“Now, let’s look at the detailed report.”
“The screen suddenly cuts from the two hosts to the main gate of Konoha, but this main gate is completely different from the current one!
A majestic, immense stone gate, an incredibly wide road, and towering buildings on both sides of the road—it looks prosperous, lively, and wealthy.”
“A red carpet is spread out at the entrance, and both sides are lined with neatly arranged guardian Ninjas in uniform attire.
In front of the guardian Ninjas, there is a ceremonial unit playing music.”
“Teams wearing different headbands and different Kage cloaks and hoods slowly enter.
Fifth Kazekage Gaara of the Hidden Sand Village, Raikage A (Darui) of the Hidden Cloud Village, Mizukage Mei Terumī of the Hidden Mist Village, and Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi of Iwagakure!”
“The Kage from each Village shake hands one by one with the Sixth Hokage Kakashi Hatake, who is waiting in front, expressing friendship and welcome, and then they pose for photos in front of the cameras.”
“Holy crap, is this really Konoha?”
“This gate, this main street—it’s even more luxurious than the Daimyo’s mansion.”
“What the hell?
That guy actually became the Kazekage?!
Damn it!
It’s one thing to not be as good as Kakashi-sensei, but even that annoying guy…”
Naruto noticed the most eye-catching one among the Kage, besides Kakashi, at first glance: the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara.
Then, he felt incredibly unconvinced!
They were the same age, yet that guy had already become the Fifth Kazekage.
When would he ever become the Hokage!
“Kazekage?
Gaara, for real?!”
Temari and Kankurō widened their eyes in disbelief; Gaara becoming the Kazekage was like winning the grand prize in a lottery—the chances were slim to none.
Was the monster inside Gaara okay?
Temari and Kankurō exchanged glances, both fearful and somewhat worried.
As for Gaara himself, he looked disdainful.
The Kazekage was his own father, and also the person he hated the most.
“I will absolutely never become a Kage.”
He was a terrifying weapon created by the Village, an incarnation of hatred; it was impossible for him to become the Kazekage.
Just as he finished speaking, the camera on the screen suddenly zoomed in, magnifying the expressions on each Kage’s face.
Among them, the Fifth Kazekage was the most conspicuous, his short red hair fluttering, a faint, gentle smile on his face—he was a total heartthrob!
The kunoichi watching the scene couldn’t help but gasp.
So handsome!
His smile is so gentle!
He was completely different from the brat standing nearby, carrying a giant gourd, with a fierce, murderous look on his face.
13-year-old Gaara himself: “…” That’s right, that person was definitely not him!
(Senju Hashirama: Wow, Konoha has developed so well.
I really want to live there.)
(Senju Tobirama: Kakashi Hatake, is it?
This Hokage is doing a good job.
The relationships with other countries also seem quite good.)
(Raikage A: I’m not surprised that Darui is the Raikage, but this grinning look is so disgusting.)
As the Raikage, how could he smile like that at the Hokage of Konoha?!
What the Raikage said was exactly what the Konoha Ninjas wanted to say.
The Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha could be called old rivals.
Ever since the Ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village ambushed and killed the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, they had been like mortal enemies.
Having fought in so many Ninja World Wars, Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village had always been in a state of hostility.
The only time the Hidden Cloud Village signed a peace treaty with Konoha, the Hidden Cloud Ninjas ended up kidnapping the daughter of the Hyūga Clan Head.
This later led to the death of Hyūga Hizashi.
Although the peace treaty was signed, the hostility between the two sides only increased.
Yet, the Raikage in the footage appeared very friendly.
Or rather, every Kage’s face radiated a friendly smile.
Could it be that the Kage of future generations had become this good at acting?
Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe with an unreadable expression.
For a moment, the Kage of various nations felt a bit of myocardial infarction.
In history and in imagination, the Five Kage Summit was always about “demanding Tailed Beasts, demanding land, and demanding money.”
On the screen, at the Five Kage Summit, everyone was pleasant to each other, smiling as warmly as if they were seeing old friends.
Hopefully, everyone was just pretending to be friendly to save face.
However, nothing substantial was shown afterward.
I thought I’d be able to see the Five Kage Summit, but it turned out to be just a welcome ceremony.
The Ninja Code issued by the Sixth Hokage only showed a table of contents.
Compared to the current Ninja Code table of contents, it had a lot more content, but what could be understood from just the table of contents was truly limited.
The content of Nara Shikamaru’s diplomatic speech was quite rich.
Seeing his future self standing in front of so many people, lecturing about peace, economy, and reducing armed conflicts, Nara Shikamaru himself felt his head spinning.
“Ah, what a drag~”
“Shikamaru, that’s not kind of you.
You’re doing so well, yet you still dare to complain about it being a drag.”
Ino patted his shoulder hard and teased him.
Chōji, munching on potato chips, also looked at him with admiration.
“Shikamaru, you’re so amazing.
Although I don’t understand what you’re saying, it just seems so amazing.”
“Damn it!
That guy Shikamaru, who has no motivation every day, is already so amazing.
What about me?
What about me?
Where am I?!”
Naruto was anxious!
Shouldn’t his future self be even cooler and more popular?
(Ōnoki: What does the friction problem of small Ninja Villages have to do with Konoha?)
(Raikage A: Exactly.
Take care of yourselves first before worrying about other people’s business.
Are we other major Ninja Villages also under your jurisdiction now?)
This was practically pointing at Konoha and asking if they wanted to dominate the Ninja World.
If things went wrong, there was a possibility of triggering the Fourth Shinobi World War early.
(Mei Terumī: Kakashi of the Sharingan, after using the Sharingan for so long, could it be that you’ve caught that Uchiha disease of thinking you’re the only one supreme in the world?)
(Chiyo: You brat of the Hatake family, acting like this as Hokage is not good.
Interfering in the internal affairs of other Ninja Villages is a major taboo, even if you are the Hokage.)
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the condemnation of Kakashi by the other Kage on the screen and felt a headache coming on.
Kakashi had really given him a difficult problem.
In the final analysis, it was because the other Ninja Villages couldn’t stand seeing the future Konoha develop so well, and they were worried that in the future, Konoha would truly become the hegemon of the Ninja World, so they wanted to preemptively attack Kakashi Hatake.
They were striving to prevent the future on the screen from coming to pass, regardless of whether that future was real or fake.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, of course, knew what kind of tricks those Kage were playing, but he was used to being weak, used to compromising.
From letting the White Fang die to handing over the corpse of Hyūga Hizashi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s temperament had almost been figured out by the Kage of other Ninja Villages.
They intended to unite, target Kakashi Hatake, and force the Sandaime to express his opinion.
Hiruzen Sarutobi just wanted to fish in troubled waters or use his old stalling tactics, but then he saw the First Hokage speak up.
(Senju Hashirama: Isn’t this great?
Promoting peace.
It seems everyone has reached a consensus on cherishing peace.
The future is truly a beautiful sight.)
(Senju Tobirama: Kakashi is indeed a good Hokage.
It would have been great if he had been born in my era.)
(Kakashi Hatake: No, no, no.
This isn’t necessarily my credit.
Wasn’t there a Fifth Hokage before me?
Besides, I currently have no intention of becoming the Hokage.)