From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 399 Old Deng, when you were playing me, you didn't realize you were being played yourself, did you?

Tsunade was completely bewildered at that moment; there was no way she wouldn't be.

Why did she return to Konoha?

They're broke, so they're coming back to hide from their creditors!

How come this is being arranged before I've even started my money-making plan?
It's still Naruto!

Isn't that hilarious?

"Tsunade, as you can see, everyone thinks you are the most suitable candidate. The vote of confidence just now has passed. From now on, Konoha is in your hands."

In the meeting room, seeing that everyone had voted in favor, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said, "I will handle the procedural matters. It should be completed in about three days. Let's set the succession ceremony for three days from now."

"No, I haven't agreed yet," Tsunade said. "I didn't say I wanted to be Hokage!"

“Konoha needs you now.” Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tsunade and said, “Tsunade, I know you are dissatisfied with some things about us. If you are dissatisfied, then change them. You are Senju, and running away will not solve the problem.”

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his gaze to everyone again, "Alright, that's enough for today. Send out the message. Mitomon, I will prepare the necessary documents, and you take them to the capital immediately."

"Yes!" Although there were still some differing opinions, knowing that the matter could not be changed, Mitokado Homura could only nod and fulfill his duty.

"Fugaku, there's one more thing."

Fugaku Uchiha looked up. In fact, he was also confused. He had only come to attend a regular Jonin meeting. How could he have encountered such a change of dynasty?

No, if you want to elect a new Hokage, there should be some competition, and there should be more candidates. How can you just step down like that and start voting like that, without even giving me the right to be a candidate?

However, despite his great dissatisfaction, he dared not show it in this situation.

"Because of the current tense situation, a group of students in the Ninja Academy have graduated early. Although they have graduated, they are too young to go to the battlefield. Moreover, once the war begins, your Uchiha clan will definitely not be able to stay out of it. The village's police force will be weakened. At that time, we will have the police force take them to maintain order in the village for a period of time until the war ends."

Fugaku Uchiha's expression changed. Having students who graduated early help the police department maintain village policing—who knew if this was the first step in infiltrating the police force? Therefore, his first reaction was to refuse, "Hokage-sama, the Konoha Police Department can only be run by the Uchiha clan. This is a rule established by the Second Hokage. Although I am the clan head, but..."

“Then let them join the Dark Division as a reserve squad, only carrying out missions in the village,” Asuma suddenly interjected. “Anyway, it’s all the same effect, so it doesn’t matter where they are.”

ANBU?

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened. What kind of place was the Anbu? Was it a place that just anyone could enter?
They're just a bunch of kids who graduated early, how can they just join the Dark Division like that?

"You guys were the ones who caused the early graduation, so naturally you're the one to solve the problem," Asuma said. "Anyway, you're almost out of Hokage's life, so what does the Anbu have to do with you?"

"you……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless after being rebuked, and finally sighed, "Fine, this is the last thing I will do for these new sprouts of Konoha."

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An unexpected, sudden, and silent "coup" occurred in such a blatant way.

The plot by Konoha's high-ranking officials, including Danzo Shimura, to seize the bloodline limit of the ninja clan and brutally harm fellow villagers was exposed immediately, becoming Konoha's biggest scandal. Implicated by Danzo, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, resigned, and Tsunade was nominated as the Fourth Hokage, a nomination unanimously approved by the higher-ups. That same day, Hokage advisor Homura Mitokado led a delegation to the Land of Fire's capital to coordinate the Hokage succession with the Daimyo. The Daimyo readily agreed and sent a senior minister to Konoha to attend the succession ceremony.

The incident happened so suddenly that not only people from other villages, but even those within Konoha were stunned by this unexpected change. Why was the Hokage abdicating, and why was Tsunade succeeding him?

Oh, it's Lady Tsunade. Oh, it's alright then!
This was the general reaction of the common people of Konoha; Tsunade's succession was entirely what everyone wanted.

As for the high-ranking officials of Konoha and the heads of various clans, after that meeting, they all understood that the Third Hokage had long intended to step down, but he just couldn't find a suitable opportunity. Taking advantage of Danzo's failure, he took the initiative to step forward and assume responsibility, which was entirely in line with the trend. He also took this opportunity to keep Tsunade, who had always been unwilling to return to the village, in the village. It has to be said that this move was brilliant!
As for the truth behind this, they no longer care.

Perhaps the only one who is disappointed here is Uchiha Fugaku.

He didn't even get a chance to compete!
The abdication of the Hokage of Konoha and the rise of a new leader made headlines in the ninja world for a day. Then, it was pushed out of the spotlight because Kumogakure attacked Sunagakure, and a great battle broke out on the border, officially starting the Third Shinobi World War.

"Old man, are you really going to the border?" Looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi in his military uniform, Tsunade, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage, looked helpless. "You're already so old. It's better for you to stay in the village. After all, I've only just taken over, and I'm not familiar with the village's affairs."

"Aren't there Yan and Xiaochun? And Advisor Shikaku? If there's anything you don't understand, just ask them. This old man has done something wrong and needs to go to the border to atone for it," Hiruzen Sarutobi said righteously.

"Weren't you going to show off your bloodline limit?" Tsunade seemed to see through his thoughts. The events at the Jonin meeting were so explosive that at the beginning, everyone overlooked the method Hiruzen Sarutobi used to capture Danzo. It wasn't until after the event that everyone realized it was a ninjutsu they had never seen before.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't keep everyone in suspense and answered everyone's questions. This was a new bloodline limit he created by combining Water Release and Wind Release chakra transformations: Condensation Release.

In other words, Hiruzen Sarutobi is now not only a ninjutsu master proficient in all five elemental jutsu, but also a ninja with a bloodline limit. Due to the successful mixing of bloodline limits, his body has been further strengthened, making him more than ten years younger and capable of handling any battlefield.

“You’re right. Condensation Release is a new bloodline limit that hasn’t been tested on the battlefield yet. This is a good opportunity. If it works well, Konoha will have another powerful weapon on the battlefield.” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, his eyes shining.

To be honest, although Konoha is known as the number one village in the world and has the Sharingan, which is the number one bloodline limit in the world, the bloodline limit of Konoha actually relies on two pairs of eyes to conquer the world: one pair of Sharingan and the other pair of Byakugan. Apart from these two pairs of eyes, theoretically, there are basically no bloodlines that are synthesized from different types of chakra.

Other bloodlines, such as the Transparent Release and the genjutsu of Kurama, are inherently unstable, not to mention the Wood Release, which is a universal bloodline that is only used once and then disappears.

Unlike Kirigakure's Corpse Bone Pulse and Ice Release, Sunagakure's Magnet Release, and Kumogakure's Magnet Release and Explosion Release, which have a stable output in each generation.

Now that he's finally managed to create a Transparent Escape technique, he naturally needs to go out and show off his presence, letting everyone know that Hiruzen Sarutobi is still as sharp as ever.

"What about Asuma? Doesn't he also have the Transparent Release bloodline limit? With his strength, he's enough to make Transparent Release famous throughout the ninja world. Why did you bother making this trip?"

“Him?!” Upon hearing Asuma’s name, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s face darkened immediately. “He has already returned to the border and told me that I am no longer the Hokage. We are all Jonin, and our status is equal. I can’t order him around anymore.”

"Ha..." Tsunade was somewhat speechless. Then, she looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "I've already had Orochimaru reorganize Root and merge it with Anbu, with him serving as the head of Anbu. Teacher, you don't have any objections, do you?"

“You are the Hokage, so you decide,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile. “I have no objections.”

"There are two things I don't know if the teacher knows."

"whats the matter?"

"First, Danzo never knew until his death that Orochimaru had secretly controlled Root, which is why Orochimaru was able to obtain the evidence so easily. I am now unsure whether Orochimaru or Danzo was conducting those experiments. Second, Asuma and Orochimaru had a very unusual relationship; they must have been cooperating for a long time."

"What?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile gradually froze.

(End of this chapter)