Naruto: In the name of the Senju, he made the ninja world tremble.

"Clatter, clatter."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke, the hazy smoke blurring his vision. Under the light from the window, the scene of the Hokage's office came into view, instantly plunging him into a brief reverie.

When he first became Hokage, Konoha was under invasion by foreign enemies. However, in his youth, there were the Senju and Uchiha clans who had left behind a legacy from the chaos of war. In his middle age, there were the White Fang and the Legendary Sannin, who were renowned figures. In his old age, there was the Yellow Flash, a rising star who instilled fear in the ninja world. In addition, there were the Uchiha, Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, and other ninja clans. Hiruzen Sarutobi was full of ambition and was not afraid of Konoha facing a four-on-one situation.

At that time, only elite Jonin were qualified to attend meetings of this level, and the core decision-makers had to be Kage-level powerhouses.

"Lord Hokage, everyone has arrived."

After being reminded by his bodyguard, the Third Hokage, who seemed to have just woken up, immediately became alert and observed everyone in the room, his heart heavy with worry.

Tsunade, who was addicted to alcohol, was drinking while staring at the blank wall opposite her, a look of disdain flashing in her eyes.

As the head of Konoha's number one ninja clan, Fugaku Uchiha stood alone in one place, and the way people around him avoided him made his face even more unpleasant.

Standing opposite him was the stiff and rigid Hyuga Hiashi, whose expressionless face made it impossible to discern his thoughts.

Outwards from the core three are the clan leaders of various ninja clans and the remaining Jonin of Konoha. On the outermost edge are some special Jonin who were temporarily summoned, but they have no say.

"Dudududu"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table lightly with his index finger, drawing everyone's attention.

The first meeting since the Nine-Tails disaster was held.

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"Chiyu, monsters... monsters... monsters! Why are there so many monsters in the hospital? Look, it... it's eating people!"

At this moment, in the corridor of Konoha Hospital, Iruka looked at the patient lying on the bed who was wrapped in a ball of slime by a sky-blue insect, and shouted with trembling fingers.

"Hmm!"

Chiyu covered Iruka's mouth, looking embarrassed at the unfriendly expressions on the faces of the medical staff around her, and hurriedly dragged him aside to prevent him from blocking other people's way.

After silencing the fuming Iruka, Chiba explained the existence of the summoning beast "Slug" to him and told him not to make any more fools of himself.

"Oh my god, Lady Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is this her summoning beast, Katsuyu? It's so cute!"

Looking at Iruka's drastically changed attitude, Chiba's lips twitched involuntarily. Is this the power of an idol?

On the other side, Iruka's eyes lit up as he watched the wriggling "slug," and then he reached out his hands to give this split form of the summoning beast that was exclusively used by the Sannin a good petting.

Reach out and try to grab it, but you can't. Try again, but still nothing. Keep trying.

"What are you doing? Don't disturb Lord Slug's treatment!"

A clear, girlish voice rang out. A girl with short, neat black hair and a chubby, attractive face was grinding her fangs and glaring fiercely at the frightened Iruka.

The next second, the other person pulled with a slender arm, throwing Iruka aside, almost causing him to fall to the ground.

"That's powerful! Is this for muting?"

Chiyu watched as a girl slightly taller than herself was scolding Iruka by the neck. Iruka struggled incessantly with his feet dangling in mid-air, but the difference in strength made his struggles futile.

Just as Chiyu was about to go up and help Iruka out of the predicament, a flash of blue light appeared before his eyes, and the slug that had been dodging Iruka's embrace jumped onto the windowsill in front of him and stared at him.

Seeing this scene, Chiyu found it quite amusing. Could it be that she was also enjoying the treatment of a protagonist, with a summoning beast taking the initiative to recognize her as its master?

Ignoring Iruka's pleading gaze, Chiba and the slug stared at each other from different heights. After a moment, nothing happened, and the slug continued to stare straight at him.

At this moment, Qianyu, whose neck was a little sore, tilted his head to the left to relieve the stiffness and pain. He found that the slug also bent its head in sync with him, which amused Qianyu.

So, in a rather cheerful mood, Qianyu shook his head from side to side, watching the little slug opposite him sway in sync with his body, looking extremely cute.

Then, Chiyu straightened his body and stretched his palm forward, trying to touch the other party. Unexpectedly, the slug on the other side crawled up with its body. A warm chakra entered from Chiyu's palm and quickly withdrew before he could feel anything unusual.

Looking thoughtfully at the slug lying quietly in his palm, Qianyu guessed that it was his bloodline that made the slug so close to him, but it seemed a little too close. Meanwhile, Shizune's surprised yet slightly aggrieved gaze fell directly on his back.

"What's your name? What are you doing here?"

Shizune casually put down Iruka, whose face was flushed, and walked to Chiyu's side, looking down at him. Girls in puberty often grow taller than boys, so Chiyu felt that she was quite intimidating at this moment.

"Um, Chiba, Aoki Chiba, you've come to find our team leader. He was seriously injured during the Nine-Tails' attack."

Hearing Chiyu's answer, Shizune took a step back and looked him up and down. She felt like she had seen him somewhere before, but that was impossible. She had left the village with Lady Tsunade a long time ago, so she couldn't have seen him before.

So, in this silent eye contact, the slug that was perched in Qianyu's palm huffed and puffed as it crawled up his arm to his left shoulder, and then crawled back down.

At this moment, Qianyu clearly felt a chill in the gaze of the person opposite her.

So, could it be that Shizune hasn't yet formed a contract with the Wet Bone Forest? Qianyu thought to herself as she watched this scene.

On the other side, Tsunade, unaware that her summoning beast, Slug, was so friendly to strangers, simply watched the argument unfold before her with a hint of annoyance in her eyes.

However, when her gaze fell on the opposite wall, the annoyance in her eyes turned into extreme disgust.

Just then, a coughing sound rang out, gradually silencing everyone present. Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flashed with satisfaction upon seeing this.

"Of the three things discussed at this meeting, the disaster relief for the village has already been agreed upon. Let's get on it after we leave."

"Secondly, Konoha suffered heavy losses of Jonin this time, so the special Jonin present here need to accumulate missions during this period. On the one hand, this can help you improve to Jonin level, and on the other hand, it can rebuild Konoha's reputation for entrusted missions. Konoha will not be defeated by a single Nine-Tails disturbance."

"As for the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' manipulation, everyone saw it at the time; it was indeed the Sharingan."

"Hokage-sama!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gestured to stop Fugaku Uchiha, whose face showed signs of anxiety, then stood up, scanned the crowd, and slowly said:

"However, this does not mean that the Uchiha clan was responsible. The Sharingan has been passed down for so many years, and no one can guarantee that it has not been spread elsewhere. Therefore, I hereby announce the lifting of the alert against the Uchiha clan. However, the Jonin of the clan are not allowed to leave Konoha Village for the time being, and those below the Jonin level need to obtain approval before they can leave. What do you say, Clan Chief Fugaku?"

Upon hearing that the Third Hokage trusted them so much, Fugaku Uchiha immediately showed his delight and agreed.

With that, today's meeting came to an end, and everyone tacitly agreed that Hiruzen Sarutobi would return to the position of Hokage.