Start with the Mangekyō and leave Konoha with Madara.

In the early morning, when the sky was just getting light, the faint morning light shone through the dark clouds onto the earth, giving the dark blue sky a layer of warm color.

Jing walked out of the tent rubbing his eyelids. After a few hours of rest, his physical condition had almost recovered.

He stretched, yawned in the fresh and slightly cool air, and exhaled puffs of white mist.

People were coming and going outside the tent, and all the Konoha ninjas were in a hurry. Last night, Kinkaku's Tailed Beast Ball blew up the granary and armory, and part of the barracks was also affected. Maintenance and cleanup work were being carried out in full swing.

Jing rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he had seen it wrong.

There were many more people in the camp at this moment, and hundreds of new camping tents were added to the barracks. Familiar clan emblems came into view.

"Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Hinata, Aburame..."

Are there reinforcements? If it's just reinforcements, this lineup is a bit too luxurious.

"Is everything alright in the village?" Jing was full of doubts. "Damn it, I accidentally rested too much."

In the distance, Yan and Xiaochun, who were in charge of the cleanup mission, were busy. Danzo had a thick bandage wrapped around his head, his face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word. No one knew what he was thinking.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was helping to move the supplies, noticed him and ran over quickly, "Kami, how are you recovering?"

"Almost done, but I need to finish writing the mission report before I can help you organize the position." Jing nodded, and suddenly felt a little ashamed, "I'm sorry, I could have taken the opportunity to kill Jinjiao last night, but I hesitated..."

"Don't blame yourself. You gave up the 'decapitation operation' for your fellow campers. Everyone understands."

Hiruzen's expression changed, and he asked, "Is there anything unusual over there, Kumo Ninja?"

"There's no overall change, except..." Jing frowned, "Yinjiao seems to have disappeared. Logically speaking, as long as the two brothers work together, I can't stop them at all, but for some reason, I didn't see Yinjiao take action last night..."

Is there some other plot or is it just a trick?

"No, I must send this information back to Konoha..." Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and walked into the tent to prepare to write the mission report.

Hiruzen seemed to have remembered something and hurriedly called him, "Kami, the intelligence team sent an urgent message this morning. The teacher asked you to return to the village."

"Back to the village?"

Jing was slightly stunned, and then he instantly figured out the whole story. The extra reinforcements in the camp this morning were probably here to replace him and guard the camp.

Thinking of this, he did not dare to delay and immediately activated the "Flying Thunder God Technique" and returned to Konoha.

……

In front of the Hokage building, next to the stone lions at the door, Uchiha Kagami appeared out of thin air and rushed into the Hokage's office.

"You're back." Senju Tobirama turned around slowly. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to have aged a lot.

Jing nodded. "Teacher, the war on the front line is tense. You summoned me back during such an emergency. Did something happen in the village?"

Tobirama sighed softly and recounted exactly what happened in the conference room yesterday.

Only then did Jing realize that the reason why he didn't see Ginkaku last night was because he had secretly moved to another front line and was invading the Land of Fire by sea with the Cloud Ninja's surprise attack force. Moreover, the Second Raikage was also in this team!

Just when everyone in Konoha was feeling depressed, Lady Mito stood up. She took off her loose regular clothes, tied her hair up, put on a helmet, and put on armor, and went into battle as the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, leading the army to meet the enemy, showing her heroic demeanor.

According to Tobirama's explanation, she relied on Nanabi's unique air control ability to fight one against two on the eastern battlefield and pinned down the enemy's surprise attack force.

Relying on the special means of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, her Scale-Powder Hidden Technique worked wonders on the battlefield, blinding large groups of enemies and using the Tailed Beast Tamao to launch ground strikes, causing considerable damage to the enemy.

The Second Raikage was beaten so hard that he cursed and swore, and Silver Hornet shrank underground and dared not show up.

Her heroic figure also boosted morale. The Konoha ninjas fought bravely and not only blocked the iron hoof of the Cloud Ninja surprise attack force, but also pushed the front line back and recovered some positions.

"Mito-sama is worthy of being the wife of Hashirama-sama. Her courage and spirit are beyond the reach of us juniors..."

Jing sighed sincerely, and a look of admiration appeared on his face.

"Then teacher, why did you ask me to come back..."

Tobirama walked in front of Jing, and Jing realized that he looked so tired. The sharp and courageous aura he had in the past was no longer there, and instead, he revealed a hint of old age.

"Jing, I have to admit that you are my most outstanding disciple and the true successor of the Will of Fire. For the future of Konoha, are you willing to sacrifice yourself?"

"Of course!" Jing heard the seriousness in Tobirama's tone and immediately pointed to the forehead protector on his head. "Since the day I put it on, I have been prepared to die at any time."

"If one day, you were asked to choose between the lives of your people and the village, what would you choose?" Tobirama reached out and pressed the back of his head, forcing him to look at him: "Look into my eyes and tell me your answer."

Jing said without any hesitation, "My tribe members are also my companions. The village I hope for is a real family with no barriers and full of peace. In my eyes, there is no difference between my tribe members and my companions. I will treat them equally."

"What if one day you have to choose between great power and companions?" Tobirama paused, "Don't answer me right away. You know, great power is also a prerequisite for protecting the village."

Jing smiled slightly, his smile was full of indifference: "This has never been a choice. If the price of saving the village is to give up power, doesn't it just mean that my power protects the village?"

Tobirama was stunned. For some reason, the smile of the person in front of him was so similar to his brother's that day. For a moment, he even hallucinated the face of Hashirama.

Years of combat experience and intuition told him that he was not under any illusion, so... Kagami was indeed the successor of Hashirama's will, and he already had the potential to become a Hokage!

For a moment, his eyes were filled with complexity.

After so many years since Konoha was established, the first younger generation with this qualification and ability is actually from the Uchiha clan!

With an obscure look in his eyes, he asked the last question in a solemn tone:

"If one day you have to sacrifice the interests of the village to save your companions, what will you choose?"

"There is no village without companions. Otherwise, Konoha will only be an empty shell full of calculations. This is definitely not the peace I want!" Jing responded immediately, speaking out his inner thoughts, "I will choose to save my companions without hesitation. I have always done so!"

Tobirama took a deep breath and took two steps back.

As Jing looked stunned, the Second Hokage, who had fought for many years and was meticulous, actually patted his shoulder with relief.

"Kagami, I now declare as the Second Hokage that if one day I am gone, then you will be the Third Hokage of Konoha Village!"