The matter with Sora was resolved. After Sasuke finished reporting to Tsunade, he left. Once he was gone, Tsunade went up to the rooftop, where she found Yoruha sitting and reading a book, just as he always did.
With a sigh, she said,
"Can't you at least show some interest?"
Without lifting his head, Yoruha replied calmly,
"Interest in what?"
Tsunade walked over and sat down beside him.
"Aren't you concerned about me wanting Sasuke to become the Sixth Hokage?"
Yoruha smiled,
"That's a good thing, isn't it?"
Tsunade looked at Yoruha's profile for a long time before sighing helplessly.
"At least show some interest; that's the position of Hokage. Everyone is striving for that position, yet you seem so indifferent, making me feel like everything I've done is laughable."
"Are you trying to say that you were using reverse psychology? But you should know, I really don't care."
Tsunade sighed,
"Yes, I know, but I still wanted to try. Who would have thought you'd truly be indifferent? Is the power Sasuke used the power of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki?"
Tsunade propped her chin on her hand, sitting cross-legged next to Yoruha. In that moment, they looked like friends.
Yoruha closed his book, thought for a moment, and answered,
"Not quite. The power of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki is just a catalyst, a primer to guide him to awaken his Rinnegan. With Sasuke's current ocular power, it won't be long before he can awaken the Rinnegan.
By then, without relying on Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's power, he will possess strength surpassing even the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara."
Yoruha was referring to Uchiha Madara during the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan period.
In fact, Sasuke's current strength wasn't far off from Uchiha Madara's during that era.
Sasuke had already discussed this with Tsunade earlier, so she wasn't surprised.
"What do you think Sasuke's limit will be? How much can he surpass my grandfather?" Tsunade asked, looking at Yoruha.
Yoruha thought for a moment and said,
"He should be able to reach the level of the Sage of Six Paths. And surpassing that isn't impossible."
Tsunade didn't have a clear concept of how strong the Sage of Six Paths was, but Yoruha did.
Without Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, Sasuke couldn't reach that level. But with Urashiki, Sasuke's future potential would definitely surpass the Sage of Six Paths.
Of course, that depended on him obtaining all of Urashiki's power.
Even though Tsunade didn't grasp the full extent of the Sage's power, she knew he was a legendary, incredibly powerful figure—definitely stronger than her grandfather.
Tsunade nodded.
"Then choosing him as the Sixth Hokage isn't a bad idea, right?"
She looked at Yoruha, hoping to see his reaction.
In her heart, she wanted Yoruha to be the Sixth Hokage. If Yoruha was willing, no one could change her mind. But unfortunately, Yoruha had no interest in becoming Hokage.
"Of course, it's not a bad idea. If Sasuke becomes the Sixth Hokage, Konoha will be stronger than ever," Yoruha said.
Tsunade felt a bit disappointed.
"Do you really not want to be Hokage?"
Yoruha didn't respond.
Tsunade sighed,
"Alright. Is the position of Hokage such a worthless thing? Even if I offered it to you, you wouldn't take it?"
Instead of pressuring Yoruha, they shifted their focus to training Sasuke.
However, whether it was Yoruha or Sasuke who took the position, it didn't really matter.
Although Sasuke's strength wasn't on par with Yoruha's, at this point, aside from Nagato, there wasn't a stronger ninja in the entire ninja world.
This assumed Nagato hadn't faced Sasuke yet and wasn't aware of any hidden techniques he might have.
If Nagato's strength was the same as in the original story, he likely wouldn't be able to defeat Sasuke.
Moreover, even if Sasuke became Hokage, with Yoruha in the village, even if Nagato came, he would meet his end.
A few months later, Konoha Village suddenly sounded the assembly alarm.
It was the first time in many years that Konoha had done so—the situation was dire.
The village's ninjas hurried to gather at the Hokage building.
On the top floor, all of Konoha's special jonin and jonin gathered.
Standing in the front row were the older generation of Konoha's jonin and special jonin.
The younger generation, like Sasuke, stood at the back.
Among the Konoha Twelve, Sasuke, Neji, and Sakura had all become jonin.
The others, except for Naruto, were chunin.
At least everyone present was a special jonin.
Only Sasuke, Neji, and Sakura were among the Konoha Twelve here.
Yoruha and the Hokage's guards stood behind Tsunade. Even the two Hokage advisors made a rare appearance.
They usually didn't show up in such situations, highlighting the seriousness of the matter.
Tsunade solemnly explained the situation.
It turned out that Moryo, sealed in the Land of Demons, had been released.
Now, they had activated the sealed immortal army and were advancing toward the Land of Marsh.
Moryo's physical body was sealed there, and if Moryo's soul and body merged, it would possess the power to destroy the world.
The situation was grave—not only alarming Konoha, but also the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Moryo's target after resurrection was to annihilate the Five Great Ninja Villages, something it had attempted before.
If not for the priestess Miroku sacrificing her life to seal it, the entire world would have been destroyed.
Yoruha still had some memories of Moryo.
It could control an army resembling terracotta warriors, which couldn't be killed and would self-repair when damaged.
The only way to stop the immortal army was to eliminate Moryo.
News of Moryo's impending resurrection spread quickly across the Five Great Ninja Villages.
They remembered the massive losses from the previous war.
So, they immediately mobilized, sending ninja teams to the Land of Demons to protect the current priestess.
She was the only one who could seal Moryo—and her safety was paramount.
Moryo would also send people to assassinate her.
If she died, no one would be able to stop him.
Tsunade assigned tasks to everyone but didn't give Yoruha a specific mission.
That made sense—he was her guard and didn't need to go on missions. Shiranui Genma and the others also didn't.
Usually, they stayed in the village, but Yoruha stayed with her directly.
Back in the Hokage's office, Tsunade looked at Yoruha with a serious expression.
"Yoruha, I hope you can represent Konoha and go to the Land of Demons to protect the priestess. Make sure she isn't killed by Moryo's forces. She's very important. I'm counting on you."
Yoruha didn't refuse.
He nodded,
"Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to her."
Yoruha was confident. If he wanted, he could even directly eliminate Moryo.
The so-called immortality held no significance for Yoruha.