As dawn broke, the faint morning light shone through the dark clouds, bathing the dark blue sky in a warm hue.
Mirror rubbed his eyelids as he emerged from the tent. After a few hours of rest, his physical condition had recovered to about eighty percent.
He stretched and yawned in the fresh, slightly cold air, exhaling puffs of white mist.
Outside the tent, people were coming and going, all Hidden Leaf Village Ninja in a hurry. Last night, Kinkaku's Tailed Beast Ball had destroyed the granary and armory, and some of the barracks had also been affected. Repair and cleanup work was underway.
Mirror rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things.
There were many more people in the camp at this moment, and hundreds of new camping tents had been added to the barracks, each bearing a familiar clan emblem.
"Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Hyuga, Aburame..."
Reinforcements? But if it's just reinforcements, this lineup is a bit too luxurious.
"Is the village alright?" Mirror wondered, "Damn it, I accidentally overslept."
In the distance, Koharu and Yan, who were in charge of the cleanup, were swamped. Danzo had thick bandages wrapped around his head, his face gloomy, and he was silent, lost in thought.
Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was helping to move supplies, noticed him and hurried over. "Mirror, how's your recovery?"
"Almost there, but I need to finish the mission report before I can help you tidy up the camp." Mirror nodded, suddenly feeling a little ashamed. "I'm sorry, I could have taken the opportunity to kill Kinkaku last night, but I hesitated..."
"Don't blame yourself. You gave up the 'Beheading Operation' for the sake of your comrades in the camp. Everyone understands."
Hiruzen's expression shifted, and he asked, "Anything unusual on the Cloud Ninja side?"
"Overall, nothing has changed, except..." Mirror frowned. "Ginkaku seems to be missing. Logically speaking, the two brothers should be unstoppable if they join forces, but for some reason, Ginkaku never made a move last night..."
Was he plotting something else? Or was he just putting on a show?
"No, I have to send this information back to Hidden Leaf Village..." With that thought, he immediately turned and walked into the tent, preparing to write the mission report.
Hiruzen seemed to remember something and quickly stopped him. "Mirror, the intelligence team sent an urgent message this morning. Master wants you to return to the village."
"Return to the village?"
Mirror was slightly stunned, and then instantly understood the cause and effect. The reinforcements that had appeared in the camp this morning were probably there to replace him in guarding the camp.
With that thought, he didn't dare to delay and immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Hidden Leaf Village.
...
In front of the Hokage Building, next to the stone lions at the entrance, Uchiha Mirror appeared out of thin air and rushed into the Hokage's office.
"You're back." Tobirama Senju slowly turned around. He seemed much older than he had a few days ago.
Mirror nodded. "Master, the war on the front lines is tight. Summoning me back during such a critical time, has something happened in the village?"
Tobirama sighed softly and recounted what had happened in the conference room yesterday.
Mirror then learned that the reason he hadn't seen Ginkaku last night was because he had been secretly transferred to another front line, where he was invading the Land of Fire by sea with a Cloud Ninja surprise attack force, and the Second Raikage was also in this force!
Just as the Hidden Leaf Village people were feeling down, Lord Mito stepped forward. She took off her loose casual clothes, tied up her hair, put on her helmet, and donned her armor. As the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, she led the army to meet the enemy, showing her heroic spirit.
In Tobirama's account, she relied on the Seven-Tails' unique air combat capabilities on the Eastern Battlefield to hold back the enemy's surprise attack force by herself.
Thanks to the special methods of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, her Scale Powder Concealment Technique played a miraculous role on the battlefield, inflicting a blinding state on swathes of enemies, coupled with Tailed Beast Ball air-to-ground strikes, causing considerable damage to the enemy forces.
It made the Second Raikage curse and swear, and Ginkaku cower underground, afraid to show himself.
Her heroic figure also boosted morale, and the Hidden Leaf Village Ninjas fought bravely, not only stopping the Cloud Ninja surprise attack force, but also pushing the battle line back, recovering some of their positions.
"Lord Mito is indeed Lord Hashirama's wife, this courage and spirit is beyond what we juniors can compare to..."
Kagami exclaimed sincerely, a look of admiration appearing on his face.
"Then Master, you called me back for..."
Tobirama walked up to Kagami, and only then did Kagami realize that his expression was so tired, the sharp and decisive aura of the past was gone, and instead, a hint of faint twilight appeared.
"Kagami, I have to admit, you are my most outstanding disciple, and the true successor of the Will of Fire. For the future of Hidden Leaf Village, are you prepared to sacrifice?"
"Of course!" Kagami heard the seriousness in Tobirama's tone and immediately pointed to the forehead protector on his head, "From the day I put it on, I have been prepared to die at any time."
"If one day, you had to choose between the lives of your clansmen and the village, what would you choose?" Tobirama reached out and pressed the back of his head, forcing him to look him in the eye: "Look into my eyes and tell me your answer."
Kagami did not hesitate and said, "Clansmen are also comrades. The village I hope for is a true family full of peace and without barriers. In my eyes, clansmen and comrades are no different, and I will treat them equally."
"If one day, you had to choose between powerful strength and comrades?" Tobirama paused, "Don't answer me immediately, you must know that powerful strength is also a prerequisite for protecting the village."
Kagami smiled slightly, his smile full of indifference: "This has never been a choice. If the price of saving the village is to give up strength, doesn't that just prove that my strength has protected the village?"
Tobirama's expression froze. For some reason, the smile of the person in front of him was so similar to that of his brother that day. For a moment, he even hallucinated Hashirama's face.
Years of combat experience and intuition told him that he was not under a Genjutsu, so... Kagami was indeed the successor of Hashirama's Will, and he already had the potential to be a Hokage!
In an instant, his eyes were filled with complexity.
Hidden Leaf Village has been established for so many years, and the first junior to have this qualification and ability actually comes from the Uchiha clan!
With a cryptic look in his eyes, he asked the last question in a solemn tone:
"If one day, you had to sacrifice the interests of the village to save your comrades, what would you choose?"
"There is a village because there are comrades, otherwise Hidden Leaf Village will only be an empty shell full of calculations, which is definitely not the peace I dream of!" Kagami immediately responded, expressing his inner thoughts, "I will not hesitate to choose to save my comrades, and I have always done so!"
Tobirama took a deep breath and took two steps back.
In Kagami's stunned expression, the Second Hokage, who had fought for many years and was meticulous in his thinking, actually patted him on the shoulder with relief.
"Kagami, I now announce in the capacity of the Second Hokage that if one day I am gone, then you will be the Third Hokage of Hidden Leaf Village!"
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