Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Why isn't Chapter 307 considered Kage-level?

The lynx stared in utter astonishment at the corpse of its squad leader, who had been killed by Tsunade's hammer.

This squad leader isn't a Root ninja; he's the squad leader of the lynx squad!
This squad leader was temporarily assigned to the root unit to train new members.

Why did I die here?

Not only were the lynx astonished, but Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were equally surprised.

Has Tsunade gone mad?
The base is in such a tense situation that it hasn't recruited any new members yet and has been training new recruits.

These new recruits were trained under Danzo's supervision every day, and he personally taught them ninjutsu, bearing the heavy responsibility and expectations of rebuilding Root.

Four people were killed by Tsunade here today?
There's also the ANBU squad leader, who's a special Jonin with considerable strength.

Ye Guang was the first to react, and he directed the dark team members who arrived at the scene to quickly clear away any bystanders to prevent other villagers from seeing what was happening.

Luckily it was late at night; if it had been daytime, it would have been disastrous.

Orochimaru thought to himself, "I was waiting to receive a new batch of test subjects tonight, but now it seems there's no hope."

Seeing that no one else spoke, he asked first, "Tsunade, why did you kill the Root rookie and the Anbu squad leader?"

Ye Guang thought to himself, "Orochimaru is so arrogant, he actually told the truth directly."

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly said, "Lynx! Verify their identities! See if these people are spies!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi eventually gave in.

What good will it do to not compromise?

"What Root rookie? What Anbu squad leader? I don't understand what you're talking about." Tsunade seized the opportunity to back down, saying:

"Today I heard from the third generation that spies from other villages have been kidnapping children from those villages."

I didn't believe it at first, but I happened to witness it tonight, and that's when I realized that the Third Generation wasn't lying; there really were spies kidnapping children from the village.

These people were spies from other ninja villages.

I will not only kill them tonight, but I will also kill them all without hesitation whenever I encounter them in the future!
Konoha Village is the dream that the Senju clan built at the cost of countless deaths.

I will not allow any spies to kidnap the children of the village!

Ye Guang nodded repeatedly from the side.

Very well, you chose this path. It was your repeated ruthlessness in pursuing your goals that forced Tsunade to become clear-headed.

Although Tsunade is willful, she is extremely decisive.

If you're going to take action, then kill him, and do it in front of everyone.

Moreover, Tsunade had come up with her own reasons, which made her seem quite righteous.

After closing his eyes briefly, Danzo remembered his weak and feeble Root organization. He opened his eyes, his gaze dangerous, and began to plot how to characterize Tsunade's actions as the massacre of Konoha's comrades.

Seeing Danzo's shifty eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly said, "Lynx! Are these corpses spies?!"

“Yes…” the lynx said with difficulty, “It’s a spy!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Tsunade, you did a good job. You discovered the spy and eliminated him in time."

Danzo glared at Hiruzen Sarutobi, about to say something, but then Tsunade continued her aggressive tone.

"Oh? So he really is a spy," Tsunade said.

"I wonder which village these people are spies from."

"Yuzu's son was also kidnapped by spies. I've taken these corpses; I'll extract information from their brains. Perhaps we can find clues about Yuzu's child."

Faced with Tsunade's continuous provocations, Danzo knew that Root had suffered another defeat today. He said, "You don't need to get involved in investigating spies, Tsunade. Root will determine the spies' identities on its own."

He waved to the lynx.

The lynx quickly had the four gruesome corpses taken away.

Tsunade didn't stop them, coldly watching the high-ranking officials.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tsunade's disdainful and scrutinizing gaze, sighed inwardly, and said nothing more.

The executives vanished in an instant, as if nothing had happened.

Nightlight also left, but he didn't go to the Hokage Building; he was just passing by and happened to be nearby, so he wouldn't get deeply involved in Root's affairs. After everyone else had disappeared, Senju Minami came up behind Tsunade and asked:

"Princess Tsunade, Danzo has suffered a loss. Will he retaliate against us in other ways?"

Tsunade snorted coldly and said:
"Danzo and the others haven't figured out what happened between Uchiha Madara and Sarutobi Kanosuke yet. Isn't that enough of a headache for them?"
If they dare to escalate the conflict, I will retaliate without hesitation.

In gambling, you have to keep increasing the stakes until others dare not and cannot afford to follow. This was just my first bet.

Today I finally realized that Konoha is no longer the Konoha it used to be.

Aside from still having the name Konoha Village, it is now a completely different village from the Konoha Village at the time of its founding.

What we should cherish is Konoha's ideals and its name, not the Konoha we see now.

Tsunade turned to look at the bewildered orphan who knew nothing, and said to Senju Minami:

"Nan, my second grandfather Tobirama once said that the bloodline of Konoha should be integrated into the village. Even if a Senju woman marries out and gives birth to a genius, they should not be allowed to return to the Senju clan."

I have no intention of changing my great-uncle Tobirama's policies, but the situation is special at this time. In the next few years, we need to protect these children who have half the blood of the Senju clan.

Before the village or our Senju clan masters Wood Release, we cannot let them fend for themselves.

Senju Minami couldn't help but ask, "Is it really possible for the village to have mastered Wood Release?"

Tsunade shook her head and said, "I don't know. Sometimes I really think Grandpa and Second Grandpa are not in their right minds."

Grandpa was simple-minded and a bit foolish, while Second Grandpa passed on his unscrupulous research to several Hokage guards.

Why did my second grandfather use experimental methods to research Wood Release? This gives the current higher-ups a reason to continue those experiments.

Senju Nan also felt bitter.

The Senju clan leader's policy of having the Senju charge into battle and cover the rear resulted in heavy casualties for the Senju clan during the war.

The six successors designated by Tobirama nearly wiped the Senju clan out of the village.

Those two were too harsh on the Senju clan.

Senju went south to collect orphans with Senju bloodlines, intending to settle them in the Senju clan's territory.

The Thousand Hands territory is now quite spacious, enough to create four or five large courtyards for these orphans to grow up together.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Orochimaru leaned against the wall and said:
"I forgot to tell you, Hiruzen-sensei, Tsunade has already mastered the Yin Seal and the Hundred Healings Technique."

If Tsunade had continued attacking, I wouldn't have been a match for her.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback. His face first showed joy at his disciple's growth, but then turned into bitterness at the fact that the more outstanding his disciple was, the more disobedient he became.

"So, we can't consider Tsunade an elite Jonin anymore," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

"Now that Tsunade is a Kage-level ninja, we can't treat her with the same policies as before. What do you say, Danzo?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo, who was staring blankly at the coffee table in front of him, seemingly lost in thought.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also in a bind. He had just sent the lynx squad to help Root, but Root suffered another huge blow that night.

It's really a leak in the house that happened to rain in the night.

Danzo stood up, uninterested in listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's advice to forgive Tsunade, a Kage-level disciple.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly gave the lynx a look, signaling it to follow.

After the lynx left, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, has your strength improved? Have you reached Kage level?"

Orochimaru said, "Heh, no. But I can guarantee that no Kage-level ninja can kill me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered the logic of that statement for a moment, and finally said:

"Fine, if a Kage-level fighter can't kill it, how can it not be considered a Kage-level fighter?"
"If that's the case, then the fox already has Kage-level strength."

Several days later, at the Ninja Academy.

The Third Hokage recounted the Will of Fire from the high platform, while Yagami led two squads to protect him.

Minato Namikaze is graduating.

(End of this chapter)