"As of today, the current Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, resigns from the position, and Konoha Jonin Minato Namikaze succeeds as the Fourth Hokage."

Early the next morning, a proclamation posted at the entrance of Konoha stirred the entire village. Whether ninja or civilians, everyone gathered around the notice.

"Hey! Kakashi!"

Receiving this astonishing news early in the morning, Might Guy dashed all the way and immediately found his good friend Kakashi.

"'How to Die,' huh? Why are you reading such a boring novel again?"

On a deserted path in the forest, Guy snatched the book Kakashi was flipping through. He glanced at the title and couldn't help but furrow his brow.

Since the battle at Kannabi Bridge where Obito sacrificed himself, coupled with recently killing Nohara Rin with his own hands, Kakashi had experienced the loss of two beloved comrades in a short period. This unbearable blow had almost turned Hatake Kakashi, once renowned as a genius in Konoha, into a soulless shell.

"What do you want with me?"

Looking at Guy who appeared before him with vacant eyes, Kakashi's tone was indifferent.

"By the way, the candidate for the Fourth Hokage was just announced. Do you know who it is?!"

"Don't be shocked... The Fourth Hokage is Minato-sensei!"

Seemingly unaware of Kakashi's indifferent tone, Guy, filled with enthusiasm, spoke.

Minato-sensei... Becoming the Fourth Hokage?

Upon hearing this astonishing news, Kakashi with vacant eyes couldn't help but widen the eye revealed outside his mask, but the left eye covered by Konoha's forehead protector began to throb faintly.

Obito... If you hear this news, you would be very pleased, right?

...

"Please, Fourth..."

At the same time, at the pinnacle of the Hokage Tower in the heart of the Konoha Ninja Village.

The elderly and frail Third Hokage slowly took off the Hokage hat from his head and handed it to the young man before him, shining like golden sunlight.

"I am willing to dedicate my life and swear to defend Konoha to the death."

Minato Namikaze took the Hokage hat handed over by the elderly Third Hokage and placed it on his head. His azure eyes were incredibly resolute.

Wearing the white Hokage ceremonial robe, with the prominent words 'Fourth Hokage' on his back, the yellow flash renowned throughout the ninja world, Minato Namikaze, finally became the eternal memory in people's hearts from this moment on.

Glancing at his pregnant wife, Kushina Uzumaki, and feeling the expectant gazes of everyone around, Minato Namikaze turned to face the ninjas and villagers of the entire village below. He raised the Hokage hat in his hand high, and the crowd below erupted in cheers.

"Lord Fugaku..."

"Should we retrieve Hatake Kakashi's Sharingan?"

In the crowd watching the inauguration ceremony of the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, a member of the Uchiha clan quietly asked a dignified man beside him.

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"I heard that Uchiha Obito also performed remarkably well in battle..."

"Since it's his own decision, let's respect his wishes."

Upon hearing the words of the ninja beside him, a man dressed in traditional Uchiha attire spoke.

Uchiha Fugaku—the current head of the Uchiha clan, had earned the title 'Fugaku of the Evil Eye' in this war.

"Moreover, even though the war has temporarily ended, the ninjas on the front lines continue to battle."

"The Fourth Hokage has just taken office. At this time, let's avoid causing any more trouble."

Silently watching the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, standing on the platform, Uchiha Fugaku sternly voiced his opinion, dismissing the idea of the ninja beside him. In his pitch-black eyes, an inscrutable gleam settled.

"Daddy..."

"Is that Konoha's Fourth Hokage?"

At this moment, a tender voice sounded, and a child of four or five years old, standing beside Uchiha Fugaku, looked up with curious black eyes at the revered figure on the platform.

"Yes, it is..."

Holding the tender hand of the child beside him, Uchiha Fugaku's face revealed a slight smile. He gazed at the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, on the elevated platform, his eyes harboring an almost imperceptible sense of expectation.

"Perhaps he is the person who can change the future of Konoha and the ninja world, Itachi..."

Hearing his father's words, the black-haired and black-eyed child nodded in a seemingly understanding manner. Despite being so young, he could already contemplate issues like an adult.

...

In the blink of an eye, it was the 48th year of Konoha.

And Yu's career on the battlefield had finally surpassed a year. In this significant year, the news of the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, assuming the role of the Fourth Hokage spread throughout the entire ninja world.

Although the smoke of the Third Great Ninja War had not completely dissipated, the emergence of the youngest Hokage in history brought some new changes to the ninja world.

"Has the Yellow Flash become the Fourth Hokage?"

"It seems Sasuke and Naruto will be born soon..."

"At a camp on the border battlefield of the Land of Fire, upon hearing the news of Minato Namikaze succeeding as the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Yu let out an inexplicable sigh.

What he didn't know was that he had already been included in the list of candidates for the Hokage position, and he had almost indirectly altered the choice for the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

"But it's been such a long time..."

"I wonder how Nono is doing now. Are the missions in Iwagakure village going smoothly?"

Gazing at the sky just breaking dawn on the battlefield before him, Yu couldn't help but recall the Director Yakushi Nono, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

After over a year's experience on the battlefield, the now nine-year-old Yu had grown even more composed in spirit. Clad in black with white hair, the sharpness revealed in his eyes was far from what an ordinary person of his age could possess.

His Chakra, at the pinnacle of Jonin level, had become increasingly refined and potent. Though he had not yet broken through the barrier to become a Kage, with the power of the demon puppets, Yu's actual combat strength now rivaled that of some Kage-level Ninja."

"Something's wrong! Lord Yu!!"

A sudden voice interrupted Yu's thoughts.

A Konoha ninja, covered in blood and looking panicked, rushed into the camp.

"What's happened?"

Seeing the ninja in such disarray, Yu furrowed his brow slightly, feeling a sudden ominous premonition.

"The Ninja led by Inuzuka-senpai just encountered the Cloud Ninja forces..."

"They've... they've been completely wiped out!!"

After bursting into the camp, the ninja hadn't even had time to tend to his wounds before delivering a shocking piece of news to all the Konoha ninjas present.

What?!

Upon hearing this sudden information, not only the other ninjas present but even Yu himself couldn't help but widen his eyes.

As one of the former teammates of the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, Inuzuka Gaku's strength was remarkable even among Jonin.

But now, to be completely annihilated without a chance to retreat—what kind of force did the Cloud Ninja deploy in their unit this time?

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