Chapter 654 Mu Yue’s Good Deeds

Upon entering Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi disbanded the Ninja troops, then led the Four Kage to their new residences in Konoha.

A Kage was, after all, a Kage, an existence on par with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

And now that they were allies, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that as the Hokage, it was only right for him to personally receive them as a sign of respect.

However, before leaving, Hiruzen Sarutobi specifically instructed Muzuki to go to the Hokage Office at four in the afternoon, though he did not specify what the matter was.

“It’s not a mission; it’s a good thing,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, smiling as he patted Muzuki’s shoulder before turning to leave.

“So mysterious, I really don’t know why he couldn’t just say it directly,” Obito grumbled, following behind Muzuki.

In the Ninja novels he read, there were occasionally characters who spoke constantly of fate and were vague in their words; he hated such characters the most. Why couldn’t they just speak directly if they had a mouth?

“Perhaps he thinks it will be a pleasant surprise?” Kakashi analyzed indifferently.

He wasn’t particularly fond of such behavior either. Either don’t say anything, or say it clearly. What’s the point of saying half?

“That depends on what kind of good thing it is. For Muzuki Sensei, neither prize money nor Ninjutsu can bring surprise, can they?” Obito believed that material things could not surprise Muzuki Sensei.

“Could it be that Muzuki Sensei is going to be the Hokage?!” Obito suddenly thought of something and exclaimed excitedly.

Obito thought carefully and felt it was very likely.

Muzuki had made great contributions, and now Hiruzen Sarutobi was gradually aging. Wasn’t it natural for him to pass the position to Muzuki?

Kakashi didn’t respond.

Muzuki had the ability to become Hokage, but Kakashi felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi probably wouldn’t pass on the position at this time.

“Being Hokage isn’t that easy,” Muzuki said, shaking his head.

Although in the original work, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly passed the Hokage position to Minato Namikaze, who had the greatest Credit after the Third Shinobi World War, this did not mean that Hiruzen Sarutobi would pass the Hokage position to Muzuki, who had the greatest Credit.

In the original work, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s abdication was due to multiple reasons, not just because Minato Namikaze had made great contributions. It was also because Konoha suffered heavy losses at that time; although seemingly the victor, in reality, the losses were severe. Hiruzen Sarutobi’s abdication actually had a hint of taking responsibility and resigning.

This time was different. With Muzuki’s interference, Konoha became the biggest winner of the Third Shinobi World War in the true sense. Not only did it defend its title as the number one Ninja Village, but it also obtained a large amount of war reparations, and the Village itself did not suffer particularly large losses.

In the crucial final battle, Hiruzen Sarutobi personally led the troops to fight on the battlefield, contributing significantly to the final victory.

Under circumstances where there was merit and no fault, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no need to abdicate so quickly.

“It is possible that I will be appointed Hokage Assistant.”

After Danzo Shimura’s death, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not appoint a new Hokage Assistant, but instead left the position vacant.

Coupled with Muzuki’s feeling of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s intention to nurture him, he estimated that this time he would be promoted to Hokage Assistant.

His specific idea might be to place him in the Hokage Assistant position for a few years, familiarize him with the Hokage’s work, and then pass on the position.

Kakashi nodded in agreement. The Hokage position was difficult, but Hokage Assistant was definitely stable.

“Hokage Assistant, huh? That’s barely worthy of Muzuki Sensei,” Obito said with a look of regret.

Smack!

Muzuki joined his index and middle fingers and tapped Obito’s head, saying, “The size of a position is all about serving the villagers; don’t be too ambitious.”

It might sound very Versailles to Konoha Ninja, but Muzuki truly didn’t care about the Hokage position.

The reason was simple: his system was a teacher system, not a Konoha prosperity system. Teaching disciples in class was what he should be doing.

Even if he truly became Hokage, Muzuki would choose to govern the Village through Shadow Clone, unless Muzuki no longer had a need to enhance his strength.

But that would be a long time from now, because Muzuki’s goal was to be stronger than the final BOSS, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Actually, Muzuki quite hoped that Minato Namikaze would become the Fourth Hokage, just like in the original work.

This way, he would have a good brother who was Hokage, and combined with his own position, he would be able to handle matters almost as well as the Hokage.

“People with great ability can do more good things for the villagers when they are in the highest position,” Obito said, rubbing his head and chuckling.

“Don’t spread rumors. Hokage Assistant isn’t even certain; it’s just my guess,” Muzuki cautioned.

Muzuki only said these things because his disciples were around; otherwise, he wouldn’t have said anything.

“Go home and rest well. For the next month, you can all rest according to your own wishes,” Muzuki continued.

Although there was still the thousand-year-old schemer Black Zetsu to deal with, Black Zetsu alone couldn’t cause too much trouble, so Muzuki decided to let his disciples relax for a while.

“One month!” Obito exclaimed, his eyes wide.

Taking a break after completing a mission was Muzuki’s usual practice, but it was usually only for a few days, and a week was rare.

Kakashi also couldn’t help but show a surprised expression.

“Yo, Kakashi, with such a long holiday, want to do some youthful and passionate holiday special training together?” Might Guy suggested, looking at Kakashi.

Kakashi:…

He wasn’t planning on resting for the entire month, but he also wasn’t planning on special training as soon as the holiday started.

Shisui was very calm; he still had to go to work at the training squad.

“The war is over; you can relax moderately.”

After reaching the intersection, Muzuki gave his disciples a gentle smile and walked towards his house in the Main urban area.

On the way, Muzuki opened his system panel and glanced at his disciples’ life missions.

“In a few more days, Might Guy and Obito’s should be settled once,” Muzuki thought, looking at the progress on the panel.

Might Guy and Obito’s life missions both required fame.

In the final battle, Obito and the others performed brilliantly. As the war process and results continued to spread, the progress of their life missions steadily increased, and now they were close to the fifty percent settlement node.

After returning home, Muzuki first sent out a Shadow Clone to clean the room, then went to Tsunade’s house.

Before going to the battlefield, Tsunade had lent him the First Hokage’s necklace, saying it was one meal a day. Now, almost two months had passed, which meant he owed Tsunade sixty meals, and it was time to repay his debt.

“Muzuki Sensei, you’re back!” Shizune, who was sweeping the yard, saw Muzuki approaching and greeted him happily.

“Yes, just arrived,” Muzuki replied with a smile.

“Sensei, please come in. I’ll get you some tea.”

Shizune put down the broom, invited Muzuki into the house, and prepared tea for him.

“Lady Tsunade drank too much yesterday and hasn’t woken up yet. Please wait a moment; I’ll go wake her up.”

After pouring the tea, Shizune walked towards Tsunade’s bedroom.

Looking at Tsunade sprawled out on the bed, sleeping soundly, Shizune helplessly rubbed her forehead. This sleeping posture wasn’t even as good as hers, a twelve-year-old girl.

“Lady Tsunade, wake up! It’s almost noon!” Shizune tugged at the crooked blanket on Tsunade, trying to make her get up by pulling.

“Don’t bother me, I’m sleeping a bit more,” Tsunade scolded with her eyes closed.

“Muzuki Sensei is back with groceries!”

“What groceries did he buy? Are there freshly slaughtered free-range chickens?”

Tsunade suddenly opened her eyes and asked, then with a speed Shizune couldn’t react to, she got up, changed clothes, and rushed to the living room.

Shizune walked out of the bedroom and back to the living room, speechless.

“Oh, Shizune, you dare to lie to me!” Tsunade looked at Muzuki, who was drinking tea with empty hands, and stretched out her evil hands towards Shizune’s small face.

“Ugh… I won’t call you next time,” Shizune said, pouting.

Muzuki usually cooked when he came to Tsunade’s house. She was worried that Tsunade wouldn’t get to eat Muzuki’s cooking, which was why she did this.

“You want to eat alone, do you?” Tsunade heard her words and changed her hand from rubbing to pinching.

“Cough, cough,” Muzuki coughed twice, indicating that was enough.

Tsunade then let go of Shizune and sat on the sofa.

Shizune looked at Muzuki with grateful eyes. Sometimes she wondered how happy her life would be if Tsunade’s personality was half as good as Muzuki’s.

“Congratulations! I’m tired of hearing your good news lately. A bunch of people are saying you’re the second God of Shinobi, the undisputed choice for the next Hokage,” Tsunade said with a smile.

“Just say what you want to say directly,” Muzuki said straightforwardly.

An unprovoked show of kindness indicates ulterior motives. Not to mention he hadn’t even become Hokage, and Tsunade hadn’t shown much respect to the current Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“Since Muzuki, you’ve achieved such great success with Wood Release, shouldn’t the necklace’s rent be changed? Lending it for three meals a day would be more reasonable,” seeing Muzuki being so direct, Tsunade stopped pretending.

To be honest, Tsunade was very surprised to hear the news from Muzuki on the battlefield.

Because Muzuki had only developed Wood Release a few months ago, and yet he had such a huge reputation.

For a moment, she didn’t know if Muzuki’s Wood Release talent was too heaven-defying, or if Konoha had intentionally promoted it.

“What if the necklace broke?” Muzuki asked curiously.

At that time, a single slash from Susanoo had shattered the First Hokage’s necklace.

Izanagi had revived Muzuki, but it hadn’t restored the necklace he was wearing.

“Broke? Then you’ll have to pay for ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine days!” Tsunade froze for a moment, then casually named a very high number.

This necklace was important, yes; it was a memento left by Tsunade’s grandfather.

But it was, after all, an inanimate object. Compared to the necklace itself, Tsunade certainly didn’t want anything to happen to the person she gave the necklace to.

“What if I could return an identical necklace to you?” Muzuki extended his hand, and a light green crystal appeared in his palm.

He had already deciphered the First Hokage’s necklace technology and could create necklaces with the same effect.

However, this was not easy for the current Muzuki; to ensure decent quality, it required a large amount of Chakra.

So Muzuki only made two in total: one to return to Tsunade, and one to give to Kushina, to suppress the Nine-Tailed Chakra.

Tsunade’s eyes widened, and her lips parted slightly as she looked at Muzuki in great surprise.

To be able to replicate even her grandfather’s necklace, was he really the second God of Shinobi?