Chapter 552 I'll Take You to Eat Ramen

The afterglow of the setting sun shines down, and the country roads are particularly quiet and leisurely.

On the way back to Konoha from the Land of Whirlpools, you will naturally pass many such field roads, and you can also see many farmers on both sides bending over to plant rice.

The third generation Hokage walked in front with a bamboo hat.

Behind him, Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma followed him on the left and right.

"Kakashi!"

Suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen in front stopped suddenly and spoke with emotion.

"Hokage-sama!"

Kakashi was startled and responded quickly.

"Maybe I should consider a new candidate for Hokage."

Sighing, Sarutobi Hiruzen said in an inexplicable tone.

He is indeed old, especially from this battle. Whether it is physical strength, energy, or strength, it seems that he can no longer match others.

The only thing worth mentioning is the experience of fighting for a lifetime.

"Oh?"

Hatake Kakashi blinked and did not comment.

In his mind, the fifth Hokage of Konoha had nothing to do with him, nor was it something he should consider.

"If you want to choose the fifth Hokage, who do you think is the most suitable?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked softly.

His tone was very casual, as if he had thought of this and asked it.

"Ah?"

Kakashi was stunned.

Is this a major issue that he should think about? Compared to him, Sarutobi Asuma, the son of the third generation, seems to be the one who has more say.

Asuma looked up at him, but did not say anything, obviously not interested in this topic.

He saw with his own eyes how his father worked hard all his life in this position.

For him, the position of Hokage is really a very troublesome thing, not worth the slightest attention.

"I want to consider you!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said immediately.

This time, Kakashi was completely stunned.

He, the fifth Hokage? !

Then, his face changed drastically.

"Absolutely not, Hokage-sama!"

"Compared to me, Jiraiya and Tsunade-sama, two of the three ninjas, are more qualified!"

"No matter in terms of reputation or strength, I am not qualified at all!"

Kakashi waved his hands repeatedly to refuse, and even took a few steps back in fear.

Hokage!

It sounds like an extremely troublesome position! Who would want to do that!

What's more, with his current status, he is not suitable to be the Hokage.

"You learned from that man, Kakashi, your strength is probably far more than what it seems on the surface!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly said with a hint of meaning.

Kakashi's body froze and fell into silence.

The teacher's strength is obvious. With one person's strength, he defeated the combined forces of the five shadows. It can be said that he has stood at the top of the ninja world.

"His three disciples, Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko, have performed very well in this war that is about to end!"

"And you seem to be their junior brother!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with emotion.

He slowly turned his head, and his old eyes fell on Kakashi.

"You shouldn't always hide yourself, Kakashi!"

"Young people should always have some edge."

After a pause, he smiled again.

"Even when I was young, I also made a name for myself as a ninja doctor."

Hearing this, Kakashi shrugged helplessly: "I'm sorry, Third-generation master, what I can do is exactly what I have shown so far."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent, and after a while he sighed: "Really?"

"It seems that I think too much."

He shook his head, turned around and continued to walk forward.

The words he said just now were not meant to test Kakashi or anything else.

Konoha's future needs the younger generation, not an old guy like him who is old and guarding the position of Hokage.

If he didn't have this kind of mind and foresight, he wouldn't be worthy of sitting on the position of Hokage.

Perhaps, in the past few years, there would be some desire for power and some ambitions to be Hokage. But as time passed, this thought had long since disappeared.

He had also long understood the responsibility of being a Hokage.

Protecting Konoha and the people of this village was his duty as a Hokage.

Kakashi was once a famous genius, and he had been a disciple of Xia Le since he was a child, and he had great strength.

Although he has been unknown since then. But if you look at his mission records, you can also get an amazing message.

That is, the other party's mission completion rate is almost 100%.

Such an excellent result was only achieved by Sakumo back then.

Therefore, the third generation Hokage knew very well that the other party's strength was far more than what it seemed. I am afraid that strictly speaking, he has already reached the level of Kage.

In other words, with the changes of the times, Kakashi has already met the conditions to become a Kage.

Among the younger generation, only the other party is now the most mature and powerful.

As for his other two apprentices, Jiraiya has a lively personality, is casual and free, and is not suitable to be a Hokage at all.

It's Tsunade.

The third generation pondered.

But Tsunade also has weaknesses. As a Hokage, although she is the descendant of Hashirama Senju, the current Princess Senju is not very powerful.

The strange punch is very powerful, but the rising star has caught up.

It can only be said that the other party, as a princess of the Senju clan, is suitable for the position of Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered, and he was constantly thinking.

He was indeed old, and it was time to consider the successor.

After Minato Namikaze, he had been carrying this position for a long time. Now, the young generation is also growing up.

Even his son, Asuma, is now almost a calm middle-aged uncle.

"Alas!"

After a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

The rise of the Rain Country has further highlighted the shortcomings of Konoha, making him, the Hokage, feel extremely complicated.

But fortunately, after the Six Shadows Talks, the world ushered in a brief era of peace.

Konoha, there is still time! ——

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Xia Le has returned to the Hidden Rain Village for half a month.

The end of the Six Shadows Talks confirmed the new status of the Rain Country, which has become one of the six major countries.

As the Rain Shadow, Uchiha Fugaku is now in high spirits, and the smile on his face is always there.

In the past half a month, he has redeployed the territory of the Rain Country.

And eight large major cities were built based on the original foundation.

Each of these eight major cities plans to build a ninja academy and recruit students widely.

Promoting education and working hard on infrastructure, this is what Fugaku will do next.

"Population, area, and resources have all skyrocketed!"

"This war has achieved a complete victory!"

Fugaku was very excited.

"Next, let the number of standing ninjas reach 10,000 at the fastest speed, to the level of being on par with the five major countries!"

This is the future that can be seen with the naked eye.

Because the conditions for recruiting students in the Ninja Academy of the Hidden Rain Village are absolutely the most relaxed and tolerant among all the hidden villages.

As long as there is no problem with your background, you have the qualifications to practice ninjutsu and enter it to study.

Moreover, the Hidden Rain Village recruits any kind of ninja.

For example, ninjutsu ninjas who are good at practicing chakra, physical ninjas, and samurai who are good at kendo.

In this way, the types of ninjas have been expanded even more.

The Rain Country has built a lot of buildings and entered the post-war reconstruction work, and everything is in full swing.

Xia Le had returned to his yard a long time ago. At this moment, he looked at Kimimaro and Bai who were practicing not far ahead. His expression was a little stunned, as if he was in a daze because of something.

"Why did you come out so soon?"

He said in a daze.

In front of him, a line of shining fonts quietly stopped there.

"Wealth, fame, power, strength, these things you have worked so hard to get, are you willing to give them up?"

"Then, start a new life for you?"

When he was in the pirate world, the choices that had appeared before were placed in front of him again at this moment.

Moreover, Xia Le soon discovered the new difference.

This time, the choice did not disappear, but had a hidden button. When he was not ready to make a choice, it would hide itself.

When he needed to make a choice, it would come out and wait for confirmation.

"Don't I have to wait for a hundred years anymore?"

"This is good news!"

Xia Le breathed a sigh of relief.

He could not forget that in the pirate world, he waited for hundreds of years before waiting for a new choice.

The Rain Country has just risen, and he would like to see what achievements it can achieve as it grows slowly until the end.

Moreover, he also wants to see the Otogi Clan with his own eyes.

"It should be not far away!"

Xia Le murmured.

The Rain Country is developing rapidly, and the entire ninja world has entered a temporary period of peace.

In a blink of an eye, time has come to the 60th year of Konoha.

The sun shines warmly on the streets, and everything looks warm.

But a noisy and disgusted voice soon sounded.

"Get away from him!"

"Fox, he is a monster!"

"Get away, stinky fox, stay away from my child!"

A voice mixed with fear, disgust, and anger came out.

As everyone looked forward, they saw a lonely and desolate figure slowly coming into view.

It was a child about ten years old, with golden hair, six whisker-like textures on his face, and his eyes were azure blue.

The child walked forward alone, and seemed to be accustomed to the abuse in his ears.

"And that Uchiha kid, you are all the scourge of the village!"

"You should have been dealt with early."

A harsh female voice sounded.

The blond child's face changed slightly, and the fist hidden in his sleeve slowly clenched.

"Okay, talk less!"

"I'm not wrong, your parents, my parents, all died that night!"

The woman screamed angrily.

The man sighed and closed the door tightly.

The blond child had no expression on his face, and his clenched fists loosened again as the sound disappeared.

He didn't know where the people in the village hated him.

He could only try his best to gain everyone's recognition.

Because he had almost no friends since he was a child. Even if it was Sasuke, he didn't know whether his relationship with him could be considered a friend.

Because the other party was very different from himself.

That aloof and cold child was a famous genius in the Ninja School, while he himself was a well-known laggard.

The two were at two extremes, and it was impossible for them to be friends.

Only because of their similar family backgrounds, he could sometimes understand the loneliness and loneliness on the other's face.

Only then could he understand the other's psychology and think that the two were actually the same kind of people.

Just as he was thinking in his mind, a shadow suddenly loomed in front of him.

The child didn't notice that he bumped into the other's legs.

"Ah, it hurts!"

It was obviously his legs, but he felt like he had hit a wall. Because of the reaction force, he took a few steps back and sat on the ground.

He quickly raised his head and saw a mysterious man wearing a hat and loose clothes.

"You have to look at the road when you walk, kid."

A gentle, smiling voice came.

This was different from the harsh and sharp tone of the previous second. The child was stunned and felt inexplicably warm.

"Yes, sorry!"

The child hurriedly got up and apologized.

Then, he also took this opportunity to secretly look at the other person.

"Who are you?"

"I'm a businessman who came to Konoha to do business!"

"Just right."

As he said that, the man took off his hat, revealing a handsome, young face.

His black hair was simply tied up and tied behind his head.

"Can you tell me where the Uchiha clan lives now?"

"Their former clan land seems to have been destroyed!"

The man's laughter was very gentle, which made the child very happy.

Because no one would ever speak in this tone.

"Uchiha clan?"

"Is it the home of Sasuke?"

"Of course I know!"

The child was stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded.

"That's really great!"

"Can you tell me your name? To express my gratitude, I would like to treat you to a meal!"

The man said with a smile.

"Really? My name is Uzumaki Naruto!"

"If possible, I want to eat my favorite Ichiraku ramen!"

Naruto said excitedly.

Xia Le looked at Naruto who was about to jump up, and couldn't help but smile.

After all, he is still a child, although there is a tailed beast living in his body, which is considered the strongest in the entire ninja world.

And just when his eyes fell on Naruto, the nine-tailed demon fox sealed in his body suddenly felt a breath of coldness and fear.

"This breath!"

"It's a bit familiar, it's really disgusting!"

"Who could it be?"

The nine-tailed fox murmured.

He couldn't help but shrink his body.

Because of the seal, he couldn't see the outside scene through the body of this kid, and he couldn't judge what the outside world was experiencing.

However, as time goes by, the seal will become loose under its efforts, and then it can use the body of this kid.

"Of course!"

Xia Le smiled, put his right hand on the other's head, and pressed it.

Well, this feeling is somewhat similar to the other's father back then.

For a moment, Xia Le was a little dazed.

He remembered the first meeting with Namikaze Minato.

At that time, Minato seemed to be the same age as the other.

"Let's go, Naruto!"

"I'll take you to eat ramen!"