People raise Hokage in Yunyin

"Is there anything special going on in Konoha recently?"

Just after leaving the battlefield and returning to Konoha after a dusty journey, Kakashi stretched his body tiredly and asked the root ninja beside him.

"Everything is as you arranged before traveling, and nothing special happened, Acting Hokage-sama!"

The entire face of the root ninja was buried under a thick mask, making it difficult to see his expression. The emphasis on the word "agent" in his title made it impossible to tell whether he was dissatisfied or had other ideas.

But Kakashi didn't care about these. After getting the answer he needed, he waved his hand to push the ninja away.

After being awarded the position of "Acting Hokage", Kakashi returned to the battlefield after a brief rest, and has been active on the battlefield again in the past two months.

But just as he thought, Konoha, which lacked the high-end power to win with one blow, was deeply dragged into the whirlpool of war.

Even if Konoha has a numerical advantage and has a stronger foundation in the mid-range power, every time it encounters the current Kazekage Hagura, the war situation cannot be as Konoha wants.

What's more, the new generation that has been rising in Sunagakure recently seems to have gradually become something to be reckoned with in the temper of the war, especially Gaara, the one-tailed jinchūriki who can borrow the power of the tailed beasts.

'But soon, this situation will be reversed...'

As if he thought of something, Kakashi's frown slightly relaxed. He looked at Haruno Sakura, who was waiting patiently beside him, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

This time when he returned to Konoha, the other party also sent a message telling him that his previous idea had made great progress, so he hurried back from the battlefield.

"Kakashi-sensei, it seems that the basic ninjas still don't approve of you."

It was obviously a question, but Haruno Sakura said it in a determined tone. She looked at the root ninja who had disappeared into the darkness before and pointed out something.

"This is normal, after all..."

Kakashi didn't say much. His position was somewhat erroneous. Among all the Hokages of the past, it can be said that he is the only one. Because of this, I am afraid that he will not be able to remove the hat of "agent" until he dies.

And he himself knew this very well.

But it doesn't matter, as long as he can keep Konoha moving forward on the appropriate "path" as he wishes, that's enough.

The most radical and most loyal ninjas to Danzo were all taken by Kai to "educate" them. Even if they couldn't change their thinking, they could still hinder their behavior. Even if the rest were dissatisfied, they would generally follow Kaka's instructions. West's decision.

The so-called ninjas are, after all, just fighting troops. Those who have enough qualifications and abilities to issue "correct" orders from the top will only be the "minority" in a ninja village.

"Let's talk about other things. Now let's talk about the 'business' of why you wanted me to come back!"

Putting his thoughts together, Kakashi cast his gaze on Haruno Sakura, and the usual indifference in his eyes was replaced by expectation.

"Okay, Kakashi-sensei, please let me explain it to you."

The girl smiled brightly. She handed the scroll she took out from her arms to the "Hokage" in front of her with some respect, and slowly began to explain.

……

Human experimentation has always been a secret in every ninja village.

Through this inhumane experimental process, countless ninjutsu, abilities, and successful or unsuccessful products have been explored.

In the early years, the most outstanding experimental master in Konoha was the second-generation Hokage Senju Tobirama. A large number of forbidden techniques were developed by him through continuous experiments.

After that, as if off track, after the death of the Second Hokage, in order to pursue a more powerful force that could end all wars, Konoha's experimental scope gradually focused on "Hashirama Cells", trying to Restore the reigning power of the First Hokage, the God of Ninja.

It's hard to say whether such efforts are effective. After all, there are products such as root ninja armor and Danzo's special arm, but compared with the investment over the years, it seems a bit worthless.

With the generous contribution of the "foreigner" corpse obtained last time, namely Otsutsuki Ura Shiki, Konoha set a new direction here and achieved some results.

"The current research is not yet in-depth, but some methods have been used to 'graft' some body cells onto the body of a powerful ninja. According to our current inference, the body cells of this 'foreigner' are not too aggressive." Strong, with your physical fitness, teacher, theoretically speaking, you can resist its erosion on the body."

"When teacher you complete the experiment, your chakra content and physical fitness will be greatly improved. I think you will be able to better adapt to the installation of the 'Sharingan'."

Haruno Sakura's narration was like pouring cold water on Kakashi's boiling heart. Even a layman who didn't understand medical research at all, he could still understand such empty words as "inference" and "theoretically" of.

‘Sure enough, are you still too hasty? ’

He did not blame Haruno Sakura for this. Kakashi also understood that time was short. From the time he got the body of this "other person" to now, it was only a short year. And Haruno Sakura officially proposed such an idea to him, and it was just A few months ago.

As if she fully understood Kakashi's inner thoughts, Haruno Sakura made an appropriate suggestion at the right time.

"Teacher, what if someone is willing to make this test product first to see the effect?"

Her words were somewhat bewitching, and she still had that bright smile on her face.

Kakashi frowned, such a tempting thought just passing through his mind.

"I don't need those 'forced' human experiment participants, just use ninjas from other villages or those bandits."

Being caught to participate in something like human experimentation is inevitably very different from actively participating on your own initiative.

Those who actively cooperate can also tell you about their feelings, while those who are forced to do so will not be so easy to talk to.

But even so, Kakashi never thought about asking other Konoha ninjas to make such "contributions" to Konoha like Danzo did.

In fact, after he became the acting Hokage, the darkest things in Konoha were naturally stopped.

"Of course not. In fact, it is tangible. She volunteered. After all, if it succeeds, isn't this a [power]?"

Haruno Sakura suppressed the smile on her face and said seriously.

'she? ’

Kakashi looked at the cautious Haruno Sakura and had a guess in his mind.

"It's Hinata Hinata. She has a strong need for strength and is weaker than you, sensei, in terms of physical fitness. If her experiment can go smoothly, it means that your success rate is also very high, sensei."

Haruno Sakura also has selfish motives. In her current research, the probability of success of this experiment is very high, so she also hopes that such a thing can be arranged for Hinata Hinata, who is theoretically unqualified. .

Then, only as a "voluntary participant" can you enjoy the products of such an experiment.

"Such power is very important to her, and Hinata also hopes that if it succeeds, she wants to carry out a major reform of the Hyuga clan from the inside out. I hope that you, teacher, can agree."

Haruno Sakura's head dropped deeply, with a hint of expectation in her tone.

"If the reform can succeed, the Hyuga clan will become your most powerful helper, teacher!"

Kakashi was noncommittal. He knew that Haruno Sakura and Hinata Hinata had a good relationship, but he didn't expect it to be so good.

This act of being able to make a promise on behalf of another person clearly puts the two of them on the same front early on.

"Just do as you say."

"there's one more thing."

Haruno Sakura, who was about to go out, seemed to have thought of something, stopped and turned to Kakashi and said.

"Sasuke Uchiha left Konoha with someone suspected of being Kabuto Yakushi. There has been no news for half a month."

"Is that so..."

Kakashi was a little silent. He didn't know what Danzo had done until he returned to Konoha from the battlefield.

‘The more scheming a person is, the less likely things will develop as expected, isn’t it, Danzo-sama? ’

Kakashi lowered his head slightly and looked at the scrubbed ground, where the head of Danzo, who was beheaded a few months ago, seemed to be staring at him faintly, with a pair of empty pupils seeming to express unwillingness.

"Just let them be."

Shaking his head, Kakashi put the matter behind him.

It was his last mercy not to brand the two of them as traitorous ninjas.