In the early morning, the sky was just bright, and the faint morning light shined through the dark clouds on the earth, coating the dark blue sky with a layer of warm color.

Jing rubbed his eyelids and walked out of the tent. After a few hours of rest, his physical condition had recovered to a certain extent.

He stretched out, yawned in the fresh and slightly cold air, and exhaled bursts of white mist.

People were coming and going outside the tent, and all the Konoha ninjas were in a hurry. Last night, Golden Horn's Tailed Beast Jade blew up the granary and weapons depot, and part of the barracks was also affected. Maintenance tasks and clean-up work were 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, hundreds of new camping tents were added to the barracks, and familiar clan emblems came into view.

"Nara, Yamanaka, Akamichi, Hyuga, Aburame..."

Are there reinforcements? If they are just reinforcements, this lineup is a bit too luxurious.

"Isn't it okay over there in the village?" Jing Man asked, "Damn it, I accidentally over-rested."

In the distance, Yan and Koharu, who were responsible for the cleaning task, were very busy. Danzo's head was wrapped with a thick bandage, his face was gloomy, he said nothing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

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

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

"Don't blame yourself. You gave up the 'decapitation operation' for the sake of your comrades in the camp. Everyone understands."

Hiruzen's expression changed and he asked more, "Is there anything unusual... over there with the Kumo ninja?"

"There are no changes in general, it's just..." Jing frowned, "Yinjiao seems to be missing. Logically speaking, as long as the two brothers join forces, I can't stop them at all. But for some reason, I never saw Yinjiao last night. Corner shot..."

Is there another agenda? Or is it just a mystery?

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

Hiruzen seemed to have remembered something and called him quickly, "Mirror, there was an urgent message from the intelligence class this morning. The teacher asked you to go back to the village."

"Back to the village?"

Jing was stunned for a moment, and then he instantly figured out the cause and effect. The extra reinforcements in the camp this morning were probably here to replace him in guarding the camp.

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

...

In front of the Hokage building, next to the stone lion at the door, Uchiha mirror appeared out of thin air and hurriedly entered the Hokage office.

"He's back." Senju Tobirama turned around slowly. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed much older.

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

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

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

Just when everyone in Konoha was in a downturn, Mito-sama stood up. She took off her loose clothes, tied up her hair, put on a helmet, and went into battle wearing armor. She led the army to face the enemy as Seven Tails Jinchūriki, showing off her heroic demeanor.

In Tobirama's explanation, she relied on Seven Tails' unique air superiority capabilities on the eastern battlefield to contain the enemy's surprise attack force with one against two.

Relying on Seven Tails Jinchūriki's special skills, her Scale Pink Hidden Technique worked wonders on the battlefield, blinding enemies in large numbers and including the Tailed Beast Yukora's ground attack, which caused a lot of damage to the enemy. harm.

The beating made Second Raikage curse and curse, and the beating made Yinjiao cower in the ground and dare not show up.

Her heroic appearance also boosted morale. The Konoha ninjas fought bravely to kill the enemy, not only blocking the iron hoofs of the Kumo ninja surprise attack force, but also pushing back the battle line and regaining some of their positions.

"Mito-sama is worthy of being Hashirama-sama's wife. This courage and courage are beyond the comparison of juniors like us..."

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

"Teacher, why did you come back to me..."

Tobirama walked to the front of Jing, and Jing realized that his expression was already so tired. His previous sharp and courageous aura no longer existed, but instead showed a hint of twilight.

"Mirror, I have to admit that you are my most outstanding disciple and the true successor of the Will of Fire. Do you have the consciousness to sacrifice for the future of Konoha?"

"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 had the awareness to die at any time."

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

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

"What if one day, you have to make a choice between strong power and companions?" Tobirama paused, "Don't answer me immediately, you must know that strong power is also a prerequisite for protecting the village."

Jing smiled slightly, and the smile was full of indifference: "This has never been an option. If the price of saving the village is giving up power, doesn't it just mean that my power has protected the village?"

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

Years of combat experience and intuition told him that he had not been hit by Genjutsu, so... Kagami was indeed the successor of Hashirama's will, and he already had the potential to be a Hokage!

For a moment, his eyes were full of complexity.

After so many years of establishment of Konoha, the first junior with such qualifications and abilities to appear 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, the interests of the village must be sacrificed to save your companions, what would you choose?"

"A village only has companions, otherwise Konoha will only be an empty shell full of calculations. This is by no means my ideal peace!" Jing responded immediately, expressing his inner thoughts, "I will choose to save without hesitation. Companion, this is what I have always done!"

Tobirama took a deep breath and took two steps back.

In Jing's stunned expression, this thoughtful Second Hokage, who had been fighting for many years, actually patted his shoulder with relief.

"Mirror, I now declare as the Second Hokage that if one day I am no longer here, then you will be the Third Hokage of Konoha Village!"

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