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  Otlefield, Hiruzen Sarutobi's brow was furrowed with worry. The situation wasn't looking good.

  The Third Tsuchikage, ōnoki, was a formidable oppo, his strength rivaling Hiruzen's. And Danzō was struggling against Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki.

  Konoha had divided their forces, so they were outnumbered by Iwa. They were gradually losing ground.

  "Danzō, should we send Uzumaki Shin to the battlefield? He could help relieve the pressure," Hiruzen suggested.

  "Absolutely not. Uzumaki Shin's reputation among the Konoha Shinobi is already high. Do you want him to gain even more influend challenge you for the Hokage position?"

  Danzō asked.

  "Don't uimate him just because he's young. He might not be a threat now, but in a few years, who knows? And don't fet, he has Tsunade's support."

  Hiruzen fell silent. He had recalled Shin to Konoha partly due to Danzō's suggestion. Shin's popurity was indeed a .

  It hadn't been a problem on the Kiri front. Although Shin had defeated the Kiri forces and killed the Third Mizukage, few knew about it.

  No one had wit firsthand. The Konoha higher-ups had kept it a secret.

  But on the Suna front, Shin's reputation surpassed even Sakumo Hatake's.

  They had witnessed his strength, his ability to overwhelm Kage and freeze aire battlefield.

  People admired strength, especially Shinobi. Shin might be young, but age didn't matter when it came to power.

  Hiruzehreatened. Shin was young, but with the support of the Konoha Shinobi, he could potentially challenge Hiruzen's position.

  The war had caused heavy losses for Konoha. The families and friends of the fallen Shinobi were grieving and angry.

  That anger would be directed not just at the enemy, but also at Hiruzen.

  Even though Hiruzen hadn't started the war, some vilgers might lose their posure and demand his resignation.

  And if a popur Shinobi emerged at that time, Hiruzen might be forced to step down.

  Shin's age was a factor, but as Danzō had said, in a few years, when Shin was older and even more powerful, someone might try to make him Hokage.

  And sometimes, youth was an adva represented potential. Some believed Shin might bee the "God of Shinobi," surpassing even Hashirama Senju.

  After much deliberation, Hiruzen decided against sending Shin to the battlefield.

  He wasn't the same Hiruzen as iure. He still valued his position as Hokage.

  And Konoha wasn't in a desperate situatio.

  ...

  Shin, ba Konoha, was oblivious to Hiruzen and Danzō's s. If he knew, he would ugh.

  He had never wao be Hokage. The position might be tempting to others, but to Shin, it was just a hassle.

  He hated trouble, and being Hokage meant a lot of trouble.

  The Hokage was responsible for managing the entire vilge. It was a headache.

  Why would he burden himself with such a troublesome position when he could live a carefree life?

  He valued strength, not political power. Even if people begged him to bee Hokage, he wouldn't be ied.

  He was currently fishing with Kushina and Mikoto by a river. Konan sat beside him, watg.

  "Why are we fishing? I'm not ied in this," Kushina pined.

  "It's a form of training. Fishing requires patience, just like training. Otherwise, you'll never master Sage Mode," Shin said.

  Learning Sage Mode required a calm mind, which was a challenge for Kushina. So Shin had brought her fishing to help her improve patience.

  After an afternoon of fishing, Shin and Mikoto had caught several fish, while Kushina hadn't caught a single one.

  She was frustrated, especially with Konan's amused gnces.

  "Let's go. It's getting te," Shin said, carrying the bucket filled with his catch.

  ...

  As they returo the Senju pound, they saw an Uchiha Shinobi waiting for them.

  The Uchiha handed Shin an invitation, the without a word.

  Shin looked at the invitation, fused.

  "What does it say?" Kushina asked curiously.

  "It's an invitation to the Uchiha pound."

  Shin hahe invitation to Kushina.

  The Uchiha 's invitation wasn't ued. After all, Shin's Sharingan was now.

  What was surprising was that they had waited so long to invite him.

  "It must be because of your Sharingan," Mikoto said.

  "Shin, what are you going to do? Are you going?" Kushina asked.

  "I think you should be careful," Mikoto said.

  As an Uchiha, she uood their personality. They were proo extremes.

  This invitation could be a trap.

  Shin smiled. He wasn't afraid of the Uchiha o matter their iions.

  He wasn't even afraid of a Hidden Vilge, let alone a single . Besides, most of the Uchiha were otlefield. There couldn't be that ma in the vilge.

  "I'll go. I want to see what they're up to."

  Mikoto didn't try to dissuade him, but she reminded him to be careful.

  Although he had decided to go, it wouldn't be now. It was almost dark. And he wao make them wait.

  He didn't care if they were offended.

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