Hokage: Ryo's Path

Chapter 95: New Position

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“Ryo kun, do you mean that the grass on the ground has the same type of genetic material as

humans?”

Since he was introduced to the subject of genetics by Ryo, Orochimaru often sat down with

him to discuss the topic.

In his past life, Ryo spent over 20 years reading books, but some of the questions he was

being asked were ones that still puzzled him as well.

“Yes, they are 17% identical to us genetically. Monkeys are even closer, 98% to 99%

identical. So, Orochi san, when it comes to making experiments, it should make little

difference whether ones uses Humans or monkeys.”

Ryo took the opportunity of teaching Orochimaru about modern science, and tried to give

him alternative ways to experiment.

Experimenting with human bodies was still somewhat unacceptable to Ryo. He also wanted

to change Orochimaru for the best.

“Orochi san, putting aside the matter of genetics, I have something puzzling me! Why

haven’t there been any new orders from Konoha?”

“It’s up to Sarutobi Sensei. I think he’s still thinking about choosing who to send to the Wave

country.” Said Orochimaru.

What Orochimaru said was true. The 3rd was entangled in the matter and didn’t know who

to send.

Orochimaru had already faced the Mist during the Second World War. It’s reasonable to say

that he’s the best choice. But him going there, leaving Ryo on the border with Earth Country

is extremely risky. If Onoki happened to back out on his word and counterattacked, Ryo

would be in great danger

Ryo was indeed Kage tier, but Onoki was far too strong for him. Orochimaru was no

opponent for the Tsuchikage, let alone Ryo.

Thinking about all of that, the 3rd decided to choose Ryo as the one to be sent to the Wave

Country. Ryo had the potential, as long as he grew up safely, to become one of the pillars of

Konoha’s future.

After deciding the one to go to the Water country as support, the next thing to consider was

his position on that battlefield. The 3rd ultimately decided to consult with his 3 old

comrades. Having a unified front in the following meeting should be beneficial.

“Shi, tell Danzo, Homura, and Koharu to come to my office.”

The Anbu received his orders and immediately invited the three.

They arrived to the office almost at the same time. The 3rd cut straight to the chase, telling

him about his problem.

“I suggest that Ryo Yamanaka should be an advisor to the leader of the battlefield.” The first

one to answer was Koharu.

After listening to her answer, Homura’s face changed. In the world of Naruto, strength is

most respected. The Water Country battlefield had no Kage tier Ninjas. The strongest Ninjas

there were Quasi Kage tier. Having a Kage Tier ninja taking orders from a Qasi Kage Ninja

sounded ridiculous to him.

“I don’t feel like that’s right. Ryo Yamanaka is Kage tier. There is no reason for him to obey

a Quasi Kage’s orders. I suggest that he should be the Chief Commander on that battlefield.

“Homura, Ryo Yamanaka is only 12 years old! Such a position is not suitable for him!” Said

Danzo.

“It’s not appropriate to get a Kage tier to follow the orders of a Quasi Kage!” Homura

insisted on his opinion.

“In fact, it is not impossible to give the position of Chief Commander!” After listening to the

opinions of the three, the 3rd gave it a little thought then said what he saw.

“Saru, Ryo Yamanaka is still too young. I fear that he would not fit in that position!” Seeing

that the 3rd was leaning towards Homura’s side, Koharu jumped to object.

“I agree with Koharu!” Danzo also stood by her side. He was the one who liked the idea the

least.

“Koharu, Danzo, think about who’s in the Wave country right now!”

“Shikaku Nara! The wisdom of the Nara clan... So it turned out that you were thinking of

that!” Giving it a little bit of thought, Koharu suddenly realized it.

The heads of all three Ino-Shika-Cho clans will be around Ryo. Even if he was in the

position of Chief Commander, the one who will really command is going to be the Shikaku

Nara, as he is the brain of the trio, and Ryo would definitely listen to them.

Thinking about that, Koharu also changed camp and agreed with the 3rd and Homura to let

Ryo command that battlefield.

Danzo found that all three agreed. Since his opinion wasn’t enough to make an impact, he

chose to not speak anymore.

“Hiruzen, since Ryo Yamanaka is going to the Wave Country, you should send your son to

the Lighting Country! There, Minato Namikaze could benefit from some assistance.” Added

Homura.

“Indeed, Minato is getting some problems there on his own.” The 3rd agreed with Homura’s

suggestion.

After the four reached a consensus, Konoha held another high level meeting at night.

The 3rd did not discuss the matter during the meeting, and immediately announced his

decision.

in the conference room, everyone looked at each other, but couldn’t raise any objections

since Danzo, Homura and Koharu all seemed to be on board. This way, Ryo was officially

appointed as the Chief Commander of the Wave Country battlefield.

On that night, an Anbu left the 3rd’s office with an appointment letter and ran to Konoha’s

camp in the Earth Country.

Three days later, the Anbu arrived, and handed over the 3rd’s appointment to Ryo.

Orochimaru was in the tent when Ryo got the scroll. Ryo went on to open it directly.

“My god! The 3rd is really being “generous”. Check it out Orochi san!”

Orochimaru took a look at the appointment scroll, and his expression did not change. To

him, Ryo was more than capable to take that position with his ability and wisdom.

“Ryo kun, it seems that I can’t discuss science with you anymore!” Orochimaru returned the

appointment book to Ryo, with a hint of regret upon his face.

“Rest assured Orochi san. Once the war is over, I’ll build a big Research Institute with you.”

In the evening, Ryo selected 10 people from the camp to go along with him. They were all

acquaintances from his medical team.

Early the next morning, after he and Orochimaru bid each other farewell, Ryo left the Earth

Country to the Wave Country.

To get there, he needed to go through a large sea. So, he needed a boat and guide.

He waited for them in the port. Because of the war, there were no boats at all in the entire

Port.

Helpless, Ryo entered Sage Mode to find out if there were any fishermen living around.

After some searching, he found no one. Without a guide, he didn’t know how to get to his

destination by sea

Just as Ryo was sighing with his companions, Ming Hyuga seemed to have found

something, and he opened his Byakugan looking at the sea in the distance.

“Ryo, there in the sea, is that a boat?” Ryo looked there with his Sharingan, and sure enough,

there was a small boat on the water.

“You guys wait for me in here, I’ll stop that boat.” Ryo went into the Lightning Chakra

mode, Blinked through the sea to finally stand in front of the boat.

“Hello! Anyone?” Out of courtesy, Ryo didn’t break into the inside, and checked for people

first.

After a good while without getting an answer, Ryo, perceived people on the boat. Perhaps

they didn’t answer fearing the Ninja who approached. So Ryo had no other choice, he had to

jump into the boat.

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