Naruto: Inheriting the Legacy of a Person Who Traveled Through Time

[Historical projection target confirmed as: Hiruzen Sarutobi]

[Extracting abilities from the target...]

Five Elements: Great Continuous Bullet Technique, Monkey Demon Summoning Scroll, Five Different Attribute Combination Talents, Telescope Technique...

A dazzling array of options flashed by, some of which made Tetsuya envious, while others contained useless abilities.

For example, the famous Reaper Death Seal, if Tetsuya draws it, he can only keep it on the shelf and will never use it.

Although a Miracle Master-level sealed artifact is almost certainly not the so-called Grim Reaper, Tetsuya is unwilling to gamble on that one percent chance.

Without absolute certainty, who would dare to exploit the Grim Reaper's bug like Orochimaru did?

To be fair, although everyone knows that the so-called strongest Hokage of all time is a complete political propaganda, it cannot completely deny Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength. When he fought Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi was already 69 years old, but he could still steadily perform at the Kage level. He was already at the top level among normal ninjas, and was on par with Onoki who had mastered the Kekkei Tota.

The rapidly spinning pointer gradually slowed down, allowing Tetsuya to pull his wandering thoughts back and refocus his attention on the dial.

[Hiruzen Sarutobi's Fire Release Techniques]

When the pointer finally stopped, Tetsuya stared at the flashing options, somewhat puzzled.

The turntable suddenly shattered, turning into a stream of light that flew into the space between his eyebrows, instantly pulling Che Ye into a peculiar space.

In the center of the space stood a child of seven or eight years old, with short, spiky, mud-colored hair and wearing a black shirt. His appearance was extremely ordinary, the kind that would be hard to spot in a crowd.

This is... a young Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Just as Tetsuya was beginning to understand, he was pulled into the other's body by an irresistible force, entering a strange state of possession.

Zi-Yin-Xu-Chou-Mao-Yin!

The moment Tetsuya fully possessed him, the young Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately "came to life," completing six hand seals in less than two seconds, his chakra surging into his throat.

Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique.

Six fist-sized balls of fire spewed from its mouth, suddenly scattering in mid-air and shooting towards the target from different directions. They eventually converged back to the same spot and exploded, unleashing a scorching shockwave.

This feeling... is no less than if I had performed it myself.

In an instant, the sequence and movements of hand seals, the path of chakra flow, and how to manipulate the attack trajectory after spewing out the fireball to surround the enemy—these experiences were deeply imprinted in Tetsuya's mind.

After repeating this process dozens of times, the speed of forming the hand seals increased to less than one second, the number of fireballs increased to eight, the temperature became even hotter, and the flight speed was further improved.

So this is what they call Fire Release experience?

Once his mastery of the Phoenix Fire Technique reached its peak, Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his shuriken and merged it into the fireball, making it even more difficult for the enemy to defend against.

Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet, Fire Release: Great Flame Technique...

One after another, fire-style ninjutsu was unleashed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's image gradually grew, from a child to a teenager and then to a young adult. The difficulty of the fire-style ninjutsu he performed also increased continuously, and the blazing flames repeatedly illuminated the entire space.

The cultivation took an unknown amount of time. When Che Ye opened his eyes again, he felt his head was extremely heavy, obviously due to excessive mental energy consumption.

Has only half a day passed in the real world?

Forcibly suppressing his urge to go out and find a training ground to try out Fire Release techniques, Tetsuya went to bed, lay down, and fell asleep almost as soon as he closed his eyes.

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Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat quietly alone amidst thick smoke, constantly puffing out cigarette smoke.

My former disciple has gone down the wrong path of wanting to destroy Konoha. I have really failed as a teacher!

After the last bit of tobacco in the office had turned to ashes, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes hardened as he stood up and opened the window.

A gentle breeze gradually carried the smoke out of the office, but the strong smell of smoke obviously couldn't be completely eliminated in a short time.

"Someone come here."

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's command, an ANBU member appeared in front of the desk and knelt down.

Where are Jiraiya and Tsunade now?

For Hiruzen Sarutobi, now that he knew what would happen in the future, the first thing to do was naturally to determine the candidate for the Fifth Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been Danzo's partner for life, was well aware of Danzo's desire for the Hokage position. But as the village's Kage, one must shine like the sun over the village, not rule it through underhanded and dark means.

Looking at Konoha now, even Kakashi, whom Hiruzen Sarutobi favored the most, was lacking in both strength and temperament. If he were forcibly promoted to the position, he would definitely not be able to control Danzo in the future, and a slight misstep could trigger internal strife in Konoha.

As for his son Asma...

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, banishing the thought from his mind.

Instead of relying on Asuma, we should place our hopes on Konohamaru.

Therefore, the renowned Legendary Sannin of Konoha became one of the few options. Jiraiya was in his prime, and his strength had already surpassed that of the elderly Jiraiya. With him around, he could definitely suppress the evil spirits within the village. Although the Senju clan had been dispersed and integrated into the village, they had produced two Hokage in succession, leaving behind a huge reputation and political legacy in both the Land of Fire and Konoha. If Tsunade were willing to take over, everything would become a natural progression.

"The last time Jiraiya-sama sent information to the village, he was within the Land of Earth, so we'll soon be able to pinpoint his exact location. As for Tsunade-sama, although she's never contacted the intelligence team, she's been in the Tanabata area for the past six months..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi reached up and touched his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

Tsunade's gambling habit is exactly the same as the First Hokage's...

"Contact the two men immediately and order them to return to the village at once, or they will be punished according to the village treason regulations..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then realized it was inappropriate and immediately changed his words.

"No, just say that I am about to die. If they still remember the bond between master and disciple, they can come back to see me off on my final journey."

Compared to a hardline approach, appealing to emotions is a safer strategy. Although Hiruzen Sarutobi knows that both of his beloved students harbor resentment towards him, how could he easily sever the decades-long bond between master and disciple?

Even Orochimaru, the mastermind behind the assassination, had tears welling up in his eyes when he saw himself die.

Seeing the Anbu disappear, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a little less pressure and began to recall Tetsuya's words little by little.

Killing a master is a tradition in Konoha...

Recalling the other party's meaningful words, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt completely puzzled.

Aside from Orochimaru, that traitorous disciple, who else died at the hands of a disciple? The fact that the other party emphasized this must mean a high-ranking member of Konoha, not an ordinary ninja below the level of Jonin.

Could it be that the deaths of the Fourth Hokage and his wife were related to his disciple, or that Jiraiya and Tsunade would later die at the hands of their disciple?