After the meeting ended, Team 7 left together.
Sasuke walked in front, not saying a word.
Naruto followed behind him, wanting to speak several times, but seeing Sasuke's gloomy profile, he swallowed his words.
Sakura walked at the back, showing a similar expression.
Watching the three leave, Shikaku spoke first.
"Makoto-kun, should we monitor Uchiha Sasuke?"
The others also showed looks of agreement.
They could also tell that the kid's mental state was unstable right now. It was hard to predict what he might do next.
But putting themselves in his shoes, it was indeed quite despairing.
His entire clan was wiped out, the killer was his own brother, and behind that was the shadow of the Konoha's higher-ups.
Now that all the culprits were dead, he didn't even know who to hate.
Iruka, being soft-hearted, couldn't help but defend Sasuke.
"Sasuke is just a thirteen-year-old kid. Isn't that going too far?"
But Kakashi gave the opposing opinion.
"Don't forget, he's an Uchiha."
"Their clan is naturally prone to extreme emotional fluctuations."
In the original work, Iruka and Kakashi's educational philosophies ran counter to each other, and Kakashi had expressed dissatisfaction with Iruka more than once, feeling that he was too kind to Naruto and the others, which wasn't a good thing.
This time, Makoto sided with Kakashi's approach.
"Kakashi, I'm leaving Sasuke in your hands."
After all, Sasuke was the reincarnation of Indra's Chakra. If he went out of control, no one knew what kind of trouble it might cause.
Then, Makoto announced another decision that no one present had expected.
"Until Tsunade returns, Chika will temporarily act as Hokage."
Chika puffed out her chest, a bright smile on her face.
Kakashi, Shikaku, Hiashi, and the others looked at this cute girl with pink hair, each and every one of them dumbfounded.
'Acting Hokage?'
'Who was she?'
But considering the strength Makoto had displayed during the Konoha Crush Plan, they didn't dare to object and could only accept it.
Makoto left the Hokage Building.
At the entrance, Megumi, Saeko, and the others were waiting for him to come out.
The girls stood together in small groups, some chatting, some observing their surroundings, some playing with the Kessoku Band's Pokémon.
Passersby who saw so many beautiful girls gathered together were also stunned speechless.
Especially when they saw Makoto putting his hands on the shoulders of these girls, laughing and talking with them, they couldn't help but secretly click their tongues.
'Good grief.'
'It seemed that Nishikawa Makoto had also inherited his teacher's lecherousness.'
Except Hiruzen mostly just used his crystal ball to peek at the women's bathhouse... Makoto went straight for physical contact.
"Makoto, what do we do next?"
Kato Megumi asked.
"Nothing much. Just follow my arrangements."
Makoto replied casually, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.
Not only the Nishikawa wives like Megumi and the Nakano quintuplets, but Makoto also noticed many new players like Marin and Mai in the crowd.
This world jump was turning out to be quite lively.
…
Subsequently, Konoha's reconstruction proceeded vigorously.
With the help of the Ninjas, the villagers worked together to repair their homes.
Though there was still grief on their faces, a glimmer of hope had appeared in their eyes.
Meanwhile, news of the Third Hokage's heroic death at the hands of Orochimaru, Danzo, and Sunagakure (in their 'villainous collusion') spread throughout the Ninja World.
For a time, various nations buzzed with discussion. Some gloated, others stirred restlessly.
Under Makoto's arrangements, the Nakano quintuplets, Nakiri sisters, and others who had never been to the Naruto World before were enrolled in the Ninja Academy.
Although to become a top-tier powerhouse in this world, it ultimately came down to bloodline…
But basic skills like water walking and tree climbing were useful in any world.
While in the One Piece World, even though Yukino only reached 'Vice Admiral level' in the end, still made Admirals think twice before messing with her, precisely because she could fight freely on the sea and was also skilled in Water Release.
And if she could learn advanced Five Element Release Ninjutsu, that wouldn't be a loss either.
Oh, by the way, Yukino hadn't traveled over this time. Makoto just remembered that she was still in the One Piece World and hadn't returned.
'Come to think of it, if you stayed in another world, would you no longer be chosen by the Reincarnation Game?'
Makoto felt like he might have discovered a bug in the game.
…
A few more days passed.
Today, Yu found Makoto.
"Senpai, I still think this isn't right."
"Who does that woman Tsunade think she is? Why does she get to be Hokage?"
Makoto leaned back in his chair and looked at him.
"I told you, I'm not interested in that position."
"But I still think it's not right."
Yu's voice was lower, but the dissatisfaction in his tone was undiminished.
"Having someone above you, Senpai, is something I cannot accept."
Makoto raised an eyebrow.
"So?"
Yu took a deep breath and laid out his brilliant idea in full.
"Senpai, doesn't this world's strongest countries happen to number five?"
During this time, Yu had also been researching information about this world.
The existence of the Five Great Nations reminded him of the Five Elders who died at his hands in the One Piece World.
Therefore, he would incorporate all Five Kage as direct subordinates of Makoto.
Then, like Imu, the superior of the Five Elders in the One Piece World, Makoto would exist above the Five Kage.
"I've even named this organization."
Yu said excitedly, rubbing his hands together.
"The Ninja World Government."
After hearing Yu's idea, Makoto's eyes darted around. He didn't even know what expression to make.
But thinking it over carefully, it seemed quite fun.
After all, the mission given by the system this time was exactly 'Unify the Ninja World'.
Bringing the various Ninja Villages under the rule of one organization wasn't a bad idea, was it?
The Five Great Ninja Villages would serve as directly affiliated organs of the [Ninja World Government], while smaller villages like Kusagakure, Otogakure, and Amegakure would become vassals, pledging allegiance to the Ninja World Government.
Should any country dare to start a war on its own, all member nations would unite to attack it.
Many people in the Naruto World spent their entire lives striving for the word 'peace'.
To be honest, although the idea Yu proposed wasn't very reliable, compared to the abstract methods conceived by the madmen of the Uchiha Clan, it was still much more normal.
But to be honest, Yu hadn't thought that far ahead.
He was simply unhappy that some woman who appeared out of nowhere dared to be above Makoto.