The people even merchants in Konoha, had erected statues of him saying that he safeguarded their lives.
He was a boy that saved the country from a famine at just the age of three
Seeing the young boy today, Hiruzen could confidently say that the claims may not be as far fetched as he thought. After all, he had never seen a six year old more composed that the young prince he saw today.
"As much as we fear the reaction of the other villages, the boy is here so for the next four years… Gradually increase security in and around Konoha, no incident similar to the hyuga's shouldn't ever happen to the prince" Hiruzen said resolutely
The options were simple: let the boy attend for four years then send him back to his father or try and fail to refuse him.
"I will do as you ask"
"Good, you may leave" Hiruzen said as he turned to the papers before him
Danzo gave him a strange look before turning away to leave but Hriuzen remained in his thoughts even as he pretended to work.
This situation presented a lot of dangers but it wasn't that he couldn't see the opportunities that it presented.
However that was also a problem in and of itself as just as he could see the opportunities so could others.
While the hokage and his associates scrambled to deal with the aftermath of this incident, the main cause of it all could be seen happily sleeping.
Even as he slept, he maintained a uniform posture. Years of habit was truly impossible to unlearn.
However he wasn't always like this nor did he gain the title of Inochi-dono by just being born.
His true name was Akihiko Kisiragi, a system administrator who had died from overexhaustion. It was his fault after all he had several days of leave backed up that he could have used but he was too stubborn.
When he awoke, he was a baby born into the Daimyo's house, of course then he didn't know that he was in such a world.
He had thought he was in the Edo Period, well it was the Edo period, however things were a bit more different here.
He refused to be weaned until he was nearly a year old and even then, he refused any water that wasn't boiled or food that wasn't cooked in his presence.
The menoto (wet nurse) and the attendant back then probably wanted nothing more than to just throw him into some ditch but what could he do, he wanted to survive.
His current name, Saburomaru wasn't one given for no reason, it literally meant 'Third Prince', that wasn't a name. That was a title given to a child they weren't sure would reach adulthood.
Germ theory wasn't a thing so handwashing, cleaning utensils etc were all fantasies in this era.
He understood that rice was the staple food for the average Japanese home but when even within the Daimyo's home, Rice was within every meal served then it said a lot.
Legumes, tubers etc existed but weren't abundant because rice was the most eaten.. Such that rice gruel was given to a year old child.
He had forced the cultivation of extra crops on his own lands and also the introduction of dairy products.