Because of that, among all the Uchiha, the only one who came out to mock Obito was Madara.
Even Izuna stayed silent.
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju: Kakashi really can go 50/50 with anyone, huh?]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: It's terrifying. In future battles, we just send Kakashi to fight the enemy's strongest combatant. He'll keep them busy 50/50, and the rest of us can seize the advantage.]
[Fourth Raikage A: Hahahaha! Then we just send our weakest guy to fight Kakashi. That way Kakashi is useless.]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: So what you're saying is, the Hidden Cloud wants to go to war with the Leaf?]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju: In any case, Kakashi truly deserves to be the Sixth Hokage.]
[Sakumo Hatake @ Kakashi Hatake: See that, Kakashi? The First Hokage acknowledged you. That's a huge honor!]
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt his face burning.
He'd always believed that, even if he wasn't the strongest Hokage—
He was the Hokage who had contributed the most to Konoha.
And yet—
Neither Hashirama nor his own teacher Tobirama had given him even the slightest recognition.
Only endless criticism.
Was he really… not even as good as Kakashi?
Hiruzen looked up at the ranking.
When he saw Kakashi's position—
His eyes began to shine.
I'm the Third Hokage.
I'm sure I'll be on the list as well.
Which meant—
His ranking should be higher than Kakashi's.
Hahaha!
That being the case—
Both the First and his teacher Tobirama must be wrong about him!
This was a comprehensive ranking, not one based on combat power alone.
Contributions to the village were definitely a key factor.
In that case—
He might even surpass the First and take first place on the Five Kage Comprehensive Ranking.
Thinking of this—
Hiruzen's smile grew brighter and brighter.
To the point that Orochimaru, standing beside him, was completely baffled—
Unsure whether Hiruzen was sick or had just gone insane.
As the footage ended—
And everyone kept arguing in the chat—
The scroll shone with golden light again.
A beam shot toward the Konoha Chunin Exam arena.
Then—
A strange-looking fruit appeared in Kakashi's hand.
Because of Gaara's previous experience—
Kakashi didn't hesitate.
He immediately ate the fruit.
As soon as he finished—
He instantly understood how to use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power.
He was thrilled. Beyond what he'd just grasped instinctively, he felt he could develop many more applications.
Orochimaru, at some unknown point, had appeared at Kakashi's side.
He was squatting in front of him, picking up the broken bits of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit scattered on the ground.
Kakashi immediately stepped back, staring at Orochimaru warily.
Only after he'd picked up every last scrap did Orochimaru stand and look at Kakashi.
"Future Sixth Hokage—are you really that afraid of me?"
Kakashi didn't answer.
In the past, he really had been wary of Orochimaru.
But now things were different.
It wasn't just that he'd obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power—
More importantly, he had realized something:
He, Kakashi Hatake, could go 50/50 with anyone.
So even that eerie Orochimaru who'd always made his skin crawl—
What was there to fear?
At worst, they'd just end up 50/50, neither able to beat the other.
Naruto ran to Kakashi's side.
"Kakashi-sensei, you're seriously sugoi!"
Kakashi smiled. "You did very well too."
While everyone was still digesting what they'd seen—
The scroll trembled again and burst into golden light.
A new ranking appeared.
[Five Kage Comprehensive Ranking, 9th place (tied): Fourth Raikage A!]
[User of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, possessing incredible speed and overwhelming taijutsu, with tremendous physical power.]
[Advocates military expansion to strengthen the village.]
[Leads the village with powerful charisma.]
[Fought the "Yellow Flash" Minato Namikaze during the Third Great Ninja War.]
[Became famous across the ninja world for the Double Lariat used together with Killer Bee, whom he treats as a younger brother.]
[Has less chakra than the First Hokage, less intelligence than the Second, weaker ninjutsu than the Third, slower speed than the Fourth and Seventh Hokage, and less physical strength than the Fifth Hokage.]
[But… at the very least, he can fight 50/50 with the Sixth Hokage.]
[Reward: 100%-Hit Thousand Years of Death. (Note: Use with Lightning Release for absolutely unforgettable results!)]
...
As soon as this ranking appeared, the Fourth Raikage started raging in the chat.
[Fourth Raikage A: What! What! WHAT! I'm only ninth?!]
[Fourth Raikage A: Ninth place is bad enough—but that's all you say about my contributions? That's way too little!]
[Fourth Raikage A: I can accept a short description. I've always done things quietly for my village. But what the hell kind of reward is "Thousand Years of Death"?]
[Fourth Raikage A: I wanted the Rumble-Rumble Fruit too! If we're both ranked ninth, why doesn't my reward get to be the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?]
[Fourth Raikage A: Gaara, Mei, Kakashi—everyone got huge power boosts from their rewards.]
[Fourth Raikage A: So why, when it's my turn, is the reward this trash? This is clearly targeted at me!]
[Fourth Raikage A: And on top of that, why drag out all the Hokage just to compare them against me?]
[Fourth Raikage A: "Less chakra than the First Hokage"?]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju @ Fourth Raikage A: Well? Do you really think your chakra reserves can match mine?]
[Fourth Raikage A: Uh… seems like they can't. But what's with "less intelligence than the Second Hokage"?]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju @ Fourth Raikage A: I developed more ninjutsu than you've ever heard of. You sure your IQ matches mine?]
[Fourth Raikage A: Uh… that's also true, I guess. But what's with "weaker ninjutsu than the Third Hokage"?]
[Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi @ Fourth Raikage A: I may not excel in other areas, but I've mastered countless ninjutsu and am known as the "Professor." You? Do you even know a tenth of what I do?]
[Fourth Raikage A: Ugh… in terms of how many jutsu I know, you win. But what's with "slower than the Fourth and Seventh Hokage"?]
[Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze @ Fourth Raikage A: My title of Yellow Flash isn't for nothing. You really think your speed surpasses mine? Did you forget we fought before?]
[Fourth Raikage A: Uh… fine. In speed, I admit I'm slower than you. But who the hell is the Seventh Hokage, and why is his speed also faster than mine?!]
[Madara Uchiha @ Sasuke Uchiha: Your speed is impressive. Could you be the Seventh Hokage?]
Konoha, Chunin Exam Hall.
Everyone turned to look at Sasuke.
The Seventh Hokage… is Sasuke?
Sasuke himself was dumbfounded.
He was indeed very confident in his speed.
And he believed that, in the future, he'd surpass the Fourth Raikage.
Could he really be the Seventh Hokage?
From Kakashi's footage, he had clearly fought alongside Kakashi and the others against Kaguya.
Which meant that, even though he would defect from Konoha in the future—
He still ended up returning to stand on Konoha's side.
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