Nightfall had settled as Takayama Haru finally arrived at the gates of the Hidden Leaf Village. The village entrance was lit brightly, and he could faintly make out several silhouettes in the distance.
To his surprise, the person standing at the front was none other than Uchiha Mikoto.
"Haru? Thank goodness you're safe!"
She had been waiting for him this whole time?
The other three members of Team 7 were also present. Terumi had already been taken away as part of the mission objective.
"Sensei!"
"Haru!"
Rin and Uchiha Mikoto rushed forward to greet him.
Haru smiled warmly. "I'm fine. I'm back."
Rin tugged gently on his sleeve, examining him carefully.
"Sensei, your clothes are way too clean."
Uchiha Mikoto glanced behind him at Namikaze Minato.
"Minato, what's going on here..."
Minato spoke firmly, "It's confidential. I'm heading off."
Haru gave a nod. "Alright. Take care."
The moment he finished speaking, Minato vanished.
Mikoto suddenly felt a wave of unease. She noticed the uniform on the body being carried behind Minato — it looked familiar, almost like a Hokage's robe.
No, the colors were wrong. It had blue patterns.
Could it be the Mizukage?
She shook her head, brushing the ridiculous thought away. There was no way it was the Mizukage.
Haru ruffled Rin's hair. "It's late. Sensei is back, so head home."
Rin nodded cheerfully. "Okay, sensei. See you tomorrow!"
"You three, head home as well," Haru said to Obito and Kakashi.
At least they had the heart to wait for him at the gate.
"Mission's complete. Rest for a few days."
"Mikoto, you too. Go home."
Mikoto nodded. "Haru, then I'll take Obito back. Thank you for helping our Uchiha clan nurture such a genius."
Haru smiled. "It's all his natural talent. Sure, he cries a bit too much, but he has potential."
"Ugh, Haru-sensei! Stop it!" Obito shouted, panicking.
Why would he say such embarrassing things in front of Mikoto-sensei?! And Rin was right there too!
Obito wanted to murder Haru on the spot. His teacher was just too evil!
Haru laughed and waved. "Go on, get going. I'm heading back too."
Honestly, he felt like he'd taken a direct hit to the heart. Killing the Mizukage and all that was nothing now — what mattered most was going home to see his fiancée.
He wondered what Kushina was up to.
Had she even thought about him at all?
Uchiha Mikoto suddenly said, "Oh right, Haru. I heard Danzo returned. He had someone from the administration ask Lady Mito to accompany him somewhere..."
"Danzo called Grandma Mito away?"
Mikoto nodded. "Yes. Apparently, he brought back some Two-Tails and wanted her help sealing it."
Two-Tails?
If Haru remembered correctly, the Two-Tails was still in the Hidden Cloud. Danzo had just signed a 20-year peace treaty with them... and now he was turning around to steal the Two-Tails?
That old snake.
In just a few seconds, Haru pieced everything together in his mind.
"Fugaku said he saw Lady Mito and Kushina heading toward Training Ground 4. It's the one closest to the Hokage Rock."
Haru frowned, a deep unease growing within him. "Got it. I'm going to check it out."
Before he finished speaking, Haru's figure disappeared instantly.
Once again, Team 7 was left in awe of their teacher's speed.
"Sensei is way too fast."
"He's on another level."
"Hmph. One day I'll surpass him," Obito declared.
"Dream on, Obito," Kakashi replied.
"You wanna fight, Kakashi?!"
"Chill out. Just because you unlocked your Sharingan doesn't mean I'm scared. I have Lightning Blade."
As Obito and Kakashi bickered, Rin sighed. "Can you two not? It's late. Just go home."
Uchiha Mikoto frowned and tugged Obito's sleeve. "Come on, let's go. The Uchiha clan has another genius now. The clan head will be thrilled."
Obito nodded, glancing at Kakashi with a snort before walking off with his nose in the air.
He had finally surpassed Kakashi. He was now the Uchiha clan's newest prodigy!
Meanwhile, Haru moved like lightning, leaping across rooftops until he reached the Uzumaki estate's outer wall.
Lady Mito and Kushina weren't there. So they had really gone to the training ground.
Suddenly, Haru sensed two enormous surges of chakra from the direction of the Hokage Rock!
One of them was very familiar.
The Nine-Tails!
It was Lady Mito.
The other... must be the Two-Tails.
"Grandma Mito and Kushina are in trouble!"
Without hesitation, Haru shot toward Training Ground 4.
In that moment, his integration with the legendary character card of Hashirama Senju reached 100%!
Ding! Congratulations, Host. Full integration with SSS-Rank Character Card: Hashirama Senju complete!
Haru's mind was instantly flooded with all of Hashirama's knowledge and memories!
He had inherited every ounce of the First Hokage's strength.
Even the most powerful jutsu, Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands - Peak Clone, had been mastered!
Right now, Takayama Haru felt like he had become Hashirama himself.
The God of Shinobi!
Ding! Detected S-Rank Character Card "Uzumaki Awina" and S-Rank Character Card "Former Mizukage - White Lotus." Host may choose one to fuse. Which will it be?
Without hesitation, Haru answered, "Fuse with Uzumaki Awina!"
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