Chapter 99 – The Fifth Hokage Ascends
"You just arrived in Konoha Village… actually, I knew it from the beginning."
Looking at Tsunade in front of him, Uchiha Yuta smiled meaningfully.
"Really?"
Tsunade's pupils shrank slightly. She stepped forward and asked coldly, "Aren't you afraid I'll come after you? After all, you killed the Third Hokage, my teacher—Sarutobi Hiruzen."
"Not at all."
Uchiha Yuta shrugged with indifference. "You can't beat me anyway."
"You…!"
Tsunade's face froze, and her teeth clenched in frustration.
She couldn't argue with that. Uchiha Yuta now stood at the peak of the ninja world—he had even defeated the alliance of the four great villages.
"If you want to avenge the Third Hokage, go ahead."
Yuta's eyes turned cold. "Even if I had to choose again, I would still kill the entire political faction led by Sarutobi Hiruzen. They were disgusting and absolutely deserved it."
"..."
Tsunade gritted her teeth in silence.
Revenge?
She didn't even have the justification for that anymore.
The members of the Senju Clan had died one after another under mysterious circumstances. Even the body of her grandfather—Senju Hashirama—was dissected and desecrated by Konoha's upper echelon. As for herself, she had been ostracized despite being one of the legendary Sannin.
The Uchiha's rebellion had made the choice for her.
"Tomorrow, I will hold the inauguration ceremony for Hokage," Yuta said seriously, his eyes fixed on her. "I hope you'll attend as the representative of the Senju Clan. Konoha was built by the Uchiha and Senju. The Senju should not sink into silence."
Swish!
Without waiting for her response, Uchiha Yuta disappeared in a flash, leaving the clan grounds of the Senju.
He had only come here to sign in. Running into Tsunade was unexpected—but necessary.
"Can the Senju Clan still rise again?"
Tsunade stood alone, staring at the dilapidated estate of her clan, lost in thought.
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"I-is Tsunade-sama going to attend?"
Some time later, Shizune cautiously approached her, breaking the silence. "Uchiha Yuta is becoming the Fifth Hokage. The future of Konoha is already decided."
"…I will attend."
Tsunade's gaze sharpened with determination. "My luck in gambling has always been terrible, but ever since the death of the Konoha council, my luck has changed. Now I want to see… if my life's luck has changed too."
Shizune nodded silently. She had witnessed Tsunade's miraculous streak of victories. Her lady was now known as the Goddess of Gambling.
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The Next Morning
A public announcement from Konoha Village spread like wildfire.
The Daimyō had unconditionally approved the inauguration of Uchiha Yuta as the Fifth Hokage. The entire village was in an uproar.
Unlike the Third Hokage, who used the Will of Fire as propaganda and ruled through manipulation, Uchiha Yuta rose through raw strength. His path had been bloody—but victorious.
Countless civilians and shinobi of Konoha now revered him.
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Inside the newly renovated Hokage's Office—
"Wow! Doesn't he look amazing?!"
"Yeah! Yuta-sama's aura is even more majestic with the Hokage's robe!"
"It's alright," Uchiha Yuta muttered modestly, glancing at his reflection in the mirror.
His constant physical training, combined with the blessings of an immortal body, had shaped his form into perfection. His refined features and powerful presence made him almost impossibly attractive.
"Yuta-kun," said Yūhi Kurenai, calming her fluttering heart, "the ceremony is about to begin."
"Let's go," he replied with a stretch, then turned and left.
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Ten Minutes Later
When Uchiha Yuta appeared in the large square before the Hokage Building—
"Uchiha Yuta-sama!!"
"Hahaha! The Fifth Hokage is here!!"
"We're entering a new age!"
"Hokage-sama!!"
"Long live Hokage-sama!!"
BOOM!!!
The entire square erupted in cheers.
The crowd—filled with civilians and shinobi alike—went wild as Uchiha Yuta stepped onto the platform. The atmosphere was ecstatic.
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In one corner of the square:
"My father was the Fourth Hokage… and now, Uchiha Yuta-sama is the Fifth. That means—I'll become the Sixth Hokage!" declared Naruto Uzumaki, puffing out his chest.
"Hah! The Uchiha finally have their Hokage!"
"Don't think being the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki makes you special, Naruto! I'm going to be Hokage too!" said Sasuke Uchiha, bickering as usual.
Nearby, Hinata, Sakura, Shikamaru, and the other kids watched Uchiha Yuta with admiration.
Thanks to him, Sasuke had never suffered through the Uchiha massacre, and Naruto had grown up accepted—knowing his father was the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
Their destinies had already been altered.
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"Is this what it's like to be Hokage?"
Uchiha Yuta stood on the platform, gazing out at the roaring crowd.
No wonder so many people wanted this position—the feeling of standing under the spotlight was exhilarating.
But then—
BOOM!
He frowned.
With his advanced sensory abilities, he detected three powerful chakra signatures entering Konoha rapidly.
"They're here…"
A moment later,
Three figures appeared instantly beside him on the stage.
The crowd went silent.
Because the three who arrived were:
Senju Hashirama, the First Hokage
Senju Tobirama, the Second Hokage
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage
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