I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 76 Yagyu: Naruto, I am the Hokage!

The surging sea of ​​trees submerged an unknown distance, and the earth trembled and cracked for an unknown duration before everything slowly came to a stop.

At this moment, Jiraiya and the others were completely stunned, their emotions beyond description.

Looking at the vast grassland that should have been in front of them, now transformed into a boundless, rootless forest, with each tree tens of meters tall and requiring more than a dozen people to encircle them, they felt as if a shattering sound was echoing in their hearts—the breaking and reshaping of their worldview.

Of the people present, only Jiraiya and Tsunade were Kage-level powerhouses, but the strongest person they had ever seen was Hanzo, who was known as a "demigod".

After all, Tsunade was still very young when Hashirama Senju died.

Moreover, after the establishment of Konoha, Hashirama Senju became synonymous with invincibility and was recognized as the god of ninjas in the ninja world.

Apart from Madara Uchiha and Kakuzu, no one dared to challenge him anymore.

Therefore, Tsunade had never seen Hashirama Senju seriously use Wood Release from childhood to adulthood.

Hanzo was very strong; even if Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya joined forces, they would not be his match.

The title of the Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha, earned by their defeat to Hanzo, made them famous throughout the ninja world, and they are now known as the legendary Sannin.

However, Hanzo's power also has its limits; he doesn't possess techniques with exaggerated range and astonishing destructive power.

If Jiraiya and Tsunade were to face the former Hanzo in their current form, they would both be confident that they would not lose.

The most powerful technique that Jiraiya and Tsunade had ever seen was the Tailed Beast Ball, which belonged to a Jinchuriki!

That's a technique that can blast away a small hill with a single blow, which is why Jinchuriki become the strongest weapon in the ninja village.

They thought the Tailed Beast Ball was already exaggerated enough.

But compared to the sea of ​​trees that has transformed the grassland into a forest, it is simply insignificant.

Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune, needless to say, are only Jonin in strength, and in their eyes, the strongest are the Five Kage and the legendary Sannin.

They had never even seen the Five Kage and the Three Sannin make a move!

In Kurenai's eyes, the most terrifying thing was the nine-tailed fox whose memories had become blurred during the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage.

However, she only glanced at the fox briefly; compared to the forest before her, it was insignificant.

Not to mention Naruto and Karin.

At this moment, Naruto was completely dumbfounded, staring at the forest in front of him, speechless.

In Naruto's eyes, Chidori and Rasengan were already powerful enough, with enough power to break a tree.

But those were ordinary trees!

And in the forest before us, which tree isn't just like the towering trees of the Death Forest?

At that moment, Naruto suddenly felt that Sasuke's Chidori and the perverted Sage's Rasengan suddenly seemed shabby.

The idea that learning the Rasengan would qualify him to challenge Yagyu, and perhaps even win, vanished instantly.

How... how could this possibly be a match for them!

"It's alright, they've already escaped."

Liu Sheng's voice broke the silence, but he thought to himself, "I let him escape!"

"Gurgle..."

Jiraiya, finally regaining his senses, asked a pointless question in a trembling voice: "Yagyu, where did you get your Wood Release from?"

Clearly, Jiraiya's mind had stopped working.

"I awakened when I was 7 years old," Yagyu lied, mentioning a very sensitive year.

Kurenai Yuhi's eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed, "This...this is the trump card you've been hiding all this time, Yagyu?"

"Yes, Teacher Hong."

Liu Sheng nodded and smiled, "I'm really sorry to have kept this from you for so long."

"Lady Tsunade, you..."

At that moment, Shizune suddenly widened her beautiful eyes.

Tsunade, who had been kneeling beside him, slowly stood up and walked towards Yagyu with her head down.

Seeing Tsunade approaching, Yagyu began, "Lady Tsunade, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yagyu was pulled into an embrace.

"Call me 'older sister,' I like that title."

Tsunade held Yagyu's head in her arms, rubbing his hair vigorously with her hands, and her eyes regained their light at some point.

The blood on her face and clothes no longer affected her in the slightest.

"Tsunade-neechan..."

With his face buried in the greatest conscience in the ninja world, Yagyu, who was suffocating, shouted in a muffled voice.

"Good girl!"

Tsunade then loosened her grip on Yagyu's neck, cupped his head, and kissed him hard on the forehead.

Then, Tsunade took off the necklace from her neck and hung it around Yagyu's neck, smiling as she said, "This is a keepsake left by my great-grandfather, and I'm giving it to you now."

Before Yagyu could speak, Tsunade turned to face Jiraiya and the others, her expression resolute, and said, "I've made up my mind. I'm going back to Konoha to succeed... the Fifth Hokage!"

At this moment, Tsunade bid farewell to the past completely.

The people of the past cannot be brought back to life, but there are people who need her protection even more now!

For the sake of the person she cherishes now, Tsunade instantly overcame her hemophobia, overcoming both her love and anger!

He awakened Wood Release at the age of seven, but he didn't even know it when he was training a Jonin!

Aside from his second grandfather's Water Release, he didn't even dare to use the strongest Wood Release... Yagyu's precociousness and intelligence made Tsunade feel incredibly sorry for him.

Tsunade, whose important people are all dead, can choose to leave if she can't stand the darkness in the village and wants to avoid seeing it.

But now, Tsunade has a new, important person in her life.

This time, she must protect Liu Sheng, dispel all darkness for him, and let him grow up under her protection.

Goodbye... Broken!

Goodbye... Rope Tree!

With an unwavering gaze, Tsunade silently bid farewell to the two figures in her heart.

In the eyes of Jiraiya and the others, Tsunade's aura suddenly became dashing and imposing.

"Lady Tsunade..."

Silent joy welled up in her eyes with tears.

Kurenai looked at Tsunade with eyes full of admiration. This was the idol of countless female ninjas, so cool!

After a slight pause, Jiraiya smiled excitedly and said, "Tsunade, welcome back!"

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The next day, at 10:00 AM.

Karin canceled her stay at the hotel and went to the Yoshii Hotel with Yagyu and Kurenai Yuhi to meet up with Tsunade and Jiraiya.

Then the group of seven left Tanbata Street on foot.

"Damn it, why is it so hard to condense a Rasengan with just one hand?!"

Along the way, Tsunade chatted with Yagyu about everyday things, wanting to learn about her new younger brother's past.

Jiraiya continued to teach Naruto the Rasengan.

No matter how hard Naruto tried, he couldn't condense a Rasengan with one hand. Even with the help of his other hand, he could only manage to create a half-finished product.

Holding an energy ball in both hands to attack the enemy, it's fine if you hit it, but if you miss, you're just creating an opening for the enemy.

Watching Naruto practice the Rasengan, Kurenai Yuhi seemed to remember something and couldn't help but ask Yagyu, "Yagyu, now that you've perfected your Rasengan Water Tornado, have you learned how to use it?"

Yagyu glanced at Naruto, nodded, and said, "Yeah, I've already learned it. It's pretty simple."

"Eh? Yagyu, you can also use the Rasengan?" Naruto asked in surprise.

Yagyu hummed in agreement again and said, "The principle of this technique is similar to that of Hard Vortex Water Blade, but it's easier to master. I initially used the principle of Hard Vortex Water Blade to develop my own Water Release technique without hand seals, and then Kurenai-sensei explained the principle of Rasengan to me, which I learned very quickly."

After saying that, Yagyu raised his right hand.

Under the watchful eyes of Naruto and the others, a blue chakra vortex quickly appeared in Yagyu's palm.

The cyclone grew increasingly blue, but instead of expanding, it compressed into an energy sphere.

The energy ball grew larger and larger, soon becoming the size of a table tennis ball, and its color changed from a simple blue to a blue and white energy ball.

"Wow...that's amazing!"

Naruto stared in disbelief at the Rasengan in Yagyu's hand, feeling a rare sense of defeat.

Jiraiya couldn't help but exclaim, "To have mastered the Rasengan simply by understanding the principles, what an enviable talent for ninjutsu!"

"As expected of you, Yagyu."

Tsunade patted Yagyu on the shoulder and then ruffled his hair.

Karin thought to herself, "No wonder they're siblings, Yagyu-kun and Tsunade-sama both seem to really enjoy patting people's heads."

Yagyu tidied his hair with hair gel, then looked at the dejected Naruto and suggested, "Since you can't make it with one hand, why don't you use both? Don't you have Shadow Clones?"

Swah——

Yagyu's words were like a flash of inspiration, instantly brightening Naruto's eyes.

Before he could even process it, Naruto seized the inspiration and formed hand seals: "Shadow Clone Technique."

As the smoke spread, a shadow clone immediately appeared next to Naruto.

Naruto stretched out his palm, and the shadow clone's hands rubbed rapidly in his palm, condensing the chakra within his body and the chakra surging from his original hand together.

Soon, a blue and white energy ball appeared in Naruto's palm.

"I did it! I did it!"

Seeing the energy ball in his hand that hadn't dissipated, Naruto immediately jumped up, his face beaming with joy.

"This is okay?"

Jiraiya was stunned, never expecting that even an A-rank, unsealed ninjutsu could be cheated in this way.

"Wow...that's amazing!"

Shizune and Karin looked at Yagyu with sparkling eyes, the latter making no attempt to hide her admiration.

Seeing the two female fans' expressions, Liu Sheng felt unusually embarrassed.

Heaven knows, he just wanted to make amends to Naruto, he really didn't mean to show off using Naruto's original methods.

But clearly, Jiraiya and the others were unaware of this, and were also amazed by Yagyu's ninjutsu talent.

Tsunade put her arm around Yagyu's neck again and laughed, "As expected of a descendant of the Senju of the Forest, your ninjutsu talent is just like your great-grandfather's."

Jiraiya nodded in agreement.

To have mastered so many advanced and ultimate water techniques at such a young age, and seemingly even developed his own water technique without hand seals, as well as learning the Rasengan without guidance, such ninjutsu talent is indeed very similar to that of the Second Hokage who developed countless ninjutsu.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya suddenly clicked his tongue, reached out and patted Naruto's head, his eyes filled with pity, and said, "The First Hokage's Wood Release that suppressed the ninja world, and the Second Hokage's Water Release and ninjutsu talent, and you're only twelve years old this year, Naruto... I'm afraid you won't be able to become Hokage."

"Huh?!"

Naruto paused for a moment, then stared wide-eyed at Yagyu, asking in astonishment, "Yagyu, you want to be Hokage?"

"Of course."

Before Yagyu could speak, Tsunade put her arm around his neck and said to Naruto, "I'm going back to Konoha to pave the way for Yagyu. He's going to be the Sixth Hokage."

"This...this..."

Naruto was at a loss, looking completely bewildered.

Becoming Hokage is his dream, and he will achieve it no matter how difficult it is.

But if his opponent is Yagyu, does he really have a chance?

Seeing Naruto's bewildered expression, Jiraiya smacked him on the head and scolded, "It's just that a strong competitor has appeared. Who knows how many years it will take? Are you already giving up? Is the dream of becoming Hokage so cheap?"

"Ouch, that hurts! You lecherous immortal!"

Naruto clutched his head and cried out in pain, then looked at Yagyu with unwavering determination and said, "Even if my opponent is Yagyu, I will not give up! Becoming Hokage is my dream, and I will resolutely achieve it. This is my ninja way!"

Seeing Naruto's renewed fighting spirit, Jiraiya couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

He said those words on purpose.

The purpose was to make Naruto choose Yagyu as his rival and the goal he would pursue.

Yagyu is too outstanding, just as outstanding as his most prized disciple!

With his Wood Release ability, he will eventually stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world, and may even become a new god of ninjas in the future.

With him as a role model, Naruto will be filled with the motivation to become stronger.

Whoever becomes Hokage afterward will always be a towering tree protecting Konoha.

Yagyu was unaware of Jiraiya's thoughts. At that moment, with his neck being embraced and half his face pressed against Tsunade's "greatest conscience in the ninja world," he was immersed in Tsunade's words.

Become Hokage?

To be honest, Yagyu wasn't interested in the Hokage position; after all, it was a very demanding job.

Naruto in Boruto suffered from kidney deficiency due to his excessive workload, causing him to spend all his time in the Hokage's office. Whenever he finally got home, he would just collapse into bed and fall asleep immediately.

Even on his daughter's birthday, he only sent a shadow clone back.

Yagyu didn't want to live that kind of life.

However, it must be admitted that the position of Hokage is still very special and important.

The ninja world operates on a system of one country and one village. The Hokage and the Daimyo are actually on equal footing, with the former responsible for training the armed forces and the latter for finances.

If either side is short of personnel, they are qualified to appoint a new Hokage and Daimyo.

Of course, this is not the key.

The key point is that if Yagyu becomes Hokage, he will be the leader of all ninja clans, and he will be the 'Daimyo' of Konoha.

As a descendant of the Hokage and the Senju clan, surely no one would stop Yagyu from expanding the clan's lineage?

Tsunade would probably agree with and support his 'ambition', right?

In that case, wouldn't he be able to openly and legitimately shout out, "I want them all?"

The thought of this stirred something within Liu Sheng.

Becoming the Sixth Hokage doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all!

Looking at Naruto's determined gaze, Yagyu suddenly remembered a famous meme with a wicked sense of humor.

If he became Hokage and Naruto continued to be so willful and disregard the rules, could he then sternly reprimand him, "Naruto, I am the Hokage!"

Will Naruto, scolded and stopped, shout, "Yagyu, you'll regret this!"

Then he walked out of the Hokage's office and slammed the door shut.

(End of this chapter)