Capítulo 259: Chapter 259: When Are You Going To Have Children?
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Threats have always been a very effective negotiating tool.
As long as you find the other person's weakness, you can soon control the situation to go in your desired direction.
This was the case at this moment.
Looking at the meteorite in the sky, the Kage of each village weighed it heavily in their hearts.
If their village were hit by the meteorite... it would be disastrous at the very least to say.
Colt really thinks highly of them to use such an overwhelming force against them.
Even a small part of their village wouldn't remain after that!
The only sensible option… was to compromise.
This also proves the point Colt made earlier: Wars would only persist when the different sides were evenly matched.
Once one side holds crushing strength, the conflict soon ends.
In this current situation, unless they want their country destroyed and their people wiped out, no one will dare to provoke Konoha from this moment on.
"Times have really changed..." Onoki finally accepted the reality, and his entire demeanor seemed to grow older.
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists, wanting to rush out and fight Colt for several rounds. Despite knowing he would lose overwhelmingly, his blood itched for it.
But the small bit of reason he still had made him hold back.
It didn't matter if he died, but the Cloud Shinobi Village had only one high-level combatant left.
He couldn't let his anger get the better of him.
Gaara and Terumi Mei couldn't do anything either.
All they could do was acknowledge the situation.
Seeing this, Colt understood that they had accepted his "invitation."
The war was over.
"Then It's decided!"
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Three days flew by.
Out of the 80,000 ninjas who participated in the war, less than 60,000 survived.
But even so, this was a much better outcome compared to what happened in the original timeline.
Before the major shinobi villages departed, Colt made a point of healing everyone's injuries.
This act left many people confused.
On one hand, Colt used his immense power to threaten everyone and appeared to want to dominate the ninja world.
On the other hand, he became the savior of the ninja alliance.
In this war, the alliance had mostly stayed on the sidelines, while Colt handled everything alone.
Now, no one knew how to feel about him.
For all their confusion, Colt didn't care.
He was simply taking the last chance to milk the system for points.
According to his plan, it would be difficult for any large-scale war to occur in the ninja world in the future.
Might as well earn as much as possible now.
Before everyone left, the meeting location was also decided to be the Land of Demons.
As everyone returned to their homes and villages, Konan, Sasori, and Deidara—the last survivors of the Akatsuki—followed Colt back to Konoha.
Even Yugito Nii, the jinchūriki of the Two-Tails, had become an unusual "guest."
Colt originally planned for her to return to her home village, but she chose to stay in Konoha for a while.
So, he let her.
"You're the Sixth Hokage now, so it's all on you~," Tsunade said, pointing happily to the mountain of paperwork and intelligence reports piling up on the floor.
After serving for three years as the Hokage, she was ready to hand it all over.
As soon as she returned to the village, she was eager to complete the transfer.
Looking at the documents that seemed to reach the ceiling, the weight of responsibility hit Colt hard.
"Tsk, I'll be dead before I can finish this…"
Ten minutes later.
Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, Nara Shikamaru, and Nara Shikaku appeared in the Hokage's office.
"Uncle Shikaku, Shikamaru, you two are responsible for getting the Second Hokage and Fourth Hokage up to speed with current times. These documents will be your tools to do so."
On his first day in office, Colt decided to delegate tasks to the others.
Konoha was full of capable people, and there was no shortage of talent to handle government affairs.
Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato were perfect for the job.
With the help of Shikamaru and Shikaku, running the village would be easy.
Senju Tobirama gave Colt a long look.
As far as generations go, Colt could be considered his grandson.
Yet, here was this kid ordering him around…
But what could he do? Colt was the Hokage now.
Namikaze Minato also smiled wryly.
He'd only been back for a few days and hadn't even spent enough time with Kushina.
Now she would definitely call him a workaholic again.
"Kushina, forgive me…"
Aside from Tsunade, who had just retired, Konoha had two more Hokages they could use.
However, Colt wasn't about to put them to work.
Senju Hashirama, for one, was more of a mascot, having been helped by Tobirama during his own time in office. To put it simply, he was an idiot, and unsuitable for the job.
The other was Sarutobi Hiruzen, whom Colt resurrected only to repay the old man's favor.
In fact, after the questionable decisions Sarutobi made in the past, he'd had a rough time lately.
He was regularly beaten up by Tobirama and also faced the wrath of Kushina.
With so much guilt weighing on him, he didn't even dare to fight back.
"Work hard, don't let your village down," Colt said, patting Shikamaru on the shoulder before heading home, looking refreshed.
Being the Hokage was too easy.
He couldn't understand how Naruto made it seem so exhausting in the future.
When Colt arrived at his home, a black rift appeared out of thin air.
Kaguya stepped out of it.
"I've told you, can't you just knock like a normal person?"
Colt, with a calm expression, sighed.
This kind of thing had happened so many times now that he had lost count.
No one else dared to get angry, even though Kaguya always interrupted at the most inconvenient times.
Even when he was cuddling with Hinata, Kaguya would poke her head through the rift to check in on him.
That time was the last straw, and Colt took her outside and gave her a good 'Talking'.
Since then, Kaguya had toned it down, though she still did it when no one else was around.
"Also, can't you walk like normal people?"
"Why walk, when I can fly?" Kaguya said softly, ignoring his complaints. Her question even seemed genuine as if she couldn't understand the reason she would have to walk.
Over the past few days, she had figured out Colt's temperament.
He would only fuss about these small things, and wouldn't really do anything;
"Whatever makes you happy," Colt said with a wave, walking inside.
In the living room, Mieko sat with Hinata on her left and Ino on her right, the three of them chatting cheerfully.
Their attention turned to Colt as soon as he entered.
"Mom, where's Dad?" Colt asked, looking around and noticing his father wasn't there.
"Oh, he was invited over for tea by the Hyuga and Yamanaka clan heads."
"Also, you came at the right time," Mieko said with a smile.
"I was just talking to Hinata about something important."
She gestured for Colt to come closer.
"You're not getting any younger. When do you plan on having children?"
Capítulo 260: Chapter 260: Orochimaru…
(T/N: There is now a p.atreon for this work, and any new work I add will be dropped there first. check it out for an early release of up to 30 chapters edited smoothly. https://www.p.atreon.com/INeedRest)
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"Children?"
Colt felt a shiver run down his spine.
Was she really saying this? He could hardly believe it—he was only seventeen years old.
He... was still just a kid! He can't have a kid of his own just yet.
How did this conversation suddenly jump to becoming a father?
Hinata, sitting next to his mom, blushed, her cheeks flushed pink, and Ino wasn't faring any better.
The thought of having children with Colt sent both of their minds reeling.
"Mom, I think it's a bit early for that. Besides, I've just become the Hokage. There are still a lot of things I need to take care of. Maybe I'll think about it in a few years after I've retired from the position."
Colt tried to smile, offering the first excuse that came to mind.
In truth, he wasn't ready to become a father yet.
Between his duties as Hokage and his life with Hinata and Ino and the others, when would they even have the time to take care of children?
They were still young…
And besides, what if he ended up with a child like Boruto, who brought nothing but headaches?
The thought alone was enough to make him reconsider.
In short, he would put off having kids for a long, long time.
"You don't need to worry about balancing the Hokage duties with raising a child," Mieko said, looking at Colt with a mix of exasperation and determination.
"The Third Hokage became a father, and he still managed his duties just fine."
She wasn't about to let this go and quickly looked to Hinata and Ino for support.
"Look at Hinata and Ino. You can see that they want children of their own," she added.
"Especially Hinata. She's not getting any younger, you know..."
Colt found himself speechless, overwhelmed by the sudden barrage.
Even Hinata was speechless.
His mother was eager to make up for lost time, having missed out on Colt's childhood.
It made sense now why she was so eager to have a grandchild.
"Mom, we won't need to worry about age from now on. As such, there's no rush to hold a grandchild," Colt tried to reason with her before quickly changing the subject.
"Oh, I heard Sasuke has woken up. I should go check on him."
With that, he made his escape.
Watching him leave, Mieko sighed.
"This boy, he never thinks about other people's feelings."
Hinata and Ino smiled weakly, unsure of what to say.
Hokage Rock.
Sasuke stood atop the monument, gazing out over the village where the Uchiha clan once thrived.
"I thought you'd cause more of a scene when you woke up."
Colt's voice came from behind him.
He wasn't lying earlier—Sasuke had indeed woken up.
The Sage of Six Paths had taken back the power he'd granted to both Sasuke and Naruto to fight at their peak.
As a result, Sasuke had been in a coma, and Naruto had only regained consciousness yesterday.
Sasuke didn't turn around but sat down on the head of the Third Hokage, continuing to stare at the vibrant village.
"With you here, the 'god' who defeated the Sage of Six Paths, how could I even hope to harm Konoha?" Sasuke replied, his voice carrying a touch of sarcasm.
"You'd probably kill me the moment I tried."
Sasuke hadn't lost consciousness when the Sage of Six Paths had borrowed his body to fight.
He knew full well just how far behind he was compared to Colt.
Even if he had a burning desire to fight again, he knew better.
He had come here today for one reason: confusion.
Of all the people in the ninja world, Sasuke was perhaps the loneliest.
The Uchiha clan had been slaughtered by his own brother, and Sasuke had severed his ties with Konoha in the pursuit of revenge.
Eventually, he had killed his final relative and was truly left with no one.
The desire for revenge had driven him for so long, but now all his enemies were gone.
And for the first time, Sasuke had no idea where he belonged.
Colt could feel the overwhelming loneliness that radiated from Sasuke.
He had a good idea of what was going through his mind.
Sitting down next to him, Colt spoke softly.
"I remember you said you needed something from me."
Sasuke's gaze focused.
"Can... can you bring back my parents?"
After witnessing the resurrection of Senju Hashirama and the others, Sasuke's heart had raced.
Could his parents also be revived?
However, the chaos that followed had prevented him from asking Colt until now.
Colt rested his chin in his hand, thinking deeply.
After a long pause, he spoke up.
"There is a way, but it won't be easy."
Sasuke's eyes lit up with hope.
"And it won't be something that can happen overnight," Colt continued.
"First, Madara's Rinnegan is gone. And we certainly don't have the luxury of plucking eyes from someone else and using them for the resurrection."
Sasuke frowned slightly.
He was willing to sacrifice his own eyes if it meant he could bring his parents back.
"If my eyes can bring them back, I don't mind giving them up," Sasuke said determinedly.
Colt shook his head.
"Not just anyone can handle the Rinnegan. Who would even be able to use it for the resurrection?"
The Rinnegan wasn't just some tool that anyone could wield.
Only those with a strong enough bloodline, like the Uzumaki or Uchiha, could control it properly.
The reality was harsh, and there weren't many left who could help Sasuke achieve his goal.
Faced with this grim truth, Sasuke remained silent.
Colt patted his shoulder, a knowing smile on his face.
"There might be another way... Orochimaru."
He glanced at his ninja pouch, where a sealed scroll containing Orochimaru rested silently.
"The most resourceful ninja in the ninja world…" Colt muttered to himself. Orochimaru was the perfect candidate for the job.
"My original plan was to have Orochimaru study White Zetsus to find a way to make it suitable for the Rinnegan. But I didn't expect him to be so capable. He actually managed to snatch a Rinnegan for himself."
Sasuke's eyes gleamed with a new sense of hope.
Orochimaru... he might be the key.
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