Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 164: If Something Happens, Call Advisor Gojo

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"So what is it?" Temari asked, nodding absently.

Then, she froze, her eyes widening as she stared at Gojo Kaigetsu.

"You said 'if something happened,' didn't you?"

"Temari, you're the sharpest kid I've ever met from Sunagakure. I can't hide anything from you." Gojo Kaigetsu's voice was heavy with mock sorrow.

Temari's world tilted. She stumbled, collapsing onto the sofa, her face pale.

'Something happened to Father!'

"What what happened to him?" she whispered, her voice trembling.

"Rasa is dead."

The words hit her like a physical blow. If she were an Uchiha, perhaps she'd have awakened her Sharingan.

Tears streamed down her face.

"How? He he sent me a letter just a few days ago!"

"Be strong, Temari. Rasa wouldn't want to see you like this. The ninja world is cruel. After the ceremony concluded, Sasori of the Red Sand, a Sunagakure missing-nin, attacked. He killed Rasa. According to the investigation, someone placed a bounty on Rasa's head, leaked his itinerary. It was premeditated."

Gojo Kaigetsu's calm explanation did little to comfort Temari, who was now sobbing uncontrollably. He felt a pang of something akin to guilt.

"Who who did this?! Who placed the bounty?!" she cried, her voice filled with rage.

"It's too early to say. But we've received intel from Sunagakure. There was an incident last night. A coup. Rasa had named Kosaka Kaoru as his successor. But Baki, who was investigating Rasa's death, arrested Kosaka Kaoru, accusing him of orchestrating the assassination. There was a confrontation with Yasuke and other ninja loyal to Rasa. They almost used a Tailed Beast Bomb on the Kazekage Tower. But the situation was resolved. Kosaka Kaoru and Yasuke were arrested, and Baki is now the Fifth Kazekage."

"Kosaka? Yasuke?" Temari's eyes narrowed. "That's not right."

Suddenly, she stood up and knelt before Gojo Kaigetsu.

"If you help me I'll be your daughter! I'll do anything!"

She recalled her father's words:

[If something happens to me, you can consider Advisor Gojo as your guardian. If I die, Sunagakure is no longer your home. Seek Konoha's protection. And then consider avenging me.]

Don't return. It's not home.

Her father's words, like a guiding light, dispelled her confusion.

She remembered a conversation with her father, after he'd had a bit too much to drink.

"Father, if you died, who would be the next Kazekage?"

"You."

Temari, startled, had asked, "And if I were Kazekage, who would help me?"

"Pakura. She's a hero of Suna. She's known you since you were a child."

"And if Pakura died?"

"Then Yasuke. He's loyal."

"And if Yasuke died?"

"Then Kosaka Kaoru. He's a merchant, not a true ninja. But he'll manage the village's finances."

"And if even Kosaka Kaoru died? Then who?"