Chapter 1

"How big is this place..."

In the world of the Hokage, in a vast, endless primeval forest, Wan Jun was holding a little girl, about two or three years old, searching for a way out of the forest.

Behind them, an old man, slightly hunched, was slowly following. If there were any people from Konoha present, they would recognize this man, whose face was already lined with wrinkles, as the First Hokage, whose face was carved on the rock above the village, who had been dead for many years.

"First Hokage, why don't you jump up to the trees and take a look?" Although Wan Jun felt his request was a bit unreasonable, since the First Hokage was already over ninety, he was still the strongest among the three. No one else could jump up to the nearby trees to observe the situation.

"No, I strained my back this morning when I went up." The elderly Hashirama held his waist, looking as if he was about to pass out.

"Sigh, it seems we can only wait for Minato." After sighing, Wan Jun entered the Hokage Warehouse in his mind. The LCD display on the warehouse door was counting down the time until the arrival of the new Hokage.

"Hokage Warehouse, inventory 798/800.

Activating--Minato Namikaze (Dark Version), 28 years old, at his peak.

The darkened Minato Namikaze seems to be planning something terrifying.

The Kotoamatsukami plan is in progress, remaining activation time: 1 hour 35 minutes 19 seconds."

In less than two hours, Minato Namikaze would be awakened, and the days of hardship would finally come to an end.

Three days ago, due to a car accident, Wan Jun came to the world of the Hokage and obtained a Hokage Warehouse.

However, the first person the warehouse awakened was a two-year-old princess of the Senju clan, who would become the Fifth Hokage—Tsunade.

Tsunade's appearance left Wan Jun utterly despairing. Food was already scarce, and now he was stuck in this forest with a toddler. This was making things even harder for him.

Fortunately, the warehouse soon awakened the First Hokage, who was over ninety years old.

Although he was old, Hashirama's strength was still formidable, and he could hunt to sustain their lives.

However, this morning, when Hashirama climbed a tree to observe, he strained his old back. Since he wanted to enjoy a leisurely walk with his granddaughter, the First Hokage was too lazy to use a wood clone to scout, so Wan Jun had to accompany them as they wandered aimlessly in the forest.

"Are you sure it's south?" Since Hashirama's pace was extremely slow, Wan Jun had to carry the young Tsunade and support Hashirama.

"Yes, there should be a city to the south." It was unclear whether Hashirama was relying on his memory or had actually seen the city, but Wan Jun had no choice but to trust him, hoping that Hashirama's old eyes hadn't failed him.

"Grandpa, are you okay?" Tsunade, sitting on Wan Jun's arm, looked at Hashirama with concern.

Hearing his granddaughter's concern, Hashirama's face brightened, "I'm fine, I'm the Hokage, the Hokage can't... ouch..."

Hashirama, trying to show Tsunade that he was still strong, straightened his back and strained his already injured waist again.

"Grandpa." Tsunade rubbed her hands, frowning with concern. If Grandpa was hurt, who would give her money?

"It's fine, it's fine." Despite being injured again, Hashirama gritted his teeth and waved his hand.

Sigh, what have I done to deserve this?

Wan Jun, standing in the middle, looked utterly hopeless. You are the Hokage, why do you need me, who can't even perform any jutsu, to take care of you?

"It's raining again." After a few steps, Wan Jun noticed water droplets falling on his head. The rain was already seeping through the dense leaves. "What kind of place is this, it rains all day long."

Wan Jun never really liked rainy weather, but the Tsunade he was holding seemed quite happy, reaching out with her small hands to catch the raindrops.

"Let's rest for a bit." Wan Jun didn't want to travel in the rain, so he called the two over and sat under a large tree. There was a hollow spot on the tree that could shield them from most of the rain.

"It seems we're out of food again." After sitting down, Wan Jun checked his backpack and found only a tiny piece of deer meat left. "Tsunade, did you do this?"

After the last meal, Wan Jun had checked the backpack, and there was enough food for all three of them.

However, Tsunade, who had been put down, was already playing with a butterfly she had caught earlier.

"First Hokage, when the rain stops, we'll have to rely on you again." Without food, the only one who could take action was Hashirama.

Hashirama, holding his waist, said, "My back..."

"..." The two looked at each other, and finally, Wan Jun couldn't hold it any longer and stood up, "Alright, I'll go."

"Wan Jun." Just as Wan Jun agreed to go out to find food, Hashirama called him, "Take this scroll, it can perform a Wood Release jutsu, just open it to use it."

Although Hashirama's body was not in good shape, his chakra was still abundant, and his jutsu still had the power to destroy everything. So, drawing a scroll seemed to suit the current Hashirama.

Wan Jun took the scroll from Hashirama's hand and examined it carefully. The scroll seemed a bit makeshift, with the rods on both sides being branches Hashirama had picked up on the way. In the middle, hmm, this...

"Isn't this my shirt?" Wan Jun was very familiar with the pattern on the scroll. It was the T-shirt he had put in his backpack. "Alright, it's not useful anyway, so making it into a scroll is fine."

Wan Jun put the makeshift scroll in his backpack, preparing to go out to find food when the rain stopped.

"Boom."

While the three were taking shelter from the rain in the tree hollow, a loud noise suddenly came from nearby, indicating that a battle was taking place close to them.

"Someone!" Hearing the noise, Wan Jun's first thought was that they had finally left the cursed forest. However, he then frowned, "Are they ninjas?"

Wan Jun looked at the two Hokages beside him. Tsunade, who had played enough, was sleeping on Hashirama's lap, and her hyperactive nature had not been disturbed by the noise.

Hashirama, on the other hand, showed no reaction to the noise, holding his granddaughter and living in retirement mode.

"Should we go check it out?" Wan Jun turned to Hashirama and asked.

"Let's wait until Tsunade wakes up." Hashirama pointed to Tsunade on his lap and said to Wan Jun.

"How long will she sleep? She can sleep for half a day." Wan Jun had already seen Tsunade's capabilities over the past two days. When she was awake, she ran around everywhere, and when she was asleep, she couldn't be woken up. By the time she woke up, the battle would be over, and they would be back to eating.

Because Tsunade was so active, Wan Jun and Hashirama had already searched for her twice in the forest, which was why Wan Jun had to carry her in his arms despite the effort.

"I'll go check it out." Finally having a chance to go out, Wan Jun didn't want to wait any longer.

Minato Namikaze would be awakened in a few minutes, and he had Hashirama's scroll in hand. As long as the opponent wasn't Madara Uchiha, Wan Jun believed there would be no problem.