Chapter 472

"Lord Hokage!"

A respectful voice rang out from outside the door.

"Come in, Shikaku."

The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe and put it in his mouth, looking at the person who entered: "How is it? How many people in Konoha have awakened?"

The man with the ponytail respectfully handed over the document before looking up solemnly: "Report to Lord Hokage, according to current statistics, among the civilians, a total of 48 people have awakened mana; among the ninja clans, 4 from the Inuzuka clan, 7 from the Aburame clan, 11 from the Akimichi clan... 14 from our Nara clan, and finally 3 from the Hyuga clan."

The Third's face turned black, and his voice changed: "Three??"

Are you kidding me?

The current largest clan in Konoha, the Hyuga clan with the largest population, says only three people have awakened mana?

His Sarutobi clan has no bloodline limit, and the number of awakened people is almost reaching triple digits, okay?

Taking a few deep breaths, the Third squeezed out a smile: "What about the Shimura clan?"

They are old partners of decades, so there should still be this tacit understanding, right?

At least report a few more to set an example, so he could find a way to get the people hidden by other clans out.

"This……"

Shikaku Nara hesitated, and finally said stutteringly: "Lord Danzo said that no one in the Shimura clan has awakened, Lord Hokage, don't count on it."

？？？

The Third's smile froze.

He realized it.

No one is a fool; everyone can see that a new era, an era that will overturn everything, is bound to come.

And mages who master magecraft will be the biggest key to it.

That short-sighted, non-threatening old friend of his is probably going to die without letting one out.

Even this respectful and smart subordinate in front of him, Shikaku Nara, has he really reported the full number?

No.

Perhaps not even seventy percent.

It was also deliberate to put the Hyuga clan's number after his own to set off his own clan, making it hard for him to speak.

'The team is big, and people's hearts are scattered.'

The Third felt a sorrow of a hero in his twilight years.

Finally, he waved his hand: "Forget it, you go and communicate with each clan first. Clans that report a higher number can…….."

The Third gritted his teeth and took out a portion of the Uchiha clan's property that he had originally prepared to swallow.

Ninjas don't just pop out of the ground.

Cultivating ninjas costs money, a lot of money.

Even a landlord's family has no surplus grain.

"Okay, Lord Hokage, then I'll go first."

Shikaku Nara bowed respectfully, and after closing the door, his eyes flickered.

As a professional strategist, the parallel world version of Italy that is always on the winning side, their Nara clan's sense of smell is no joke.

Even if it's just a sign.

He can almost predict that a class called mages will ascend to the stage of the era, just like ninjas replaced samurai in the past.

By then, it's not certain if there will even be a Konoha in the new era.

What is a Hokage, or even a proxy Hokage who is desperately trying to regain his position?

With the Nara clan's amazing compatibility with the magecraft system, it's not impossible for them to create a great nation themselves in the new era.

Yeah.

What he reported wasn't seventy percent, it was less than twenty percent.

In fact, they even tacitly divided up the civilian awakened ones, deleting the first digit before reporting.

Of course, the Third will definitely know.

But so what if he knows?

Compared to a mere Sarutobi clan, they, united together, are Konoha.

In the end.

The Sarutobi clan's eating style has been too ugly over the years, and they have eaten too much.

……….

Re: Zero world.

Royal Capital.

Slums.

"Esken, Esken is there, right? Your good fortune has arrived, kid."

The old wooden door was pushed open.

Beside the bowing tiger-man, an exquisite beauty dressed as a noble immediately put down the hand covering her nose, smiling at the boy in the room.

"This is Miss Merri of the Adum family; I heard you awakened mana and came to see."

The boy who was chopping wood was stunned and quickly got up, wanting to kneel on the ground and kiss the mud at the noble's feet.

This is a feudal society, and a supernatural world at that.

A mere bottom-level untouchable, not knowing how to show awe, would really die.

The next moment.

A pair of fair arms helped him up: "No need. You're Esken, right? I heard you awakened that holy mana from the divine light curtain; can you use it and show me?"

The voice was soft and gentle, intimate and pleasant.

But the tiger-man beside him swallowed his saliva, nervously begging in his heart.

I hope it's not the mana of their world, I hope they didn't make a mistake.

Otherwise, this "gentle and kind" noble lady would turn into that terrifying "Bloody Merri" the next moment.

Fortunately…..

A wisp of electric light flashed.

The gentle Miss Merri became even more intimate and gentle, even asking the butler to buy gifts, clothes, and finally, forget it, directly sending a mansion.

Pretty maids, respectful servants, knowledgeable butlers, all provided.

Nothing else, just wanting to make a friend.

Even though the boy was precocious, he couldn't handle this level of offensive at all.

Soon, he was brand new, had leaped in class, and became a newly promoted noble given the surname "Adum," and he still felt like he was in a dream.

Until late at night, when no one was around, looking at the electric arc in his hand in the luxurious mansion.

He understood its value.

He bowed deeply toward the Sky Curtain.

"Thank you, thank you for the opportunity you gave me."

Being at the bottom, he had always known what was most precious in the world.

………

Not just these worlds, almost every world covered by the Sky Curtain was surging with wind and clouds.

A world is too big, and there are too many smart people.

Even if it's just a sign, it can allow them to quickly make judgments, and such people, if they can ascend to high positions, often don't lack courage and have extremely strong execution.

Thus, once an awakened person was exposed in each world, representatives of major forces would soon come to the door.

There was rarely any coercion; that would be making enemies.

And making enemies with someone you look favorably upon—they aren't fools; resources, future, marriage… any condition can be discussed.

If it really doesn't work, having more friends means more paths.

For a time, the class monopolies of major worlds were broken, and various stories of leaping over the dragon gate and class ascension emerged one after another.

It was as if the joy of the main world was transmitted over, and countless people whose fates had been changed either crazily praised and knelt, or were moved to tears.

It provided rich raw materials for Luo Shu's faith research.

270. Kaito Kuroba: Not familiar? I went to your house to steal gems, okay.

Hawaii. ===== CHAPTER 473 =====