take charge of the overall situation of Konoha. I found that My vision is still too narrow, I can't let go, and I'm bound by traditional ninja concepts."

Rin was shocked when she heard this, she didn't expect that Minato would bring up the idea of ​​letting her take over as Hokage.

How can this be.

"Teacher, if I can't do it, you are the Hokage respected by the people of Konoha."

"How can I take over as Hokage?"

Qinchuan was also surprised by Shui's bold idea, but she did not rush to express her opinion. Instead, she looked at him and asked: "Why Lin? There should be many other people who are suitable."

Minato took a deep breath and said seriously: "Because of you, you and Lin have the best relationship, and Konoha needs you."

So straightforward, without any euphemism at all.

Lin was also stunned. After thinking for a moment, she understood.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Kotokawa was surprised by Minato's answer, but he shook his head and said: "It makes no sense for you to do this. My mind will not change. Even if you let Lin become Hokage, I will not treat Konoha differently."

"You'd better tell yourself what you're looking for from me now, Minato, you've changed, you've become better at beating around the bush. Your personality has changed a lot during these days of being Hokage."

Minato paused and smiled bitterly: "It's really hard to be Hokage. It's too strenuous. I'm not strong enough to suppress everyone."

"The people below, want to rebel?" Qinchuan asked a little strangely.

Minato nodded and shook his head: "Not yet, but I want Konoha to implement your original idea and cede the interests to ordinary people. By then, those big families will definitely take action, and I'm worried that I won't be able to convince them."

"With your strength, Lin, and the Sannin Jiraiya, why do you think you can't conquer them?"

Qinchuan really felt a little strange.

Are the big clans in Konoha strong?

That's not necessarily true. These big clans only have a few more people. They don't even have a shadow-level powerhouse. The only one with a shadow-level powerhouse is Uchiha.

The other so-called wealthy families are like a joke.

"If we have a head-on confrontation, of course I am confident that the big clans will surrender, but this will only weaken the foundation of Konoha, and they will not stand up against me. They will only steal resources secretly, turning from light to dark. This is useless. There was a rift between me and them."

Minato's idea was that he didn't want to suppress them, but he was also worried about them and Konoha's centrifugal force.

I want to take care of both ends and maintain a delicate balance.

Qinchuan has little interest in this kind of balance thing, and it takes too much effort to gain influence, which makes her feel a little overwhelmed.

"I can't help you with this. If you ask me, you might as well concentrate on training civilian students. When they become strong, it doesn't matter if they are from a wealthy family or not. You can even forcefully separate them and let them become independent as small families. come out."

"But it's too early to say that."

Qinchuan shook her head, not wanting to waste any more brain cells. This was not something she cared about, so there was no need to waste energy.

Minato had a somewhat helpless attitude toward Qinchuan, but he couldn't say anything.

Congested and tired, that's how Minato felt at the moment.

"Don't look at me like that. Haven't you practiced immortality yet?"

"With your talent, it should be easy. With senjutsu, you can use the Rasenshuriken. Can't you still suppress the major families?"

Kotokawa complained.

Minato smiled bitterly: "The job of Hokage is very tiring. I have to spend most of my time dealing with official duties every day. My strength has not improved for a long time."

"Konoha is developing so fast, and everything is prone to mistakes. If I don't keep an eye on it, some resources might be hidden by the people below."

Qinchuan raised his eyebrows: "What you said is quite tragic."

"Qinchuan, you don't know, the teacher is really hard. He often stays up until six or seven o'clock before getting off work."

Lin spoke up to help.

"You have a clone. It's okay to let the shadow clone do the work. Besides, how can you get so much work? Didn't I say that you should delegate your power to the people below? If you can be so busy that you have no time to practice, you are a fool." Qinchuan was speechless.