[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "Bastard! What are you doing? What are you doing?!!"

[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "Let go! Let go!!!"

[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "AHH!!! I won't allow you to do this! Don't! Don't!!!"

[Fourth Hokage] Minato: "Ahem~! Well, Sasuke, why don't you calm down a little bit? In fact, I think Mikoto in this world should just be grateful to Ryosuke for saving herself, and nothing else."

[Fourth Hokage] Sakumo: "???"

[Sixth Hokage] Kakashi: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

[Fourth Hokage] Sakumo: "It's okay, I just think that what Minato said is right! It really doesn't mean anything else! Besides, these are two people in two different worlds. Sasuke, don't be too involved! The same goes for everyone else."

[Sixth Hokage] Ryosuke: "Yo~! It's so lively."

[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "Ryosuke!!! Let go of my mother!!!"

[Sixth Hokage] Ryosuke: "Sasuke, you are very brave! And, I told you, this Mikoto is not your mother. If you miss your mother, you can resurrect her in your own world! Don't go making claims everywhere, hey!"

[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "Asshole! Do you think I don't want to? It's just that I can't do it at all!!"

[First Hokage] Madara: "Why can't it be done? To resurrect a dead person, for you who have awakened the Rinnegan, it should be an easy thing to do."

[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "But my mother's body has been burned!"

[First Hokage] Madara: "I see, there is no other way."

[Sixth Hokage] Kakashi: "Sasuke, you still have to calm down. Ryosuke is right, this Mikoto is not your mother, she is just someone who looks like your mother."

[Seventh Hokage] Sasuke: "Damn it!! It's obvious that she... well, I'll calm down a bit, but please don't do that in front of me in the future!"

[Sixth Hokage] Ryosuke: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

[Sixth Hokage] Kakashi: "Ryosuke, don't be angry, Sasuke is still a child. He just didn't understand it for a while, he was too excited."

[Fourth Hokage] Minato: "Yes, yes, Ryosuke, don't take it to heart. Sasuke won't act like this again next time!"

[First Hokage] Madara: "The younger generation of my clan may be a little irrational, and I hope Mr. Ryosuke can forgive him!"

[Sixth Hokage] Ryosuke: "Haha~! Look, I'm just joking. Did I scare you?"

[Fourth Hokage] Sakumo: "..."

Joke?

Hehe!

Only a fool would believe it!

The other Hokages watching the screen shook their heads when they saw this sentence.

They aren't stupid, so of course they won't believe such nonsense.

But what happened today should be kept in mind.

Fortunately, Sasuke in the group was still somewhat reasonable.

Otherwise, they would really be worried about what Ryosuke might do next.

Although the chat group has rules that prevent direct harm to group members, that word "direct" is tricky.

What is direct?

Doing it personally is called direct.

What if it's done through someone else?

Does that count?

Obviously not!

Sasuke is quite strong as he's at the peak of the Six Paths level, and he is certainly formidable.

But...

Ryosuke could casually summon a god-level Ōtsutsuki, and take him out with ease.

That way, he'd achieve his goal while still following the rules of the chat group.

Too easy!

"Sure enough, having someone in the chat group far stronger than the others is too dangerous!"

The Hokages from the parallel worlds couldn't help but think.

Ryosuke might usually sound polite, like a friendly guy from next door.

But in reality, he's extremely domineering. He does whatever he wants.

If someone doesn't follow his wishes, they might just disappear the next day.

These Hokages, except for a few, are all seasoned veterans. They can see through people's character clearly.

After observing for some time, they've already seen through Ryosuke's true nature.

It's fine to joke around and chat but if you try to boss him around?

That would be a huge mistake!

"Okay, okay, it's all right."

Ryosuke lightly patted Mikoto on the back and said.

"Mm."

Mikoto nodded lightly, let go, and stepped back.

She reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, then looked at Ryosuke in front of her.

She asked, "Ryosuke, have you been secretly protecting me?"

"No, I'm just here to watch the commotion." Ryosuke replied.

"Ah?!"

Mikoto looked surprised.

Ryosuke chuckled and said, "Of course, I'm here to protect you."

"You're joking again!"

Mikoto rolled her eyes at him, then turned to look at the corpse of the Two-Tails Jinchūriki.

"Is he dead?" She asked.

"Well, he's indeed dead." Ryosuke nodded.

Mikoto said, "I didn't expect that I would encounter this kind of enemy on the first day I entered the battlefield. The battlefield is really dangerous!"

Mikoto had a look of lingering fear. If it wasn't for Ryosuke, she would have barely been able to land a single hit before dying, unwillingly, on this battlefield.

In that case, she would probably become a laughingstock, right?

After all, how could a Kage-level ninja die on the first day in battle?

She would probably go down in ninja history as the first to do so, right?

"Stop overthinking it. It's time for you to go back to camp." Ryosuke said.

"Yeah, it's time to head back."

Mikoto nodded, then looked at Ryosuke and asked, "What about you, Ryosuke? Are you coming back with me?"

"Sure."

Ryosuke thought for a moment, then nodded.

When Mikoto and the other Uchiha ninjas returned, they found that the camp was filled with the wounded.

This battle had clearly been brutal.

This was true for both Kumogakure and Konoha's forces.

Both sides had paid a heavy price.

"Look! Is that the body of the Two-Tails Jinchūriki?"

"Oh my god~! The Uchiha clan took down the Jinchūriki of Kumogakure?!"

Someone with sharp eyes spotted the corpse brought back by a Uchiha Jōnin.

The moment they recognized the fallen Jinchūriki, the surrounding ninjas gasped in shock.

At that moment, Jiraiya and Minato, the mentor and apprentice, arrived after hearing the news.

"Is that really Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchūriki?"

Minato looked at the corpse in surprise, then at the Uchiha ninjas.

"You killed him?"

A few Uchiha shook their heads and glanced toward Mikoto.

Seeing this, Minato and Jiraiya also turned to Mikoto.

"It's the Uchiha ninja who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."

The moment he saw her, the information clicked in Minato's mind.

At this moment, Konoha's higher-ups were well aware that another Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Oh, so it was the Mangekyō Sharingan. That makes sense now." Jiraiya nodded.

Then, he chuckled and praised Mikoto.

Hearing the praises, Mikoto felt embarrassed.

After all, she hadn't actually killed him.

Now, all the credit was being placed on her. No wonder she felt awkward.

If Ryosuke hadn't warned her in advance, she would have admitted on the spot that the Jinchūriki had died on his own.

But now...

She could only let them assume.

Konoha camp, inside a tent

Mikoto entered, carrying two lunch boxes, and saw Ryosuke lying on his bed, reading a book.

"It's dinner time." Mikoto called.

"Oh~! Time to eat!"

Ryosuke put down his book, smiling as he sat up.

"The food on the front line is pretty basic. You might not like it."

Mikoto set the two lunch boxes on a small table.

She opened them, revealing simple, pre-packaged dishes.

"It's fine. I haven't tried it before, so I'll give it a shot."

Ryosuke picked up his chopsticks.

It was true—he had never eaten frontline rations before.

He had only heard that most of it was dry food, with some canned goods mixed in.

During missions, the only option is usually ration pills. Ryosuke had tried them before.

They were awful!

After eating one once, he swore he'd never touch them again.