"I'm back..."
After confirming with Plow and seeing the clock he had set before departure, Uchiha Yoichi was certain he had returned to his original time and space.
It had only been a day since he left, but Uchiha Yoichi had spent seventy or eighty years in that future time and space.
"This is what messing with emotions leads to. Remember this in the future..."
Uchiha Yoichi sighed. He had indirectly asked Yamanaka Ino many times whether, if she had infinite life, she would go with him to another place.
After spending a long time with Yamanaka Ino, Uchiha Yoichi found it hard to part with Ino, but asking her to give up Yamanaka Ijin, Yamanaka Yuuko, and all her friends in Konoha was extremely difficult.
It was impossible. Even if Uchiha Yoichi could forcibly bring Yamanaka Ino over, it would change her cheerful and carefree nature, so Uchiha Yoichi stayed with Yamanaka Ino until she passed away.
Before Yamanaka Ino passed away, Uchiha Yoichi almost couldn't help but transfer life energy to her to bring her back to life, but Yamanaka Ino, holding his hand before the end, said she had no regrets in this life, dispelling the thought of reviving Ino.
A hundred years later in Konoha, Uchiha Yoichi seldom contacted Temari, Sakura, and Hyuga Hinata, though the three of them knew about each other's entanglement; after Temari and Sakura became proficient, Uchiha Yoichi brought Hyuga Hinata over.
At that time, although Hyuga Hinata was nearly forty, she was so shy she nearly fainted. In the end, Temari and Sakura teamed up to counsel Hyuga Hinata, as the two of them were already accustomed to it; moreover, in order not to let Hyuga Hinata's emotional collapse become exposed and affect them, Sakura and Temari did their utmost to calm Hyuga Hinata.
But after a decade, Uchiha Yoichi gradually cut off contact with them, not only because he had enough fun, but also because at that time he slowly pursued companionship with Yamanaka Ino; however, Temari's habits and addictions were hard to break, sometimes even pulling Sakura to tempt Uchiha Yoichi, barely maintaining the relationship.
The memories of the future Ninja World time and space quickly replayed in Uchiha Yoichi's mind, and then he shook his head, burying those long memories deep in his mind.
"It's time to return to the village. They should be picking the Sixth Generation Hokage now..."
Uchiha Yoichi recalled the time before he left, confident that Konoha was safe; when he left, only the Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village remained in the Ninja World, even though now only a day had gone by since his departure.
The Hidden Rock Village and Hidden Cloud Village begging Konoha not to attack them was fortunate enough, as the current strength of these ninja villages depended only on whether Konoha wanted to swallow them whole.
Uchiha Yoichi had no desire to manage the unification of the Ninja World upon leaving, even though he had the ability, as it would keep him busy for some time; and moreover, if he did all the hard work, how could the younger generations grow?
Also, having spent decades in a future time and space, Uchiha Yoichi's mentality had slightly changed.
He had collected enough things and benefits; next, he only needed to consolidate and digest them. The Ninja World was his rear territory; as long as it stayed stable, Uchiha Yoichi could wait for Konoha to develop and expand outward.
After staying in Loulan for a while, Uchiha Yoichi flew directly into the sky, heading towards Konoha; before leaving, Uchiha Yoichi re-arranged Loulan's barrier, a place that could traverse time and space, ensuring only he could open it.
If time and space travel occurred on one line, it would produce significant impacts on the present, past, and future, so Uchiha Yoichi aimed to avoid such things.
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Konoha, a standard modern city, now calling it a Konoha Ninja Village was inappropriate; the idea to build the village was entirely Uchiha Yoichi's spur-of-the-moment decision, but the details were handled by people under him.
Upon returning to Konoha, Uchiha Yoichi went directly home.
At the time, the house seemed empty; according to Uchiha Yoichi's perception, only Mikota and Yoko were present, with his biological mother Tsunade absent.
Uchiha Yoichi landed directly on the balcony. Entering the room, he saw a seductive woman just standing up from the bed and spoke, "Mikota, where are the others?"
"Yoichi? Why did you return suddenly..."
Uchiha Mikota was surprised by Uchiha Yoichi's abrupt question, but turned around and gently smiled, "Minami and Kushina have gone for a picnic, Sister Tsunade went along too, but Yoko suddenly wanted to come back and sleep, so I've been watching Yoko for Sister Tsunade..."
"Tsunade couldn't possibly go for a picnic; that fool definitely went to the casino. I'm just going to..."
Uchiha Yoichi initially thought of going to Konoha's casino to drag Tsunade back, but soon dismissed this idea; he himself was about to indulge in carefree living, so he decided to let those around him indulge a bit too.
Then, Uchiha Yoichi extended his hand, pulling Mikota into his arms, burying his head in Mikota's chest.
"Yoichi, Yoko just fell asleep~..."
Mikota felt Uchiha Yoichi's actions, her face flushed slightly as she lightly pushed him.
After hearing this, Uchiha Yoichi released Mikota but, holding her, moved to another room, burying his head in her chest again; however, he took no further action, simply holding Mikota in silence.
"What's wrong, Yoichi?"
"Nothing, just missed you too much!"
"Only a day has passed..."
Despite what her words said, Mikota still reached up to hold Uchiha Yoichi's neck.
While for Mikota, Minami, and Tsunade it had only been a day, Uchiha Yoichi hadn't seen them for seventy or eighty years, so he particularly missed them now.
Uchiha Yoichi stayed in Mikota's arms for an hour or two, and Mikota gently offered her body as support, until Minami, Kushina, and others all returned.
Naruto and Sasuke, upon seeing Uchiha Yoichi, clamored for him to instruct them; this time Uchiha Yoichi did not push them off onto Itachi and Kimimaro, but readily agreed to guide them after dinner.
Now, the thing that Uchiha Yoichi hasn't finished yet is dealing with Jigen hiding away. However, he knows Jigen's base and the space holding the Ten-tailed perfectly clear, tomorrow he'll take Otsutsuki Kaguya to resolve Otsutsuki Isshiki.
Once Isshiki is taken care of, it would be like pulling out the last thorn in Kaguya's heart, and Yoichi still possesses Otsutsuki Shibai's remains. Kaguya has a strong enough backing to protect her, which allows her to live peacefully in the Ninja World.
As for Yoichi, he doesn't plan to make any big moves within the next twenty years. For the tedious task of exploring the cosmos, he only needs to give the orders and let the next generation venture forth.
On his first day back, he reunites with his family; the second day, he takes Kaguya and deals with Otsutsuki Isshiki, even letting Kaguya use All-Killing Ash Bone to handle Jigen; the third day, he announces the Sixth Generation Hokage.
The Sixth Generation Hokage is Uchiha Shisui. Although Nawaki is quite capable too, he still has a somewhat impulsive nature, and both Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama brothers have a preference for Shisui.
As for Sarutobi Asuma, he perfectly played the role of the background character. His intention to become Hokage and then pursue Yuhi Kurenai was fundamentally flawed from the start.
"Orochimaru, you should come out for a walk occasionally. You've been staying in your laboratory the whole time, Nawaki said he hasn't seen you at all."
Uchiha Yoichi walked into Orochimaru's lab, shaking his head as he spoke. Orochimaru was increasingly resembling a mad scientist, both in behavior and appearance.
"What's the troublesome affair now? The Scientific Research Department supposedly includes Tsunade's name, yet I've never once seen her, Mr. Yoichi..."
Orochimaru sneered twice and said, to which Yoichi feigned confusion and replied, "Is that so? I will definitely ask Tsunade about it once I get back."
"Let's talk about the main thing then, as I'm preparing to go out."
"There's some data you're surely interested in, Orochimaru, and it's this..."
"Is that all you have? That surprises me, Mr. Yoichi."
"That's just the catalog; there's too much technology otherwise..."
"Mr. Yoichi, get out!"
After being kicked out by Orochimaru, Uchiha Yoichi wandered around Konoha once again. Having been away for so long, he nearly forgot this timeline's Konoha.
"...Still, this Konoha is better. Even if a hundred years ahead, it can't compare to here!"
Uchiha Yoichi thought to himself as he compared the Konoha in the two timelines.
After leaving Konoha, Uchiha Yoichi headed to the Land of Rain. With his speed, it took just a dozen minutes to fly there.
Konan was not at home now; she recently took on a task in the Land of Rain, essentially residing there long-term.
After waiting in Konan's room for a while, he heard the sound of the door opening.
"You're here..."
Upon entering, Konan saw Uchiha Yoichi in the room and said calmly. She couldn't quite feel hatred for Yoichi; her emotions towards this man were very complex, something even Konan herself couldn't understand.
"I'm going to wash up..."
"I'm just here to see you, I'll head back later."
Yoichi interrupted Konan and then took a medicine bottle from his coat, placing it on the table before continuing, "Nagato can be released, you don't have to tire yourself out with tasks every day, take a good rest."
"W-What?"
Upon hearing this, Konan was a bit surprised, thinking she might have misunderstood and incredulously asked again, "Did you just say..."
"Nagato can be released from prison, but he still needs to atone. He'll do construction tasks in the Land of Rain, and this secret medicine is enough to restore his health."
"You said wait until I..."
Konan hadn't finished speaking before her cheeks turned slightly red, stopping her words. The initial agreement was that Nagato would be free once she was pregnant, yet her abdomen remained flat.
"I'm worried you'll keep yourself too busy to conceive, and besides, you were all just deceived, just a bunch of fools..."
Seeing Konan's persistent stubbornness now, Yoichi smiled and ruffled Konan's blue hair, then continued, "If you miss me, come to Konoha. Be sure to rest well from now on..."
After speaking, Yoichi was about to leave, but before he could take two steps, Konan tugged at his sleeve.
When he turned back, he saw Konan still gazing at him with her determined eyes and said, "I don't want your pity, I want to earn Nagato's freedom through my own efforts..."
After speaking, Konan tugged at Yoichi's sleeve, leading him towards the bedroom.
"Konan..."
Although he could break free, Yoichi noticed Konan's inner desire, sighed, and let himself be pulled into the bedroom.
A few hours later.
Yoichi had new troubles; Konan, Nohara Rin, Kaguya, Yuhi Kurenai, and Satomi are almost all in Konoha, and these connections will certainly come to light, causing him trouble then...