Chapter 46 - 46: Kazuki Can't Become Hokage?

"You'll regret this, Hiruzen!" Danzo looked at Hiruzen with dissatisfaction. As long as he had Kazuki and trained him to be his tool, the position of Hokage would be his, and the Ninja World would be unified under his control. By then, what was the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, or even the Third Hokage? In front of him, Fourth Hokage Danzo, they would all be nothing. He was the one who would truly lead Konoha to strength. By then, he would prove to Tobirama that he was wrong, and that he was the most suitable candidate to become Hokage. But Hiruzen's lack of cooperation left Danzo feeling unwilling. "I am the Hokage, Danzo!" Hiruzen exuded the aura of a Kage. "No matter what the future holds, Kazuki is a ninja of Konoha, and a future pillar of the village." "You are not allowed to lay a hand on him!" "Hmph!" Danzo snorted coldly, slammed the door, and left, leaving Hiruzen sitting on his seat, staring blankly at the door. He knew that Kazuki was the most correct choice, but for the sake of his own clan, he had no choice but to abandon him. Of course, he wouldn't truly target Kazuki. He would still be a good Hokage, Kazuki's uncle Hiruzen, but he just wouldn't provide him with as much help in the future. He wouldn't provide help when Kazuki competed for Hokage. Sorry, Kazuki, a Hokage with a clan is not a good Hokage. To prevent you from encountering the same difficulties as me in the future, I can only prevent you from becoming Hokage. I believe you will understand me in the future. As he thought about it, Hiruzen became determined. If nothing unexpected happened, Danzo would probably target Kazuki later, and he only needed to provide Kazuki with some help when necessary. Danzo was still too naive. Kazuki had no idea that Danzo and Hiruzen would have such a conversation. If he had known, he would probably have spit blood. He had even defended Hiruzen in his heart before, thinking that the Hokage conspiracy theory was nothing but nonsense. As long as he joined, he wouldn't have to worry about being suppressed for the time being, but he didn't expect that he would face the problem of being suppressed before he was even eight years old. Unlike before, Tsunade intentionally slowed down their group's pace this time. They were moving like they were on an outing. On the way, Tsunade also guided the three in their training, telling them what to pay attention to during their journey, and also told them about places she had visited, interesting things she had encountered, and where the hot springs were comfortable and the food was delicious. "By the way, kid, your Lightning Release seems to have made quite a bit of progress." Tsunade exclaimed when she saw Kazuki still practicing his Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation on the road. If Nawaki had been as diligent as Kazuki, she wouldn't have to worry about him. "Yes, I have indeed made some progress recently." "I heard that the Raikage and his people have a Lightning Release Chakra Mode, which not only gives them great destructive power and terrifying speed, but also enhances their defense." "Unfortunately, I haven't seen them, otherwise I would definitely study it thoroughly." Kazuki's Lightning Release talent was already considered one of the best in the Ninja World. You can mock Sasuke for either being beaten or being on the way to being beaten, but you cannot deny his talent in Lightning Release. He mastered Chidori in a short time, and later fiddled with Chidori in various ways. Every ninja's talent is different. Fugaku actually denied Sasuke's talent because his Fire Release learning talent was not as good as Itachi's. Isn't this the same as Naruto not being good at using Sealing Jutsu and thus thinking he is not from the Uzumaki Clan? As for Sasuke losing to Killer Bee after awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan, isn't that a normal thing? Was Sasuke at his peak at that time? He did awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan, but he hadn't gotten used to those eyes yet. His usual Curse Mark was deleted by Itachi. It would be strange if he could win. At that stage, Sasuke was probably even worse than him during his fight with Itachi. He hadn't even found his fighting style yet. And after gaining Sasuke's Lightning Release talent, Kazuki easily researched Chidori Stream/Current, which didn't seem very difficult. "Lightning Release Chakra Mode? I don't want to face those guys." Tsunade's lips twitched slightly. The Lightning Release Chakra Mode was not something that an ordinary ninja could learn. You would at least need to be an Elite Jonin. There probably weren't many people in the entire Kumogakure who had mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Kazuki's current small body couldn't withstand the attacks of those strong individuals. Tsunade felt that it would be best if Kazuki didn't encounter those people. "Heh heh, I'm quite looking forward to it, of course, as for the Third Raikage, let's forget about him." Kazuki was more or less still a little wary when he mentioned the Third Raikage. In terms of overall strength, Hiruzen might not be inferior to the Third Raikage, but if it was a one-on-one fight, the Third Raikage should still be above Hiruzen. Even if he awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan now, if he didn't have any particularly powerful ocular jutsu, he probably wouldn't be a match for the Third Raikage. The Mangekyo Sharingan is powerful, but it's not invincible. "Hmph, what you lack most now is combat experience and time. In the future, you won't be inferior to them." Tsunade patted Kazuki's shoulder and comforted him. "But, kid, are you starting to grow? You've grown at least ten centimeters this year, haven't you?" You're the one who's growing! You've leveled up at least three times this year. Kazuki muttered to himself, but ultimately didn't dare to say it out loud. If he did, his fate would probably be no better than Jiraiya's. "Not yet, just normal growth. As a Medical Ninja, if you observe carefully, you should be able to tell." Kazuki paused and then added, "It might also be related to my recent Lightning Release training." "Lightning Chakra stimulates physical development, but there should still be a few years until puberty." "Alright, it seems there isn't any." Tsunade felt Kazuki's cells and nodded slightly, saying, "Then you should be able to grow very tall in the future, possibly over one hundred and eighty-five centimeters." "Nawaki would probably cry if he knew. You've already caught up to his height." "I'd be very happy if I could reach one hundred and seventy-eight centimeters in the future."