Witnessing Sasuke's return to Konoha, Uchiha Itachi found a sense of satisfaction. As the farewells concluded, the aftermath of the Second Hokage dispelling the Impure World Reincarnation and the soul of Itachi returned to the pure world.
While watching Itachi's departure, a feeling of regret returned to Sasuke's heart. Sensing this, Naruto swiftly moved to console him, fearing Sasuke might again run away.
Minato, having also witnessed this scene, found contentment in the unfolding events. At that very moment, Tobirama's attention shifted suddenly his gaze diverting to the nearby spatial disturbance. A burst of golden light indicated the arrival of Ryan into the room.
Upon gauging the expressions on everyone's faces, Ryan discerned that his entry had broken the sad atmosphere. Sasuke remained rooted in place as well. "Now is my cue," he thought, prompting Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan he got from 'Uchiha Madara'.
"Tsunade-Sensei, please assist him in the operation," Ryan directed respectfully. "Second Hokage, provide him with a Senzu bean as well," he continued, fully aware that Sasuke would need time to acclimate to this new ocular power.
Acting upon Ryan's instructions, the individuals in the room sprang into action. Tsunade adeptly combined Healing Jutsu with her expertise, deftly removing Sasuke's original eyeballs while Naruto observed in disbelief at the abrupt and direct procedure.
"Be careful Granny Tsunade."
Fortuitously, Tsunade's Healing Jutsu stopped bleeding the instant the eyes were extracted. She took the Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan from Ryan's hands and inserted them into Sasuke's eye sockets. She was employing Healing Jutsu again to attach the new eyes with Sasuke's eye nerves.
On the adjacent side, the Second Hokage took out a Senzu bean and fed it to Sasuke. The potent effects of the Senzu bean were swift, facilitating Sasuke's near-instantaneous recovery. The combination of Itachi's eyes and tortures in Tsukyomi, again and again, had transformed Sasuke's Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"THIS POWER!!!" Sasuke exclaimed, his laughter echoing through the room. Overwhelmed by the newfound potential of his eyes, he couldn't restrain his jubilation. The unrestrained laughter and his mad expression even drew the attention of Uchiha Madara, who glanced at him curiously.
His laughter bore a semblance of Madara's characteristic arrogant demeanour, an observation not lost to either Ryan or Hashirama. Considering Sasuke's personality, there was a concern that he might feel invincible once more. However, Sasuke had grasped the situation fully by this point, curbing any impulsive actions.
Simultaneously, Tsunade and Kakashi of this world now recovered from their coma, hastened to join the gathering. Witnessing the Tsunade duo before here, the Tsunade from this world was understandably bewildered. Seeing the First and Second Hokage once again was surreal for her.
Gratefully, the Konoha leadership had been briefed about this phenomenon, tempering the shock factor. "So, it's time to reach a decision," Ryan announced, addressing the assembled crowd. "Who should take on the mantle of Hokage in this world?"
With the entire group present, the question hung in the air. The chat group had now housed two Tsunades and two Kakashis. This led to the agreement to exclude these two from consideration, as adding yet another version of them would only sow confusion and chaos.
Aside from Kakashi and Tsunade, only Naruto and Sasuke remained in the room. However, Naruto was destined to become the future Seventh Hokage, a prospect that would undoubtedly integrate him into Konoha just as Surotobi wanted. Consequently, most attention was directed at Sasuke for the decision ahead.
Ryan was also notably in agreement with this perspective. At the moment compared to Naruto, enlisting Sasuke seemed the most appropriate course of action. In all the History of Konoha Uchihas can never become the Hokage but at this moment even a person like Danzo dares to become the Hoakge why can't Sasuke?
Down the line, the Seventh Hokage, Naruto, would become part of the chat group sooner or later, solidifying the collection of all Indra and Ashura's reincarnations.
"So, it's settled on Sasuke then?" Ryan inquired, seeking confirmation from the group.
"I believe that's the right choice."
"He's the best fit."
"I'm also inclined towards Sasuke."
"There are already four Senju in the group let's add more Uchiha."
With the discussion culminating in consensus, Uchiha Sasuke was elected as the new Hokage for this world. The world's Tsunade offered minimal input, understanding it was largely a decision made by the group members. In contrast, Naruto, standing beside, exhibited dissatisfaction.
"Ah!!! Why?"
"Why can Sasuke become the Hokage before me?"
"Damn it! I will be the Sixth Hokage!"
Observing Naruto's reluctance, Sasuke appeared unusually content. As if intentionally teasing Naruto, Sasuke concurred without hesitation. The sight of Naruto's playful annoyance brought smiles to the assembled crowd.
[Ding! You have joined the Konoha Hokage chat group.]
[Please continue to participate in the Hokage meeting representing your world!]
Simultaneously, a notification sounded within Sasuke's mind, clarifying the Hokages' reference to the chat group. Sasuke's curiosity was piqued, especially regarding the group's abilities. Nonetheless, his primary desire was to explore whether the chat group held the key to reviving his brother.
After some further exchange, Ryan guided the group to bid farewell to the counterparts of this world, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the rest, as there was an impending Chat meeting to attend. The fifth meeting was about to end, with the rewards yet to be revealed.
"Then, let's depart."
As the room was engulfed in a radiant display of colours, a luminous door appeared. Ryan and the others took their leave, stepping through the light gate successively.
Instantly, Sasuke's awareness immersed itself into the chat group. Swiftly, he found himself in the meeting area.
"Please take your seats; the meeting is about to commence."
Addressing the curious Sasuke, Ryan advised him to find a seat. Sasuke complied, and with eleven Hokages present in the chat group, only one chair remained vacant at the circular table designated for meetings.
The attendees' gazes converged on Ryan, who exchanged communications with the chat group. Afterwards, he smiled and said, "It appears that we have Eleven Hokage worlds in this chat group."
"When the next meeting convenes, the final Hokage world will be integrated."
"The future lineup is set."
With that in mind, Ryan shifted his gaze to the assembled Hokages. This meant that these Eleven Hokage representatives would constitute the team that would stand against the interdimensional challenges in the future.
However, the topic at hand had switched, naturally centring around the power ranking being the point of greatest interest for everyone present.
"Let's begin!" Ryan proclaimed, initiating the process of ranking the worlds.
As his words reverberated, the central light curtain on the conference table began to morph. The eyes of all members focused on the chat group display.
The world leaderboard was gradually taking form:
Participants:
Hashirama Senju: First Hokage
Madara Uchiha: Parallel World
Tobirama Senju: Second Hokage
Kakashi Hatake: Original Third Hokage world
Ryan: Fourth Hokage in the Parallel World
Minato Namikaze: Fourth Hokage
Tsunade Senju: Fifth Hokage
Glasses Tsunade: Road to Ninja counterpart
Uchiha Obito: Tsukuyomi world Hokage
Kakashi Hatake: Sixth Hokage
Sasuke Uchiha: New Hokage of the 5.5th Hokage World
[Please Note!]
[The value of ranking rewards will correlate with the power under the participating world's Hokage!]
For better rewards, it was crucial to strengthen the power of each world to the best of its ability.
As the names started to shift in the light screen became apparent, and tension rippled through the gathering. However, in the race for the top spot, Hashirama and Madara were especially fired up this time. They were determined to seize the number one position.
Yet, against Ryan, who held an intimate understanding of Hokage history, the First Hokage duo stood little chance of triumph. While the others didn't have their sights set on the number one spot, it was primarily to shield themselves from heightened disappointment—the higher the expectations, the more profound the disillusionment.
[First Place: Ryan - Fourth Hokage]
As anticipated, the number one rank materialized on the light screen, a testament to Ryan's world again clinching the top spot.
"Damn it!"
"I still haven't caught up!"
Observing their failure to secure first place, Hashirama, and Madara exhibited a mixture of frustration and helplessness.
However, their disappointment wasn't absolute. They recognized that as they advanced their world's development, Ryan would remain tirelessly active. Within the chat group, they had gleaned that Ryan had successfully unified the ninja world—an accomplishment had yet to achieve. Naturally, snatching first place from him was a lofty, unattainable goal at the moment.
Before long, the image of Ryan's world emerged on the light screen. The assembly began to deftly retrieve pens and paper deftly, poised to engage in a learning session.
[The fourth meeting has concluded, and the accelerated pace of improvement within each Hokage world has brought about pressure.]
[You understand the need to hasten and achieve unification as swiftly as possible!]
[You, having subjugated the Land of Winds and all minor nations, are prepared to take action against the Cloud Shinobi Village!]
[You recognize that those reckless stubborn Raikage can't be reasoned with and must be subdued through strength.]
[In the span of next month, you led the troops to the Cloud Shinobi Village, opting to attack alone and use your newly developed ninjutsu, the Spiralling Ring].
As the scene of Ryan flying solo into Cloud Shinobi Village unfolded, the Hokages watching grew increasingly animated. Such behaviour was undeniably exhilarating!
However, as the images showed Ryan releasing a black sphere into the air over Cloud Shinobi Village, the explosive power that levelled the entire village silenced the room. The atmosphere was charged with awe.
Wide-eyed and fascinated, everyone witnessed the unbelievable destruction. Especially Tobirama was left grappling with the question: What sort of ninjutsu was this?
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