Chapter 163 Do You Want to Be a Hokage? (Subscribe)

"There are more than 600 thank-you letters piled up. Are you really not going to meet them, Ryosuke?"

In the courtyard of Hyuga,

Ryosuke stood in the middle of the open space with his strong naked body.

The dazzling warm sun sprinkled on his golden-proportioned body, and beads of sweat shone crystal, sliding with the amplitude and dripping on the ground.

And with every breath, every muscle of his seemed to come alive.

Sometimes it was as hard as a steel plate or iron block, reflecting the light blue metallic luster, and sometimes it was like soft mud, like an ordinary person who had not undergone any exercise.

"...see you."

After adjusting his breathing and the tight activity of his muscles, Ryosuke casually replied with two words.

He is now completely focused on feeling the changes in his body.

On the other side, Hinata sat on the aisle, dangling her feet in the air, pouting and saying, "But you can't always hide from them."

"The people in the village are easy to deal with. They dare not step through the gate of the tribe, so they can only ask someone to send a letter."

"But the tribesmen in the tribe are not easy to stop. They all want to see you and thank you in person."

"It is said that you don't hit a smiling person. My father and I have spent a lot of time to help you stop them."

As she said, she swung her feet again, waiting for Ryosuke to reply.

However, Ryosuke did not reply to her for a long time.

Slowly moving, Ryosuke tried to adapt his body to this new way of exercise as the muscles, nerves and blood flow of his body changed.

This process is not easy, and it is not something that can be mastered by speed.

Even if the brain has learned some things and the techniques can be used, it is not easy to let the body learn and integrate them into instinct.

After a long time, he finally had some time to speak again, "...I know."

Although this is a bit impolite, Ryosuke really can't spare the energy to say too much now.

"..."

Faced with Ryosuke's seriousness, Hinata didn't interrupt him again, just quietly watching his movements.

Although she couldn't understand, this peaceful atmosphere was still quite comfortable for her.

The sound of summer cicadas, the rustling of leaves, the breathing of the fat cat, the breathing and movement of Ryosuke, these sounds intertwined together like a weird little song, rising in Hinata's ears.

Comfortable and comfortable.

Time passed little by little, and she just sat in the aisle, watching this completely incomprehensible practice method for a whole afternoon.

Hinata looked very leisurely, because she gave herself half a day off today.

Based on what happened in the village recently, the ninja school was temporarily suspended.

Students were on vacation at home, so they could only rely on their families and their own self-control to study.

Hinata is not the kind of person who would be lazy. After being established as the successor of the clan leader, she worked very hard to improve her strength, so Hyuga Hiashi did not deliberately restrict her.

Ryosuke did not make any training plans for her, so she arranged everything by herself.

"Ryo..."

A voice sounded abruptly.

A figure appeared at the door of the courtyard. It was Ryosuke's confidant who came to deliver the news.

"Shh..."

Hinata raised her arm to stop the person from speaking.

Jumping down from the wooden walkway and landing on the ground, she walked towards the door of the courtyard, "You can tell me if you have anything."

"Miss Hinata... After a while, the village plans to reward the ninjas who have made contributions in this turmoil. Lord Hokage sent someone to deliver the news, hoping that Lord Ryosuke can also attend."

First, he secretly glanced at Ryosuke, and the person who came to deliver the letter proudly took out a letter and handed it to Hinata.

Reaching out to take the envelope, Hinata glanced at the seal on the paper, and nodded after confirming the authenticity of the letter, "I will tell him about this matter when he finishes."

"Then I'll trouble Miss Hinata. I'll take my leave first. I dare not disturb Master Ryosuke's practice."

Resisting the reluctance in his heart, the messenger bowed silently in the direction of Ryosuke and left quickly.

But his respectful attitude made Hinata feel a little jealous.

Obviously, she is the future head of the Hyuga family...

But this emotion did not last too long, and Hinata returned to the corridor and sat down again.

Now it has been a week since the invasion of the Hidden Mist Village, and the collective funeral for the ninjas who died in this turmoil has been held.

Now, most people in the village have temporarily avoided sadness and are busy rebuilding the periphery of Konoha.

If the end of the war has no purpose, and the beginning and process are not related to practical interests, it will only result in a situation where both sides suffer losses in the end.

A sudden invasion almost completely destroyed 95% of the buildings in the outer area of ​​Konoha. In addition to the casualties in battle, the village suffered completely unpredictable losses in property.

Even though they were the victorious party, they also suffered heavy losses.

As the defeated party, Kirigakure's losses were greater than their Konoha Village, but they were only limited to the number of captives.

As the future heir of the Hyuga clan leader, Hinata was also qualified to consult the clan's intelligence chain like Ryosuke.

As for the explanation of this invasion and turmoil, Kirigakure has not given Konoha any reply so far, as if it had given up on these thousands of ninja prisoners.

There must be deeper reasons for the loss of thousands of ninjas, which Hinata can be sure of.

But the Hyuga intelligence chain is not omniscient, not to mention that this kind of cross-border intelligence is even more difficult to explore and convey, so she has no way to learn too much.

"I won't go to the commendation meeting."

While Hinata was thinking about what happened recently, a gentle voice interrupted her thoughts.

When she came to her senses, she saw that Ryosuke had finally finished his training today and was walking towards him with a large white towel.

"You've worked hard recently. I know that these kinds of social matters are the most difficult to deal with, but I really don't have time to deal with them."

A helpless voice sounded in her ears. Hinata stared blankly at Ryosuke who sat beside her, and her nose was filled with the hot breath coming from him.

Unconsciously, she felt that the already hot environment in summer seemed to have increased by a few degrees out of thin air. This heat made her move her butt away in panic. "It stinks. Why don't you take a shower quickly?"

Although she said so, Hinata's face did not show any disgust. Instead, her face was flushed and full of shyness.

"Right away."

After finishing the training, Ryosuke no longer had to focus all his energy on feeling the changes in his body.

He picked up the letter that had just been delivered and opened it to read.

The content inside was written by Jiraiya to him. It seemed that he knew that Ryosuke didn't want to be disturbed. He did not force Ryosuke to participate, but asked him in an inquiring tone to confirm whether he wanted to participate.

"Senior Jiraiya has long anticipated my rejection. This matter does not require too much thought, and we need to consider his face as the Hokage."

Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction. This is good.

Instead of wasting time to receive awards and give speeches in front of a lot of people, he would rather stay at home and complete his incomplete training plan.

What does it feel like to be a hero?

Ryosuke has never felt it before, but it does not prevent him from thinking that this matter is very troublesome.

"I still think you should come forward, at least this time..."

Hinata hesitated for a moment, "Will they misunderstand you if you hide from people like this, and give people the impression that you are arrogant?"

"After all, if you don't get a response, even an iron man may not be able to persist. At that time, their minds may change. If they speculate in a bad direction..."

She remembered the history of Konoha in the past.

Konoha was obviously established by Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. As founders, their contributions are much greater than Ryosuke's now.

But because the Senju clan is better at business, they quickly gathered a group of loyal families.

On the contrary, the Uchiha clan has nothing but strength, so they can only be used as tools to attack enemy countries, and even be excluded.

"Maybe."

Faced with her concerns, Ryosuke thought for a while and replied casually, "But what does this have to do with me?"

After a pause, he explained, "I don't care much about the opinions of other people in Konoha. As for the opinions of the clan members, with you and father taking care of them, there will naturally be no rejection."

He can understand what Hinata means.

It's nothing more than wanting to take this opportunity to let him show his face in Konoha Village openly, leave a good impression on everyone, and improve his reputation.

But this is unnecessary.

It's not that Ryosuke himself doesn't know how to do these things, nor does he disdain to do them, but he is afraid of trouble.

If there is really a need, he has many ways to manage his reputation and status, but it is not necessary for the time being.

After hesitating for a while, Ryosuke decided to tell his wife the truth, "In the next period of time, various major events will probably happen again and again in the ninja world."

"What you just worried about, in fact, not many people will think about these things when it comes to major events related to the ninja world."

"Big events?"

Hinata didn't quite understand, "Did you... see anything?"

She was referring to Ryosuke's so-called predictive ability.

"... Just like making a wish, it won't work if you say it out loud."

Because it was complicated to explain, Ryosuke didn't say much, and stood up after making an excuse, "Some things I need some time to verify, when the time is right, I will tell you and father."

As for the crossing to another world, or... the invasion, he himself didn't figure it out, so naturally he didn't have the ability to explain it to others.

"Okay..."

Ryosuke didn't explain much, and Hinata didn't ask any more questions. This was the way they had always communicated. Although it was a little mysterious, it didn't affect their mutual trust.

She also stood up and took a step closer to Ryosuke.

The shy feeling just now had long left her heart with this more serious topic.

Holding Ryosuke's hand, Hinata said seriously: "In short, no matter where you go in the future, I will always stand firmly behind you with my family."

After a moment of shock, it was Ryosuke who didn't react to her sudden seriousness.

But soon, he nodded with satisfaction and held her hand in reverse, "Yeah, you have to stay with me and watch me run forward..."

The news that Ryosuke refused to attend the commendation meeting was delivered to the Hokage Building.

The next morning, Ryosuke and his family were still eating breakfast, and Jiraiya, the fifth generation Hokage, came to visit in person.

Compared with the last sudden visit, this time Hyuga Hiashi was at home.

But he did not participate in the conversation between the two. After finishing breakfast, he said goodbye to Jiraiya and left the house.

He knew that Jiraiya's main purpose was Ryosuke, and he also knew that Ryosuke could handle things well, so he was relieved to leave space for them to talk.

Hanabi and Hinata also left home, carrying out the training plan they set for themselves after suspending school.

Suddenly, Ryosuke was the only owner left in the house.

"This scene is really a bit nostalgic. Unknowingly, a year has passed..."

In the living room, Jiraiya and Ryosuke sat opposite each other.

There were all kinds of fruits and tea on the table.

"Yes, I still remember that the last time Jiraiya visited, you were not the fifth generation Hokage."

Ryosuke also felt that time passed so quickly.

"It's the same as last time. I won't say any more polite nonsense."

Still very direct and straightforward, Jiraiya looked serious and stated the purpose of his visit, "Some Konoha ninjas noticed that you flew directly over the battlefield in the air at the beginning of the war, but did not provide any assistance to them."

"There are a few voices in the village who are somewhat puzzled as to why you didn't provide them with assistance in the first place to avoid greater losses to the village. Of course, these voices have been suppressed by me for the time being, but I still need an explanation, an explanation that can convince the villagers."

After a pause, he added: "I believe that you, Ryosuke, will not be intimidated by the invasion of other villages. "You were standing by and watching, you must have had more important things to do, right?" Jiraiya said in a very affirmative tone, "From passing by the battlefield to reappearing, you disappeared for nearly half an hour, and there are very obvious traces of fighting in the dense forest outside Konoha Village." "You were... probably fighting with a stronger opponent behind the scenes of Kirigakure, and this is why the Kirigakure ninjas gathered there when they evacuated. They knew there was a force there that would allow them to evacuate smoothly, but they didn't expect that force to have been solved by you first." After saying his guess in a very affirmative tone, Jiraiya calmed down and waited for Ryosuke's reply. Compared with the occasional ease and comfort during the last exchange, his performance this time was more calm and serious. Of course, part of the reason was that his position was different, and he could no longer act recklessly like a literary giant who traveled the ninja world. Ryosuke, who was sitting opposite him, was a little speechless because the whole incident was analyzed by Jiraiya or the think tank behind him. You've said everything, what else can I say?

He wanted to say this, but when the words came to his lips, they became bland again.

"Yes."

Ryosuke admitted that their analysis was correct.

And Jiraiya's serious expression became more solemn in response to his answer.

Suddenly, he stood up and bowed deeply in Ryosuke's puzzled eyes.

"From the traces of the battle, it must be an extremely difficult opponent, otherwise it wouldn't have delayed you for half an hour."

"If it weren't for Ryosuke, perhaps Konoha Village would have suffered greater losses, and it is likely to affect the inner area of ​​the village."

"So as a Hokage, as a member who grew up in Konoha Village, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the village."

Very responsible and courageous.

There was no ambiguity or pretense when it came to expressing gratitude.

Although he was a Hokage, Jiraiya did not show even the slightest contempt for Ryosuke, a meritorious minister, and for him, a young man.

"Thank you, Hokage. I just did what I should do."

Since Jiraiya said Ryosuke was so noble, he certainly wouldn't point it out, nor would he explain that he just wanted to fight a stronger guy first, so he just passed by the battlefield.

Jiraiya didn't exchange pleasantries with him for his modesty. He sat back down and spoke directly, "Actually, just for this matter, if you want, I can definitely include you in the list of candidates for the next Hokage."

"As long as you complete the assessment as a Hokage, you will be the sixth Hokage."