Chapter 152: Who Am I? Edo Minato, of Course!
[Simulation Target: Haruno Sakura]
[Initial Relationship: You like each other.]
Seeing his 40 simulation attempts, Akiyama Makoto felt a great sense of security. However, he was also aware that while 40 attempts was a lot, the cost of a single simulation had also become much higher. And this was the result of him being very frugal. In the future, if he wanted to get more bountiful returns from the girls, what he was doing now was just an advance investment.
He input his guidance, and the simulation officially began.
[The matter of your confession to the four girls gradually spreads throughout Konoha. But contrary to your expectations, most people do not have a strong reaction, treating it only as a youthful romantic comedy.]
[Some of the young ninja in the Hyūga clan did have ideas of challenging you, but they were shut down by Hiashi Hyūga's 'do not harm a civilian' and Hinata's 'if anyone wants to harm Makoto-kun, they'll have to get through me first.']
[Even Yamanaka Inoichi only reminded his daughter to keep her eyes open. After Ino told him that you had passed her mind-reading test, he had nothing more to say.]
Seeing this, Makoto completely relaxed. This meant he wouldn't have to deal with the girls' parents for the time being. Although he was confident he could slowly persuade them, that sort of thing was always too troublesome. With young girls, you only needed to talk about love. With parents, you had to consider cars, houses, income, and how to build a family in the future. His own strength and circumstances changed considerably every so often; he couldn't give them an absolutely stable promise.
[Hiruzen Sarutobi dispatches your old acquaintance, Uzuki Yūgao, to protect you, simultaneously relieving her of her Anbu duties. Since you want to form a big family, he feels that Yūgao still has a certain competitive edge.]
[If you cannot refuse her, then he gains a bit more control over you. If you do refuse her, then his sending her can be seen as a sign of goodwill, while also preventing Danzō from acting recklessly again.]
He couldn't help but shake his head. He wasn't surprised by this move. It was just arranging the marriage of a subordinate ninja. According to Hiruzen's way of thinking, he probably felt Yūgao should even be thanking him.
But this wasn't very fair to her. After all, Gekkō Hayate was still alive.
But that wasn't his concern. In this simulation, he was only focused on two things: peacefully reaching the end with Sakura to have an heir, and researching a new medical ninjutsu topic.
[As Ino, Sakura, and Hinata join their respective squads and begin doing missions, it becomes difficult for them to come to your house every day. This results in the four girls, including Tenten, showing up at your house randomly, which also ensures a sufficient level of novelty in your relationships.]
[You slowly cultivate your feelings for them. Most of the time, you continue to focus on training your body, and in your spare time, you write the Biography of the First Hokage. You no longer open the Storyteller's Tea Hall, which many people regret.]
There was no way to gain simulation attempts in a simulation, so there was naturally no need to continue running the teahouse. He had only done it in the past to verify the possibility of that series of operations.
[When the night is deep and quiet, you begin to research your medical ninjutsu. Your goal is to thoroughly research the technique of replenishing the human body with Yang Release chakra. To this end, you list many hypotheses, and you will now spend years slowly testing them.]
[Time passes day by day, and the Chūnin Exams arrive. With the foundation you have laid for Tenten and the others, they all enter the final round as you expected. The Konoha Crush plot arrives as scheduled. Rasa and Orochimaru join forces, and with Kimimaro hidden in the shadows, Konoha is plunged into a huge crisis.]
Seeing this, his spirits lifted. To ensure Konoha smoothly weathered the crisis, he would still make a move this time, but he would use a method with a smaller impact. Now, let's see if his plan could be successfully realized.
[At the same time as Rasa makes his move, Orochimaru's subordinates also take the opportunity to trap the Third Hokage with the Four Violet Flames Formation. Without his suppression, Rasa instantly causes many casualties. It is not until Guy releases the Eight Gates and engages him that the pressure begins to lessen.]
He sighed with emotion. This Chūnin Exam didn't have the classic duel between Lee and Gaara, but it did have a duel between Rasa and Guy. Couldn't this be considered a more powerful version of that fight?
[Yakushi Kabuto activates the genjutsu, Temple of Nirvana Technique, causing most of the audience to fall unconscious. Baki commands the Sand forces, coordinating with the Sound-nin to attack Konoha's defenses from multiple directions. Orochimaru's three-headed snake summon also begins to wreak havoc.]
[Jiraiya appears, summoning Gamabunta to suppress the summon snakes and protect the evacuating civilians. Sasuke and the others are ordered to pursue the rampaging Gaara. They defeat Temari and Kankurō, but are then intercepted by Kimimaro.]
Oh boy. We're screwed.
Seeing this, he knew he had to act. As expected, because Konoha had raised its guard, Orochimaru had brought out all of his most elite subordinates. If he couldn't resolve the situation quickly, Konoha would surely suffer huge losses this time, and even some of the people he knew might die. But it didn't matter. He was already prepared.
[You temporarily create a white cloak, put on a pure white mask, and appear on the battlefield. Through your sensory ninjutsu, you quickly confirm the direction of Sasuke and the others and give chase. As expected, you encounter Kimimaro.]
[Kimimaro is blocking everyone. He must protect Gaara, with the goal of allowing him to fully transform into the Tailed Beast. When you appear, everyone looks at you with suspicion. But Kimimaro seems to be the calmest. He tells you: Orochimaru had warned him to be wary of a mysterious person. He supposes that must be you.]
[You must end this battle quickly. And so, you charge directly at him, attacking with your Chakra Enhanced Strength. Seeing you use this technique, Kimimaro is even more certain of your identity, and he calmly responds with his Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Willow.]
[He did not expect, however, that this was just your tactic. Just as your fist is about to collide with his bones, you switch from a fist to a palm, leaving a Flying Thunder God mark on his back. The next second, you and he disappear. You have taken him to the Land of Earth.]
Seeing this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve up. This was the solution he had thought of for a quick battle. Who said a quick battle had to be an instant kill? At least against Kimimaro, he couldn't achieve a complete instant kill; his life force was too monstrous. But he could throw him a thousand kilometers away. Let's see what he could do then.
No matter how strong your Shikotsumyaku is in Cursed Seal Level 2, can you stab your way back to Konoha with a bone?
[Kimimaro recognizes your ninjutsu and shouts out "Flying Thunder God." He wants to stop you, to prevent you from returning to Konoha and interfering with the situation, but there is nothing he can do. In the blink of an eye, you are back in Konoha. You begin to use the Hiraishin marks you left in the village previously to rack up kills.]
[Under the disbelieving gazes of countless people, you, with your grey hair, become the new generation's Yellow Flash of Konoha. The moment your figure appears, your Chakra Enhanced Strength instantly shatters the enemy's formation. You even have time to make an appearance in front of several of the girls you know. Even though you are wearing a mask, they can easily recognize you.]
[After confirming that the enemy's offensive has been thrown into disarray, you begin to search for your next target. Outside the village, the battle between Naruto and Gaara is reaching its end. The Naruto you have strengthened has no reason to lose to a Gaara who cannot fully release Shukaku.]
[After a period of searching, you finally find your target—Danzō. At this time, he has finally left his Root headquarters and has begun to symbolically organize the battle and evacuate civilians. As for the front-line battles, he has no intention of letting his own men participate.]
[You directly use a Body Flicker to appear beside him. Your sudden appearance catches him off guard. He immediately uses Kotoamatsukami on you, but you, who are already prepared, sacrifice a part of your spiritual power to break it. You then use the same method to throw him directly into the Four Violet Flames Formation.]
[It turns out that in the Forest of Death, when your fist had hit Orochimaru, you had also casually left a Hiraishin mark on him. This had become a good habit of yours. Just in case, you had also left multiple marks on the roof of the arena. All for this very moment.]
[The unprepared Danzō looks at Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi appearing beside him, and his entire being is thrown into chaos. Orochimaru will not give him a chance to react. Since he's here, he might as well kill him along with the others. He has already summoned the First and Second Hokage. Facing them, it's just one more Danzō. The advantage is mine!]
Seeing this, he decided that after the simulation was over, he would definitely go back and watch this great battle. Especially to see the expressions on the faces of the First and Second Hokage when they saw Danzō's state. That scene would surely be wonderful!
But his simulated self still had things to do. And that was to go and make an appearance in front of Kurenai as well.
[After solving the Danzō problem, you continue to sweep across the entire battlefield. You discover the fighting Kurenai, who is having a hard time being besieged by several Sound Village Jōnin. The Sound-nin can use sound to cast genjutsu, and almost no one in the ninja world has a good way to counter it.]
[You withstand their sound genjutsu, shatter the earth with a single punch, and the aftershock sends Kurenai flying. She had noticed you, this new force using the Flying Thunder God, long ago, but had never dared to guess your identity.]
[Now she is certain. You are Akiyama Makoto. You catch the falling Kurenai, take off your mask, and ask a question that makes her heart pound: "Big Sister Kurenai, do I count as a peerless hero in your heart now?"]
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