At night, under the moonlight, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood under the big tree on the cliff with his hands behind his back.
As far as Sarutobi Hiruzen could see, a large piece of flat land below the cliff was a labor camp that had just been opened in Konoha.
In the labor camp, there were many nobles who had dealt with Hiruzen Sarutobi when he was Hokage.
To say how deep the relationship between Sarutobi Hiruzen and these nobles is, it is not that deep, but there is indeed a lot of friendship and cooperation between the two parties.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't dare to come here during the day, and it was precisely because of this.
He was worried that when he met familiar nobles and faced their entreaties, he might not be able to resist them.
People! The older you get, the softer your heart becomes!
Sighing slowly, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around.
For a better future for Konoha, I really should let go of some of my past relationships and feelings!
Having made a decision, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly walked down the mountain accompanied by the moonlight.
The next morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to have regained the passion he had when he first became Hokage, and went to the Hokage Building in high spirits.
"Teacher Tobirama, I was slacking off some time ago. I want to make more contributions to the village!"
Tobirama, who was dealing with village affairs, stopped the pen in his hand, looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and showed a smile.
"Very good! This is my disciple!"
After complimenting him, Tobirama picked out one of the things he was dealing with and prepared to hand it to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Kizaru is planning to build a cultural school for ordinary people in the village to cultivate talents for future national management. Can you do this well?"
Facing the teacher's serious eyes, Sarutobi Hiruzen solemnly promised: "Leave it to me!"
Smiling with satisfaction, Tobirama sorted out a stack of documents and handed them out, "This is my plan for the school. You should take a good look at it first! If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me."
"Yes!" As he replied, Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped forward and took the document.
Two streets away from the Hokage Building, Kizaru, who had just had breakfast at home, was walking on the street, chatting with familiar villagers.
Holding the coffee presented by the villagers in his hand and sipping it, Kizaru walked slowly towards the Hokage Building.
After walking out of the residential street and turning into the commercial street, Kizaru, who had just taken a few steps, stopped.
It was still early, and most of the shops on the commercial street were not open for business yet. In front of a closed izakaya shop, there was a little guy sitting on the ground panting.
A wicked smile appeared on his face, and Kizaru walked up.
"Young! Isn't this the kid from the Uchiha family?"
His vision dimmed, and Uchiha Obito raised his head and saw Kizaru, the Fourth Hokage.
Obito quickly stood up and called politely: "Hokage-sama, good morning!"
"Good morning!" Kizaru replied with a smile.
"Kid, what are you doing?"
Touching his head, Obito showed his trademark silly smile, "I'm in special training!"
"Special training?" As he spoke, Kizaru looked up and down Obito's body.
Nodding vigorously, Obito said very seriously: "I am doing special training to become a ninja!"
"Oh! What kind of ninja do you want to be in the future?" Kizaru asked with a smile.
Without the slightest hesitation, Obito adjusted the goggles on his forehead and said confidently and hopefully: "I want to be the future Hokage!"
"Oh~" Kizaru said in a prolonged tone, deliberately viciously: "Kid, are you trying to steal my position?"
With his head and hands shaking wildly, Obito hurriedly explained: "Hokage-sama, I mean, become the Hokage after you!"
"Then you mean, you want me to die early?" Kizaru's expression became even more "unkind"!
Almost crying, Obito continued to explain: "I don't! What I mean is, I want to be the successor of Hokage recognized by you and the villagers."
"Oh!" Kizaru laughed, and raised his hand to rub Obito's little head. "It's such an amazing dream. It's very difficult to get my approval!"
"I will work hard! I am persisting in special training every day! I will defeat Kakashi and Gai and prove it to you!" Obito said excitedly with his hands clasped in front of him.
Defeat Kakashi and Gai? What an amazing goal!
"So, you are not their opponent yet?" Kizaru asked.
Hanging his head in frustration, Obito said in a much lower tone: "Yes!"
"However, I believe that after I awaken the Sharingan, I will be able to defeat them!" Obito not only answered Kizaru, but also encouraged himself.
"Sharingan! I heard that not everyone in the Uchiha clan can awaken the Sharingan. What if you never awaken in your life?"
It’s heartbreaking to kill someone! Facing Kizaru's question, Obito's little face turned red and there was worry in his eyes.
What should I do if, as the Hokage-sama said, I can't awaken the Sharingan in my life?
Shaking his head vigorously to drive away the words of the Fourth Hokage, Obito shouted excitedly: "I...I will definitely awaken the Sharingan!"
"Really?" Kizaru said in a longer tone again.
"One...must be..." Obito's confidence, just like his tone, was getting weaker and weaker.
Looking at Obito who was about to make him cry, Kizaru still felt a little bit of "guilt" in his heart.
Bending down and approaching Obito, Kizaru said kindly: "But I do have a method. Maybe I can help you see if you will awaken the Sharingan in the future."
"Really...really?" Obito looked at Kizaru excitedly.
"Of course! I'm the Fourth Hokage, how could I lie to you, a brat!" Kizaru said with a smile, looking more and more like a fox that had become a spirit.
"Hokage-sama, please help me take a look!" Obito asked with a bow.
After helping Obito up, Kizaru said, "Then come with me!"
With a smile on his face, Obito followed Kizaru excitedly.
Walking out of the commercial street and walking to the park in the center of the village, Kizaru, who had a sudden idea, took Obito to a remote corner of the park where there was no one.
Standing on the lawn, Obito looked around, and then his attention was completely focused on Kizaru.
"Hokage-sama, what are we going to do now?"
"I have mastered a forbidden time and space technique that allows people to see the key future that determines the fate of life." Kizaru said with an inscrutable expression.
With his eyes widened, Obito heard for the first time that there was such a magical and powerful ninjutsu in the world.
"This...Such a ninjutsu will definitely cost you a lot!" As a kind and good boy, Obito asked with concern.
"Is there a price? To perform this forbidden technique, you need a lot of chakra. If an ordinary ninja performs it, he will die due to exhaustion of chakra." Kizaru said very seriously.
Hearing that the price was so serious, Obito hurriedly said: "Hokage-sama, I don't need it anymore!"
Tapping Obito's head, Kizaru said with a smile: "Don't be so anxious, kid! Just listen to what I have to say!"
"However, I can bear the chakra consumption of this forbidden technique. In other words, I am the only ninja in the world who can safely use this forbidden technique."
"As expected of you, Hokage-sama!" Obito looked at Kizaru with admiration.
"Oh ho ho! Kid! I kind of like you!" Kizaru praised.
Facing Kizaru's compliment, Obito lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Seeing that you are so sensible, I will use this access control technique on you to let you take a good look at your future!"
"Thank you! Hokage-sama!" Thanks excitedly, Obito's face was full of anticipation and a little uneasiness.
What will your future look like? Will I ever awaken my Sharingan in the future? Have you ever become Hokage? Are you and Lin... there?
At the end of the thought, Obito's face turned red with embarrassment.
"Kid, raise your head, look at me, and get ready!" Kizaru said seriously, interrupting Obito's fantasy.
"Yes!" Lifting his chest and raising his head, Obito closed his palms tightly and placed them on both sides of his thighs.
There were no complicated seals, and there was no forbidden technique to predict the future. Kizaru just clapped his hands and used his own unique illusion technique.
Controlling the natural energy and setting up a barrier around it to prevent outsiders from accidentally breaking in, Kizaru played an immersive 3D surround virtual image for Obito.
For a moment, the light and shadow changed, and Obito found himself in a white light, and the figure of the Fourth Hokage disappeared.
"Hokage-sama?" Obito carefully reached out and touched the surroundings, but only touched the air. He knew that he had entered the forbidden technique that the Hokage-sama said.
What will your future look like?
Obito looked around expectantly and anxiously.
Soon, under Obito's expectation, the white light around him changed, and the white light began to dim until it completely fell into darkness.
In the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers, Obito swallowed his saliva nervously.
What happens next? Is my future about to appear?
Directly in front of Obito, in the darkness, a little white light suddenly appeared. The light gradually spread, the darkness receded, and Obito's future began to appear.
In front of the gate of the Ninja School, the new students who had just participated in the entrance ceremony were walking out of the school gate one after another.
Because Obito was late for doing something good, he was panting and walking backwards in the crowd, and was ridiculed by a few freshmen.
The crowd gradually moved away, leaving only Obito standing lonely in front of the gate.
A hand, a figure, and a smiling face appeared in front of Obito, it was Lin.
Lin held the enrollment certificate in her hand.
Seeing Lin in the future, Obito's face showed a smile, Lin is so nice!
The image suddenly began to flicker, and time began to advance rapidly, and soon it was time to graduate from the Ninja School.
Once again, Obito missed the graduation ceremony because he was doing good things!
In Kakashi's mocking eyes, the angelic Lin came again. This time Lin made up for him, a graduation ceremony that only belonged to the two of them.
The smile became more and more crazy, Obito watched Lin grow up in the future, his eyes were full of love!
The image flickered again, time continued to advance, and soon came the time when the three of them became disciples of Namikaze Minato.
The sunny and gentle Minato-sensei, the beautiful and kind Lin, the "handsome genius" himself, and the stinky Kakashi!
so good! How wonderful your future is! Obito can't wait to grow up quickly!
The surrounding images flickered again, and the screen came to a forest. Obito saw himself and Lin performing tasks under the leadership of Kakashi.
"Tch!" Looking at Kakashi's face, he took the lead and walked in the front with a cold expression. Obito felt that it was an eyesore.
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It would be nice if it was just him and Lin. Thinking of this, Obito laughed silly and crazy!
The style of the painting changed suddenly. The three of them were attacked by Iwagakure ninjas. Lin was kidnapped. There seemed to be a conflict between himself and Kakashi.
Seeing this scene, Obito suddenly became worried and anxious: Obito, what on earth are you doing? Go and save Lin!
The future self did not disappoint Obito. In the picture, he and Kakashi acted together and came to the outside of a cave.
Then, Obito saw the "invisible" Iwagakure ninja, saw Kakashi's eye being severely damaged in order to save him, and saw himself opening the Sharingan in excitement.
Instinctively, Obito raised his right hand, touched his eyes, and looked at the scene in the future. In his heart, Obito did not feel any happiness or excitement about awakening the Sharingan in the future.
If he had a choice in the future, Obito would rather not awaken his Sharingan for the rest of his life than see Kakashi lose an eye in order to save himself.
Kakashi! Lin! Don't let anything happen to you!
The scene around him continued to change, and Obito found himself in a cave. He saw his future self and Kakashi working together to eliminate the Iwagakure ninja and rescue Lin.
Laughing again, Obito secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it was best that nothing happened to Lin.
Unfortunately, Obito's smile did not last long. He saw the desperate blow of the Iwagakure ninja before his death, saw the cave that was about to collapse as rocks continued to fall, and saw himself saving Kakashi at the cost of his life.
Standing there blankly, this was Obito who was still young, facing death so directly.
So, is my life just here?
His mouth opened, and with the limited vocabulary Obito had, he didn't know what to say.
The heavy emotions in my heart finally turned into a bitter smile, at least Kakashi and Rin were fine!
Consoling himself in this way, Obito's right hand clenched tightly into a fist, but! But! But it’s really frustrating!
I haven't realized my dream of becoming Hokage yet, I'm not with Rin yet!
After witnessing his own death, Obito felt depressed and his head hung down.
At this moment, the surrounding scene changed again. On a flat land, Kakashi and Lin were running for their lives in the pursuit of Kirigakure ninjas.
Seeing this scene, Obito was filled with worry and nervousness, as well as a trace of doubt.
He is already dead, why does the future process not stop?
Soon, Obito ignored this doubt because he saw Kakashi using Chidori to rush towards the enemy. As a result, Lin fell from the sky and was pierced through the left chest by Kakashi's Chidori.
With unspeakable sadness and confusion, Obito's eyes widened and he felt a little difficult to breathe!
Why? Why? Why?
Obito couldn't understand such a future. He didn't understand why Lin would take the initiative to commit suicide at the hands of Kakashi!
what is this?
"Ah!" Obito cried out sadly as tears flowed out uncontrollably.
No! I will never let Lin die, I want to change this future!
Clenching his hands tightly, Obito's emotions reached the peak. Even he didn't notice that his eyes began to change.
In an extremely sad mood, Obito didn't even have time to see the future, but he fainted directly under the huge burden brought by the newly awakened Sharingan.
As Obito fell, the surrounding scene paused momentarily, and Kizaru's figure appeared next to Obito.
The genjutsu barrier was lifted, and Kizaru bent down to lift Obito from the ground while still smiling.
"It's so heavy! Kid!"
Complaining, Kizaru took the fainted Obito and left the park.
