In the Hokage's office
Ryosuke laughed when he saw the conversation between Sakumo and Minato in the chat group.
He had already discovered Sakumo yesterday and was just pretending not to see him.
Obviously, Sakumo is hesitating whether to tell Minato about his affairs.
"Sakumo-senpai must be feeling very conflicted, right?"
But he didn't know that Sakuma was worrying about whether the same thing would happen to him.
If Ryosuke knew Sakumo's thoughts, he would definitely tell Sakumo to rest assured.
Ryosuke has no idea who Sakumo's wife is. He didn't even bother to inquire.
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "@Ryosuke, is there any difference between Sakumo's parallel world and yours?"
[Sixth Hokage Yagami Ryosuke]: "Yes, there are actually quite a lot of differences. For example, Minato in Sakumo-senpai's world only focuses on practice and has no thoughts about getting married and having children."
[Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo]: "!!!"
[Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato]: "Huh?! Is this what I am like in another world? It feels weird."
[Sixth Hokage Yagami Ryosuke]: "It's more than that. In that world, Tsunade is a man! I was shocked when I found out."
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "Huh?! Tsunade has become a man?"
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "Brother, it's not the Tsunade in the world of you and me."
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "Of course I know this! Do you think I'm so stupid that I can't even tell this apart?"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "Huh~! Garbage Tobirama! But Hashirama, you really are stupid."
[Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato]: "Has Tsunade-sama become a man? Then me being like that in another world is not so difficult to accept."
[Sixth Hokage Yagami Ryosuke]: "Also, I went to the Akatsuki yesterday and found that Yahiko, who should have died, was still alive, but Konan was dead."
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "Akatsuki? Is that the organization in Madara's conspiracy plan?"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "That's just me from other worlds. They can't compare to me at all!"
[Sixth Hokage Yagami Ryosuke]: "Screenshot.jpg! This is Madara from the world of Sakumo-senpai. Do you think his Rinnegan is pretty?"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "..."
In a parallel world
Madara, who was drinking tea, crushed the teacup in his hand angrily.
"Sooner or later I will awaken the Rinnegan!"
Madara squinted his eyes and reached out to touch his chest as he spoke.
There, at some point, Hashirama's face had appeared.
In the past two days, he had transplanted a portion of Hashirama cells.
It stands to reason that such a transplant should be impossible to succeed.
But it also depends on who it is transplanted to.
If it was someone like Danzō, it would naturally be impossible to succeed.
But this time, the person to be transplanted was Madara.
Naturally, the transplanting process was not that difficult.
After successfully transplanting the Hashirama cells, Madara felt that his eyes were indeed evolving, but the evolution was very slow.
If he truly wanted to awaken the Rinnegan, he might have to wait years.
"No hurry. Anyway, the Kaguya of my world can't be unsealed soon. And what if Black Zetsu stupidly comes to me again?"
"When the time comes, I'll just end it once and for all!"
Madara thought about it. Black Zetsu's ability to hide was too strong.
Searching for him all over the world was obviously unrealistic.
So, either he could ignore Black Zetsu, the Eye of the Moon plan, and everything else.
Or he could just sit on the sidelines.
And didn't Black Zetsu in the parallel world pretend to be the product of his will when he awakened the Rinnegan?
Maybe when he awakens the Rinnegan, this Black Zetsu will do the same old trick again.
In that case, Madara would have the final say on how to deal with him.
"Black Zetsu is nothing more than an ant!" Madara thought with a sneer.
Obviously, Madara was full of confidence in his strength, intelligence, and other aspects.
"I don't take a mere product of Kaguya's will seriously at all."
He chatted with the other Hokages in the chat group for a while.
So far, no one had encountered any special situations.
The Third Great Ninja War was still going on in the parallel world where Sakumo, the Fourth Hokage, was located.
Meanwhile, in the world of Minato, the Third Great Ninja War had already ended.
Well...his disciple, Obito, had died too. Of course, this so-called sacrifice was false.
Originally, Minato didn't know it. But now, he did. The future had been changed.
Not to mention, it would be a long time before Kushina would give birth to Naruto.
In that world, who knows if Kushina is pregnant yet?
Probably not.
And such a long period of time is enough for Minato to prepare, so he could face his dear disciple.
On the other side
Things were more peaceful for the two First Hokages.
As far as Hashirama was concerned, Madara was conspiring for the Eye of the Moon plan.
But now, Hashirama had learned that this plan was actually Black Zetsu's conspiracy.
If it weren't for his recent physical condition, Hashirama probably would have followed Ryosuke's hints to find Madara, who was waiting for Rinnegan's awakening.
But now?
Hashirama decided to wait a little longer.
Before the chat group had appeared, he couldn't solve his physical condition.
But now, with this chat group, Hashirama saw hope.
It's just that he doesn't have enough points right now.
Otherwise, he could just buy a pair of Rinnegan and solve his problems with ease.
Also, there's the pure bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki clan, which could also fix his physical issues.
Ryosuke had mentioned this before.
Soon, he'll be listing an authentic Ōtsutsuki bloodline.
After all, Ryosuke's next target is the Ōtsutsuki planet in Sakumo's world, which has many members of the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Whether they are from the main family or branch family, he can get as many as he wants.
This time, why not let Ryosuke make a fortune?
On Hashirama's side, there's also the matter of Madara.
As for the First Hokage Madara, he has no trouble at all.
Well… if there's anything to mention, it's probably Tobirama, who keeps yelling at him from time to time.
If it weren't for Hashirama's sake, Madara would have already dealt with him.
Especially after learning that in all other parallel worlds, the First Hokage was Hashirama and that this was largely due to Tobirama's actions.
This made Madara dislike him even more.
Lately, Madara has been thinking about finding a chance to teach Tobirama a lesson.
Let him understand what it means to respect the strong.
In short, the seven ninjas connected in the Hokage chat group remained calm.
And so did Ryosuke.
Meanwhile, in his world, Madara, who had been reincarnated through Edo Tensei, was still searching for the hiding Obito.
Obito, on the other hand, was waiting for an opportunity—planning a big comeback.
He wanted to become the ultimate winner.
But what they didn't know was that Ryosuke was the real hunter pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
If, before, Ryosuke had been slightly impatient—
Then now, after discovering that Kaguya could directly convert three god-level talent entries, any remaining impatience vanished completely.
He just needed to wait a few more days. He had the patience.
Noon
Ryosuke spent another 1,000 points to travel to Sakumo's world.
He had made plans with Kushina the night before—they were going to have lunch together.
So, he arrived and went to Kushina's house.
After sitting at her place for a while and waiting for her to get ready, the two headed out for lunch.
"Let's have ramen today. Ichiraku Ramen tastes really good!"
Kushina walked ahead with her hands behind her back, turning to smile at Ryosuke.
"Alright, I'll listen to you." Ryosuke replied with a smile.
"By the way, Ryosuke, how did you meet Lord Hokage?" Kushina asked curiously.
She had always been curious about Ryosuke's identity.
He didn't wear a forehead protector, but through her sensory abilities, she could tell that an almost terrifying power resided within him.
Ryosuke was clearly no ordinary person.
Yet, he didn't seem to belong to any ninja village, and he knew Konoha's Fourth Hokage.
It was all very mysterious and that mystery intrigued Kushina.
"How did we meet?"
Ryosuke thought for a moment and said, "Sakumo-senpai and I met at a gathering in the same circle. But we've only known each other for a few days."
"That short?"
Kushina blinked in surprise.
"I thought you two had known each other for years."
Ryosuke smiled and shook his head.
"If I had known him for years, I would've come to Konoha as a guest much earlier. Then, I could have met you sooner."
As he spoke, he reached out and gently held Kushina's small hand.
Her soft, delicate fingers felt like they had no bones.
Feeling his touch, Kushina's face turned bright red. She quickly turned her head away, too shy to meet his gaze.
Ryosuke looked at her with amusement.
Who would've thought that the normally carefree Kushina could be this shy?
And she looked adorable like this.
"Let's go, hurry up!"
Embarrassed from being stared at, Kushina sped up, dragging Ryosuke along while changing the subject.
...
After finishing lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, Ryosuke and Kushina strolled around the village.
Kushina eagerly introduced various interesting spots to him. Ryosuke was already very familiar with Konoha.
Even if there were slight differences in this parallel world, they weren't major.
The timeline wasn't more than ten years apart, so the village hadn't changed much.
But seeing how excited Kushina was about showing him around, he didn't want to ruin the fun.
So, he played along, pretending not to know anything.
As they walked, Kushina suddenly spotted someone and her eyes lit up.
"Mikoto! Over here!"
She waved her hands excitedly.
Mikoto, who had been lost in thought, snapped out of her daze when she heard Kushina's voice.
"Kushina!"
Mikoto's eyes brightened.
She had been feeling a strange sense of loss ever since yesterday's genjutsu made it seem like she had lost her best friend, Kushina.
Today, she had come out not just to relax but also to find Kushina, to go shopping together, to have dinner, and so on.
At this moment, seeing Kushina standing in the distance with an unfamiliar yet handsome young man, Mikoto ran over with a smile.
"Kushina!"
She hugged her friend tightly.
"Eh?"
Kushina looked puzzled.
Why was Mikoto acting so excited?
Hadn't they just had dinner together a few days ago?
Why did it feel like they hadn't seen each other in ages?