Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage!

Chapter 208 I mortgage Shukaku to Konoha!
"Hello, I am Xinxian from the Snow Clan."

"I'm Tsunade, the current Yondaime Hokage. Let's check on her physical condition first."

Tsunade smiled.

She had some feelings for the man in front of her.

According to Orochimaru, this is a ninja from the Snow Clan who recognized the Will of Fire, and he joined Konoha not because he admired the strong, but out of his identification with will and ideas.

Such a person is exactly what Konoha needs.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

Xinxian breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really worried that Tsunade or other Konoha ninjas would not welcome them. After all, the Hidden Mist Village had had a local war with Konoha in the early years.

At that time, their Snow Clan also joined the war.

But the reality is.

After arriving in Konoha, although Konoha had not made any specific arrangements for them during this period, he sent his wife to Konoha Hospital and gave her meticulous care.

After a while.

"Is my wife all right?"

"It's okay. Since he's a ninja, he's still in good health. If it were an ordinary person, after what he'd experienced in the past, his body would at least be weak."

Tsunade glanced at the report and then explained the specific situation.

Generally healthy.

There are some minor projects that are not very good, but they are not important.

She said a few words of caution, then put away the documents and prepared to go to the next department.

They are not the only pregnant woman here.

Ever since a minor incident occurred within the Hyuga clan, several members of the Kaguya clan and the Snow clan are now being taken care of here to avoid accidents that no one wants to see.

Xinxian quickly called out to stop him.

"Hokage-sama, wait!"

"Ok?"

Tsunade turned around and smiled, "What's going on?"

"It's like this. Lord Orochimaru only took me back to Konoha and we haven't seen each other since. I want to ask what Shino and I need to do after this? At least, I should still have some abilities."

Believing in the virtuous is not being modest.

In the Hidden Mist Village, he thought that his abilities were relatively good, but in Konoha, he felt that he might still need to practice and could not guarantee anything.

after all--

Over the years, Konoha's strength is an indisputable fact, and in his opinion, the blood mist policy of the Hidden Mist Village has actually caused the Hidden Mist Village to enter an infinite cycle of internal consumption.

At least, based on what he had seen and heard in the past few days, he thought that the current Mist Village was far inferior to Konoha!
"You want to work? I thought you would rather spend some time with your wife and rest."

Tsunade was a little surprised.

Xinxian hesitated for a moment, then blushed, lowered his head and said ashamedly: "We escaped from the Snow Clan and didn't bring much money, these..."

Tsunade suddenly understood.

This young man is not really in a hurry to find a job, but he is worried about not being able to pay the money.

She thought for a moment and replied, "Your food, clothing, housing and transportation are currently covered by Konoha's finances, so you don't have to worry about money for the time being. Of course, if you want to do something..."

Tsunade thought for a moment and realized that ordinary jobs were not suitable for the Snow Clan for the time being.

The same is true for the Hyuga clan.

Although Kaguya Ippei has already taken on some tasks, he is still mostly serving in the Anbu, providing some assistance in operations and combat.

“I want to do something!”

Xinxian did not hesitate.

Tsunade nodded slightly.

She didn't know much about the Snow Clan's abilities.

but.

Jingyan must know how to use such a talent, after all, it was he who asked Orochimaru to abduct the person back.

When Tsunade thought of this, she already had the answer in her mind.

"You should stay in the hospital and take care of your wife first. I will have Jing Yan send someone to contact you in two days. You can just follow Jing Yan's arrangements then."

"In the short term, you may be arranged to participate in ANBU training, or train ANBU students."

Tsunade gave a brief introduction to the possible jobs.

Xinxian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to show that he understood.

……

Hokage's office.

"Kyohiko, Lady Tsunade went to the hospital to inspect. You should be aware of the situation there..."

"Well, it's okay, I'll arrange it."

"what?"

Shizune blinked, stunned for a moment.

You arrange it?
can.

You are not the Hokage!

Jing Yan ignored him and sat down: "Since Fengying wants to visit, let him come over. It just so happens that our cooperation with the Kingdom of Lightning was pretty good before, so we can also talk to the Kingdom of Wind."

He sat down and wrote quickly.

Soon, two slips of paper contained information about a meeting in the "Jonin Waiting Room".

soon.

Flying Thunder God, the note disappears.

Shizune's mouth twitched.

Really...

That's fine. Even the Third Hokage could tolerate Danzo's reckless behavior, so how could Lady Tsunade blame Kyohiko?
not to mention.

Judging fairly, she felt that Jingyan's decisions were sometimes more correct than Tsunade's...

"Well, come to think of it, it seems like it would be a good idea for Jingyan-kun to make the decision."

Shizune was stunned for a moment.

Then, she thought of——

"If Kyohiko was a few years older, he could have just become Hokage."

She felt that Kyohiko was more suitable to be Hokage than Tsunade.

……

A few minutes later, in the Jonin waiting room.

"Kyohiko, what's going on in the Hidden Cloud Village?"

"It's not the Hidden Cloud Village."

Jingyan shook his head.

It is not yet appropriate to directly implement the strategic plan in the Hidden Cloud Village.

after all.

The Hidden Cloud Village is now at its most alert. Any disturbance in Konoha will arouse the suspicion of the other party. Now telling them that they want to help build...

The Hidden Cloud Village might repeatedly wonder whether Konoha has set some trap for them or laid a pit for them.

Instead of doing this, it is better to be more patient and wait until both parties hit it off.

And now.

What Jingyan wanted to talk about was the Sand Village.

He placed the combination of intelligence and information gained by both the Anbu and Konoha officials in front of them.

Both of them are very smart.

Yamanaka Inoichi is an expert in intelligence and is very sensitive to intelligence and information. If he were not also responsible for Konoha's overall intelligence work, Jingyan would definitely have dug him out.

Hai took a quick look.

Immediately, he raised his head and a smile appeared on his face.

"Luo Sha can't stand it anymore."

"Senior Haiyi, my judgment is consistent with mine. I also think that Luosha wants to develop deeper cooperation with Konoha, and repairing the trade route is a signal."

Jingyan pointed to a line on the map.

This was the classic trade route from the Fire Kingdom, the River Kingdom to the Wind Kingdom in the first generation period, but as the situation between the two countries became tense, this trade route has gradually become obsolete.

Now the Fire Nation and the Wind Nation trade more along the southern coast.

Once this trade route in the north is built, the oases and Sand Village along the way will benefit.

Shikaku pondered for a moment and said, "This road should mainly lead to the country of rivers. The country of rivers has large rivers that can transport large amounts of goods by ship."

"mineral."

Jingyan answered.

"Yes, I think so too."

Shikaku nodded.

The three of them spoke one sentence each, and based on the information they had currently, they pieced together the general purpose of the Sand Village.

In the end, three items were written down on the list.

1. Scorpion of the Red Sand. 2. Business and cooperation.

3. A deeper alliance with Konoha, perhaps hoping that Konoha can provide some convenience or protection to the Sand Village.

……

"If Luo Sha really thinks so, it's too fantastical."

Tsunade couldn't help but sneer, "What is he going to pay? If it's just a threat and he wants to go to war if we don't agree, then we in Konoha are not afraid of going to war with the Sand Village again!"

The Sand Village and Konoha are not at the same level now.

Konoha is not afraid of another war.

but.

For the Sand Village, if the war breaks out again and they fail again, what awaits them is not defeat and reconciliation, but the transformation from one of the five major ninja villages to the four major ninja villages.

"We'll know after we see it later."

Tsunade stood up, full of energy and excitement, "Let's go! To Kikyo Castle!"

……

A border between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of River.

Luo Sha, along with several guards, crossed the border and entered the territory of the River Country.

He looked up.

Not long after, a man came back from the front.

"Lord Kazekage, we have communicated with the people of Kikyo Castle. They agree that we can pass through the border and enter the Land of Fire, but we need their people to escort us."

"This is what should be done. Let's go."

Luo Sha was not too surprised.

If Konoha allowed them to enter and leave the Land of Fire freely under such circumstances, it would be too lax.

If the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was in power, it would still be possible, but now that it has been replaced by Tsunade and Ryomine Kyohiko, and there is also an "advisor" like Orochimaru in the village, it is impossible for them to do such a stupid thing.

Luo Sha didn't say anything and led his men all the way here. At one place, he stopped and looked at the forest that exuded vitality. He was speechless for a moment.

Originally this place was not a forest, but a desert, with more sand, rocks and no vegetation.

But now.

A large forest makes this place lush and green, and there is even a stream in the forest.

Although the water flow is not strong, it is a miracle of life in this area of ​​the Wind Kingdom.

but--

The miracles here were all watered with the flesh and blood of the Sand Village ninjas, including Ebizo, an important elder of the Sand Village.

Ebizō’s Death…

The Anbu system of the Sand Village was once paralyzed.

He paused for a long time.

"Let's go."

Luo Sha walked through the woods, following the route he took that year, all the way to Platycodon Mountain.

The potholes along the way seemed to have turned into the battlefield of the past before his eyes, and he felt sad.

Teacher, the Third Kazekage, was killed by the other side here.

Yoshimine Kyohiko.

That young man had achieved his current fame by relying on the Sand Village, and was poised to inherit the title of the Ninja God, Hashirama Senju.

At least--

Compared to the current Hanzo, Kyohiko in a few years will definitely be more suitable for the title of "demigod".

Luo Sha was speechless.

"Having an opponent like Ryomine Kyouhiko is the sorrow of our Sand Village, and even more so of this era..."

He sighed.

Why does such a heaven-defying existence exist in this era?

If it weren't for Ryomine Kyouhiko, everything might have been different.

He looked into the distance.

Konoha has talented people from generation to generation. How can the Sand Village compete with them?
By now, Luo Sha no longer has an answer in his heart. He even feels that perhaps a complete alliance with Konoha would be a better choice.

such……

At least it won't fall out of the five major ninja villages.

Luo Sha continued to walk forward, and the guards behind him remained silent.

They had also experienced that war and knew how tragic the consequences of the battle were.

Too many elite soldiers were lost in that battle!

The Sand Village now can no longer withstand another war.

They walked all the way to the foot of Platycodon Mountain.

"Markie, go and give another report."

"Yes!"

Maki left in an instant.

After a long time, Konoha sent four ninjas over.

"Lord Kazekage, please!"

"it is good."

Luo Sha nodded slightly and kept up with the pace.

All the way to Kikyo City, he cooperated very well and did not make any unusual movements. He even asked the guards to stay outside the city while he went into the city alone to negotiate.

but.

When he arrived inside Kikyo City, he was immediately surprised.

"Ryomine Kyouhiko? What are you…"

"You are the Kazekage after all. I really want you to come to Konoha. Outsiders think we are rude. Meeting here is a good choice for both you and us."

Jingyan smiled and pointed to the building, "Please!"

"Thank you."

Luo Sha is humble.

He had already guessed who was in the building.

To be able to make Ryomine Kyouhiko like this...

Either it’s Jiraiya or the current Hokage Tsunade!

Obviously.

The latter is more likely!

Rasa took a deep breath and entered the building, where he saw Tsunade sitting at the head seat of a table with a serious attitude.

A position had already been set opposite Tsunade.

"Fengying, please sit down."

"Thank you!"

Luo Sha walked over there and sat down.

Tsunade leaned on the table.

"Kazekage, your idea of ​​jointly hosting the Chunin Exam is indeed a good one, but we also have many allies here, so we still need to discuss further."

"Of course, this is as it should be. In fact, besides the Chunin Exam, I have another purpose for this trip."

Luo Sha nodded respectfully, "I would like to reach further cooperation with Konoha!"

"Oh? Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?"

Tsunade's lips curled up slightly.

Luo Sha lowered his head and said: "The Sand Village is willing to give up more mission shares and provide our intelligence network to help you monitor Ohnoki!"

"Haha, Lord Luosha, your proposal is not very important to us in Konoha. After all, the task share still depends on the employer's confidence in each other. The current Sand Village does not have such capital."

Jingyan opened his mouth to refute.

Luo Sha was silent for a second.

He knew that what Jingyan said was right.

The current Sand Village is no longer in its pre-war state. Many employers believe that the Sand Village is in serious decline and are unwilling to come to the Sand Village for commissions. Many of them are from the Wind Kingdom.

Those commissions...

Most of them went to Konoha.

In a way, he was being generous to others.

Luo Sha bowed his head: "We are willing to sign the contract and will never break the alliance!"

"If Konoha is at a disadvantage, the contract is just a piece of paper and has no meaning to us, including your magnetic ninjutsu. In fact, we have a way to restrain it..."

Tsunade shook her head.

Luo Sha’s chips are indeed too few!
Luo Sha raised his head.

"What if I am willing to hand Shukaku over to Konoha for safekeeping? I will use Shukaku as collateral in exchange for Konoha's renewed trust in our village, and I will also beg Konoha to provide some support!"

One-tailed Shukaku!
There was a hint of surprise in Tsunade's eyes.

This is a tailed beast!

If Luo Sha really dares to speak up, isn’t he afraid that Konoha will take advantage of it and not return the favor?
What’s the difference between this and giving it away for free!
(End of this chapter)